Zerg: After being rescued by the Major General, I pledged myself to him.

Lu Yao took out the club badge and looked at the dandelion logo on it.

When the club was first established, the name and emblem were provided by An Qing. He thought An Qing had just chosen them randomly, but he never expected there was such a hidden meaning behind them.

An Qing looked at Yan Mo and Lu Yao and said with a smile, "This is the first group activity since the Dandelion Club was founded. Exploring the meaning of freedom is an interesting topic."

The audience seats and VIP rooms were gradually filled.

Below the floating island, in the Herrington Mountains, the female squads of the Second and Fourth Armies were also ready at their respective initial camps.

The live broadcast cameras on the wall are divided into two. One is the Fourth Army, and the camera is now pointed at Lan Ze in the command room. He has several subordinate officers around him and is talking to them.

Standing next to Lan Ze is Lan Yang.

Yan Mo had met the other female soldiers a few times; they were all female soldiers who had returned from Efa Star with them. Although Yan Mo didn't know them all, he had some impression of them.

The Second Army's cameras are now in the command room, and Yan Mo doesn't recognize these female soldiers.

"That's Had."

Lu Yao pointed to a female insect next to the commander of the Second Army and said, "When Yan Mo heard this name, he remembered that it was the female insect who had challenged Lan Ze."

Had was very tall, and her face was not as cold and beautiful as Lanze's. She was the kind of strong female insect that looked very honest and had high combat power.

"I heard that Had's mental strength has just reached S-level, and his physique is also S-level. He is said to be strong in combat, but not very smart, so he can't be a commander. That's why he participated in this squad combat exercise, but not as a commander, but as a soldier."

Yan Mo frowned slightly upon hearing this, a hint of worry in his eyes.

An S-rank warrior? Wouldn't that be unfair to Lanze and his team? Lanze would be the commander, but the Fourth Army wouldn't have any other S-rank female soldiers who could fight against Had.

Lu Yao was clearly a little worried as well.

He glanced at An Qing and sighed for some reason: "If Major General Saines were back, we wouldn't have to worry so much."

Although Sainz is an A-level female insect, his abilities are no less than those of a typical S-level insect. If it weren't for his poor background, his inability to obtain high-quality inhibitors to suppress mental domain pollution in his early years, and his excessive use of mental power in recent years, which has resulted in more severe pollution than that of a typical A-level female insect, he might have already risen to S-level.

An Qing's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately comforted him, "In this kind of small-team combat exercise, the mechs won't be activated. Individual combat power isn't the most important thing; it mainly depends on teamwork. With Major General Lan Ze in command, the Fourth Army has a very high chance of winning."

His words were reasonable and well-founded, and Lu Yao clearly took them to heart, his expression becoming more relaxed.

Seeing that Lu Yao was focused on the situation of the Fourth Army and the Second Army, An Qing casually chatted with Yan Mo for a few minutes: "General Lan's willingness to let Major General Lan Ze return to the capital planet suggests that he intends to bring the Fourth Army back to the center of power on the capital planet?"

Yan Mo glanced at An Qing warily. Although it was obvious, it wasn't appropriate to get a clear answer from him.

After all, it concerned the development secrets of the Fourth Army, and An Qing was a male insect backed by the Marshal's Mansion. Even though Yan Mo had a good impression of him, he always maintained a certain level of vigilance and knew which things he could communicate with and which he shouldn't.

An Qing's question was clearly somewhat inappropriate, and Yan Mo did not want to say more: "I don't know about these things either."

An Qing quickly realized she had misspoke, smiled awkwardly, and then sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry into anything, it's just..."

Lu Yao, listening to their conversation with some anxiety, interjected, "Brother An Qing just wants to know when Major General Sainz will return to the capital planet!"

Sainz?

If the Fourth Army returns to the capital planet, Sainz, as a young major general on par with Lanze, will definitely be transferred back to the capital planet by Lanhechen.

Yan Mo was taken aback, then looked at An Qing.

For a differentiated male insect to care so much about a female insect in the insectoid society doesn't seem like the kind of concern one would show to an ordinary friend.

Could it be that An Qing likes Sainz?

An Qing's face flushed slightly. He smiled at Yan Mo and then regained his composure: "The twin stars of the Zerg, I believe many male Zerg would like to witness their splendor."

Yan Mo smiled slightly upon hearing this: "He should be in the Alpha Star Region right now. As for the rest, I don't know."

The female soldiers' trips to the starfield battlefield for training are recorded, and such movements do not need to be kept secret, so Yan Mo just mentioned it casually.

An Qing paused slightly, then murmured, "Alpha Starfield...it's very dangerous there. With his abilities...he won't get hurt, will he...?"

Yan Mo didn't know how to respond to that, but An Qing didn't seem to expect an answer from him. Yan Mo smiled and went to watch the game with Lu Yao.

The Herrington Mountains.

Fourth Army Camp.

Lanze has already led the female squad toward the target location.

The Fourth Army and the Second Army were stationed in two different locations in the Herrington Mountains, but the camps were not far apart.

From each campsite, there is a path leading to the mountaintop marker.

Both sides' soldiers, carrying the same weapons and equipment, marched toward the same target marker on the top of Hellington Hill.

The routes of the Second and Fourth Armies were different, but the differences in difficulty were roughly the same. On the way to the markers, there were various strange beasts that existed in the Herrington Mountains themselves blocking the way, as well as obstacles set up in advance by the military headquarters.

The female soldiers were not carrying powerful weapons; the test was on their teamwork and survival skills. Therefore, they were only allowed to bring a small amount of food and water, as well as some light weapons.

The Fourth Army's march proceeded relatively smoothly.

These female soldiers had all trained alongside Lanze in various interstellar battlefields, and their ability to fight alien beasts was far superior to that of the female insects in the Second Army, who had been living comfortably on the capital planet for too long.

Based on the information relayed back by the soldiers at the front, Lanze conducted orderly command.

At the current pace, the Fourth Army has already pulled far ahead of the Second Army. As long as they maintain their current marching speed, they will definitely be able to reach the target marker ahead of the others.

But Lanze never let his guard down.

There's still a distance to go before reaching the finish line, and this journey is fraught with danger. The further we go, the higher the level of the interstellar beasts that will be released.

The female squad was running low on ammunition and supplies; from now on, they would have to rely on their mental strength and the Zerg's most primitive combat abilities to fight.

The location display showed that the Fourth Army had reached the halfway point of the process, but they had stayed there for a long time. The Second Army, which had been lagging behind them, gradually caught up after dealing with a mid-level alien beast.

"Damn it! Since the start of the competition, the Fourth Army has already encountered eleven alien beasts, while the Second Army has only just dealt with the seventh. Which department was responsible for setting up this training battlefield? I'm going to file a complaint against them!"

Lu Yao watched the video showing the Fourth Army squad encountering another alien beast on their way. This beast was a high-level one, and they were capable of dealing with it. However, they were currently short of weapons and ammunition and could not use mechs to fight, which would definitely waste time.

After considering the situation, Lanze directed his team to conceal their movements and avoid the high-level alien beasts.

The Fourth Army squad was preparing to bypass the advanced alien beast, but somehow they suddenly alerted it. The beast sensed their presence and immediately went berserk. The squad had no choice but to fight back.