Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 720 Punitive Mission

In just a few exchanges lasting less than a minute, the winged creatures seemed to have discovered the only exit from the cell... and the guards standing there were just a few ordinary humans with slightly stronger builds.

Although he was also holding weapons in both hands, he seemed much easier to deal with than the persistent "tin can" in front of him.

The alien race, whose desire to escape outweighed their desire to fight, was eager to get rid of Cyk's close entanglement. After throwing out two beams of red light to temporarily force him back, it flapped its wings and rushed straight toward the prison cell door without any regard for the consequences.

And Cyke immediately realized something was wrong... This guy was trying to break free from his entanglement and rush towards the Spider Commander and the others, which would inevitably lead to the Bloodline Warriors opening fire on him decisively. Once the target was killed, it would mean that his challenge had failed, which would be terrible!
Although his mind was somewhat flustered, Cyke remained clear-headed. After dodging the first red light, he pursued the target without hesitation. Midway, he lowered his shoulder again, using the thick shoulder guards to withstand the bombardment of the second red light.

The violent blast caused his body to roll violently, and as he fell to the ground, the chainsaw sword he was holding tightly in his right hand flew out of his hand. He used the momentum to throw it straight at the enemy as a spear.

puff--

The sound of a sharp blade piercing through the hide rang out. Sek sprang to his feet and rushed to the winged creature with the sword wounded in its back. He swiftly stomped on it, pinning it down, and then gripped the chainsaw sword that had pinned it to the ground, executing a clean and swift circular slash...

The red and black mixed bodily fluids and internal organs flowed all over the ground, and soon after being exposed to air, they quickly withered and decayed... Only the strong stench of rust lingered for a long time.

Sek shook off the dirt on his sword and removed his helmet visor to reveal his flushed face.

"Commander Spider... I... do I consider myself to have passed the test smoothly?"

The winged creature he fought didn't seem to have much fighting spirit. Instead, it kept looking for an opportunity to escape and retreat, which made Cyk seem clumsy and passive in the short few minutes of the battle. In the end, he could only kill the opponent by sneaking a sneak attack on its back.

The Starfire Warriors, on whom His Majesty placed high hopes, had specially developed demonic armor to counter the Demon Lizardmen... but compared to Cyke's disastrous performance, it all seemed like a joke.

Just then, the iron door of the detention cell was suddenly flung open from the outside again, and Instructor Dean rushed in with his men. His face was as gloomy as a volcano about to erupt when he looked at the four men, including Sek.

"You bastards! Get out of your armor right now!" Even in front of his special forces colleagues, Dean couldn't hold back his anger and exploded on the spot. "Who gave you the guts to equip yourselves with armor and move around the camp without permission, and even secretly leave it in the cells where alien prisoners are held?"

The spider, who had just been targeting the four, suddenly put on a smiling face and pleaded for Sek and the others, "Dean, according to military regulations, it doesn't seem to be against the rules to wear magic armor and move around the camp without carrying magic weapons... Hehe, after all, the regulations restrict leaving the military camp and entering the city at will."

Dean was taken aback for a moment, but from his old colleague's teasing expression, he received the signal that he did not intend to pursue the matter too much... He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Regardless, Saike and his group were among the first batch of Starfire Warriors to pass the tests and undergo meticulous training. If the special forces monitoring their cells insisted on pursuing the matter, it wouldn't be impossible for them to be charged with trespassing... In that case, the military law department would inevitably handle the matter impartially and make a judgment by expulsion. Fortunately, these high-ranking members of the special forces, although openly and secretly somewhat jealous of His Majesty's emphasis on the Starfire Warriors, had not succumbed to the infighting habits of noble politicians and did not intend to take advantage of the situation.

Ultimately... it was caused by the arrogant behavior of the four of them, including Sek.

Dean grew angrier the more he thought about it. When he looked up, he saw the bloodstained chainsaw sword on Sek's armor. He also caught a glimpse of the spider's amused look. In a flash, he knew what had just happened there.

"You just had close combat with a winged creature?"

Sek blushed and stammered, "Instructor, yes, yes... it was done with the authorization of Commander Spider, to assess our performance when facing a real enemy... that's why..."

The vast majority of the bloodline warriors in the Special Operations Independent Regiment also serve as combat and physical training instructors for the Northern Army soldiers, and are qualified to require soldiers to participate in random inspections and assessments at any time in the barracks... There is nothing wrong with that.

But Dean knew very well that Spider's plan was clearly to see these inexperienced recruits make fools of themselves, or rather, to deliver themselves into the mess.

If I hadn't received the news and arrived in time, the rumor that the Starfire warriors couldn't even handle the drugged Lizardman prisoners would have spread secretly within the army before long. At that time, the confidence and morale of most of the soldiers who joined the Starfire Legion would have been hit.

"Are you so eager to fight against alien races?"

Saik was stunned for a moment, then suddenly found a surge of courage and nodded without hesitation: "Yes, sir... I joined the army to avenge my fallen kin. Becoming a Starfire Warrior means fighting on the front lines and making those despicable alien races pay for their blood debts!"

He paused, then suddenly began to speak fluently, defending himself and his companions: "Although we undergo rigorous training every day, we have never truly faced these alien enemies and have been unable to gain experience from real combat. This is the main reason why we have always lacked confidence in ourselves and finally couldn't resist sneaking in to test our abilities."

Spider suddenly clapped his hands, a rare expression of appreciation on his face, and laughed, "Although you seemed flustered, your idea was indeed correct... Dean, I also believe that the Starfire Warriors really need to gain combat experience from real battles. Locking them up in the training base and training them behind closed doors won't be of much help. Weren't we honed on the battlefield on the brink of life and death?"

Dean couldn't refute this point, but the number of Starfire Warriors who could pass the test was too small, and the integration of the magic armor with the beast spirit was extremely difficult... Moreover, His Majesty did not intend to rush to complete the training and send them to the battlefield as soon as possible.

Spider seemed to have guessed Dean's concerns and chuckled as he suggested, "His Majesty doesn't intend to send them to the Ice Sea front to fight the Demon Lizardmen immediately, probably because he knows they lack practical experience... Isn't this perfect? ​​The Special Independent Regiment has a group of new recruits who have just received the Bloodline Blessing and need to go to the Great Bear Lake area for field training to clear out the evil orc tribes that have made a comeback in the area."

As he spoke, he glanced at the four of them, "After all, they violated discipline by trespassing into the restricted area. Why don't we wait until the ten-day confinement period is over and then go out for training with the special forces recruits? It's a way of accepting punishment in disguise."

(End of this chapter)