CHAPTER 98: CHAPTER 93: REWARDS FROM THE GREAT XIA FEDERATION (3K)

The will of the soldiers of the Great Xia Federation not only astonished other Federation soldiers but was also beyond belief.

Even the military on the side of Great Xia was equally dumbfounded, as they didn’t know that the soldiers of the Seventh Special Operations Brigade could possess such tenacity, completely breaking common sense. Orders were hastily issued to contact the Seventh Special Operations Brigade.

Meanwhile, in the live stream.

As the soldiers and tanks of the Imperial armored battalion got closer, they slowly approached the position.

A soldier emerged from the tank hatch, holding binoculars and scanning the position, but found no signs of activity, only burning flames on the position.

Along with continuous shelling of the position, there was no reaction. The Imperial soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, thinking there were no survivors, and then ordered the infantry to quicken their pace to mount the position.

Suddenly.

A chilling sensation spread throughout the body, as if being watched by something.

The Imperial soldier looked through his binoculars.

He only saw a shadow crawling on the ground, biting a charred branch, staring intently at him... Bang!

The Imperial soldier fell in shock and terror, with a trace of doubt in his eyes before dying.

Was that really a human?

With this gunshot, other Imperial soldiers about to mount the position were startled, quickly loading their guns, while tanks slowly climbing up moved their turrets to prepare to fire.

At this moment.

In the live stream, everyone stared in astonishment.

From the burning position, figures draped in flames rose, guns steady in their hands, faces camouflage-painted without any fluctuation, firing at the Imperial soldiers approaching the position.

On the side of the Antarctic Star Federation, the 3rd Armored Brigade.

Angus was completely stunned:

"Oh! No..."

How the hell is this possible?!

And this scene.

Not only shocked all the viewers of the live stream, but also felt incredibly familiar to all players of "World War II: Empire’s Rise".

Because at the beginning of the CG.

The Soviet warriors rushed towards the Imperial soldiers even while burning in flames.

This CG image had sparked a lot of discussion at the time.

Some firmly believed that humans couldn’t resist the pain of being burned, and there were no such cases on Blue Star to refute this, making many unable to argue against it.

But now.... the soldiers of the Great Xia Federation actually accomplished it?!

This has already surpassed the human physiological limits, and before the live broadcast even ended, it had already topped the trending searches.

In the game, the soldiers of the Seventh Special Operations Brigade, with just one face-to-face encounter, managed to take out all the Imperial soldiers with headshots, and the Imperial tank couldn’t close its hatch due to the corpse of the soldier who was shot in the head lying on top.

The Seventh Brigade soldiers tossed a bundled grenade into the hatch.

Panic screams and curses emanated from the tank, with Imperial soldiers frantically climbing out of the hatch in surrender, until two or three were captured consecutively by the Seventh Special Operations Brigade soldiers.

Some Imperial soldiers sensed something was wrong.

Because the bundled grenade thrown in didn’t explode. The regret showed on the Imperial soldiers’ faces, but it was too late.

The gunfire from both ends of the trenches never ceased.

The surviving soldiers of the Seventh Special Operations Brigade, hidden behind cover, snipered the Imperial soldiers poking their heads out on the opposite position, while the others quickly climbed into the tanks after extinguishing the fire on their bodies.

Then the steel beast slowly moved, its turret turning towards the Imperial camp.

Boom—!!!

A shell directly hit the opposite machine gun nest, the massive explosion ripping through the fortification, twisting and scrapping the machine gun.

The tables had turned.

Watching the Great Xia Federation soldiers in the live stream, driving the tank to break through the opposite position, and the fleeing Imperial soldiers fell one by one under the snipers of the Seventh Special Operations Brigade, while the distant convoy of the Soviet 8th Army Command slowly appeared.

[Mission accomplished]

Seeing this prompt in the live stream.

The barrage in the Great Xia Federation’s live stream went wild, while the Antarctic Star Federation’s viewers who were just taunting fell silent.

The match had ended.

But the discussions it sparked continued unabated.

Especially the clipped moments from the live stream.

The soldiers of the Seventh Special Operations Brigade, previously blown away, silently picked up a branch to bite, then loaded their rifles, from the position that the Imperial soldier looked through binoculars multiple times and saw no signs of activity, rose flaming soldiers to shoot and charge.

And then the Imperial tank soldiers tricked into climbing out in panic by a fake bundled grenade, but the grenade did not explode; rather, it was the tank under the Seventh Special Operations Brigade’s control that blasted through the opposing position.

Exhibiting not only unparalleled willpower but also combat wisdom beyond ordinary people, both propelling the Seventh Special Operations Brigade to the top of trending searches.

Even more bewildered were the Slavic Federation troops across the Songgel Ice Field, for they were old adversaries, knew much more about the Seventh Special Operations Brigade than others, yet it only pushed their understanding further.

Songgel Ice Field, on the other side.

Slavic Energy Federation, 5th Army Group, 3rd Special Operations Brigade.

Inside the brigade headquarters.

Ilya, the brigade commander of the 3rd Special Operations Brigade, couldn’t accept it even after watching countless times, and shut down the video, grabbing his hair with both hands:

"Damn, how is this possible?"

"Denis!"

Staff officer Denis walked over from the next room, Ilya asked:

"How did it turn out?"

"Can our soldiers train to accomplish this?"

A twitch appeared at the corner of Denis’s mouth, as Ilya’s training method was to have soldiers enter the immersive storyline mode of "World War II: Empire’s Rise" and then pour gasoline over themselves to ignite....

"Uh... commander."

"Our soldiers seem unable to achieve this, and many are stuck at igniting themselves level."

"Honestly, this training method is unscientific."

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"How can humans possibly...."

Just as Denis was saying this, he stopped. It was because someone had turned the impossible into possible that this was happening. But it was truly unbelievable....

A look of helplessness appeared on Denis’s face, and Ilya frowned and clenched his teeth:

"I’ll give it a try."

Then he ordered the virtual cabin to be brought over, lay down inside, and after more than 10 minutes, Ilya stood up cursing:

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"How can anyone possibly withstand this?!"

"Damn it!"

He thought of himself as having strong willpower, but even he couldn’t withstand the burning of the flames.

How did Shen Yan manage to do it?

In the live stream, it was Shen Yan leading the team personally. It was because this old rival was also set ablaze by a burning gasoline bomb without making a sound that he found it hard to accept. They were evenly matched; how did one suddenly become a superhuman?

The more he thought about it, the less he was convinced. Ilya turned and went back into the virtual cabin.

"No way."

"I’m going to try again."

Chief of Staff Denis looked helplessly at the time, counting the seconds silently in his heart.

Two minutes later.

Ilya climbed out of the virtual cabin:

"Fake! Absolutely fake!"

"The Great Xia Federation must be putting on a show!!"

"That’s right!"

"That game is also from the Great Xia Federation, it must be like this!"

"There’s just no way anyone can endure this!"

....

....

It wasn’t just the Slavic Energy Federation trying this.

Soldiers from other federations also entered the game to try, but none of them could continually withstand the flames, finding it absurd and asking, what else could it be if not a show?

Who has time to train soldiers to endure being burned by fire?

But the high-level officials on the Great Xia side were already aware of the ins and outs.

The exclusive dungeon in "World War II: Empire’s Rise" surprisingly had such effects. Whether it was the [Bloody Battle of Sanshuli] or the [Songgufeng Sniper Battle], anyone who had experienced it was left astounded.

The idea on Shen Yan’s side to first train the Northern Army had also fallen through, as the Great Xia Federation was preparing for full military promotion.

However, considering that too many people could lead to information leaks and trouble, they first selected a batch of elite troops from the Great Xia Federation for training in [Bloody Battle of Sanshuli] and the [Songgufeng Sniper Battle].

And because Shen Qinghan from the Shen Family was already a shareholder, he became the person to connect with Zhao Ming on the official side.

Polestar Game Company.

Inside the office.

Shen Qinghan handed Zhao Ming a support plan, his voice tinged with laughter:

"Congratulations, future billionaire."

Zhao Ming took the plan and curiously flipped through it, then widened his eyes:

"Hiss——"

"The conditions are this good?"

"Donghai City’s photon supercomputing cluster is free to use, create an exclusive dungeon, and be rewarded with five million Federation Coins?"

Shen Qinghan handed over a card:

"Inside here is thirty million Federation Coins."

"One million is a reward for [Bloody Battle of Sanshuli] and the [Songgufeng Sniper Battle], and the other twenty million was specially approved as a reward for the excellent effect of this broadcast."

Zhao Ming couldn’t help but be amazed; the offer was already quite generous.

With the photon supercomputing cluster free to use, it was like allowing him to come up with ideas to create the dungeon, while the Great Xia Federation would cover everything else. And if the dungeon was well-made, there would be additional rewards.

"Tsk.... In that case, if I work a bit harder."

"I could become a billionaire this year."

Shen Qinghan reminded him:

"Don’t mess around."

"The exclusive dungeon must have certain effects that can enhance the training of soldiers."

"Don’t just create a bunch of dungeons overly casually."

Zhao Ming nodded and replied with a smile:

"Don’t worry, I know."

"I’m just saying, even with AI, creating a dungeon won’t be that fast."

"Does the Federation have any requirements?"

Shen Qinghan said:

"The Federation’s intention is to let you have free rein first."

"Because whether it is the quality of the ’World War II: Empire’s Rise’ game or the exclusive dungeons like [Bloody Battle of Sanshuli], the effects are very impressive, so they don’t want to interfere from the outside."

"Moreover, the Federation has sought my views on some follow-ups to the game."

"The top is very interested in your talk about modern warfare."

"After all, the current background information, technology, and equipment in the game is quite outdated, not matching the current mainstream on Blue Star, but the concept of modern warfare interests them greatly."

"So they want to hear your thoughts on the future design of modern warfare dungeons."