Chương 107: War God’s : — Chapter 107 - It's Simple, I'll Stay Behind and Hold Them Off!

She looked at Wang Xian.

"Indeed." Wang Xian nodded.

"Martial arts, in the end, comes down to individual execution and how well it fits one's own martial talent."

"The handsome guy is right!" The alluring woman smiled lightly.

"As for where it originated, that's actually not important." The silent youth shook his head and said nothing. At that moment, the train suddenly shuddered. After a few seconds, it returned to calm. The speed dropped considerably. The train's broadcast immediately sounded with a sweet female voice:"Dear passengers, we have encountered a small wave of beast attacks en route. Please do not panic. The train will activate its energy shield and deploy the armed defense team.

Do not leave your respective carriages without authorization." Hearing the broadcast, the passengers on the train were unconcerned. They were clearly accustomed to such incidents. They continued chatting freely about the martial culture of Tiandu City and their hopes for university life.

"Just a few stray beasts!" The sunny young man stood up confidently.

"We've been through the Martial Exam. It's not like we haven't killed any! Come on, any brothers want to go take a look with me?"

"Slaughter a few beasts, earn some Battle Merit points too!"

"I'll go!"

"Count me in!"

"Aren't we not strong enough?"

"What's there to be afraid of? The armed defense team is there, we just need to support them!" Seeing this scene, Wang Xian smiled. University students were different from high schoolers after all. For many students, after undergoing the baptism of the real combat exam, their fear of beasts wasn't as strong anymore. One after another, over a dozen students stood up and headed toward the last carriage. However, not long after, every one of them walked back with awkward expressions.

"What happened?" Wang Xian asked.

"The armed defense team's martial artists said you need to be at the Second Realm to qualify to support." The sunny young man scratched his head helplessly.

"We're only at the First Realm. They said no, told us all to just stay put in the carriage."

"Ah, I'm only 20 or 30 life force points away from the Second Realm!"

"I'll go give it a try," the silent youth beside them said flatly. He rose and walked toward the ninth carriage.

"You're at the Second Realm?" The sunny young man was surprised. It had only been 2 months since the Martial Exam. If someone was already at the Second Realm at this point, they must have had at least a score of 60 or 70 during the exam!

"I've been at the Second Realm for a while now." The silent youth spoke as he walked.

"Also, I'm a student at Tiandu Capital Martial University too."

"Impressive." The sunny young man nodded. But after a while, the youth also walked back, his expression helpless.

"What happened?" The sunny young man asked with a smile.

"They said my strength still isn't enough." The youth was clearly unwilling to accept it.

"Even though the strongest among them are only at the Third or Fourth Realm! It's just that their real combat experience is better than mine."

"I think they just don't want us stealing their Battle Merit, right?" The youth sat down in his seat, looking upset.

"It's not that exaggerated. The armed defense team are warriors selected from the major military districts." Wang Xian said.

"It's unlikely to be for that reason. I'd guess they still see us as students, just starting university. If something happened, it'd be hard for them to take responsibility." Hearing this, the youth nodded.

"True, you're right. I was overthinking it."

"Brother, I'm thirsty!" Little Xi beside him turned her head and tugged at Wang Xian's sleeve.

"Buy me a drink! I want iced sour plum juice!"

"This is your little sister?" The sunny young man looked at Little Xi, his eyes full of surprise.

"Such a pretty little girl." Little Xi ignored him. The snack cart in the aisle rolled by. The sunny young man waved generously:"Four cups of iced sour plum juice!"

"Coming right up!" Accompanied by the sound of ice cubes clinking into cups, four cups of sour plum juice were placed on the center table. Little Xi glanced at Wang Xian. Wang Xian sniffed, then smiled.

"It's fine. Go ahead and drink." A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Little Xi made an "mm" sound before picking up her cup and taking a big gulp.

"Brother, you're not drinking?" The sunny young man also picked up a cup and drank heartily. Wang Xian was about to pick up his cup when he seemed to smell something. He suddenly stood up.

"I'm going to the restroom. I'll drink when I get back."

"Make it quick!" The sunny young man laughed heartily.

"This stuff tastes terrible once the ice melts. Not good at all!" Wang Xian nodded. He rose and headed toward the restroom between the two carriages. When he reached the door, he glanced at the last carriage, sidestepped two paces, and drifted to the doorway like a ghost.

"Who's there?" The martial artist in standard military uniform guarding the door frowned at the newcomer.

"A student? Students shouldn't come here. Go back to your carriage and sit properly!" Wang Xian produced the Red Dragon Battle Order.

"I want to know the situation." Seeing this battle order, the two martial artists snapped to attention.

"Sir!" Warrant officer treatment, equivalent to a certain rank. The two looked at Wang Xian again, their expressions shifting slightly, and quickly opened the door to the last carriage. Wang Xian swiftly stepped inside. BANG! The door shut immediately. The moment Wang Xian entered, he smelled the thick, dense scent of blood. Inside this massive carriage, it was filled with severed limbs, mangled bodies, and martial artists lying on the ground.

"Xiao Wu, keep your damn voice down! You're disturbing the students outside! So what if you lost an arm?!"

"Disinfectant! Is there any disinfectant left? There's too much blood on the floor, the smell is too strong. Pour more!"

"Old Zheng, hang in there! Stuff your intestines back in yourself. We're short on medical personnel, you'll have to wait!"

"Everyone hang on, reinforcements will arrive in half an hour at most!"

"Xiao Hei, take Squad One and come with me to hold the line outside! Those beasts are coming again!" In the center, a burly man with a full beard, one leg lame and one eye still bandaged, was giving orders methodically. Dozens of martial artists gritted their teeth, barely making a sound. Only a few let out low, muffled roars of pain. If someone who didn't know the situation saw this scene, they'd truly think they'd arrived in hell.

"Who are you? Didn't I say not to let the students outside in here?!" The bearded man's expression changed when he saw Wang Xian. But before he finished speaking, he saw the token in Wang Xian's hand.

"Red Dragon Battle Order? You're..." The bearded man was both startled and uncertain.

"Here to support," Wang Xian said.

"Who are you trying to fool?" The bearded man said coldly.

"Why would the war zone send a student as support?"

"Holding this battle order right now, I am not a student." Wang Xian said slowly.

"I am a warrant officer. I am a soldier!" The bearded man said nothing, merely stunned for a moment.

"What's the situation?" Wang Xian said. The bearded man was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"We've encountered a large-scale beast horde attack."

"How many?"

"A lot." The bearded man said in a low voice.

"It would take at least 10 or more armed defense squads to handle it." One armed defense squad was roughly 10 people. Ten squads meant 100 people.

"Give me specifics. Be quick." A moment later, Wang Xian nodded slightly. The attacking beasts were called Bone-Eroding Leopards. Mutated from Blue Star's native beasts, they possessed extreme speed and supercharged reproductive ability. They favored pack hunting, swarming by the hundreds or thousands at a time. Moreover, upon death, some elite Bone-Eroding Leopards would explode, creating temporary Malevolent Qi zones that infected everything around them.

Within the horde, there was also a Bone-Eroding Leopard with life force as high as 6, 000 points. Once it broke through the train's energy shield, it could easily tear through the train's exterior. A single strike could sever the train.

"Numbers in the thousands." Wang Xian mused.

"That's right, far too many!" The bearded man said in a low voice.

"And most are E-rank, with quite a few D-rank Bone-Eroding Leopards as well. That leopard king is the real nightmare."

"We're completely short-handed, but we've already called for reinforcements."

"It's just that a few Bone-Eroding Leopards exploded on the train earlier. The resulting Malevolent Qi contaminated some equipment, delaying the distress signal for a while."

"Half an hour."

"Right now, you can't hold out for half an hour." Wang Xian looked at them and frowned.

"We're only about an hour away from Tiandu. With the train's speed reduced now, it'll take at least 2 more hours."

"The next station, at this speed, would also take 40 to 50 minutes to reach for resupply."

"No choice, the train is low on energy." The bearded man gritted his teeth. Wang Xian looked at the holographic map in the center and suddenly pointed to a tunnel ahead.

"That there, is that the Luzikou Tunnel?"

"How long?"

"About 10 kilometers." Wang Xian closed his eyes for a few seconds, then said, "I have a plan." The bearded man froze, instinctively looking at Wang Xian.

"What plan?"

"After entering the tunnel, the train abandons its external energy shield." Wang Xian said.

"Divert all energy to propulsion, accelerate through the tunnel. At most 20 minutes, we'll reach the next station for resupply."

"That's impossible. If we're caught, even a single Bone-Eroding Leopard catching up and exploding would damage the train!"

"We won't be caught." Wang Xian said flatly.

"As long as we can shut off the train's light sources inside the tunnel and become the primary light source in the darkness to draw in these Bone-Eroding Leopards."

"We can lure and block them inside the tunnel."

"Even if a few slip through, they won't amount to much. With so many students in the outer carriages, they can handle them." The armed defense team martial artists listened. The method was indeed feasible. But who would go do the luring and blocking? Wouldn't going mean certain death? The bearded man trembled all over. This plan could actually work. He looked at the armed defense team, nearly all of whom were injured.

"But we no longer have anyone with the strength to block them." The bearded man looked at all the armed defense team members.

"Unless we all go together, maybe then we could hold them off for a bit." Before he could finish, Wang Xian waved his hand.

"It's simple. I'll stay behind and hold them off." The bearded man's mouth hung slightly open as he stared at the young man before him.

"Alright, no more useless talk. We'll enter the tunnel in 1 minute."

"Give me a floodlight." The bearded man didn't move. Wang Xian looked around, rummaged through a toolbox for a moment, and found a high-powered floodlight. Without another word, he walked to the door of this carriage and gently opened it. A howling, reeking wind surged in from behind. Layered upon layered shadows of charging beasts. Just one look was enough to make a person's entire body tremble.

"We're about to enter the tunnel." Wang Xian glanced at the bearded man.

"Do as I said. Discuss it with the train captain. Don't hesitate! If they disagree, use this token!" With that, Wang Xian tossed the Red Dragon Battle Order to the bearded man, then leaped down. The bearded man's eyes widened. He stared at this young man, then suddenly sprinted to the door, but couldn't catch even the corner of his clothes.

"Captain."

"This." The bearded man looked at the Red Dragon Battle Order in his hand. This was an honor that many military martial artists yearned for. Before, they had only thought that possessing a battle order meant easily enjoying the status and treatment of a 'warrant officer.' Enough to save a military martial artist several years of grinding. Now, the battle order in his hand was very light. But he felt this battle order was so heavy it made him unable to breathe.

The moment he jumped off, Wang Xian landed inside the tunnel. Then he turned on the high-powered floodlight. In the darkness, he became the sole source of light. Countless beast shadows surged toward him in a frenzy. Wang Xian's expression remained utterly unchanged. He simply drew his demon blade slowly and gently ran his hand along its body.

"Bone-Eroding Leopards. E-rank. D-rank."

"Thousands."

"Should be enough to complete the first Yao of the Weapon Six Yao technique."

"White Tiger Weapon Soul, Geng Metal Trigram." Wang Xian curled the corner of his mouth as he looked at the beast horde ahead.

"Everyone, please enter the blade!" ➤ Next: White Tiger Soldier-Spirit, Geng-Metal Hexagram Image, First Yao — Formed!