Chapter 56: Catachan Jungle Fighters

"Extracting from the Legion... Congratulations, Host! You have obtained Catachan Jungle Fighters."

Upon hearing this news, Yingzhou felt his mind go a little blank.

Huh? This wave is a perfect professional match! In this jungle, no one is more suited for the fighting here than Catachan Jungle Fighters.

"System, spend 2150 points to increase the Legion cap."

"2150 points consumed. Current remaining points for the Host: 【Data】."

"Ahem, System, I want to know, in the eyes of the summoned soldiers, what kind of existence am I?" Ever since he started summoning Krieg soldiers, Yingzhou had always had this question in his heart.

"In the eyes of the summoned soldiers, the Host is no different from a Back Spirit, but the Host is currently unable to withstand the power of a Back Spirit. It is recommended that the Host continue to improve Spiritual Power and physical fitness."

After hearing these words from the System, Yingzhou fell into Silence for a moment. Regarding the Emperor's power, he actually maintained an attitude of awe; the side effects of that Psionic Flame still made him feel uncomfortable even now.

Yingzhou opened his eyes. The campfire in the camp was still burning, and bursts of loud laughter could be heard from outside from time to time.

"Hmm... how about I try summoning a few Catachan Jungle Fighters first?" Yingzhou pondered for a moment and whispered to himself.

Soon, 5 Catachan Warriors appeared beside Yingzhou, wearing red headbands, with bulging muscles, and wearing vests or bare-chested. There was also one Catachan Warrior who wore a peaked cap over his headband and had three chevrons tattooed on his left arm.

Is this a Sergeant? Yingzhou thought to himself after seeing his three chevrons.

They held a Laser Gun in one hand and a half-meter-long Combat Knife in the other, with a Laser Pistol tucked at their waists.

There was even one Catachan Warrior carrying a Flamer on his back.

After being summoned, their eyes widened involuntarily when they saw Yingzhou.

At this moment, the Sergeant immediately saluted Yingzhou, "Respected Emperor, Catachan offers you our Loyalty!"

Yingzhou breathed a sigh of relief inwardly; he was afraid that these muscular men would not follow orders after being summoned.

However, as of now, that situation had not occurred.

"Warriors, I have felt your Loyalty. Next, we will fight the Beast Race in this jungle," Yingzhou said calmly to the Sergeant.

At this time, the other Catachan Warriors also came to their senses and followed the Sergeant in saluting, though it looked a bit awkward no matter how one viewed it.

"We will not fail our mission!" the Sergeant said.

Yingzhou first recalled these Catachan Warriors, feeling a bit more steady about tomorrow's itinerary.

The next morning.

Yingzhou exited the state of Gathering Spiritual Power amidst a sharp whistle. After walking out of the tent, he discovered it was Nie Hao blowing the whistle to assemble the soldiers in the camp.

After the soldiers in the camp stood in formation by squad, Nie Hao cleared his throat and shouted, "Yesterday, we had 49 more fresh... ahem... soldiers arrive! Which detachment is going out on patrol today? Take these soldiers along to familiarize them with the environment in the jungle."

Gu En, who had organized the sparring match yesterday, stepped forward, "Report! It is our Thirteenth Detachment going out on patrol!"

"Hmm, take these new soldiers to collect their weapons, then set off!" Nie Hao waved his hand, letting Gu En take his detachment away.

"Yes!"

Gu En walked up to Yingzhou and the other newcomers with a relaxed expression and said: "Let's go, I'll take you to collect your equipment. If you're lucky, there shouldn't be any casualties on this outing."

Yingzhou saw that the so-called equipment actually consisted only of a Tactical Knife and an Assault Rifle. He had seen many soldiers in the Military District using this kind of Rifle; it seemed this Assault Rifle was the standard-issue weapon commonly used in the Human Alliance army.

Just as Yingzhou was thinking, Fan Ge suddenly asked: "Report! Don't we have Individual Combat Armor here?"

Upon hearing this question, Gu En shook his head and replied: "No, that kind of armor is inconvenient for movement in the jungle, and the climate here is humid, making it very troublesome to maintain."

His explanation made the soldiers transferred from other Legions feel a bit uneasy. Without Individual Combat Armor, wouldn't it be very easy to die out there if they encountered an attack by the Beast Race?

Then, Gu En added another sentence: "In the jungle outside, you must never lower your guard, whether fighting or patrolling. Otherwise, congratulations on becoming fertilizer for this land once again."

This sentence made all the soldiers present feel the pressure, except for Yingzhou.

Soon, Gu En assigned these soldiers to the squads of his detachment. Yingzhou was assigned to Gu En's squad, along with Zhao Jian, who had defeated Gu En yesterday, and three other soldiers.

There were 7 members in Gu En's squad. Adding Yingzhou's 5, the group of 13 began to enter the jungle.

"This is the place we patrol every day to prevent the Beast Race from invading here. Of course, if we encounter them, we will make sure they stay here," Gu En said to Yingzhou and the others in the jungle.

"The combat effectiveness of the Beast Race is somewhat limited in the jungle, but being limited does not mean they are weak. They also use firearms and weapons. Their race also possesses a certain level of industrial capability; their firearms have large calibers, and getting hit by one is no joke."

"Captain Gu En, can I summon my soldiers to scout the environment here?" Yingzhou said at this time.

"Soldiers? Your ability? It's not impossible, but can your Spiritual Power support it? If you encounter an Orc, running out of Spiritual Power is not a good thing." Gu En pondered slightly, remembering what Deputy Legion Commander Hu Jie had told him last night, and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Yingzhou summoned the Catachan Warriors he had summoned last night. Upon discovering they were in a jungle and that the surroundings were unusually quiet, these Catachan tough guys instantly turned solemn, their muscles tensed, ready for battle at any moment.

Seeing this, Yingzhou had to first explain to these Catachan tough guys that this was not a jungle like their home.

Only then did the expressions of these Catachan Warriors soften, but they still tested it according to the methods used back in Catachan, and upon finding that the trees indeed did not eat people, they were completely relieved.

"Explore the surrounding environment. If there is a situation, you can judge for yourselves based on the circumstances. Our enemy is the Orcs," Yingzhou issued the Task to these Catachan tough guys.

After receiving the Task, the Catachan Sergeant led his soldiers into the dense jungle.

"I'll be damned, the trees here actually don't eat people?"

"Hahaha, holy crap, this place is practically a vacation resort!"

Gu En, who was on the side, couldn't help but pick at his ears in disbelief when he heard what the soldiers Yingzhou summoned said as they left.

What the hell? Man-eating trees? Vacation resort?

"Ahahaha, Yingzhou, the soldiers you summoned are really humorous," Gu En said to Yingzhou with a dry laugh.

"Captain Gu En, don't mind them. That's just how it is for them. For us, we still need to be a bit careful," Yingzhou replied with a smile.

Gu En didn't know what to say for a moment. Did this guy know that one could encounter Orcs in this jungle at any time? He just let those soldiers go so easily? Although those soldiers seemed to have decent strength, one shouldn't be so careless.