rpbooks Chapter 216: A Warrior's Honor (2)
Chapter 216: A Warrior's Honor (2)
Translator: CinderTL
Mu Qing, pushing her luggage and carrying her backpack, arrived at a building in the manor and pushed open the door.
Today, Tuo Yan had assigned her a new residence—one that had previously belonged to Ye Niu.
During the final retreat from the Silent Domain Field, Ye Niu had chosen to cover the rear, ultimately being devoured by the mist, leaving behind only a desiccated corpse.
After setting down her luggage and backpack, Mu Qing picked up a metal case and began surveying the room's furnishings.
The room was lavishly decorated and fully equipped. Her gaze was drawn to a wall covered in medals.
Standing before the Wall of Honor, her gaze swept across the surface, which was covered in certificates of merit and medals.
Human Outstanding Warrior Silver Medal, Human Elite Medal, Winterfrost Academy Outstanding Graduate... At the center of the wall hung a series of photographs.
Each photo documented Ye Niu's journey through life.
The leftmost photo was his graduation portrait from Winterfrost Academy. In it, Ye Niu appeared youthful and confident, his face beaming with a bright smile as he stood beside his academy teachers and classmates.
The next photo showed him joining the Snow Wolf Battle Group. Carrying a massive pack identical to hers, he stood in the far left corner of the group, almost inconspicuous, yet his smile remained undimmed.
The third photo was another group shot of the Snow Wolf Battle Group, but many familiar faces were missing, and Ye Niu had moved closer to the center. His confident smile had faded, replaced by a hint of maturity.
The fourth photo featured only a dozen or so people. His face was now etched with sorrow, the smile completely gone.
The photographs clearly documented Ye Niu's growth and transformation.
Beneath the photos, a sentence was carved with a dagger:
Three hundred sixty days a year, mostly spent on horseback with spear in hand. Without a settled domain, there is no home.
Mu Qing took a deep breath, her eyes darkening with sorrow.
This was her first firsthand glimpse of the brutal reality of the front lines.
For all domain warriors, death was a constant shadow, looming over them, possibly striking tomorrow.
Though she had known Ye Niu only briefly, he had left a profound impression on her.
As her mentor, Ye Niu had taught her the responsibilities and duties of a team leader, the core of any domain combat team.
His words echoed in her mind:
"Mu Qing, as the team leader, you must protect your brothers. If someone has to sacrifice themselves, it should be us first!"
"Eat as much as you want. We're the Snow Wolf Battle Group, a C-Rank domain combat team—we can afford to feed you."
"As the core shield, we are the team's strongest defense. If we don't break, the team won't break!"
"Every mission is a gamble with death. It's always close, but facing death head-on is the only way to conquer the fear it brings. We must fear no challenge."
"When I first joined the Snow Wolf Battle Group, I was terrified of dying. But you get used to it. Everyone has to grow. As long as your resolve remains unshaken, any obstacle can be overcome."
Her interactions with Ye Niu had left a deep impression on her.
Perhaps he wasn't the strongest fighter, but he was a true warrior.
Fearless, responsible, selfless, sacrificial... Ye Niu embodied all the noble qualities of a warrior.
Yet this warrior remained forever trapped in yesterday.
She had always heard about the brutal realities of the front lines, where death could strike at any moment, but only after experiencing it firsthand did she truly grasp its stark reality.
At that moment, she recalled Feng Qi's words to her:
"Even if we humans are weak, someone must step forward to forge a path. Only then can there be hope for the future."
Ye Niu was one of those who had chosen to stand up.
Her gaze gradually hardened.
Scanning the Wall of Honor once more, she began removing the medals and photographs one by one.
These honors did not belong to her; they would accompany Ye Niu's ashes to his family.
After packing all of Ye Niu's honors into a metal box, she carried it out of the room.
Arriving at the heart of Snow Wolf Manor, she found the members of the Snow Wolf Battle Group standing in neat formation.
Before them lay the urns of the warriors who had fallen in battle, each draped with the Snow Wolf Battle Flag.
After placing the metal box before Ye Niu's urn, she returned to the formation.
One by one, other members arrived carrying metal boxes, each placing their comrade's honor before the fallen warriors.
"Farewell, comrades!"
At Tuo Yan's command, the entire Snow Wolf Group bowed in unison.
Moments later, personnel from the Winterfrost Supply Zone arrived. After exchanging greetings, they lifted the urns draped with the Snow Wolf Battle Flags and the metal boxes containing the fallen warriors' honors.
These urns and honor boxes would be entrusted to special envoys for delivery to the families of the fallen warriors in various cities.
News of their sacrifice would also be conveyed to their alma maters, where their names would be eternally inscribed on the academy's Wall of Honor.
Watching the departing convoy, Group Leader Tuo Yan's eyes reddened, but he quickly suppressed his emotions and turned to Mu Qing.
"Mu Qing!"
"Present!" Mu Qing responded immediately.
"From this day forward, you officially assume Ye Niu's position as the Snow Wolf Battle Group's primary core force!"
"Understood!"
Amidst the swirling snow, Mu Qing's resolute reply echoed through the air.
In the days that followed, Mu Qing inherited Ye Niu's will, becoming the core force of the Snow Wolf Battle Group and the most reliable cornerstone for her comrades.
With Mu Qing's assistance, the Snow Wolf Battle Group entered a period of rapid development.
However, through countless missions, Mu Qing repeatedly witnessed the departure of her comrades and the arrival of new faces.
Despite her extraordinary strength, she was still just one person.
As the Lord of the Mist had warned, she couldn't guarantee the safety of every member.
In the Domain Field, where danger lurked at every turn, unexpected crises were inevitable. Acting as the team's caretaker was simply unrealistic.
All she could do was protect her comrades to the best of her ability, giving her all.
Thanks to Mu Qing's efforts, the Snow Wolf Battle Group advanced to an A-Rank Battle Group in just three months, expanding its membership to over two thousand.
The Human Outstanding Contribution Gold Medal, the Excellent Warrior Medal... one honor after another was bestowed upon the Snow Wolf Domain Battle Group.
The once-bare Wall of Honor was once again adorned with new accolades.
As the leader of the Snow Wolf Group, Tuo Yan understood that Mu Qing would eventually leave to form her own battle group.
He began proactively teaching her the self-positioning required of a group leader.
If the tank was the core of a battle group, then the group leader was its soul.
A group leader's most crucial task was to consider and address problems from a holistic perspective. Every move required careful planning, as their decisions directly impacted the group's trajectory and safety.
Under Tuo Yan's guidance, Mu Qing's abilities grew at an astonishing rate.
Even Tuo Yan marveled at her terrifying learning capacity, realizing she was destined for a path far beyond theirs.
In his eyes, Mu Qing should soar through a wider sky.
A roc rises with the wind, ascending ninety thousand miles in a single day.
He eagerly anticipated Mu Qing's rise as a rising star in the future, forging her own legendary life.
(End of the Chapter)
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