Chapter 1011: Chapter 645: From the Self? (2)
"Second Brother looks so cool." Li Mengnan whispered. Carefree as she was, she was much more relaxed than the others.
Or perhaps, with the way she’d grown up, she had long since been tempered into a Warrior with a strong heart.
Running around with a restless guy like Du Yu, she’d fought her way into East Persia, faced the Lion Bone Scythe, and had also narrowly escaped death more than once inside Jihua Village and the Seven Treasures Staff.
She had gone much farther and experienced much more than her peers.
The composure in the girl’s heart, and the sweet dimples on her face, both came from the road she’d walked.
More than that, they came from battlefield after battlefield, corpse after corpse.
Li Mengnan raised her hand, pinching the brim of Du Yu’s combat cap and adjusting it left and right.
Such an intimate gesture drew the gazes of the people around them.
Most Disciples were heavy-hearted, not in the mood to think about anything else, but even so, quite a few envious looks were still cast over.
After all, Li Mengnan was dazzling to an extreme. She only needed to stand there quietly to draw countless eyes.
"A little bit more to the right." Li Mengnan muttered softly, carefully adjusting the brim of Du Yu’s cap.
Lin Shiwei likewise stretched out a hand and straightened Du Yu’s collar. "It’s a pity I can’t be by your side."
With that, Du Yu could feel even more gazes landing on him.
Li Mengnan and Lin Shiwei were not only two Demon Tamers whose true strength was unfathomable, but also two Northern beauties of utterly different styles, one in a million.
And Du Yu, standing in front of the two of them... yeah, he really was the kind of guy that made people grit their teeth.
On an ordinary day, Du Yu would definitely have kept a low profile. But today, he didn’t care about other people’s looks.
In fact, regarding how Great Xia Bookstore had done the grouping, Lin Shiwei did harbor some complaints.
She was the North’s Number Two!
The one who should be going on the mission with Du Yu was not that Ji Yaoyao from Xiadu City.
"Your arm badges are Sharp Swords; be careful." Du Yu opened his mouth to remind them.
Among the examinee teams, only a few squads wore the "Sharp Sword Arm Badge," and the Shaohai Team was prominently among them.
Du Yu had reason to believe that Liu Juncai and the others had gotten to wear this special badge thanks to Lin Shiwei.
But it was hard to say whether that was a blessing or a curse.
From the imagery alone, the Sharp Sword Arm Badge and the Shield Arm Badge already showed what kind of missions a squad would be sent on.
"Heh." Lin Shiwei chuckled. "It’s fine. Aren’t you coming to save us?"
Du Yu’s expression was solemn. "I’m serious. When you two are leading the team, don’t be too aggressive in style. Listen more to Juncai and Shi Hao’s suggestions."
"Mm." Lin Shiwei unfastened the top button of Du Yu’s collar with one hand.
She preferred him looking like this; Du Yu came off a bit more free and easy.
Du Yu looked at Li Mengnan. "Don’t be stingy with using Spiritual Artifacts. Your life is what matters most."
"Got it!" Li Mengnan extended a finger and lightly flicked the brim of Du Yu’s cap, grumbling, "You were nagging all night yesterday."
"Everyone, get in the vehicles!" A rough voice suddenly rang out, like waking a dead pond.
The Paper Crane Disciples boarded in an orderly fashion, while the luggage holds under the buses were filled with all kinds of Demon Soldiers.
Without an invigilating teacher to guide them, Du Yu and the others chose to ride on the same bus as the Shaohai Team.
After a full fifty minutes of driving, the convoy left the expressway and entered a mountain road, finally pulling to a stop inside a military camp.
"In three minutes, grab your own Demon Soldiers!" the leading Warrior barked, watching the black-clad Disciples moving in a hurry. Unconsciously, he noticed a rather remarkable figure.
The Warrior silently stared at Du Yu. Only after three minutes passed did he speak again: "If you can fly, fly yourself! If you can’t, find a comrade to carry you!"
It was an unexpected order and, at the same time, made clear the average strength level of those participating in battle.
As he spoke, a squad of Warriors already had Wind around the feet and directly drifted up into the air.
"Master Yu."
"Hm?" Wind around the feet and fire underfoot, Du Yu turned his head to look at Chen Leng. "Brother Chen, you need a hand?"
Chen Leng had just submitted his Demon Pet information yesterday; he had Wind-type Demon Pets, didn’t he?
"No, it’s just... the soldiers in the camp all seem to be looking at you." Chen Leng lowered his voice, scanning the surroundings. "And their expressions are kind of off?"
Chen Leng’s observation was quite meticulous.
At first, the Warriors in the camp had been looking over the Paper Crane Disciples, but in the end, all their gazes settled on Du Yu alone.
A scene like that was obviously very abnormal!
"Mm..." Du Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "Come on, let’s head up the mountain."
The black-clad Disciples and the army Warriors shot straight into the sky, fanning out in formation, making for a rather spectacular sight.
Under the azure sky, the main force flew straight toward Gourd Mountain Pass.
As they drew closer, everyone could see that on the flat peak, there stood formation after formation of Warriors, their numbers in the thousands!
They wore camouflage combat uniforms, motionless, faces solemn.
Streams of astonishing pressure coiled over the mountaintop, so oppressive that the Paper Crane Disciples didn’t even dare breathe loudly.
"Form up!" an officer shouted, looking at the Paper Crane Disciples.
The Paper Crane Disciples did have quite the presence. Thousands of soldiers stood in neat ranks, and in the middle, a small area had been left open, clearly reserved for the hundred-plus Paper Crane Disciples.
Du Yu felt a stir in his heart—he’d seen an acquaintance again.
Regimental Commander Liu Neng.
Just like back then, his voice was still hoarse and his face slightly haggard, as if he hadn’t had a proper rest for a very, very long time.
"We’ll proceed with roll call now. When your squad is called, step out and go with your..." Liu Neng spoke, then suddenly broke off mid-sentence.
