The fierce battle north of Lai Mountain had lasted through the night. The Sticky Community's first battle on the Torch Church's "home turf" ended in a draw.
At a position halfway up Lai Mountain, Jiening of the 31st Ten Thousand-Man Legion pulled out his binoculars and glanced down the mountain.
This was already the thirteenth time he had done so today, and it was still morning.
He had only arrived at the front a few days ago, traveling all the way from the western side of the Central Continent for over ten thousand kilometers. Unfortunately, he had still missed the decisive battle on the Guard Prefecture Wasteland.
He had heard that the squad he was currently assigned to had once been wiped out almost entirely, leaving only their centurion, Oliver.
There was a deep scar on that man's face, supposedly left during a fight with a mutant big brute... back then, Oliver had only been a squad leader.
Sure enough, the battlefield was where promotions came fastest.
Glancing at Officer Oliver standing not far away, Jiening's eyes held a trace of admiration.
Ever since hearing of this officer's deeds, he had become a genuine fan of his.
That had been a monster capable of regrowing its severed head. Their centurion was truly ruthless to have taken down something like that!
"There probably won't be any major battles these next few days, right?"
Standing beside Jiening, a comrade from the same recruit camp spoke in boredom.
"How could you tell?" Jiening asked curiously.
"Isn't it obvious?" The man shrugged and tossed a piece of gum into his mouth. "The Enterprise and The Alliance ran into a wall down there yesterday. Even if they aren't willing to swallow that loss, they'll probably have to discuss a countermeasure before making another move."
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