Chapter 1163: The Third Frontline And Mission Requirements! Wang Teng saw the devil moth dark apparitions executing the Dark Venom Dust during the battle just now. It didn’t seem that powerful. The gale created by a wind-element martial warrior was enough to blow the Dark Venom Dust away. Another useless technique was added to his list. Wang Teng shook his head in disappointment. But after some careful thought, he felt that this wasn’t the case. Mind you, not all units had a wind-element martial warrior. The wind element was special, and there were fewer martial warriors with this attribute. If there was no wind-element martial warrior, things would have been troublesome. The other martial warriors could push the Dark Venom Dust back with brute force, but this would only give them a short window. The devil moth dark apparitions would release the Dark Venom Dust continuously during a battle. Hence, whether it was a one-on-one battle or a team battle, there would be no way to stop the Dark Venom Dust if there wasn’t a wind-element martial warrior in the team. In such a situation, the Dark Venom Dust was hard to deal with. It meant that the Dark Venom Dust was an extremely useful technique. Dark Venom Dust: 800/3000 (well-versed) He received 1800 points of Dark Venom Dust, moving this skill from the foundation to the well-versed stage. Wang Teng was eager to try it, so he executed the Dark Venom Dust with a pinch of his fingers. Tiny specks of powder appeared between his fingers. Wow, the Dark Venom Dust made using the poison Force from the Demon Lotus Poison Body seems even more poisonous. I wish I could try it on someone. He glanced at Pei Ji and the others silently. Cough, they were all responsible subordinates. How could he have such dirty thoughts? Wang Teng flicked his finger, and the powder dispersed in the sky. Besides the attribute bubbles by the dark apparitions, he also collected the ones dropped by the martial warriors. Most of them were Force attributes. There was nothing worth mentioning. These attribute bubbles weren’t big enough to induce a change in his stage. Everyone cleared up the battlefield. Killing dark apparitions would give them military exploits. if they killed devil kings, their contribution would be higher. The intelligence system of the military would count their contributions for them. A martial warrior just had to link his wristwatch to the military’s intelligence system when he was on a mission, and it would monitor the statistics in real-time. The system would then compare the results it received with the various images detected by the satellites scattered around the battlefields before finally recording the data for the final military exploits calculation. There would be no errors. Hence, it was impossible for elite families to cheat and claim fake military exploits. Of course, if one didn’t want to be tracked by the military’s intelligence system, he could just disconnect. That way, his contributions would be ignored. This depended on the person’s choice. “The intelligence system of the Great Qian Empire might be an intelligent lifeform too. It might be more powerful than me,” Round Ball suddenly said. “Oh? How do you know?” Wang Teng asked. “A normal intelligence system won’t be able to do such complex calculations. Do you know how difficult is it to track so many martial warriors? It has to cover numerous defense planets. The system isn’t just working on No. 29 Defense Planet,” Round Ball explained. Wang Teng nodded. Round Ball was more familiar in this aspect. Pei Ji and the others cleared the battlefield quickly and kept the corpses of the dark apparitions in a piece of space equipment made for storing dead bodies. Then, they returned to the battlecraft and continued heading to the third line of defense. Pei Ji and the others glanced at Wang Teng occasionally. They wanted to speak but kept quiet in the end. The ability of their leader exceeded their expectations. He killed five devil kings at once. This wasn’t a feat any celestial-stage martial warrior could achieve. They thought he was a weakling, but he was just hiding his skills. He was too lazy to explain to them. Everyone felt complicated. Astonishment, embarrassment, and many other emotions churned in their hearts. However, they were happy to have a powerful martial warrior as their leader. This increased their safety on the mission. They knew that if Wang Teng hadn’t acted, there would be casualties after the collision with the five devil kings. They would be laughed at by the people on the frontline if they had casualties before they reached the real battlefield. On the battlefield, no one was afraid of death. However, everyone hoped that they could stay alive. No one asked any questions. Knowing that Wang Teng was powerful was enough. They started to treat him with more respect for the rest of their journey. They gave him the respect of a formidable martial warrior. In the universe and on the battlefields, the strong always gained people’s respect. Nothing significant occurred for the rest of their journey. They met a few dark apparitions, but Arwen and the others took care of them easily. Approximately three hours later, the Eagle Seven battlecraft reached the third frontline defense base. From afar, they could see a large metallic battle fortress laying prone on the ground like a gigantic wild beast. With the battle fortress as its center, there was a defensive wall that seemed to have no end to it. It was 30 meters tall and made of sturdy and tough material. It was thick too. The entire wall looked like a giant python. It was a majestic sight. “Major Wang Teng, we have reached the third frontline defense base,” Peggy stood up and said as she looked at the scene outside through the screen. “Let’s land.” “Yes sir. I’ll contact the defense base first.” Peggy stopped the battlecraft in mid-air. The battlecraft continued moving forward after their identity was confirmed. Then, it landed inside the metallic battle fortress. They stopped in a parking space. Wang Teng and his unit alighted from the battlecraft. “Major, please show your identification proof.” A team of martial warriors in battle armor walked over. The leader saluted Wang Teng as he spoke. Wang Teng sent his identification information over. The other party’s expression softened a little after confirming Wang Teng’s identity. He saluted and continued, “Major Wang Teng, welcome to the third frontline defense base.” Wang Teng nodded. “I came here on a mission, so I’ll need to meet the commander of this base, General Darte.” “Please follow me. General Darte has already given his orders. You can meet him the moment you arrive.” Wang Teng entered the battle fortress with the leader. He came to a room that looked like a resting area. A major was already waiting for them. He came forward to welcome Wang Teng and saluted. “Major Wang Teng, please follow me. I’m General Darte’s adjutant.” Arwen and the others waited at the resting area while Wang Teng followed the adjutant to General Darte’s office. General Darte was a heaven-stage martial warrior from the Three Eyes Race. He had long brown hair. However, he wasn’t as strict and stern as General Cameron. “Major Wang Teng, you’re finally here.” General Darte stood up and walked out from behind his desk with a smile. “General Darte, I’m here to cooperate with your mission,” Wang Teng bowed and replied. He felt helpless that the people in the military saluted or bowed all the time. It was quite troublesome. However, everyone was doing it, so he had to follow the masses. “Please have a seat,” Darte asked Wang Teng to sit on the sofa. After sitting down opposite each other, Darte went straight to the point without wasting any time. He started to explain the details of this mission. “We received news that a dark apparitions troop has stationed themselves to the northwest of the third frontline base. We don’t know their intention. “Thus, I need you to cooperate with me and head over to investigate this matter.” “What’s the strength of the other party?” Wang Teng asked. “We know that there are low-tier devil emperors, but there won’t be more than two. We’re not sure which race they’re from. There are 30 to 40 devil kings and a few hundred devil lords and below.” “Two low-tier devil emperors?” Wang Teng was in deep thought. There was a large number of other dark apparitions too. This was a little troublesome. Most importantly, there wasn’t much effective information. This was a little irritating. “Although the numbers are big, your mission is to investigate. You do not have to fight with them,” General Darte explained, “Also, I’ll send professional intelligence officers to assist you. Do you have any other questions?” “I understand. Send me the location. I’ll lead my team over immediately.” General Darte was surprised at how fast he accepted the proposal. Mind you, he contacted many other units in the past, but after hearing the number and strength of the dark apparitions, they would beat a retreat, claiming that they weren’t competent for the job. He did force some units to go ahead with the investigation, but none of them came back. In the end, he had no choice but to seek help from the main base and asked them to send an elite team over for this mission. General Darte was a little doubtful when he realized that Wang Teng was just a celestial-stage martial warrior. But, since he was sent by the headquarters, there must be something special about him. They wouldn’t send him over to die. Also, if Major Wang Teng backed off after understanding the situation, it meant that he didn’t have the capabilities. He could ask the headquarters to send another unit. “General Darte, if there’s nothing, I’ll head down and prepare for departure.” Wang Teng got up. “Alright. I’ll send someone to contact you. You can act immediately.” General Darte nodded after witnessing Wang Teng’s speedy response. After sending Wang Teng off, he frowned. Then, he tapped his wristwatch and called the headquarters.