At that moment, the group rested on a piece of withered bark jutting out from a tree trunk. Though it was only a piece of bark, it was large enough to hold an entire city.
Lu Yin leaned against the withered bark and looked ahead. Before them stretched a dark starry sky, while far above, the enormous slanted surface of the formation base marked the fiercest battlefield.
"A Qi, how many Terror Ants have you cleared?" Shen Hai asked with a smile as he came to Lu Yin's side.
At first, he had disliked Lu Yin's attitude. But after clearing Terror Ants on the tree trunk with him, he had found that Lu Yin was cautious and reliable, never acting recklessly, and always followed his instructions. Lu Yin was also exceptionally strong. Shen Hai's opinion of him had completely changed; he could even say that he respected him.
Lu Yin smiled. "About a million. We're still a long way from the target."
Shen Hai nodded and sighed. "Yeah, a long way. At our current pace, it'll take at least a year to finish the mission and leave the Backside Battlefield. Still, this is better than fighting those monsters on the battlefield. Back then, I saw a Star Envoy senior fighting a Corpse King with my own eyes. Out of nowhere, some unknown force blasted him to pieces. On a battlefield like that, strength doesn't matter, no matter how powerful you are. In the end, it all comes down to luck."
"It's much better here. Clearing Terror Ants only takes time. As long as we don't run into a large-scale Corpse King attack, we should be fine."
"Actually, we're making pretty good time," Lu Yin said. "I wonder how the other teams are doing."
Shen Hai smiled. "They can't compare to