I Have a Golden Crow-Chapter 688 - 486 Extremely Brutal!

In front of the tall walls, the jeep slowly came to a halt.

Everyone got out of the car and looked around.

Ahead was a wall more than 20 meters high, with barbed wire wrapped around it and towers standing tall.

Prison vibes?

Far behind the crowd stood a camp area with many buildings, looking quite legitimate.

However, there were very few lights in the camp, and they were especially dim, as if avoiding excessive attention.

Beside the vehicle, a team of soldiers stood watching the group of students who came for the test.

"Gather!" A rough voice suddenly boomed.

No one dared hesitate and immediately gathered in front of the team of soldiers.

The team was well-organized, with only Shaohai's five members and Grassland's three. The rest of the students had been taken elsewhere.

The eight students lined up simply by height, and Du Yu was fortunate enough to be in the middle.

As the leading officer signaled, the soldiers stepped forward to distribute equipment to the students.

The officer spoke solemnly, "One day ago, our side dispatched a hundred-man unit into the city to perform a mission.

Three hours ago, this unit lost contact with us, their fate unknown.

Mission objective: Rescue the soldiers trapped in the city, escort them to the designated location, and investigate the reason for the team's lost communication."

Upon hearing this, Liu Juncai and Lin Shihao exchanged a glance.

Their predictions were right; it was indeed a rescue mission!

But there was an additional task: investigating the cause of the lost communication?

The officer loudly announced, "In Xuena City, any building over 100 meters high is designated as a safe zone.

Mission requirement one, except for the injured and rescued soldiers, no one else may enter the safe zone without permission.

Anyone entering the safe zone will receive protection from our unit and will be escorted out of Xuena City.

The rescue teams must evacuate the area swiftly to avoid drawing Cold Beasts toward the safe zone."

Du Yu realized that this was an escape route given.

In case of emergency, as long as they could breach any building over 100 meters high, their lives would not be in danger.

Of course, using this method would cause the students to lose their examination eligibility and be removed from the testing field.

The officer continued, "Mission requirement two: In principle, flying is strictly prohibited in Xuena City.

If there is a definite need, you must fly close to the buildings, and your flying height must not exceed the height of the buildings you are near." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Lin Shihao secretly noted everything, aware that any word from the officer might carry hidden messages.

For example, the rule on "flying."

The examining teacher clearly indicated that the Third District prohibits flying, and Zhu Weizheng's words seemed to be a general rule of the Third District.

But during actual task implementation, this officer provided new requirements.

What hidden trick could there be here?

The students listened to the rules and skillfully put on headlamps and mini-cameras.

However, compared to the students, the examining teacher had one extra piece of equipment: invisible headphones.

The officer's gaze fell on Du Yu and Lin Shiwei, as if feeling annoyed by those two sweaters.

He continued with an unfriendly face, "The maximum time limit for the task is 72 hours!

Now, commence the mission.

Before your Demon Breath is exhausted, rescue as many warriors as possible and gather intelligence!"

"Clang!"

The heavy iron door sounded, suddenly echoing.

Students turned to look, the thick iron door under the high wall slowly opened, with the glow of fire visible from afar within.

"Report!" Lin Shihao suddenly spoke.

The officer frowned slightly, "Speak."

Lin Shihao asked, "In which area were the lost team executing their mission in the city?

Additionally, can you provide us with a map?"

Upon hearing this, the officer's expression improved a bit, but his tone remained stiff, "Commence the mission immediately!"

Lin Shihao: "..."

"Neigh~"

"Neigh!" A series of horse cries erupted in their ears.

The five from Shaohai looked to their right, seeing three strong men from the Grassland call forth their Demon Pets.

Wood-type Monster Pet·Qinmu Cong!

These were tall, fine horses native to the Grasslands, with gray-brown bodies, broad shoulders and chests, and strong legs.

Most notably, their fur was "patchy," "scaled"!

As if draped in armor of scales, or resembling cracked bark, emanating a fragrance of grass and wood.

"Clop, clop, clop..."

The sound of hooves drifted as the three strong men from the Grassland carried long cavalry spears and rushed to the iron gate.

An examining teacher stepped rapidly and chased them.

Watching the three departing "teammates," Lin Shihao opened his mouth but eventually did not call out.

Clearly, the three strong men from the Grassland had no intention of cooperating.

In regard to the test, each additional rescued soldier would naturally add to their scores.

And the mobility of the three from the Grassland was indisputable; they wanted to score points and were unwilling to be burdened by Shaohai's "tagalongs," which was quite normal?

"Truly, the skilled are bold." Du Yu smiled.

"Heh." Liu Juncai's inherently cool face showed a hint of disdain, "Let's hope they aren't aiming high with their lives hanging by a thread."

"Let's go." Lin Shihao spoke.

The group retrieved Demon Soldiers from Liu Junxing and quickly rushed toward the iron gate.

Before entering the high walls, they heard terrifying roars.

"Hiss..."

"Roar!!!" With the chilling background noise, the crowd rushed into the iron gate.

Gazing at the ruined streets and the distant flickering flames, Du Yu suddenly felt a sense of entering an "apocalyptic world."