Stronger with More Jobs-Chapter 463 - 237: Life... Life Ghost Begs for Mercy!?

Chapter 463: Chapter 237: Life... Life Ghost Begs for Mercy!?

Lu Jiuyuan also let out a sigh of relief, his taut nerves slightly relaxed.

A relieved smile appeared on Zhang Tiezhu’s dark face as well.

Listening to the soldiers’ reports, a hint of contemplation flashed deep within Fang Qingyu’s eyes, which resembled melted gold.

One day and night, there was no activity.

This indeed matches the characteristics of a "source point" being completely cleared.

Could it be... the Tier Two Middle Realm Life Ghost that Jiang Wei discovered was truly just scared out of its wits, completely hiding, or has it already perished with the demise of Vajra Buddha?

He instinctively looked towards Jiang Wei beside him.

The little girl was sucking on a lollipop, her small face expressionless, her clear Eyes of Melting Gold gazing in the direction of the Force Field Barrier, her gaze calm and unperturbed, as if this result was not unexpected for her.

But Fang Qingyu always felt that things wouldn’t be so simple.

At this moment, Zhang Tiezhu walked out from inside, his eyes lit up upon seeing Fang Qingyu.

He rubbed his hands together, moved closer, lowered his voice, and asked in an inquiring tone.

"Captain Fang."

"You see... it’s been over 48 hours, definitely the safe period. The higher-ups also said this place can basically be declared safe. Should we... can we retreat?"

He pointed in the direction of the brightly lit camp at the foot of the mountain: "The brothers have been tense for so many days, their nerves are about to snap."

Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan’s eyes brightened at this and looked towards Fang Qingyu.

Wei Banmeng said nothing, but her cold gaze also looked over.

Fang Qingyu was silent for a few seconds.

His gaze once again swept over that tranquil Force Field Barrier, over the expectant and relaxed smiles on the faces of the two soldiers.

Finally, he slowly nodded.

"Okay."

He took out a communicator and connected to Zhou Zhenguo’s encrypted channel.

"Commander Zhou, at the abandoned village in Black Pine Ridge, it has been over 48 hours since the Tier Two Peak Life Ghost was cleared the day before yesterday, with no further Life Ghost fluctuations. The Force Field Barrier is stable, and it is preliminarily determined that the high-risk point threat has been lifted. My team and the Fierce Tiger Company request permission to withdraw and recuperate."

On the other end of the communicator, the background noise was extremely chaotic.

The intense calls of communication, the buzzing of Martial Techniques, the groans of the wounded, the shouts of commanders...

All woven into a cruel symphony of battlefields.

Zhou Zhenguo’s voice carried a thick fatigue, but more so was an inner gratification and excitement:

"Received! Captain Fang! That’s great! Well done! Removing this thorn of Black Pine Ridge is akin to lifting a huge burden off our battle zone! On behalf of all officers and soldiers of Anjiang Province’s battle zone, I thank you all!"

His voice paused, seemingly suppressing emotions, then resolutely said:

"Approved for withdrawal! Immediately! At once! The camp has already prepared the best rest areas and medical resources for you all! Hurry down! Don’t worry about anything else! Take good care of your injuries! There are still tough battles ahead, Black Pine Ridge doesn’t need you to guard it anymore!"

"Understood." Fang Qingyu replied.

He put down the communicator.

"Brothers!" Zhang Tiezhu’s face broke into a smile, and he shouted to the guards around them, "Pack up your gear! Withdraw! Down the mountain! Back to the camp!"

"Oh——!!!"

The long-suppressed cheers erupted instantly atop the mountain.

The soldiers’ faces were filled with the joy of having survived a disaster and the relief of shedding a thousand-pound burden.

They began deftly dismantling the temporary fortifications and packing up equipment and supplies.

Fang Qingyu and the others did not leave immediately.

Chu Kuanglan plopped down on a rock by the campfire, rubbing his still-numb arm.

Wei Banmeng took out her specially-made military tablet, her slender fingers swiftly sliding across it, with her cold eyebrows slightly frowning.

"What’s up, junior sister? What are you looking at?"

Chu Kuanglan craned his neck to look.

Wei Banmeng did not lift her head, her voice calmly reciting a few names:

"Liu Hanyan’s team, at their post, encountered three waves of large Life Ghost attacks yesterday, among which one wave included two Tier Two Initial Realm and one suspected Tier Two Middle Realm Life Ghost. After a fierce battle for five hours, they repelled the Life Ghost tide, team member ’Thousand Mechanism Hand’ Situ Ming’s left arm was torn apart by a Life Ghost, permanently becoming an amputee. Liu Hanyan herself is exhausted in True Intent, and her internal organs are injured."

"Shikong’s team encountered a large-scale mutant Shadow Dog pack ambush in a blizzard and a Tier Two Middle Realm Life Ghost. After battling all night, Shikong Golden Body was shattered, internal organs shaken, team member Shi Kaishan took a direct hit to cover the team’s retreat, his sternum shattered, gravely injured on the brink of death, just rescued back."

The smiles on Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan’s faces froze instantly.

Chu Kuanglan opened his mouth, ultimately only cursing: "Damn!"

Lu Jiuyuan clenched his fists, his eyes heavy.

Fang Qingyu also furrowed his brows tight.

The situation with Liu Hanyan and Shikong was even more severe than theirs here.

At least, although all five of them were gravely injured and exhausted, they were intact with no permanent disabilities.

The casualties in Fierce Tiger Company, after such intense battles, were also kept relatively low.

This was largely thanks to Fang Qingyu and Jiang Wei’s outbreak at the last moment.

If not, facing Vajra Buddha and the sixth wave of frenzy.

The entire Black Pine Ridge defense line would surely have been completely crushed, leaving no bones behind.

"How do you know so much in detail?" Fang Qingyu looked towards Wei Banmeng.

Wei Banmeng turned the tablet screen towards him.

It showed an adorable female avatar.

It was exactly a photo sent by Liu Hanyan.

On the hospital bed, a young man with a face pale as paper, with nothing below his left shoulder, wrapped in thick bandages.

Beside him was Liu Hanyan, equally pale, her gaze fatigued yet resolute.

Captioned: [We held out. Situ’s arm lost, I injured. No worries.]