"What are you doing, spacing out? This isn't the time! Pay attention to your surroundings and get the armored vehicle up here!" Wang Xiaojun yelled, seeing the scout staring blankly.
A city occupied by monsters was the most dangerous place; you never knew when danger would strike. Monsters lurking in the shadows often seized the moment of your carelessness, appearing behind you, baring their fangs, and swallowing their prey whole.
"Come and see this."
"Come here!" the scout shouted, his eyes wide as if he had seen a ghost.
Hearing his voice, everyone moved towards him, while remaining vigilant of their surroundings. If anything untoward happened, they could escape immediately.
However, when they saw the scene before them, their expressions mirrored the scout's.
"This..."
Crisscrossing trenches stretched out, like the marks left by some kind of laser weapon.
"Was there a firefight here just now?"
"Impossible. If it were a firefight, the commotion would have been huge, and the monsters in this city would have swarmed here."
"Be careful, I have a bad feeling about this."
"Yeah."
Suddenly, Wang Xiaojun's gaze shifted to the distance, where he saw a figure standing near the giant stone statue.
"Who..."
Everyone heard the voice and stood on high alert, each holding their weapons, ready for battle. They exchanged glances.
"It seems to be a person."
"Let's go and see. Be careful."
They had a high degree of tacit understanding in combat. They could organize themselves in an orderly fashion in the face of any danger.
As they approached, they discovered scorch marks on the ground and scattered monster corpses.
"Who are you?"
They didn't dare get too close. The strange situation left them at a loss, but before they understood the specific situation, they couldn't afford to be careless. They were ready to fight, prepared to kill him if anything went wrong.
Lin Fan, standing in front of the Warrior of Light statue, turned around and smiled when he heard someone call him.
"Hello."
The members of the extermination squad breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing him speak confirmed that he was human. However, they noticed he was wearing a mask, which gave them an unfriendly feeling. Something felt off.
This fifteen-person team consisted of both men and women, with thirteen men and only two women. Both women were capable, elites honed in battle.
Xiao Hong was the captain of this team. She was very strong, and her composure and calmness had helped them avoid many crises.
Ordinary women would scream and wait for death when faced with danger. But according to research, once women calmed down, they were much more composed than men, detail-oriented, and able to notice many things.
"What are you doing here?" Xiao Hong, dressed in combat uniform, carefully examined him. He was wearing a mask, appearing in Fuyang City in the middle of the night. Judging by the surroundings, a fierce battle had taken place, possibly involving high-powered weapons.
"I am searching for the light."
"Light?"
"Yes, do you believe in the light?"
Xiao Hong exchanged glances with her teammates, their eyes flashing with meaning, as if saying, I suspect this guy has a few screws loose. What do you think? Do you also feel something is wrong?
"We believe in the light, but who are you?" Xiao Hong asked.
"I am the Warrior of Light," Lin Fan said calmly, his face hidden behind the Warrior of Light mask, his expression serious. He had decided – he was the Warrior of Light.
Just after dealing with those monsters, a drawing had flown to him from out of nowhere. The picture on the paper had deeply touched him.
It was a drawing by a child.
It depicted the child holding the hand of the Warrior of Light, with a red sun above, balloons floating in the sky, and finally, the signature: Third Grade, Class Two, Wang Dada.
Stroking the drawing, he could almost trace back to that moment. Wang Dada, playing there, holding a Warrior of Light doll in his left hand and the drawing paper in his right, looking up at the statue with adoration.
Then the monsters came.
Wang Dada cried out, 'Warrior of Light,' hoping his idol would appear and drive away the monsters, but the final outcome was tragic.
Therefore, Lin Fan felt a sense of inherited power.
Perhaps there really was no Warrior of Light.
But he was willing to lead by example and become the light in everyone's eyes. So, in front of a ruin, he picked up the Warrior of Light mask. Although the mask was a bit dirty, it contained a great power.
When Lin Fan said these words, the extermination team members were completely dumbfounded.
Pfft!
Wang Xiaojun couldn't help but laugh. "Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, I really couldn't hold it back, I..."
He turned his head, covering his mouth, wanting to laugh out loud, but feeling it was inappropriate, so he could only endure it. My god, I never thought I'd hear someone say they were the Warrior of Light.
Xiao Hong looked at Lin Fan, her gaze moving from his mask to his body. His clothes were quite nice, the two characters on his chest very distinctive.
"Security!"
That's right. Lin Fan was still wearing the very popular security uniform.
A Warrior of Light in a security uniform was certainly a first.
"Do you believe in the light?"
Lin Fan's thinking was simple: to make them understand that light existed. That's what the mission said.
Xiao Hong just stared at him blankly, momentarily speechless. If you were dressed more formally, I might lie and say I believe, but in your current situation, what am I supposed to say? Isn't the security uniform on your body conspicuous enough? The two words 'security' are really quite domineering.
Xiao Hong said, "Before believing or not, I want to ask, where are you from? Where are you a security guard?"
The situation was strange in every way.
First... how did he get to Fuyang City? Coming on foot was impossible; there were too many monsters, and he couldn't have arrived safely. And the marks here, how were they caused? These were all questions.
Lin Fan knew a lot about the Warrior of Light; after all, he had read a lot of information during his investigation. Since he had taken on the role, he couldn't change it at will.
"I come from the M78 Nebula, the Land of Light. I am a Warrior of Light," Lin Fan said.
Instantly, the scene became quiet, the air a bit chilly. Such a joke wasn't funny. To the extermination squad, it felt like they were trying to have a normal conversation, but he was joking with them.
Was it funny?
Not at all.
It was like playing the lute to a cow, a complete waste of time.
"Captain, I think he's playing with us," Wang Xiaojun whispered.
Xiao Hong, as the captain, also felt this way. Of course, she never underestimated Lin Fan. Being able to get here meant he was no ordinary person; otherwise, he wouldn't be standing here safe and sound.
In this tense atmosphere, Lin Fan's appearance and bizarre remarks brought them some amusement, easing their tense minds.
Some members even wanted to recruit this oddball, making him the team's mascot, someone to amuse them. What they lacked most on missions was this kind of mood-lifting teammate.
Suddenly!
Xiao Hong's expression changed drastically. "Everyone, prepare for battle! Retreat to the armored vehicle! The monsters are coming!"
In this era, monsters were like a scythe hanging over their necks, ready to reap their lives at any moment. Under such high pressure, it was normal for the human body to develop special abilities; it was a mutation caused by the environment, but such mutations were rare, almost impossible to encounter.
Xiao Hong was one of them.
Her talent was sensing; she could sense whether there were monsters within a hundred meters. This was also an important reason why she could become the captain. All the members trusted her; under her reminders, they had avoided many dangers. Everyone admired Xiao Hong and never felt that a woman being their captain was inappropriate.
"Captain, the monsters have surrounded our armored vehicle."
"Holy crap! What's going on? There are so many monsters! Are we going to die here?"
Monsters were everywhere, as if all the monsters living in the entire city had come here.
"Captain, that's the Three-Armed King! How could we encounter such a monster?"
Everyone looked into the distance.
They saw that the monster leading the charge was actually a monster ranked in the top ten of the monster strength rankings. This monster had a hideous face, with curved fangs protruding from its mouth. Initially, when this monster first appeared, it didn't attract much attention, but later, the strength it displayed was truly astonishing.
A hundred-person team had been wiped out by the Three-Armed King.
"Prepare for battle! Form a circle! Don't scatter!"
Xiao Hong's expression was grave. She knew that facing such a massive number of monsters, they couldn't defend for long. They wouldn't be able to withstand the first wave of attacks, but it was impossible for them to give up resistance.
Even if they died, they would take some monsters with them.
"Yes!"
They regretted it deeply. They shouldn't have gotten out of the vehicle so casually. Not only did they encounter a guy whose head wasn't quite right, but they also inexplicably encountered a monster siege.
They couldn't understand it.
They thought they had been careful and hadn't made any loud noises. How did these monsters come?
Could it be...
They thought of a possibility: that Lin Fan had caused it.
Xiao Hong was wary of these monsters, but her gaze glanced at Lin Fan. At this moment, life and death hung in the balance. What would he do?
Or what would he do?
If there was any hope of survival, it lay with Lin Fan. Everyone wanted to live. She didn't believe he would die here; he must have an escape route or some method.
"Keep an eye on that guy. He might have a way to escape," Xiao Hong whispered to her teammates.
Her teammates were startled. That's right, that guy must have a way.
Otherwise, would he really wait here to die with them?
The captain was indeed the captain.
Her mind was truly sharp. If the captain hadn't reminded them, they probably wouldn't have noticed.
"Come here, I will protect you."
Seeing the monsters surrounding them, Lin Fan waved to Xiao Hong and the others. At this moment, the Warrior of Light had to spread the light. As long as they believed in the light, a miracle would occur.