The Mark 3 was still damaged, and its ammunition was completely depleted.
Meanwhile, the Mark 4 was in full condition—perfect for an ambush!
*Whoosh!*
The Mark 4's plasma jets erupted from its hands and feet, sending it hurtling toward the border of the Kimchi Country at full speed.
"Dawn is breaking. Time to get back to the grind."
Qin Feng donned the battered Mark 3, his appearance a complete mess. The two jagged holes in the chest plate were especially an eyesore.
"Tsk, tsk. I'll have to wait for the 3D printer to be free before I can fix this."
Just then, a melodious voice chimed in.
[Ding! Host's Spirit of Research +1. Your tireless pursuit of knowledge perfectly embodies the Iron Man persona. Iron Man Similarity +2. Reward: +10 to all physical attributes.
Mark 3 Mech automatically repaired.
Mark 3 Mech ammunition and energy automatically refilled to maximum.]
Qin Feng: Uh...
Just my luck?!
"Fuck, I should be thanking those dead bastards."
If he hadn't been lying in wait for them, Qin Feng would never have thought to don the battered Mark 3. As it turned out, he'd managed to fleece the System once again.
"Open personal attribute panel."
[Name]: Qin Feng
[Age]: 22
[Strength]: 215 (Average for an ordinary adult is 5)
[Agility]: 214
[Stamina]: 216
[Current Role]: Iron Man
[Current Skills]: Mark Series Mark 3 Suit, *Heaven-Opening Grand Ceremony: Qi Circulation Chapter*, *Heaven-Opening Grand Ceremony: Puppet Chapter*, *Thirteen Blades of Qianyuan* (Novice).
[Similarity]: 38%
"Holy shit, they're already over 210?"
Seeing his attributes more than 40 times higher than those of an ordinary person, Qin Feng's face was practically splitting with a grin.
[Battlefield Notification: Congratulations to Kimchi Country Guardian Choi Sung-tae for a successful resurrection.]
[Battlefield Notification: Congratulations to Rotten Country Guardian Thomas for a successful resurrection.]
***
Notifications of Guardians reviving flashed across the screen almost all night.
Interspersed among them were numerous alerts about new Guardians being randomly assigned. This meant that many Guardians had failed to revive that night.
As expected, the vast majority of the new Guardians drew high-tier talents, with gold-tier talents appearing frequently!
[Battlefield Notification: Congratulations to Pakistan's new Guardian, Rost, for drawing a gold-tier talent.]
This message caught Qin Feng's eye.
"Huh? Pakistan got a new Guardian?"
He had interacted with Pakistan's Guardians quite a bit recently, becoming especially close with Ahmed.
"Oh? Pakistan's new Guardian also has a gold-tier talent."
"Not bad, not bad. Most of the new Guardians have great talents. Now the value of Kimchi Country's new 'Oppa' has dropped again."
"Sigh, how lonely. Kimchi Country is holding a national funeral, so there's no one left to fight online. This is so boring."
"Tsk tsk, with hundreds of thousands of Taotie rampaging in Kimchi Country, they've got their hands full."
In this wave of attacks, aside from the nations that were completely wiped out, Kimchi Country had likely suffered the heaviest losses.
Their national lifespan had been reduced by 7.5 years, plunging the country into chaos. Now, hundreds of thousands of Taotie were still ravaging their land.
About half an hour ago...
On the border between Pakistan and Long Country.
Rost, who was on patrol, ran over to the Long Country brothers' outpost to scrounge a meal.
As was custom, the Long Country outpost had prepared extra portions for a few more people.
Amidst the towering mountains and deep valleys, the boundary marker between Long Country and Pakistan stood beside the outpost. A few steps to the west, one would be in Pakistan.
"Today's food smells so good!!" Rost grinned ear to ear. His teammates were also rubbing their hands in anticipation.
They took the food handed over by the Long Country brothers without any hesitation.
Everyone sat on the ground within their own national borders, separated by the boundary marker.
Although they were on very good terms and the two countries shared a strong bond, these soldiers on guard duty all fulfilled their duties and obligations, never stepping casually across the border.
"Sigh, one of our Pakistan Guardians died in battle." A team member shook his head and sighed.
The three Long Country soldiers sighed along with him.
"We noticed that too. Are the voting results out yet?"
Rost also looked regretful and shook his head. "They should be by now. It's been a whole night. The online debates have already reached a conclusion; the citizens should have made their choice."
He was lamenting that although the fallen Guardian didn't have high talent, he had fought bravely and was quick-witted!
Unfortunately, on the National Battlefield, none of these were decisive factors.
When facing powerful monsters, one still needed high talent to rely on.
The mood turned somber, and everyone fell silent, keeping their heads down as they ate.
The soldiers from the Long Country found it difficult to even mention their own Guardian. After all, Qin Feng and his group were simply too monstrously powerful. Bringing them up now would seem like blatant bragging.
However, Rost spoke up, his voice tinged with envy. "I think if I were a Guardian, I would definitely apply to become a vassal state under Great God Qin Feng."
His comment piqued everyone's interest.
One of the Long Country soldiers chimed in, "I think that's a viable plan. Great God Qin Feng and Uncle Jiu are no ordinary men, and Sister Bao'er is just too broken! They'd have no problem protecting you."
The word 'protect' made the Pakistani soldiers feel a bit awkward. But they knew he was telling the truth.
However, some of Rost's teammates disagreed. "If we do that, the pressure on Big Brother Long Country will increase exponentially."
"Right, right. We can't cause any more trouble for Big Brother Long Country."
It wasn't just them thinking this way. Even Ahmed on the National Battlefield felt the same, which was why he was stubbornly refusing to apply for vassal status under Qin Feng.
"You can't look at it like that," Rost countered. "Many hands make light work. If our Guardian goes over, he won't just be eating for free and doing nothing, right? Even the three Guardians from Neil Country were able to contribute. How much more useful would we be?"
In this attack, Pakistan not only lost a Guardian in battle.
Even their walls were breached, allowing two Taotie to charge through the national gates.
Now, twenty thousand Taotie have materialized within Pakistan.
With the help of the Long Country's stationed troops, Pakistan is conducting a tight, comprehensive encirclement to eliminate the Taotie.
Compared to Italy and the Kimchi Country, the number of monsters is fortunately not too large.
However, even with the smaller numbers, the soldiers patrolling the border between the Long Country and Pakistan remained on high alert.
The Pakistani soldiers would not allow a single Taotie to enter their Big Brother's territory.
And the Long Country's soldiers would never let a single one in to terrorize their own people!
Hearing Rost's words, the others nodded in agreement.
"Yes, I agree. More people mean more efficient resource gathering. By concentrating our strength, God Qin might be able to build even more powerful walls and turrets once he has enough resources!"
"Sigh," Rost murmured, gazing longingly at the sky. "If only I had been chosen as a Guardian... I could finally repay this debt of gratitude."
Rost had been orphaned at a young age and raised on relief grain.
The relief grain he had eaten for so many years was all unconditionally provided by the Long Country to Pakistan.
In Rost's heart, the Long Country was his second parent.
A debt of gratitude so immense it outweighed the heavens themselves!
Ever since he was a child, Rost had vowed to one day repay the Long Country.
So, after becoming a soldier in Pakistan, he volunteered for a transfer to the border.
Because that was where his brothers from the Long Country were stationed!
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