Chapter 190: Chapter 169 The Bloody Battle of Iron Rock Pass (Conclusion) (7000 words mega chapter)_2

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The throat let out an inexplicable scream of emotion.

Watching Xiao Qiang’s self-absorbed actions, Gu Yuzhi fell silent for a moment, then gestured, “Everyone, please leave for now.”

At that moment, Xiao Qiang stood up, bent his back, and walked behind Gu Yuzhi, placing a claw on his shoulder.

Another jointed limb gripped tight in front of Gu Yuzhi.

Gu Yuzhi was taken aback,

Sensing Gu Yuzhi’s reaction, Xiao Qiang seemed a bit taken aback, curling the tip of his leg slightly and stretching it forward a little more.

The smile on Gu Yuzhi’s face melted like ice water.

He raised his fist and gently bumped against Xiao Qiang’s limb.

Seeing this, Dong Fang’s eyes moistened ever so slightly. “Brother Xiao Qiang is so righteous!”

The atmosphere had been fine, but upon hearing Dong Fang’s words, Chen Xing couldn’t help but feel helpless.

But Chen Xing still couldn’t stop thinking about what he’d said to Zhang Tianlin not long ago.

“Don’t worry, Xiao Qiang is very resilient. These injuries just look scary; it can heal on its own. But for a faster response to the war, we had the Medical Beast treat it.

There’s no saying what Fleshly Transcendence Beasts can do, but their vitality is definitely resilient; even if I die, it will surely live on just fine.”

Xiao Qiang, who had been touching fists with Gu Yuzhi, suddenly turned its head to look at Chen Xing, the beast over four meters tall striding towards Chen Xing.

Chen Xing looked up, making eye contact with Xiao Qiang.

Xiao Qiang placed its limb on Chen Xing’s shoulder.

“Roar~” (You got this)

Chen Xing nodded firmly, “Let’s work hard together!”

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At midnight, a line of blood-red text appeared before Chen Xing’s eyes.

“The minimum required time for the campaign has been met, successfully holding out for fifteen days. You may choose to leave the campaign. If you die in the following battles, half of your points will be deducted. Do you wish to continue in the campaign?”

The blood-colored text pulsed.

Each letter was like a beating heart.

Chen Xing virtually didn’t think before choosing to stay.

Leaving now would make me a deserter.

He didn’t know what those in history facing this situation would have thought, but at least they hadn’t chosen to leave then.

It’s just half the points, after all; just kill a few more enemies on the battlefield ahead.

That night, there was a knock at the door.

Chen Xing opened the door and saw eight people standing outside.

“What, surprised we decided to stay?” Chi Ziyao said with a grin.

“A little,” Chen Xing replied as he opened the door wider, “Come in. It’s a bit small so might be a bit cramped.”

The eight people entered the room one after another, Chen Lingya’s eyes meeting Chen Xing’s.

The group sat down in the room.

Ma Leqi sighed, “Honestly, I was just carried away by the moment and made a rash decision. Now I’m kind of regretting it.”

“Me too. It just felt wrong to leave now, but this is for the college entrance exam; half the points…”

“A bunch of grown men, you’ve made your choice, what’s there to regret?” Chi Ziyao said nonchalantly, “Look at others, Lingya doesn’t even bat an eye, aren’t you guys ashamed.”

Chen Xing was somewhat surprised; since when had Chi Ziyao become this close with his sister that she even called her Lingya.

“You must have come to see me for a reason,” Chen Xing said as he poured each of them a cup of warm water. “We have a battle tomorrow, so speak quickly and get some sleep early.”

“I…Brother Chen, let’s just be straightforward, we’ve come to ask for your help.

We hope you can assign us to better positions, try to keep us away from the front line. Tomorrow, the front line is going to be a real meat grinder battlefield.”

Chen Xing looked at him sharply.

“What meat grinder?”

Ma Leqi said, “My family has an ancestor who participated in this campaign and was one of the survivors. He left some notes, and they mention that in the latter half of the battle, the enemy used their powers to destroy the city wall, leaving a huge hole.

Countless Beasts came swarming out like locusts through that hole, everyone charged forward, and the broken wall became like a giant meat grinder.”

“But the campaign seems to have changed a bit now, and we don’t know if it will be tomorrow.” Ma Leqi looked at Chen Xing with reverence. Chen Xing’s recent flooding of the enemy’s Beast Taming Army had spread far and wide.

They had also heard some rumors.

Tomorrow…tomorrow…

Chen Xing suddenly thought of Zhang Tianlin’s death.

Was he historically fated to die on this day as well?

It all seemed preordained.

“Any other intelligence?”

Ma Leqi shook his head. “My ancestor didn’t leave much information, and some of it is not even as detailed as what is available online. He was just a militiaman, the information he had was very limited. In the end, it was on the thirtieth day that they were completely overrun. A white, winged Giant Serpent flew toward the distant mountains, chased by the Red Giant Dragon…

And then it’s what the internet says, General Gu Yuzhi died later in battle.”

At this point, Ma Leqi looked a little odd, “But I actually went and found my ancestor, and he even called me ‘sir’!”

Ma Leqi’s smile couldn’t contain his joy.

The others were speechless, truly a joyful dutiful descendant.

“I’ll arrange a better position for you, as close to the wall as possible but without having to go up on the wall,” Chen Xing said, and Ma Leqi’s face lit up with delight.

“Thank you, Brother Chen!”

Envy appeared on the faces of the others.

They wanted the same.

But it seemed they had nothing impressive to offer.

“Brother Chen, after we get out, I’ll have my dad transfer another ten million to you. Could you help me adjust my position too?” one of the boys asked timidly.

Adjusting positions shouldn’t count as cheating, right? It’s not like controlling the enemy Beasts to let them pick off people.

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