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Chapter 157: The Rescue Mission
Chapter 157: The Rescue Mission
"Captain?" Li Yuan was taken aback.
Before he could even speak, how did he become the captain?
It should be known that according to the Martial Temple's registry, his identity was only a 15th-level Essence Warrior, a strength that would not normally qualify him to be a captain.
"Hmm? Coach Fang?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up as he recognized a familiar face.
The former sparring coach, Fang Longhu, a gold-level sparring partner.
"Li Yuan."
Fang Longhu smiled, "You don't need to decline, just agree."
"Li Yuan, we just saw your battle outside the school, and it was indeed fierce and powerful."
"Stronger than us," the other Essence Warriors chimed in, their voices filled with admiration.
As they spoke, many pointed to a light projection screen in the distance, explaining to Li Yuan.
The Star Realm Channel was playing on the screen, featuring a rotating playlist of battle videos.
"So soon?" Li Yuan realized the reason; it was the battle he had fought at the school gate not long ago.
Had it already made it onto television?
So fast?
"Li Yuan, be our captain," the other Essence Warriors urged. "Let's form a team and set off; we can't waste any more time."
"Li Yuan, you can do it," Fang Longhu encouraged with a smile.
Strength alone could only represent an individual.
But daring to engage in mass slaughter against aliens... that was what truly earned the respect of Essence Warriors.
If Li Yuan hadn't had that video, even if he displayed his strength now, the other Essence Warriors would only be 'surprised' but would never genuinely admire him.
"Alright, then it's me," Li Yuan said solemnly, no longer declining.
Captain? It was just a temporary team.
They just needed to set off quickly.
"Good, ten Essence Warriors," he addressed them.
"Thank you for joining the City Patrol Team. The people of Jiangcheng will not forget you..." The staff member at the reporting point said, "Your information has been recorded, and you've been assigned as a team."
"Remember, unless it's a free patrol mission, you must follow orders and try to complete the tasks given to you by the AI system."
"Be careful and come back alive," the staff member said solemnly.
"Come back alive."
"Alive," echoed the Essence Warriors.
Facing life-and-death combat, the Essence Warriors' hearts were filled with the most basic desire—to survive.
Perhaps these Essence Warriors weren't the strongest, but they had burning passion, or they wouldn't be standing here now.
Whoosh!
A flying vehicle descended, large enough to accommodate twenty people.
"Li Yuan, the vehicle has recorded your information, and you can directly control it with voice commands," the staff member instructed. "Go and carry out your mission immediately."
"Okay," Li Yuan nodded. "Everyone, get in."
Quickly, under Li Yuan's lead, the ten Essence Warriors took their seats, and the vehicle took off.
"The mission is a rescue operation."
"The target is the Tanxi Residential Area, 4.3 kilometers away. We must hurry," Li Yuan thought, and with two clicks on the light projection screen, he piloted the vehicle swiftly towards the Tanxi Residential Area.
...
"Coach Fang, why are you joining the battle too?" Li Yuan asked with a smile.
In Li Yuan's impression, Coach Fang was a gold-level coach.
But he also loved money.
"Even a super genius like you has chosen to join the battle. At a time like this, how can we retreat?" Fang Longhu said.
"Li Yuan, you're amazing, but don't underestimate us," said a man with a battle axe on his back, standing next to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan smiled, "How dare I underestimate the seniors here?"
Li Yuan recognized a few faces, and with a thought, he already knew their strengths.
Most were around level 15, with the highest at 17.1 and the lowest at 14.2.
Were they strong? Not really!
Judging by their appearances, most of these Essence Warriors were over 40 years old. Although they were still in their prime, the chances of becoming high-level Essence Warriors were already very slim.
They were the 'veterans' among Essence Warriors, many of whom had experienced life-and-death battles multiple times.
"Captain, do you have a plan?" Fang Longhu asked with a smile.
The other Essence Warriors also smiled.
"No plan," Li Yuan said with a faint smile. "Find the Fish Spirit Clan and kill them all."
"Leave the strongest ones to me."
...
In less than two minutes, they had quickly approached the Tanxi Residential Area.
The flying vehicle descended swiftly.
Visible to the naked eye, several combat drones were chasing and attacking Fish Spirit Clan members on the ground.
However, trees and buildings obstructed their pursuit.
This was a flaw of the drones; in complex environments, their effectiveness would be greatly reduced... and in urban settings like this, heavy weapons couldn't be used.
Relying solely on light weapons to kill Rank 1 Fish Spirit Clan warriors was extremely difficult.
Additionally, many Fish Spirit Clan members had broken into the residential buildings, furiously attacking doors, walls, and windows... The modern construction of these buildings, with reinforced steel and concrete, made it challenging for even Rank 1 Essence Warriors to cause significant damage.
Even so, many apartments had been breached, and there were human corpses and remains.
"Get ready," Li Yuan said, his voice turning solemn. "According to the AI system's automatic matching, we'll work in teams of three, supporting each other as we advance. If we encounter danger, immediately call for my assistance."
"Keep an eye on the SkyNet alerts."
The Triple Line Assault.
This was a key research topic in the General Knowledge Class on Essence Warriors clearing alien gangs from alleys.
The three teams were of similar strength.
In field battles, the teams often advanced in an arrow formation, and in city clearing battles, they usually pushed forward in three lines.
The strongest captain remained in the center, ready to support any weak points, ensuring local overwhelming superiority.
"Will do."
"Don't worry, Captain." Most of these warriors were highly experienced, and they swiftly leaped out from a height of seven or eight meters, forming a triple formation and immediately charging into three units of a residential building.
Slaughter and purge! Completely clear out the enemy!
"According to the SkyNet alert, this building should have Fish Spirit Tribe warriors," Li Yuan said, constantly observing the display on his smart ring while staying vigilant of his surroundings.
He was on guard against sudden attacks.
"Discovery! 0!" A voice suddenly rang out from the smart ring.
Discovery indicated the presence of enemy activity.
0 meant that the situation was manageable, with an estimated zero casualties.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" An intense explosion suddenly erupted from one of the units, signaling the start of a fierce confrontation.
Just two seconds later—
"Discovery!! 23! 23! 23!" Li Yuan's smart ring suddenly transmitted an urgent message.
"Not good."
Li Yuan, who had been on high alert, quickly located the source of the sound and dashed out of the flying vehicle in a flash, like lightning, and rushed into Unit 2.
23!
2 indicated the presence of two teams.
3 meant that a three-person squad had encountered an unstoppable terror and was likely facing annihilation.
... Boom!
Li Yuan burst into action at full speed, his figure moving like lightning, like a super leopard. In the blink of an eye, he darted up to the third floor.
A thick, bloody smell permeated the air.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" "Boom!" The door to a room burst open, and inside, an astonishing battle was underway.
A Fish Spirit Tribe warrior with an unusually large physique was wildly swinging its battle blade, suppressing Fang Longhu and his two companions. The three of them were struggling to hold their ground.
"17.6-level," Li Yuan assessed at a glance.
A Fish Spirit Tribe warrior of this caliber was already astonishingly powerful. On the distant wall, there was a large amount of blood, and on the floor, there were mutilated corpses.
The Fish Spirit Tribe warrior's mouth was dripping with blood and flesh.
Everything was self-evident.
"Die!"
Li Yuan's killing intent soared, and his figure floated in the air. With a powerful stomp on the wall, he swiftly maneuvered past Fang Longhu and the others, moving at an incredible speed.
"Boom!" He thrust his long spear forward with incredible speed.
This strike was executed with extreme precision, stability, accuracy, and ferocity. The Fish Spirit Tribe warrior could only instinctively raise its arm to try and block the spear.
A faint light flashed across the spear tip.
"Pfft!"
The spear carried an unimaginable twisting force, as if erupting from a vortex.
The spear tip instantly pierced through the Fish Spirit Tribe warrior's arm, and without hesitation, it penetrated the warrior's throat, impaling it into the wall behind.
The Fish Spirit Tribe warrior was slammed against the wall, its feet leaving the ground.
"Aargh—" The warrior tried to open its mouth, but no sound came out.
Blood flowed, and its eyes quickly dimmed.
One spear strike, one death!
Li Yuan withdrew his spear and stared at the Fish Spirit Tribe warrior. His peripheral vision scanned the ravaged room, and his heart sank further, filled with a growing anger that needed release.
"So strong."
"So fast."
"Li Yuan? Oh no, it's the captain!" Fang Longhu and the others weren't too concerned about the scene.
They had experienced much and had witnessed even more gruesome scenes.
What surprised them the most was the power Li Yuan had unleashed, far surpassing what they had seen in previous combat videos.
"Continue the clearance," Li Yuan commanded in a low voice, then turned and walked away.
"Yes, sir."
Fang Longhu and the others realized that although Li Yuan was powerful, he was only 18 years old, and this might have been his first time witnessing the brutality of the Fish Spirit Tribe. Such scenes could have a profound impact on one's psyche.
...
Time passed, and under Li Yuan's leadership, their squad swiftly cleared over 20 Fish Spirit Tribe members from the neighborhood.
Of course, other warrior teams also arrived to assist in the operation.
With the task completed, they reported it through the system.
Then, the AI system swiftly assigned them a new mission, sending them off to provide aid.
This was the power of technology.
First, the AI system assessed the threat level of each alien threat based on SkyNet's diagnostics.
Next, SkyNet tracked the teams in real-time, evaluating each squad's combat power based on the physical qualities, skills, and real-world performance of its members.
By doing so, the system could allocate different squads to various tasks efficiently, aiming for a balanced distribution of resources.
...
Night gradually descended.
The team led by Li Yuan had already executed four missions, moving further away from the urban center and into the suburbs.
The defense system here was much weaker, and although the population was smaller than in the city center, the casualties were higher.
The more they fought, the more they witnessed, and Li Yuan's heart, initially filled with anger and repression, gradually turned cold.
"Kill!"
"Wipe out these aliens!" Li Yuan's heart grew colder as they completed their fifth mission.
With the task completed, they reported it through the system.
After a brief rest of a few minutes—
"Beep!" A new mission arrived.
"Emergency mission: Nan Huang Elementary School is under siege by Fish Spirit Tribe warriors. Proceed immediately for rescue. There are at least three 17-level Fish Spirit Tribe warriors present. Be extremely cautious!" The mission alert repeated.
"Let's go."
Li Yuan led his team, piloting the flying vehicle, and soared into the sky, swiftly heading towards the target location.
The mission site was eight kilometers away, not far from Jiangcheng City's largest lake, Nanye Lake.
(End of Chapter)
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