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Chapter 75 Freshman Registration
Song Chen did not rest.
His True Sight swept across the entire defensive line. The seventh firing point was still waiting for ammunition. The fat man was struggling to move forward while carrying a box of psionic canisters. Three second-tier alien beasts were approaching him from all sides.
Song Chen's figure disappeared from the spot.
Seventh firing point.
Fat Pang Fei was running breathlessly with the psionic canister in his arms when a second-tier mutated hyena pounced on him from the side, its claws less than a meter from his neck.
An arc of electricity flew from the side and struck the hyena in the head.
The hyena's body froze in mid-air before being cleaved in two by a silver-gray blade of light.
The fat man only felt a gust of wind sweep past him. When he came to his senses, Song Chen was already standing in front of him, with blood still dripping from the Thunderclap Blade.
"Give me the psionic jar," Song Chen said.
The fat man hesitated for a moment, then handed over the box he was holding.
Song Chen took it with one hand; it was quite heavy, but he carried it like a bag of cotton.
With his wings unfurled, he leaped several times and rushed to the seventh firing point, throwing the psionic canister to the gunner.
The gunner caught the box, glanced at Song Chen, said nothing, and turned to replace the psionic canister as quickly as possible.
Song Chen stood in front of the seventh firing point, Thunderclap Blade held horizontally in front of him, facing the surging horde of alien beasts.
One second-order, two second-order, three second-order.
They pounced on him from different directions on the wall, working in perfect unison and almost completely blocking his escape route.
Song Chen did not dodge, and unleashed the full power of the Nine Heavens Thunderclap.
Nine silvery-white arcs of electricity shot out simultaneously from his body, not from his palms, but from his shoulders, arms, and the blade.
His A-level superpower control allowed him to release lightning from any part of his body. Nine arcs of electricity drew different curves in the air, accurately striking nine second-tier alien beasts.
Nine plumes of smoke rose simultaneously.
[Slayed 9 Tier 2 Beasts, gaining 180 Kill Points.]
On the wall, a soldier who was changing his magazine saw this and dropped the magazine to the ground.
"Seventh firing point is back in operation!" The gunner's voice came through the communication channel, carrying a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.
Chen Fang's voice rang out again: "All firing positions, report your status."
"The first firing point is normal."
"Second firing point is normal."
"The third firing point is normal."
"Ammunition replenishment at the fourth firing point is in progress. It will be restored in 30 seconds."
"Fifth firing point... has been destroyed and is currently undergoing repairs."
"Sixth firing point is normal."
"Seventh firing point is normal."
Chen Fang paused for a second: "Units around the fifth firing point, increase vigilance. Engineering team, repair it as soon as possible. Everyone else, hold your positions. The second wave of the beast tide is approaching."
Song Chen stood in front of the seventh firing point, looking up at the opposite bank of the river.
The dark red halo not only didn't shrink, but actually grew larger than before.
The first wave was just the vanguard; the corpses of tens of thousands of strange beasts littered the riverbanks and trenches, but more strange beasts were surging in from the depths of the wilderness.
The second wave.
Bigger. Stronger.
More high-intensity light spots appeared in the golden field of vision, indicating that the number of Tier 3 beasts was at least three times that of the first wave.
At the deepest part of the halo, there was a huge, dark purple spot of light, slowly moving toward the fortress.
The energy intensity of that light spot far exceeded that of a third-order being.
Song Chen's pupils contracted slightly.
Chen Fang had clearly obtained the same intelligence through other channels. His voice became even more serious over the communication channel:
"Attention all units, reconnaissance reports confirm that at least one hundred Tier 3 beasts have been discovered in the second wave of the beast tide. Repeat, at least one hundred Tier 3 beasts."
The atmosphere on the wall suddenly became tense.
Conventional weapons have limited effectiveness against Tier 3 alien beasts.
The psionic cannon can deal with Tier 3 monsters, but it requires precise shooting. Precise shooting means that the gunner must lock on before the monsters reach the top of the wall, which is almost impossible under the impact of the monster horde.
The real line of defense is the flesh and blood of these warriors atop the wall.
……
While the fighting raged fiercely at Tianhe South Fortress, Tianhai City remained peaceful.
As one of the most powerful cities in the Great Xia Dynasty, the level three beast tide was not enough to cross the thirty-six military fortresses outside the city.
Tianhai University, freshman assembly point.
This is a huge indoor stadium with a high dome, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
At this moment, the stadium is packed with people. Thousands of freshmen from all over the country have gathered here, and their chatter echoes under the dome, creating a noisy wave.
On one side of the stadium is a huge electronic screen, 20 meters wide and 10 meters high, which is currently being divided into dozens of small screens, each showing a different live battlefield scene.
The edges of the image are marked with locations: Tianhe North Fortress, Tianhe South Fortress, Tianhai East Fortress, Linhai Outpost... a total of thirty-six outer fortresses, each of which was a front line to resist the beast tide.
At the bottom of the screen, a line of large red text scrolls continuously:
[Level 3 alert for beast tide. All 36 outer fortresses of Tianhai City are under attack.]
On the other side of the gymnasium was a row of registration windows, which marked the registration period for Tianhai University.
If Song Chen hadn't been drafted, he should be here right now.
The new students lined up in long queues to complete their enrollment procedures.
The staff behind the window were extremely busy, but their eyes would occasionally glance at the large screen on the wall, their faces showing barely concealed tension.
In the center of the hall, the freshmen gathered in small groups, some chatting, some browsing their terminals, and some looking up at the live broadcast of the battle on the big screen.
"I heard this beast tide is quite large, with a level three warning. We haven't seen anything like it for several years."
"What's there to be afraid of? This isn't the first time Tianhai City has experienced a beast tide. Thirty-six fortresses stand there; they've withstood it every time."
"That's true, but I heard that some fortresses were attacked quite fiercely this time, with significant casualties..."
"That's none of our business. We're students, we don't need to go to the front lines."
The speaker was a tall boy with a buzz cut, a square face, and wearing the uniform of Tianhai University.
His name is Wei Hong. He comes from a northern base city and his college entrance examination scores rank among the top five in many northern provinces.
His name had already spread among the freshmen; his Qi and Blood value had exceeded fifty before he even enrolled, and he was specifically requested by several professors from the Martial Arts Academy of Tianhai University.
A tall, thin boy wearing glasses pointed to a picture on the big screen: "That's true, but look at this."
"Tianhe South Fortress was said to have suffered the worst fighting; two of its firing positions were destroyed, and I heard that over a thousand people have died."
The tall, thin man was named Sun Ming. He was from the south and looked refined, but none of those who could get into Tianhai University were easy to deal with.
Wei Hong glanced at the scene and snorted coldly: "What's a third-tier beast? Once I graduate, a third-tier beast will be a piece of cake."
Sun Ming smiled but didn't reply.