A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 312 - 248: Deep in the Earthen Valley_1

Chapter 312: Chapter 248: Deep in the Earthen Valley_1

As for why this beast race, even more robust, taller, and ferocious than normal ones, is referred to as “female” beastmen, even Kate herself couldn’t figure out.

Perhaps this berserk female beastman identifies herself as female?

No wonder such a creature is so aggressive if it doesn’t even have a clear sense of its own gender.

The deeper they went, the fewer the people around Duanmu Huai got.

This was not because they had lost men in the battle, but because the entire tunnel was like the root of a plant – the deeper it went, the more branches it had. For an ordinary team, they would probably choose one safe passage, but Duanmu Huai didn’t need to be cautious. He directly dispersed his forces, having each squad enter a separate branch to search for any lurking threats.

Honestly, Kate thought this approach of actively dispersing forces was foolhardy, but…she had to admit, these Steel Warriors were indeed formidable. Even if the beast race were waiting to ambush them, they would most likely not lose any men. Hence, not long after, the other squads around Duanmu Huai disperse into different paths, and his party continued along a relatively wider road.

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“Ah…boring.”

Bambi, lying on Duanmu Huai, yawned.

“The underground is really dull. It’s all pitch-black, and Bambi wants to bask in the sun and take a nap.”

“I find it quite interesting.”

Lani raised her head, curiously examining the surrounding environment. Regardless of anything else, this was her first time leaving her world to explore another planet. Therefore, she believed that anything here, even a blade of grass or a tree, could hold research value.

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“But this is too boring. We hardly get a chance to contribute…”

Ann yawned lazily. Since Duanmu Huai’s main goal was to train his troops, the Star Realm Army was always the first to engage in battle whenever they encountered the beast race. Because of the overwhelming firepower of the Star Realm Army, Ann and her companions had hardly made any effort, trailing as backup.

“Ah, right.”

At this moment, something occurred to Ann and she grinned cheekily at Kate.

“Miss Kate, why don’t you tell us about the beast race and this world?”

“This world?”

“Yes, yes. Anything will do, let’s just chat.”

“Erm…”

Seeing Ann’s excited eyes, Kate was taken aback. However, upon closer inspection, the young girl before her seemed only about fifteen or sixteen years old. She probably was born after the beast race war had started, so it made sense that she was unfamiliar with the world, right…?

Maybe???

“There isn’t much to say, really.”

For Kate, these were not pleasant memories.

“This world has always been at war, from past till present. As you can see, on this planet, there’s only this one continent where all the countries are situated. Therefore, from way back when, there have been constant wars on this continent. Then came the pendulum war, where both sides fought for decades until the Wei’an Government Alliance finally emerged victorious.”

At this, Kate shrugged.

“Frankly, we don’t care about who was right or who fought for justice. To us, the four months of peace following the end of the pendulum war were the most memorable ones in my life. Everyone thought the war was finally over. Regardless of the circumstances, we finally seemed to be able to leave those days of living under the threat of air raid alarms and bullet rain. Everyone was reveling in this hard-earned peace… Who could have known that it would merely last for a mere four months?”

Recalling that scene, Kate let out a sigh. Back then, she was just a little girl who didn’t understand the significance of peace. She only knew that she wouldn’t have to hide under her desk trembling in fear, that she wouldn’t have to hear the ear-splitting warning siren, and that she wouldn’t be dragged out of bed in the middle of the night to escape. For Kate, who was just a child then, getting away from all that and living a peaceful and joyous life was happiness enough.

However…

“The invasion of the beast race destroyed everything. Humans could not repel the beast race, as they had been greatly weakened due to the pendulum war. The beast race was well-prepared and surging forth unanticipated; we had no idea that beneath the ground was another race watching us with predatory eyes…”

“Why did they decide to come out at that time?”

Upon hearing this, Ann tilted her head curiously.

“If you guys hadn’t discovered them all this while, it means that they’ve been living underground, right? So, why would they want to come up to the surface?”

“Nobody knows really.”

Kate shook her head, a question that has puzzled many.

“There are a lot of rumors going around. Some say that the beast race has always lived underground from a very long time ago; we just never found them. Back then, the beast race was scared of human power, so they didn’t dare occupy the land. But now, when they saw humans engaging in internecine conflict, both sides suffering losses, they sensed an opportunity and decided to claim the land. People used to dismiss such tales as trivial chatters…”

“It’s not surprising, humans always tend to fantasize about things they don’t know.”