Chapter 67

Chapter 67: Puppies! Come back alive for me!

Xu Ming carried Wu Yanhan into the tent, fetched him a bucket of water, poured the medicine bottle into the bucket, and let him soak his feet himself.

Looking at that pair of tender little feet, Xu Ming thought it was really a pity that he didn’t become a young lady.

Not long after, Li Han and Xiong Hai also returned to the tent.

The Four Eight Four tent, a total of seven people passed, three failed the evaluation.

According to the elimination rate of half, this score, Four Eight Four tent had ten people, seven passed, which was still considered decent.

The three who were eliminated would have to make a decision today—whether they wanted to join another army or leave the Wu Kingdom military system entirely and return home to farm.

Outside Ping’an Village in Xinping County, Jiangnan Prefecture of the Wu Kingdom, a little girl with a ponytail shouted at her brother running in front of her.

“It’s fine.” The little boy turned around, waved to his sister, “That’s just the government scaring people. Doesn’t the government usually issue these notices?”

“I…”

The brother pulled his sister along, heading back towards the village. Along the way, the faces of the brother and sister grew increasingly heavy.

The little girl hugged her arms, looked around, and quickly ran forward to catch up with her brother.

“Hack hack hack.” The man coughed a few times, his expression full of apology, “I’m sorry, I’m really sorry…”

As the man’s voice fell, the monster beast raised its giant claw and slapped the boy from top to bottom.

When the little boy reached the village entrance, he stood there blankly.

The list came out.

“Yes!”

“But… but I heard this time it’s really serious,” the little girl was somewhat anxious.

After composing themselves, the seven people led by Xu Ming came out of the tent.

In the end, one person chose to leave the army, planning to go home to help with work or become a bodyguard.

When the beast herd passed, the sister looked up and said, “Brother, that seems to be the direction of our village.”

Starting tomorrow, you will be divided into five-person teams.

“Great! Full of spirit!”

“A bunch of puppies! Welcome to the Blood Floating Pagoda.”

Right at that moment, a bear three meters tall turned around. This bear’s paw was like a tiger’s claw, and the tail behind it had three forks, like a scorpion.

There might come a day when someone sends you away.

“Mother… Mother…”

The closer they got to the village, the clearer the sound of beast roars became, accompanied by a strong smell of blood in the air.

One by one, monster beasts rushed past the little boy and girl. They seemed to hear some kind of call and kept rushing forward madly.

The little boy noticed what looked like a small pit in the bushes beside the flower bed.

“Mm-hmm.” The little girl nodded.

Inside the tent, Wang Meng’s gaze swept over Xu Ming and the others.

Xu Ming, Wu Yanhan, Xiong Hai, Guang Yin, Li Han, starting today, the five of you are a group, and I will continue to be responsible for your training.

Lu Ren, Yuan Hua, you’ve been assigned to Tent Twenty-Five. Go pack your stuff and report immediately!”

Standing on the bear was a man.

Li Han, you’re fifteen years old, the oldest, so you’ll be the group leader this time.

Upon reaching the little boy, the man’s dead eyes stared at him.

Who hasn’t reached the Heroic Soul Realm! I’ll kick their ass if they haven’t! Did you hear that!”

“Mm.”

The little boy ran faster and faster.

In the direction leading to the village, everything was flattened by the monster beasts, trees were knocked down everywhere.

The little boy hurriedly pushed aside the bushes, pulling his sister inside, and kept smearing mud all over himself and his sister.

After the three of them left, their beds were empty, and the entire tent felt quieter.

But somehow Li Han managed to get a jar of wine and gave it as a farewell gift to the three.

Looking at this beautiful flower garden, the little girl’s eyes lit up too.

Wang Meng entered the tent and looked at the quiet seven people.

“The Blood Floating Pagoda not only has the duty of an army, fighting on the battlefield, but also executes various tasks, squeezing every ounce of value out of you bastards.

“Found it!”

Xu Ming and the others thought what Wang Meng said made sense.

Lu Ren and Yuan Hua loudly responded, went back to the tent to pack their things, said goodbye to Xu Ming and the others, and ran toward Tent Twenty-Five.

Two people chose to be reassigned to other armies, hoping to one day return to the Blood Floating Pagoda.

“Roar!”

The bear took steps toward the little boy, who was already trembling with fear, unable to move his legs.

Including Xu Ming, everyone actually felt a bit uncomfortable in their hearts.

“Starting today, you truly belong to the Blood Floating Pagoda.”

“Puppies! Come back alive for me! Did you hear that!”

The sister tightly hugged her brother.

Just as the sister hesitated, the brother had already moved forward.

“I don’t have many requirements for you bastards, just hurry up and reach the Heroic Soul Realm. In three years, the Blood Floating Pagoda will hold a selection, where three people will be sent to the Rootless Mystic Realm.

“Brother… Brother, mother said recently the government announced there are many monster beasts, telling us not to go too far.”

“Brother… wait for me… wait for me… I… I’m scared to go back alone.”

“Now, I will assign your group’s first mission. According to the letter from the magistrate of Xinping County in Jiangnan Prefecture, there are too many monster beasts around the nearby villages of Xinping County, and they are extremely violent. You will investigate the cause and clear out the monster beasts.”

“You stay here, I’ll go check! You absolutely cannot go, understood?”

“How gloomy is this?”

“Brother, I… Brother!”

“Alright, alright, so will you come with me or not? If you don’t, then I’ll go alone, and you can go back yourself.” The little boy was getting impatient, thinking his sister was really nagging.

One strange-looking monster beast after another trampled through the village, tearing villagers apart and swallowing them, leaving limbs scattered like garbage on the ground, the soil stained red with blood.

The two siblings climbed continuously on the mountain, the sun gradually shifting westward.

Wang Meng cursed a few times and walked out of the tent.

You should feel lucky, they left the Blood Floating Pagoda, their chances of survival in the future are much greater than yours bastards.

Hurry up and gather outside.”

Filling the two bamboo baskets, the sun was about to set, the little boy took his sister and hurried back.

When the monster beast raised its claw, the boy had already turned into a puddle of flesh.

Turning around, the man looked at the village covered in flames: “I’m sorry, I’m really sorry…”