Devouring the Star: Age of Cataclysm

Chapter 65: Torch!

The sky was gloomy and dark, and the rain was drizzling.

In late autumn, the weather in the mountain city changes rapidly, and the breeze is cold and quiet.

Shelter 058, Office of the Command Center.

Lin Ye and Xu Yong sat opposite each other, their heartbeats slightly accelerated, and they felt a little uncomfortable, as if they were guilty of something.

Just now, he almost gave the Shancheng Mayor's precious daughter to...

Xu Qi was sitting next to the former, the blush on her face had not yet faded, and she was too timid to look at him.

Xu Yong swept his sharp eagle eyes across the two of them, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Lin Ye, how have you considered forming a team?"

Without beating around the bush, the mayor of Shancheng City got straight to the point.

Lin Ye: "..."

"Qiqi, make some tea!" Xu Yong glanced at his daughter and said softly.

"Oh~"

Although somewhat reluctant, Xu Qi still got up and went to the tea table to start working.

"War God Xu, logically speaking, I don't want to form a warrior team to be a burden to myself. The gain is not worth the loss!"

Lin Ye looked at Xu Yong with his clear eyes, and spoke slowly, neither fast nor slow.

With a "clang", the teacup in Xu Qi's hand fell and rolled onto the tea table.

"It's okay, it's okay, my hand slipped!" she explained hurriedly, and then hurriedly boiled water to make tea.

Obviously, Lin Ye’s words just now surprised her.

"Yeah." Hearing this, Xu Yong nodded without comment, with a complex look in his eyes.

"I'm very happy that you can tell me these true feelings. It proves that Qiqi and I didn't make a mistake in choosing the right person!"

In a moment, Xu Yong showed a relieved smile on his face, which then turned into a cunning look:
"Lin Ye, even though you've made it very clear, I'm still waiting for you, 'but'"

Hearing the words of this old fox, Lin Ye smiled slightly.

He blinked and continued, "But in terms of love,

Longxi, Lingxiao and the Longdao Squad are all brothers who fought side by side with me and shared life and death with me.

"As long as I, Lin Ye, am still a normal person, I will not easily abandon these brothers who have fought together with me."

"Otherwise, we can't get through here!"

As he spoke, he clenched his right fist and gently poked his chest with the palm of his fist.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of Qi Ling, the captain of Lingxiao team who had died.

There was also Xiao Qi who wanted to roast the meat of higher-level beasts, Li Goudan who would smile foolishly just by looking at him, and Wu Xiaohua who liked to talk to herself... All these vivid faces died after following him for just one day.

He could not forget the young figures who bravely faced the surging beast tide and died bravely... and the meaningful military salute before Lu Chen's sacrifice.

Until the last moment of his life, he was thinking about entrusting himself.

The past scenes gradually faded from his mind, and Lin Ye couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Unfortunately, these people are no longer here.

The team members who were lucky enough to survive were all seriously injured and were treated in the hospital...

Lin Ye's eyes were somewhat deep.

He thought of the serial number engraved on the monument to the heroes accompanying the captains who died in front of Jinyun Mountain, so he had no choice but to accept the remaining flames of these three teams...

As he thought about it, a thin mist appeared in Lin Ye's eyes.

He turned his head and looked out the window, moving his eyeballs hard to eliminate the growing fog.

Although the young god of war tried hard to conceal himself and restrain from showing any abnormality.

However, Xu Yong still noticed the change in his expression.

The latter watched all this silently, and added two more points to his evaluation of Lin Ye in his heart - he is sentimental and warm.

"Come, two war gods, please have some tea!"

At this time, Xu Qi's voice like a silver bell sounded.

She walked slowly to the desk with the tea tray in her hand, bowing slightly like a waiter.

"Thank you, my dear daughter!" After taking the tea, Xu Yong laughed and started drinking it.

Lin Ye, on the other hand, had a gloomy look on his face.

He didn't dare to look at Xu Qi, but took the tea without raising his head: "Thank you!"

"So now, please tell me your decision!"

Xu Yong suddenly said solemnly.

"I agree to form a team and include these elite team warriors in it!"

Facing Xu Yong's scrutinizing gaze, Lin Ye spoke firmly word by word.

When he said this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"good very good!"

Xu Yong stood up.

"As for the name of the team..."

Lin Ye had a thoughtful look on his face. He lowered his head and took a deep breath.

Suddenly, he saw the Flame Medal with the number NO.757 on his chest, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind.

"Let me say that our newly created warrior team should be called... Xinhuo!"

"Xinhuo? What a great name!!"

When Xu Qi heard Lin Ye's name, her eyes suddenly lit up.

“The meaning of ‘Xinhuo’ is actually very simple.”

Having said that, Lin Ye stood up.

His eyes were determined and his smile was confident and energetic.

"I believe that the future warriors of the Xinhuo Squad can all be as powerful as dragons. Each of them can become a god of war, wear the Xinhuo Medal, and wipe out the monsters of Daxia with the force of a prairie fire!!"

"Good! The spirit of warriors should be passed down from generation to generation without being cut off!!"

After listening to Lin Ye's narration, Xu Yong nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of admiration.

He also stood up and said with finality: "In that case, let's call it the 'Xinhuo' team!" "War God Xu, I have to make one thing clear. I am relatively good at fighting monsters, but when it comes to managing a team... I have no experience at all!"

Lin Ye looked at Xu Yong with a smile, expressing his attitude.

"Secondly, I hope that the Xinhuo Squad will have a motto: 'If you want a bright future, someone will die for it!'"

When he said this, his expression was extremely serious, as if he was talking about something very important.

Hearing this, Xu Yong also nodded solemnly.

“That’s absolutely no problem!”

"As long as your fame and the big sign of the 17-year-old God of War are hung here, it will be enough!"

Xu Yong waved his hand, turned to look at his daughter, and said with a smile:

"So you don't have to worry about management. I'll let Xu Qi help you with it!"

"I!?"

Hearing his father's unquestionable words, Xu Qi pointed at himself with a look of disbelief.

She opened her red lips slightly and said softly:
"Dad, let's say goodbye. I'm not a warrior. How can I manage warriors without any combat ability?"

"This requires the two of you to cooperate with each other!"

Xu Yong's eyes swept over Lin Ye and Xu Qi in succession, with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Do you need our cooperation?"

Lin Ye and Xu Qi looked at each other and said in unison: "How can we cooperate?"

"You can discuss and explore on your own, or refer to the models of other teams. Anyway, the Xinhuo team is in your hands, so you can't ruin the reputation of the Changdao, Longxi and Lingxiao teams."

Xu Yong made a request to the two of them.

"Okay!" Seeing that he couldn't persuade his father, Xu Qi looked at Lin Ye helplessly.

Coincidentally, the latter also raised his head and looked at Xu Qi.

The two looked at each other, and a strange atmosphere quickly spread.

It feels like a couple...the man works outside and the woman works inside.

"Okay, it's settled on the formation of the Xinhuo Squad. Once the soldiers recover, we can start the operation."

“And the Xinhuo Squad not only needs veteran members, but also a group of fresh blood.

As for how many you need, Lin Ye, you can select them from the newly recruited warriors this year."

"no problem!"

Lin Ye nodded, and suddenly a trace of anticipation arose in his heart.

"That's all the stuff. If there's nothing else, we can go our separate ways and get on with our own business." Xu Yong sat back in his chair and continued writing on the paper.

"Wait a minute, there's one last thing!"

Xu Qi stopped talking in a hurry, and looked at Lin Ye with her beautiful eyes full of brilliance, with a hint of pleading.

"Hmm?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Xu Qi.

The latter blinked, cleared his throat and said, "War God Lin Ye, can you lend me your time for an hour to shoot some videos for us to recruit new warriors?"

"Hmm?" Lin Ye raised his eyebrows slightly.

He was about to refuse, but his eyes met Xu Qi's, whose eyes were full of stars.

This immediately made Lin Ye's heart soften, and the words of rejection rotted in his heart.

"I agree!" he nodded in response.

"War God Lin, you are such a good person!"

The beautiful secretary said happily, smiling like a blooming peony.

Lin Ye: "..."

Xu Yong: “…”

Lin Ye felt confused when he was suddenly given a nice guy card.

At the desk.

Xu Yong stopped what he was doing, leaned back in his chair, leisurely sipping his tea, and quietly watched the two little guys playing and fighting.

In my mind, I can't help but recall some beautiful scenes from the past -

At that time, his wife had not yet been killed by the beast...

Under the leadership of Xu Qi, Lin Ye came to the martial arts hall.

After that, he changed into a black training suit and began to practice the "Ten Slashes of Absolute Breath" sword technique.

Over and over again, Lin Ye didn't stop until Xu Qi captured the best picture.

Lin Ye put away his knife and stood, thinking that the matter was over.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qi had other ideas.

So at Xu Qi's request, Lin Ye changed into a combat uniform and performed the Ten Slashes of Absolute Breath once again.

This time, however, it was a slow-motion demonstration.

In the martial arts hall with an area of ​​nearly a thousand square meters, Lin Ye stood in the middle with a sword in hand and his feet as the axis. He moved his body forward, backward, left and right in turn to chop, lift, sweep, hang, and collapse... Various basic sword techniques were vividly demonstrated by Lin Ye.

His movements were slow and light, sometimes as fast as thunder and sometimes as gentle as a stream, fully releasing the rhythm and strength of his sword skills, which combined hardness and softness, dexterity and solemnity.

The philosophical idea behind this contradictory yet unified sword technique comes from the interaction and mutual growth of yin and yang.

Perhaps because he had entered the state, the slow-motion version of the first slash of the Absolute Breath was quickly completed.

Lin Ye put away his sword and stood there. He did not rush to move. Instead, he closed his eyes and took three deep breaths. He let all the strength flowing through his body flow through his heart meridians and into his dantian before opening his eyes.

"Not bad, not bad. This effect is comparable to that of previous action superstars." Xu Qi looked at Lin Ye, then at the camera, and nodded with satisfaction.

Hearing this, Lin Ye's mouth twitched fiercely.

This is too self-deprecating!
What big-name star can compare to the God of War Warrior?
"Are you done? If nothing else, I'll leave first!" Lin Ye glanced at Xu Qi and urged.

"It's ready, but it's already noon. On behalf of your father, I would like to invite you to have lunch together." Xu Qi said with a smile.

Lin Ye: "..."

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