Chapter 69 (continued)

"Senior Brother Yu" cried even harder.

Compared to Yu Hongyuan's lack of combat experience, the three old farmers were quite experienced.

They couldn't defeat Lin Zhaoqin simply because their Star Skill were too limited and their Star Weapon couldn't keep up.

If they also have a Strong Attack combo, plus excellent Star Weapon, it's really hard to say who will win.

Watching from the side, Li Yang couldn't help but remark, "The Nature Department are really solid."

Even with only one Star Skill and a basic Star Weapon, Feng Yiqiao and her two companions demonstrated extremely solid fundamental skills.

The Power of Starlight is profound and enduring.

With the added boost of their Spirit Points, they were able to anticipate Lin Zhaoqin 'Lin Zhaoqin attacks and pinpoint his weaknesses.

Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling even more confident about this breakthrough journey.

Fang Chuyun, also eager to try it out, turned to Xia Putao, who was idle, and said, "Senior brother, I can also help you try out your Star Skill."

Xia Putao: "!"

My junior sister seems quiet and peaceful, but she's actually just like Lin Zhaoqin —she explodes at the slightest provocation.

Unlike Lin Zhaoqin's close combat, Fang Chuyun mainly cultivates the Star Magic Department, and his Star Skill are earth-shattering.

Fang Chuyun said, "I don't use Star Skill."

Xia Putao immediately said, "No way! Come on, let's have a friendly spar, but let's stop when we've made our point!"

Fang Chuyun: "Hmm!"

Li Yang told everyone about the mission they had received, and knowing that they would be going on a mission that night, they practiced even more diligently.

An afternoon is a bit short, but fortunately the quality of the Star Skill is quite high. As long as you can master how to release them, it will be enough even without the second stage effect.

Feng Yiqiao wasn't in a hurry to break through his cultivation level. His main purpose this time was to take care of everyone, especially Yu Hongyuan had the lowest cultivation level.

Although Li Yang felt that time was a bit tight, a suitable breakthrough mission was hard to come by.

She thought that even if only half of them could break through to the next level, it would be fine; if all else failed, she could just try again.

At the appointed time, everyone got ready and headed towards the vicinity of Tianyang Port.

This time, Zhong Kun was more experienced. He said to Xia Putao, "Senior brother, don't be a coward. Just go for it. I brought plenty of nitroglycerin pills."

This quick-acting heart-saving pill is not the same as that quick-acting heart-saving pill.

This elixir can truly give a critically injured person a chance to breathe.

In some cases of severe injuries, it is difficult to recover by taking pills alone. In such cases, if the patient can be taken to the side of Star Wielders of the Star Support Department, their life can be saved.

Xia Putao spat and said, "We don't need that stuff! None of us need it!"

Zhong Kun said, "Well, better safe than sorry."

Li Yang looked at Zhong Kun's small backpack, very curious about what was inside.

This small backpack looks like an ordinary backpack, but it's actually a Qiankun Bag.

The smaller the Qiankun Bag is, the rarer it is.

However, backpacks like this offer relatively better value for money.

Li Yang's Sycee Qiankun Bag was indeed small, but its space was also much smaller.

Upon arriving at Tianyang Port, the City Defense Army who greeted them were surprisingly familiar faces.

It was Team Leader Yang from District 13, who had presented them with the banner last time.

Upon hearing that the students assigned to this mission were from the Department of the Agronomy Department, Team Leader Yang immediately came over to greet them personally.

She spotted the Zhong Family's "explosives expert" from afar, and the deputy captain exclaimed, "Oh my, it really is them!"

One of the City Defense Army, unaware of the details, asked, "Didn't other scions of noble families come here for training before? Our boss never seemed this enthusiastic then."

"It's different! Other aristocratic scions rely on bodyguards, but these Agronomy Department students are ridiculously strong on their own! See that boy with the little backpack? Last time, he had a 100,000-value Star Artifact in his left hand and a 200,000-value Star Artifact in his right, throwing them around like they were free, and he blew up a cult's hideout."

Everyone was filled with awe and respect.

This kid has no class, but he certainly has a lot of money!

"See that girl carrying the big sword? She's from the Lin Family, and she's incredibly fierce. A single Strong Attack combo could probably crush Third Grade Realm."

"And that girl with the little doll sitting on her shoulder, she's the soul of this team! Her Spirit Points incredibly high, every strike hits her weak point, she's ridiculously strong!"

Most of the City Defense Army are at the Second Grade Realm.

They graduated from ordinary military academies, but because they were unable to advance to the Third Grade Realm, they joined the City Defense Army.

Joining the City Defense Army does not mean giving up cultivation; on the contrary, it is the best path to advancement for ordinary Star Wielders.

Their captain, Yang Lingwen, was promoted through constantly clearing the isolation zone and outwitting cultists, eventually reaching the Fourth Grade Realm.

Their feelings towards these students from top military academies were also complex.

Not everyone can accept these privileged individuals; some couldn't help but scoff, "If I had their resources, I'd be even more powerful than them."

The deputy team leader, not wanting to start a fight, waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, everyone back to your positions, let's get ready to move out!"

Team Leader Yang specifically told Li Yang, "The main force this time is a Fifth Grade Star Wielders from the military. They will be fighting on the ship. We just need to ambush them in the left passage."

Li Yang and the others were assigned to Team Leader Yang. Their main task this time was to surround the exit on the left to prevent any cult members from escaping through.

Missions that are issued to military academies have all been screened by the mission department.

On the one hand, the mission command also hopes that the military academy students can be tested, or even break through in battle; on the other hand, they also need to ensure the students' safety as much as possible.

The missions that Li Yang took on were not all solo operations by the team. Even the one with He Song was led by He Song as an assistant instructor.

This time the scale was much larger, and even Team Leader Yang, a Fourth Grade Realm, was only in charge of a portion of it.

Even so, everyone was quite nervous.

Team Leader Yang, wanting to help everyone relax, said, "Once the mission is successfully completed, I'll treat everyone to dinner tomorrow!"

The vice-captain said, "Ah, tomorrow is Xiao Zhen's birthday!"

A smile appeared on Team Leader Yang's weathered face as he said, "Yes, she's ten years old in the blink of an eye."

Li Yang and the others also realized that Xiao Zhen must be Team Leader Yang's daughter.

Everyone had a good impression of Team Leader Yang.

Although Feng Yiqiao had never formally met her, the thought of that banner brought her a strange sense of warmth, and she replied, "Okay!"

The group split up and found their designated ambush points according to the plan.

The students from the Agronomy Department naturally stayed together.

Zhong Kun, who had been so confident before, was now inexplicably uneasy.

For this team mission, Li Yang learned a Star Skill related to Spirit Connection.

She keenly sensed Zhong Kun's unusual behavior and asked in her Spirit Sea, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Kun stammered for a while before saying, "Yangzi... don't you think Team Leader Yang has set up a huge flag behind his back!"

Li Yang: "?"

Zhong Kun explained, "Isn't that how it's always portrayed in movies? Before their heroic sacrifice, they start reminiscing about their daughters and stuff..."

Their Spirit Sea were connected; they all heard Zhong Kun's words and were speechless.

Yu Hongyuan: "Shut up! Have you forgotten your tendency to jinx things?"

Zhong Kun's heart sank even further. He muttered, "Could something really be going to happen?"

Lin Zhaoqin scolded him, "With a major battle at hand, stop talking such discouraging things!"

Li Yang also felt inexplicably uneasy. She didn't want to bring it up, but given the current situation, she still wanted to reassure everyone.

Li Yang said, "It's not a big problem. Before I left, I asked Professor Shen to keep an eye on us."

Everyone: "???"

Li Yang coughed lightly and said, "Because of the Tree Tower incident, Professor Shen now treats me like his own daughter."

Thankfully, Shen Binghua wasn't here, otherwise she would have ruined her image and started cursing— "Li Yang is shameless."

Upon hearing that a powerful figure at the Seventh Grade Peak was "watching" them, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

Zhong Kun patted his chest and said, "With my unlucky constitution, I should be able to be stunned!"

Yu Hongyuan wished he could cover his mouth in his Spirit Sea and shout, "Brother, say less!"

They only knew the general outline of this operation.

The task assigned to these eight men was to lie in wait here and kill any cult members who came near.

The hum of ships moored approached from afar, a deep and solemn sound that, in the quiet night, pierced the sky like a muffled thunderclap.

Then came screams, followed by the sounds of various Star Skill exploding. The metallic sounds of weapons clashing were drowned out by the chaos and were difficult to distinguish unless one had extremely high Spirit Points.

Li Yang said solemnly, "The war has begun."

They were all on edge, staring intently at the left passage.

The fighting on the ship was extremely fierce, yet no one managed to escape through the exit on the left.

Li Yang and the others waited for a while, growing increasingly uneasy.

"Are these cult members really that fierce? No one has fled?"

"This doesn't fit their character at all... Shouldn't they be a bunch of rabble?"

Li Yang cautiously said, "It seems they've also sent their elite troops this time."

Feng Yiqiao said anxiously, "Everyone, please don't act rashly! Even if we can't break through this time, we shouldn't act rashly!"

After a stalemate of about ten minutes, Team Leader Yang connected with their Spirit Sea and said to Li Yang, "The mission has changed. We need to go provide support. You should retreat!"

There is an agreement between the City Defense Army and the military academy.

The task they assigned to the military academy students was to ensure their safety to the greatest extent possible.

The difficulty of waiting here for the escapees is completely different from the difficulty of entering the ship and confronting high-level cult members head-on.

The former is already quite difficult for military academy students.