Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2619

Chapter 2619: Ten Minutes Head Start

"You want to add Corporal Yuan to my squad? Did I hear you correctly?" The Ironwoman asked with a surprised look on her face.

"I’m just asking since you have full authority over your squad members. He has more than enough talent. Hell, if we’re being honest, he’s even more talented than you."

Ironwoman shook her head and said, "This isn’t about talent alone. I admit that he is more talented than me—and everyone in my squad. However, his achievements are too lacking, and all he has on his record are some cleanup missions and two gathering missions. My squad specializes in extreme missions that most soldiers don’t even know exist."

"I am well aware of that, but give him some time. It hasn’t even been half a year since he joined. And although he started out slow, he’s been picking things up lately. I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts doing missions in the Purple Zone within five years."

"When and if he gets to that point, I’ll consider it. But right now, he doesn’t qualify."

A few days have passed since Yuan started his second mission in the Red Zone, and just as before, he led his squad to a tunnel using his instincts as an excuse.

"We really found a tunnel... I will never doubt you again, Corporal Yuan!" said the squad leader, who refused to listen to Yuan in the beginning and needed some convincing.

"Then, as promised, we’ll clear the tunnel my way," Yuan said, as he’d made a bet with the squad leader on whether or not he’d find a tunnel.

"Of course. You’ll enter alone, and we’ll follow you after ten minutes."

"Good. Make sure to harvest any Unknown Crystals you see," Yuan reminded them before entering the tunnel alone.

Half a minute after Yuan disappeared into the tunnel, one of the soldiers asked, "Should we really let him go inside alone?"

"That’s what he wants."

"What if he dies? That would look terrible for the rest of us, regardless of whether it was his request or not."

"I heard that General Mei had personally recruited him. If he dies..."

"Relax. It’s only ten minutes. What the hell could he possibly do alone in such a short time?" said the squad leader.

Ten minutes later, the squad of six soldiers entered the tunnel.

"Looks like he cleaned up some of the Void Specters," one of the soldiers remarked when they traveled for half an hour without seeing a single Void Specter.

An hour later...

"I don’t think we’ll catch up to him if we keep moving at this pace. Let’s pick up the speed," the squad leader suggested, and the others readily agreed.

The squad immediately started running forward, though they remained vigilant as they advanced.

However, even after several hours of nonstop running—with only occasional stops to harvest nearby Unknown Ores—the soldiers still failed to catch up to Yuan.

"How much farther ahead is he?! And how the hell is he clearing the Void Specters while still maintaining such a lead?!"

The soldiers could hardly believe it.

"Doesn’t he wield a minigun? How does he even have enough energy to deal with so many Void Specters alone?"

"He’s quite famous for that, actually."

Three more days passed without them encountering a single Void Specter or catching even a glimpse of Yuan. By this point, their initial shock had transformed into awe, accompanied by a faint sense of fear toward his unfathomable capabilities.

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