High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late-Chapter 281 - 241: Shocking the Command Center, One Man Holds the Purgatory

Chapter 281: Chapter 241: Shocking the Command Center, One Man Holds the Purgatory

The air condensed into frost, and a giant Ice Sparrow flapped its wings with a high-pitched cry, instantly tearing apart a Fire Lion in front of it.

The woman with a face as cold as frost rested the tip of her long spear half an inch from the forehead of the person in front of her, a hint of blood light seeping out.

Xiao Changhe’s expression was complex, then he uttered three words.

"I lost."

"Thank you for letting me win." The woman twirled the long spear in her hand, then held it behind her with one arm, as the frost at her feet dissipated instantly.

Xiao Changhe watched the woman’s departing silhouette with a somber expression. He had indeed considered that he might lose, but he hadn’t expected to lose so quickly.

Many First Forging Grandmasters in his clan were no match for him, Xiao Changhe, and he could even spar with the clan’s Second Forging Grandmasters.

Yet in front of Ye Wanqing, he couldn’t last beyond five rounds.

Xiao Changhe even suspected that if Ye Wanqing had gone all out from the start, he probably wouldn’t have lasted those five rounds.

Bai Ji, who watched the entire process from the sidelines, stood frozen in place. She had thought the battle between the top ten Demons on the Celestial Pride List would be extremely exciting, but she hadn’t expected it to be so one-sided.

After this battle, Ye Wanqing returned to the ninth position on the Huaxia Celestial Pride List, and her next stop was the Northwest.

Everyone knew that her next opponent would be the top figure of Northwest Saint Martial University, Sima Ji, who was eighth on the Celestial Pride List.

Ye Wanqing’s goal was unmistakable; she aimed to defeat each of the top ten Demons on the Celestial Pride List, demonstrating extreme confidence in her own strength.

Just like her cousin Huangfu Tian.

At this moment, another figure also surfaced in Bai Ji’s mind—Su Mu, who had achieved a Dragon Ascension in the Guangshen Province selection contest.

After watching this battle, her blind confidence in Su Mu was somewhat shaken.

"Could Su Mu be a match for Ye Wanqing?"

...

Temporary Command Center, Yun Province Division.

"This time, the Beast Tide in our province erupted suddenly. With the battle lines fully extended, and with heavy weaponry drawn from other divisions to suppress Beast Cave No. 003, the losses at the other Beast Caves have been significant..."

"Of the twenty-one tense defensive lines, fifteen saw breaches, but they have all reorganized the lines of defense... Some reinforcements have already arrived not long ago..."

"This time, the Beast Tide is peculiar. Currently, Beast Cave No. 003 has entered a stalemate. Should the heavy weaponry be..."

"No, Beast Cave No. 003’s danger level is already medium-large size, and even if the other caves temporarily fall, this one cannot have any problems." Lu Zhenguo directly rejected his deputy’s proposal.

The deputy continued his report.

As Lu Zhenguo listened, he spread a defense line map on the table. Behind him, the occasional loss of images on the large screen occurred.

A special force field around the Beast Caves made it difficult for satellites to observe and relay battlefield images back to the command center, serving only as an auxiliary function. Drones were primarily relied upon to monitor the defensive lines, but with flying Fierce Beasts among them, drone crashes were commonplace.

Information delays, or even lack thereof, could severely delay critical opportunities, but this was a challenge unavoidable in Beast Cave suppression operations.

Soon, Lu Zhenguo furrowed his brows tightly.

"Why did this particular line of defense collapse?"

The deputy quickly picked up the remote on the table, switching the images of the defensive lines while explaining, "Sir, this line was defended by the 778th Division led by Major General Lin Feng."

"At 20:35 last night, the 778th Division reported that Fierce Beasts were continuously emerging from the north, putting them in a situation of being attacked from both sides and forcing a strategic retreat."

"Hmm? Fierce Beasts emerging from the north?"

Lu Zhenguo turned to glance at the screen, then quickly refocused on the map, and as he found the northern position of the 778th Division, his expression changed slightly.

"Tell me, where is the 778th Division located now?"

"The latest message from the 778th Division reports they are moving west, and after a short rest, they are reorganizing the defense line and requesting reinforcements."

"Pull up the defensive line images for the 577th, 578th, and 595th Divisions for me... How are the defense lines for these three divisions?"

Soon the images switched, with the defensive line of the elite 578th Division ablaze with artillery fire yet still holding firmly, while the battles at the two wings of the elite 595th and 577th Divisions were equally intense.

"Sir, reinforcement forces have already reached these three defensive lines; no breaches have occurred..."

"The 577th Division reported a surge of Fierce Beasts from the south not long ago, but they were intercepted within several hours before dawn..."

"Bring up the casualty reports for the 577th and 595th Divisions for me."

Soon, two casualty reports were produced, and the 577th Division, on the elite’s two wings, showed nearly double the casualties of the 595th Division, a number even surpassing that of the elite 578th Division.

For a moment, Lu Zhenguo lowered his head, realizing he had made a misjudgment. He spoke in a deep voice, "Which division was previously defending this position?"

Lu Zhenguo was asking about which division had previously defended, rather than which division was currently defending.

He had already guessed the fate of the soldiers from the 996th Division...

"Sir, it was the 996th Division where Li Baoguo was stationed."

"Quick, show me the images of the 996th Division."

The images switched, with all drone footage lost and only a flickering image over a ruin remaining, sent back by satellite due to severe signal interference from the Beast Cave’s force field.

Lu Zhenguo saw the black surge that nearly filled the entire image, knowing without guessing that it was the rampant group of Fierce Beasts, with no trace left of the 996th Division in the image.

Suddenly.

Lu Zhenguo violently trembled all over, his resolute face revealing deep remorse. He realized his judgment had been gravely erroneous.

Just as he sank into deep self-reproach, a tiny flame suddenly flared in a corner of the image, and seeing this flash of fire, Lu Zhenguo looked shocked and urgently spoke.

"Zoom in the image, quickly!"

The image was continuously zoomed in, the flicker frequency increased, altitude constantly lowered, zooming in finally.

Everyone in the command center’s pupils suddenly contracted.

Amidst the piles of corpses and rivers of blood, in this human purgatory.

In the flickering and blurry images, there was a tall figure shimmering with golden light, unshaken by the roaring fierce beasts.

Though the beast tide was endless, I shall forge ahead!

The long saber in his hand flowed with a red flame, raised high, and then decisively slashed down towards the countless beasts, tens of thousands as far as the eye could see.

The spark in the image was none other than a round great sun unleashed by the saber’s edge.

A man, a saber.

Single-handedly, he withstood the beast tide that originally breached the 996th Division’s defense line.

With his own might, he turned the tide, propping up the collapsing building, like a heaven-supporting jade pillar!

Boom-----

The entire command center was utterly shocked by this scene, an indescribable shock permeated the hearts of everyone in the command center.

They could hardly believe this scene truly happened.

Bang!

Lu Zhenguo suddenly slammed the table, the map and sand table-covered surface instantly shattered.

"Who is this person?"

Faced with the highest commander Lu Zhenguo’s question, no one could answer, and silence filled the room.

"No matter who he is, find him, immediately!"

Lu Zhenguo, usually calm in crises, couldn’t control his emotions at this moment, almost roaring out loud.

...

"Sir, this is freshly roasted, please eat!"

Zhao Lin didn’t care that her uniform was getting stained with grease as she handed a huge wolf leg to Su Mu.

"Thank you."

Su Mu didn’t hesitate, taking the wolf leg and tearing into it, devouring it. The foodie that had returned to its lair quickly continued to sleep but woke again, twitching its nose to the aroma, making squeaking sounds.

The squad members were curious about the foodie. A fat teammate handed over a big rib, and the foodie, not shy, took it and began gnawing on it.

"No wonder it’s a fierce beast raised by the commander, it can really eat!"

"This is also a little monster!" the fat guy couldn’t help but think to himself.

The squad members were all sixth-level martial artists. They didn’t intend to compare themselves to a monster-like Su Mu, but they realized they couldn’t even match up to this furry fierce beast cub.

Even several of them put together couldn’t match it. Such grandmaster-level fierce beast flesh contained rich Qi and blood, and one person could only consume six or seven catties at a time.

Soon over a hundred catties of wolf leg went down, Su Mu exhaled lightly, then to everyone’s shock, he cut himself another piece of several dozen jins of meat.

After eating another dozens of jins of grandmaster-level fierce beast flesh, Su Mu finally felt full.

Suddenly, he thought of a question.

Perhaps what he ate at the Southern War Zone’s cafeteria those days wasn’t sixth-level fierce beast meat, but likely all grandmaster-level, no wonder the soldiers in the cafeteria looked at him strangely.

"So that’s how it is..." Su Mu’s lips slightly curled up.

At this time, the deputy team leader Zhao Lin approached Su Mu and handed over a key.

"Sir, our leader instructed that this item should be handed over to the General War Zone. Our strength is too weak, so it’s better for you, sir, to keep it safe."

A key?

Su Mu thought for a moment, triggered the golden essence Qi in his lungs, but there was no reaction; this material wasn’t a rare metal.

He focused his eyes, and the key looked ancient, judging by the green rust on it, it seemed to be made from bronze, and was likely very old.

"Alright, once the beast tide ends, I will deliver it to the war zone."

Su Mu solemnly accepted it, then asked.

"Who is your leader?"

"Cao Zhengwu."

Su Mu noticed the expressions of the squad members turned sorrowful after Zhao Lin mentioned Cao Zhengwu’s name, which likely meant this leader had met misfortune.

He couldn’t help but think of the one-armed soldier he encountered before; the squad’s experience was probably similar, initially stationed to guard against the beast tide, and after the frontline was breached, they ended up here.

Su Mu sighed silently, accepting the key and not asking further, he sat cross-legged to return to his cultivation state.

But the tranquility of the night was soon shattered, the ground began to tremble, and then a beast roar outside the fortress broke the peace entirely.

After one beast roar, fierce roars echoed from all directions, responding from hundreds!

Su Mu, in the midst of cultivation, slowly opened his eyes, a flash of red light in his hand, standing up.

In his eyes, anticipation sparkled.

"Now that I’m full and satisfied... it’s time to move."

"I hope tonight can advance my mastery of Fire Breathing..."

"I might as well try out Water Breathing too..."