Chapter 67: Setting Off
More than a hundred individuals of all genders and ages, tall, short, fat, and thin, lined up neatly in three rows before the entrance of the underground karst cave, each carrying a massive backpack with different weapons they were skilled at handling as they fastened a saw-bladed fruit knife to their legs.
They wore tailored raincoats and long overshoes, and their faces were smeared with a particular substance to protect them from the humidity as well as to provide camouflage. At the same time, they were carrying daggers and a short rope that ran around their waists. Although their whole garb was unusual, their imposing demeanor was reminiscent to that of Special Forces.
People in different teams had different equipment.
His big round belly bulging out, Wang Chao stood up with a huge mace in hand and shouted loudly, “Reporting to the leader, the Tiger team has assembled!”
Jin Shi immediately stood up, his face dyed black, and his bright forehead as well. Holding a shield in his left hand and a hammer in his right, his body stood like an iron pole, and his frame was like a bell, “Reporting to the leader, the Bear team has assembled!”
Jiang Xiaowen was wearing a long-sleeved shirt underneath her leather armor and tight jeans on her lower body. Her round buttocks were fully outlined. Her light purple hair was tied into a fresh ponytail. Holding a spear in her hand, Jiang Xiaowen walked forward with a heroic spirit. Shouting loudly, with a glossy and sweet voice, “Reporting to the leader, the Hawks have also all arrived!”
Xiao Yu wore black scale armor on his upper body, green leather pants on his lower body, and was carrying an extra-large backpack. Standing before the three rows of the Tiger, Bear, and Hawks teams, he glanced at this batch of individuals, examining their fresh looks as he nodded in satisfaction. His patient teaching these past few days had not been in vain. The training received by the three teams largely differed, all in the hope of making the greatest use of their respective strengths.
Of course, he would never have imagined that the Tiger, Bear, and Hawk teams he selected and founded on a whim would one day have a significant impact on the later generations.
Du Tao came forward with eight of his subordinates and informed Xiao Yu: “The supplies have been transferred, and basically everything has been brought over; we are ready to set off at any moment.”