Chapter 71: Random Draw

This battle lasted for 20 minutes; in areas with the help of Catachan Warriors, the casualty rate was lower, while in the battlefield shrouded by blood-colored mist, the casualty rate was very high because Spiritual Power could not be used inside, making the Orcs' combat effectiveness appear stronger.

However, after the blood-colored mist dissipated, the soldiers of the 13th Legion still demonstrated their strength; although there were still some who sacrificed their lives, this was unavoidable.

In the end, the Thirteenth Legion lost nearly 40 percent of its troops to keep all these Beast Race members there.

As for the Orc units from surrounding camps that came to support, one unit was completely wiped out by Yingzhou leading Krieg soldiers, while the other units had scouts go to investigate, and upon discovering that the Orc Priest had been killed in battle, they withdrew one after another and began to retreat.

"We also lost quite a few people this time, the specific casualties are still being tallied." Hu Jie found Nie Hao, and seeing that Nie Hao was fine, he reported the current situation of the Thirteenth Legion to him.

"Falling into the Beast Race's trap this time was indeed my dereliction of duty; I didn't expect the Beast Race to have such a trick up their sleeve, being able to make Psionics unable to use Spiritual Power in there, just like ordinary people." Nie Hao said to Hu Jie with a grave expression, paused, and then added, "Have the front line stop for now, send out scouts to check the situation and see if there are any traces of Orcs around."

"Understood, I'll go handle that right now." Hu Jie was just about to turn and leave when he remembered something else and said to Nie Hao, "By the way, this ritual was broken by Yingzhou; I just saw his squad members return and report the situation of the Orc Priest to me. That Orc Priest has already been taken care of by him."

"Yingzhou? He took care of the Orc Priest? That is an Orc Priest, after all; I've heard that Orc Priests have many bizarre abilities, such as possession and the like, you need to be absolutely sure." Nie Hao looked somewhat surprised, but still said to Hu Jie out of caution.

"Yes, there's no problem with that; Yingzhou looks completely normal, and he can still summon soldiers, so I'm certain he hasn't been possessed." Hu Jie nodded and replied.

At this moment, a scout with a joyful expression hurried over to Nie Hao and said, "Commander, the Orcs... the Orcs have retreated!"

"What do you mean? Retreated? Retreated where?" Nie Hao looked at the scout with a puzzled gaze.

"They have retreated out of this jungle! The camps are all empty!" the scout said excitedly.

"Understood, continue scouting, and increase the number of personnel to ensure there are no ambushes in the jungle like the one just now; also, send people to check inside the camps." After having fallen into a trap just now, which almost cost him his life, Nie Hao was now particularly wary of such situations.

"Yes!" The scout turned and left.

At this time, Yingzhou felt the world spinning before his eyes; although that Beast Race Priest had been taken care of, the side effects truly made him feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, his current physical fitness was excellent, so he didn't need others to carry him.

"Yingzhou! So you're here! You performed a great service this time; if it weren't for you, the 13th Legion would definitely have suffered heavy losses." Nie Hao saw Yingzhou sitting on a rock and walked over with a smile.

"Commander, it's truly great that you're alright!" Yingzhou endured his physical discomfort and said to Nie Hao.

"Yes, I'm fine, it's just that many brothers died this time. However, the scout just returned with news that the Orcs in the jungle have retreated; they have left this jungle!" Nie Hao shared this good news with Yingzhou.

"Yes, it must have been caused by the death of that Orc Priest." Yingzhou nodded and replied.

"By the way, where is the corpse of that Orc Priest?" Nie Hao sat down beside Yingzhou and spoke. This made the naturally tall Nie Hao appear somewhat small.

"Uh, it turned into a pile of meat paste." Yingzhou pointed to a mixture of flesh and mud not far away.

"How am I supposed to report this to the Military District? Tell them this pile of meat paste is an Orc Priest? I doubt they'll believe it." Nie Hao curled his lip and cursed, "Damn it, whatever, I'll just submit the battle report; whether they believe it or not is their business."

"Yingzhou, don't worry, even if I have to throw away this old face of mine, I won't let the Military District send you to the Fourth Defense Zone to die!" Nie Hao was silent for a moment, then suddenly said to Yingzhou.

"Commander, I didn't say I wasn't willing to go, did I? Didn't Deputy Regiment Commander Hu Jie tell you?" Yingzhou looked at the solemn-faced Nie Hao and spoke.

"Hmm? Wasn't that just you trying to comfort yourself?" Nie Hao had clearly imagined quite a few scenarios and misunderstood.

"Haha, no, I was serious." Yingzhou said with a solemn expression, "What I said at the time was my true inner thought."

Nie Hao stared into Yingzhou's eyes for a while, and a smile appeared on his grave face, "Hahaha, Yingzhou! You kid, this kind of thinking is too different! But I'll still advise you: with this kind of thinking, the one who ends up hurt is always yourself."

Yingzhou did not hesitate at all, nodded, and replied, "I can't be sure if I will reach that point, but I want to try."

Seeing Yingzhou like this, Nie Hao didn't say anything more, left behind a "Take care," and departed.

At night, except for the soldiers who had training and defensive duties standing at their posts, the other soldiers were all happily singing songs and eating roasted meat together.

After a day of clearing, it was basically confirmed that the Orcs had not left behind any rituals like the one from today, and all the Orcs had completely retreated from this jungle.

This was the first time in these past few years that the Human Alliance had pushed back the Alien Race; the Ninth Defense Zone hadn't done it, and the other defense zones were the same.

Yingzhou, meanwhile, was in his tent researching the 【Random Draw +1】 reward from the System Task.

This wasn't displayed on the System Panel; what was the difference between this and the Random Legion Summoning?

"System, you're being a bit derelict in your duties; what does this Random Draw mean? You could at least say something." Yingzhou stopped overthinking and asked the system directly.

"Host, the difference between a Random Draw and a Random Legion Summoning is that a Random Summoning doesn't just summon a Legion; it can summon anything from within the Legion, as small as 10 points, to as large as a Gene Primarch (Infant). A Random Legion Summoning, however, will only summon Astra Militarum and nothing else. Also, if you don't ask me, how would I know how you understand it? If you ask directly, won't I answer?"

Yingzhou automatically ignored the system's last sentence; he felt that with this Random Draw, if his luck was good, he'd take off, and if his luck was bad... well... at least there was no "Thank you for playing."

"System, does this random summoning have a pity system? Like, does a ten-pull guarantee a decent reward?"

"Host, do you think you're playing a game? Based on the situation in your world, ten-pull pity systems are common because they stimulate consumer spending. This system is not one of those unscrupulous merchants; it's purely based on luck."

Yingzhou: "......"