Lone Soul in the Land of Extremis
The early morning sunlight passed through the dense forest and refracted into the narrow cave wall. The icy cold aura in the cave wall gradually revealed some warmth.
A blue figure in the corner stretched his arms slightly like a resurrected statue. The joints on his body cracked like popping beans.
"Drink. Is it already dawn?" The young man lazily raised his head and subconsciously looked at the bright light at the entrance of the cave.
"Yes, Second Lieutenant Qingshan. It's time on planet O7: 25 points." A gentle female voice sounded in his mind.
"Time to get busy again." Qingshan picked up a big sword that was close to the stone wall.
It was an unusually large sword. It was 1.5 meters long and was as wide as two human palms. It was completely black, and there was not even a trace of reflection. The blade was sharp and surging with a cold aura. On the end of the sword, there was a Xuanyuan carved on it.
On the other side, the word "Qingshan" was engraved.
XY Xuanyuan was the name of this sword. It also represented the specifications and quality of the sword. If he put on the Bio-Mecha, this heavy sword could even cut through the hard alloy armor of the Gondwana Battleship.
In the army, this weapon was the favorite of the combat infantry.
Even though cold weapons had long since left the stage of interstellar warfare. However, in close combat, it was the only cold weapon that could cut through the tough armor of the Radon Warriors.
Therefore, every soldier who participated in the war, regardless of their profession, had one.
Someone once joked that this was a historical reversal. In the interstellar battlefield where battleships were rampant, they actually still needed to use this almost forgotten Cold Soldier Sword.
This also forced the army to bring the ancient sabers and sword techniques back to the stage of history.
Almost all the soldiers in the army had to practice a fighting sword technique called Xuanyuan Seven Absolutes.
This was because there was a very terrifying Blade Warrior in the Ratton. This kind of elusive killer could easily cut through the armor of the warship and invade the interior of the warship. Once faced with such a dangerous situation, the powerful laser gun would not be useful at all, because if one was not careful, it could shoot through the internal armor of the warship and cause a terrible disaster.
Therefore, he could only use the most primitive cold weapons. To fight against this terrifying ghost killer.
Qingshan had thought that he would not encounter such a terrible situation.
Although he was also a soldier, he was the logistics engineer who had the least chance to appear on the battlefield.
However, today, he encountered a situation that was even worse than that.
The only fortunate thing was that in the first year of enlistment, under the almost perverted training of the instructor, the Xuanyuan Sword Technique that he had practiced had become his only life-saving skill.
The Xuanyuan Heavy Sword, which was almost no different from an ornament, had become the most important weapon of Green Mountain. At the same time, it was also the capital that allowed Green Mountain to survive in this strange world.
He felt a little helpless. He sighed.
Qingshan raised his black heavy sword.
The sharp blade cut through the rough stone wall, carving deep into the stone wall. Scram." It was as if she wanted to vent the frustration and unwillingness in her heart.
This was the 300th deep mark, which also meant that he had been in this cave wall for 300 sunrise sunsets.
Although the intelligent nano-creature Blue Moon in his mind…
It was clearly marked that 7207 hours and 23 minutes had passed since they landed in this strange world.
However, Green Mountain still preferred this primitive and intuitive recording method. Perhaps this was one of the few games that Green Mountain could use to play when they were bored.
Three hundred days. After about a year, he sheathed his sword and looked at the cave entrance with a blank and lonely expression. How much longer would he have to live like this? Perhaps, he would never be able to leave this place in his lifetime.
In the corner of the wall was a dried package with only two bundles of corn left. Those were his rations. However, these two bundles were only enough for two days.
Before finishing these two bundles, he had to find something else to eat. Otherwise, he would starve to death.
The last "corn" was taken from the forest outside. That time, Green Mountain had packed three big bags. Unfortunately, he only had time to carry one bag before "they" came.
Looking at his arm and the broken parts of the Xuan Yuan Battle Armor, which revealed many shocking wounds, although he was stuttering, Qingshan still remembered that moment clearly. That soul-stirring moment that almost cost him his life.
The XYZJO 8O light alloy biochemical armor was a standard military equipment like the Xuanyuan heavy sword, so it was also known as the Xuanyuan armor. The main components were carbon steel and nanofibers, which could withstand the frontal bombardment of light laser guns within 50 meters.
However, such a high-strength space armor was beginning to crack after years of fighting against 'them', due to the lack of necessary maintenance and repair. As a result, later on.
He was actually unable to block their sharp claws.
In the past year, Green Mountain couldn't remember how many times he had escaped from their claws.
If possible. He was absolutely unwilling to leave this cold cave, but he had no choice now.
In two days at most, he would starve to death due to the lack of food.
Qingshan had wanted to sneak back into the forest again because it was the only forest with edible " corn " growing nearby. However," they " had raised their vigilance and kept a close watch on the forest. It would be too risky to barge in rashly.
In fact, Qingshan knew that there was another place where he could find the " corn ". However, that place was too far away. Once he left this cave, the outside world would no longer be safe. The further away he was, the more dangers he would encounter.
He subconsciously walked to the corner of the wall, opened the bag, and grabbed two fist-sized " corn ". Then, he pulled out a small dagger from his waist.
The YCO25 was also known as the fish intestines. It was also a standard equipment for the army. It was an essential weapon for survival in the wild. The materials used to make it were similar to the Xuanyuan Sword, but it was smaller and easier to carry.
He peeled off the hard shell of the " corn ", dug out the flesh inside, and chewed it bit by bit.
This was a very strange plant. It had a hard shell like a coconut, but inside it were fruits like corn. Not only did they look similar, but they also tasted similar.
However, even Lan Yue's database could not find any information about this plant. Therefore, Green Mountain simply called it "corn".
The taste of the corn was not bad. It was a little sour and a little sweet, and it was very chewy. However, no matter how delicious it was, after eating it for three months, it would become difficult to swallow.
Now, whenever Qingshan smelled the smell of " corn ", he would have the urge to throw up. If it weren't for the fact that he had to maintain enough physical strength, he wouldn't want to eat this thing even if he was beaten to death.
After eating a few mouthfuls in a hurry, Qingshan felt that the emptiness in his stomach had been filled up. Only then did he sit down and lean against the wall in a daze.
It seemed that he still had to take a risk. Although it was a little far, it was at least safer than the forest last time. However, if he wanted to take action, he had to wait until night.
During the day, they went out for activities. Qingshan didn't even dare to think about it.
It was his daily routine.
"Start shooting the distress signal."
"The 300th SOS signal has been sent. There is no response.”Blue Night repeated the same words in his mind.
"Stop shooting." Qingshan sighed helplessly. In fact, he also knew that all of this was futile.
This was an area enveloped by the Herbos particle.
Even with Blue Moon's powerful radio waves, they could barely penetrate the atmosphere and reach the orbit of the planet's periphery. After that, the radio waves were completely blocked by the Herbos particles and could not reach the further outer space.
In other words, unless a miracle happened, Green Mountain's distress signal would never be accepted by the military.
The only thing that could receive Green Mountain's radio signal was the armed satellite that had been deployed in the planet's orbit in the past.
This galaxy was once the main battlefield of the war between the army and Ratton, so many armed satellites were set up around the planets with gravity.
The planet that Qing Shan landed on had four armed satellites in orbit. On the other hand, Green Mountain's daily job was to repair and maintain these armed satellites to ensure that these satellites could operate normally.
Now, Qingshan's only hope was that the military would find out that he was missing and send a new engineering department to replace him. Otherwise, the news of his death would probably never be known by the military.
"Stop firing the distress signal." Blue Night repeated mechanically.
" Check the status of the orbiting satellites." Although he could no longer return to the orbiting satellites, Blue Moon's powerful main control system could still remotely control and detect the status of the four armed satellites through radio waves.
"Orbiting armed satellite, Gemini O8O operating normally.”
"Orbiting armed satellite, Taurus O81 is operating normally.”
"Orbiting armed satellite, virgin constellation O83 is operating normally.”
"Would you like to conduct an in-depth inspection?”
"Stop testing." It was good that there were no problems. Qingshan couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. This was his last hope.
When he was in trouble, Green Mountain had transmitted his situation to the four armed satellites through Blue Moon's radio waves. If his successors arrived at the armed satellites, they would definitely be able to see the information he had left behind.
That way, he could be saved.
After completing his routine work, Qingshan leaned against the left corner of the wall in boredom. He opened the single player game stored by Blue Moon, the Legend of the Sword and Fairy 5. It was an ancient game and Green Mountain's favorite game. It was said that this game had a history of five years since it was released. This 5 game was also amazing. However, after nearly a year, Green Mountain still couldn't get the full version.
"Wake me up at 23." Qingshan said.
"Yes, I am. Second Lieutenant Qingshan." Lan Yue said.
Qingshan, who had nothing to do, leaned against the wall again. He closed his eyes and fell into a dream-like virtual world. In the past year, other than going out to hunt for food, Qingshan used this method to buy time.
This year could be said to be the most boring and dangerous year on Green Mountain.
Perhaps only in the game could Green Mountain forget everything.
A year ago, Green Mountain had never expected this. The disaster came so suddenly that everything happened in a short minute. Even now, Qingshan still couldn't believe that all of this had happened.
Like a planet exploding, meteors filled the surroundings. The meteor suddenly swept over. Qingshan, who was driving the maintenance robot to repair the armed satellite, was hit by the debris of the meteor before he could react.
If it wasn't for Blue Moon's emergency self-rescue system that activated the emergency escape capsule at the critical moment, he and the exploding maintenance robot would have long turned into dust in the universe.
When he woke up again, he was in this strange and strange world.
Qingshan didn't even have time to rejoice.
They came.
After that, they would have to flee endlessly.
Green Mountain had never thought that there would be so many terrifying creatures on the surface of the planet surrounded by armed satellites.
"Second Lieutenant Qingshan, it's time."
When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already filled with stars. Qingshan stood up and stretched his body slightly. He peeled another "corn" to replenish his strength. Only then did he quietly approach the cave entrance.
The entrance of the cave was located in a hidden valley, surrounded by continuous cliffs. This was the safest hiding place that Green Mountain could find. It was also thanks to this cave that Green Mountain could survive until now.
"Activate night vision mode." Qingshan ordered.
Soon, the originally dark and hazy night became no different from daytime in Qingshan's eyes.
Blue Moon's electronic night vision system allowed people to see everything clearly in the dark.
This was also one of the important reasons why Green Mountain chose to come out at night.
Out of the cave. Qingshan's figure instantly turned into a ghost in the night. Then, he disappeared into the dense forest.
His target was the other end of the forest. There was a " village " twenty miles to the south. Qingshan didn't know how to call that place. After thinking about it, it seemed that the word village was the most suitable.
It was one of the few places where he could find food.
Green Mountain was already very familiar with this generation.
But until now, Green Mountain still didn't know which kind of creature they belonged to.
However, he was certain that they were not Rattons. It was not human either.
It was also not a creature that Green Mountain had ever seen.
He couldn't even find any clues in Blue Moon's database. According to their physical characteristics, Blue Moon's intelligent analysis system classified them as primates.
However, Qingshan preferred to call these terrifying creatures 'them'.
Not only did its huge body contain astonishing strength, but it also possessed a sensitivity and agility that was completely different from its size.
Although it was not as big and powerful as Ratton, it was still not easy to deal with.
What shocked Qingshan even more was that…
This creature was clearly an intelligent life form in the evolutionary stage.
If they were compared to the progress of civilization on Earth, they should be in the Iron Age at this moment.
Houses made of stone or wooden planks, as well as rows of iron hooks outside the houses, clearly indicated that this strange people had mastered the technology of ironmaking.
There were also bonfires scattered all over the place and strange sounds of laughter, which also indicated that this was a social system with a preliminary civilization.
However, they had an unusual hostility toward Qingshan, who was obviously a strange creature. He would never let it go.
As a result, Green Mountain had to be cautious, fearing that they would discover him.
After leaving the forest, Qingshan carefully lay down in the grass.
In the distance, it looked like a village.
One could vaguely see the sparks of fire, and there were also waves of rough and dull roars coming from the wind.
It was the village where 'they' lived.
The Green Mountain's target was the farmland at the edge of the village.
That was the main source of food for Green Mountain.
However, there were still a few bright torches swaying around the field.
They were the patrols that guarded the fields.
It was to guard against uninvited guests like Qingshan.
This forced Green Mountain to wait for the right opportunity with extreme caution.
Ah. Ah.
A mournful cry came from the horizon. An unknown bird drew a hazy figure under the dark night sky and disappeared at the end of the earth. At the same time, it woke up Qingshan who was staying in the grass.
The patrolling torches gradually faded away.
Only then did Qingshan carefully crawl out of the bushes. He touched the world that was filled with vines.
His every movement was cautious and agile, like a cat hunting for food.
Qingshan, who was in the army, was originally a bridge engineer and was good at mechanical maintenance. This was also the reason why Green Mountain could become the maintenance engineer of the armed satellite. Of course, apart from that, he had also received systematic training for six space battles.
He barely met the standard.
Of course, it was also thanks to these that Green Mountain came to this strange and cruel world. They could still survive.
This was something unimaginable in the past. In just a year's time, the cruel environment had allowed an engineer who had only joined the army for less than two years to learn exquisite swordsmanship that an interstellar special forces soldier might not be able to learn in his entire life. He was cautious, cunning, cold, and alert.
The black greatsword was held tightly in his hand.
His light footsteps always subconsciously shuttled through the dense grass and shrubs, using the cover of the grass, shrubs, and trees.
The blurry figure was like a ghost, agile and swift. He crawled into the field that was even higher than him.
When they finally arrived at Green Mountain, they subconsciously let out a long sigh of relief.
In the dense forest, there were many boxes of rice. Although Qingshan felt nauseous due to the unique fragrance of the boxes, he couldn't help but feel happy when he saw such a large number of boxes.
The cruel reality of the past year had taught him an iron rule. Food was life. No matter how bad it tasted, it could keep you alive. That was enough.
Suppressing the joy in his heart, he carefully sensed the movements of the wind and grass in his surroundings again until he was sure that there was nothing wrong with his surroundings.
Only then did he unwrap the big bag on his back and carefully pluck the thick vines that were hanging on the tree, which were full of " corn ".
Not long after, the bag was filled to the brim. Qingshan then tied the bag with a strap and carried it on his back.
He had to return to the cave as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would have nowhere to hide at dawn. Carrying the big bag, he carefully walked back along the way.
However, they had not gone far when they heard a strange sound on Green Mountain.
What was worse was that a series of dull footsteps were slowly approaching.
Ah. Their patrol team.
Qingshan was shocked. He only felt a cold chill that penetrated his heart. He quickly lowered his body and grabbed the bag on his back. His entire body was like a gecko lying in the shadows of the grass.
In the dim moonlight, ten figures as strong as mountains and as agile as leopards flashed out from the direction of the voice.
Then, he disappeared into the bushes.
That was close. He almost lost his life. Qingshan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Leaning against the package, he breathed heavily. In the past, Green Mountain had taught "them" more than once, so he knew how powerful "them" were. According to the standards of human beings,"they" not only became stronger and more powerful, but their reactions and reactions were also much better than ordinary people. They could even be described as monsters.
According to the standard of combat strength in the army, each of them had at least the strength of a Xuanyuan heavy swordsman.
That was the most powerful combat type in the army.
Qingshan could no longer remember how many times he had almost died in their hands.
Of course, in the long period of competition with Green Mountain, Green Mountain had also grown at an astonishing speed. In terms of hand-to-hand combat, Green Mountain was definitely not their match. However, with the Xuanyuan Heavy Sword in his hand, Green Mountain could easily kill them. Of course, all of this had to be done in a one-on-one situation.
Unfortunately, such situations were too rare.
" They " always moved in groups, ranging from five to six to hundreds.
Therefore, unless they were forced into an unavoidable situation, Green Mountain would never be willing to confront them head-on.
Although Green Mountain was not weak, if there were more than four of them…
Qingshan knew that he had no chance of winning.
Qing Shan crouched on the ground carefully. After waiting for a long time, he made sure that they had gone far away. Only then did he quietly get up and carry his backpack to continue sneaking.
However, at this moment.
Suddenly, a strange roar was heard.
Ah. Oh no! They had been discovered by "their" dogs.
Qing Shan couldn't be sure what the creature that was the size of a Manchurian tiger was. However, one thing was certain. Those creatures were raised by 'them', and they were very loyal to' them'. Moreover, those creatures had a very sensitive sense of smell and hearing.
In the past, he had been exposed a few times by these guys.
It seemed that his luck tonight was not very good.
Following that was the sound of thunderous footsteps.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of muscular bodies surged out from all directions.
Ah. They were surrounded.
In just a moment, Qingshan sensed that the situation was not good.
Damn it, could it be a trap set by them?
Otherwise, why would so many of them suddenly appear?
Without any hesitation, Qingshan threw away the big bag on his back and held the Xuan Yuan Sword tightly with both hands, trying his best to suppress the fear in his heart.
There were more than 30 of them in all directions. Even the dark night could not erase those 30 pairs of bright red eyes.
Roar! Like 30 demonic leopards that had discovered their prey, 30 huge figures charged over with unbelievable dexterity and speed.
He drank. Damn it. He was going all out.
The extreme fear of life and death receded like the tide. In a short moment, Green Mountain became calm and collected. With just a glance, he chose the direction to break out of the encirclement.
The black longsword danced in the air.
No one could describe what kind of degree and agility it was. Three big and one small, four blurry afterimages instantly collided with each other in the dark moon sky, and then passed by each other.
Afterimages flashed and blood mist splattered.
The sharp heavy sword drew a strange C-shaped arc in the air at an astonishing degree and precise angle. In that short moment, it slashed through the throats of three monsters and disappeared without a trace.
Puchi puchi puchi.
The three spherical objects flew out from the blood mist, and the three figures fell to the ground in a strange position like puppets that had lost control.
Xuanyuan Seven Absolutes-Moon Shadow Arc Slash. This was the sharpest and fastest group attack killer move in Xuan Yuan Sword Art.
After a year of life-and-death battles, every sword strike of Green Mountain had become the simplest and most intuitive instinctive reaction, as well as the most lethal and incisive killing move.
That simple sword strike was the most terrifying and powerful force that the Green Mountain General could unleash in a short time. This was the only way to ensure that he could kill them with a single strike.
Almost at the same time as he beheaded the three monsters.
Qingshan's blue figure had already entered the wind. Before the three figures fell, he had passed through the gaps between the three figures.
He killed three monsters with one strike. He was indeed very strong.
However, this was already the limit of what Green Mountain could do. As a price, Green Mountain's chest, shoulders, and lower abdomen were also slashed by three sharp claws, leaving three shocking bloody scars. The blue Xuanyuan Battle Armor couldn't block their sharp claws. The pain and numbness of his flesh being torn apart instantly came.
However, Qing Shan did not stop at all. After killing three monsters on the spot, he quickly rushed towards the dense forest in the east.
He absolutely could not let them complete the encirclement, or else he would not be able to escape.
The desire to survive caused the temperature of Green Mountain to increase to the limit in an instant.
Roar! Roar!
Behind him, more than thirty huge figures were chasing after him like lightning. What was even more terrifying was that their " dog " level was definitely faster than cheetahs.
Under the moonlight, a soul-stirring battle of life and death unfolded.
Qingshan knew that there was a river not far ahead. The only thing he could do now was pray that he would not let them catch up to him before he reached the river. Otherwise, he would only die.
Roar! Roar! Whoosh.
All he could hear were the unwilling roars of the monsters and the whistling of the high-speed running. Although he had already increased the speed to the limit, Qingshan still could not shake off the group of terrifying monsters behind him.
If they were faster, they would be able to reach the river if they persisted for a while longer.
If it was possible, Green Mountain would never choose this method to escape the pursuit of the monsters. However, other than this, Green Mountain could not think of any other way to escape.
Soon, a silver-white light appeared in the dark moonlight. It was the river.
Roar! As if sensing Qingshan's intentions, the monsters behind him roared like thunder, and their strength increased a little more.
Ah. Damn it.
Qingshan didn't hold back either. As long as he rushed to the river and jumped into it, he might be able to get rid of their pursuit.
The desire to survive made the speed of Green Mountain increase to the fastest limit again.
Whoosh.
The blue figure rushed to the river and dived into the river without hesitation.
Plop. The icy cold Qingshan, coupled with the desperate dash earlier, caused Qingshan's exhausted body to become numb. He didn't even have a trace of strength left in his body.
Vacuum mode activated.
The powerful impact of the river and the huge waves submerged the green mountains.
On the shore, there were dozens of big monsters roaring at the river unwillingly.
However, at this moment, Green Mountain still couldn't escape the pursuit of the Death God. The powerful impact of the open river made it impossible for Green Mountain to swim to the shore no matter how good his swimming skills were.
Fortunately, Green Mountain didn't have to worry about drowning.
It was created by combining the advanced electronic technology and biotechnology of the postmodern era. The micro-computer could accurately control the human body's sensory nerves and even store a certain amount of life energy. It allowed the human body to not have to worry about suffocation even in a vacuum state.
Breathing was an important part of maintaining normal human body functions.
The reason why humans needed to breathe was because all the activities carried out by the human body required energy supply. Energy came from food. To be specific, energy was in the three major nutrients of sugar, fat, and protein. However, they can only be released through the decomposition of oxygen, which requires oxygen, and the oxygen stored in our bodies is very small, only enough for a few minutes. Therefore, the oxygen needed to vaporize the three nutrients must be continuously absorbed from the outside world through breathing.
However, Blue Moon had the ability to store energy. It was equipped with a high-precision neural micro-control system. This allowed Green Mountain to maintain the decomposition of sugar, fat, and protein by relying on the bioenergy stored in Blue Moon's nano-warehouse even without oxygen. Therefore, it could achieve the purpose of maintaining life without breathing.
Of course, these states were not unlimited. Blue Moon's biological energy was converted and stored through heat, and it could only last for 12 hours.
However, this strange ability was enough for Green Mountain to use.
Qingshan, who had jumped into the river, quickly dived into the river and swam downstream like a big fish.
He had finally gotten rid of them.
He couldn't remember how many times he had used this method to escape death. However, Qingshan also knew that he wasn't really safe now. The reason why those big guys didn't dare to go into the river was that there were also terrifying monsters in the river.
Yes, in this strange world, other than the terrifying " them ", there must be other creatures that were even more terrifying.
The giant monsters in the river that looked like crocodiles, snakes, and piranhas were also unable to classify these creatures. They could only be named after creatures that looked similar to them on Earth.
These terrifying creatures.
Each of them was bigger than the other, and each of them was more ferocious than the other. This was a place where the river was flowing rapidly, so the big guys in the river usually didn't move here. However, Qingshan knew that the river's flat area was not far downstream. If he couldn't get ashore before that, he would only die.
Because that was where crocodiles, snakes, piranhas, and other terrifying aquatic creatures lived.
After a long while, Qingshan finally managed to throw the Xuanyuan Heavy Sword to the shore when he was washed downstream. Only then did he climb up.
He felt a wave of dizziness, but his chest was pounding uncontrollably.
The situation just now was really dangerous to the extreme.
He thought he was dead. At this moment, Qingshan was as tired as a dead dog. He lay on the grass by the river bank and panted desperately.
This little life was temporarily saved.
However, when he thought about how the rice container that he had painstakingly harvested was gone, he still felt a little unwilling.
Of course, the biggest blow was that the last package used to store things was gone.
This meant that Green Mountain could no longer rely on stealing rice to envelop their cores as food.
At the thought of this, Green Mountain felt a sense of defeat, as if their future was bleak. However, apart from accepting and facing it, what else could he do?
After recovering his strength, he once again identified the direction. Qingshan could only carefully look at his home and feel around. He had already alerted "them" tonight. It seemed that he could not expect to find anything. He had to return to the cave before dawn.
Qing Shan was very careful and didn't carry the big bag, so his movements became more agile.
Although he hadn't been to this area for a long time, Green Mountain was still quite familiar with it. There were no more accidents. They finally returned to the cave before dawn.
Back in the cave, Qingshan, who was shivering from the cold water, hurriedly made a fire. Only then did he feel much warmer.
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