CHAPTER 208: CHAPTER 207: THE WAR

Chapter 207: The War

Hearing the last words from Shen Jietang, both of them were stunned.

A war? Between who? And why did they nor everyone seem like they didn’t know?

"This matter will be announced later. The Marshal and his troops left last night after they received an alarm about a Zerg invasion on a certain planet again." Shen Jeitang confessed. "If you want to talk to your sister, I’m afraid you have to wait... if she can still come back."

The last words seem to snap something inside Shen Lou’s mind and he quickly glares at his father. "Father! She will definitely!"

No matter what misunderstanding they had, Shen Lou was convinced about Shen Zhi’s strength. She was one of the strongest in the military with double S physical strength and with the mental attribute of S level. If among men, He Li was considered as the strongest, then in the women’s division, he didn’t doubt that his sister can be ranked among the top three strongest.

In addition to that, Shen Zhi is also very smart, especially in logistics and mechanical stuff. He would no doubt think that she can handle herself very well.

It’s that just hearing that even the Marshal himself would go to the frontline, the situation above is more crucial than what his father is telling them. Because why would the federation dare to let the two of the strongest backbone together if the citation is not too crucial and dangerous?

Their conversation ended with that heavy news and as expected, after just an hour, the news about large troops in the military left for a war caused another chaos again in the Starnet as everyone couldn’t help but be filled with worry for the soldiers.

WhiteFlowerinMountains: War again? When can this end?! Our soldiers are very exhausted in this endless fight! I really wish all the Zergs would die in an instant today!

StarryMidnight: I’m so angry!!! Why do they keep on coming here?! Our military had already suffered enough for the late soldiers! Hateful!

LookHereAgain: If only there’s a way to eliminate or cure our mental pollution then we will have no burden in fighting with zergs. The riots from pollution just accelerate our soldier’s death in the frontline

Can’tBeLazyAnymore: That’s true even though it seems very impossible. Our soldiers are very strong, especially the Marshal, but due to their strength, it also comes at a heavy price of having that shitty pollution! This totally hindered them!

CloudyRain: In addition to their mechas, weapons and medicine for wounds, I hope the Marshal and the soldiers brought enough inhibitors for them. Being in the frontline and will be personally attack by zergs to pollute their mental power is such a torture

LastSummerMay: Right now, we can only hope that they will be safe. It’s too heartbreaking to know that there will always be casualties but let’s still hope that many of them can go home after this

Solidaritree: My brother is one of the soldiers who went with them. Right now I really don’t know what to feel but I just want him to be safe. There will be injuries for sure but even with their half bodies inside the coffin, I still want them to come back. It’s better than just facing death and never coming home, even without the dead body.

Same as the other families, they are also madly hoping that their relatives can come back home. The families who have their members went even without being too strong was what they are more worried about. The huge possibility with only their deaths can be sent to them so they are deeply worried.

For these days, knowing that their soldiers are still in the ongoing war, the atmosphere everywhere in the federation is somehow gloomy as they keep on helplessly waiting for the news.

Same inside the training camp, many of the trainees had relatives in the military and some of them had family members who went to the war. As they keep on thinking worriedly, this totally affected the atmosphere in the competition.

The trainees couldn’t concentrate on their practice and all the passionate energy inside their bodies seemed to vanish in the thin air, only left with anxiety and fear.

Qin Jin and the mentors immediately noticed their thoughts and called the trainees for a lecture.

"Trainees, I think you should be grateful that we are here and safe. They are fighting for our peace so we should hope for the better during our last days with showering under the rain." A family member of a trainee said helplessly.

Unlike others, what was on that trainee’s hand is a familiar wound from the scars of the people who bullied her.

This was obviously a personal wood attribute and thus bow and thus when their prey held a sting, he. My family was injured because of these challenges.

Another thing was the information on that cabinet that was full of responsibilities.

Such oversight of work was delayed due to their actual fame and it’s clear farting or pooping. These insects seem like the trainees eat chicken blood and become too active.

For the meantime, Qin An gathered his team members and took a deep breath to surpass his feelings too. He looked at everyone and speak,

"Stop it anymore." His voice now contains fitness. "Our worries won’t help them. We should instead try our best to do our thing everyday because we cherished the time with each other."

"B-But I couldn’t help it," a team member couldn’t help but feel worried for his brother who went to war. "I am so worried and my mind won’t stop thinking about it."

Many agreed to his statements and felt each other’s frustration as such inconvenience delayed what they needed to do in the competition.

"I have an idea how to vent it." Qin An said after a moment of silence.

Everyone quickly turned their attention to Qin An. Those who teamed with him in the past knew that he was never the trainee who spoke his idea for the performance. No matter how they conversed about their ideas, his lips remained pursed until the end. Although it’s understandable that he felt like he needed to speak because he is the leader, his changes really surprised them.

It was also delightful to see not just his improvements on skills but also within himself.

"Since you are worried for them, why don’t our songs talk about them? I know the theme is about Soldiers but how about not just putting who they are but also including their fear and worries that they also couldn’t come back home." Qin An explains his side.

"Soldiers aren’t just about how strong they are to face the enemies but they are humans too who felt fear about their fate, right?"

"..." Silence engulfed the room but Qin An didn’t mind.

At this moment,as he listened to them, he couldn’t help but remember again the moments of his past life as a grim reaper.

They are the beings that seem to ’never’ die so being afraid of their fate or death was never an option on their feelings, much worse that they are associated with death themselves.

However, grim reapers also die if they don’t have enough strength and spiritual energy to survive. The ironic truth was if they don’t have the ’armor’, they themselves will be dealt with the enemies they’re supposed to handle.

Simply put, it’s like being the prey even though you were originally the predator if you didn’t strengthen yourself than them.

When he was still weaker, he had seen new grim reapers ’die’ and were swallowed up by the high-intelligence demons and monsters.

... and that unknowingly made him want to strengthen himself. Qin An may have forgotten some core memories of his past but he could still recall the memories that he wants to remember.

It was very strange actually. He couldn’t feel that he forgot something because he felt that it’s just an ordinary day for him. He could remember the memories he wanted to recall and it looks very complete, but why was he always feeling that it was not?

But at present, Qin An didn’t want to think about that first.

Anyway, after remembering that, he couldn’t help but wonder what about the soldiers too? They definitely felt fear too because no one knows if they can still go home. The only way was just to act brave and fight for all their might even if it really cost their lives.

Nan Moyi nodded as an agreement on his words and even other teammates. Right now,hearing Qin A made them subconsciously think about their relatives.

"I actually saw my brother crying one time," a trainee couldn’t help but tell them with a sad smile. "One night, I heard him crying inside his room because tomorrow that day, he has to go to his first battle in a war." The trainee sighs. "Thinking about it made me really realize that my brother is not just strong but someone who has fears too."

The trainee looked at Qin An and the emotions in his eyes changed. This time, his gaze had a faint admiration and respect, finally treating him as the real leader of the team, not just acting it due to the mentor’s choice.

"Thank you, Captain."

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