Jackal Squad

Time passed.

Although Chu He had joined the Jackal Squad, Uncle Hu had only just returned, and the squad was still on leave. Chu He took this opportunity to carefully study his family's Seven Star Blade Technique.

This Seven Star Blade Technique was created by the ancestors of the Chu Family—specifically Chu He's grandfather, a fallen War God—based on their inherited Ancient Martial Arts.

Because of this, the Seven Star Blade Technique included blade techniques, movement techniques, and a Guidance Technique.

If judged by the standards of the martial arts halls, while it might not reach the Ultimate level, it could certainly be considered S-rank.

For Chu He, it was already more than enough.

In his youth, at least while his father was still alive, Chu Tianxiong had been a man of ambition. He had refused to join any of the Two Great Martial Arts Halls, the HR Alliance, or the military.

Therefore, after passing the martial artist combat examination, Chu He had not joined any faction either.

During this time at home, Chu Tianxiong had been personally guiding his cultivation.

Among these, the Guidance Technique combined with Genetic Origin Energy cultivation yielded the most significant results.

In just over twenty days, the rate at which Chu He's physical strength increased had clearly jumped by a significant margin.

Tian-Shu, Tian-Xuan, Tian-Ji, Tian-Quan, Yu-Heng, Kai-Yang, Yao-Guang.

These seven names each corresponded to a set of footwork, also known as movement techniques.

Currently, Chu He had only reached the Micro Realm in these seven movement techniques.

Even that had only been achieved with the help of his Spiritual Force.

As for the Seven Star Blade Technique, it did not follow the same naming convention as the movement techniques.

From the first star to the seventh, they were: Greedy Wolf, Giant Gate, Lu-Cun, Wen-Qu, Lian-Zhen, Wu-Qu, and Broken Army.

As for the Seven Kill Star, it belonged to the Southern Dipper Six Stars and was not part of the Northern Dipper Seven Stars.

These seven blade stances could be arranged and combined in any order, resulting in a total of 5,040 possible sequences.

For every 720 sequences mastered, one's force output would increase by 0.5 times.

Once all were mastered, the force output multiplier could reach 4.5 times.

One must realize that with 5,040 sequences, simply performing each one once would consume a massive amount of time.

Not to mention, to perform them with proficiency, the internal circulation of power and the methods of force exertion all required constant adjustment.

It was precisely these distinct, and sometimes completely opposite, methods of force exertion that allowed one to gradually train deeper muscle layers and develop multi-directional power circulation.

Therefore, despite having Chu Tianxiong's personal guidance, Chu He had only mastered over a thousand sequences at this point, with his force output barely reaching 2.1 times.

Nowadays, Chu He's movement techniques were more agile, and his control over the power of his blade techniques had become much more refined.

"Today, October 28th, is the day I leave the Base City for the first time to officially begin my wilderness operations." Chu He took a deep breath.

Indeed!

Today was the day the Jackal Squad set out!

In the Martial Arts Hall, Chu He silently began to put on his combat suit.

He strapped on his wrist guards, his communication watch, the five flying daggers at his waist, and his water canteen.

On his feet, he wore alloy combat boots.

On his back, he carried his martial artist backpack, a hexagonal shield, and a Jueying battle blade.

"Chu He!" Uncle Hu's voice called out from outside.

"Coming." Chu He replied, immediately running downstairs.

As soon as he reached the ground floor, he saw his father, Chu Tianxiong, and his mother, Xu Qingqing, standing to the side in the living room. His younger sister, Chu Xi, was standing on the sofa, also watching Chu He in silence.

They knew that today was the day Chu He would leave the Base City and officially enter the Wilderness Zone.

"Son, be careful." Xu Qingqing couldn't help but speak up.

Chu Tianxiong held Xu Qingqing, lost in his own thoughts.

"Don't worry, Mom." Chu He grinned, nodded toward Old Chu, and finally looked at his sister, Chu Xi.

"Big Brother, you absolutely must not drink chili water again when you get back this time." The little girl's expression was extremely serious.

"Alright, alright, alright, no chili water!" Chu He laughed.

"And you aren't allowed to do it either!" The little girl bit her lower lip.

Although she didn't know why her parents were so solemn about her brother going out this time, she instinctively felt that something wasn't right.

But in the end, she didn't know what else to say.

"Fine, when I get back, I'll eat your White Rabbit Creamy Candy, so make sure you save plenty for me." Chu He chuckled and patted his sister's head.

"Alright, Mom, Dad, I'm leaving. I'll be back in a few days." After saying this, Chu He didn't delay any longer. He ran straight out the door to meet up with Hu Yonghua at the entrance of the villa.

"Let's go, Chu He. The two of us will head to the HR Alliance Mall in the city center first. Once we meet up with the others, we'll set off together for the Wilderness Zone."

"Yes, Uncle Hu."

Northeast Base City, one of the six great base cities of Huaxia Country, naturally possessed a skyscraper belonging to the HR Alliance within its main urban district.

Chu He and Hu Yonghua arrived at the Central Plaza by car in just a short while.

The Central Plaza, located right at the foot of this skyscraper, featured the largest and most beautiful fountain in the entire Northeast Base City.

Surrounding the plaza, nearly a thousand soldiers armed with live ammunition patrolled, forbidding any outsiders from stepping a single foot inside.

Passersby walking by would look up with eyes full of curiosity and envy.

"Beep!"

An electronic sound rang out.

Immediately, the standing and patrolling soldiers stepped aside.

A military off-road vehicle with [HR] printed on its body drove in and stopped at the entrance of the skyscraper's lobby.

Whoosh!

The car doors opened, and four fully armed martial artists walked toward the skyscraper.

"Sir, please enter." The attendant at the entrance of the skyscraper lobby bowed respectfully.

The four martial artists nodded briefly and stepped into the skyscraper.

The floor of the lobby was polished to a mirror-like shine. A massive red carpet stretched from the entrance to the far end, neatly dividing the entire lobby into two sections.

"Captain!" A man carrying a steel spear on his back hurried over toward Hu Yonghua.

Behind him were a woman carrying twin blades on her back, and two other men, each carrying a massive iron case.

"Chu He, this is Meteor Spear Chu Yunpeng. Who knows, you might even be from the same clan," Hu Yonghua said with a smile, pointing at the man with the steel spear.

He then introduced the woman and the two burly men carrying the iron cases one by one.

The woman was named Wei Xiaoping, and she was skilled in using twin blades.

The two burly men carrying the iron cases were equipped with a sniper rifle and a heavy machine gun, respectively.

The burly man carrying the sniper rifle was named Yang Yi.

The burly man carrying the heavy machine gun was named Pang Song.

In Northeast Base City, because the heavy industry was well-developed, heavy weaponry was very common.

Especially since Northeast Base City was adjacent to the foothills of the Changbai Mountain, where there were many fierce beasts, the frequency of using heavy weapons was naturally higher.

Yang Yi's iron case even contained a drone, used for scouting surrounding intelligence.

"Take a break and pack your gear. We're heading out immediately."

Seeing that everyone had gotten to know each other, Hu Yonghua spoke up.

"Understood, Captain."

Including Chu He, the five of them nodded and began organizing their belongings.

A few minutes later, the six members of the Jackal Squad boarded an HR Alliance vehicle and headed straight for the train station, where they boarded a train to depart the Base City for the Wilderness Zone.