"Everyone, check the equipment and supplies you carry one last time and prepare to go."
The people and horses lined up neatly on the martial arts field of the Eighth Guards Station, with bright flags flying under the blue sky. The soldiers wore brand-new armor, and the standard spears in their hands were pointed straight into the sky. The spear tips kept shining coldly in the sun. They Everyone is gearing up and in high spirits, waiting for the order to take action.
A crisp sound of horse hooves came from far and near. The general rode a tall horse and marched along the leading team towards the following team. He stopped from time to time to point out problems in the team arrangement and material loading. The Eighth Guards was dispatched this time. There were about 200 people, led by Shen Dutong and assisted by a staff general. The marching arrangement was not much different from the past. The forward was led by soldiers from the guard station, responsible for opening the road, followed by a convoy carrying supplies. At the end of the team is Yan Zheng's guard, who is responsible for guarding the entire convoy.
The Luo family's carriages with elegant lines were located in the middle of the entire convoy. The tasks they shouldered were very important and at the same time extremely mysterious. No one except Shen Dutong knew what they were doing in participating in this exploration operation. Luo Ting opened the curtain and looked outside. The soldiers who were not involved in the exploration operation were standing on both sides, watching their comrades who were about to set off. They all had smiles on their faces, but Luo Ting could still feel it. There was an atmosphere of sadness, after all, many people parted ways and would never see each other again.
The past few days of drinking and having fun made Luo Ting's handsome face look a little haggard, but it also revealed his gloomy temperament. He took off the string of white jade beads on his wrist and twisted them one by one with his fingers. From time to time, black spiritual energy came out of his mouth as he breathed, and was absorbed by the white jade beads in his hands. After absorbing the black spiritual energy, strange cloud patterns appeared on the surface of the white jade beads, which was obviously a powerful magic weapon.
Although the Luo family all practices the Demonic Shadow Heart-Eating Curse, as their own realm improves, the forms they manifest are also different. The scouts who wanted to kill Yan Zheng before had to rely on themselves to contain the black aura and fight. When he was released from his body, Luo Ting obviously took a step further, relying on his natal magic weapon to contain the black spiritual energy. During his daily practice, he also transformed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into black spiritual energy, which he used to warm the magic weapon and improve his own cultivation.
The army is in good order, which is different from the hired guards of the caravan. With the help of the eighth guard, this mission will be safe and smooth. It is okay to just complete this mission, but there are other things to worry about, Luo Ting Frowning slightly, he remembered the letter he received yesterday. The letter was written by the Great Elder. The letter said that the scout responsible for investigating the 57th exploration operation mysteriously disappeared. The light indicating that his life was also extinguished not long ago, indicating that this person The scout was dead. They suspected that there was something fishy about this matter and that someone must be behind it, so they ordered him to contact the survivor secretly and continue to investigate the location of the red gauze bodhi. They also took into account the situation of the scout to avoid alerting the enemy.
In addition, the great elder also expressed his doubts about the survivor in the letter, but Luo Ting scoffed. At the wine table a few days ago, he had already asked Shen Dutong about the survivor in an indirect way, and what he got was The information is that the survivor is named Yan Zheng. He is a soldier with outstanding performance. His abilities are a little more outstanding than ordinary people. There is nothing special about him. This is no different from the information the Luo family received from the eighth guard before. Luo Ting really doesn't understand why these old people want to hold on to a mortal? But complaints are complaints. After entering the Nether Realm, he will send suitable people to contact Yan Zheng and get some information from him to send the great elder.
Lao Lu and the veterans leaned outside the cafeteria door, looking for Yan Zheng in the team. This little brother Yan Zheng had not been in the Eighth Guards for a long time. Even now, it has only been less than four months, but every day Everyone feels that they have established a deep relationship with him and have received more or less help from him in daily matters and work life. Now that he is about to embark on a journey, everyone's heart is full of reluctance. The veteran in the kitchen They didn't have to participate in the exploratory operation. Their hard work was just to make enough dry food for the entire team for half a month. Yan Zheng was also a special case, participating in the exploratory operation as a member of the kitchen.
Lao Lu took out a letter from his arms. It was a letter from home that Yan Zheng asked him to send to his parents after the team set off. He could guess the content of the letter. It was called a letter from home, but the content was probably different from the letter from home. The suicide note is the same. It seems that Yan Zheng really participated in this operation with the determination to die, or he had no intention of coming back alive from the beginning.
Lao Lu was really curious about how much trouble a promising young man like him could cause. But when he was dealing with the body that Yan Zheng had hidden in the pig pen, Lao Lu, who had seen strong winds and waves, was also shocked. The middle-aged man Zheng killed turned out to be a Yuxu monk! Moreover, Lao Lu specifically confirmed with the sentries that night that they did not hear any strange noises. It was unbelievable that Yan Zheng killed a Yuxu monk alone, but without causing a huge noise Doesn't killing a Yuxu monk mean that Yan Zheng's own strength has surpassed that of Yuxu? Lao Lu didn't dare to think any more. The secrets of Yan Zheng and the forces involved behind him were far beyond the reach of a small team leader like him.
Yan Zheng, who was standing in the team, was still recalling what Commander Lu told him last night. To be more precise, it was a relatively complete story. Obviously Commander Lu thought this story was very important, because Yan Zheng was also the first I heard him talk about it once.
"I participated in a total of two exploration operations. The first time I returned safely, and the second time I was seriously injured due to using a broken steel body. What I want to talk about happened at the end of the first exploration operation. At that time, I entered The time in the army can be a little longer than yours now, but it is only three or four years. I have always heard others say how dangerous and terrifying the Netherland is. I have also seen many veterans who quit the army because they were injured in the Netherland. , but because I have never been there, I don’t really believe it.”
"The goal of our exploration operation was similar to this time. It was to enter a completely unknown area and find a safer route. At first, everything was normal. We were traveling very fast. It would take about two or three days. We can turn back after the journey. As you know, even the most powerful people are not willing to stay in the dangerous environment of the Netherworld, so the general who led us on the mission decided to turn back as soon as possible after reaching the destination. Of course, We encountered many monsters along the way, but after paying an acceptable price, we successfully dealt with them. When we finally arrived at our destination, nine out of ten of us were still alive."
"The weird thing happened on our way back. Less than halfway through the way back, many people began to act manic, irritable, and aggressive, and many people said they heard something in the dark. Things were whispering to him, and some people were trying to escape from the team and go deeper into the secluded realm. The general tried every means to stop it, and was even forced to use military law to deal with it. However, our team was still torn apart, and we were about to return to the safe zone. It became a piece of sand before, with only a few brothers and I trusting each other and never being separated. Later, we encountered something we never expected - Yin soldiers taking advantage of the passage."
"I know you may think I'm talking nonsense, because people's souls have always dissipated after death. Even if a monk's soul is strong, it still needs a body to accommodate it. It is impossible to exist in a soul state out of thin air. But we saw a group of faces that day. Blurred soldiers marched in the thick fog. The armors they wore and the standard weapons they held were exactly the same as ours. After encountering the monsters, they fought bravely with their weapons and slaughtered them all. As the thick fog disappeared.”
"I asked some monks who are similar to the way of the soul, and they explained that these Yin soldiers are the ghosts left by the soldiers who died in the battle. Although the body has died, the soul refuses to leave due to strong obsession, or it is strange. The power is bound to the same place and cannot leave. I can only wander in the secluded realm all day long, repeating the task of killing monsters day after day, and can never rest in peace."
"The route of this operation is to continue on the basis of the route we have explored before, so the place you are going to must be very dangerous, and you may encounter situations that are completely different from before, so I hope you will pay attention to safety. If you encounter Yin soldiers taking advantage of the passage, you can use their power to drive away the monsters, but I don't know if they will be harmful to strangers, so I think you'd better avoid it and avoid direct contact with them."
Yan Zheng had also heard a little about the story told by Lao Lu. They all rumored that it was the souls of the fallen soldiers protecting the soldiers who strayed into dangerous areas. Although Yan Zheng did not believe this statement, this fact could not be ignored. Since those The Yin Soldier is wandering near this road, so at a critical moment, he might be able to use it. It is true that this kind of power is completely uncontrollable, but if used properly, it can have a surprising effect.
After checking the last soldier, the general drove his horse back to the leading team and reported to the commander, "Commander, the soldiers are all ready and waiting for your order."
"Very good." Shen Dutong nodded. He turned around, pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed to the sky, and ordered the entire team,
"Listen to my order and let's go!"
"Set off!"
Following Shen Dutong's order, the soldiers also shouted in unison, and amidst the shouts like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, the team set off.
