Seeing that the captain had turned his gaze forward, Qin Yu turned his gaze back.
At the same time, a voice echoed in her mind.
"Phew, that scared me to death! That scared me to death!"
"It shouldn't be... that bad, right?" Qin Yu thought hesitantly to herself.
"Where is it not?!" The voice in his mind suddenly rose a notch, "Didn't you see your captain's look just now? He was clearly wondering how you knew about the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni's weakness, and why you didn't say it immediately! If you hadn't reacted quickly, and if you weren't a teammate who's been with him for so long, given your captain's past behavior, this wouldn't have gotten so easy!"
Qin Yu remained silent, realizing she didn't know how to refute him.
"Really!" the voice in his mind continued, "You should have done as I said. During the battle later, you could have subtly guided it in that direction. With your captain's combat intelligence, you would have immediately realized the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni's weakness! No need to say it like that, it's too risky!"
"But that would be too dangerous!" Qin Yu muttered to herself.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes! Even though I've lived with you for several years, I'm still just an outsider, not as trustworthy as your captain, sob sob sob..." The voice in my mind pretended to cry.
Although somewhat helpless, Qin Yu still had to mentally reassure herself, "I didn't mean that!"
"If your captain finds out about me and tries to arrest me, will you stop him?" The emotion in his voice shifted.
"Yes, don't worry, I definitely will!" Qin Yu said.
"Hehe, that's good!" The voice in my mind immediately cheered, but then quickly changed its tune, "But your captain's ability is really outrageous. He can hear the emotions in people's words, and with his brain, if someone loses control of their emotions or the timing isn't right when they're talking to him, they might be targeted by him!"
Qin Yu stood silently to the side without making a sound.
Actually, she felt that the captain's ability was alright, but it was only effective when applied to the captain; if applied to anyone else, it would probably be completely negated.
Compared to ability, she felt that everything the captain had achieved was based more on his way of thinking and his corresponding behavior.
Suddenly, the voice in my mind rang out again.
"Hey, I'm telling you, are you really planning to fight so many Calamity Beast with less than two thousand people?"
Qin Yu didn't reply; she simply looked up.
One after another, black beastly shadows appeared on the distant horizon, surging towards them.
She slowly turned her head and looked at the figure beside her.
The young man gazed at that spot with a stern expression, silent and composed...
"So many... can we really win?"
Zhao Ming hid under a Stone, gazing at the rapidly approaching beast tide in the distance.
Even though they were still quite a distance apart, the sight of nearly ten thousand Calamity Beast running around made him feel the ground beneath him tremble slightly.
"Since Captain Shen said so, it must be possible, right? Have you ever seen Captain Shen do anything he wasn't sure about?" Kuang Jie grinned.
"That's true, but there are just too many Calamity Beast this time!" Zhao Ming said, frowning.
"This isn't much!" Kuang Jie laughed. "Wasn't there even more at Eagle-Sorrow Ravine last time? Almost twice as much!"
"It's different!" Zhao Ming shook his head. "Last time, although there were more Calamity Beast in Eagle-Sorrow Ravine, we prepared for several days. This time, we only came in a hurry after discovering the Calamity Beast' movements, and the terrain is much worse than in Eagle-Sorrow Ravine!"
Upon hearing this, Kuang Jie opened his mouth, but for a moment he really didn't know how to reply.
In the terrain of Eagle-Sorrow Ravine, even if low-level Calamity Beast wanted to counterattack, they wouldn't have much of a chance. But here, if Calamity Beast wanted to counterattack, they only needed to exert some effort to climb up. The two are indeed incomparable.
but...
Can't we win?
Kuang Jie didn't know.
He thought for a moment, then suddenly said:
Do you trust Captain Shen?
Zhao Ming paused, turned to look at Kuang Jie, and hesitated before saying, "Of course I believe you, but..."
"If you believe it, then just continue to believe it, right?" Kuang Jie interrupted Zhao Ming.
He stared straight at Zhao Ming.
"I don't know if we can defeat the Calamity Beast, or even if we can, how we will win. But I believe in Captain Shen, and I believe he can lead us to the right path. If even he can't do it, then I don't think many others can!"
The words, though brief, left Zhao Ming stunned. He stared blankly at his friend, as if he were only just meeting him now.
After a long pause, he hesitantly turned his head to look around.
Several figures were lying prone on the side, and many of them looked familiar.
Some were checking their weapons; others were taking deep breaths to calm themselves; still others noticed him looking over, glanced at him, and then looked away...
It was only at this moment that Zhao Ming realized that it seemed no one wanted to back down.
If it were a situation where we had the advantage or were evenly matched, then it wouldn't matter.
But in this situation, where the troop strength is far inferior, and there is not enough firepower or terrain to rely on, yet not a single one of them wanted to retreat?
It's not that retreating necessarily means deserting in the face of battle, but it will at least reveal that fear.
But in the end, nothing happened!
There wasn't a single person there!
Even he was just now wondering if he could win?
But they had no intention of backing down!
Upon realizing this thought, Zhao Ming began to ponder it seriously.
Kuang Jie's reaction wasn't surprising, given the signs that had been there for some time. But what about himself? When did he become like this?
He lowered his head in thought.
He was alright last time at Eagle-Sorrow Ravine, but this time he seems to have changed quite a bit.
Did it start from the last time at Eagle-Sorrow Ravine?
He wasn't entirely sure, but he felt that the earlier trips he took to clear the Anchor Point might have been a sign of something.
The scene where Captain Shen jumped off the city wall and went down alone to deal with the S-Class Calamity Beast was even more memorable;
It wasn't until the last time, when they had over a thousand men but annihilated nearly twenty thousand Calamity Beast, that it truly began to take shape.
So... this is normal?
Zhao Ming was unaware of this. He turned to look at the others beside him, feeling as if something special was gathering within this team.
Belief?
Zhao Ming wasn't entirely sure, but he had a feeling it was probably true.
He looked at Kuang Jie and suddenly laughed:
"Isn't this a bit too lazy?"
Kuang Jie smiled, understanding that Zhao Ming also understood, "What's this about slacking off? I just believed that Captain Shen would lead us to victory!"
Zhao Ming slowly nodded as well.
"Yes, I also believe that Captain Shen will..."