Chapter 141
Chapter 141: Blade Squad
Far away.
The other end of the Death Wheat Field.
Night wind swept across the wheat waves, and at some point, a faint smell of blood had crept into the air.
Zhao Yan stood beside Xin An.
After learning that those 5 blue dots representing humans had been completely swallowed by a red tide on the map.
This battle-hardened, iron-willed veteran.
Was silent for a very long, long time.
"10 minutes."
Zhao Yan murmured softly.
"A top-tier Tiger-Grade squad..."
"Gone in just 10 minutes."
Xin An closed her eyes and said nothing.
The image of those red dots surging back played in her mind like a nightmare she couldn't shake.
"The worst-case scenario... has come to pass after all."
Lu Qi bit her lower lip.
The smirk that usually hung on Mai Zijian's face had gone still.
A sense of crisis loomed over Iron Wall Squad.
"Grandpa Zhao..."
Hu Xiaoxiao's voice trembled slightly.
"Will we... end up like that too?"
"Will we die here too?"
"I'm only 30, I've never even been in a relationship!"
"No!"
Zhao Yan turned around.
"As long as I'm here, I will never let any of you fall!"
Clang!
Zhao Yan yanked the tactical long blade from his waist, its gleaming edge pointing straight up at that eerie crimson moon hanging in the sky above!
"Children! Cast aside your fear!"
"A true life-and-death crisis has arrived, and what we must do..."
"Is pour every last drop of blood in our bodies into fighting our way through this Battle Royale hell for that one sliver of survival!"
Zhao Yan's voice rang out with ironclad conviction.
"Remember! No matter what enemy you face, no matter how hopeless the numbers seem, never—not even for a moment—let fear take root in your heart!"
"Cursed Creatures love nothing more than cowards. When two meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!"
"The Chief of Staff is right!"
Xin An opened her eyes and stepped forward quickly. "We absolutely cannot sit here and wait for death!"
"We must act immediately and seize the initiative!"
Lu Qi crossed her arms and picked up the thread at once.
"Exactly! Right now, the biggest information gap is that the squads from other nations—and even our own Huaxia's Blade Squad—"
"Still don't know this is a Battle Royale!"
"They might be blundering around thinking this is just a single-target extermination mission!"
"Actively hunting for the Scarecrow!"
"And our top priority right now."
"Is to find the remaining 2... or at the very least 1 surviving human squad and force a rendezvous before the Scarecrow's Split Form army makes its move!"
Mai Zijian nodded firmly.
"Based on past Battle Royale rules, squad spawn coordinates won't be too close together."
"But they definitely won't be too far apart either."
"All we need to do now is march at full speed in the exact opposite direction of the coordinates where that wiped squad was!"
"As long as we put enough safe distance behind us, the captain's map is guaranteed to pick up other surviving squads!"
"Then what are we waiting for?!"
Hu Xiaoxiao urged.
"The more of us there are, the stronger we are! Let's move out now!"
"If we're too late and they get assimilated too, it's all over!"
"Maximum alert formation! Move out at full speed!"
At Zhao Yan's command, everyone immediately charged deep into the Wheat Field at a full sprint.
Xin An maintained the map while noticing the taut line of Zhao Yan's jaw.
"Chief of Staff, are you still worried the S-Grade Scarecrow will intercept and kill us early?"
Xin An lowered her voice.
"No."
Zhao Yan hacked through the obstructing wheat waves with his long blade as he replied gravely.
"No matter how strange a monster is, it's still just a dead thing that kills by the rules."
"What I'm most worried about right now is our Huaxia First Base's Blade Squad!"
"Blade Squad?"
Lu Qi furrowed her brow slightly upon hearing this.
"They're from the First Base—the squad cultivated to match the standards of the War God's era. They're called an all-genius, all-around squad with no weaknesses, and I heard their captain is even a Divine Chosen."
"Their overall combat power on paper is arguably above our Iron Wall. They should be fine to protect themselves, right?"
"Paper combat power?"
"In a Battle Royale where people actually die, that thing is worthless!"
Zhao Yan said with irritation.
"Those young brats are genuinely top-tier in raw talent, but they're too young! Too arrogant!"
"They've had the best food, the best equipment, and things have gone far too smoothly for them!"
"You haven't seen it—you have no idea how twisted that squad is on the inside!"
"In ordinary standard trials, they can hold things together by brute-forcing through on sheer stat advantage."
"But the moment they're thrown into a life-or-death situation like this, where one mistake means no way back..."
"A squad built on arrogance and internal conflict can't withstand any real test!"
"The Scarecrow doesn't even need to bother ambushing them. The moment the slightest pressure appears on the battlefield!"
"The instant there's a single disagreement in command, their own arrogance and stupidity will rip that squad apart from the inside!"
"We need to move faster! Find their coordinates as soon as possible!"
Zhao Yan drew another sharp breath and accelerated once more.
"Before these arrogant little greenhorns get themselves killed!"
"And take back command by force!"
.....
At the same time.
Another part of the Death Wheat Field.
5 razor-sharp figures moved swiftly through the waist-high wheat waves in rapid alternating formation.
They maintained a circular defensive formation, searching outward inch by inch for traces of their prey.
They were Huaxia First Base's ace—Blade Squad!
At this moment, Blade Squad was fully focused on hunting down the Watchful Scarecrow.
Every one of them had fanatical eyes and surging battle intent, completely unaware that dozens of kilometers away.
A squad of the same tier had already been wiped out at lightning speed in just 10 minutes.
And they had no idea that this trial had long since mutated into a Battle Royale!
As the first special-designation squad ever established in Huaxia Nation's history, Blade Squad's caliber was beyond question.
This was the place where Huaxia's War God Lin Bayi had personally led a squad and shed his blood!
Through the passage of time, this year's Blade Squad had received fresh blood.
As a squad that had once produced heroes, they received a tremendous flood of resources.
Each member, pulled out alone, had the comprehensive ability to fill any position at any moment!
This was Huaxia First Base's absolute pride—and their trump card.
However...
This freshly-tempered, world-class blade was still far too young.
One mountain cannot hold 2 tigers, let alone 5.
The arrogance of young calves unafraid of tigers that radiated from each of them.
In this wheat field filled with treachery and death, was fatally dangerous...
"Everyone sharpen up!"
"If anyone dares to drag the rest of us down, don't wait for the monsters to make a move—I'll cut them down myself first!"
An arrogant female voice rang out across the Wheat Field.
The woman who spoke had waist-length hair and wore white robes like untouched snow, her features strikingly beautiful.
Like an ice-fairy high above the world.
Liu Ruyan—captain of Huaxia First Base's Blade Squad.
Liu Ruyan.
S-Grade physique. Holder of Sequence 086: Sword Emperor.
And floating behind her was an S-Grade spirit instrument—the Frost Sword Case.
Inside it were 108 flying swords forged from black ice!
"The captain's right!"
"Anyone who dares get close to the captain, I'll smash their skull open!"
A 2-meter-tall muscular man beat his chest.
Iron Bull—S-Grade pure-physique ability, 【Steel Body】. His brain only had 1 gear.
But he was Liu Ruyan's most loyal, number-one devotee.
"Alright, Iron Bull, something like protecting the captain doesn't need a lumbering chunk like you hogging the spotlight."
On the other side, a young man with tousled hair let out a disdainful snicker.
Liu Feng—A+-Grade physique, S-Grade ability【Speed Star】.
He fancied himself a once-in-a-generation genius, and his eyes kept stealing glances at Liu Ruyan's figure.
Full of admiration and the urge to show off.
"Everyone stay alert to your surroundings. Don't let your guard down."
Vice-captain Luo Kun warned in a low voice.
S-Grade physique. S-Grade: 【Psychokinesis】.
That's right—the very same ability as Kujo Shiyan.
He had always believed in the principle of leaving no one behind.
He couldn't stand Liu Ruyan's high-and-mighty manner.
But for the sake of the squad's overall picture, he had been quietly enduring it.
As for the very back of the squad, in the shadows of the wheat field, there stood a girl whose presence was almost nonexistent.
Shadow.
S-Grade: 【Shadow Vanish】 let her merge perfectly into the darkness.
As for the petty jealousy playing out within the squad, her stance was always: 'Not my problem.'
Just as the 5 of them had barely exchanged a few words of friction over the alert issue.
Whoosh!
A rushing sound suddenly tore through the wheat field ahead!
A scythe shot straight for Liu Ruyan's throat!
The Scarecrow had launched a surprise attack!
"How dare you?!"
Liu Ruyan's delicate brows snapped upright.
These 5, despite their seething internal tensions.
When it came to responding to sudden combat, their coordination was textbook-perfect!
Not a single one was a pushover!
"Don't you touch the captain!"
Iron Bull roared, throwing himself in front of Liu Ruyan!
Clang!
The scythe struck Iron Bull's arm, sending sparks flying—yet it didn't leave so much as a white scratch!
"Freeze!"
Luo Kun's eyes blazed open. His psychokinetic force instantly transformed into 2 giant hands.
Locking the Scarecrow that had tried to retreat mid-air!
"Too slow!"
Liu Feng laughed wildly.
He turned into a blur and appeared behind the Scarecrow in an instant, landing a whip kick against its spine!
And Shadow, who had been lurking the whole time, had already emerged from the darkness beneath the Scarecrow's feet without anyone noticing.
2 daggers silently severed both of its leg joints!
"Sword Emperor Domain—Execution Grind!"
Liu Ruyan let out a cold shout, and the Frost Sword Case on her back burst wide open!
Clang, clang, clang, clang!
A full 108 thin swords forged from black ice came screaming out!
Under the enhancement of the Sword Emperor Sequence, the flying swords formed a sword formation.
In an instant, they shredded the Scarecrow suspended in midair into a sky full of scattered straw!
"Hmph, so this is the boss? Completely useless."
Liu Ruyan raised her chin with arrogance, fingers lightly gesturing.
The sky full of swords flew back into the sword case.
But before the cold smirk at the corner of her mouth could fully bloom.
Bang!
The sound of a sniper rifle rang out beside everyone's ears!
"Luo Kun! Left side!"
Liu Feng's speed was extreme—he saw a bullet materialize out of thin air and leap directly from beside Luo Kun's temple!
Luo Kun's face went pale with shock. His Psychokinesis barrier instantly deployed across his body's surface!
Crack!
The bullet shattered the psychokinesis barrier and the impact sent Luo Kun stumbling back 3 steps!
Before anyone could react, the wheat waves in all directions began to surge!
1...
2...
3 Scarecrow figures with glowing red eyes stepped out from the Wheat Field.
What they were holding in their hands was not scythes!
The Scarecrow that had just attacked them held a heavy sniper rifle.
Another had both hands wreathed in blazing, intense explosive fireballs.
The one at the front was enormous in frame, its entire body radiating a terrifying force field that absorbed kinetic energy!
"Wait..."
Liu Feng's pupils contracted sharply.
He immediately recognized the figures before them.
"That's Eagle Nation 11th Base's ace squad—Black Shark Squad!"
"The captain—Rex! Phantom, and Yan Mo!"
"They've been turned into Scarecrows!"