A few kilometers away.
Inside the makeshift command post.
Five large screens were arranged in a row, divided into individual frames, one of which showed the abandoned factory where Li Yuan was located.
“Are there any New Recruits worth paying attention to this time?”
The speaker was a major.
He was about thirty years old, with dark skin and a lean build, exuding an aura of authority without needing to be angry.
“Team Leader Shao, there are 485 New Recruits in this batch, including seven First-Rank Martial Artists, forty-three with Qi and blood above 14, thirty-seven who have Awakened Martial Arts Talent, and one who even possesses Grade A Martial Arts Talent.”
“Grade A Martial Arts Talent?”
The major, referred to as Team Leader Shao, raised an eyebrow and immediately said, “Bring up his screen.”
A window on the screen enlarged.
It was Mu Batian, holding a lightning long spear with purple electricity flowing around it, ‘fighting’ a First-Rank Bloodshadow Boar.
“Lightning attribute? Not bad. Once he grows, he’ll be a human killing machine on the battlefield.”
Team Leader Shao grew more satisfied the more he watched, already roughly formulating a targeted training plan in his mind.
The team members beside him looked at the screen, only to see the figure holding the lightning spear acting timidly when facing the First-Rank Bloodshadow Boar’s attack, almost being forced into a corner.
They immediately laughed and said, “His Talent is strong, but his courage seems to need a lot of practice.”
The Bloodshadow Boars released for these New Recruits had their most dangerous tusks removed, making them almost no threat to life.
They were also equipped with several D-grade alloy battle blades capable of cutting through the Bloodshadow Boar’s hide armor.
Yet, to be cornered like this was truly a bit unsightly.
“That’s nothing.”
Team Leader Shao said calmly, “Almost all these New Recruits have just come out of school, still childish. It’s their first time facing a Vicious Beast head-on, so daring to fight back is already quite good.”
At this moment.
A team member nearby suddenly shouted, “Team Leader Shao, the first New Recruit to kill a Vicious Beast has appeared!”
A window on the screen enlarged.
A New Recruit was stepping on the Bloodshadow Boar’s corpse, pulling the alloy battle blade from its heart.
It was Li Yuan.
“His movements are clean and precise, a single blow to kill, and his expression shows no significant fluctuations…”
Team Leader Shao stared at the image of Li Yuan picking up the dripping alloy battle blade and walking towards the next Bloodshadow Boar.
His eyes revealed an expression like someone who had discovered gold: “Read me his information.”
A team member behind him pulled up Li Yuan’s data.
“Li Yuan, male, born in Tianyang City in 218. His parents died in a Vicious Beast tide when he was three, and he was sent to an orphanage. Later, he was admitted to Tianyang City’s Second Middle School. On the eve of the college entrance examination, he enlisted in the army. His Qi and blood are 12.3, his Martial Skills are Fist Technique and Blade Technique, and he has not Awakened Martial Arts Talent.”
Team Leader Shao slowly nodded.
On the screen.
Li Yuan found a Bloodshadow Boar attacking a New Recruit and quickly rushed forward with his blade raised.
Half a minute later.
The Bloodshadow Boar was dead.
He continued walking in the next direction, leaving behind the trembling, grateful New Recruit.
Team Leader Shao’s eyes showed increasingly strong admiration, “He is a born soldier!”
A team member beside him laughed, “Compared to the one with Grade A Martial Arts Talent?”
Team Leader Shao thought for a moment, “In terms of Realm, the Grade A Martial Arts Talent is superior, but I still favor this one more.”
“Then this New Recruit is blessed,” the team member’s smile carried a hint of ‘schadenfreude’.
As they spoke.
Li Yuan had already slain the third First-Rank Bloodshadow Boar.
Then, under the gaze of Team Leader Shao and the others, he hid around a corner of a ruin.
Soon.
The Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar, with its dark, bristly fur and a body as sturdy as a wild ox, slowly walked over.
In its murky, blood-red eyes, there was a very faint glimmer of spiritual intelligence.
The intense hunger did not make it frantically attack the New Recruits.
Instead, it walked along the edge of the abandoned factory building, looking somewhat uneasy, as if it wanted to escape.
“This guy isn’t going to ambush the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar, is he?”
A team member in front of the monitor exclaimed.
Team Leader Shao did not speak, concentrating on Li Yuan in the frame.
The Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar quickly passed Li Yuan’s hiding place without noticing anything unusual, walking slowly past. Its blood-red eyes were fixed on the iron fence ahead, and its hooves pawed the ground uneasily.
Just then.
Li Yuan dashed out, gripping the alloy battle blade tightly with both hands, ready to strike down on the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar’s back.
However, the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar seemed to have sensed it long ago.
It suddenly turned, enveloped in a foul wind, and pounced like a bloody lightning bolt.
Temporary command post.
The team member shook his head: “Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boars have extremely sensitive senses and a trace of intelligence. It clearly discovered Li Yuan long ago and was waiting for him to come out.”
Team Leader Shao did not speak, his eyes fixed on the screen.
Facing the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar charging with a rumble.
Li Yuan stopped, and using the momentum of his rapid charge, he fiercely threw the nearly one-meter-long alloy battle blade.
The Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar was stout and charged quickly, but its agility was limited.
It couldn't dodge the alloy battle blade and was struck hard on its toughest skull.
With a dull thud.
The alloy battle blade bounced off.
The Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar let out a squeal, and a shattered hole appeared in its skull, slightly to the left of its brow, with dark blood slowly oozing out.
“Good boy!”
Team Leader Shao couldn’t help but laugh aloud: “He knew he couldn’t hide from a Second-Rank Vicious Beast, so he did the opposite, deliberately feigning a weakness to injure the Bloodshadow Boar.”
Then he felt a little regretful, “It’s a pity his handling is still too naive. The D-grade alloy battle blade was his only means of breaking through the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar’s defense. Throwing it directly, while it could injure, wasn’t enough to be fatal.”
After saying that, he looked at the liaison officer and said, “Notify the team members there, prepare to intervene and rescue…”
Suddenly!
A golden light illuminated the screen.
Team Leader Shao looked over.
He stood up with a “whoosh,” staring at the screen with an expression of disbelief.
On the screen.
Li Yuan, taking advantage of the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar’s limited agility, after throwing the alloy long blade, dodged the charge with a slide, then agilely stood up and leaped onto the Bloodshadow Boar’s back.
A brilliant golden light suddenly surged over his body, and he tightly gripped his golden fists, punching the back of the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar’s head repeatedly.
Bang—!
The Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar let out a shriek, its sturdy, ox-like body crashing to the ground.
Bang—!
The golden fists continued to fall, the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar bled from its nose and mouth, its howls incessant.
The glowing bristles on its neck stood up like steel needles, yet they could not harm Li Yuan, who was bathed in the brilliant golden light, in the slightest.
“S-Rank Talent Martial Artist!!”
Temporary command post.
Team Leader Shao stared intently at the screen, a few words escaping his lips.
His breathing was held at this moment.
Only an S-Rank Talent Martial Artist could, at an unranked Realm, ignore the damage caused by a Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar.
Clatter.
The pen in the hand of a team member beside him unconsciously dropped onto the desk, his eyes wide, his face filled with disbelief.
“S… S-Rank Talent? Team… Team Leader Shao, can you confirm?!”
S-Rank Talent Martial Artist?
How many years has it been since our regiment produced one?
The Regimental Commander would be overjoyed if he knew!!
“No mistake!”
Team Leader Shao could barely suppress the smile on his lips, looking at Li Yuan bathed in brilliant golden light on the screen, he felt truly satisfied with the beatings.
“Copy the video. I’m going to the regimental headquarters immediately!”
“Okay… okay.”
The team member fumbled to find a hard drive… Abandoned factory.
Li Yuan delivered the final punch, and the Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar beneath him completely lost its breath.
Only then did he stand up.
Feeling the surging Qi and blood within him, his mood was exceptionally joyful.
【Host: Li Yuan】
【Realm: First-Rank Martial Artist】
【Qi and Blood Value: 15.3】
【Mental Energy: 7.1】
【Talent: Undying Golden Body (S)】
【Martial Skills: Elementary Fist Technique (7/10), Elementary Blade Technique (5/10)】
【Upgrade Points: 10】
Killing three First-Rank Bloodshadow Boars yielded three Upgrade Points.
Killing one Second-Rank Bloodshadow Boar yielded ten points.
A total of thirteen points.
Before the ambush, he added three points to his Qi and blood. After reaching the First-Rank Martial Artist standard, he had 10 points remaining.
After some thought.
Li Yuan allocated three points to Elementary Fist Technique.
Upgrading it to Intermediate Fist Technique.
He then found the alloy long blade that had been bounced away and rushed towards the direction where there was activity from a First-Rank Bloodshadow Boar.