"It's so good to be alive."
Sitting in the back of the military truck, Xiao Yunlong relaxed his body, and a deep fatigue surged over him. This was a side effect of the adrenaline injection, which he couldn't avoid even as a Tier Two Spiritualist.
"Yeah."
Qin Dadi sighed with deep emotion. This operation was a failure; they didn't capture the Golan Heights, and the casualties were severe. The Clone fodder troops were almost down to about ten percent, over thirty percent of the elite soldiers were casualties, and many special teams were completely wiped out.
They were very lucky to survive, and no one was seriously injured.
On the way to the military camp, the truck was quite silent. Even Xiao Yunlong, who was usually talkative, didn't say much. Everyone's thoughts lingered on that brutal battlefield, finding it hard to move on.
Beep, beep~~
Just as they were about to reach the military camp, the smartwatches of the three of them beeped simultaneously. They opened them to see, and their faces lit up with surprise.
"Wow, so many military points."
Xiao Yunlong suddenly sat up straight, his face full of excitement.
Liu Zhaozhao's eyes lit up, and her previously tired face instantly became bright and charming.
"This time we're benefiting from Qin Tian."
Qin Dadi looked at Qin Tian and smiled, "If it weren't for Qin Tian, we wouldn't even have gotten a fraction of these military points."
In the recent battle, the Earth Dragon Team only completed one task, which was to successfully kill a Tier Two Spirit Cat.
According to logic, there wouldn't be many military points.
However, Qin Tian shone during the war, killing hundreds of Beastmen. Even though these Beastmen weren't killed by the three of them, as team members, they could still share a good amount of military points from Qin Tian.
"Haha, Qin Tian, I love you to death."
Xiao Yunlong threw his arm around Qin Tian's shoulder, excitedly wanting to kiss Qin Tian on the face, but Qin Tian reacted quickly, immediately pushing his face away with his hand, disdainfully saying,
"Keep your distance."
"Oh, so heartless."
Xiao Yunlong pretended to be very hurt, but he couldn't maintain it for even two seconds before his face broke into a wide grin.
Poof~
Liu Zhaozhao couldn't help but laugh at Xiao Yunlong's quick change of expression.
Having a lively character in the team was really interesting.
Additionally, she noticed that Qin Tian was no longer as cold as before and seemed to be becoming more "human," showing speechlessness, nervousness, and even concern and... disdain for his teammates.
Qin Dadi smiled slightly and then remembered something, saying, "Qin Tian, the Military Department is fair. You will also get your deserved military points. It's just that your identity is special, and you haven't registered your identity information within the Empire yet, so the military points can't be allocated to you immediately."
"But don't worry. Once we get back, I'll immediately report this to the Logistics Department to help you complete your identity registration as soon as possible."
Qin Tian was a Clone, only three days old, so no one would have registered his identity.
Within the Empire, living without an identity wasn't exactly impossible, but everyday commuting, traveling, lodging, and various welfare treatments couldn't be accessed.
"Okay."
Qin Tian nodded. To be honest, he was eagerly anticipating how many military points he would eventually get and what good things he could exchange those points for.
Soon after, the main force arrived at the military camp.
The Command ordered all personnel to pack up immediately. In two hours, the Legion would withdraw from the camp and retreat to Lieyang Valley.
"It seems the Legion has completely given up on the Golan Heights."
Qin Dadi sighed. So many people died, yet they couldn't take the Golan Heights; it was hard for him to accept.
"Captain, there's nothing we can do. We just don't have enough manpower."
Xiao Yunlong was quite open-minded. He had no obsession with the Golan Heights, and as long as he survived and earned enough military points, his goal of joining the army was achieved.
Now that he had saved up his expected military points, he hoped there wouldn't be any more battles.
"Ah, it's just a pity."
Qin Dadi shook his head. If the Legion had more Spiritualists or Superpower Users, they could definitely have conquered the Golan Heights.
In the thousand-year struggle with the Beastman Empire, the Galaxy Empire relied on its advantage in technology and weapons to gain a strong upper hand in non-extraordinary fields.
However, the impact of Spiritualists and Superpower Users on the war was significant. Without a match in high-end combat power, no matter how strong the weapons, they couldn't change the course of the war.
This was a world for the strong.
High Tier Spiritualists could destroy a Legion, a city, or even a continent with just their power, which no weapon could compare to.
"Forget it. It's no use talking about this now. Let's pack our things."
Qin Dadi waved his hand and went into the house to pack his luggage, followed by Xiao Yunlong and Liu Zhaozhao.
Qin Tian walked into the room and started organizing the belongings of the former Sharpshooter, Huang Xun. He packed useful items into his luggage and threw temporarily useless ones into the Spatial Bag.
During this process, he kept experimenting and found that besides using his hands, he could absorb items into the Spatial Bag by touching them with any part of his body.
This also solved a problem for him.
Earlier on the battlefield, he wanted to collect some scattered guns, battle swords, and equipment into the Spatial Bag. But picking them up required crouching or bending, which was inconvenient and could arouse his teammates' suspicion.
But if he could use his foot, in the future, he would only need to get close to the target and gently kick it to silently collect the items.
Half an hour later, the Earth Dragon Team grabbed their luggage and headed to Lieyang Valley with the main force.
......
Night fell
The Legion didn't travel overnight; instead, they camped on the spot.
The Earth Dragon Team settled into a large tent, only a few dozen meters away from important logistics supplies.
This was also their newly assigned task, to guard the logistics area.
"Hehe, lucky us, no patrol duty tonight."
Xiao Yunlong lay on the carpet; after chatting for a bit, his eyelids grew heavy, and he soon entered dreamland.
Subsequently, Qin Dadi and Liu Zhaozhao also fell asleep one after another.
After experiencing a brutal and dangerous war, everyone was exhausted. They had held on till now on sheer willpower; once their heads hit the pillow, fatigue washed over them like a torrent, engulfing their will.
Snore~ snore~
The tent was filled with the sound of snores rising and falling.
Qin Tian lay with his hands crossed behind his head, staring at the tent ceiling. For some reason, he found it hard to sleep.
Vivid scenes from his past life intertwined with the brutal and bloody images of this life, like a slideshow with chaotic cuts replaying in his mind.
At that moment, he felt as if he were in a dream, unable to distinguish whether the present was illusion or reality.
......
The night deepened; outside the military camp was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Drone swarms patrolled the sky; the infrared radar covered an area of several kilometers with no dead angles.
Thud~ thud~
Suddenly, a small mound rose from the ground a hundred meters outside the camp, and an enormous snakehead slowly emerged from the soil, its body icy, completely avoiding infrared detection.
Below it, the Shadow Cat Team lay in ambush, pairs of ghostly green eyes flickering with cunning and cruelty.