Gao Huating groggily heard people talking beside her, their voices muffled.
"...Mm, then we'll arrange it like this. Focus on recovering first. The Blade Beast Swarms around our perimeter are all retreating. At this stage, we'll be entering a rare period of respite."
"The Pillar-Class Blade Beast's awakening level really dropped?"
"It dropped. It's at 36% now."
"I suspect that King-Class Evangelist might be the key to awakening the Pillar-Class Blade Beast."
Pillar-Class Blade Beast?
What was that?
Gao Huating felt like her throat was on fire. She weakly sat up, feeling something strange in her ears.
She raised a hand, felt around, and pulled out two earplugs.
The sounds of the entire world instantly returned. She could clearly hear the conversation between the two people outside the curtain.
"We still can't fully determine why the Pillar-Class Blade Beast and the Main Force Blade Beast Swarm went dormant. Based on the information we had before, it really is possible that the Spiritual Practitioners forcibly shut them down."
"The enemy is strong, and we're weak. Time to grind."
"Then Teacher Wang, we'll have to rely on you for more guidance."
"This Miss Gao... has awakened. Commander-in-Chief, would you like to meet her?"
"No. I still have a lot to handle. Take care of these minor matters yourself."
Commander-in-Chief!
Gao Huating moved to the curtain and peeked outside, just in time to see that tall, burly mechanical maniac lower his head and step out through the Medical Room's door.
She instinctively wanted to salute, yet had no idea what sort of salute she should give. In the end, she closed her eyes and bowed.
Wang Jixuan watched with a smile from nearby.
Ordinary fortress residents had all grown up listening to Fu Jian's stories, and their textbooks were filled with Fu Jian's