A hundred bandits, within the span of one hour, were all slaughtered.
The bandit army that once strutted around the outskirts of Babylon City, which even regular military troops kept at bay, was now reduced to a single individual.
That looting and murderous bandit leader slumped to the ground; he wanted to plead for mercy, but the terror of death clogged his throat, rendering his efforts futile.
As the sun set blood-red, a black iron chain pierced through the bandit leader’s head. Blood splattered like a bloom, spraying onto the nearby grass and trees.
Each bandit died from a single blow, right in the torso, a fist-sized bloody cavity, perfectly aligned. As if they were targets hit by Lu Xun’s precise shooting.
The bodies of the bandits, torn apart like vehicles in a tornado, their intestines and internal organs scattered about as if they were strewn pieces of a machine.
The weapon of the White-clothed Soldier still hung beside him, a black Mystic Iron Chain as thick as an arm. The head of the chain emerged, a cone-shaped arrowhead glinting with cold light.
All the bandits had been killed; according to intelligence, this group that had entrenched themselves in the suburbs was supposed to number at 118.
When the White-clothed Soldier counted during the massacre, there were only 101. Seventeen were missing.
The military station had not required an exact count when assigning the task, so the White-clothed Soldier had technically completed his mission. Yet his nature demanded perfection in all things, so the missing seventeen became a thorn in his heart.
"Should we wait for them to come back, or should we just leave it as is, Snake Head, what do you think?" The man patted the iron chain behind him. That very chain which had been motionless before now stood erect.
The chain that must have pierced through countless people bore web-like patterns on its black body. When the White-clothed Soldier spoke, those web-like red patterns swelled like pulsating veins, dragging along the grass, creating a scraping sound of the chain.
The "Snake Head" mentioned by the man referred to this Mystic Iron Chain patterned with red lines.
Different from that peculiar snake head chain, the white uniform of the White-clothed Soldier was smooth as if freshly ironed, without a single wrinkle. Embroidered on his collar and cuffs was a gold-threaded dragon.
It turned out the man was also from "Yanhuang." But unlike ordinary Yanhuang members, he was alone in accepting tasks from the military station and had come alone to the suburbs. He charged in single-handedly.
Members of "Yanhuang" no longer took tasks from military stations, which is why the person in charge at the Babylon military station took a few more glances at Bai Tuo when he arrived to accept the mission.
Bai Tuo had the qualities that warranted those extra looks. His facial features were proportioned to perfection, and he always wore a gentle smile. In this respect, whether on Military Road or in real life, Lin Yi (Bai Tuo) always managed it perfectly.
That night, he contacted Qian Qian as usual. The hesitating expression of Qian Qian on the computer screen gave him a sense of foreboding. Just as he was about to ask, Vice Admiral Lin entered uninvited.
What made Lin Yi even more puzzled was that as soon as his father came in and saw Qian Qian on the computer, he scolded, "Nonsense, have all the women in the world died?" Then he forced Lin Yi to shut down the computer.
His father’s words still echoed in his ears. "Don’t forget who she is... Do you want the Lin Family to end with you? As long as I am alive, you can forget about having any chance with her."
The Holy Daughter of the David Sect is held by the followers of Hua Country as if she were a deity. She cannot be in love, as she must maintain a pure heart and a chaste body forever.
After that incident, he could no longer contact Qian Qian.
The pain of not being able to contact Qian Qian was transferred by Lin Yi entirely into "Military Road."
It’s been more than a month since he first entered "Military Road," and it has been a month since he had left the "Yanhuang" led by mysterious individuals to act on his own.
During this month, even Lin Yi himself couldn’t have imagined how engrossed he would become in the game "Military Road." Every night, even during his time at Rand Military District, he would log into "Military Road" unconsciously.
Here, he truly experienced the sense of freedom, the exhilarating feeling of soaring high above the vast ocean. Therefore, although "Yanhuang" could provide the best training environment, he decided to leave "Yanhuang."
When Bai Tuo proposed leaving "Yanhuang," he was powerless to do so because Yanhuang was not yet powerful enough to control everything.