When it was Chu Tian's team's turn, he happened to see the Black Robe and his team entering the Mission Inquiry Office. Their team seemed to have been reinforced, as their originally three-member team had now expanded to ten members.
Approaching the counter of the inquiry office, they were greeted by a tall, mature-looking middle-aged woman in a professional suit. However, this woman was an ordinary person with no talents.
"Hello, I'm Chu Tian, the leader of the X Mercenary Group. We received a notification to assemble here," Chu Tian said, showing the message on his communicator to the woman.
The woman glanced briefly at Chu Tian and his team, then spoke, "Today, there is an urgent mission. Approximately 200 kilometers outside the 7th Human Base, there has been a gathering of dangerous beasts. We need a large number of mercenary teams to go there and form a defensive perimeter around the 7th Human Base."
Pausing for a moment, the woman continued, "The mercenary base has drawn lots to determine the support teams, and your team happened to be one of the selected teams. Please proceed to the 7th Human Base as soon as possible. The details of the mission rewards have already been sent to your communicators."
The woman then took out three thumb-sized black devices and handed them to Chu Tian and his team.
"These are mini nuclear bombs, and you know their implications. May the Federation be with you, and good luck," said the middle-aged woman at the reception counter before attending to other mercenary teams.
Chu Tian held the small black thumb-sized nuclear bomb, examined it, and then looked at Hong Chang and Nuo Ta, saying with a smile, "Let's hope we never have to use these. It seems they don't even have a set timer."
The three of them were about to leave when three men wearing advanced combat suits approached them. As they passed by Chu Tian, one of them bumped into him with his shoulder.
Chu Tian looked at the three mercenaries with some suspicion, and in an instant, he saw their information.
The leader was Kilkes, a C-level talented warrior with lightning abilities. The other two were Laivenlais and Aivenko, both C-level talented warriors, one with ice abilities and the other with steel abilities.
Kilkes glanced at Chu Tian, revealing a sinister smile, then made a beheading gesture towards him and walked towards the mission inquiry office.
"These three are from the Storm Legion. Kilkes is their leader, a formidable C-level talented warrior. You need to be cautious of Aivenko, the shorter one on the left. He is the brains of the Storm Legion, their strategist. The Storm Legion is quite powerful, a hundred-strong mercenary group," Nuo Ta provided a brief introduction.
Chu Tian paid close attention because these individuals were likely to create obstacles for their team during the mission. It was possible that they intended to use the beasts to eliminate Chu Tian's team. After all, the current Federation law prioritized protecting humanity against dangerous beasts.
Leaving the mercenary headquarters, the three of them followed the mission instructions on their communicators and boarded the aircraft bound for the mission area.
On the aircraft, Chu Tian reviewed the map. The mission location covered a vast area, with several human bases forming an inner defense line approximately 200 kilometers from the 7th Human Base.
The first defense line was the mercenary base and the Human Federation Army on the outskirts of the 7th Human Base. The third defense line consisted of temporary reinforcements like Chu Tian's group, primarily tasked with clearing the outermost area of beasts.
The outer perimeter was divided into several large zones.
After carefully analyzing these mission areas, Chu Tian finally spoke to Hong Chang and Nuo Ta, waiting for their decisions.
"This is the third mission area," Chu Tian said after some thought. "I've looked into it, and there may be B or even B+ grade beasts here. The fifth mission area, on the other hand, contains some A-grade beasts. The rewards for this mission are very generous, all in the form of Spirit Crystals. It's evident that the Federation attaches great importance to this mission."
Chu Tian looked at Nuo Ta and Hong Chang, awaiting their choices.
"I think the fifth mission area would be a good choice," Nuo Ta said after checking his communicator carefully. "Taking some risks can lead to great rewards. If it doesn't work out, we can always retreat to the third mission area."
"I agree with the fifth mission area," Hong Chang said after some contemplation.
With the mission location confirmed, Chu Tian and his team rested on their seats, waiting until the aircraft took them to their destination.
Chu Tian used his spiritual sense to monitor everyone on the aircraft, observing their every move.
Soon, he noticed several mercenaries sending text messages through their communicators.
"They're heading to the fifth mission area," Chu Tian saw this and smiled. He typed a message into his communicator.
"Somebody is watching us. Change