The battlefield.
The sudden appearance of countless clones of Lin Yu startled Li Qiudao.
"What's going on?"
But before he could react, rumbling sounds echoed one after another.
He looked up and saw dust and smoke filling the sky ahead, with wails and howls, and various beasts fleeing in injury.
Li Qiudao quickly asked, "What skill is this?"
The adjutant pondered for a moment and said, "It seems like a soul technique from the Chuyun Secret Realm. There's a soul technique called Illusionary Soul Technique that can create soul illusions. If one lacks soul-based insight, it's difficult to see through. This should be that soul technique."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiudao laughed, "Good! This kid has given us another surprise. But we can't let him work for nothing. Follow me, let's charge over and kill the remaining beasts before we go back!"
"Yes!"
Lin Yu's self-detonation killed thousands of vanguard beasts.
But then, the Blood Dragon Army pursued closely, slaughtering the remaining beasts until they were in disarray, suffering heavy casualties.
Li Qiudao killed a seventh-tier beast, sheathed his blade, and stood, saying, "Their reinforcements have arrived. Let's retreat quickly."
Along the way, Li Qiudao was quite excited. The vanguard beast army, which was originally similar in scale to them, was now nearly annihilated. Not to mention the merit rewards, the sense of accomplishment alone made them beam.
The adjutant said with envy, "Lin Yu's talent is truly enviable. I remember last time he only had two hundred clones, now he has five hundred. I'm really afraid he'll form a ten-thousand-man legion by himself in the future."
Others nodded in agreement, deeply moved.
Just where was his main body hidden?
Clones self-detonating to kill enemies, and being able to continuously produce more, this talent is a bit monstrous.
Li Qiudao cursed with a laugh, "Instead of envying others, improve yourself. Less nonsense, let's hurry back to base!"
No one dared to say more, and they quickly sped up, flying towards the base.
As soon as they entered the base, they froze in place.
A group of masked awakened individuals were running out from inside the base.
Seeing this, Li Qiudao couldn't help but feel envious.
He turned his head and cursed, "Isn't this Lin Yu made of iron? Doesn't his energy run out?"
The adjutant added, "He also seems to be an alchemist..."
Li Qiudao looked dejected. He, a ninth-tier senior, was envious of a sixth-tier junior. His feelings were complicated.
He wondered, "This kid, not yet twenty years old, has strong talent, and he can also refine pills. What kind of monstrous genius is this?"
The adjutant nodded, quite agreeing with his superior's assessment.
Li Qiudao sighed and said, "Since this kid can't die, let him forge his own path. We won't bother with him anymore!"
The adjutant said, "As expected of the general, so broad-minded!"
Li Qiudao laughed and cursed, "Are you mocking me, saying I was narrow-minded before?"
The adjutant's face turned bitter, "How could I possibly mean that? You're overthinking it."
Li Qiudao patted the adjutant's shoulder and smiled, "I was a bit overbearing in the past, but remember, that wasn't narrow-mindedness. Alright, go back and rest. I'll guard the formation!"
The adjutant said, "No, you're already very tired. I'll do it!"
"Less nonsense, go rest immediately, or face military law!"
Hearing "military law," the adjutant shivered and quickly saluted.
"Yes!"
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp!!!
The adjutant slowly walked away, and Li Qiudao arrived at the formation's core, guarding everything there.
Things were peaceful on his side, but outside, it was anything but calm.
Some adventurers went to the medical bay to treat their injuries, while others, with minor injuries, went to bars and other places for entertainment.
A group of people who had just survived were drinking with sighs.
"This time, I really owe it to that self-detonating guy, otherwise I would have surely died!"
"This person is too brave. He could have escaped but chose to self-detonate. Is his brain waterlogged?"
"Yeah, I saw as many as seventy-seven self-detonations today. That's at least seventy-seven people who died together. Terrifying."
"I certainly wouldn't self-detonate."
"If you knew what the beasts think of us humans, you wouldn't think that way."
"My friend here seems to know some inside information?"
They had been fighting the beasts for so long, but their understanding of them was still limited. Most of the information came from the handlers.
But this information was basic. Even if they understood it, it wouldn't help much in the war.
As for internal information, they didn't even have the qualification to know.
This person whispered, "I'll tell you, but you mustn't spread it around!"
"Don't worry, we swear we won't tell a soul!"
This person nodded and said, "I'm telling you, these beasts consider us food."
At these words, a chill ran from the soles of everyone's feet to their foreheads. They felt a sudden inexplicable fear.
Food?
They were actually being treated as food!
The thought of being placed on a plate like pigs and cattle made them feel disgusted, angry, and terrified.
"Outrageous! Are you telling the truth?"
This person thumped his chest, "If I'm lying, may lightning strike me!"
"I don't believe you," someone said.
At this moment, someone said, "I just bought some news on the black market online. Guess what?"
"Stop beating around the bush!"
"This news is true. He's not lying."
Some felt disgusted, but more felt powerless, saying, "How is that possible?"
"How is it impossible? We treat them as food, why can't they treat us as food?"
"So, if we really can't escape, it's better to self-detonate. At least we won't become a meal for the beasts."
"Well said, self-detonation is the best choice. Let's learn from that self-detonating senior!"
What they didn't know was that Lin Yu wouldn't die.
Also, outside the base at this moment, a group of self-detonating infantry were quietly approaching a beast encampment.
"Human! Human! Roar!" A beast discovered them and roared.
Suddenly, the clones moved, charging forward.
The beasts quickly tried to block them, but unfortunately, with the Illusionary Soul Technique cast, these beasts couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion. Lin Yu's clones easily infiltrated.
Then, they directly detonated themselves.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!
Five hundred small mushroom clouds rose from the ground.
An area of several hundred meters was razed to the ground.
Beasts were killed while still in their sleep.
Even some seventh and eighth-tier beasts would lose their lives if they weren't careful, due to the large and dense detonation radius.
As the explosions occurred, the beast general fled out, covered in dust, his face extremely grim.
"Self-detonation again, and again! Is there no end to it? I don't believe that out of their millions, all humans can self-detonate."
"Clean up the battlefield and go back to sleep."
At this moment, the adjutant, a Frost Hound, worriedly said, "General, what if they self-detonate again?"
"That's impossible. Humans don't have so many brave individuals. They are greedy for life and fear death, nobody knows this better than I do."
"But..."
"No buts, go to sleep quickly."
"Yes~"
However, half an hour later, the sound of self-detonation woke the general again.
It looked at the rising mushroom clouds and felt the approaching heatwaves, its face as white as frost.
"How is this possible? Why do they keep targeting our camp?"
Boom!
Another explosion sounded.
The general was engulfed in endless explosions.
This night was destined to be sleepless for the beasts, but it was a carnival for Lin Yu.
"Ding, you have killed a Frost Hound (Eighth-tier), Level Up points +350000!"
"Ding, congratulations to the host for accumulating enough Level Up points, you can now upgrade your combat power. Do you wish to upgrade?"