This is revenge.
Naked revenge!
On the battlefield, the forwards are simply cannon fodder, consumables, and resources for victory!
In order to protect the Ascendants, the Fortress usually does not put them in the vanguard. After all, soldiers can be trained again after they die, but Ascendants cannot be produced by training.
Moreover, those in charge of commanding the vanguard are often ordinary non-commissioned officers rather than ascenders.
Now Xie Miao asked Tianyang to command the forwards. To put it nicely, it means he thinks highly of you and appreciates you, so he entrusted you with an important task. To put it bluntly, it means he is asking you to die.
At this time, an Ascendant whispered, "Sir, are you mistaken? There seems to be no precedent for an Ascendant to command the vanguard."
"The lack of precedent doesn't mean it doesn't exist, and it doesn't mean it's not feasible!" Xie Miao gave him a cold look, "How about you switch with him?"
The Ascendant's expression changed immediately. He said nothing, but just took two steps back.
Xiaoniao was very angry and was about to go up to argue, but was stopped by Tianyang.
Tianyang shook his head: "It doesn't matter, forwards are not bad, they can earn military honors quickly."
This place is not a fortress, but a battlefield. Xie Miao used the battlefield rules as a basis, and Tianyang had no reason to object. But most importantly, Tianyang didn't want to fall out with Xie Miao here.
After all, when you are in danger, one person's strength is limited. If it is not necessary, survival will be more secure if you travel with a team.
Although, there is someone annoying on this team.
Seeing that Tian Yang had no objection, Xie Miao smiled even more, with a look of pride in his eyes. He said loudly: "Since everyone has no objection, then it is decided. Now you have 10 minutes to rest, so hurry up and check your equipment."
Tianyang suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "I need a rifle."
Before coming, he hadn't thought about the need to deal with the Prowler, so he didn't exchange the rifle, nor did he specifically ask the captain for one.
The situation is different now. A rifle is indeed much more convenient than a sword and a death knell in dealing with prowlers.
His request was not excessive, so Xie Miao simply called out the Sublimator who had raised the question just now and asked him to give his rifle to Tianyang.
The sublimator had no objection, nor did he dare to have any objection. He took off the rifle very cooperatively and handed it to Tianyang.
Also handed to Tianyang were two gas magazines. Tianyang put all these things away and did not forget to thank him.
During the break, he reviewed his rank status.
I focused my attention on the new ability, but didn't get any information related to it. It seems that like the other two abilities, I need to explore it on my own.
However, when he was thinking about the function of the ability of Phantom, the star energy in his body began to stir, and Tianyang was very familiar with that feeling.
This is a sign that the star energy is combining and preparing to release its power.
Tianyang quickly calmed down Xingyun's activities to avoid attracting attention. The light in front of him dimmed, and it turned out that the bird was walking over.
The girl put her hands on her hips and said in a tone that did not allow for opposition: "I'll go with you later."
Before Tian Yang could answer, Xie Miao's voice rang out: "You don't have to do this, one forward is enough."
Xie Miao's eyes swept back and forth across the bird's stunning face, his face full of smiles. In fact, after arriving at the rocky beach, he had already noticed the bird and was amazed by its beauty.
But later, after seeing Tianyang being rescued, Xiaoniao not only looked worried, but also let Tianyang rest his head on his thighs.
When Xie Miao saw this, he felt both envious and jealous.
Now hearing that Xiaoniao was going to the front line with Tianyang, he was shocked and quickly interrupted.
"I don't think I've seen you before. Are you a newcomer? I'm a person who takes good care of newcomers. You can stay with me in the main formation later. I will protect you."
"unnecessary!"
Xiaoniao shook her hair and stood with Tianyang: "He is my good friend. I will go wherever he goes. If you have any objections, you can complain to our captain when you go back!"
Xie Miao still didn't give up: "Don't be silly, the striker is very dangerous. A delicate little girl like you could die at any minute, why take the risk with him?"
"By the way, I wonder if you have heard of our Xie family. I am not afraid to tell you that our Xie family is definitely among the top ten families in Qingtian Castle!"
The implication was simply to hint to Xiaoniao that Xie Miao would have a bright future if he followed him.
Unexpectedly, the little bird laughed: "It's just the top ten, what's so great about it. Even the Yun family is polite to me, your Xie family is nothing!"
After saying that, she quickly covered her mouth, looked around carefully, and finally patted her chest gently: "Fortunately, fortunately, my sisters are not here. Little bird, little bird, ladies should not swear, this will not happen again, this will not happen again."
Xie Miao was so angry that he was fuming when he saw that the other party didn't take his family seriously at all and said that the Xie family was nothing. If there weren't so many people around, plus the bird's pretty face, he would have been fascinated.
If it was someone else, he would have slapped that person in the face earlier this morning.
Xie Miao snorted and walked away: "Then it's up to you."
After he left, Tianyang coughed dryly: "Although that guy is annoying, he is right, the striker is too dangerous, you..."
Xiao Niao slapped the sword at her waist and said, "So what? I am a Level 3 warrior. A mere Wanderer, can you defeat me? Don't worry, I will protect you!"
Tianyang looked at her in disbelief. He couldn't believe that this girl, who was about the same age as him, was actually a Level 3 Ascender!
Even he himself had just been promoted to Rank 2, which was fast enough considering the promotion speed of an Ascendant.
Could it be that this girl just looks younger and is actually the same age as the captain
"Um, little bird, how old are you?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"Nothing, just asking."
"Oh, I'll be 17 in two months, what about you?"
"What, you're not even 17 yet?"
"Yeah, what for?"
... ...
It's time to set off.
Tianyang has become friends with the soldiers. Even though they have only known each other for a short time, he can already call out every soldier's name.
He and the soldiers established several hand gestures for command phrases so that they could command the troops flexibly and quickly during battle.
After Xie Miao shouted "Let's go", Tianyang led the vanguard team and walked in the front.
Xiao Niao walked beside him, and the girl didn't seem nervous at all. On the contrary, her big eyes were shining with anticipation, and no one knew what she was expecting.
Knowing that Xiao Niao is less than 17 years old, and she became an ascender only half a year ago, that is to say, in just six months, she was promoted twice in a row.
This sublimation speed is rare, not to mention the Skyfortress, even among the several super fortresses where experts gather.
When Tianyang was promoted just now, he was still a little proud of himself for being promoted to Rank 2 so quickly. Now, this feeling has long disappeared.
As soon as he entered the cave, Tianyang could immediately feel that the temperature in the air had dropped and the humidity had increased a lot.
There was also a sound of water falling from deep in the cave, which might indicate there was an underground river. Everyone in the vanguard team had their rifles equipped with tactical lighting accessories, and more than a dozen lights were sweeping across the cave.
It's not as bright as day, but it's not difficult to see things clearly in the cave.
Since Yanbing had explored the way before, Tianyang let him walk beside him and led everyone towards the direction of the undead tree.
After passing through a hole, the passage extended downward. The ground was not flat, and the rugged tunnel stretched into the darkness.
As people go down, they feel like they are walking towards hell.
Fortunately, this passage is not long and we reached the bottom after a few minutes.
"There are some strange things ahead, but there is no danger." Yanbing reminded in a low voice.
Tianyang nodded and followed Yanbing around a corner. Suddenly, a white skeleton appeared in the light ahead. Tianyang's heart skipped a beat. This thing appeared without any warning.
The non-human skeleton was visually impactful, especially the two empty eye sockets on the skull, which were facing the sun, making the boy think for a moment that he was being targeted by some evil people.
The team carefully passed by the skeleton of a horned creature that looked like some large reptile lying on the ground.
Then, more and more bones appeared, some of which might even be human bones. The strange thing was that no matter what kind of creature the bones were from, they were all facing the same direction.
They all faced the vanguard team, and looked as if they were trying to escape from something.
Moreover, a large number of bite marks can be seen on these bones. The tooth marks left on the bones are of different shapes and overlap with each other.
Even if we invite a biologist, he probably won’t be able to tell what bit it.
"It should be the Wanderer who bit him." Yan Bing whispered, "After all, the Dead Spirit Tree is right in front of us."
Tianyang nodded: "It's possible. Anyway, everyone be careful."
After passing the bone pile, they came to a cave, which was a natural cave. The cave was very high, and the light shone upwards, so they couldn't see the top of the cave.
Bamboo shoot-shaped stone pillars supported the hall, and on the stone pillars grew the common fungi in the world. Unlike those in Gem Town, these fungi did not glow, and they were enlarged and sickly, making people reluctant to approach.
Right in the center of the hall, there is a man-made pedestal. It has a regular shape, clear and straight lines, and does not look like a natural creation.
What's more, there are man-made stone steps on both sides of the pedestal.
From the stairs to the pedestal, there were corpses lying everywhere. Especially on the pedestal, the bones were piled together to form a small mountain!
Tianyang exclaimed softly: "What is this?"
Yan Bing shook his head: "I don't know either. We were all shocked when we saw this thing just now. That platform doesn't look like it was built by the black people. Could it be the work of the residents of the former Reverse Realm?"
“It’s the altar.”
The bird circled the platform twice and became more and more certain: "It should be correct. I have seen something similar in a book. According to the information we collected in the Reverse Realm, the residents of the Reverse Realm call this kind of thing an altar."
"They are used to offer sacrifices to the gods we worship, and there are many ways to offer sacrifices. But sacrificing one's life can be said to be the highest level of sacrifice!"