pjbooks Chapter 276 People Who Advance to Tier 2 in Large Numbers
Chapter 276 People Who Advance to Tier 2 in Large Numbers
A crack appeared in the gray chaos, and six figures tumbled out.
The concrete surface of the tarmac caught them firmly.
Xiao Qianyu knelt on one knee, using the Dragon King's Halberd as a walking stick beside her.
Her breathing was steady, but the hand supporting her on the ground never let go.
Wen Yue sat on the cold ground, with the World-Destroying Thunder Crossbow lying across her lap.
The crossbow arm's heat dissipation vents were still emitting white smoke.
Lin Chuxue spread out in a starfish shape, and the lollipop had fallen off at some point.
She stared at the night sky over Jin City.
The three silver cross-shaped star gates are still in the sky, but they are no longer ejecting meteorites.
In the distance, the beams of large anti-aircraft weapons were sweeping intermittently.
Shen Xinglin leaned against the landing gear, retracting his rifle into the magnetic buckle at his waist.
He didn't speak.
He didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Su Yunqing emerged from the crack last, the light of the Yao Guang's Gift Staff already extinguished.
She landed more gracefully than the others, at least standing up.
Lu Yan glanced at the entire team.
The six people were all healthy, breathing normally, and without any external injuries—except for Zhao Leiguang's shield, which had a corner cut off.
"Dismissed. Return to camp for rest."
His voice wasn't loud, but it drowned out the muffled thud of the anti-aircraft guns in the distance.
"Keep the communicator powered on and ready to respond at any time."
Zhao Leiguang got up from the ground and dusted himself off.
He went over and picked up the two shields, then carried them on his shoulder.
As she passed Lu Yan, her steps slowed by half a beat.
His lips moved, but in the end he just hissed and shook his head before walking away.
That question—the identity of the masked giant—hung in everyone's throat.
No one asked.
It wasn't that they were afraid to ask, but their intuition told them that Lu Yan wouldn't answer.
At least not tonight.
The crowd dispersed.
The sound of footsteps faded into the distance, swallowed by the night wind.
Lu Yan was the only one left standing on the tarmac.
He glanced down at the hourglass of life at his waist.
The golden sand continued to rise, defying gravity.
He took the hourglass off, wrapped it in a tactical cloth, and stuffed it into his inner pocket against his chest.
The single dormitories at Longwei Base are located in Zone B4.
A drab four-story building, half of its walls have peeled off.
Pushing open the door, the cramped space contained only a cot, a folding chair, and a tin table.
A tactical terminal was placed on the table.
Lu Yan took off his combat uniform and hung it on the iron hook behind the door.
The sweat stains on the lining had dried, leaving behind rings of white salt crystals.
He turned on the tap and let the cold water run over his face and the back of his neck.
Water dripped down his chin into the pool, washing away the stench of blood that had lingered all day.
Without wiping his face, he sat down at the metal table with wet hair and pressed the start button on the tactical terminal.
The screen lit up.
The pale blue light shone on his face, highlighting the bloodshot veins in his eyes.
The Hunter Forum homepage loads.
The homepage banner has been changed.
Previously, the posts contained strategy guides and bounty quests for various dungeons.
Now, the entire page is dominated by a line of striking red text—
[Recruitment Notice for Second-Tier Awakened Ones Across the Entire Network – Jointly Issued by Dragon Guard Headquarters, Seven War Zones, and Twelve S-Rank Guilds]
Lu Yan slid his finger down the screen.
The number of people online in the forum at any given time was more than three times that before he left Jincheng.
The posts came like a flood.
[A Blood-Soaked Guide! Three Essential Conditions for Second-Tier Advancement – Missing Even One Will Lead to Failure!] — Replies: 47892
[S-Rank Guild "Starsea" Offers Sky-High Signing Fees, Attracting Players Like Crazy] — Replies: 31204
[Practical evaluation standards for second-tier awakened individuals announced; all B-rank individuals below level 60 will be downgraded] — Replies: 88431
[Dragon Guard's third expansion; Wild Tier 2 units can be directly awarded the rank of Major] — Replies: 126008
The data is still fluctuating.
Each time the page is refreshed, dozens more new posts appear.
The entire hunter community felt like it had been hit by a depth charge.
Lu Yan opened the recruitment details officially released by the Dragon Guard.
Article 1: Anyone who completes the second stage of awakening and reaches level 50 or above can be directly enlisted in the active Dragon Guard after evaluation.
Article 2: The organizational level is determined based on the combat power assessment results. S-level second-tier awakened individuals enjoy brigade-level treatment.
Article 3: Upon joining the military, a confidentiality agreement will be signed, and military management will be accepted.
Article 4...
Lu Yan didn't continue reading.
He closed the public document and retrieved another file from the encrypted partition of the terminal.
This file has no fancy layout.
The background is pure black with white lettering, and the top is stamped with the electronic seal of the Dragon Guard Headquarters.
[Dragon Guard Special Forces Order of Operations - Newly Compiled Personnel Roster (Top Secret)]
Last updated: 2 hours ago.
The list is short, with only thirty-seven names.
Each name is followed by its level, class, awakened attribute, and combat power assessment level.
Lu Yan and his group glanced over.
He had never met most of them, and had only seen a few of them on the European battlefield.
The levels are concentrated between 55 and 62.
The job distribution is very diverse, including melee, ranged, and support roles, but there are no duplicate hidden jobs.
Scroll to the bottom of the list.
The third to last name was highlighted in red by the system.
It's not the yellow "information missing" warning, nor the gray "under review" status.
It is a pure red highlight.
Lu Yan stared at the line of text for two seconds.
Name: Qin Wuyi.
Level: 58.
The occupation column has six characters written on it.
[Formation System - Preacher of Heaven and Earth]
This is followed by a comment, in a font one size smaller than the main text:
"The only hidden class. The system cannot find a second case. Skill assessment is not yet complete, and current methods cannot quantify its potential."
Lu Yan tapped his finger twice on the screen.
Qin Wuyi's detailed file popped up.
The photo is in passport photo format, showing a young man in his early twenties.
Short hair, thin, with unremarkable features; you wouldn't notice him in a crowd.
Place of origin: Miancheng, Sichuan Province.
Awakening time: Three months ago.
Before awakening: Senior student majoring in civil engineering.
Lu Yan scrolled down.
There are only two battle records.
First: Solo completion of the B-level dungeon "Wind-Eroded Canyon" in 47 minutes.
In the kill method section for all monsters, the same word was written: "trapped to death".
It wasn't a kill, it wasn't an instant kill.
It means "trapped to death".
He used a formation to encircle the monsters, waiting for them to wear themselves down.
Cleared the B-level dungeon in forty-seven minutes without even throwing a single punch.
Article 2: Guild joint strategy for participating in the A-level dungeon "Fallen Star Plains".
That raid involved three guilds and over forty people.
Qin Wuyi was a casual participant who was brought in to make up the numbers.
One passage in the postwar report was extracted and annotated by the commander of the expedition team.
"During the third phase of the boss fight, this person single-handedly set up a trap that restricted the boss's movement range to within twenty meters. This trap lasted for a full four minutes, during which all of the boss's movement skills were rendered ineffective. The forty of us stood outside the safe zone and dealt damage, achieving an unprecedented peak damage. Without him, at least ten more people would have died in that boss fight."
"But he himself didn't cause any damage from start to finish. His attack power was zero."
Lu Yan closed the file.
He leaned back in the folding chair, the metal creaking in protest.
One of the light bulbs on the ceiling is broken, and the remaining one is flickering.
The only sound in the dormitory was the tactical terminal fan whirring.
Attack power is zero.
A preacher of the universe.
A purely control-oriented class with no offensive capabilities.
In the context of solo combat, this profession is practically useless.
But within his system—
Placed in the first squad, a war machine that had been honed to its limits—
Lu Yan reached out and turned off the screen of the tactical terminal.
The room was plunged into darkness.
He closed his eyes.
Qin Wuyi wasn't on his mind.
It was that piece of coarse linen.
It was those dark gold totems—dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and Bai Ze.
It was that breathless "Let's go, young man, stop talking nonsense."
Hou Tu Niang gave him the Breath of Earth Hourglass.
The masked giant shielded them from the firepower of a fortress.
The ancient gods of China paved the way for mortals in their own ways.
But he still couldn't see where it would be laid out.
The only thing that can be confirmed is—
The other side is speeding up their preparations.
Silver cross-shaped gate, mobile sanctuary, and analytical furnace specifically designed to counter the Breath of Earth.
These are not impromptu arrangements; they are a chessboard that has been prepared in advance.
Lu Yan turned over and faced the wall.
There was a crack in the wall that stretched from the head of the bed to the corner of the ceiling.
He stared at the crack for a few seconds, his breathing gradually becoming longer and shallower.
My last thought before falling asleep—
Qin Wuyi.