Chapter 179

Chapter 47: Charge

　　Things happened too suddenly.

　　Everyone thought it was just after the last operation’s attack, Yuan Xiaoling had carried out a carpet search in Tianhai City, and after all these days, finally searched them down.

　　It should be like that, right.

　　But there’s no time to think about this now, because the road down the mountain has been blocked off. Looking down through the telescope on the rooftop of the apartment building, you can see circle after circle of roadblocks from the mountain waist to the mountain foot.

　　Some who can burrow underground could escape, but since Yun Liang hasn’t given the word, everyone stayed behind. Lone wolves might survive in other cities, but here in Tianhai, where every district has an army corps stationed, they’d find themselves unable to move even an inch.

　　”Damn, we don’t know how we got exposed. A team of plainclothes officers suddenly showed up.”

　　”They probably found something during their search. If you ask me, we shouldn’t have let those guys act last time. Not only did they fail, but they also pissed Yuan Xiaoling off.”

　　”This time, they acted again. Originally, only a few plainclothes officers came, and maybe we could’ve talked our way out of it.”

　　”Those aren’t people; they lack reason, and you know that. When they saw people rushing in, they attacked immediately.”

　　If we rewind a bit, it went like this. The guard at the gate never expected that a team of plainclothes officers would show up, directly naming Xin Lan as the person they were looking for.

　　Xin Lan, this girl, though personally brought back by the young master, judging from his attitude, wasn’t really valued. He’d rather stay in his room watching Yuan Xiaoling’s combat videos all day than come out for lunch with Xin Lan.

　　Of course, they didn’t think it was odd that the young master spent all day watching videos. Studying strong teams’ demos was normal.

　　But completely ignoring Xin Lan’s life and death? That wouldn’t do, considering the family cooperation.

　　Anyway, while the guards were thinking about all this, that group had already rushed past the checkpoint and walked straight in. They went unimpeded until they bumped into a tree.

　　A tree with a person growing under its roots.

　　Needless to say, when they heard the sound of revving engines halfway up the mountain, they knew more than just one team had come, and they were thoroughly exposed.

　　Such a big event quickly became known to everyone, yet they still hadn’t seen their young master. But it was assumed that Yun Liang must know, because after seeing the strange things under the tree roots kill and then quietly retreat underground, it was clear they received orders.

　　These things only listened to Yun Liang.

　　At this moment, a voice came from the lookout on the roof:

　　”I see cars coming up, lots of them.”

　　…………

　　Yuan Xiaoling was still sitting next to Bai Ling, the cold-faced cute girl driving emotionlessly, glancing at her casually, she looked like a dedicated driver.

　　She was somewhat upset, or rather, very upset.

　　She felt bored alone at school, missing the Blonde-haired Maiden a bit, but not wanting to get involved in this kind of thing. Rare college life turned quiet due to sudden events, which was exactly the perfect time to enjoy a two-person world.

　　Not to mention, she hadn’t been on the bunk bed for several days.

　　In the morning, Bai Ling had thought, would Yuan Xiaoling, returning from the Municipal Building, having basked in glory there all day, continue feeling powerful and start boasting upon return, getting overly proud and presumptuous?

　　Then Bai Ling could naturally, reasonably, logically… throw her onto the bed.

　　But poof, the Yun Family’s main base was exposed, and they were coming for battle.

　　”Later, I’ll deploy ahead and meet whoever they send. You can go wild,” said Yuan Xiaoling from the passenger seat.

　　”Alright,” Bai Ling slightly narrowed her eyes.

　　She would definitely go wild.

　　The only road leading up to the neighborhood on the small hill was packed with several large trucks. The hastily assembled expeditionary force stopped hundreds of meters away from the neighborhood, got out of the vehicles, tidied up, and then moved forward in a single-file line.

　　There was no condition to set up an array with just this one road.

　　Yuan Xiaoling walked neither fast nor slow; her skill range was far, so she didn’t need to stand at the front. Enhanced physical capabilities users took the lead as the vanguard spearhead.

　　In the Dream Demon incident, enhanced physical capabilities users suffered great humiliation, almost having no place to use their skills. This expedition, they were determined to wash away their shame.

　　Initially, before setting out, Yuan Xiaoling was slightly worried about the morale of her side, but unexpectedly, she found everyone’s emotions to be quite fervent. If she hadn’t repeatedly emphasized caution, they might have already charged up.

　　”Bai Ling,” she whispered to the air, “does spiritual energy awakening make people bloodthirsty and warlike?”

　　The White-haired Maiden certainly wasn’t floating in the air, but with her powerful spiritual power, she could catch Lemon’s voice.

　　”Not necessarily bloodthirsty, but somewhat warlike, and it makes most people fearless in battle, especially noticeable in the early years,” Bai Ling’s voice floated into Yuan Xiaoling’s ears with the wind, “Just like when you first get a T0 level color ship in a game, can you resist taking it into battle to try your hand?”

　　”That makes sense… wait, what color ship?”

　　Bai Ling didn’t respond, only the whooshing wind brushed past her ears.

　　Seemed like telling her to watch the road properly.

　　The team moved forward at a steady pace and soon arrived at the entrance of the neighborhood. The communicator beeped, Yuan Xiaoling pressed the answer button.

　　”Miss Yuan, we’ve arrived, but there’s no one at the entrance.”

　　No one at the entrance.

　　Yuan Xiaoling thought for a moment and connected another line: “Wu Bian, did any of them escape?”

　　Although Wu Bian is purely supportive, if used well, he is still useful, for example, he can…

　　”No, I had someone dig up a circle of soil at the bottom of the mountain and smell it cup by cup… I mean, check it, no one left.”

　　If the Yun Family used the ability to burrow underground to leave, they would inevitably leave traces of spiritual energy on the land they passed through, and Wu Bian’s fourth-tier perception could easily find them.

　　”They haven’t left,” Yuan Xiaoling told the arrowhead unit, “there must be a better defensive area inside, proceed cautiously.”

　　”Understood.”

　　As the team officially entered the neighborhood, Yuan Xiaoling also quickened her steps, preparing to join the arrowhead unit.

　　And at this point, the first batch of the team entering the neighborhood quickly saw a row of dark green vegetation.

　　”Wait,” someone said, “these trees might be problematic. Our enemies grow on trees, I fought them in a game event.”

　　Apparently, this was a Heart’s Sea expert.

　　The captain of the arrowhead unit thought for a moment, gestured for others to stop temporarily, and took out his mobile phone to prepare to take pictures and send them to Yuan Xiaoling.

　　Snap!

　　The flash of the mobile phone flashed briefly, as if startled, the row of dark green trees suddenly uprooted, pulling out mud along with the roots and the strange human-like figures growing on the roots.

　　”It’s them, it’s them!” The Heart’s Sea expert from earlier was very excited, “I said I could recognize them!”

　　”Don’t get excited!” The captain roared angrily, “Prepare for battle!”

　　He extended his hands forward, erecting a shield wall shimmering with a metallic hue. But even so, whether it could truly block the considerable number of monsters in front of them, everyone had no confidence.

　　According to the information from Heart’s Sea, these weird things were at least third-tier and above.

　　At this moment, a roar sounded from the sky, and an enormous Water Dragon swooped down, smashing the first wave of incoming rotten wood creatures.

　　Looking back, they saw their wise, brave, and cutest-in-the-world leader following closely behind. Luminous waterlight forged animal companions surrounded her, and the towering Water Dragon lay on either side of her, taller than buildings.

　　”Calm down, follow my pre-battle arrangements. Don’t fight these guys with similar numbers; at least have two to three times more than the opponent.” Yuan Xiaoling said.

　　After speaking, the subsequent teams followed quickly, soon filling up the entrance — if the neighborhood gate could be considered an entrance.

　　At the beginning, the ratio of the arrowhead unit to the monsters appearing behind the door was 12:8.

　　Now it was 47:8 and still increasing.

　　”To all members of the Expeditionary Corps,” the Golden-Haired Maiden waved her small hand, “Charge!”

　　”Kill!!!”

　　She thought for a moment, feeling it was inappropriate, and added, “Remember the pre-battle arrangements, support each other, and pay attention to maneuvering!” Unfortunately, her voice was drowned out in the fervent battle cries.

　　…Alright, on such a battlefield, everyone has their own way of fighting, with different strengths and weaknesses at various ranges. Trying to command uniformly is unrealistic anyway, better to let them play freely.

　　”Follow me!”

　　Shouting casually without caring how many people heard her, Yuan Xiaoling rode a water-made lion, leading her summoned creature army to charge forward.

　　Boom—! Boom—! Boom—!