As these individuals were contemplating the future, Tang Sinian, seated in the dean's office, suddenly received a communication.
Seeing that it was from the First Military Region, a bad premonition welled up in his heart. After connecting, the news from the other end caused his expression to become grave. "I understand, I will send people over."
After hanging up the communication, Tang Sinian convened an emergency meeting. All the teachers from the Combat Academy were present, and even the teachers from the Logistics Department who usually slacked off on their duties attended.
After all, it was a meeting personally called by the Dean of the Combat Academy, so they dared not be absent. However, these people were merely coasting in the back seats.
Seeing that everyone was present, Tang Sinian directly informed them, "Here's the situation. We've just received news that the star beasts on Lan Hai Star have broken through the defense line and entered the residential areas. Lan Hai Star has requested support, and the First Military Region has already dispatched personnel. However, they want us to contribute some manpower to resist the star beast attacks together."
Upon hearing this, the teachers from the Logistics Department lowered their heads even further. They were mere slackers and wouldn't be able to withstand any star beast attacks on the battlefield.
However, Tang Sinian wasn't counting on these few people. Instead, he looked at the teachers from the Individual Combat Department.
Teacher Wang had been watching Meng Huai and the others train in the training room, but upon receiving the meeting notice, he came over. As soon as he heard about the situation, he stepped forward and said, "Dean, I'll go!"
Following Teacher Wang's words, several others also spoke up, with teachers from the Command Department and the Mech Engineering Department stepping forward without hesitation.
Finally, Tang Sinian designated a few people: "You few, prepare yourselves and depart immediately. Additionally, half of the Combat Academy's escort team will accompany you. The rest of you will shoulder more responsibilities here at the academy. Any objections?"
"No."
"No."
With no objections from anyone, Teacher Wang stood up again, and Tang Sinian gestured for him to speak if he had something to say.
After receiving permission, Teacher Wang proposed a suggestion: "Dean Tang, may I ask if Zheng Yiran and the others can also go?"
Tang Sinian naturally knew who Teacher Wang was referring to. After a moment of thought, he said, "Let them go and broaden their horizons, and experience a real battlefield. However, they must still do what they can within their limits. Safety is the most important thing!"
"Understood, Dean Tang! Rest assured, I will handle it."
Teacher Wang returned to the training room and addressed the group: "You few, prepare yourselves. We will gather in ten minutes to head to Lan Hai Star. They are experiencing a star beast outbreak, and we are going to provide support."
Teacher Wang's words clearly shocked the students present. When they joined the military academy, they had naturally expected to one day go to the battlefield, but they hadn't expected that day to arrive so soon.
"Us?" Hui Xingxiu was the first to ask.
Teacher Wang responded coldly, "What? Do you have objections?"
"No, no."
The few students quickly shook their heads. In no time, they had all disappeared from the training room. After all, they had only been given ten minutes and were already preparing.
Ten minutes later, Teacher Wang led these students directly onto the academy's spaceship. These support personnel were heading straight for Lan Hai Star.
The students were also wearing combat suits, but they still felt out of place among the others.
A few members of the escort team were whispering amongst themselves: "I wonder why they brought these students here? What help can they provide?"
The other members of the escort team felt the same: "What help can they provide? At most, they'll be too scared to move their legs when facing the star beasts, and then we'll have to save them!"
The members of the escort team dared not openly oppose these students, so their hushed whispers appeared extremely disreputable.
Those who could be part of the escort team at the Imperial Military Academy were all outstanding individuals, mostly S or double S class. However, they had all experienced actual combat. Therefore, they believed they were different from these students who only dared to kill star beasts confined within a 'large cage.'
Even if these students were of a higher class, they were nothing more than flowers grown in a greenhouse!
In fact, what the escort team members said had some truth to it. Those who had not been on the battlefield indeed needed an adjustment period. Similarly, they all had that experience.
The escort team sat some distance away from Meng Huai and the other four. The others did not hear anything, but Meng Huai glanced in the direction of the whispering.
A few teachers sitting very close to the escort team seemed to have heard some of the murmurs, and their expressions became unusual. However, to avoid conflict, they pretended not to have heard.
The spaceship was a military transport from the academy, faster than ordinary passenger ships.
In just over three hours, they reached the vicinity of Lan Hai Star. Before even entering the planet, they could see considerable activity in the star orbits.
Following the instructions from the First Military Region, they were told to enter from the southwest direction. The defense line there had not been breached, and it was considered relatively safe.
The spaceship directly connected with the First Military Region and entered Lan Hai Star according to the planned route.
Lan Hai Star was named so because the entire northeastern direction was an ocean. As far as the eye could see, it was filled with blue.
Normally, that ocean was very tranquil, but the current star beast outbreak originated mostly from that ocean.
There were indeed star beasts in the sea, but normally, as long as one did not encroach upon their territory, there would be no unrest. This time, for reasons unknown, these sea-dwelling star beasts had become agitated.
Moreover, the star beasts outside Lan Hai Star had also launched an offensive simultaneously. This pincer movement from both inside and outside the planet had indeed caught the army on Lan Hai Star off guard, causing them to lose their composure.
At this moment, a general on Lan Hai Star, seeing the spaceship successfully enter, was already waiting at the destination to welcome them.
Upon arrival, this general, named Xie Xue, briefly introduced the situation to everyone.
Xie Xue continued, "Fortunately, the First Military Region arrived in time, but we are still struggling to cope. The star beasts from the sea are not commonly seen, and fighting them is more arduous."
A young soldier beside Xie Xue also chimed in, "These fellows, when they can't win, they drill into the sea to recuperate, and then they can fight again. They are so annoying!"
Here, Teacher Wang and the other leaders exchanged a few pleasantries with Xie Xue, while Meng Huai and the others looked around the central city of Lan Hai Star.
Even the central city was not faring well at this time, with traces of star beast incursions everywhere. Meng Huai extended his entire spiritual consciousness, taking a clear look at the entire central city.
After observing, Meng Huai's mind began to formulate a plan.