Beneath the chaotic, unpredictable clouds, an armored vehicle with peeling paint was traveling high in the sky. The fierce gales and occasional lightning bolts were all kept at bay by an invisible force, making the area around the armored vehicle completely safe.
After the initial net amount was paid, the people in the cabin dared to cautiously stick their heads out to observe this rare sight.
But when their gaze swept past the side of the armored vehicle, to the man who was single-handedly carrying the armored vehicle and flying through the restricted area, they still felt that the scene was like a dream.
For the freckled girl and driver Lao Wang, they only knew it was a legend and couldn't see through Huo Ling'er's "boyfriend" at all. They could only subconsciously feel awe, admiration, longing and other emotions.
But for Shen Zongwen, this scene was terrifying and a real blow.
Because he clearly knew what this meant.
Mountains and seas!
This man, who looked to be about the same age as him, was actually a powerful expert in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
He instinctively wanted to doubt whether the other person was just young-looking, but his intuition told him that Huo Ling'er was not lying.
This seemingly gentle girl is actually incredibly proud at heart.
"Does that little boy like you?"
As he hurried along the planned route to reunite with the rest of his old team, he asked Huo Ling'er telepathically.
Huo Ling'er, who was leaning against the window and staring intently at Shen Qian, hummed in response and said without turning her head, "He's actually not bad... If I hadn't met you first, I might have considered him, hehe."
"It's not too late now," Shen Qian said casually, supporting the armored vehicle.
Huo Ling'er stopped talking, but her lips pursed, and she looked like she was about to cry.
"...I was just joking." Shen Qian's head hurt a lot.
“Me too.” Huo Ling’er’s face lit up instantly, and she said with a smile.
Knowing he couldn't win an argument with her, Shen Qian, who had a guilty conscience, changed the subject, saying, "Isn't this a volunteer team for college students? How did you, a girl who hasn't even graduated from high school, manage to get in? They probably don't accept minors, right?"
"The mountain city was attacked by the monsters behind those 'doors' and is now in the reconstruction phase. There is a shortage of manpower everywhere, so the review process is not as strict."
Huo Ling'er responded, then said somewhat absentmindedly, "And those wounded and refugees are so pitiful, I want to do something for them... well, besides donating money."
When Shen Qian first met Huo Ling'er, he thought she was just having a girlish whim and joining the medical volunteer team purely for fun, or that she had heard he had entered the Southwest Theater Command and was hoping to bump into him. Now he realized he had misunderstood her.
Although Shen Qian had not witnessed the catastrophe of the monsters breaching the city firsthand, he had seen some descriptions in the base group. The entire city was almost completely destroyed by the monsters, and countless ordinary people died.
According to post-disaster statistics, as many as 67 martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Sects perished directly in that catastrophe. Nearly half of them were martial artists from outside the sect, which greatly changed Shen Qian's impression of this group of martial artists.
At the time, Qianrenbo, who should have been stationed in the mountain city, happened to be in the underground city. By the time he received the news and rushed back, fourteen minutes had passed since the attack on the mountain city.
With the mountain city's defense system, it was almost destroyed in just over ten minutes under the fierce attack of an ancient beast tide. This is the terror of an A-level "gate".
Even without kings or marquises, there are still a large number of ancient monsters of the mountain and sea level, far beyond what a single city can withstand. If it were a small city like Jingcheng, it would probably have been reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye.
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This is the significance of defending against enemies behind the "gate".
"The Council of Kings and Nobles has a devastating plan for that 'gate,' and the threat to the mountain city will likely be eliminated soon."
Shen Qian smiled and comforted the girl.
"Really?" Huo Ling'er's eyes lit up.
Shen Qian nodded slightly. As long as the teleportation altar was destroyed, the Great Wilderness monsters, with only the "door" as an exit, would be trapped like turtles in a jar. Once the "door" expanded to the point where even kings and nobles could pass through, it would be a catastrophe for the Great Wilderness world.
A single A-level "gate" should be easily destroyed with a snap of the fingers if three or more kings and nobles joined forces.
Speaking of which, the sheep-like creature he had just killed did not match any of the common monsters recorded in the forbidden zone manual, and it was huge in size. In terms of characteristics, it was more like the ancient creature that came out of the A-15 "door".
It's just unclear whether these are the batch that were teleported out before, or newly arrived monsters.
After all, the location teleported by the altar is completely random, but according to a pattern, it will continuously expand the range based on the area near the mountain city.
Judging by the time, the twelve teams responsible for carrying out the mission have been inside for five or six hours now. I wonder what the outcome is.
"Shenqian, was what you said before true?" Huo Ling'er asked hesitantly again.
"What?" Shen Qian, who was deep in thought, didn't react for a moment.
"That's right, that's right... as long as I can get the top score in the province in the humanities, you'll be with me." Huo Ling'er blushed a little, but still mustered up her courage to say it.
"Ah, this..." Shen Qian chuckled dryly upon hearing this.
He was just trying to keep the girl calm and didn't think much about it. In his opinion, Huo Ling'er, who hated textbooks as much as he did, was unlikely to become the top scholar in the civil service exam.
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