The First Pest > Chapter 74: On-the-spot Request for Merit

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  It was previously at the level of one in a thousand, but now it has suddenly jumped to the level of one in a hundred. The difference between these two levels is a bit too big. At first, Xia Xingxiao felt very happy. His dantian had expanded and his true energy capacity had increased, so he should be happy. But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't feel happy anymore. Nothing else, trouble has come.

  The trouble is, his cultivation speed. Originally, he had a large number of Qi seas, requiring the absorption of a massive amount of Heaven and Earth's origin energy to fill all of them up. If one were to compare his Qi seas to cups, others would only need one cup of water to advance, while he needed thirty-three! And with his Qi sea capacity expanding, the amount of Heaven and Earth's origin energy required will only increase. Currently, the concentration of Heaven and Earth's origin energy provided by Aoyue Xing is still enough to satisfy his needs, but what about in the future?

  The concentration of the heavenly yuanqi has certain limitations. The heavenly yuanqi of Aiyue Xing cannot always satisfy Xiaoxiao's needs. At that time, in order to find enough heavenly yuanqi, he will have to run east and west, rushing around everywhere.

  The more heavenly yuan energy he needs, the slower his upgrade speed. In theory, if the capacity of the air sea is doubled, his upgrade speed will be slowed down by half. If the capacity of the air sea is tripled, the upgrade speed will be even slower. Therefore, Xia Xingxiao not only didn't feel excited, but also felt a bit worried.

  Of course, such troubles he could only hide in his own heart, and never dare to say out loud. He was very clear that if he said it out loud, he would probably be beaten to death by others. Because his thoughts were truly incompatible with this world.

  Paralyzed, others are going all out to think of ways to expand their own aura capacity, while he is worried that his aura capacity is too large and is troubled by this. Isn't this like telling a group of poor people that I have too much money and can't spend it? Isn't this purely asking for death? It's strange if you don't get beaten into a pig head.

  "Whatever, forget it, just let things be." Xia Xingxiao also gradually came around.

  This matter, in fact, even he himself is unclear, thinking too much, but to no avail. In the current situation, others' true energy is definitely needed to be supplemented. If it weren't for their efforts and struggles, the Melo military base might not be able to hold on. Once the Melo military base falls, Aylee Star will fall, and Baihe Star will be directly threatened.

  For the sake of his old man, even if the capacity of Qi Hai expanded a hundred times, he could only acknowledge it. Fortunately, he didn't care much about the speed of upgrading, whether it was fast or slow. Anyway, he had no intention of staying in the army for long. If there was an opportunity, he would shed his military uniform and slip back to White Dew City, doing whatever he wanted.

  "Zhao Zhi Lei, how's the situation here? Are there many casualties? Can you hold on?" Suddenly, Captain Zhang Feng's voice came through.

  Zhang Feng did not have a specific position, only holding a nominal title of inspector. Most of the time, he appeared as Chen Duohe's representative. After the Sand Bandits' attack had subsided slightly, he came to inspect various key points on behalf of Chen Duohe.

  Zhao Zhi Lei hastily stood at attention and saluted, saying loudly: "Report to the inspector, we're all fine! The sand bandits' attack has been repelled by us!"

  Zhang Feng nodded and let Zhao Zhi Lei tell him about the situation in detail.

  Zhao Zhi Lei then briefly recounted the battle that had just occurred. He was also a straightforward person and did not dare to add any water to his report. Of course, there was no need to gloss over his own achievements either. In fact, such achievements were indeed worthy of anyone's pride.

  When Zhao Zhi heard that they had actually killed several hundred sand thieves, Zhang Feng asked incredulously: "Not a single one of you was injured?"

  Zhao Zhi Lei said firmly: "No one was injured!"

  Zhang Feng had already seen the corpses of the desert thieves scattered all over the ground and knew that something big must have happened at the 255th defensive outpost. With so many desert thieves eliminated, how could the battle have been uneventful? However, the detailed process of the battle was not very clear. When Zhao Zhi Lei finished his detailed report, Zhang Feng's inner shock was imaginable.

  The massive number of sand bandits eliminated, indeed made Zhang Feng astonished. However, what made Zhang Feng even more astonished was that Zhao Zhi Lei and his men had only nine people from start to finish! With the strength of nine men, they eliminated hundreds of sand bandits, yet not a single person was injured! Such a miracle, if it wasn't witnessed with his own eyes, Zhang Feng would never believe.

  It must be known that the battles at other defensive points were equally fierce. The losses of the desert thieves were not small either. However, the losses of the federal troops were also not small. In the most intense defensive point, even a major was killed in battle. What is a major? It's a 13th-level cultivator! Even a 13th-level cultivator was killed on the spot, let alone the losses of other federal soldiers.

  All the way to patrol, Zhang Feng's feeling is that his mood is heavy. Under the desperate attack of the Sha thief, the garrison of the Myanmar military base suffered extremely heavy losses. According to incomplete statistics, the number of soldiers who died in battle has already exceeded 1,000. As the battle continues, this number will continue to rise. Who knows what height it will eventually reach.

  These years, the Melo military base has always been on the front line against the Sand Thieves. Every time the Sand Thieves launch a large-scale attack, the garrison of the Melo military base pays a huge price. This time is no exception. It can be said that the place where the federal troops have fought the most fiercely in recent years is Aylee Star, which is the Melo military base.

  Today, the Sand Bandits launched a large-scale raid. Except for new recruits who had just enlisted, all personnel with combat effectiveness at the Miao Luo military base were sent to the front line. Due to the withdrawal of the first line of defense and the lack of defense on the second line, the troops at the Miao Luo military base can be said to be severely insufficient. Chen Duo Hai's top priority was to ensure the safety of the base's core area.

  Apart from a few dozen key strongholds, the rest of the strongholds were almost all abandoned. The 255th defensive stronghold was one of them. Because this stronghold was not an important passage, there were never enough troops arranged to defend it. Otherwise, at the beginning, there would not have been only Zhao Zhi Lei leading Zhang Bo and Lin Fei, just three people, stationed here.

  In Zhang Feng's subconscious, this defensive key point was almost given to the Sha thief for nothing. The person defending the key point naturally became cannon fodder. Under normal circumstances, they had no chance of survival. This is not Chen Duo Hai being ruthless and heartless, but rather a necessity of war. Any war requires someone to make sacrifices.

  As a result, things turned out to be completely unexpected. All the personnel at the 255th defensive strongpoint not only survived intact but also created a miraculous achievement. This was absolutely a huge surprise for Zhang Feng Xiaoxia. It wasn't just because the defenders had survived and held their ground, but also because he saw hope in victory.

  Nine people can kill so many sand bandits, do they still need to fear the sand bandits? The sand bandits can't even break through the defense line of nine people, what's there to be afraid of? Among these nine people, the highest military rank is only lieutenant, and the lowest military rank is just third-class soldier...

  Wait, why is there a third-rate soldier here? A third-rate soldier is only a second-level cultivator. In front of the Sand Bandits, they are completely objects to be slaughtered. But he looks like nothing has happened to him at all. He even seems very calm.

  Zhang Feng Huo's eyes narrowed as he looked at Xia Xing Xiao, his voice low and serious. "What is your name? Which unit are you from? How did you end up here? Can you take down the Sha Zei?"

  Zhao Zhili and Sun Shiyue exclaimed in unison: "He can certainly kill the Sha thief!"

  Zhang Feng looked at them with a puzzled expression. Earlier, Zhao Zhi's report had also mentioned Xia Xingxiao's name, but Zhang Feng hadn't paid attention to it. After all, Xia Xingxiao didn't directly charge into battle and kill the enemy, he just provided support from behind, so ordinary people tended to overlook him. That was how the military worked - only those who charged forward at the front were the most noticed.

  However, Zhang Feng can ignore Xia Xingxiao's existence, but Zhao Zhilei and Sun Shiwei absolutely cannot. Anyone present cannot ignore Xia Xingxiao's existence. To say the least, Xia Xingxiao is indeed the true main force of the battle! If it weren't for him, everyone present would have been collectively killed in action long ago, and checkpoint 255 would have been lost as well.

  Zhang Feng's gaze fell heavily on Xia Xingxiao. Suddenly, he remembered. This little guy wasn't the notorious troublemaker Xia Xingxiao? Had he brought his antics here too? For a moment, Zhang Feng felt a mix of laughter and tears. He hadn't recognized this little troublemaker at first glance.

  The last time that pig beast was actually put in by Zhang Feng secretly, the purpose is to investigate Xia Xingxiao's details. As a result, it was indeed very effective. However, since then, he has not seen Xia Xingxiao again, and he knows nothing about his affairs. Today's battle was too intense, Zhang Feng had a lot on his mind, and for a while, he actually ignored his existence. Now, thinking back to the previous events, it basically makes sense.

  If it were any other third-rate soldier who appeared here, they would definitely look out of place. But Xia Xingxiao wouldn't. Because he was already unusual to begin with. No matter what he did, Zhang Feng wouldn't be surprised. Even if Zhao Zhilei said that he was the mainstay of the battle, Zhang Feng still wouldn't be surprised. Because Xia Xingxiao could indeed cause trouble and coincidentally stir up a few hundred desert bandits, which wasn't a big deal after all.

  "Commander, I have good news to tell you!"

  Zhang Feng immediately used the communicator to report the situation directly to Chen Duo Hai. The names of all nine people present were reported by Zhang Feng. There was no doubt that this was going to be a meritorious deed on the spot. Such a magnificent achievement, how could it not be meritorious?