Chapter Eleven: The Outbreak of War

  Autumn has gone and winter has come, in the blink of an eye, Leng Xiao Yao has been with the army for half a year. After this half-year training, Leng Xiao Yao is no longer that weak and frail figure he once was. Although he doesn't belong to the strong type now, at least his build looks normal, but don't underestimate that normal-looking body of his! You should know that the power bursting out from that ordinary-looking body of his can even make Xing Zixuan, a swordsman, say after getting drunk one time: "Don't be deceived by Xiao Yao's appearance, his current strength is such that even if I were to fight him, I'm not sure I'd win."

  Leng Xiao Yao has currently recovered to around the strength of the previous life's eight layers. Compared to this space, his strength is roughly equivalent to that of a primary swordsman. If it were a fight to the death, Leng Xiao Yao still had a seven-layer grasp on being able to take down his opponent without putting himself in mortal danger, after all, the combat skills in this space are too poor.

  "Ah... The freezing sky has arrived." Leng Xiao Yao gazed at the goose feather-like snow floating down from the sky, a hint of a smile on his face.

  "Boom, boom, boom, boom!" Suddenly a rapid drumbeat sounded, and in an instant, personnel from the surrounding barracks rushed out of their tents and ran towards the largest training ground in the camp.

  "Xiaoyao, what are you still standing there for? Come with me quickly." Xiaozhe saw Xiaoyao standing outside the tent at a glance and shouted loudly. Looking at his facial expression, he seemed to be excited.

  "What's wrong, Captain?"

  "Stop wasting words, come with us first. If you're late tonight, you'll be subject to military law. Hurry up." Xing Zixue seemed anxious and didn't even explain, directly pulling Leng Xiao Yao towards the military training ground.

  Innumerable figures gathered on the training ground, and after tens of minutes, the vast training ground was packed with soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder.

  Several figures appeared on the training ground, and it seemed that they were walking towards the rostrum on the training ground. Among them were two people familiar to Leng Xiao Yao: one was General Hu Men, Shi Hu, and the other was Deputy Officer Lin Wenbin, who had brought him to the Vanguard Camp.

  Shi Hu walked up to the stage, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's scanning the 100,000-strong army below. He said loudly: "Everyone, I, Shi Hu, won't waste words. According to the scouts' reports, the winter war is about to begin. Now, each battalion commander should go to the logistics department to receive military supplies and distribute them. This afternoon, I want to see each battalion return to their own posts. Tell me, are you afraid?"

  "We're not afraid..." The soldiers responded in unison, their loud voices echoing through the air.

  "Alright, let's crush the Beast Nation troops once again and show them the power of our Tiger Troop."

  "Manhu Dui, Manhu Dui." The soldiers loudly shouted out their unit's name.

  The stone tiger saw that the morale had already been boosted by himself, so he waved his hand and said: "Dismissed."

  The soldiers returned to their respective barracks under the leadership of their captains. In less than half an hour, all the necessary materials for war were handed over to the soldiers: a suit of armor and helmet, a long sword, and some other small things needed on the battlefield.

  "Captain, is it necessary for every soldier to wear armor on the battlefield?" Leng Xiao Yao put on the cumbersome armor and felt uncomfortable moving around, so he asked the captain beside him.

  "Xiaoyao, what's wrong with you? Are you afraid of this little weight with your strength?" Xingzi suddenly thought of something and his face showed a look of surprise: "Could it be that you plan to go into battle without wearing this armor?"

  "Can't be helped?" Leng Xiangyao responded with a natural expression, in his opinion, it's better not to wear armor and save some physical strength rather than wasting energy carrying the weight of this armor.

  "Carefree, do you know what our camp is for?" Wang Liehuo asked with a smile on his face.

  "I know! Vanguard Camp!"

  "You don't know that if this war starts, we'll be the vanguard, charging at the front lines, and it's easy to suffer a huge blow. If you faint from exhaustion, with armor on your body, at least you can save one life. Otherwise, in the chaos of battle, if you're not careful, you might get trampled to death. So, kid, just put on the armor!" Wang Liehuo said, pointing out the benefits of wearing armor.

  Xing Zixue saw Leng Xiao's gloomy face and chuckled, "Xiao, what Lie Huo said is true, but if you really don't want to wear it, no one will force you. At least in our Vanguard Camp, there are many people who don't like wearing armor, heh, I'm one of them."

  Leng Xiao Yao's eyes lit up when she heard about self-study, and a joyful expression appeared on her face: "Really? Is that possible?"

  "Haha, of course, it's okay, but don't make us come and rescue you later, you little brat!" Zhang Kai Fu said with a smile.

  "Alright, everyone calm down for a moment." Han Zixu pressed his hands together and wiped the smile off his face, turning serious. "You all know that originally we only had nine people working together, but this year Xiangyang joined us, so we need to adjust our strategy a bit. According to the old rules, Xiangyang will be in my group, and I'll take care of him at that time. Remember one thing: no matter what happens on the battlefield, don't scatter around. Once you're scattered, remember this one sentence from me: as long as you can survive, go fight for it. Got it?"

  "I understand." This time everyone put away their smiling faces and responded with a serious expression.

  "Alright, let's all get some rest quickly! Starting tomorrow, there won't be any peaceful sleep for us to enjoy." After saying that, Xing Zi Xue himself fell onto his own bed and started sleeping.

  Gao Tian and the others also went back to their beds, one after another, like they were going to study on their own. They lay down and fell asleep. Even those who couldn't sleep closed their eyes and tried to enter a dream state.

  Leng Xiao Yao saw that everyone was in this state, and no one spoke to him, so he simply walked to the bed, lay down, closed his eyes, and rested. However, in his heart, he eagerly awaited the arrival of war.

  The Chaotic Bead still lacks 30,000 souls to unlock the second layer. What surprises does this second layer hold? Anticipating it, Leng Xuan's thoughts unknowingly drifted off to sleep.

  "Dong, dong, dong, dong" a sudden drumbeat sounded, and the originally sleeping Xing Zixuan quickly jumped up from bed. The next moment, everyone picked up their armor and weapons beside their beds and rushed towards the border. Leng Xiao Yu naturally followed behind Xing Zixuan and others as they ran.

  He climbed up the high wall cut by a giant stone over ten meters high, and looked out at the scene outside the wall with a cool and carefree gaze. He couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air, and it was only then that he understood what Wang Liehuo had meant by his words.

  Densely packed, a crowd of people with no discernible features. No, to be precise, they were half-beasts. Some had the body of a beast and the head of a human, while others had the body of a human and the head of a beast. All sorts of strange and bizarre creatures were present.

  "Relax, stop looking around everywhere, be careful or the team leader will give you a hard time." Xing Zi Xue saw Leng Xiao Yao looking around distractedly beside him and quietly reminded him.

  "Oh." Leng Xiao Yao heard the self-study reminder and put away his curious gaze, looking straight at Wang Shu and others in front of him.

  King Tree's face was completely devoid of the carefree smile he had when he first arrived at the Vanguard Camp. Perhaps it was because war was imminent, but King Tree's expression was now stern as he scanned the crowd of thousands before him. He opened his mouth and said, "Vanguard Camp, what is the Vanguard Camp? That is my trump card. I, King Tree, have been the captain of this Vanguard Camp for over a decade, and I have never lost a battle. I don't want you to break this undefeated record. If you do, even if you don't die, I will personally give you an extra blow. Once we're on the battlefield, as your captain, I can only say one thing to you."

  Wang Shu said, scanning the crowd of thousands in front of him, nodding his head in satisfaction: "On the battlefield, you only need to remember, charge forward bravely, never give up, it's either you die or the enemy dies, so lift your spirits for me."

  "Yes, Captain." The sound of the crowd's explosion echoed in the air.

  "Our mission today is to guard the gate and wait for notification from our superiors. Each team leader will lead their own team to settle down and be ready to strike at any time."

  "Yes, Captain." Zheng Xiaohu and the other team leaders responded in unison, immediately walking to the front of the crowd, each leading their own troops away from the city wall.