Long Yuxue continued to speak as they walked, "The base troop here is changed once a month . Our army has a total of ten battalions under its command, every battalion has about one thousand five hundred men . This is the combat unit . Our Secret Service is considered a combat support unit, so we're not counted . The remaining staff members are part of the support and research crews which make up about ten thousand people in total . Our total strength has always been between twenty-five and thirty thousand . A new recruit like you is also a reserve officer if you were to join the combat unit . "
"We've accumulated thousands of years worth of experience to allow us to reduce our fatalities compared to those days . Generally, a new recruit will go through one year of reserve duty after one month of special training . Only the new recruits that pass the reserve duty are allowed to truly join the frontline battlefield . Your situation is slightly special . You're transferred to the Secret Service because of your exceptional abilities, but this means you need to familiarize yourself with combat against abyssal creatures . "
Both of them passed through three more guarded checkpoints before they finally entered the actual abyssal passage .
The lighting in front was no longer the same . It appeared as if a faint glow was penetrating through the passage .
"This is the light from the other side of the abyssal passage . We are in a Grade C passage, so I don't think we'll encounter abyssal creatures that are too powerful . You should be able to handle that . Confronting the real creature is not the same as fighting them during the test . Have you ever been in a battle with a real soul beast? I don't think so, right? Perhaps you have participated in some competition? However, do remember that it's a life and death situation when you're fighting an abyssal creature . You're absolutely not allowed to act mercifully . Moreover, you must always deliver a crushing blow . This is not a drill . "
Even though Tang Wulin had indeed been well-endowed by nature, he had also made himself very powerful as well . In Long Xuyue's point of view, many geniuses like him could not adapt upon arriving at the Blood God Army because life in the continent had always been peaceful . There were no opportunities for soul masters to truly engage in real battles . On the other hand, it was a war between mankind and abyssal creatures here, and it was not a joke . Thus, she reminded Tang Wulin repeatedly, so he would take this seriously and not be arrogant . An arrogant person would usually end up dead quickly .
Tang Wulin did not elaborate much, just nodding in agreement .
They continued forward for another kilometer . According to Tang Wulin's calculations, they had already walked for about seven to eight kilometers upon entering this place . Peculiar energy was fluctuating inside the abyssal passage as if the passage was a spatial plane instead of being made of solid rock and soil . This could also be the reason why the abyssal plane could not connect to other places .
It was as if the abyssal plane used a tube to pierce through space into the world of the Douluo Continent, and the abyssal creatures could only crawl into the world through this tube .
Now that the main tube was already sealed, they could only search for other branches and figure out a way to enter before attempting to open up the main tube .
"Prepare to fight!" Long Yuxue shouted in a deep voice, and with a flash of light, a soul weapon appeared in her mecha's hand .
It appeared to be a large firearm over two-meters long, with a slender body . The gun barrel was especially long, but it was still slightly finer than the quick-firing gun barrel which Tang Wulin repaired the other day . Tang Wulin sensed that the energy fluctuation hidden inside the weapon was so terrifying such that even he felt threatened despite his powerful defense .
Long Yuxue's mannerism changed at once when she was holding the soul firearm . She was no longer icy cold as before . Her aura had completely disappeared and even the sense of danger radiating from her firearm vanished soon after . It was as if her entire person had melded into the air .
Yet, she was plainly standing there before his eyes . Tang Wulin could not help admiring her ability to conceal her aura .
The whole time, Tang Wulin had not actually learned about Long Xuyue's abilities . He could vaguely sense that her cultivation base was around five-rings .
Tang Wulin came from Shrek Academy, and he could always outdo his opponent . Hence, he had assumed that Long Yuxue's fighting capabilities could never possibly triumph over his .
Yet, at that exact moment, he began to have doubts when he saw Long Yuxue standing there with the soul firearm in her hand . Long Yuxue should be more powerful than he had imagined, and she could certainly achieve the rank of major by relying on her power .
Long Yuxue's speed increased soon after she procured her weapon . She touched the ground with the tips of her toes as she moved forward swiftly without making any noise .
There was a place similar to a node at every alternate section of the abyssal passage, while the tomb-like location was most favorable for battles .
Long Yuxue suddenly stopped after crossing another node . She took a glance at the instrument in her hand and then made a hand gesture signaling Tang Wulin to hush .
The back of her soul firearm was placed on top of the minimecha's shoulder while her hands supported the weapon . She stood firmly on the ground while her aura faded even more, till it felt like even her breathing had stopped . She stood there just like a statue .
All of a sudden, Long Yuxue moved . Her body turned ever so slightly while the firearm in her hands instantly shot out a stream of gray light .
The beam moved at a speed that could not be captured by one's naked eyes . Even Tang Wulin's Purple Demon Eyes could only see indistinctly that there was a gray shadow that vanished as soon as it flashed .
The flash was gone, and Tang Wulin was stunned for a moment . A piercing cry suddenly came out from the distance . A creature that was grey-black all over stood up in the darkness .
Tang Wulin could see that it was similar to a lizard . It was completely grey-black with curved hook-like spines growing out from its body . One of its eyes was already blinded from the shot . Its body twisted a few times as it shrieked before it transformed into a puff of grey smog that dissipated into the air . The grey smog shot straight toward the inside of the abyssal cave .
It was an abyssal creature . Tang Wulin's body moved in a flash and he shielded himself in front of Long Yuxue . The wings on his back closed as he retracted his battle armor and brought out his Golden Dragon Spear .
"Be careful . " Long Yuxue's icy cold voice was heard in his ears .
"Don't worry!" Tang Wulin pointed his Golden Dragon Spear ahead as he dashed forth in great strides .
It seemed like there were more species of abyssal creatures than he had imagined . He had never seen the species earlier before either . However, he could tell that it was an abyssal creature skilled in concealing itself known as the Devour Lizard through his classes with Long Yuxue . The creature survived by devouring the life force of other creatures .
It came from a big clan of abyssal creatures . The powerhouses of this clan could achieve the rank of Mo Mei's species . Moreover, they came in great numbers with uneven ranks . They had very high defense, but their weakness was their eyes .
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Meanwhile, a few figures scurried in their direction like lightning . They were a few more Devour Lizards as this species lived in groups . The lizard at the vanguard was killed so the companions behind would come charging forward .
The Golden Dragon Spear in Tang Wulin's hands shook as thousands of energy spears filled the entire cave . The Devour Lizards were all enshrouded within their radiance .
"Poof, poof, poof!" The Devour Lizards were gradually pierced by the Golden Dragon Spear one after another with a series of soft thuds . One could only see streams of gray smog after the Golden Dragon Spear penetrated the Devour Lizards' bodies due to the high speed . This time, the smog did not manage to flee but were sucked into the Golden Dragon Spear and infused into Tang Wulin's body .
To his surprise, he was absorbing pure energy after it was filtered by the Golden Dragon Spear .
Tang Wulin squinted his eyes as he immediately came to a realization . After these abyssal creatures were killed, most of the energy from its body would be taken back by the abyss . Thus, the abyss was capable of being reborn again even after so many of the abyssal creatures were killed . At the same time, he had already proven that he could truly absorb the abyssal creatures' energy through his Golden Dragon Spear by engaging in a real-life battle .
The energy from these Devour Lizards was so minuscule that its effects on him were negligible, but it was still beneficial for him to slowly accumulate it anyhow . Many a little makes a mickle, so it was still better than nothing .
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