Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

"Old Zhang, let's discuss something. How about you take this 'noble young master' into your team first?"

Right in front of Han Zhen, Xiao Ya simply tried to push him off.

Zhang Zuofu shook his head like a rattle drum.

What a joke—his team was already down to just two people. Adding another deadweight, how could they possibly survive?

"No, no way, absolutely not. You already chose first, how can you go back on your word?"

Xiao Ya turned his eyes to the other team captains around him, but they also shook their heads in unison.

They were here to kill the snake clans, not to babysit.

"Damn it," Xiao Ya spat out a curse word.

No matter how frustrated he felt, this was the battlefield. He could only pinch his nose and take in this "noble young master" as part of his team.

"Follow me, and move quickly. Oh, by the way, what's your name?"

"Han Zhen, Third-Tier Spiritbinder."

"Hmm," Xiao Ya grunted in response.

"I'm Xiao Ya, Fourth-Tier Spiritbinder, and your current team captain. According to regulations, you'll now be incorporated into our team."

As Xiao Ya spoke, he turned and started heading back the way he came.

Han Zhen followed closely behind, his steps not lagging.

The two quickly passed through a dense forest and arrived at Xiao Ya's camp.

'This kid… my speed was already quite fast, yet he could keep up. He's got some skill… 'Xiao Ya glanced back at Han Zhen in surprise, but he didn't say much.

Around a small campfire, two others stood up at the same time.

These two also looked like they were just in their early twenties. However, their hair was a mess, their clothes were tattered, and there were visible scars on their bodies.

Han Zhen was observing them, and they were observing Han Zhen.

When they saw Xiao Ya had returned with just one person, they exchanged looks.

"Captain, what's going on?"

"Only one person?"

"Did he carry his Contract Spirit in a shapeshifted form? Very professional."

The two seemed to hit a sore spot, and Xiao Ya didn't respond. He simply grunted and briefly explained Han Zhen's situation.

After listening, both of them wore bitter expressions.

Who wouldn't feel frustrated when saddled with deadweight—especially on a battlefield where the mortality rate was sky-high?

They gave Han Zhen a brief introduction, then walked off disinterestedly.

The man was named Cai Shifang, and the woman was Xi Xiaoqian. Both were graduates from the previous year, and like Han Zhen, they were Third-Tier Spiritbinders with their own Contract Spirits. They had been fighting on the frontlines for a year already.

Han Zhen wasn't angered by their cold attitude. For these battle-worn Spiritbinders, he only felt respect.

After a moment of thought, Han Zhen reached into his Spirit Ring and pulled out three sets of armor, crafted from the Sixth-Tier Wall Crab shells he had previously looted.

"What's this…" Seeing the armor Han Zhen handed over, the two were stunned.

"Everyone works hard deep in the battlefield. These three sets of Sixth-Tier armor are for you to swap out and improve your safety."

Faced with Han Zhen's "gesture of goodwill," the two finally smiled. On the battlefield, having armor versus not having armor was a night-and-day difference.

Xiao Ya, however, shook his head and didn't accept it.

"I don't need it. I'm a mecha operator—I don't need armor. Keep this set for yourself."

'So he's a noble young master from the city, huh? Not only does he have a spatial storage ring, but he also has Sixth-Tier armor. Tsk, which big family does he come from, being this extravagant?' Xiao Ya thought to himself but finally stopped giving Han Zhen such a hard time.

Han Zhen managed to somewhat integrate into the team.

"Little Han, we'll move out tonight. Just follow us and be careful. Listen to Captain Xiao's instructions for everything."

Taking what they were offered, the two softened their attitude. Just moments earlier, they had been cold, and now they were calling him "Little Han."

Han Zhen smiled and nodded, asking curiously, "Captain Xiao said he's a mecha operator?"

"Yeah, Old Xiao's Contract Spirit died on the frontline. For experienced veteran Spiritbinders like him, the war zone offers a 'second employment' opportunity—like piloting mechas or retreating to second-line battlefields…"

"Old Xiao chose to stay. He said that if he's going to die, he'll die on the frontlines—not miserably back at home."

"He despises those idle, freeloading bigwigs the most. Oh, sorry, I forgot you're also…"

Realizing he had spoken out of turn, Cai Shifang quickly shut his mouth. But Han Zhen didn't mind, shaking his head nonchalantly.

At this moment, Xiao Ya approached from afar.

He handed each of them a bag of dried beast meat that replenished spirit energy. Han Zhen received one as well.

"Eat quickly, and we'll set out after. The mission requires us to reach the target location by 10 p.m. tonight."

"What exactly is our mission?"

"Blue Task: Severing the Lineage."

When Xiao Ya said the task name, Han Zhen nearly choked on the dried meat in his mouth.

Xiao Ya seemed to realize how odd the name sounded and explained further, "You all should know about the Izanagi Snake Clan, right?"

"The Izanagi Clan reproduces extremely quickly. According to data comparisons, their reinforcements on the battlefield come at a rate ten thousand times faster than ours."

"Even though we've pushed the casualty ratio to 100:1, we still can't counterbalance the Izanagi Snake Clan's reinforcement speed."

"This is also why, over a month ago, the first war zone and the Izanagi Snake Clan's elite forces became locked in a stalemate."

However, over a month ago, the First War Zone's leader, Wei Qing, suddenly made a powerful return, breaking this balance.

"Marshal Wei led the charge alone, his fists shattering ancient paths, directly smashing through the Izanagi Snake Clan's reinforcement supply line, pushing the casualty ratio to a terrifying 100,000:1."

"After Marshal Wei's devastating surprise attack, the Izanagi Snake Clan's forward battlefield positions were pushed deeper by us."

"But this advantage is only temporary. Once the Izanagi Snake Clan recovers, and dozens of their nests hatch their eggs simultaneously, tens of billions of reinforcements will flood the battlefield. At that time, Daxia will face another bitter war."

The Izanagi Snake Clan wasn't without strong individuals.

Soldiers fought soldiers, and generals fought generals.

Although Wei Qing's sudden action caught the Izanagi Snake Clan off guard, four Eighth-Tier Snake Kings quickly pinned him down.

Both sides had fought fiercely and moved far from the battlefield.

The latest mission order was issued by the Second War Zone.

Through the Spiritbinders' abilities, they had divined the locations of several dozen snake nests and issued an urgent mission called "Severing the Lineage."

The fastest and most mobile teams in each region were tasked with completing it.

Xiao Ya's team had been assigned one of these missions as a result.

The mission coordinates showed they were less than 5,000 meters from the nearest hidden snake nest. If they marched through the night, they would arrive before 10 p.m.

After Xiao Ya finished explaining, he stomped out the fire on the ground.

"Eat quickly. Once you're done, we'll head out under the cover of darkness."

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