Your skills are excellent, and now I have them too.

Chapter 73 What Happened to the Promised Hard Battle?

Boom boom boom!

The earth shook and mountains trembled, and flames rose everywhere.

To be honest, when Lu Zhao saw the terrifying and ferocious black ship descending with a rain of fire, his mind went completely blank.

After all, he was just a transmigrator from Earth who had never personally experienced such a scene before. His only understanding of war came from watching videos of battles in Eastern Europe and the Middle East online.

Who am I? Where am I? What should I do now?

After asking three questions in a row, Lu Zhao came to his senses a little.

【Heart as still as water】

Once the special skill was activated, his entire state immediately returned to normal.

This was not a routine action; Lu Zhao had thought about it in advance when he had free time.

The Great Expedition is a meat grinder. The battlefield is ever-changing, and anything can happen. So recently, he has been practicing a move whenever he has nothing to do: remain calm and composed when faced with indecision, making the activation of this special skill an instinct like muscle memory.

"The timing of this surprise attack has been carefully calculated. The transport ship is about to leave the Void Sea and enter the orbit of Vientiane Continent. Many veterans have become lax, and the defenses are not as strict as usual."

"So what's the deal with that black ship? Not only did it dare attack a military transport ship, but it also had a meticulously planned operation. It couldn't be a pirate ship. No, this isn't the time to think about that. What should I do now?"

To be honest, we haven't received any training on this yet. The only goal for new recruits after enlisting is to practice martial arts. Tactical thinking and such will be addressed in the next few months according to the plan.

After all, the warships were still halfway to the imperial border, and no one expected them to be attacked in such a place.

Within a few breaths, the entire interior of the transport ship was filled with smoke and dust, making visibility extremely poor.

The huge black ship was looming diagonally above the transport ship, its dark silhouette emerging from the smoke, blocking the path between him and the recruit area.

"I need to find someone to meet up with first."

Lu Zhao's first reaction was to try to find a way to seek refuge with Old Ji or Xin Li, who were the strongest people he knew.

But then he realized that this was impossible, because the black ship was blocking his way between him and the recruit area, and Gao Ge was also there. The situation was unclear, and he couldn't just run straight towards the black ship.

"Who knows what might come out of the ship? This isn't a drill; people could die."

"The north side is the storage area. I've never been there before, and I don't know who's stationed there. I have to take the curved path to the south to get to the veterans' area."

Lu Zhao thought calmly.

Since joining Old Ji's side was no longer realistic, the other two strongest people he had met were Neishi Xiangyang and Cen Lanqi.

If Neishi Xiangyang isn't wandering around aimlessly right now, he should be at the western bow of the ship, which is too far from the unmanned training ground. So there's only one option left: go around to the veterans' area from the south. Ideally, he should find Cen Lanqi. If he can't find her, at least he can join the ranks of other veterans.

Just as he was about to set off, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound of wind breaking overhead.

Whoosh—Boom!

A rocket exploded where Lu Zhao was standing, but fortunately, he immediately used his Swift Step technique to dash away after hearing it.

Hula la.

The heatwave from the explosion blew behind him, but Lu Zhao didn't look back at the explosion. He just started sprinting and ran wildly south.

I hadn't run more than a few steps when a loud bang came from afar, and all the streetlights that were always on went out, the lighting system was destroyed.

There was no external light source in the Void Sea, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness. Only the area near the fire and explosion site had light.

But the next moment, with a sharp whistling sound, many flares immediately rose into the air, and the light reappeared.

Lu Zhao never stopped moving, his beam blade gripped tightly in his hand, ready to deal with any enemies that might appear, even though he had no idea what kind of enemies they were.

After sprinting at high speed for about two or three minutes, Lu Zhao arrived at a veterans' dormitory area. However, this area seemed to be within the target range of the artillery shells, and there was no one alive in sight.

The two dormitory buildings on the left and right were completely destroyed. Among the bricks and rubble were deformed iron bunk beds, metal cabinets, scattered military boots and some daily necessities. Of course, there were also severed limbs. Some people may have died suddenly while still lying in bed.

This is why, once someone is drafted, they are considered a future casualty. On a macro level of warfare, no one can predict what will happen in the future.

Lu Zhao looked around but didn't see any enemy. He didn't want to linger and continued forward, but he stopped after running a few steps because a towering wall of fog appeared in front of him, stretching from south to north to the end of the next street, cutting off his way.

Clearly, this is not smoke or dust from an explosion; it is man-made, a fog wall created by special effects.

"Someone is deliberately dividing the battlefield; it's most likely the enemy. Whatever their purpose, they want to create chaos first."

Lu Zhao had no time to marvel at the vastness of the fog wall; it must have been an incredible feat. He was simply considering whether to continue through the fog wall and carry out the original plan, or to change his route.

But at that moment, a dark figure suddenly appeared in the fog ahead and rushed towards them at high speed.

hum!

The beam saber unfolds.

If it weren't for his calm and collected state of mind taking effect, Lu Zhao would definitely be nervous right now, because if that figure was an enemy, then it was very likely that he would be about to commit his first killing.

However, when the figure emerged from the fog, he was surprised to find that it was someone he knew.

"Instructor Chang!"

The visitor was none other than Chang Fei, his instructor when he first joined the army.

Although the two only spent a few days together as superior and subordinate, he was the first mentor after being recruited, so he left a deep impression on the person.

Chang Fei also saw Lu Zhao. He only paused for a second before recognizing him as a new recruit in the formation he was leading.

Back then, he had boasted to his colleagues for a while because two geniuses, Lu Zhao and Shi Jian, had mastered the skills overnight. He never expected that their reunion would be under such circumstances.

He held a knife in his right hand and a gun in his left, his body covered in blood, it was hard to tell whether it was from the enemy or himself.

"Danger—"

Before Chang Fei could catch up with his old friends, or even finish saying "danger," he was interrupted by a beam of red light shooting from behind.

He rolled away to dodge the attack, but was caught up by the enemy.

Emerging from the mist were several six-legged beasts, each more than half a person's height and over two meters long. If judged by the biological theories from before the transmigration, they looked like canines.

They have upright manes on their backs and two parallel horns on their heads. When they gather their strength, they can shoot out a red, laser-like object from the midpoint of the horn tip.

After rolling over, Chang Fei pulled the magazine out of the slot on his thigh, quickly reloaded with one hand, and fired a burst of bullets.

puff!

One of the beasts reacted too slowly and was unlucky enough to be hit in the right eye by a bullet. It screamed and fell to the ground struggling, but the remaining beasts pounced on Chang Fei.

It's going to be a tough battle, but luckily I have some help now.

Chang Fei threw aside his empty pistol and prepared to fight with a knife.

At the same time, Lu Zhao quickly calculated it in his mind using his rapid thinking ability.

"Instructor Chang is quite old (over 30) and is only at the second level of the upper realm. His cultivation level shouldn't be too high, at most the Iron Body Realm. I don't know how far he has progressed, but I'm already at 80%, so I'm no worse than him."

"These six-legged wild dogs chased him out of the fog, and it seemed they had been fighting and retreating for some distance. Moreover, he didn't look seriously injured, which means the wild dogs weren't very strong."

"In that case, I can finish this wave off in one hit."

After calculating the combat strength comparison, Lu Zhao darted past Chang Fei and, like a fish, approached the beast at the very front.

puff!

With a slight twist of his wrist, the beam blade severed the beast's head as easily as slicing tofu.

With his hand-eye coordination activated, his martial arts skills exploded, making the Three Thousand swords even more effortless in his hands.

Swish swish!

The white shadows of the beaming blades flew through the air several times, leaving behind a large rain of blood.

wow——

Chang Fei stood motionless in the rain.

All the wild beasts were decapitated in an instant. The only survivor was the unlucky fellow who had been shot in the eye and collapsed on the way.

What happened to the promised hard-fought battle?

I knew the recruits in the elite class were fierce, but this is just too fierce!