Screeech~
The thick tires scraping against the rough ground produced a sharp braking sound.
The modified school bus rocked slightly, causing Luo Yan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, to open them.
He then heard the accompanying teacher, Xiao Shi, the next dean of Hundred Battles Academy, say, "Everyone, pay attention. We've arrived at the outpost base, Crimson Rock Fortress."
"This is the only route into the 'Desperate Battlefield.' We'll rest here while the base personnel explain the general situation in the 'Desperate Battlefield' and the matters requiring attention."
"Now, get off."
Luo Yan picked up his own luggage and Bai?'s, then stepped off the school bus.
The fresh yet icy air outside invigorated him.
Snow blanketed the area, and the branches of the winter trees had been bent beneath the weight of the ice and snow. From time to time, clumps of snow fell from the trees.
Ahead of them stood a modern military fortress, nestled among the vast mountain range.
The academy's convoy had stopped before the fortress gate. The gate was extremely broad. Looking at it with his Insightful Silver Eyes, Luo Yan discovered that it had actually been forged from the armor plating of a mecha.
The gate was thick and sturdy. Even a giant beast would not be able to break it open easily.
Automatic turrets covered both sides of the gate. The thermal-imaging cameras atop the towers could easily identify potential threats several kilometers away.
But the most eye-catching feature was the fortress's main cannon. Its oversized barrel pierced through the center of the fortress, and its deep, enormous muzzle was enough to inspire dread.
The surface of the barrel was covered in intricate silver patterns. These were Primal Energy superconducting channels, capable of transmitting stored or temporarily supplied Primal Energy to