Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

The next day.

Ningchuan City, Northern Border Defense District.

As dawn broke, large plumes of hazy yellow dust suddenly rose from the distant horizon, and countless dark figures were rapidly approaching Ningchuan City.

"Today, the Zerg are attacking..."

On the city wall, the soldiers guarding the city couldn't help but frown slightly.

Although they were mentally prepared, the dense swarm of millions of insects still made them feel extremely oppressed.

"Captain Cao, I refuse to let those students participate in the battle."

A young man in a crisp military uniform walked towards Cao Yue and said in a very impolite tone.

Cao Yue was slightly taken aback and looked at the young man.

Lu Zheng, the youngest squadron leader in the entire northern city defense zone, reached the fourth level, second stage at the age of only twenty-four.

Lu Zheng possesses all the qualities that a soldier should have.

Upright, resilient, fearless of death, and impartial...

The only downside is that he's a little too honest.

Seeing Cao Yue looking at him, Lu Zheng continued, "Resisting all races is the duty of us soldiers. How can we let a few students face such danger?"

Cao Yue coughed and said, "Captain Lu, they are not ordinary students. You should have heard about Qinglong Academy. These students are stronger than many professional soldiers..."

"That won't do either!" Lu Zheng glanced at the approaching swarm of insects in the distance and retorted, "Precisely because these students may become the pillars of Great Xia in the future, they should not be sent to the battlefield so early."

"Genius doesn't necessarily mean having enough practical experience. The Zerg are numerous and their abilities vary greatly."

"Giant insects capable of poisoning fourth-tier martial artists, purple-armored insects with powerful defenses, and exploding insects that use suicidal attacks to perish together with martial artists..."

"For students lacking practical experience, facing such an opponent is tantamount to suicide!"

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow and looked at Cao Yue, saying, "If you violate the rules by allowing these students to enter the battlefield, regardless of the outcome, I will report you to headquarters!"

After saying that, Lu Zheng turned and left without waiting for Cao Yue's reply.

The swarm was moving faster than expected. He would definitely lead a vanguard to attack head-on and slow down the swarm's stealth speed as much as possible.

Watching his retreating figure, Cao Yue shook his head with a wry smile.

Although Lu Zheng spoke so definitively, his mindset remained unchanged.

He knew better than anyone the potential those children possessed.

Lin Fan and his group are geniuses, but they are by no means ordinary geniuses.

To put it more accurately, genius is merely the threshold to meeting them!

Just then, the teleportation array above the city wall suddenly lit up.

Lin Fan, Xu Liyue, Chu Yunfeng, and Kong Bowen appeared one after another.

"We left as soon as we heard the alarm, we're not too late, are we?" Lin Fan said.

"No." Upon seeing the group, Cao Yue couldn't help but smile and looked in the direction of the insect swarm.

At this moment, Lu Zheng had already led more than 3,000 soldiers to charge towards the front of the beast tide.

Although more than three thousand people seemed insignificant in the face of a million-strong beast tide, Lu Zheng's original purpose was not to fight the beast tide to the death.

All he had to do was slow down the advance of the beast tide, giving the cannons on the city walls more time to reload.

More than 3,000 people rushed into the swarm of insects, tearing open a sizable gap.

Faced with the sudden attack by humans, the insect swarm clearly fell into chaos.

A large number of Zerg were instantly killed. Seeing this, the surrounding Zerg were enraged and surrounded Lu Zheng and his group.

However, most of these insects were only at the first or second tier of strength, and instead of causing effective damage to the soldiers, they disrupted their formation.

The Zerg behind were unaware of what was happening ahead and continued to advance.

The red beetle stepped on low-level Zerg creatures such as slime worms and white worms, crushing them until they burst into juice.

The Zerg, who had been so aggressive just moments before, were instantly thrown into chaos.

At this point, Lu Zheng's mission was complete.

Seeing that our side was gaining momentum, Lu Zheng decided that it wouldn't be too late to leave after killing a few more Zerg.

Holding a long spear, Lu Zheng exuded great momentum and pierced through several more red beetles in the blink of an eye.

But in the next instant, Lu Zheng's pupils suddenly dilated.

Suddenly, a huge tail covered with sharp spikes on both sides emerged from the ground, sweeping towards him with a piercing whistling sound!

"not good!"

Above the city wall, Cao Yue suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

……

Dust flying everywhere!

Lu Zheng coughed up a mouthful of blood.

A buzzing sound came to his ears, and blood slid from his forehead, past his eyes, and down his face.

The spear in Lu Zheng's hand had now broken into two pieces.

He opened his eyes wide and finally saw the source of the attack.

Beneath the yellow sand, a massive body covered in dark red carapace was emerging from the earth section by section, emanating an aura of terror.

Giant centipede!

Although Lu Zheng had faced many terrifying opponents, in his memory, insectoids of this level mostly stayed close to the mother insectoid and rarely took the initiative to attack.

Unexpectedly, it was precisely his proud experience that caught him off guard!

"I still have a fighting chance, as long as I can take down this centipede..."

Lu Zheng forced himself to stand up and threw away the still broken gun barrel in his hand.

After completing his mission, he should have immediately led his men back to the city wall.

His judgment was flawed.

He must take responsibility and bring all the soldiers back safe and sound!

However, at that moment, the ground shook violently.

Two more enormous centipedes burst from the ground!

One was covered in a dark green carapace, while the other was covered in dark purple spikes.

The giant, spiky tail swept across, sending several soldiers who couldn't dodge in time flying.

The three giant centipedes simultaneously locked their gazes on Lu Zheng.

They understood that this human was the strongest among these soldiers.

Once he is killed, the others will be powerless to fight!

Three giant centipedes twisted their massive bodies and pounced on Lu Zheng, their terrifying aura crushing down upon him.

"Am I going to die...?"

Lu Zheng stared blankly at the scene before him.

With his current physical condition, he would struggle to deal with even one giant centipede, let alone three.

Lu Zheng's eyes gradually dimmed.

He was not afraid.

After all, he had long anticipated that he would one day die on the battlefield.

It is an honor for a soldier to die for his country.

However, he felt sorry for the brothers who were unable to evacuate in time because of his misjudgment.

I just hope Cao Yue's reinforcements arrive in time to save more of my brothers...

However, just as Lu Zheng was falling into despair.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Spell".

A faint voice rang out.

The next moment, a terrifying pillar of lightning, carrying the power to destroy the world, poured down from the heavens.

Under Lu Zheng's incredulous gaze.

Three terrifyingly large centipedes were instantly reduced to ashes!