After an unknown amount of time, Deputy Director Li exhaled heavily and began to command the final cleaning and statistical work in a hoarse voice.
The casualty figures have been initially summarized.
A total of more than 400 Martial Artist participated in the battle, including 24 martial arts masters and 252 senior Martial Artist.
Forty-seven people were killed, including nine martial arts masters and 38 high-level Martial Artists. The proportion of martial arts killed was extremely high, precisely because the number of commander-level Star Beasts exceeded expectations.
At this time, the martial artist can only take the lead. Martial Artist will not choose to fight head-on when facing Star Beast Commander.
Fifty-nine people were seriously injured and disabled.
Almost everyone has minor injuries.
This is a shocking number.
Especially in non-frontline cities like Honghe and Yingang, nearly fifty backbone Martial Artist were lost at one time, including nearly ten martial arts masters, which can be said to be a serious injury.
Xu Wuyi listened silently to those cold numbers. Behind each number was a life that was alive not long ago, the backbone of a family, and flesh-and-blood people like Teacher Wang and Zhao Tie.
He was lucky that no one he knew was killed, but this happiness seemed so slight in the face of the heavy cost overall, even with a hint of guilt.
The sunshine became stronger and stronger, dispersing the last shadows in the valley, but it could not illuminate the heaviness in my heart.
The aftermath work lasted for a long time.
The bodies were numbered one by one, collected, and prepared to be transported back to their respective cities.
The wounded were transported in batches, Star Beast materials were sorted and recycled, and damaged equipment was registered and recorded.
It wasn't until the sun turned west that most of the work came to an end.
The surviving Martial Artists, full of exhaustion, pain, and heavy hearts, boarded the vehicles returning to the city one after another.
Xu Wuyi refused to take the special car. He carried his Long Spear, said hello to Wang Wenhai and Zhou Yun, and prepared to walk for a while alone.
He needs some time to digest everything that happened today.
After walking out of the valley and looking back, the location of the crack was covered by layers of military camouflage nets and temporary fortifications, and only the faint glow of the energy barrier could be seen.
Soon, a permanent monitoring outpost may be established here.
The night was dark when we arrived, and the sunset was like blood when we returned.
Walking on the rugged mountain road, the sounds of beast roars, fighting and explosions seemed to be echoing in my ears, and I could still smell the strong blood on the tip of my nose.
Tang Xiuqi's pale but tall figure, Wang Wenhai's grinning expression saying "I can't die", Zhao Tie's calm tone describing the casualties of his teammates, Li Shuang's silent nodding, and the corpses covered with white cloth... Countless images flashed through my mind.
"Dark Nether Rift...Beast King..."
Xu Wuyi whispered these two words.
He raised his head and looked at the setting sun, which was still dazzling.
The road is still long.
And he has clearly seen that on the far side of this road, there are not only higher realms and stronger power, but also heavier responsibilities, more brutal battlefields, and things that need him to protect.
He tightened his grip on the holster on his shoulder, his steps gradually became firmer, and he walked down the mountain towards the city where the lights were just beginning to light up.
There was his home, his parents waiting for his safe return, and countless ordinary people like his parents who needed to be protected.
What he has to do is to become stronger, strong enough to shoulder his responsibilities, and to go to a high enough place to see the whole battlefield clearly.
Then, stand there.
At two o'clock in the morning, Xu Wuyi quietly opened the door to the house.
The living room was dark except for the TV standby indicator light, which glowed faintly red.
The door to my parents' bedroom was closed, and my father's steady snoring could be heard from inside.
He breathed a sigh of relief and walked quietly into his room.
After closing the door and standing with my back against the door panel for a few seconds, my tense nerves finally relaxed.
Xu Wuyi put down the package Long Spear and unbuttoned the training clothes.
The blood clots on the clothes have turned black and hard, and there are several cracks on the left shoulder and back, opened by the Blade-Toothed Beast bone blade, exposing the metal fibers of the high-strength protective lining underneath.
Fortunately it wasn't broken.
He rolled up the blood-stained clothes and stuffed them into the bottom of his backpack. He had to find a place to dispose of them tomorrow and couldn't throw them in the trash can at home.
Go into the bathroom and turn on the hot water.
The water vapor began to evaporate, and the mirror surface quickly blurred. Xu Wuyi stood under the shower head and let the hot water wash over his body.
The water flows through the skin, taking away the dust, blood and sweat, as well as the muscle fatigue that has been tense all night.
The hot water stung his skin, so he lowered his head and looked at himself.
There were a few bruises, and the muscles in the arms and shoulders were shaking slightly due to excessive exertion, but there were really no serious injuries.
Hundred Refinements Furnace Minor Achievement's defensive characteristics, coupled with the physical fitness of a martial artist, allowed him to only suffer some superficial injuries in the intense battle today.
But that doesn't mean it's easy.
After quickly washing away his fatigue, Xu Wuyi put on clean pajamas and put away the protective lining.
He sat down cross-legged and began tonight's routine <Heart Fire Refining Spirit> practice.
My spirit sank into Sea of Consciousness, which was a little more "empty" and deeper than before.
Experiencing a life-and-death fight, especially facing Gold-Armored Great Commander in the end, the mental oppression brought by that terrifying existence made his willpower feel as if it had been tempered and became more condensed.
Heart Fire burns quietly, and every beat leads to the flow of spiritual power.
Xu Wuyi can feel that after today, <Heart Fire Refining Spirit>'s efficiency seems to have improved a bit.
It is not a quantitative leap, but a certain "qualitative" integration.
This practice lasts two hours.
At four o'clock in the morning, Xu Wuyi finished practicing and went to bed.
The body is very tired, but the mind is very clear.
He stared at the ceiling until the sky outside the window gradually turned white, and then fell asleep in a haze.
At 7:30 on Sunday morning, Mother Xu knocked on the door.
"A-Yi, get up and have breakfast! Didn't you say you were going back to school today?"
Xu Wuyi opened his eyes, and the bloodshot eyes had subsided.
He responded, stood up, changed his clothes, and adjusted his expression in the mirror to make sure he couldn't see anything strange.
There are porridge, side dishes and fried eggs on the dining table.
"Why don't you look so good? Didn't you sleep well?" Mother Xu looked at him.
"Maybe I was a little tired yesterday, so I chatted with Teacher Wang for a while." Xu Wuyi lowered his head to drink porridge and naturally changed the subject, "Mom, I'll leave in a moment. The aircraft leaves at ten in the morning."
"So soon? Don't stay for two more days?" Father Xu put down the newspaper.
"There are still schoolwork at school." Xu Wuyi said, "And since I asked for leave this time, I also lost some progress in my cultivation."
After hearing what he said, Father Xu Mother Xu no longer wanted to stay.
My son is now a student at a martial arts university, and training is a serious matter.
After dinner, Xu Wuyi went back to the room to pack his luggage.
The two Earth Fire Marrow Lamps had cooled down and he carefully put them into a special protective box.
Meteor Iron Long Spear was also carefully wrapped in a cloth cover and stuffed into a sports backpack along with a few changes of clothes.
"I'll give it to you."
"No, dad, I'll just take a taxi to the airport. It's very convenient." Xu Wuyi put on his backpack, "You guys have a good rest this weekend."