Seeing that the crisis had truly passed, the melee combatants who had been fighting at the forefront immediately collapsed onto the ground, their hands trembling, their legs trembling; some were from exhaustion, others from lingering fear!
And some more emotional individuals, now relaxed, alternated between crying and laughing, appearing insane, but no one around them mocked them, for they understood the feeling of surviving a disaster.
They didn't know why they had been so brave and fearless just now, but they clearly remembered everything that had happened: they had fought in a bloodbath, faced an almost endless beast tide, and then survived!
With fear and worries forgotten, everyone's strength was unleashed to its fullest extent! They clearly saw their limits and knew what they could achieve in desperate situations!
With the end of this battle, they were bound to experience a leap in growth!
Meanwhile, the ranged and support combatants in the rear had not been purified and still did not know what fear was, only feeling that their hearts seemed to have lightened considerably.
Watching the wary beasts gradually retreat, Wang Qibing paid them no mind. Instead, he turned and walked to Lu Chenxing's side, extended his hand to him, and said with a smile, "We succeeded! You did it!"
However, Lu Chenxing, who was slumped on the ground, remained motionless, still with that vacant gaze, a nosebleed, and one hand propping up his upper body. If not for sensing that he was still breathing, his appearance would have been indistinguishable from a dead person.
Wang Qibing immediately realized something was wrong and shouted to the rear, "Military medic!!!"
The military medics in the rear, though also extremely tired at the moment, immediately stood up and walked towards the camp commander upon hearing him call.
"Quickly, check his condition!" Wang Qibing's tone was very anxious and stern, startling the military medic.
Although he didn't know who this young man was, the military medic still began his examination as instructed. As a green wood-attribute light flashed, the military medic breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Camp Commander, this young brother is merely suffering from mental exhaustion, which has led to temporary sensory loss. He will slowly recover after drinking a bottle of mental power potion!"
As he spoke, the military medic took out a specially made Tier 2 mental power potion from his spatial ring and slowly poured it into Lu Chenxing's mouth.
As the potion entered his mouth and his mental power gradually replenished, Lu Chenxing slowly closed his eyes, lay down on the ground, and fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing that his life was not in danger, Wang Qibing slowly exhaled, nodded to the military medic, "Thank you, you can go rest!"
"Yes!"
Wang Qibing looked at the unconscious Lu Chenxing, then remained by his side, watching the beast tide blocked in the distance, his heart filled with emotion!
If not for Lu Chenxing this time, the soldiers of their Fifth Battalion, including these freelance combatants, would probably all have died here!
Instead of, as it was now, solving the beast tide with only forty or fifty casualties!
Although during the first close-quarters engagement, it seemed that humans had the upper hand, even forcing the beast tide to retreat dozens of meters, the danger of the beast tide was not in this, but in its almost endless nature!
Human strength is limited, but the beast tide was continuous, so the longer the delay, the more casualties there would be! Especially the moment a breach appeared in the defense line, it would be like a thousand-mile dike collapsing from an ant's nest, being instantly overrun.
Everyone being able to survive this time was thanks to Lu Chenxing, who was currently unconscious.
The remaining few minutes passed without incident, with humans, normal beasts, and abnormal beasts forming a sandwich-like equilibrium until the spatial passage returned to normal!
The moment the spatial passage returned to normal, several military-dressed individuals immediately rushed in. Judging by their epaulets, they should also be camp commanders, on the same level as Wang Qibing, followed by countless soldiers pouring in!
They had originally expected to see a hellish scene upon entering, but unexpectedly, what greeted them was a series of somewhat astonished faces, and even the defensive formation had not been broken!
It should be known that their original expectation for the number of survivors was less than one in a hundred; it would have been good if anyone had survived.
But looking at it now, it seemed not many people had died at all? What exactly happened? What happened in the secret realm?
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With the support of the newly added troops, the Fifth Battalion led by Wang Qibing and the combatants trapped in the secret realm were quickly evacuated. At the entrance of the secret realm, Zhan Wushuang finally saw Lu Chenxing, whom he had been thinking about, and his heart immediately tightened the moment he saw him being carried out!
He took a swift stride, instantly appearing beside Lu Chenxing's stretcher. Feeling the active life force within him, he finally relaxed a little, then looked at Wang Qibing, who was following nearby, and asked, "What is his current condition?"
Although there was no emotional fluctuation in his voice, Wang Qibing's heart still trembled, and he immediately replied:
"Reporting to the officer, Second Lieutenant Lu Chenxing nearly exhausted his mental power while assisting our unit in repelling the beast tide. He has already been given a mental power potion and is currently in a state of unconsciousness! He will awaken once he has had enough rest!"
Hearing this, the heavy stone in Zhan Wushuang's heart finally dropped. He then said to He Shuqing, who was following behind him, "Take him to the best ward. Tell me the moment he wakes up!"
Seeing He Shuqing bow and reply "Yes," Zhan Wushuang looked at Wang Qibing again and said, "You come with me. Remember to bring the camp's recording stone."
Each military camp's Station would have recording stones and observation formations set up, and they would be replaced monthly, supplemented by crystal energy technology for observation and recording. No matter what happened, the scene at the time could be replayed, and the recording stone would be permanently preserved.
This served as both a deterrent to those with ulterior motives within and strong evidence during accident investigations.
Wang Qibing, as instructed, brought the recording stone and followed Zhan Wushuang to a tent. Upon entering the tent, he found that two people were already waiting inside.
One was Dan Qiuchan, the seemingly slender and beautiful mayor of Baihua City, and the other was Long Qifeng, the president of the Card Maker Association in Loshen City!
Upon seeing the techniques Lu Chenxing displayed, all three's eyes shone brightly!
They immediately understood that the reason those beasts were so frenzied and only targeted humans was the King of Mad Blood's doing!
The King of Mad Blood and the Plague Lord, the rulers of these two Little Worlds, had hindered humanity's progress for too long! If these two Little Worlds could be captured, humanity's territory would expand, resources would become more abundant, and they would have more say in the Zhu Tian Battlefield!
For Zhan Wushuang and the other two, conquering two Little Worlds would be a great achievement!
"Immediately report this matter to the military high command, send people to secretly protect Lu Chenxing, and provide resources to allow him to quickly advance to Tier 3!" Zhan Wushuang said quickly, then looked at the two in front of him and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, Lu Chenxing was discovered by us, so we must participate in this punitive expedition!"