Long Live the Lieutenant

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Like an avalanche, the Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd released energy waves that blew up the Red Refined Fire Ants into minced meat wherever it passed.

Seeing that the energy waves were about to close in on it, the Red Refined Fire Ant Queen did not hesitate to turn around and run.

However, it overestimated its own speed, and before it could escape, it was too late.

With a loud boom, it exploded into four pieces on the spot!

When the energy waves dissipated, a huge semi-circular pit appeared with a radius of a hundred meters around the damaged wall.

When the soldiers on the city wall saw this, they could not help but be stunned. No one had expected Xu Mo's attack would be so terrifying.

At this moment, he walked to one of the dead ants' remains. He reached and took out a crystal core that was shining with crimson light.

The crystal core was perfect for Xu Mo's preparation for breaking through to Gold rank.

Without the Red Refined Fire Ants' ambush, the beast tide behind them suddenly stopped, as if they were unwilling to move forward.

Even though most of them did not have any intelligence, they had already felt that their lives were seriously threatened by the attack Xu Mo had just released. If they continued to advance, they would be asking for death.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar came from the forest.

When the monsters heard this roar, they no longer hesitated. They immediately turned around and ran away, disappearing without a trace.

They actually left? When Xu Mo saw this, his heart relaxed as he panted heavily.

The soldiers were shocked. It took them a long time before they let out deafening cheers.

"They ran away, the beast tide ran away, we defended the city wall!"

"It's all thanks to Lieutenant Xu. He was the one who scared the monsters away!"

"This is the first time I've seen a beast horde running away scared by a single person. Lieutenant Xu is 

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On the city wall, Zeng Rong and the others heaved a sigh of relief as the soldiers cheered.

They finally succeeded.

He had thought that a bloody battle would ensue once the wall collapsed and a huge hole was formed. However, he did not expect Xu Mo's thunderous attacks to scare the monsters off.!

Xu Mo had stopped the Red Refined Fire Ants by himself and killed them on the spot. Just like the soldiers said, he was indeed the number one person in Yanjing Fortress.

"Amazing! He's too powerful!"

"You actually dared to challenge him back then. You're really… He obviously showed mercy!"

"That's right, that's right…"

Wang Lei, Zhu Jian, and the others looked at Xu Mo, who was at the gap under the city wall, with complicated expressions.

"Inform the Logistics Division to repair the city walls and clean up the battlefield."

With Zeng Rong's order, the people began to run around again.

There was no time to be surprised by Xu Mo's battle results. The most important thing now was to quickly inform the higher-ups about the possible appearance of high-ranked monsters in the forest outside the city.

Otherwise, if they appear in front of the city wall during the next beast tide, the entire Yanjing Fortress will be destroyed.

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Xu Mo didn't participate in cleaning the battlefield.

As a lieutenant, he had already exceeded his duty today.

When he returned to his temporary residence, he got on the bed and checked his personal attributes.

[Host: Xu Mo]

[Bloodline: Chongming Bird]

[Fusion Rate: 65%]

[Ability: Sky Power]

[Weapon: Thunderous Flame Sky-Shaking Halberd (Profound Rank), Martial Skill: Sea Overturning]

Looking at the values of his personal attributes, Xu Mo closed his eyes in exhaustion.

The rewards for today's battle were quite generous.

The halberd's martial technique was really domineering. The skill he had used to kill the Red Refined Fire Ants had drained almost all of his energy.

Sea Overturning. As the name suggested, its power was extraordinary, but it was only a one-time-use killer move.

If the monsters had continued to attack the city wall, Xu Mo would have had no choice but to flee.

"Fortunately, I'll be able to break through Silver rank and step into Gold soon. At that time, it shouldn't be as strenuous as it was today."

Xu Mo took out his spoils of war from the Universal Bag.

He had gained a lot from the battle just now. Other than a few Gold-ranked crystal cores from the Red Refined Fire Ants, Zeng Rong had also specially allocated a batch of Silver-ranked crystal cores to him as a reward.

Xu Mo chewed and swallowed the cores one by one as if they were candy. With the system, he did not have to worry about his body absorbing the energy.

As the crystal cores turned into energy, they fused into his body.

Especially after he swallowed the Red Refined Fire Ant Queen's crystal core, a red glow instantly enveloped his whole being.

If it were an ordinary Inheritor who had consumed more than ten crystal cores in a row, or even crystal cores of a higher level, their body would have exploded long ago.

But to Xu Mo, nothing like that existed.

Under the system's arrangement, his body was like a bottomless pit, quickly absorbing all the energy from the crystal cores.

After a full two hours, he opened his eyes on the bed. The moment he did, a crimson light flashed across his pupils.

After devouring all the crystal cores in the Universal Bag, Xu Mo's current strength level had risen to 5-star Gold rank. His fusion rate with the Chongming Bird had also increased by 10%.

"There's only 25% left before I can completely fuse with the Chongming Bird bloodline!"

Xu Mo stood up happily and prepared to feel the strength of a Gold rank. However, at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Lieutenant Xu, the admiral has an invitation for you!"

Xu Mo was stunned when he heard the voice. He got up and opened the door. An officer was waiting respectfully in front of the door, and a military vehicle was parked behind him.

"Let's go."

Zeng Rong had invited him, so of course, he had to hurry over. Perhaps it was some important military intelligence meeting.

When the officer drove Xu Mo straight to the admiral's mansion, the soldiers who saw Xu Mo along the way all saluted him solemnly.

This was their way of showing recognition of his strength!

His performance below the city wall today had completely conquered all the soldiers' hearts here.

The army worshiped the strong, and Xu Mo was the strong.

Every soldier had ardent looks on their face.

Being stared at by so many fanatical eyes, Xu Mo felt a strong sense of pride and belonging.

Soon, the vehicle stopped and he got out of the car. When he looked up, he saw a group of officers led by Zeng Rong coming out to welcome him.

"Admiral, you're..."

"Xu Mo!" Zeng Rong gestured for Xu Mo to stand in front of him and let him face the soldiers who gathered from all directions.

"This is all for you!"

Zeng Rong pointed at the soldiers in front of him who had just retreated from the battlefield. They looked tired but excited.

"Everyone decided to make a spontaneous organization. We wanted to celebrate and congratulate you on becoming a real Lieutenant of our admiral's mansion!"

"Of course, besides that, we really needed a victory like today to vent the depression in our hearts!"

When Xu Mo heard this, he was slightly moved as he looked up at the soldiers in front of him.

As expected, compared to when they were on the city wall facing the beast tide with pale faces, the soldiers now looked alive and vigorous.

"Lieutenant Xu is invincible! Long live Lieutenant Xu…"

Cheers rang out, and the entire front of the admiral's mansion became a sea of jubilation!