Humanity's frontline battlefield.
This was the news Cheng Shaofeng got from Tuoba Liang who came out of the dungeon in Colossus City.
It was then that he realized that the wasteland that most of them believed to be full of dangers and desolation... was actually a safe zone for humans.
The real terror was blocked outside the front battlefield by the Human Alliance.
The battle line over there stretched for more than 10,000 kilometers, with hundreds of military bases of all sizes. The player 'Xufeng' went to the section of the defense line closest to the Colossus City.
This is also the line of defense that Cheng Shaofeng marked on the map, and it is defended by the 'Yinglong Military Base'.
According to Tuoba Liang, human cities within the defense jurisdiction of this military base must recruit a certain number of soldiers every quarter to support the front line, and they can only return to their original city after serving for at least two years. If they are promoted to higher ranks during this period, their service time may be extended.
This is a hard and fast rule that all human cities must follow.
Every year, Colossus City, Flying Sand City, and Red Stone Bay send many extraordinary people to join the 'Yinglong Military Base'.
Tuoba Liang was the soldier sent over by Colossus City, but... what Colossus City did was against the rules.
Because the military base only recruits those who have entered the extraordinary stage, not ordinary people. This is one of the reasons why most ordinary humans living in the wasteland do not understand the front-line battlefield.
There is no intersection.
The Human Alliance requires all cities to train extraordinary people according to the inheritance of soldiers, because... there is no threshold for warriors. As long as they practice diligently, they can master a few basic skills and play a role on the battlefield.
However, the Lord of Colossus City did not follow this standard.
Tuoba Liang was originally just an ordinary man with a bit of strength. Logically, he would not be drafted into the army, but... the lord of Colossus City forcibly turned these ordinary people who were sent to the front battlefield into extraordinary people.
That day, Tuoba Liang saw that the city lord was recruiting people to join the patrol, so he signed up.
At that time, he thought he was going to join the city defense army of Colossus City, which was a good job, equivalent to a civil servant, but he didn't expect that he would be sent to the front battlefield to serve as a soldier.
The Lord of Colossus City used a secret technique to raise these ordinary people to the level of extraordinary people, and taught them the basic skills of a soldier, which they learned in just one week.
But the price is... 20 years less of life.
Although Tuoba Liang looks haggard and like a strong man in his 30s, he is actually only 18 years old.
It was this secret technique that took away 20 years of his lifespan, causing his body to develop prematurely to the golden age of fighting.
The military bases at the front don't care about this, they only need combat-capable soldiers, who will be sent to them from the city, and then they will be disbanded and incorporated into various teams. As for whether they are obedient or not... Once you enter the military camp, even the most powerful troublemakers will be smoothed over.
Moreover, no one knew who was behind the Lord of Colossus City. Tuoba Liang had reported to the commander of the military base many times that they were captured and were untrained soldiers, but no one paid any attention.
In a thrilling battle, Tuoba Liang's team was wiped out by zombies. Fortunately, he survived and escaped. However, as soon as he arrived at the Colossus City... he was captured by the city lord's city defense team and then locked up in prison.
If Agent Feng had not escaped from prison and brought him out, the city lord would have killed him sooner or later to keep the secret.
Later, Cheng Shaofeng used 1,000 iron coins to exchange for the secret he told, and learned the location of the front battlefield and the approximate level of the battle.
The player 'Xufeng' overheard part of the content and deceived Tuoba Liang. After getting the same information as Cheng Shaofeng, he knew that he could not surpass the top team in the base, so he went to the front battlefield to fight for a way out.
He has not returned until now.
But some of his deeds are occasionally shared with other internal test group members in the group.
This time, Cheng Shaofeng marked the approximate location of the front-line battlefield on the base map and annotated it in a way that players could best understand.
Map: Frontline Battlefield
Available professional skills: Soldier, Necromancer
Possible benefits: crystal energy, new materials, new weapons, human alliance favorability, etc.
Risk level: Very high!
Recommended level: 20 and above
Other maps are basically marked in this way, making it convenient for players to choose according to their own strength.
The content here will be revised synchronously based on the feedback from the map.
For example, the benefits in the map: Bai Ze Lake have been added with inlays such as the Frozen Heart.
Cheng Shaofeng keeps up with current affairs.
The front battlefield is far away from Red City, and it takes nearly a week to get there by horse.
There are many dangers on the road, and it is not suitable for a large number of players to go there at this stage.
Therefore, beta test players above level 20 generally give priority to clearing out the surrounding monsters and advancing outward step by step.
Magic Conch: "But... I really can't stay in this Red City base any longer!"
"Everyone is calling me a jerk wherever I go. I'm almost like Jerry the man crossing the street."
"Let's leave here first, and come back after everyone has forgotten about bombing the lake..."
The 20 new recruits under his command also looked at the magic conch with tears in their eyes.
Xiao Yu'er: "Conch, I gave birth to two monkeys for you. You can't abandon me. I want to go with you!"
You forced me: "You owe us this! We are all tied to the same chariot now, and we can only move forward and backward together!"
The leader of Jianqi Sect: "Friends walk together for life~ but they walk a little too far."
It is better to avoid doing things that cause public outrage among players...
The Magic Conch patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, brothers! If you follow me, the Magic Conch, I guarantee you'll go hungry nine out of ten times!"
Everyone: “???”
The leader of Jianqi Sect said: "Stop talking nonsense, let's think about how to get there first. This road is too far. The lord's motorcycle will definitely not let us ride away. And even if we can ride, the road conditions are complicated and we probably can't ride far. How can we get there?"
Nobody: "We need to prepare some money, right? We fried over 2,000 fish and they divided them all... We only have some experience left, how are we going to buy things?"
Looking at the distant battlefield on the front line, the magic conch's mouth curled up slightly.
"What a coincidence! I just happen to know a quick way to get to the frontline battlefield."
"Besides, I know a good way to make money. There is a rich guy who has a lot of props but no place to spend them. He will definitely be willing to trade with us."
"Besides, the Lord will give rewards to everyone who opens an outpost. We may need some money to go to the frontline battlefield. You guys should brush up first and wait for my good news!"
Conch went to see the lord to discuss things and prepare things, while the other 20 people took some tasks in the mission hall, and by the way, they spent the whole night to kill the Void Spirits and exchanged the decomposed products for some equipment in the store.
There were too many equipment dropped in the Red City ahead, and the prices in the store were not high, so they barely managed to put together a set of the most common equipment.
Early the next morning.
The Magic Conch took 20 people and left Red City, and boarded the Forgiveness Hat's food transport truck to Colossus City.
Find the Chamber of Commerce and make some deals.
21 people got a plane ticket to the front-line battlefield "Yinglong Military Base".
Looking at the admiring eyes of its 20 younger brothers, the magic conch laughed loudly.
"Sometimes you have to listen to more gossip. Brother Cuckold is well-informed about the news in Colossus City. It's just that other people didn't get this information, so we took advantage of it."
The caravan had a shipment of supplies to transport to the Yinglong military base today. The roads were extremely difficult to travel on in the winter and their train had broken down long ago, but the supplies the military base urgently needed could not be delayed, so they mobilized the Colossus City Chamber of Commerce's only transport plane.
The magic conch brought some specialties from the disaster base in exchange for a flight ticket.
"It's not easy to get this ticket. If you want to take the Chamber of Commerce's transport plane again, you have to wait until the next trip to deliver supplies to the military base."
21 people crowded in the cargo hold of the transport plane, chatting happily.
"Brother Conch, you brought a lot of things. What are they?"
The magic conch smiled mysteriously: "Good stuff to help us quickly establish an advantage in opening up new land... and the goods that Brother Fu needs."
...
Frontline battlefield.
The jurisdiction of Yinglong Military Base.
Frost Town.
Xufeng was wearing a military uniform, his face covered with a mixture of blood and mud, he was standing in the center of the town with a big sword in one hand and a shield in the other.
Behind him were soldiers of the Human Alliance, all of them brothers from his own platoon, 27 in total.
In front of them was a group of zombies whimpering like wild beasts. They looked hideous and terrifying, and their number was at least seven times theirs.
Behind this group of zombies there is another zombie with white hair all over his body, his eyes are deathly grey, and his sharp claws reflect a silver halo in the sun, which is chilling.
Deputy: "Platoon leader, Dafei has been infected with the zombie virus... He urgently needs medical treatment, he won't last long."
Xufeng: "Take Dafei and go to the supply point first. We are enough here."
"good!"
Xufeng's deputy retreated with his teammate whose waist was bleeding and infected, and he and other soldiers faced the zombie army.
25 people VS 180 ordinary zombies + 1 white-haired zombie
Xu Feng calculated the fighting power, took a deep breath and said, "Brothers, kill them!"
Bang bang bang!
The soldiers all have firearms, and the power of guns cannot be underestimated in this kind of battle.
Hit the zombie in the head and it will die.
They have been entangled in this small town for three days. Xufeng and his men have killed more than 500 zombies, with only five people injured.
This is the zombies gathering their last strength to fight them.
After this battle, they took over Mengsha Town.
Xufeng took out two rounds of full-level explosive ammunition from his waist.
Bang!
Directly knock down dozens of zombies.
But the special magazine on his waist was empty.
If he had enough enchanted ammunition, he could take down these zombies by himself.
The zombies that seem powerful and ferocious are actually just warriors whose strength is not as good as that of first-level evolvers. Their fearlessness of pain and their bravery in not fearing death add a layer of buff to their combat effectiveness.
All the soldiers under his command are first-level evolvers.
This is also the reason why he dared to fight against 180+ zombies with 25 people.
The most dangerous one is the white-haired zombie at the back.
Xufeng led the charge.
Bang!
He swung the shield in his hand, which glowed with a yellowish energy glow and bounced between the zombies, smashing the heads of three zombies before falling to the ground.
Xufeng swung the big knife in his hand continuously, making a rhythmic sound of hammering.
Ding ding clang!
When the third attack came out, it brought out a white blade light, directly cutting the zombies around him into two pieces.
Chop along!
The Barbarian's signature fighting skill is to create a 180-degree blade beam to repel enemies in front of you.
But the power of Xufeng is too great!
Combined with the ultra-high burst of three charged rhythm strikes, 10 zombies were directly cut in half.
Although they did not die after landing and were still struggling to bite Xufeng, they were no longer a threat. The teammates who caught up with them from behind stabbed them in the throat with a knife, and black and red filth mixed with brain matter splattered out.
After Xufeng killed the zombies around him, he rolled over, picked up a shield from the ground, and raised his hands to block the claws of the surrounding zombies.
Bang bang bang~
The sound of claws grabbing the shield was like hammers hitting each other, but Xufeng's burly arms were as steady as if they were made of steel.
Under this pressure, a red light appeared on his body.
"Get up for me!"
A huge force came from under the shield, knocking the zombies on it out.
As soon as they stood up, there was another massacre.
Under his knife, the zombies were dismembered into various shapes, just like those in Paper Lake.
The teammates behind him followed him and delivered damage very skillfully.
"roar!
!”
The white-haired zombie couldn't bear it anymore. It jumped up and pounced on him.
"I'm waiting for you!"
"Jump!"
Xufeng jumped up at the same time and hit the white-haired zombie's claws with his shield in the air, knocking it away.
He landed and only took a few steps back.
Apparently, his power is even greater than that of the white-haired zombie!
The soldiers below were all grinning: "My goodness... the white-haired zombies are creatures as powerful as our second-level martial artists, and the zombies' racial innate power is infinite. In terms of strength, they are not even better than the platoon leader. The platoon leader's strength... is already so unfathomable."
"Thinking back to half a month ago, we were just soldiers who entered the camp together. It's really sad."
"Sigh, Kunba, hurry up and kill these monsters, then we can go back to the base and rest."
After Xufeng's forces occupied the upper points, his men were in high spirits, and they fought against the larger forces with fewer men, chasing and hacking the zombies.
“Woo~hoo!”
The white-haired zombie looked very unconvinced. He roared and rushed forward to bite Xufeng. His two sharp claws waved quickly and his body kept adjusting its position. He was extremely flexible!
His eyes were glowing red and his moves were very ferocious.
This kind of battle is far more dangerous than any creature the players have encountered before!
Xufeng held up his shield and responded one after another, his hands calm and composed. It was obvious that he had a very high ability to capture dynamic vision and was rich in combat experience.
The shield accurately blocked every attack from the white-haired zombie.
“Slash!”
With a flash of sword light, the white-haired zombie was knocked back, and a deep blood mark appeared on its waist.
The white-haired zombie finally realized at this moment that the man in front of him was a creature he could not defeat. However, a trace of mockery flashed in its eyes, and it issued a hasty call to the outside of Mongsha Town:
“Roar, roar, roar!”
Bang!
Another white-haired zombie jumped out from somewhere and attacked Xufeng from behind.
Xufeng seemed to have eyes on his back and quickly blocked and kept his distance.
More than 200 zombies poured in from outside Mengsha Town and were about to surround their team.
Xufeng's lips curled up: "Finally they all came out... Do you think you are the only one who got reinforcements?"
"My fellow undead friends, it's your turn to take action!"
Kakaka~
The dead zombie bodies on the ground began to tremble together, and pieces of bones broke out from them, forming skeleton warriors and skeleton shooters.
There were hundreds of skeletons surrounding the zombies.
In the shadows of the town, 58 human undead holding staffs floated out.
A dead ghost officer wearing an aethereal military cap jumped onto the roof:
"Hahaha! These idiots have finally gathered together. Platoon Leader Feng's strategy of luring the enemy really works. You fight the two white-haired guys, and I'll assist you from the side. Together, we're... super strong!"
Xu Feng's mouth twitched slightly: "Just don't steal my military merits..."
"kill!"
The elite soldiers of humans and the undead stood back to back, cooperating with a large number of summons to slaughter the zombies.
Xufeng felt a little pressure only after he fought two white-haired zombies alone.
“But that’s all.”
Xufeng threw out his shield and knocked down the white-haired zombie that jumped into the air. He then madly attacked another white-haired zombie with a big knife. The rhythm of the strikes was a super high burst every three attacks, causing the white-haired zombie to retreat again and again, with wounds all over his body.
"I'll help you!"
"Slavery!"
The necromancer officer swung his staff at the right moment.
A green light shot out from his staff and hit the white-haired zombie that had just been shot down. The zombie's movements suddenly stopped, and two green mists appeared between its scarlet eyes.
It suddenly raised its head and looked at another white-haired zombie, stabbing it fiercely with its sharp claws.
Phew!
The white-haired zombie who was fighting Xufeng was stabbed from the back by his teammates, who directly pulled out his black heart. His whole body froze and he turned his head away in disbelief.
"die!"
Xufeng cut off the stiff white-haired zombie's head with one knife.
At this moment, the green mist in the betraying zombie's eyes disappeared and he returned to normal, but his brain was a little confused for a while and his hand was still stuck in his companion's chest.
He was hacked to death by the violent Xufeng with three blows.
Kill the 'white-haired zombie', experience +2000
Kill the 'white-haired zombie', experience +2000
Two reminders were transmitted from the smartwatch, and 4,000 experience points were credited.
"Cool!"
With the death of the leader, the remaining zombies became targets and were all killed by Xufeng and the Undead Officer's men.
Standing in the center of the smelly Frost Town, Xufeng shook hands with the Undead officer.
"Lieutenant Zhao, it's been a pleasure working with you. I'll accept these two military merits."
"It was originally yours, but I'm confused about one thing, Platoon Leader Xu... When did you get promoted to the third rank? I remember that you weren't that strong when we took on this mission."
"Oh no! I broke through while fighting. These are all useless."
Lieutenant Zhao's face darkened: "Platoon Leader Xu's pretense is a bit too... direct, see you later!"
"Next time you respond to the Dragon Base, I'll treat you to some local specialties."
"Okay! It's a deal!"
Xufeng led his team back to the military base, while Lieutenant Zhao led his men and used the Skeleton Legion to guard Mengsha Town.
After taking a look at the time, Xufeng raised the corner of his mouth.
"Hailuo and the others should have landed at the Yinglong military base... I can finally learn some new skills."
"I wonder if my level 30 will scare them?"
"When will this game have a level ranking list? I can't be the first to reach level 30 and pretend to be awesome. I feel like ants are crawling all over my body."