Stronger with More Jobs-Chapter 450 - 234: Divine Judgment Celestial Attraction!!!

Chapter 450: Chapter 234: Divine Judgment Celestial Attraction!!!

Outside Black Pine Ridge, at the foot of the mountain.

The Force Field Barrier obscured the view inside, but the dull thuds and the violent tremors of the ground, like the beating of war drums, pounded heavily on everyone’s hearts.

Zhang Tiezhu stood like an iron tower nailed to the ground, his face covered in blood and sweat, muscles twisted, jaws clenched, and blood seeping from his gums.

His broken arm was crudely splinted with branches and cloth strips.

With each dull rumble from the shock, his burly body trembled slightly.

Behind him, the surviving soldiers of the Fierce Tiger Company stood in silence; no one spoke, only heavy breathing and suppressed, profound anger.

Everyone’s eyes were glued to the slightly glowing Force Field Barrier amid the tremors.

As if wanting to pierce through and see the hell inside.

Wei Banmeng and two others stood slightly ahead, their faces equally pale and weary, yet their eyes burned with defiance and determination.

They tightly clutched the Life Pearls and Qi Blood Crystals just distributed, stuffing them into their mouths indiscriminately, forcibly straining their exhausted bodies, trying to recover a bit of battle strength.

The atmosphere was so heavy it nearly congealed into mercury.

"Fuck! Fuck!!" Chu Kuanglan suddenly punched a tree trunk as wide as a bowl next to him, causing the trunk to shake violently, leaves rustling down. The freshly bandaged wound on his arm burst open instantly, staining the bandage with fresh blood, "I can’t take it anymore! Just watching here? Letting God Fang and Xiaojiang fight desperately inside?! What are we?! Useless?!"

His roar shattered the dead silence and ignited the suppressed anger and humiliation in the soldiers’ hearts.

"Captain! Let us in!"

"Live or die together!"

"I’ll accept dying on the battlefield! Damn it, hiding like cowards, what is this?!"

"..."

The soldiers’ voices carried raw fierceness, their simplest and proudest military anger trampled upon.

Zhang Tiezhu swung around violently, his bloodshot eyes like those of a wounded tiger sweeping over each young, furious face.

"All of you shut the hell up!"

His voice was hoarse like a broken gong, carrying undeniable iron will, "Military orders are like mountains! Captain Fang said retreat! So we retreat! Anyone who dares talk back will be dealt with by military law!"

After yelling, his chest heaved violently, and he suddenly raised his hand, slapping himself hard twice!

Slap! Slap!

The sound was crisp and loud, extraordinarily jarring in the silent forest.

A clear red mark appeared instantly on his dark face.

"Bah!" He spat bloody saliva on the ground, eyes fierce and with a hint of bewilderment, "I damn well don’t want to be a coward either! But Captain Fang... Captain Fang and them... they surely have a way!"

These words seemed more like he was convincing himself than the soldiers.

At that moment, a figure quickly approached from the dense forest on the mountainside, none other than the elite class leader secretly dispatched by Zhou Zhenguo, codenamed "Eagle Eye."

His face showed shock and bewilderment.

Clearly, he hadn’t expected Zhang Tiezhu and the others to find their secret rendezvous point so directly.

"Captain Zhang!" Eagle Eye quickly saluted, his voice rushing, "Division orders! All actions are to follow Captain Fang Qingyu’s command! But simultaneously..." he paused, lowering his voice, "The commander strictly orders, at all costs, to ensure Captain Fang’s safety! Reinforcements are on the way! We must not stray far, always ready to respond!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tiezhu’s brow instantly furrowed into a tight knot.

"Following Captain Fang’s retreat, yet also being told to spare no cost to protect Captain Fang... and staying neither too close nor too far on standby..." he ran a hand through his hair in frustration, further tousling his already messy hair.

"Isn’t this putting me, Old Zhang, in a damn hard spot?! Captain Fang is inside right now! What’s going on in there? Heaven knows! How are we supposed to protect?! Charging in is disobeying orders! Not charging in... what if..."

He felt like his head was going to explode.

As Zhang Tiezhu found himself in a dilemma, and the soldiers’ emotions were boiling over.

"Captain Zhang."

A cold voice sounded.

Wei Banmeng slowly stood up, her face still pale, but her cool eyes were unusually steadfast.

The icy blue aura around her, though weak, was slowly coalescing.

"We’re going up."

Her voice wasn’t loud, yet it clearly suppressed all other noise.

"What?!" Zhang Tiezhu looked at her sharply.

Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan immediately stood at attention, their eyes sharp as blades.

"Junior Sister?" Chu Kuanglan looked at Wei Banmeng.

Wei Banmeng’s gaze swept over all three, finally settling on Zhang Tiezhu: "Fang Qingyu had us retreat to clear the area. He and Xiaojiang have trump cards we can’t intervene in. But that doesn’t mean we can sit here comfortably waiting."

She paused, her tone adamant: "There are only the two of them inside now. We’ve recovered a bit, and even if we can only share a fraction of the burden, it’s enough. You..."

She turned her eyes to Zhang Tiezhu and the soldiers of the Fierce Tiger Company, and the elite class behind them.

"Stay here. Guard this last exit. If... I mean if the Life Ghosts break through the line inside, those that slip through, this will be your last battlefield. Block them! Don’t let a single one through!"

Zhang Tiezhu was stunned.

He looked into Wei Banmeng’s cool yet battle-hardened eyes, and at Chu Kuanglan and Lu Jiuyuan’s unwavering gaze.

Forcing back the wetness, he blinked forcefully.

He suddenly straightened his back, saluting with all his strength, his voice hoarse but carrying immense force:

"Yes!!!"

"Fierce Tiger Company! Sharp Blade Class! Everyone, fortify positions right here! Hold the exit at all costs! Not even a fly gets through!!!"