Chapter 629: One Person is a World

“So, what do you say, Captain Cheng? Should we go for it?” Rong Taotao immediately turned to Cheng Jiangjie, his face full of anticipation.

In an instant, everyone’s eyes turned to Cheng Jiangjie.

Frost Beauty, Xiao Ziru.

This pair had appeared in the public eye as early as a year ago, and at Hundred Corps Pass, no less.

You have to understand, getting into Hundred Corps Pass from beyond the Third Wall meant crossing two entire walls!

In other words, the two of them must have been incredibly powerful to have been able to use the vast, dark night and the raging blizzard to pass high over everyone’s heads and slip into Hundred Corps Pass without a sound.

It wasn’t as if the Soul Beast Army had never crossed the three walls to invade Pine Soul City and Songbai Town, but that had been during blizzard nights. The severity of those snowstorms obscured everyone’s vision, making anything possible.

Yet when Frost Beauty and Xiao Ziru appeared at Hundred Corps Pass, there was no such extreme weather. One can only imagine the extent of their power.

Cheng Jiangjie hesitated for a moment before speaking, “We’re all very familiar with Coach Xiao. He’s a comrade-in-arms, you could say. Back in the day, like Coach Xia, he participated in the Cyan Mountain Army’s Vortex exploration missions as an external supporter from Pine Soul Soul Martial University.

“If we can rescue him, that would be great, of course. But the Cyan Mountain Army’s current mission is to guard the city wall.

“Although the commanding officer has given our team a great deal of autonomy, leaving the wall to conduct a search and rescue mission…”

Clearly, Gao Lingwei saw the longing on Rong Taotao’s face.

At the same time, she also recalled how, during the New Year at his home in Songbai Town, Rong Taotao had stood on the rooftop, gazing from afar at a flash of red in the cypress forest.

Gao Lingwei thought for a moment, then said, “Xiao Ziru. A renowned teacher of his generation at Pine Soul Soul Martial University. He helped the Snow Burning Army guard the wall and carry out missions, contributing both great merit and hard labor. He ultimately went missing during a mission and has been unheard from for years.

“From both an official and a personal standpoint, I think we should give it a try.

“The Cyan Mountain Army’s very reason for existence, the configuration of your Soul Pearls and Soul Skills, is for exploration. To a certain extent, exploration and search-and-rescue have a great deal in common.”

Hearing Gao Lingwei’s words, the minds of the Cyan Mountain Army soldiers began to stir.

They were soldiers meant to open up new frontiers!

Soldiers like Divine General Huo, who venture deep into enemy territory, who believe in “Fenglang Juxu”!

All of their skills weren’t meant for just guarding the borders!

Of course, there was absolutely no hierarchy of roles here; it was just a division of labor. But precisely because their mission objectives and unit types were different, their very way of survival was supposed to be different!

Making the Cyan Mountain Army, who possessed the Snow Soul Banner, Snow Dragon Tornado, and Silk Mist Enchanting Robe, bitterly guard the wall day after day—how was that any different from a terrible waste of talent?

For so many years, the remnants of a defeated army had desperately clung to the Cyan Mountain Army’s designation, which existed in name only. Finally, a month ago, they had seen a glimmer of hope.

Two people capable of carrying the banner had been dropped in, and they now had their own base of operations.

If not now, when?

Gao Lingwei noticed Cheng Jiangjie’s complex expression and continued, “The higher-ups assigned this stone house to us as our headquarters. This not only conveys their intention to rebuild the Cyan Mountain Army but also gradually separates us from the City Wall Guard Army.

“If we can execute this mission well, for the rebuilding of the Cyan Mountain Army… or at least, for the army’s separation from the City Wall Guard Army, it would be an excellent breakthrough.”

Cheng Jiangjie pondered for a moment before saying, “Just over a month ago, we encountered the Soul Beast Army. If we go north beyond the wall now, running into other Soul Beasts wouldn’t be a big deal, but if we run into the Soul Beast Army again…”

Rong Taotao suddenly cut in, “Personally, I think the fact that I’m still at the Third Wall means the higher-ups have made their own judgment. They believe the Soul Beast Army won’t dare to invade here again.

“Based on the Soul Beast Army’s objectives, I have a bold guess. Since there’s been no movement for over a month, it’s very likely the Soul Beast Army has gone to the Russian Federation to the north.

“The territory there is much vaster, and Snow Realm Vortexes cover almost the entire Russian Federation. Most importantly, the Russian Federation is sparsely populated, making it suitable for the Soul Beast Army to establish a base of operations.”

In fact, everyone had already thought of Rong Taotao’s guess and agreed with it completely.

The elite forces and skilled generals of the Soul Beast Army suffered such a huge loss; how could they remain inactive for over a month?

They were simply deterred by the number one Soul General of the Outer Region and wouldn’t dare to strike again so soon. On the other hand, the Soul Beast Army could never stay idle. Since they weren’t coming to Huaxia’s side, was there any need to even guess?

They must have gone to the Russian Federation to try their luck!

The Soul Beast Army invasion sixteen years ago could be summed up in one word: reckless!

The invasion a year and a half ago, they had a goal. Using deception and diversionary tactics, they sacked the library of Pine Soul Soul Martial University.

And during the invasion a month ago, they didn’t even want to attack the Third Wall. They came for the Bailing Tree Maiden clan!

As for the ultimate goal of this action, everyone could only guess. To this day, there is still no definitive answer.

These few invasions were enough to show a great deal!

You could tell the Soul Beast Army was also evolving! Under the cover of the Extreme Night blizzards, they were becoming more organized and purposeful with each attack.

Perhaps that Mixed Monk Beauty was also a heaven-sent Macho Man, capable of suppressing his hatred, controlling his violent temper, and understanding what to do and when to do it for the sake of survival.