Chapter 1 The Beginning

Most players were busy doing quests. Organized players acted with more purpose, such as guilds and professional players, planning development routes and steadily growing.

However, the Sanctuary guild was in an awkward situation. Jupiter had dumped the daily affairs to the vice-president and wasn't giving up on the Grade A quest. He took some people around to search for Sprout's sub-bases, but to no avail. Helpless, he could only pay attention to the forums, wanting to see if any players had come into contact with Sprout.

He actually found it. The Andea Continent was Sprout's main base, and players who descended on Andea could easily join the Sprout faction. However, this was of no help to Jupiter.

The core members who took the Grade A quest were all in the Southern Continent, and Zero was more likely to be there as well. Jupiter couldn't possibly take people to the Andea Continent. Most importantly, they had no way to get to another continent.

Actually, they could take a cruise ship or plane, but the current players hadn't reached that level yet.

The most popular post on the forum at this time was a combat scene recorded by a player from Great Horn Mountain. Jupiter hadn't seen it before, but now he clicked on it and was equally shocked. Just as he was about to close the post, he suddenly noticed something. He quickly stopped the playback and looked closely, finally confirming that this attacked unit was wearing Sprout's insignia.

Oh my god, he finally found the organization!

Jupiter almost burst into tears. Suddenly, he realized that this unit had been wiped out, and his face changed instantly. He quickly looked at the content of the post, but unfortunately, the poster didn't say anything about the detailed process other than posting the video.

Jupiter urgently wanted to know what happened and asked the members to contact the players in Great Horn Mountain.

The guild was very efficient, and he quickly learned that the attacked unit was a Sprout evacuation force, and he was a little dumbfounded.

"Evacuation? Why evacuate? Evacuate from where? How large is the evacuation, one unit or many units?"

Jupiter swallowed, suddenly having a bad feeling... He felt that he would not be able to rejoin the Sprout faction in a short time.

This Grade A quest was a pit. Jupiter's balls were about to break. The quest hadn't even started, and the force that issued the quest had run away. What's the point of playing?

...

In the evening, the setting sun was like blood. In the twilight sky, the outlines of several moons could be vaguely seen.

In the woods outside Great Horn Mountain, Kuang Dao Nu Jian (Mad Blade Angry Sword) walked through the forest dejectedly, missing Hei Youling (Black Phantom) hitting him hard.

"I must find him."

Kuang Dao Nu Jian quickly got rid of his depression and was very firm, cheering himself up.

"Are you looking for me?" Someone suddenly spoke in front.

Kuang Dao Nu Jian suddenly looked up and saw a truck parked in front. A man in black was waiting by the car, staring at him intently. It was Hei Youling!

Kuang Dao Nu Jian shuddered, overjoyed.

When one door shuts, another opens!

"You, you... Have we met?" Kuang Dao Nu Jian stammered. He couldn't be completely sure that Hei Youling was Han Xiao. He was very uneasy. After asking, he felt like he was waiting for a lifetime, like waiting for a verdict.

Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, a smile appeared in his eyes, "What do you think?"

It's this familiar look! A chilling look!

Kuang Dao Nu Jian was overjoyed. He could be sure that this person was Han Xiao!

Luckily, I didn't give up. I finally found you! Thigh! (powerful backer)

"Come with me." Han Xiao smiled, holding his hands in front of his chest, and tilted his head towards the car. Kuang Dao Nu Jian suppressed the joy in his heart and hurried into the car.

He didn't care where Han Xiao was taking him. He just wanted to stay by Han Xiao's side... Okay, I know what you're thinking. This sentence is indeed very... I know.

Han Xiao smiled. After spending some "pleasant" days together, he naturally remembered Kuang Dao Nu Jian, but this was not the reason why he chose to bring Kuang Dao Nu Jian with him. Kuang Dao Nu Jian had great potential and was worth cultivating, and taking a player with him could be used as cannon fodder to help him take risks. Anyway, they couldn't die, so he could use them with confidence.

It seemed that Kuang Dao Nu Jian could be used in the next operation, so Han Xiao stopped and waited for him after discovering that Kuang Dao Nu Jian was following him.

Kuang Dao Nu Jian didn't know that he was once again being used as a guinea pig. He was full of excitement and looked around in the car. He remembered that during the closed beta, Han Xiao was clearly a member of the Xinglong intelligence agency. How did he transform into Hei Youling?

But these were not important. As long as he could follow Han Xiao and continue to rely on him, Kuang Dao Nu Jian would be satisfied.

"What are we going to do now?"

After the excitement passed, Kuang Dao Nu Jian asked.

"Do something bad." Han Xiao took out a tablet computer, opened the map, drew a circle in an area, and threw it to Kuang Dao Nu Jian.

Kuang Dao Nu Jian took a look.

"The Tydar Mira River, what is that place?"

"Battlefield."

Han Xiao said lightly, stepped on the gas pedal, and the truck rushed out.

...

The Tydar Mira River, a large river in the Southern Continent, connects to the sea, with a wide river surface and vast blue waves.

Under the night, a long dragon composed of lights cruised along the river. This was a huge fleet, disguised as fishing boats, but in reality, they were various Sprout warships, equipped with various naval guns, anti-detection jammers, machine gun interception arrays, and so on.

Due to the Six Nations' purge operation, Sprout's sub-bases had begun to evacuate. A small number of important figures left by air, and most of the supplies, vehicles, and ordinary armed personnel left by water. The evacuation operation had reached its end. This fleet was the last major evacuation force in the Southern Continent. The outer layer of frigates protected a large number of barges in the center. The barges were full of ground troops' vehicles and armed personnel.

The evacuation plan was to go out to sea along a tributary of the Tydar Mira River and rendezvous with other ground troops near the estuary. The ground troops would board the ships, and both sides had unified scheduling. The person in charge, named Lin Yu, was the person in charge of Sprout's largest sub-base in the Southern Continent. At this time, he was serving as the commander and was also in the fleet.

Lin Yu was a middle-aged man, also an executor with combat power. He was looking at the map in the command room with a serious face. There were many links in the evacuation plan. The fleet and the ground troops must ensure that they arrive near the estuary at the same time because the fleet cannot stay.

During the evacuation, they were detected by a large number of Xinglong and Haixia fighter jets, and the fleet's whereabouts had been exposed, causing panic.

Lin Yu was well aware that Haixia and Xinglong must have set up an inescapable net near the estuary, with the navy, air force, and the army intercepting their troops, wanting to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

However, from the beginning, Lin Yu was very clear that it was impossible to evacuate secretly. A bitter battle was unavoidable. Only by forcefully tearing open the blockade line could they escape.

"As long as we follow the Tydar Mira River into the sea, we can escape this nightmare, but don't have the illusion that everything will go smoothly, lads. We will encounter a premeditated ambush. The navies of Xinglong and Haixia will use all means to sink us near the estuary!"

"I have experienced thirteen wars of all sizes. Among you, perhaps some are veterans like me, and some may still be recruits, but our fates are the same. Break through the blockade and you will survive. If you are intercepted, even if you can survive by chance, you will face indefinite imprisonment by Xinglong and Haixia, and you will never see the sun of freedom again!"

"The Six Nations are a group of hypocritical and sinister villains, talking about peace and freedom, but actively launching wars. Don't forget that your motherland was destroyed under the guns of the Six Nations. Never forget the bloody hatred!"

"We have no choice but to fight to the death!"

These words were all Lin Yu's mobilization speech to his subordinates. The armed personnel on the ship were well aware that a fierce battle was about to come and had made preparations for the battle.

There were many Sprout executives in the fleet, and Hella was among them. She was worried about the upcoming breakout battle. In her opinion, it was simply a fool's dream to break through the naval blockade of Xinglong and Haixia with their armed ships.

Many people would die, and only a very few could survive.

However, Commander Lin Yu seemed to be confident, and Hella could only suppress her unease in her heart, never revealing it, and still remained an unsmiling iceberg to the outside world.

In fact, for Hella, even if all the Sprout members in the entire fleet died, she wouldn't even frown. She hated Sprout, but she could only rely on these Sprout soldiers to survive.

Hella knew very well that her hands were full of blood. She never shied away from this point. Self-blame and pity belonged to good people, which were too extravagant for her. From the day she awakened her ability, she knew that she could not become a good person.

Dominating death was destined to be bloody.

But her sister Aurora was the opposite. She was an angel, infecting everyone she came into contact with with her love for the world. If she had to say she regretted anything, she only regretted not protecting her sister well and falling into Sprout's hands.

"No matter what, I must survive..."

Only by living and showing that she was useful could she reduce the suffering her sister endured.

All those who stood in her way were enemies.

Looking at the waves on the river, Hella's expression was cold.