The novice priest who was in charge of guarding Clement was so obsessed with gambling that he almost forgot the time. Fortunately, when he hurried back, he found Clement still lying in the room. He was relieved: "Master Meloen, I'll take you back."

"Yes." Clement lowered his head and responded in a low voice.

The novice priest didn't think much about it, just thinking that he was in too much pain and didn't want to talk.

After sending Clement to the suspension car, he hurried to gamble again.

Clement supported his face with one hand until he returned to his room, and then threw himself on the bed as if exhausted.

At this time, the image of the statue still appeared in his mind, and his mind was in a mess.

After a long time, he slowly calmed down and began to think.

The first thing he thought about was why the statues under the tower were so different from the ones known to the public. Another thing that concerned him was the red liquid dripping on the heads of the statues.

He was very familiar with the red liquid. After all, he had experienced four blood punishments. How could he not recognize the contents in the blood pool?

Thinking that the liquid in the blood pool would disappear every time his blood punishment ended, could it be that it fell here?

Clement curled up his palms subconsciously.

The priest had told him that the blood of their eight noble families was used to suppress evil spirits. Could this be...

No, it's impossible!

This is clearly a god!

He shook his head to stop himself from thinking too much.

But at this point, he thought of Anthony again.

Anthony has already endured eight bloody tortures, which shows that he has strong willpower and endurance. He is about to be free, so why would he commit suicide at this point?

What does this hint he left behind mean?

Is it because he knew something and was silenced?

Or...

Clement thought of the words engraved on the ground. The pen strokes were sharp, and the strong despair and pain almost pierced into people's hearts.

He suddenly felt a chill and shuddered subconsciously.

Countless thoughts swirled in his mind, making him urgently want to find someone to talk to.

His hand touched the communicator beside the bed, and he clicked on Gu Xingmian's communication interface without thinking.

But before pressing it, he stopped.

He is not sure what the truth is now. It would not be good for him to drag Gu Xingmian into it like this. Besides, Clement is still wary of the methods used by the temple. Who knows if they will eavesdrop or something? If they find out, wouldn't it bring disaster to Gu Xingmian?

After thinking for a while, he put down the communicator and decided to find out the truth first.

In the First Military District, with the support of the five major military districts, the reconstruction speed of the garrison base Soloburg outside the defense line was very fast.

When the reconstruction progress of Soloburg reached 60%, Gwen had already assembled the team and was ready to set off.

This team is not only composed of people from the First Military District, but other military districts not only supported supplies, but also people.

Because of his special status, Gu Xingmian and Xiao Qiong followed Gwen and his bodyguards.

He also saw many familiar faces in the team.

For example, Principal Li Chengji, although he rarely appears in public, his individual combat power is very strong. Admiral Gwen personally went to Tianhe Academy to invite him. There

is also Instructor Dai Baiyu.

However, he has now returned to the army, and after a series of selections, he also joined the team that went out to the defense line this time.

Seeing Gu Xingmian, Dai Baiyu didn't have time to say hello, Ling Cang had already flown down from the sky, landed on Gu Xingmian's arm, and rubbed him affectionately.

Gu Xingmian touched Ling Cang's head, a little confused.

Because Ling Cang was injured on the battlefield, he thought that after he cured Ling Cang, Dai Baiyu would stay away from the battlefield with him. Unexpectedly, they not only returned to the battlefield, but also chose the most dangerous one.

As if seeing Gu Xingmian's doubts, Dai Baiyu said: "This is a joint decision of Ling Cang and me. I belong to the battlefield, and he belongs to the God Card of the battlefield. For us, this is the most suitable place for us."

Ling Cang made a clear cry, agreeing with Dai Baiyu's words.

They didn't talk for long, because they were about to set off, and Dai Baiyu took Ling Cang to the advance team.

The advance team is responsible for detecting dangers ahead. Evil spirits are of various kinds and very dangerous. If they encounter evil spirits like gray fog and ghosts, it may be a disaster for their team. At this time, the advance team must "sweep mines" and avoid areas with too dangerous evil spirits.

Therefore, the mission of the advance team is the most dangerous and requires the highest ability of the team members.

After the advance team sets out, their main force will follow.

They have to go to Solo Castle first. Solo Castle serves as their transit and bears the heavy responsibility of transporting supplies and retreating.

Outside the defense line, due to the influence of evil spirits, all equipment is almost unusable, and the only communication tool is the most old-fashioned connector. Once the distance is a little far, there is no signal.

So Gwen repeatedly warned them not to fall behind, because falling behind outside the defense line meant death.

In order to get to Soloburg as quickly as possible, they were all on a forced march. Gu Xingmian was in poor physical condition, so he entered Xiao Qiong's spiritual body.

The team was mighty, but after leaving the defense line, the momentum changed in an instant.

Not long after they set out, they were attacked by evil spirits.

But these evil spirits were not that powerful, and a small team wiped them out.

The team's speed did not slow down because of the evil spirits, but the further they went, the more evil spirits there were, and people in the team gradually began to get injured.

Gu Xingmian and Xiao Qiong were protected in the crowd, but Gu Xingmian still knew how cruel the battle was through Xiao Qiong's eyes and ears.

When they stopped to rest, Gu Xingmian left his spiritual body. Perhaps because his expression was too solemn, Gwen told him that in fact, their casualties this time were very light. The predecessors who first walked out of the defense line and the soldiers who sacrificed when building the garrison base, sometimes only one or two people survived when a whole team went out, and there were even cases where the whole army was wiped out.

But it was precisely because of their sacrifice and dedication that they gained experience and lessons for later generations. Every precaution they took outside the defense line was exchanged for the blood and tears of their predecessors.

They paid a painful price to have the peaceful St. Roberts continent today.

Gwen said this lightly, but every word hit Gu Xingmian's heart hard.

After resting, they set out again, and the closer they got to Solo Castle, the more evil spirits they encountered, but under Gwen's command, they still defeated the evil spirits and rushed to Solo Castle.

Solo Castle is a blue-gray building, and the outermost circle is also made of defense materials to block the evil spirits. As the army entered Solo Castle, Gu Xingmian saw its true appearance.

Solo Castle covers a large area, with a simple and tough style, just like a pure military base.

The inside has not been completely rebuilt yet, and there are even some places that still retain traces of previous battles. The ground is dark brown, which shows how tragic the situation was at that time.

Gu Xingmian was in a heavy mood.

At this time, a man with a small braid came to report to Gwen. He was the person in charge of Solo Castle, named August.

August's left face was covered with burn marks, and his eyes seemed to have been replaced with artificial eyes.

Gu Xingmian heard from the guards that when the Feilong defense line was broken before, he happened to deliver supplies to Solo Castle. After the highest commander of Solo Castle died in the battle, he realized that Solo Castle could not be defended, and he sensed that something was wrong, so he led the remaining soldiers to fight the evil spirits while fleeing to the defense line.

It was also because of his timely return that he and the defenders of the original defense line resisted the invasion of evil spirits and saved the lives of most of the soldiers in Solo Castle.

Because of this contribution, after Solo Castle was rebuilt, he became the highest commander here.

He is very capable and the content of his reports is very concise and clear.

Gu Xingmian thought he was a serious person, but unexpectedly, after the report, he blinked in their direction. He

couldn't help it and exposed his frivolous nature.

Gu Xingmian:? !

However, after the meeting, he saw Dai Boyu walking in the direction where August left.

He heard Dai Boyu mention that he had a good friend. Could it be August?

He didn't expect that the two of them with such completely different personalities would become friends.

August left the meeting room, and Dai Baiyu came out soon after.

When they saw each other, they both smiled faintly.

August saw him looking at his artificial eye, so he said first: "Cool, right? I picked the color specially!"

Dai Baiyu didn't expose him, and smiled: "Yeah, not bad."

August said again: "I heard that Ling Cang is already well?"

Dai Baiyu nodded, and Ling Cang came out of his spiritual body, circled in the sky, and fell back on his arm. August was surprised and wanted to touch it, but he almost bit it. He didn't behave well in front of Gu Xingmian at all.

"Hey! Your temper hasn't changed at all!" August withdrew his hand angrily.

Time was limited, so the two just had a brief chat.

Dai Baiyu did not ask August about any details of that battle, and August did not ask him why Ling Cang had to go back to the battlefield after finally recovering.

The two of them just jokingly talked about some of their experiences when they first joined the army, as well as the details of Gu Xingmian's treatment of Ling Cang.

At this time, August suddenly remembered something and hammered his palm in frustration: "I said before that when his car master comes to the First Military Region, I must apply to be a recruit instructor and have a good competition with him. I didn't expect that there is no such opportunity at all. What a pity!"

Dai Baiyu shook his head helplessly: "You actually still remember this!"

"Of course." August snorted, "It's rare for my partner to praise a car master so much!"

Dai Baiyu was stunned.

The two had always been partners in the army, but later they had a dispute over something. August went to Lani Island to carry out the mission, while Dai Baiyu went to the battlefield with others. It was during that battle that an accident occurred, causing Ling Cang to be injured, and he had to be transferred away from the front line.

Afterwards, although August said nothing, he always had a knot in his heart, and he no longer talked about the partner in front of Dai Baiyu.

Until now that Ling Cang has recovered, August's knot was finally untied.

It was rare for him to look at Dai Baiyu so seriously: "Okay, wait until this mission is over, and we will be partners again!"

Dai Baiyu's heart was surging, and after a long time he softly responded: "Yeah."