Nature is too generous in the land of divine election, and this land is full of vitality. Life thrives and competes here, stumbling on the road to evolution.
The city of pioneers holds a spring hunt every year. Under the leadership of the extraordinary, everyone carries firearms, pushes cannons, shouts slogans, hunts monsters, creates wealth, gains fame, and forges legends.
This spring hunt, the Green Ridge City officials formed a 1,000-man battle squad. Among them were 200 bronze ranks paired with 10 silver ranks, and the rest were all 0th rank city guards.
There are also several times more ordinary people outside - adventurers!
Such a grand occasion, Li Rui must have attended it too. As the blood relative and descendant of the city master, their special status made it impossible for them to be absent.
But this time the two did not fight together. As one of the few extraordinary riders with a copper rank mount, Mel followed Shana as an elite knight and rushed to the Snake People's nest with the main force of the war group.
Alan was a bit short, so he wasn't selected. Li Rui's battalion headed south, and after clearing the target point, they would rush straight to the Snake People's nest. The commander was an old acquaintance, Hogney.
Li Ruiqi on Alan's back, wearing a full-body aluminum alloy armor, carrying a titanium silver alloy shield and war hammer.
His swordsmanship was ordinary, so he had to use the titanium silver sword to impress his mother-in-law, but she didn't seem to care and instead enjoyed Li Rui's flattering words. Maybe all Golden Stage experts were wealthy.
The steel armor from the other world, Li Rui, has been eliminated due to its poor workmanship and low practicality. Currently, the top choice is titanium alloy, which has high hardness, light weight, and good corrosion resistance. The second choice is special aluminum alloy, which is 40% lighter in weight, although its hardness is not as good as the former, but it's sufficient.
Mainly can alleviate the burden of mounts, after all Alan is not 1st rank yet, and doesn't have Agi's strength.
At this moment, he is the captain of a 5-man squad, leading city guard soldiers into action. The soldiers are sturdy, carrying repeater crossbows and supplies. The entire battalion is configured in this way, with five 0th-rank soldiers paired with one copper-ranked captain.
This time, Alan was not only wearing dog clothes, but also wore a helmet and neck armor to be heavily protected. Because this time there was a fierce battle, rather than the lightly equipped exploration like last time.
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The city guard formed a line and opened fire, with dozens of goblins being shot down amidst the thunderous whistling. The leader of the copper-ranked goblin forces howled as he swung his curved blade to launch a charge attack.
Li Rui blocked it, using the battle technique 'Crush', with ethereal energy gathering like flowing water to wrap around the war hammer, smashing the leader's arm into minced meat. Afterwards, Alan tore it apart with his sharp claws.
Li Rui thinks that blunt instruments are still more suitable for his taste; the 'powdering' battle technique is simple and practical, easy to use, and can even be performed with bare hands, great!
The goblin warriors were all killed, the soldiers entered the lair and slaughtered all the goblin young. They also set fire to the lair and burned it down. During this time, some goblins escaped and surrendered, but they were all killed as well.
Congregating monsters are absolutely not allowed. In the previous exploration, this was marked as a key point.
The soldiers who found the spoils of war were delighted. These earth spirits had raided many merchants and some goods.
Unfortunately, human joys and sorrows are not shared. Li Rui just felt bored. He didn't lack money or ambition; if possible, he would rather stay at home with Mei'er to cultivate slowly together.
"'Eternal Gold' can live for five hundred years, isn't this great!"
Especially after witnessing the battle between Shana and the Snake People. What do these so-called rights, wealth, and fame count for in the face of the extraordinary? Isn't it great to gain superhuman powers?!
"All worldly phenomena are illusory, transcending the ordinary to forge eternity." The predecessors have already made it clear. All these are just illusions, only transcendence is one's own eternity. Nothing can compare with the evolution and sublimation of life.
The city's 90% military strength is on strike, and everyone doesn't worry at all.
When the vanguard set out, Xia Daiti stood on the city wall to see them off, emitting tangible ether fluctuations that made the entire city feel a terrifying oppressive force! But morale was boosted instead, precisely because they knew there was a powerful guardian behind them.
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Li Rui tested the firearms he brought from Blue Star and was very dissatisfied with the result.
A 500-catty wild boar rushed down. The pistol fired all the bullets in the magazine before the boar fell to the ground and lost its mobility.
Moreover, the wild boar was still gasping for air and hadn't died yet. Li Rui felt a bit speechless as this power was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
Another 5-meter-long lizard rushed over. Li Rui took out the single-point M16, holding it lazily with one hand, and fired bullets at the lizard's scales, sparks flying everywhere, exhausting a magazine before it lost its ability to move.
These two are just ordinary goods, the monsters in the sacred place have a huge body shape, thick skin and flesh, small-caliber weapons are of little significance, need to find opportunities to get some powerful firearms.
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At this time, the adventurers on the periphery of the war group also gained a lot.
Many prey were startled by the massive battle array and scattered in all directions, while adventurers on the periphery picked off valuable hunting kills.
Lucky adventurers caught a fleeing Shaman from the Earth Elemental tribe and obtained quite a bit of loot.
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Efficiently heading towards the next cleaning point, arrived at the lair of the Cave Scythe Bug.
This spider-like insect will dig a hole, hide itself in the hole, and cover the entrance with mud and plants. Their hearing is extremely developed, and every time prey passes by, they will swiftly ambush from the entrance of the hole, killing the prey with scissor-like mandibles.
Two copper giants worked together to carry a cannon, aiming at the entrance of the cave and firing a shot. A miserable scream echoed from within the cave.
Soon, countless wolf-like dogs and spider-shaped insects emerged. The well-prepared soldiers opened fire instantly. Incendiary bullets were also mixed in, and the bugs were killed one after another.
A giant sickle worm nearly ten meters in length burst out of a cave on the other side, trying to escape.
Signal ordinary soldiers to retreat, extraordinary ones quickly fill in the harassment. This big blood debt is the core target.
The giant sickle insect is far inferior to 'Kaguya-hime', without the ability to use ether.
Hoguny Knight leapt up, gathering ether to unleash the Silver Rank's crushing technique. The blow came down from the sky and struck the giant insect's head, with not a hint of wasted power, exploding entirely within its body. It turned into a mess of shredded flesh.
Some are a pity, the beetle's shell and mandible are still worth some money.
The party continued on their way, and the adventurers quickly gathered around, dealing with the useful parts of the insect's body.
Humans are efficiently clearing out the surrounding threats, and firearms have made even 0-stage soldiers useful, reducing casualties. Like Blue Star, humans are gradually conquering this land.
Hogarth Knight rode ahead, constantly adjusting his direction based on the scout's report, and soon arrived at the outer edge of the dark forest.
At the same time, spring hunting teams from other directions also rushed over, presenting a surrounded posture against the snake people's nest.
Elrond stepped forward from his hiding place and greeted Hogni with a bow, saying:
"Sir, the Snake People have discovered our arrival and want to escape. But they are blocked by other war groups, now we need to join the battle immediately."
Hogarth Knight nodded and ordered the entire legion to launch a full-scale attack.
