Stronger with More Jobs-Chapter 433 - 229: Thus Begins the Cruel Reality

Fang Qingyu and Jiang Wei sat outside the tent, sheltered from the wind.

He took out his phone, the screen lit up, it was a video request from Qin Hui.

Connecting, several familiar and excited faces immediately crowded into the screen.

"Qingzi! You’re really back?! In Anjiang?"

Qin Hui’s voice carried a note of surprise.

"Yes, I’m here, at Black Pine Ridge."

Fang Qingyu smiled and nodded, turning the camera toward Jiang Wei beside him, as well as Wei Banmeng, who was meditating nearby, and Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan, who had just finished practicing boxing and were walking over, "We’re all here."

"Sister Jiang! Sister Wei!" Haozi’s loud voice came through.

Jiang Wei waved her small hand at the screen.

Wei Banmeng also opened her eyes and nodded slightly at the camera.

Fang Qingyu introduced Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan to Qin Hui and the others.

Qin Hui warmly greeted them through the screen, also extending an invitation: "Brother Chu, Brother Lu! After the Mid-Autumn Festival, you must come to Qingjian City! Let us show you some hospitality!"

Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan smiled and agreed: "Certainly, we’ll go! We’ve long heard that Qingjian City is God Fang’s hometown." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

After some pleasantries, Fang Qingyu asked about important matters: "How is the defense situation over in Qingjian? Is there heavy pressure?"

Across the screen, Qin Hui’s expression immediately turned serious: "The pressure is considerable! This year, the authorities are particularly focused on it. Besides Grandmaster Chen overseeing the center, an additional six Grandmasters have been dispatched! Among them is Su Wanqing, the God chosen by the heavens, whom you know."

"Several high-risk areas in the city have all been strengthened with power. But the ghost festival, as you know, is unpredictable, and no one knows which nook or cranny will suddenly spring forth."

Listening, Fang Qingyu furrowed his brows slightly.

Six Grandmasters, along with Su Wanqing and Grandmaster Chen, that power in Qingjian City was definitely strong enough, yet Qin Hui’s tone remained heavy, highlighting the perils of the ghost festival.

"Don’t try to be a hero," Fang Qingyu advised, "Listen to Captain Lin’s command. He’s experienced."

Upon mentioning Lin Kang, a smile appeared on Qin Hui’s face: "Don’t worry, Qingzi! Captain Lin is amazing now! His skills are improving by leaps and bounds, and his command is becoming steadier. Being with him feels just like being with you back then, very reassuring! Though snatching a piece of meat isn’t as satisfying as when you led the team, haha!"

Fang Qingyu listened to Qin Hui, recalling those days of fighting side by side in Qingjian City, and couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile.

...

The next day, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Fang Qingyu and the others had already risen.

After a simple wash, they walked once more toward the protective force field that separated life and death, facing the fresh mountain morning breeze.

In the camp, the warriors of the Fierce Tiger Company were already busy, checking their equipment, reinforcing fortifications, the atmosphere even more tense and solemn than the day before.

A young warrior who was checking equipment saw Fang Qingyu and his group coming over, immediately stood up straight, his face full of respect and a certain youthful vigor, and greeted loudly: "Good morning, Captain Fang! Good morning, comrades!"

His voice was especially clear and powerful in the quiet mountain hollow of the early morning.

Fang Qingyu nodded to him, a gentle smile appearing on his face: "Good morning, thank you for your hard work."

Just as Fang Qingyu’s words were falling, the warrior’s exuberant smile had not fully blossomed.

Boom!!!

A booming and terrifying sound, as if coming from the depths of the earth, erupted suddenly and violently without warning!

The entire mountain hollow seemed to tremble with this huge sound!

The ground beneath everyone’s feet jumped sharply!

Pots and pans in the camp clattered noisily!

The transparent super-durable force field shield, like a lake struck by a giant stone, suddenly burst with unprecedented dazzling brilliance!

Countless intense energy ripples warped and twisted frantically on it.

A vast surge of cold, deathly stillness, filled with endless malice and twisted aura, erupted fiercely from the depths of Black Pine Ridge inside the force field, instantly sweeping through every corner of the camp!

The expression of joy on the young warrior’s face instantly froze, replaced by shock.

The gentle smile on Fang Qingyu’s face vanished abruptly, his eyes, sharp as a blade, suddenly turned toward the force field shield!

It has begun!

The harshest and bloodiest phase of humanity’s resistance against the Life Ghost Tide of the Mid-Autumn Festival has begun.

And so, in the trailing warmth of a common greeting, it was torn brutally open by this sudden and terrifying roar!