Chapter 31 Considering the Enemy

In war, you must consider not only yourself, but also your opponent.

Regarding the creatures of the Yan Zhao Wasteland, Jiang Xiao believed that everyone could safely output damage from a distance.

The Yan Zhao Wasteland was mainly populated by the Desperadoes, along with some Shadow Cave and Shadow Domain creatures. Among them, only the Star Techniques of the Fallen Shadow Witches in the Shadow Caves posed a slight threat to the team.

However, whether it was Resentment or Silence, the standard purification techniques within the army wouldn't give the Fallen Shadow Witches any chance.

What's more, the Fallen Shadow Witches in this alien dimension were only Platinum rank, and the quality of their Resentment Star Technique was only Silver. To trigger Resentment with a ranged attack required the Resentment's quality to reach Platinum.

Feng Yi's response was unusually brief: "Wait a moment."

Presumably, he was negotiating with the Pioneers and Mountain Shatterers.

At this moment, Jiang Xiao's mindset was completely different from when he had just set out.

Thirty seconds later, Feng Yi's voice came from the intercom: "Execute your plan in 10 minutes. We will set up a defensive system within 10 minutes."

As he spoke, the army had already changed its formation.

Under Jiang Xiao's gaze, layers of vines spread out dozens of meters in front of the formation. All kinds of broken swords fell into the vines, and layers of thorns rose up, forming a trap.

Defensive fortifications made of a mixture of tree walls and earth walls rose from the ground, layer upon layer, leaving only a gap in the middle to provide a field of vision for the magic-type Star Warriors.

Behind each layer of the defensive wall stood a row of magic-types, ready to jointly activate a defensive shield at a moment's notice.

Shield Warriors and Agile Warriors were mixed in among them. The operational thinking of special Star Warrior teams operating as a military unit was completely different from that of a four-person squad.

Jiang Xiao had already taken the opportunity to flash several times, entering the hinterlands of the northern region of the Yan Zhao Wasteland, and activated the Rain of Wounded Tears, using the effect of Wounded Tears to drive all the Star Beasts wandering on the land to flee towards the northernmost part of Yan Zhao.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Xiao returned and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement at the layers of defensive fortifications.

Feng Yi said, "Now, begin!"

Jiang Xiao's eyes turned red as he desperately urged his Star Power to expand the range of his Tear Rain, while also cautiously using the Wounded Tears. He made sure that more Star Beasts had enough time to react, unwilling to touch the Wounded Tears, and thus surged northward.

Of course, it was inevitable that some Star Beasts would make the wrong choice due to reaction time and direction of escape, wandering around the Yan Zhao Wasteland or collapsing to the ground.

But compared to the Star Beast army surging north, those scattered Star Beasts were a minority after all.

"First batch of Desperadoes approaching, target group of 31, distance approximately 1000 meters, directly in front of Mountain Shatterers Third Army, prepare!" Baze, standing next to Yi Zhizhong, heard the voice from the intercom.

Baze raised his head, his eyes flashing with purple electricity behind his round mask.

Dark clouds filled the sky, and the inky black clouds churned wildly.

Yi Zhizhong quickly issued commands, and then he turned to Baze beside him and said, "If you and Teng Hui had captured Nanako alive back then, would you have been able to control her body as well?"

"Mm," Jiang Xiao (Baze) hummed in response.

"Xiao Pi."

"Mm?"

Yi Zhizhong said in a deep voice, "Your Star-Transformation-into-Weapon functionality is very strong. Under such conditions, having the Soul of the Sea Devourer Star Chart is even stronger, so strong that it's hard to accept. You must learn to protect yourself."

Jiang Xiao thought about it and nodded gently.

The first time the two met in the Yi Martial Hall, Yi Zhizhong spoke to Jiang Xiao as both a semi-superior and a semi-elder, especially in the latter part, when Yi Zhizhong spoke purely from the perspective of an elder, comforting Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao knew that because of his relationship with Yi Qingchen, and because of Jiang Xiao's upright and righteous behavior, he had received Yi Zhizhong's praise and recognition.

In fact, Jiang Xiao had long been aware of the issue of his strength.

From the moment he possessed the Inner Vision Star Chart, he knew what he might face in the future.

It was fine if you were a little stronger, even if you stood at the peak of the world.

But if your strength exceeded a certain limit and became a threat to humanity, that was definitely not a good thing, and might even lead to a catastrophic disaster.

"Rumble..." Dense currents of electricity poured down, and the suddenly erupting electrical light illuminated the entire dark sky.

Jiang Xiao (Baze)'s eyes were filled with purple electricity as he said, "I believe this world can accommodate me."

Although he said that, Jiang Xiao's actions had always been inconsistent with his words.

All along, Jiang Xiao had been playing it safe.

But now, with He Yun's return to Earth, Team Tail Feathers had no choice but to report the information, and Er Wei had also taken the pressure and shouldered everything.

Jiang Xiao could no longer hide.

As for what awaited him in the future, only time would tell. He would traverse this alien world first.

When all the crises were resolved, when everything was in the past,

When the world no longer needed heroes, no longer needed oddities...

At least, he still had his Calamity Shadow World, a place where he could retire and return to his field.

Although Star Warriors, as a small group of people, could be called oddities.

But in comparison, even among Star Warrior teams, Jiang Xiao was the oddest of the oddities, which was undeniable.

Thinking about it this way, living a retired life at such a young age was a wonderful thing.

Find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers,

Embrace Candlelight, pillow Ying Xiong, watch the Dragon Whale dance together,

Use the rest of his life to recall the mountains and rivers he had traveled through over the years...

It would be worth it, right?

In the Night Watch Army, Jiang Xiao's eyes were red as he continuously shed tears, urging Domain Tears and Wounded Tears, looking up at the sky.

"Slap!"

Jiang Xiao suddenly slapped himself, startling Wu Haoyang next to him.

"Jiang Xiao, Jiang Xiao, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Chongyang asked curiously from the side.

Various auxiliary Star Techniques permeated the army, and Jiang Xiao also activated his Yearning Aura in a timely manner to help the soldiers recover their Star Power.

Hearing Xiao Chongyang's question, Jiang Xiao said, "I'm having a bout of literary youth syndrome, waking myself up!"

Xiao Chongyang looked confused. "What's literary youth syndrome?"

Jiang Xiao said, "It's like I am now, looking at the sky at a 45-degree angle, crying non-stop."

But then again, if he was thinking about retirement, he should take the opportunity to make his life more exciting.

Now that the three armies had entered the alien dimension in this manner, Jiang Xiao and his Starfall Team could completely abandon the idea of a carpet search.

After this mission in the Imperial Capital and Tianjin, Jiang Xiao could lead his team to specifically choose the most powerful areas to carry out missions.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao narrowed his circle of Wounded Tears and turned to look at the others. His gaze also fell on the warhorse under Xiao Chongyang's crotch.

At this moment, the layers of superimposed Ice Howls and Lightning Strikes on the battlefield opened Jiang Xiao's eyes and made him fully realize the power of this single, group-attack system.

If Xiao Chongyang's Little Charcoal Red had great influence within the clan, could Xiao Chongyang form a Black Ridge Fire Feather Legion?

If hundreds or thousands of Black Ridge Fire Feathers really obeyed orders, could they also form a sweeping force?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiao said, "Xiao Chongyang."

Xiao Chongyang said, "Eh?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Do you want to try to befriend the Black Ridge Fire Feather clan? Let your Little Charcoal Red become the leader of the clan, and in the future, when we carry out missions, maybe we can use combat modes like this to give the enemy a painful blow."

Xiao Chongyang's eyes lit up. Of course, she knew the power of her Star Pet's Fire Storm Star Technique.

If hundreds or thousands of Black Ridge Fire Feathers unleashed Fire Storms together...

Xiao Chongyang grinned, smiling foolishly, seemingly lost in a wonderful fantasy.

Jiang Xiao said, "Want to try it now?"

Jiang Xiao wanted to say that you were useless here.

But, well, the truth was hurtful, so he decided not to say it.

At this moment, the battlefield was filled with various Star Techniques, but they were all overshadowed by two Star Techniques, as if only these two Star Techniques remained in the world: Ice Howl and Lightning Strike!

These thousands of Star Warrior soldiers had become a world-destroying machine, operating effectively, and the output was exploding to an unimaginable level.

Even Jiang Xiao, with his Candle Moon quality Endurance, did not dare to easily step onto the battlefield.

The only thing to be careful about was not being rushed by the enemy.

But with all kinds of traps, fortifications, and barriers, the current situation was still pretty good.

Fortunately, the creatures here did not have teleportation or Blink-type Star Techniques, otherwise, it would have exploded long ago.

Jiang Xiao was also helping in secret, laying a thick layer of Wounded Tears in front of the Three Armies to avoid accidents.

The Star Warrior soldiers who were hiding behind the mud walls and tree walls, jointly holding up the transparent defensive shields, did not realize until much later that very few Star Beasts and Star Techniques were actually crashing and smashing into the walls.

On the one hand, it was because the army's attack was so brutal that most of the Star Beasts were drowned in the shattered ice storm, and on the other hand, the few that slipped through were all 50 or 60 meters away, their actions and thoughts chaotic and difficult to form a threat.

From the side, Wu Haoyang said, "Xiao Pi, I'll go too."

"Mm?" Jiang Xiao, his eyes red, looked at Wu Haoyang and understood what he meant.

Second Master Wu had been coveting that little foal for a long time. Among the six hundred Black Ridge Fire Feathers, only one was a cub.

Wu Haoyang was also open and honest, and requested, "I hope you will allow me to absorb that Black Ridge Fire Feather cub."

Jiang Xiao directly interrupted Wu Haoyang and said, "I not only hope that you can absorb it successfully, but I also hope that you can become a cub of the Star Underworld Ghost Wolf pack, and in the future, lead thousands of Ghost Wolves, activating the Blood Fangs Star Technique, and tear everything in front of you to shreds."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao directly opened the door to the Calamity Shadow World and instructed, "Don't rush to absorb it, first get along well with the cub, it's important to reach a consensus.

Also, don't be discouraged if you fail. We have only explored a small part of the border between the Northern Lands and the Great Mongolia. There are still a large number of Black Ridge Fire Feathers."

Saying that, Jiang Xiao turned to look at Xiao Chongyang and said, "Protect this big brother, okay?"

Xiao Chongyang obediently nodded and patted her chest, her bone necklace clanging, "Don't worry, I'll protect him!"

Wu Haoyang ""

Jiang Xiao was still a little worried and let Jiang Xun follow him in as well.

As the door to the Calamity Shadow World closed, Jiang Xiao turned to look at the blind girl and said, "The situation on this battlefield, the attack tactics, have exceeded my expectations."

The blind girl nodded, "Indeed."

Jiang Xiao said, "With them here, we can be liberated. In the future, we can specifically choose the most dangerous places to carry out missions."

The blind girl pursed her lips and gave a faint "Mm."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiao vaguely sensed something.

Her interest didn't seem very high?

Logically speaking, she, who was trying to measure the length and breadth of China, and even traverse every corner of the world, should have been very interested in what Jiang Xiao said.

Wasn't that her obsession? But why was her reaction so bland?

Did she have any other ideas?

Jiang Xiao realized the seriousness of the problem. It seemed that ever since the Starfall Team met the Chinese army, the blind girl had been particularly quiet.