Chapter 73 - 71 Discussing Merits

"Commander, there are two more, what do you think..." The voice of joy came through again. There was no need for this voice to remind him; Zheng Fang had already noticed the situation on the other side. Apart from a young woman leading a team that was cutting down Fierce Beasts like breaking through bamboo, there was another pair, a male and a female student, doing the same on the other side. Zheng Fang, as the commander during the first battle, was always paying attention to changes on the battlefield to make adjustments. It was just that today, because the situation had gone beyond his expectations, he was working hard to find a new breakthrough. As long as he paid attention to the battlefield, everything would be captured by him. "I didn't expect that this time the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges would bring several strong candidates, could these be the fifth-year students from True Universe Academy?" Zheng Fang's tone was excited, seeing so many young masters emerging, he knew there was hope for the human corridor defense line. With hope for this defense line, there was hope for humanity. Before the human corridor defense line was established, Zheng Fang had been fighting with Genetic Beasts for over a decade. Now, facing off against Genetic Beasts at the human corridor defense line, he knew better than anyone that it was completely unrealistic for humans to survive just by holding this line. He was very clear that the future of the human corridor defense line couldn't only rely on them, the old folks. To survive, humans would have to break out of the defense line and annihilate all the Fierce Beasts. If one day, a Great Fierce Beast emerged somewhere else, what would humanity do? At that time, that defense line would be a joke. Now, seeing so many strong young warriors appear in succession, he finally felt relieved. Only with a constant infusion of new blood would there be hope for the human corridor defense line, and for humanity. Suppressing the global Genetic Beasts couldn't be done by one person or one country alone, this was a matter for all of humanity. ... Because Qu Yi led a team to harvest Fierce Beasts from one side, Fang Chong and Ai Xi led a team from the other side. The number of Fierce Beasts rushing to the defense line rapidly decreased. When there were no longer enough Fierce Beasts to encircle the soldiers and Martial Arts masters, one-sided slaughter ensued. The Genetic Beasts were obviously outmatched and were about to be slaughtered to the brink, when a series of sharp beast roars came from a distance. Hearing this sound, the remaining unslain Genetic Beasts seemed to hear heavenly music, crazily rushing towards the outside of the city wall. Some even leaped madly from the high steel defense wall, regardless of their own lives. However, below this wall, the bodies of Fierce Beasts had already piled up. Even if they jumped from a height, at most the beasts would be injured; it wouldn't be fatal. "We won!" Cheerful shouting came from a distance. More shells poured out as if to escort these fleeing beasts. Under the shelling, rows of Fierce Beasts were bombed to death, and those that didn't die fled like waves towards the sea-floor Great Dao. At this moment, the sea-floor Great Dao had already become a stronghold for the Fierce Beasts. ... "Fang Chong, you are so amazing; I was stunned from a great distance away." As soon as the Fierce Beast crisis was lifted, Lv Zi rushed over, calling out excitedly. Compared to when he first met Fang Chong, Lv Zi had become much more outgoing. "You did well too. Your knife technique killed a lot of Fierce Beasts," Fang Chong patted Lv Zi's shoulder. Lv Zi said, "I was fortunate to have you; otherwise, I wouldn't have killed that many. When you have time, you must teach me the rest." "Don't worry, I said I would teach you," Fang Chong knew that Lv Zi was talking about the later parts of the Cultivation Technique. Lv Zi lowered his voice, "Fang Chong, does Ai Xi have a thing with you?" Fang Chong clicked his tongue, "What nonsense, I have someone I like." "Then why would she know that kind of technique, and I think her strength doesn't seem to be less than yours, does it?" Lv Zi said. He felt it was Fang Chong who had imparted the Cultivation Technique to Ai Xi; otherwise, how could she be so formidable? Fang Chong nodded, "The three of us have the same level of cultivation, fourth-level gene cultivators. To tell you the truth, that Invisible Wind Blade Technique was taught to me by Ai Xi." "That's so impressive; she knows such a technique. Fang Chong, please teach me too later," Lv Zi said with envy. Fang Chong shook his head, "I can't do that, as it's not created by me. But I can teach you my own One Yang Finger. Don't underestimate my One Yang Finger, this technique of mine is not inferior to Wind Blade." "Okay. By the way, why has Ai Xi become a fourth-level gene cultivator so quickly? You didn't give her the Cultivation Technique, did you?" Lv Zi remembered Ai Xi's cultivation and asked again. Fang Chong didn't hide it, "That's correct, I indeed imparted the Cultivation Technique to her." "Ah..." Lv Zi looked at Fang Chong in astonishment. The Thousand Knot gene technique was given to them by Master Ding Huan, and without uttering a single word, Fang Chong actually passed the Thousand Knot gene technique to Ai Xi? "Master Ding told me that if I felt it was okay, I could teach it to others," Fang Chong explained. "That's amazing, I mean, Ai Xi is amazing; she actually thought of this beforehand and chose Da Han Yi Academy," Lv Zi exclaimed in admiration. In his view, if Ai Xi hadn't entered Da Han Yi Academy and hadn't learned the Thousand Knot gene technique, her strength definitely wouldn't be as formidable as it is now. "Brother Fang, Brother Lv..." Several students crowded around them. Among these students were not only those from Da Han Yi Academy and the Guardians, but also students from other academies. Don't look at the fact that Fang Chong and Lv Zi were only first-year students; in this era, the strong reigned supreme. One could tell how strong they were just by how effortlessly they killed demon beasts. "Fang Chong is surely going to be the first among our group to receive the international Star Guardian rank, and his rank won't be low either. At least among us, he and Ai Xi will definitely have the highest," a student said enviously. Fang Chong laughed, "I just have a good mentor that's all; without Master Ding Huan, there would be no Fang Chong as I am now." "Ah, why can't I meet such a good mentor?" someone lamented. "It's certain that Fang Chong will receive the international Star Guardian rank, but it's not necessarily the highest," another person chimed in. Lv Zi recognized the speaker and asked with some confusion, "Zhang Qiang, Fang Chong has killed so many fierce beasts, and together with Ai Xi led how many people to safety? Who among us here has killed more fierce beasts than him?" Zhang Qiang pointed to another group of people in the distance, "Over there's a girl, I don't know her name, but her techniques are somewhat similar to Fang Chong and Ai Xi's, or rather, her efficiency is even greater. She has killed more fierce beasts and saved more people." "Who is that?" "Seems like she's from the Security Department." "Since when did the Security Department have such masters? The strongest, Commander Zong Han, is still healing from his injuries, isn't he?" While everyone was still discussing, the broadcast from above the defense line rang out, "Defenders and Assistants participating in this fierce beast attack, please proceed to the Defense Line Merit Hall by team. Guardian troops, please proceed to the Defense Line Merit Hall by company." The head of Huacheng Security Department, Chen Dongqin, also called out loudly, "Everyone, please follow me and leave this place, the battlefield needs to be cleaned up, and some of the injured need to be immediately transferred for treatment." Chen Dongqin was injured, with half his body stained with blood. However, as an Earth-level Martial Artist, he knew the severity of his own injuries. He chose not to seek treatment at once, which meant the injuries didn't pose a threat to his life. Guo Qingrong was about to leave with Fang Chong and the others following Chen Dongqin when someone called Guo Qingrong away. ... The Human Corridor defense line. This was a defense line jointly established by all the countries in the world to hold back genetic beasts, one could imagine the ample financial resources behind this line. Despite the high death rate here, the rewards were shockingly high as well. Those who could receive the international Star Guardian rank were almost certainly those who had come from the Human Corridor defense line. Here, there was no need to worry about credits being usurped, nor about long delays of a year and a half. Because here, commendations wouldn't be reported level by level, slowly verified, discussed, and then concluded, before slowly progressing downwards. Here, merits were tallied immediately after battles with genetic beasts. Therefore, at the Human Corridor defense line, every time the beast tide was repelled, or after attacking the beast tide, merits were assigned at once. Delays absolutely wouldn't exceed twenty-four hours; anything beyond that would indicate a problem with the commander here. As Fang Chong and the others entered the Merit Hall, there were already more than a thousand people there. Fang Chong knew they were newcomers and had no formal regiment. After they settled down, they would also be grouped by team. Each team varied from ten to thirty people. Any representative participating in the Merit Meeting was required to finalize awards within the team or company to individuals within twenty-four hours. It was said to be twenty-four hours, but in truth, ever since the defense line was established, the time it took for each person to receive their duly earned merits in hand has never exceeded six hours after the battle. Fang Chong's group were all from Da Han Yi Academy, so they all sat together in one area. While the attendees below had yet to arrive, the leaders above had been there early. "Has Mr. Guo not arrived yet?" Fang Chong noticed that everyone had been chatting for a while, and Guo Qingrong had not yet arrived, so he asked. "Don't worry, I am here," the voice of Guo Qingrong came. "Mr. Guo, what was so important that they called you away?" Ai Xi asked quietly. Guo Qingrong chuckled,"It's good news; just wait. I'll introduce some of the leaders here to you..." Through Guo Qingrong's introduction, Fang Chong came to know that the somewhat older man sitting in the middle was Hu Jiatian, the Chief Commander of the Human Corridor defense line. The tall, bearded middle-aged man beside Hu Jiatian was Zheng Fang, the First Battle Commander of the Human Corridor defense line. The Caucasian man was Kendi, the Battle Staff Commander of the Human Corridor defense line. Besides them, there was also a young woman who was the Secretary-General, Annie.