There were no uplifting words, just silent figures standing on both sides, watching the tanks and the lined-up student Martial Artists pass by with earnest eyes.
At this moment, countless young Martial University students seemed to grasp the meaning of being a Martial Artist under such a scene.
Martial Artists must compete.
To compete with the strong for cultivation resources, to struggle against ferocious beasts for living space.
But, on the day disaster struck, Martial Artists became selfless.
They had only one thought—protect the family and the nation.
Guangyuan City, 263 kilometers from the capital.
A Tiger-style Fighter Jet soared through the sky, followed closely by three escort fighter jets, encountering not a single avian ferocious beast along the way.
Inside the Tiger-style Fighter Jet, including the military personnel responsible for piloting, there were a total of seven people.
Among them, five were senior students, part of a small squad, who had always been performing tasks outside the school and were all summoned back.
They got to know each other along the way.
The captain of the five was a burly Great Han with a bushy beard, exuding a wild air, named Kong Wu, a Junior Tier Three Martial Artist, who was already considered a strong figure among the senior students.
Luo Yu's mouth twitched at the sight of this man.
Indeed, a name befitting his stature, Kong Wu was powerful.
If he didn't know this guy was a senior, anyone would believe he was in his thirties or forties if they met him outside.
The other members included a slim young man with the nickname Thin Monkey.
The bald one, with nine ring scars and a kind and benign face, was Monk, who, it was said, burned the scars himself with cigarette butts for the sake of being fashionable.
The one pale as death and as thin as a rake was called Old Ghost, looking like he was on his last legs with a kidney-deficient appearance.
The only female team member had snake-like pupils, a slender tongue, and was nicknamed Snake Scorpion.
Apart from the captain, three were women and one man, all Fourth-Grade Martial Artists.
Luo Yu thought to himself that this squad indeed counted as elite and could also tell that this mission must be fraught with danger.
"What???"
"You're saying you two are just first-year students?"
After listening to Cheng Jinjin's self-introduction, Thin Monkey's already sharp features contorted into an overly exaggerated expression.
"Stop being so shocked, acting like a hysterical monkey," Captain Kong Wu rebuked.
Thin Monkey pointed at Luo Yu and his companion, saying, "What's the student council thinking, getting back at us for always being away from school by sending us two first-year noobs?"
The pale-faced Old Ghost shook his head and sighed.
"Now that we're all here, we can't very well kick them off the plane, can we?"
"Having two burdens along, this is going to be troublesome."
The woman with snake-like pupils said, "Both of you shut up. Who hasn't been through the new student phase? Don't bully the poor youngsters; even if they are indeed noobs, there's no need to embarrass them to their face."
Luo Yu was momentarily taken aback, unable to tell if the woman was speaking up for them or insulting them.
Cheng Jinjin's face turned red:
"You can say I'm no good, but you can't say my senior is."
"Oh?"
Thin Monkey chuckled softly, saying under his breath, "Looks like another freshman who hasn't been struck by reality, still thinking they're the invincible young genius of their own small town."
"Shut it."
Kong Wu glared and said:
"When we started school, we were bullied by the senior students; do you want to turn into the same kind of scum they were?"
Then he turned to Luo Yu and Cheng Jinjin.
"When we arrive, you two just follow orders. If anything happens, me and the other team members will do our best to protect you. After all, we're seniors, right? But you two better not go looking for trouble."
Cheng Jinjin, feeling a bit defiant, opened his mouth to argue for Luo Yu.
Luo Yu held him back and nodded, saying:
"Alright, no problem."
He was there to help defend the city and save people; he didn't care for these petty squabbles, and besides, Captain Kong Wu seemed like a decent person.
Elsewhere, another squad was dispatched, led by "Xue Can" who, despite being bandaged up, insisted on leading the team out.
No one noticed the strange black glint flickering in his eyes as he headed in the direction of Jiang City...