Chapter 111 - 81: Gold Everywhere

Chapter 111: Chapter 81: Gold Everywhere

A recruitment order for a reconnaissance squad, jointly signed by Governor Yang Zhen and Major General Xie Feng.

It was like a giant stone dropped into a lake.

It sent massive ripples through Yang City’s community of Martial Artists.

Recruitment stations were quickly established within the tank corps’ encampment.

The promise of a generous commission, coupled with the immense temptation of opportunities in the Otherworld, drew in the military’s elite vanguards, the Public Security Bureau’s top agents, and a host of civilian First-Grade Martial Artists desperate for a breakthrough or wealth. They all came flocking.

Sure, the unknown Star Gate might lead directly into the Pigmen’s main stronghold, meaning anyone who ventured inside would face almost certain death.

But the path of a Martial Artist was always fraught with peril.

The principle that great fortune requires great risk was etched into their very marrow.

The greater the danger, the greater the reward!

Even with the immense risks, plenty of Martial Artists who lived on the edge chose to sign up!

The recruitment posts were abuzz with activity.

Lin Yi stood in the distance.

He watched the clamorous scene with detached eyes.

He had no intention of signing up.

’The governor’s commission?’

’Opportunities in the Otherworld?’

’Tempting, to be sure.’

’But there was no way of knowing whether heaven or Hell awaited on the other side of the Star Gate.’

’A wise man doesn’t stand beneath a crumbling wall.’

’He had a system and his Mosquito Avatar. There was no need to take such a risk!’

Of course.

Just sitting back and doing nothing wasn’t his style either.

’He was still extremely curious about what actually lay beyond the Star Gate!’

’His real body wouldn’t take the risk, but his Mosquito Avatar—invisible and capable of concealing its Demon Qi—was the perfect scout, wasn’t it?’

With a mere thought.

The Mosquito Avatar, completely invisible and with its Demon Qi fully suppressed, silently took flight from his shoulder.

It sped toward the colossal, deep blue Star Gate.

The avatar was faster than a speeding bullet.

In an instant, it reached the vicinity of the Star Gate.

Up close.

The Star Gate resembled a vertical pool of slowly swirling, deep blue water, its surface rippling with mysterious waves of energy.

SWOOSH!

Without a moment’s hesitation.

The Mosquito Avatar flew straight into the Star Gate.

It passed unimpeded through a cool, pliant membrane of energy that felt like passing through water.

The next moment.

The view changed dramatically!

「On the other side of the Star Gate.」

The moment the Mosquito Avatar passed through the Star Gate.

It was hit by a wave of incredibly dense Spiritual Qi that instantly enveloped it.

The Spiritual Qi was incomparably pure.

Just a single breath of it was enough to invigorate one’s Spirit.

It was as if every cell in its body was crying out in joy, greedily absorbing the potent energy.

’Hss... The Spiritual Qi is so dense!’

Lin Yi’s consciousness, connected to his avatar, clearly felt this potent life force, and he couldn’t help but marvel.

’The concentration of Spiritual Qi in this world is ten, no, a hundred times stronger than on the recovering Blue Star! The difference is like heaven and earth!’

However.

This blissful refreshment lasted only for a moment.

A grim, heavy aura washed over it.

On this side of the Star Gate.

There was no deserted entrance to a new world.

Instead, a massive, dark-clad army was stationed there!

A vast army of Pigmen was arrayed in a dense formation before the Star Gate, forming a tight defensive line.

Countless pairs of small, crimson eyes stared fixedly at the Star Gate, full of wariness and anxiety. They were clearly on guard against a potential human counterattack.

These Pigman soldiers were in terrible shape.

Most were covered in fresh blood and grime, their leather armor tattered. The faces of many Pigmen still showed lingering terror, and their ragged breaths were punctuated by suppressed, low growls.

They were huddled together, their formation a mess, their morale clearly shattered.

They were clearly the battered remnants of the army that had been routed on the battlefield of Yang City.

They numbered just over ten thousand.

Their courage had long been shattered by the humans’ devastating slaughter.

’Hmph. A pack of stray dogs.’

Lin Yi sneered inwardly, commanding the Mosquito Avatar to hover in mid-air and observe with a cold gaze.

However.

His gaze soon moved past these defeated soldiers and toward the distant horizon.

There.

A thin black line composed of countless Pigmen stretched endlessly, like a blood vessel pumping troops toward the front, finally merging into the encampment before the Star Gate.

Those were the reinforcements from the Pigman world!

Countless Pigmen marched in disorganized columns, hurrying from afar to replenish the losses at the front.

Although their equipment was just as crude, the ferocity and reckless bravery in their eyes stood in stark contrast to the defeated soldiers.

Clearly, the Pigmen had not given up. They were still sending reinforcements, intent on invading Blue Star.

Looking at the dense mass of Pigmen before him—a veritable moving blood bank—Lin Yi felt the Qi and Blood in his body stir with instinctual excitement.

’If I could devour such a huge number of them, what a tremendous boost it would be for my Bone Refinement and overall strength!’

But Lin Yi forcibly suppressed the urge.

’There will be plenty of opportunities for Blood Sucking and Bone Tempering. No need to rush.’

He judged calmly.

’The priority right now is to scout out this world! Intelligence is what’s most critical at this moment!’

His mind raced.

The Mosquito Avatar stopped lingering near the Star Gate.

It silently flew upstream, against the flow of Pigman reinforcements, and sped away.

Lin Yi had to find out where this endless stream of Pigmen was coming from.

It flew onward at great speed.

The Mosquito Avatar was incredibly fast, zipping through this strange new world.

The scenery along the way was monotonous and oppressive: just an endless line of Pigmen, their heavy footsteps, and their crude roars.

Soon.

The source of the reinforcement line came into view.

However.

The sight that met his eyes sent a shock through Lin Yi!

’Is that... another Star Gate?!’

At the end of the reinforcement line stood another colossal gate, radiating the same deep blue light, almost identical to the one on Blue Star!