Chapter 558: Chapter 402 Information Gap _2
With a "beep", the equipment started to activate. Then, a green light curtain shot out from the machine, rotating 360 degrees to scan the surroundings before the green light vanished, followed by a very obvious red light beam shooting up into the sky.
Seeing Dong Tianyu’s puzzled expression, Gavin explained with a smile, "The green light curtain scans the area to confirm the surroundings and check for any invisible targets.
And now, this light beam indicates that their batch’s battle has ended, signaling them that they can retreat from the battlefield, and that this location is also one of the safe retreat points."
Just as Gavin finished explaining, Dong Tianyu noticed several faint red light beams in the distant sky. Perhaps because of the distance from the other beams, they looked quite blurry, allowing only a vague glimpse of them.
After taking care of business, Gavin continued to chat with Dong Tianyu, probably knowing that other people might come by soon, so their conversation turned to content that men would share a knowing smile over.
While they were enjoying their conversation, Dong Tianyu’s Divine Sense detected several humans quickly approaching their location. Through Divine Sense, Dong Tianyu could tell that this squad had suffered severe battle conditions.
Not only did they appear to have many injured, but they were also followed by some pursuers. When the members of the squad carrying the injured managed to run ahead to Dong Tianyu and Gavin, they didn’t show any other reaction but requested their help to rescue the three volunteers who were covering the squad’s retreat.
Upon hearing the request, Gavin expressionlessly pointed to the machine on the ground. After seeing the equipment, the squad member visibly relaxed, then arranged for others to leave with the wounded first, while he resolutely went back to support those covering the retreat.
Those of the squad who stayed behind with the lightly wounded, carrying the more severely injured, quickly reached the heel of the machine. As the ’beep, beep, beep’ sound continued, it signified that they were officially leaving the battlefield.
Just as Dong Tianyu was about to ask something, he saw the soldier who had left earlier, along with the squad members who had volunteered to cover the rear, fighting and retreating back to this location.
Seeing the Soldier Bugs behind them, Dong Tianyu glanced at Gavin next to him, knowing that he was most familiar with the situation on the ground. If Dong Tianyu acted rashly, he might interfere with Gavin’s mission.
Perhaps guessing what Dong Tianyu was thinking, Gavin pulled out a few Flying Daggers from his waist and shot them not far ahead, then turned to Dong Tianyu with a smile, "This is the safe line. The officers participating in the trial must not cross this line. Even if they fall outside it, I cannot intervene. If I do, their entire squad will be considered a failure.
And if I don’t step in, although that person might die, others who cross the line won’t be disqualified. So many times it’s not that I don’t want to rescue, but if I really do rescue, those disqualified by the rules will blame me for meddling.
So don’t just impulsively do good deeds. They were already informed of the rules of military training before taking part in this trial. Once on the battlefield, one can’t control everything, so let’s just wait safely. However, when possible, it’s still best to lend a hand."
Although Gavin spoke to Dong Tianyu in this way, Dong Tianyu could tell from Gavin’s expression that he was very tense and serious. As soon as the few people crossed the safety line set by Gavin, the Soldier Bugs also chased after them.
As the Soldier Bugs crossed the safety line and tried to continue attacking the squad members, the knives originally planted in the ground instantly shattered. Then, just like the scene that had appeared before,
the shattered blades pierced through the Soldier Bugs’ eye sockets, heading straight for their brains, instantly turning them into mush.
With the pursuers behind them now dead corpses, the squad leader prepared to lead the three who stayed behind to express their thanks, but Gavin pointed expressionlessly to the device that was still emitting a beam into the sky. The leader was taken aback for a moment, then gave Gavin a salute before leading the squad members quickly away.
Dong Tianyu looked at Gavin, who remained expressionless, and then at the device that was still active. Curious, he asked, "What did you mean by pointing over there just now?"
Hearing Dong Tianyu’s question, a smile suddenly appeared on Gavin’s face, but then he reverted to a blank expression, his tone carrying a hint of smugness, "I told them to hurry over there for certification and then to roll back and rest."
Hearing Gavin say that, Dong Tianyu could only remark tongue-in-cheek without words, "Judging by that, you are quite a nice person, aren’t you."
It was unclear whether Gavin truly couldn’t understand or was simply pretending not to understand, but in any case, he responded very happily, "What else could it be."
Hearing Gavin’s reply, Dong Tianyu also let out a light chuckle.
Following the departure of the first batch of squad members, a continuous stream of officers and soldiers arrived at this place. Not to mention their current state when they arrived, most of them were followed by a few pursuers.
Since the pursuers were all Soldier Bugs, even if there were many, they were easy to kill for the two in the Path Entry Realm.
So as long as the officers and soldiers safely crossed the line, Gavin would quickly take care of the pursuers following them.
Watching Gavin dispatch the Soldier Bugs decisively every time, Dong Tianyu became interested in the waist pouch that stored the Flying Daggers at Gavin’s waist. For a ranged fighter, the amount of ammunition they could carry was of the utmost importance.
From the moment he met Gavin, Dong Tianyu had seen him use a considerable number of Flying Daggers.
Although the Flying Daggers Gavin used were the ultra-thin kind, they definitely couldn’t fit in that waist pouch considering its size, yet Gavin was still able to effortlessly pull out Flying Daggers from it.
Suddenly, Dong Tianyu remembered that Gavin had mentioned he advanced to the Path Entry Realm using a mystical item. This meant that Gavin must have a mystical item on him. Originally, Dong Tianyu thought the mystical item on Gavin had to be the exploding Flying Dagger, because after the explosion, one could still control the resulting shards. If that wasn’t a mystical item, what was?
But now, he realized that his initial guess might have been wrong. The real mystical item on Gavin was probably the waist pouch that held the Flying Daggers.
Whether the officers and soldiers had been warned before the trial or not, even though they saw other squads being chased by Soldier Bugs upon their return, none of the officers thought of lending a hand. They simply kept their distance silently, careful not to draw trouble to themselves.
Considering such behavior of the officers, Dong Tianyu felt it was quite incredible. After all, in his impression, the soldiers of China were not cold to their comrades; they would step in even when strangers were in danger.
But now when it came to their own comrades, normally, they would have offered help and not become this indifferent.
If one or two officers had shown indifference, it might have been attributed to personal character, but Dong Tianyu noticed that nearly all the officers behaved this way, which definitely wasn’t a problem with the officers themselves. The issue must lie somewhere unknown to Dong Tianyu.
As the number of officers coming to the area dwindled, Dong Tianyu asked Gavin offhand, "How much longer do we wait here?"
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s question, Gavin lazily checked the time and then said to Dong Tianyu, "We wait another three hours. The device will shut down automatically in three hours, and that’ll mark the completion of my task."
Just as Dong Tianyu was about to speak, Gavin quickly said, "Once this is over, I’m free. After we wrap this up, I’ll treat you to dinner."
For Dong Tianyu, Gavin’s invitation was just what he wanted, having just experienced what it’s like to be behind on information.
