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“There are only ten days or so left in this training camp. If we get the Golden Dragon Egg, we’ll have completed four tasks. Our results should be among the top, right?” Gao Zhiquan couldn’t help but say proudly.
“That’s right, what other team is as unlucky as us to draw such a task? It has everything. Animals that run on the ground, fly in the sky, and swim in the water. If we’re not ranked at the top, I’m going to go and argue with the principal,” Jia Yunpeng said loudly.
When he first saw this mission, he almost fainted. The mission objectives were already very difficult, but they covered all kinds of fields. This was more of a training exercise than a life-threatening one.
“It’s too early to say that. We haven’t even seen a glimpse of the Golden Dragon yet, and we probably won’t be able to complete the Sharp Shark mission either. There’s simply not enough time,” Liu Quanming said calmly, thankfully still not having been blinded by the unexpected discovery of the Crimson Crystal.
“Although we couldn’t complete the Sharp Shark mission, we did complete the Crimson Crystal mission, so the result is already quite good,” Jiang Ceqin added.
Ever since their unexpected encounter with the Crimson Crystal and their subsequent victory over an advanced class, everyone had been in a great mood. They found almost everything adorable and have smiles constantly on their faces. If others saw them, they would think the whole team had gone mad, because their smiles were just too silly.
After walking for half a day, Gao Zhiquan finally couldn’t help but ask, “Captain, we’ve been walking for so long, why haven’t we reached the Golden Dragon’s Cave yet? Is it that far?”
“Judging from the markings on the map, we should be almost there. Let’s continue climbing a bit more,” Lu Yunming said after glancing at the map.
They had no choice but to keep walking, and after another hour or two, they finally arrived at the place marked on the map.
Two surveying students carefully explored the surroundings, searching for the entrance to the Golden Dragon Cave.
Golden dragons were incredibly powerful and had strange habits. They usually liked to hide the entrances to their caves, making them difficult to find.
At this moment, everyone was halfway up the mountain. They found a clear, safe spot to rest and wait for the two surveying team members to return.
Soon, Jia Yunpeng and Jiang Ceqin returned, bringing good news to everyone.
“We found a cave, but we’re not sure if it’s the Golden Dragon’s cave, so we didn’t dare to go in and explore. Let’s all go take a look together later,” Jia Yunpeng said.
Golden dragons were very powerful and had such a bad temper. He and Jiang Ceqin were not very strong, so it was like food being delivered to their door for them to investigate.
“Alright, everyone, let’s rest first. We’ll go check later. If it’s a Golden Dragon’s cave, then we can start discussing strategies,” Lu Yunming said.
After eating and drinking their fill, the seven of them arrived near the cave that Jia Yunpeng and Jiang Ceqin had discovered. They carefully observed the cave to make sure there was no movement inside that might reveal their presence.
The cave entrance was quite hidden, and the surrounding area was covered with plants, so it was easy to miss if you didn’t look carefully, which was quite in line with the habits of the golden dragon.
However, after waiting for a long time without any movement, they decided to move closer.
Upon arriving at the cave entrance, Luo Lingxing took the lead, ensuring his teammates could be protected to the greatest extent possible should they encounter the golden dragon.
The group carefully concealed their presence and cautiously entered the cave.
“This must be the Golden Dragon’s cave,” Gao Zhiquan said in a low voice.
From the outside, the cave entrance looked quite large, but once inside, it became even larger. This was more in line with the habits of the golden dragon in choosing a cave, since the golden dragon was quite large.
“Everyone, be careful,” Luo Lingxing reminded.
The further they went, the more doubtful they became about their previous assumptions, simply because the cave was too quiet.
If this were truly the Golden Dragon’s cave, it certainly wouldn’t be this quiet. Most importantly, having come this far, if the Golden Dragon were here, it would have discovered them long ago. But the complete silence had left everyone somewhat puzzled.
“Could it be that we’ve just entered an empty cave?” Gao Zhiquan couldn’t help but wonder.
“I have a feeling that something is wrong, but I can’t quite put my finger on what it is.” Lu Yunming looked around warily, his brows furrowed.
“Let’s go back. We’ve come this far. If it really were the Golden Dragon’s cave, we would have been able to hear the sounds by now,” Liu Quanming suggested.
However, at that very moment, the quiet cave was finally disturbed, with a buzzing sound coming from afar.
“What was that sound?” “Is it the Golden Dragon?” Li Mingqi’s body tensed up immediately as he asked.
“This isn’t the sound of golden dragons.” Lu Yunming frowned even more, his heart pounding as if something big was about to happen.
The next moment, as if to confirm his premonition, the vibrations became even louder, and even the cave began to shake.
Lu Yunming finally remembered what the sound was, and his expression changed drastically. He shouted to his still bewildered teammates, “Everyone, run! Run out of here!” “It’s the zerg!”
Everyone was familiar with the zerg, as they were the enemy of all mankind. Every child of the Empire learned about the zerg from a young age, especially military academy students, for whom knowledge of the zerg was an essential course.
Upon hearing Lu Yunming’s words, almost everyone immediately set off to run outside. Although they didn’t know why the zerg had appeared here, they knew that if they really were zerg, staying in the cave would be even more disadvantageous for them.
The buzzing sound was getting closer, indicating that the zerg were also getting closer, but they were still some distance from the cave entrance.
Everyone ran towards the cave entrance at almost their fastest speed ever. Once they got out, they could take out their mechas and pilot them to fight the zerg, giving them a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, they would just become food for the zerg here.
The buzzing sound was right next to them. As they ran, they couldn’t help but look back. If they had just held onto a sliver of hope, what else could those densely packed, constantly writhing bodies be but the zerg?
“Holy crap!” “What’s going on?” “How could there possibly be zerg in the Forest of Trails!” Gao Zhiquan almost cursed the world. This was too outrageous. If there were zerg in the Forest of Trails, the military would have sent people to eliminate them long ago. This was their empire’s territory. How could they allow the despicable zerg to invade?
“Stop talking nonsense, conserve your energy, and run at full speed!” Lu Yunming said.
“We can’t escape at all. Those zerg will catch up soon. Rather than waiting to be caught and devoured, let’s take out our mechas and fight them now!” Gao Zhiquan suggested with a frown. If he was going to die anyway, he would rather die in battle than be devoured without doing anything. It would be worth it to take a few more zerg with him before he died.
“Don’t talk nonsense! Run as fast as you can! Once you’re out, you can kill the zerg however you want!” Lu Yunming shouted. Although the cave looked spacious, that was only relative to humans. Mechas, those behemoths, couldn’t operate freely here. If they used mechas here, they definitely wouldn’t be able to unleash their full power and would eventually be devoured by the zerg.
Luo Lingxing glanced at his teammates running ahead, then at the zerg relentlessly pursuing them, and frowned slightly.
He wasn’t a native interstellar person, and his hatred for the zerg wasn’t ingrained in his bones, but that didn’t mean he didn’t loathe them. For someone like him who was obsessed with appearances, the zerg’s twisted and ugly bodies were really unsightly, especially since they kept crawling on the ground and producing some slime, making their bodies extremely filthy and disgusting to look at.
Luo Lingxing casually threw a small ball of spiritual energy at the nearest zerg creature. To his surprise, the zerg creature was purified and disappeared without any struggle or resistance. Luo Lingxing had not expected this, and the zerg creatures were even more surprised.
When the zerg looked at Luo Lingxing, they became more wary, and even slowed down their movements, giving Gao Zhiquan and the others more time.
The people running ahead didn’t notice Luo Lingxing’s actions. They only had one thought in mind: to get out of there as quickly as possible, then pilot their mechas and wipe out all these damned zerg.
Regardless of why these zerg appeared on this planet, as military academy students and future soldiers, they must show no mercy whenever they encounter zerg. It was these damned zerg who kept waging wars and devouring the lives of countless Imperial soldiers and civilians. Humans and zerg are absolutely locked in a life-or-death struggle.
The cave entrance was right in front of them, and everyone finally escaped. Although their chests were throbbing with pain from running so hard, and they felt like their lungs were about to explode, the thought of the damned zerg behind them made them decide not to rest. They immediately took out their mechas, entered the cockpit, and began firing at the zerg.
When their fingers touched the fire button for the firearm, everyone realized something.
“None of our mechs have firearms. There are too many of these zerg. We can’t kill them all by hand. I’ll send a message to the instructors now. Each of you take a teammate and keep running forward to shake off these zerg.” Lu Yunming quickly issued the order.
Although Gao Zhiquan and the others were very unwilling, they knew that this was the best method at present. Otherwise, with their current conditions, they would not be able to kill the zerg at all, and might even lose their own and their teammates’ lives.
Luo Lingxing didn’t watch the battle this time either. Instead, he took out his mecha and ran ahead with everyone. However, he would occasionally throw a few spirit energy balls behind him to stop the zerg from advancing and buy time for his teammates.
At the same time, Han Junzhan’s First Legion also arrived in the Kedama system. The planet that was being attacked by the zerg had been blocked by the defense forces of the nearby Souda system.
After learning about the situation on this planet, Han Junzhan wanted to visit Luo Lingxing, but as the commander of the First Legion, and having been ordered to deal with the zerg, he could not show favoritism.
Just as he was struggling with his decision, news came from the training planet that the zerg race had appeared. Han Junzhan didn’t waste a second and immediately led the First Legion to the Forest of Trails. His efficiency was so high that the other officers couldn’t help but praise him repeatedly.
“Notify the instructors leading the training at the military academy that this training exercise is now over. Have all students return immediately and then evacuate the training planet,” Han Junzhan ordered as he headed to the training planet.
“Yes, sir!”
