Bulwark of Light

2022-08-29

Hong Zhong is indeed a “hero”, and every trip in the maze mission means great danger , and the elite team he led has explored several times in the crisis-ridden [Old World].

It’s been a great success every time.

And this time the task ends.

The fortress of Kubao took mandatory “guardian measures” against him.

This is incomprehensible and intolerable for the investigation of Legion’s second team, and conflicts have erupted between the two sides.

A total of 18 transcenders of the White Lizard Investigation Team are standing in front of the ward.

Yuan Yuan pressed the knife with both hands, exuding bursts of powerful extraordinary aura…

This aura brought Gu Shen a sense of threat.

Gu Shen’s “vertical pupil” between his eyebrows jumped up vaguely. Because of the suppression of the fighting golden hoop, he did not fully open it, but only opened a slight line. After sensing the approximate strength range of the opponent at close range. , the fire just settled down again.

This should be a fourth rank transcender.

The extremely tall Zou Hai slowly stood up.

His voice was no longer soft.

“Lin Lin has talked to your Captain… When the psychiatric test results come out, there is nothing wrong, you can take them away at any time.”

Zou Hai also Exudes his extraordinary breath.

It’s just different from Yuan Yuan.

His breath spread out, covering the soldiers behind him.

The power of the two fourth rank transcenders collided invisibly in the air, vaguely forming a “field”!

Gu Shen took a silent step back.

This is the collision between the inner factions of the Northern Continent… He doesn’t want to be contaminated, but he is just investigating the relationship between Legion and the fortress, it seems that it is not as harmonious as he imagined?

“Several Generals in Beizhou each hold the supreme power of a Legion… Except for the will of the Queen Your Majesty, in theory, they don’t need to pay attention to the will of anyone else.”

Chu Ling also watched this scene through Gu Shen’s “first point of view”.

While admiring the good show, she interpreted: “The investigation of Legion is a special existence, and the Corps Head who investigated Legion has not yet been promoted to ‘General’.”

“Investigate Legion’s Corps Head…Isn’t that the White Lizard General?”

Gu Shen was a little confused.

Yuan Yuan in front of him, wearing a white lizard epaulet, is already the Vice Captain of the second team.

“The Corps Head who investigated Legion is a woman whose files are completely confidential. She is in charge of the investigation task of commanding the entire fortress’s main flank. The entire Federation does not know her information, except that she is a wise general. “

Chu Ling said softly: “Beizhou completely concealed her identity, which seems to be the meaning of the queen, and due to this special arrangement, investigating Legion’s internal strength, had to find out from rusty bones, white Lizard, Silver Fox…the three Generals are under their command to supplement.”

“So…the elite transcenders who investigated Legion, many were drawn from the troops of the three Generals.”

Gu Shen vaguely understood.

Investigate Legion, the most dangerous Legion in Northland, no one.

Most of the transcenders are damaged here every year, and the casualties are outside the giant wall… Because of this, the Legion’s transcender’s convening power is declining year by year, and every investigation task must also be meticulous planning.

With the backing of the three Generals, we can have the confidence to leave the giant wall.

“Well… it is precisely because Corps Head was not promoted to ‘General’ that even the elite teams dominated and controlled by her could not wear ‘character epaulets’, these ace teams all wore them. Legion epaulettes from my own origin.”

So… Yuan Yuan wears a white lizard on his shoulders!

This is a transcender from General White Lizard!

“Then, who do they obey?”

“It is natural that they were ordered by Corps Head to enter the investigation Legion… but they were once under the command of the General, if the General gave the order directly , they can’t refuse. But the Corps Head seems to have reached an agreement with the three Generals, and the current investigation Legion, there is no such thing as contrary to the order.”

Chu Ling paused, and added: ” The fortress on the border of Beizhou is different from Legion.”

“Each fortress located on the frontier of Zhengyi has the right to make independent decisions, and only needs to accept the leadership of the queen. It is really a too long front… The power of the three Generals alone cannot cover all the borders. The leaders of this fortress have a much more complicated power composition. According to the records of the [Deep Sea] database, North The powerful people in the fortress of the continent include the Imperial Family in the Central City, the four dukes, and the old garrison who had a good record before the change of the throne.”

“Lin Lin… This surname can be stationed in the fort… ”

Gu Shen said silently in his heart.

There is a high probability that it is the so-called Central City Imperial Family.

He could tell from the moment he landed that Brigadier General Lin Lin had a very strong confidence, and he didn’t seem to even need to give the face of the [Apostle].

This is the Gubao, the most prominent boundary of the apex of the front wing!

Any seemingly unremarkable small crisis may magnify and become a disaster!

Lin Lin really needs to have this kind of “power”. After all, this significant throat fortress may face the sudden situation of “collapse of order” at any time.

…

…

Two extraordinary forces collide in the air.

Just when these two forces are about to form a “domain”.

“Your Excellency Commodore!”

A low voice rang out…the crowd retreated.

Lin Lin walked out from the back of the crowd with an expressionless face. He gently extended the palm of his hand, signaling his soldiers to step back.

And this effortless movement…

The power in the void is shaken!

“hiss”——

A very light cracking sound sounded!

Yuan Yuan’s expression changed slightly with his hands on the two knives. His already condensed knives opened a hole in an instant, and next moment, the man in front seemed to have a surging giant. waves, like the sea.

Yuan Yuan pupil shrink.

He looked at this young garrison who was a few years younger than himself. This was actually his first meeting with Lin Lin… Brigadier General Lin Lin of Kubao Fortress, youngster of this file mysterious , The reputation is out, shaking Beizhou.

In the past few years, Lin Lin, who was stationed in Kubao and was promoted rapidly, has conquered most of the investigation Legion transcenders with his strength, but there are always people who are not convinced.

Yuan Yuan is one of them.

He has always wanted to come to Gubao to see if this “youngster”, who is rumored to be less than 30 years old, is really qualified to take the position of the fortress guard?

Now…he sees it!

With just a wave of his hand, he tore up his “domain”? !

Yuan Yuan subconsciously pulled out his two knives, he seemed to feel the majestic spirit strength of the other party coming like a surging wave, as if he had to press himself to kneel before he was willing to give up.

And at this moment, his reaction was not to retreat, but to move forward.

This is the bloody instinct of every warrior branded in the bones!

The one who draws the sword wins!

I’d rather die in battle than kneel down!

“bang!”

At this moment, Zou Hai’s expression suddenly changed.

The face that was fierce before became even more sinister in an instant.

How dare you draw the sword at the master? !

His huge body was just about to move when a tiny electric arc exploded. Lin Lin stretched out his hand and made a light pressing motion, and Zou Hai’s body was pressed in place.

Zou Hai was stunned… This is what Lord Lin Lin meant, let him stand where he was without any action.

My lord is going to… do it yourself!

“sou” sound.

The distance between the two is not far. The moment the two domains shattered, Yuan Yuan’s body turned into an arc of light, and the sound of the two long knives unsheathed was extremely rough, like a mighty river. After his toes touched the ground, he slashed directly at Lin Lin.

Two spatulas are extremely terrifying.

Like a river.

Slashing Lin Lin’s shoulders!

Lin Lin raised his head, from start to finish, his pace was very slow, he walked out of the crowd tepidly, walked behind Zou Hai, and then walked in front of Yuan Yuan …he stopped at this moment.

Double knives wrapped around the fierce astral qi, blasting open on his shoulders.

Gu Shen, who was very close, held his breath to watch this scene, and the blazing fire opened a tiny gap and spun around…

In an extremely brief moment.

Lin Lin’s not-so-tall body exploded into a fuzzy illusory shadow. He stood still, without moving a single step, the wind rose and fell, the two terrifying swords that locked his breath. Completely empty.

A light, upward knee strike.

“peng!”

Yuan Yuan flew out backwards, hitting his back against the ceiling, coughing out a mouthful of blood.

He didn’t see Lin Lin’s movements at all, let alone how the other party avoided his knife…

But Gu Shen saw all of this clearly.

“It’s [End Flash]…very skilled [End Flash]…”

Gu Shen’s vertical pupils between his eyebrows slowly closed.

He has a new understanding of Lin Lin’s strength.

The young brigadier general of this file mysterious has quite strong personal strength. This should be a melee expert comparable to Song Ci in terms of body refinement.

It is worthy of being the garrison of the Fortress.

Lin Lin…is fully qualified for this position.

The Vice Captain, the second team investigating Legion, has already comprehend out of his field, but in Lin Lin’s hands, he can’t even hold on to a single move.

It’s not Yuan Yuan weak.

But Lin Lin is too strong.

With a “dong” sound, Yuan Yuan fell to the ground, his expression was pale, and behind him, several colleagues who were investigating Legion wanted to step forward to help, but they were all rejected by him. The Vice Captain of the second team was struggling. Taking a deep breath, he stood up against the wall, and he wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.

Yuan Yuan took a few deep breaths.

He was clutching his stomach… The pain here has almost dissipated.

He knew that this was the result of Lin Lin’s show mercy. The knee-blow just now was just a small lesson. Otherwise, he might smash this floor and be beaten into the second floor.

“Dare to draw a knife at me, courage is commendable.”

Lin Lin looked at the man who stood up again, calmly spoke, gave encouragement, and said, “However, you If you are facing a real enemy, you won’t have a chance to stand up.”

Yuan Yuan gritted his teeth.

“Under the command of the brigadier general, no matter what the outcome is, at least… we will not abandon our comrades in arms, let alone treat heroes returning from expeditions like this!”

He looked at the sealed item locked up s room.

A haggard man, sickly lying in it.

“…Hero.”

Lin Lin calmly said: “Is he?”

Yuan Yuan was stunned, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

He slammed his hand against the wall and asked loudly, “Hong Zhong and I have been comrades-in-arms for many years. We were investigating Legion’s life and death together, and he brought back the news of the ‘Oasis’. Is such a person? Aren’t you worthy of being a hero?”

“Everyone who investigated Legion has seen that image!”

“A man with an extremely debilitated spirit is giving all his blood After that, I have to be locked in the fortress and receive a ‘mental appraisal’… what kind of bullshit rule…”

Yuan Yuan’s voice was hoarse, and said: “His state can really be appraised. What?”

There was silence.

The eighteen transcenders investigating Legion, dressed in snow-white linen robes, silently looked at the nearly 100 Kubao soldiers on the opposite side.

Both sides were silent.

The whole North Continent border knows about Hong Zhong, not just the second team investigating Legion.

Everyone, the North Continent Fortress, the Central City nobles, and the three Generals… all the transcenders on the North Continent soil are all paying attention to the latest progress of this event, waiting for the news of the “Oasis”.

And this case file is not confidential, every transcender can see the mental state of “Hong Zhong”.

This is a man who burns everything.

Judging from all the clues shown in the file so far…he is indeed a hero.

Well deserved.

So after learning about the “Maze Mission”, some people in Beizhou Central City expressed dissatisfaction with the military’s actions, and some people posted protests on the Deepwater Forum. Originally, these waves of public opinion were nothing, but As time progressed, it became more and more intense, and a lot of pressure had been formed.

The spirit of this returnee is too poor to carry out identification, the best way to deal with it is to wait.

So it can only be dragged on like this, forming such a repeated vicious circle.

“Are you finished?”

Lin Lin said softly, “If you’re finished, please do it yourself.”

Yuan Yuan fell silent.

In fact, before he left, he guessed that this was the only answer his entire group could get in Kubao.

Those accompanying Legion transcenders, taken away.

And Yuan Yuan was taken by Zou Hai to the observation room next door. Adjutant Zou’s voice was no longer as cold and severe as before, but returned to gentleness: “Wait a minute… When the appraisal results come out, you can take people away at any time.”

Yuan Yuan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

The other side.

The spiritual transcender of Kubao Fortress is already in place… In fact, spiritual appraisal does not require a powerful skill. This is a technique that can be mastered by a spiritual transcender.

The biggest feature of this technique is that it consumes the spirit of both parties.

This also leads to the fact that the level of the spiritual appraiser must be higher than that of the appraised…otherwise, the appraisal result is meaningless.

The man lying on the hospital bed was in extreme condition.

His consciousness is very drifting.

Like a lost person in a dream.

Sober and dreamy, out of control.

The healing sealed artifact beside the bed is constantly emitting a glow, and the spiritual transcender who is in charge of the identification is waiting quietly. This is an experienced veteran.

All that needs to be done now is…waiting for Hong Zhong to open his eyes.

Then hypnotize and dream together.

The instrument for measuring the lifeform sign is beating smoothly in the curve. Under the glow of the sealed object, Hong Zhong slowly wakes up.

The transcender cast a questioning look towards the observation room.

Lin Lin nodded, it was an order.

“The psychiatric test…let’s start.”

The moment Hong Zhong opened his eyes, he was conscious of Primal Chaos, and he was subconsciously recalling something important… Before he could report the success of the labyrinth mission for the third time, he saw a warm glow.

The glow was as soft as mother’s embrace.

in this brief moment.

His face, which was about to become eager, slowly softened, and the facial muscles became slack.

He is being hypnotized.

“This spiritual transcender is very sophisticated.” Gu Shen observed silently, and said lightly: “This way of dreaming is very gentle…”

“But the situation is not It’s not good.”

Chu Ling calmly said: “Hong Zhong’s lifeform sign has produced fluctuations.”

The stable curve of the instrument has produced fluctuations.

Looking at the instrument, the mental transcender was a little nervous.

Although it is the easiest appraisal, it also needs to consume some spirit strength… This appraisal is the same for anyone, but he always worries about accidents until he sees the Brigadier General in the observation room. The approving gaze regained his composure.

“You are now in the warm sea, in the embrace of light, don’t be nervous, don’t be afraid, relax…”

The guiding voice containing a gentle spirit, in the ward bloom.

Hong Zhong’s painful expression gradually softened.

The instrument of life is back to normal.

Appraisal Master relaxed, he said softly, “Hong Zhong, you can let go of all your concerns and say what you have seen and heard… What did you encounter in the mission of Labyrinth 38? …”

This is the news that Beizhou military is most concerned about!

What happened to Hong Zhong and the elite team?

“I…”

“I see the light in the sky, the melting snow, I see… an oasis…”

This sentence says The moment he came out, Yuan Yuan’s eyes lit up.

In the case of dreaming, it is absolutely impossible to lie… This means that the “oasis” in Hong Zhong’s mouth is not made up!

“What else?”

The Spiritual Appraisal Master guided slowly.

“And…”

Hong Zhong was stunned.

His voice trembled and his emotions began to agitate, “I also saw…they…”

“They?”

The Spiritual Appraisal Master asked softly, “Who are they…”

The curve of the instrument began to fluctuate.

“Not quite right.”

Gu Shen frowned. According to the archives, the entire spirit of this elite team was broken, and after Hong Zhong returned, “feigned death” also appeared. “Phenomena, this kind of mental suspended animation that can be concealed from the Life and Death Book, generally does not lead to changes in lifeform signs, which is why Kubao insists on doing spiritual appraisal. The life instrument of Hongzhong has been flattening in the past few days.

And this time.

In the process of spiritual appraisal, Hong Zhong’s Life Aura fluctuated.

“Old Yao, Yuanzi…”

Hong Zhong hoarsely said the name of “their”, which is the name of the elite team platoon friend…

His eyes became wet and cloudy tears flowed.

“I…I…I’m sorry for them…”

Investigate Legion Team 2, the Labyrinth Mission Elite Team, a total of 6 people, and 5 people died.

He was the only one left to return.

This is a survivor’s miracle, but also a heart-wrenching sad song.

The curve of the instrument began to fluctuate, and the mental Appraisal Master was a little anxious. He speeded up his speech. There are still many questions in this appraisal: “How did you complete the return, and what happened to the team…”

“Di di di!”

“di di di di!”

The instrument beeps an alarm.

The thin man lying on the bed slowly moved his head, he lay on his side and looked at the spiritual Appraisal Master.

Hong Zhong’s eyes bulged like snake pupils.

The man let out his last breath.

“I’m sorry for them.”

On the instrument, the life curve that began to fluctuate violently in just a few seconds.

In this brief moment, it’s completely zero.