"Don't be reckless. You're a special admission student. Your potential for the future is boundless. You absolutely can't afford to die here!"
The two warriors urged Ethan.
The commotion here had also drawn the attention of several other warriors in the vicinity. If they weren't always on guard against the charging Iron Rhinoceroses, they would have tried to dissuade Ethan too.
"Look out!"
An alarmed shout was heard.
The warrior who was just tugging at Ethan toward the inner circle had an Iron-Armored Rhino charging right at his back!
The battlefield was filled with various noises. Plus, while talking to Ethan, he didn't notice at all that an Iron-Armored Rhino was drawing near from behind.
This warrior's eyes widened in shock.
Before he could turn around, he distinctly felt the gust of wind coming from behind him!
However, at that moment, Ethan moved to act!
Ethan stepped forward, pushed aside the soldier, and reached out to grab the long horns of the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros!
Bang!
The ground shook as the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros was forced to stand still!
Despite the crazed flailing of the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros' four hooves, it could not advance an inch.
"Move!"
Ethan's muscles bulged violently as his arm waved directly upwards!
Boom! A howling sound echoed, and the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros was sent flying.
Tens of meters away, there was a thud as the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros crashed into the horde of beasts.
At this time, the soldiers around were dumbfounded.
Lifting and throwing a ten-ton Iron-Armored Rhinoceros barehandedly?
And a recent high school graduate at that?
"On the battlefield, you must never lose focus!" Ethan solemnly patted the soldier on the shoulder. "If you die, I'll lose my reward!"
Soldier:???
After speaking, Ethan pulled out the Sky-Cleaving Great Axe from behind him.
"Keep moving forward with the main force, I'll cover you!"
"Wait, come with us..." One of the warriors was just about to try to stop Ethan.
But, Ethan had already dashed out!
BOOM!
With a swift kick, Ethan toppled an Iron-Armored Rhino. His pale amber fist smashed into the eye socket of his opponent, punching straight into the rhino's brain.
Simultaneously, Ethan swung his Sky-Cleaving Great Axe, cleaving a charging rhinoceros meters away into two.
After all these actions, Ethan transformed into an afterimage to retrieve his Sky-Cleaving Great Axe, charging towards the crowd of rhinos.
"Die, die, die! You all die!"
Ethan crazily swung his Sky-Cleaving Great Axe, embedding it into the herd like a steel spear.
Because he was too far from the team, a herd launched a charge against the rear squad.
Upon seeing this, Ethan reacted by swinging his Sky-Cleaving Great Axe and charged back.
A group of warriors who were struggling to fend off the rhinos suddenly saw a shower of blood raining down upon them. Several rhinos they were fighting against collapsed with a rumble.
Then, Ethan appeared in front of them.
"Sorry for getting a little carried away there, rushed into the herd."
While apologizing, Ethan swung his Sky-Cleaving Great Axe, smashing a rhino's head with the back of his axe. The group of warriors first fell silent, then exclaimed in astonishment.
"Holy crap, how are you so badass?!"
"Ethan bro! You are my Ethan bro!"
"Ethan bro, aren't you tired from killing so many?"
"No, I'm not." Ethan shook his head.
The endurance, toughness, and self-healing brought by the Black Steel War Body Gene kept Ethan in the best battle condition at all times.
In addition, the Sky-Cleaving Great Axe coupled with the passive skill of monstrous strength, made Ethan like a fish in water amidst this monster tide.
"You guys stay safe, don't die! Not a single one should die!" Ethan seriously said to the others, then, wielding the Sky-Cleaving Great Axe, he charged back into the fray.
The system task was to repel the monster tide and protect the participating warriors; the fewer who died, the better.
Ethan speculated that the number of warrior deaths was linked to the task completion scale.
The fewer the deaths, the higher the task completion, and the better the system rewards.
And Ethan, he intended to achieve a completion rate of a hundred percent!
To receive the highest award! Of course, he had to take this opportunity to kill the Iron-Armored Rhino and earn progression points.
After the recent bout of fierce combat, Ethan's gene awakening level had already risen by one, reaching 6/10.
And, the progression points needed for level 6 had also accumulated to 1300/2000.
"If I kill a few more, I should be able to advance to level 7!" Ethan inwardly noted.
While Ethan was deep in thought, from behind, an Iron-Armored Rhino charged at him straight on!
Thud!
A muffled sound.
Ethan stumbled half a step back, then turned around and gave the Iron-Armored Rhino a frowning glance.
Crunch!
In the next moment, the head of the Iron-Armored Rhino was smashed to pieces by Ethan's axe.
Commander Miller, leading his remaining warlord masters, was at the forefront, clearing the path for the trailing troops. At this point, they were all exhausted to the extremes.
However, less than ten minutes had passed!
And they still had to hold on for twenty more minutes!
Right now, they all relied on sheer willpower to persevere.
However, when Commander Miller saw the dispersed team about four or five meters away, his fighting spirit was reignited!
"Just a few more meters, charge!!"
Commander Miller roared as he wielded his alloy longsword and charged forward.
"Charge!"
The warriors behind him also rushed forward.
"Huh?"
Commander Miller suddenly felt something was off. Why were those who were supposed to guard the rear charging with him?
Commander Miller immediately became anxious, directly grabbing a warrior and questioning him:
"What the hell are you doing?! Why aren't you at the rear? What are you charging for?!"
"Sir, there're people handling the rear! Plus, the Iron-Armored Rhinos at the back are basically being killed off!
The warrior excitedly responded.
Commander Miller felt like his lungs were about to explode.
"Do you really think you guys have the power to wipe them all out?!"
"Commander, don't believe me? Look behind you!" replied the soldier.
"Get back! Stop causing trouble! Commander Miller released the soldier hastily, at the same time, he cast a casual glance behind him. Next, Commander Miller was taken aback.
Because of a group of soldiers blocking his view, he could not see Ethan.
However, he noticed the Iron-Armored Rhinos, one after another, soaring up into the sky from the ranks behind.
These Iron-Armored Rhinos flew up eight to nine meters high, then fell heavily to the ground, generally lost their ability to fight, and moreover, were able to obstruct the Iron-Armored Rhinos in the back.
Strangely enough, there was a large gap unexpectedly appearing towards the rear of the whole squad!
The remaining Iron-Armored Rhinos were basically charging from the side!
In the half-second that Commander Miller was stunned, there were already five Iron-Armored Rhinos that had taken to the skies.
"Who's that?" Commander Miller subconsciously asked.