sinovels Chapter 661 The Black and Terrifying Wasteland
Chapter 661 The Black and Terrifying Wasteland
[Loading instance: Morse Wasteland...]
[Randomly generating battlefield environment: Super Fog, Super Gravity, Super Pollution...]
[Assigning factions: Seventh Legion.]
[Astral system information has been hidden, and character models have been anonymized.]
[Assignment complete: You have been appointed as the captain of the 661st Advance Landing Squad of the 7th Army!]
[Mission Objective 1: Defend the Outpost! After landing, the spaceship will absorb the planet's energy, transforming it into a war fortress within 24 hours. Ensure the spaceship remains unconquered within 24 hours!]
A grand, cold mechanical voice exploded in Lin Qiye's mind.
Lin Qiye opened his eyes and found himself inside a huge spaceship.
The texture here is outrageously realistic, and the air is filled with the smell of metallic condensation and psionic oil.
The omnipresent Astral System interface disappeared, replaced by a terminal system displayed on the visor, along with two communication terminals on his wrists, as if he had truly returned to the scene of that brutal landing battle ten thousand years ago.
He subconsciously looked inward at himself, then raised his eyebrows slightly.
The originally well-proportioned and upright divine body was replaced by a burly man with an ordinary face. His height was forcibly suppressed to about two meters, and his face was so ordinary that he would be lost in a crowd.
"To prevent interference from external factors?" Lin Qiye understood.
This anonymization means that on the battlefield, everyone is an unknown soldier in the legion.
Looking around, the cabin was packed with soldiers, numbering as many as ten thousand.
Everyone was wearing standard blue-black armor, with face shields covering their expressions, except for pairs of eyes that flashed with different emotions.
According to the mission instructions, the 10,000 people were divided into 1000 advance teams.
He was leading nine people behind him, who were part of an advance team.
Outside the porthole, the massive silhouette of Morse Star was right in front of me.
This planet presents an eerie and oppressive duality of blue and black. The deep blue is a stagnant, acidic ocean long since contaminated by the toxins of the abyss.
And those vast expanses of black, spreading like malignant tumors... are the demonized wastelands, completely eroded by the abyss and barren of everything.
Just as Lin Qiye was observing Morse Star, a series of clear but arrogant voices rang out behind him:
"Hey, is everyone from Squad 661? Who's the captain of Squad 661?"
Lin Qiye turned his head and saw a blonde woman who had already impatiently lifted her face mask.
She touched her face with disgust and complained, "This garbage model is an insult to my taste..."
Immediately, her gaze fell on Lin Qiye, carrying a condescending scrutiny:
"You're the captain? Listen, I'm Lin Shenyue, the heir of the top-tier Lin family!"
Lin Shenyue stared at Lin Qiye's ordinary face, her brows furrowed.
She knew very well that the captains of such large-scale amphibious operations were randomly assigned by the system, and she didn't think she was lucky enough to be assigned a top genius.
If a novice is allowed to give orders haphazardly, forget about getting a high score on the first mission; the entire team will probably be ruined right from the start.
Thinking this, her tone hardened further: "Captain, if you're just an ordinary newcomer, I suggest you transfer command to me. As the heir of the Lin family, I've spent a full year preparing and receiving top-tier simulation training. My command and coordination is the best opportunity for everyone to get high scores. What do you think?"
Lin Qiye sensed the probing in her words and the urgency she felt regarding the task evaluation, but he simply smiled:
"Excuse me, I'm 777, number one on all three leaderboards. I definitely can't relinquish command, but..."
He pointed to the terminal on his wrist, his expression calm: "There are 60 seconds left until landing. If you have any good tactical plans, please keep it brief."
Lin Shenyue was slightly taken aback, then her face darkened instantly as if she had heard the funniest joke, and she angrily rebuked:
"777? Number one on all three lists? What the hell! To keep that little bit of bonus from being the captain, you actually came up with a lie like this? I knew I'd run into a selfish bastard like you!"
In her view, the ordinary-looking man in front of her was obviously afraid of being stripped of his power, so he deliberately embellished his image.
In this kind of information-blocked copy, you can brag without even having to think it through!
"I won't waste any more words with you. Hand over command, and I guarantee I'll get you through the first mission, a B-grade rating is no problem. If you stubbornly cling to the captain's position and something goes wrong, you'll harm everyone, including yourself. It's not worth it! Understand?"
The tense atmosphere inside the cabin was broken. The other eight members of the team looked at each other, and many of them began to waver under the influence of the title "the heir of the Lin family".
"Which Lin family?"
"If a young master from a top-tier family is leading the team, then things will definitely be much safer..."
Lin Qiye's eyes behind the mask instantly turned cold.
"You say you don't believe I'm 777, so similarly, your claim that you're the heir of the Lin family has no credibility with me."
Lin Qiye's voice was deep and steady, carrying an undeniable sense of authority:
"The instance blocks all information. Here, even if you claim to be the founding ancestor, I can't verify it. I just gave you a chance to explain your tactics, but you're wasting these extremely valuable 60 seconds before landing to fight for power. Isn't this behavior undermining the team's cohesion?"
Lin Shenyue's face turned pale and then red after Lin Qiye's sharp retort.
As the daughter of a top family, when had she ever been reprimanded in public like this?
Just as she was about to lash out, Lin Qiye didn't give her a chance to speak at all.
"Alright, since you've already wasted the pre-battle communication time on nonsense, let's stop here."
Lin Qiye coldly swept his gaze over the other eight people behind him who were still observing, finally fixing his eyes on Lin Shenyue's defiant face:
"I am the system-assigned captain, that's a given. From now on, everyone must absolutely obey my commands. If you have truly constructive tactical suggestions, I welcome them, but if you dare to use your family background to stir up trouble or interfere with command again..."
Lin Qiye took a step forward, and the pressure emanating from his two-meter-tall body caused Lin Shenyue to involuntarily take half a step back.
"I will treat you as a traitor who undermines morale, and execute you on the spot, in accordance with wartime military law!"
"You...you dare?!" Lin Shenyue's beautiful eyes widened, but when she met Lin Qiye's deep and cold gaze, her throat felt like it was stuffed with ice, and she swallowed the rest of her sentence.
"Thump—!!!"
Just then, the massive spaceship began to shake violently, and blinding red light flashed wildly inside the cabin.
"Warning! Entering the atmosphere of Morse Megastar!"
"Gravity anomaly detection in progress! Super fog interference!"
"All personnel, hold on to the anchor points! Prepare for a forced landing!"
The cold, electronic harmonies drowned out all the arguments.
Lin Qiye casually pulled down his metal mask, the black mask covering his ordinary face.
"Everyone back to your positions!"
He coldly gave the order over the voice channel.
The eight team members, who were still wavering, were stunned by this sudden change and Lin Qiye's tough stance, and they all shut up.
Lin Shenyue gritted her teeth, her face full of humiliation.
Watching Lin Qiye's retreating figure, she cursed inwardly: "What a piece of trash! Impersonating the number one on the rankings? We don't even know who 777 is! Once we get to the wasteland and encounter thousands upon thousands of abyssal demons, let's see how this captain, who only knows how to talk big, dies! When that happens, beg me for help, and I won't hesitate to pity you!"
"BOOM!!"
The warship tilted violently, and through the outer heat-resistant viewing window, Lin Qiye saw the true face of Morse Star.
That black, desolate plain was not empty.
Those were countless black shadows writhing like a tide, even the air itself was corroded and distorted.
This is no wasteland; it is a living purgatory.
"Seventh Legion, listen to my command! Landing point coordinates: Wasteland Area C, No. 7!"
"Your mission is to defend the war fortress converted from the warship to the death! 24 hours a day, not a single step back!"
As the commander's calm voice echoed throughout the cabin, the stern of the spaceship spewed out blue flames, piercing the desolate land shrouded in terrifying blackness.