I Can Program My Body? - Chapter 382

Chapter 382: March Into Darkness
A week later…

After traveling nonstop, they once again returned to the dreaded cluster of dark beast nests.

Looking at the teeming swarm of dark beasts, they still couldn’t help but tremble.

“It’s alright. We have a defensive barrier to rely on. If all else fails, we can still escape.” Nash said, calming everyone.

Staying further away from the cluster of dark nests, Nash and the Star Alliance began planning their move.

Knowing the intelligent dark beasts were the most dangerous, they became the focus of their attention.

“To deal with these intelligent-type dark beasts, we can’t be careless. Do any of you have ideas on how we should proceed?” Nash asked.

“How about we deploy the tier 4 and 5 war weapons while baiting them into a trap?” one of the leaders suggested.

“That’s not advisable. Although those dark beasts aren’t as intelligent, they still know how to maneuver around war weapons.”

“This— then can we only fight them hand to hand?”

Thinking they only had one hundred eighty-five Void Marshals amongst them, they couldn’t help but feel fearful.

Even if they had a refuge or two to run to, could they escape from over a thousand intelligent dark beasts?

Perhaps those dark beasts had already detected their arrival but were merely waiting for them in a trap.

“Alright, don’t be too cowardly. Those intelligent-type dark beasts aren’t as strong as you think.”

Hearing Nash’s words, everyone was speechless.

Not as strong? Thinking of the intelligent dark beasts they’d encountered in the past few months, they weren’t just strong but monstrous.

Even if it was just one or two, it still required the cooperation of dozens of Void Marshals.

Now facing over a thousand, they didn’t even know how they could win.

“Could we pull them one by one until we kill everyone?” another suggested.

With the Aegis Core barrier, they could bide their time, slowly eliminating those intelligent dark beasts.

“That’s too slow. We only have a few months before the eruption of the dark phenomenon. It’ll be over if we don’t conquer this resource point by then.” Nash shook his head.

“Then…”

Unable to think of any solution, they could only look at Nash.

“How about this—you, together with the other Void Venerates, hold back those intelligent dark beasts.”

“Hold them back?”

“Do you plan to kill them yourself, Commander?”

Although they hadn’t seen much of Nash’s power, just sensing it was enough to fill them with awe.

Thinking of this, they couldn’t help but use their imagination.

“That’s right. As long as you can hold them long enough, I can kill them one by one.” Nash nodded in confidence.

Since forming the Star Alliance, aside from training, Nash hadn’t done much fighting.

However, he still knew how much power he had against those dark beasts.

With his Severance Knife, as long as it wasn’t like the Blood Demon he’d fought before or other elemental beasts that were immune to severance, Nash was confident he could kill them with one strike.

Meanwhile, feeling the confidence in Nash’s words, their eyes lit up.

“If it’s only holding back, then we’re confident we can hold on for a few days!”

Killing was different from holding. Concentrating on their survivability, they could even hold on indefinitely.

“That’s not what I mean. I mean, can you hold back all thousand intelligent dark beasts simultaneously? For how long?”

“All of them?” They gulped.

With a team or two, they were confident they could hold those intelligent dark beasts no matter how long.

However, holding them all simultaneously was almost an impossible task!

They didn’t even number two hundred. How could they hold back a thousand? They couldn’t split their bodies, could they?

As for the Void Venerates, with the impenetrable wall of dark beasts, they couldn’t even come in.

“You can’t even do this?” Nash said, getting impatient.

Did he choose to ally with the cowardly and incompetent?

Seeing Nash’s displeasure, those Void Marshals felt a chill run down their spines.

They felt that if they didn’t do their best, Nash might kick them out right here and now.

Knowing the future of following such a leader, how could they leave now?

Gritting their teeth, they looked at Nash. “N-no, we will do our best to hold them back. However, the time can’t be more than an hour.”

“An hour is plenty enough.” Nash finally smiled.

With his strength, as long as there wasn’t any particularly troublesome intelligent dark beast, he could even finish the job in a few minutes.

Unfortunately, there was also the distance he had to consider.

With a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers, just traveling from one dark beast to another was already time-consuming.

Soon, after discussing more details about the plan, Nash dismissed everyone.

—

In this operation, all the Void Marshals and some elite Void Venerates would participate.

First, entering the clustered dark nests, they began marking all the positions of those intelligent-type dark beasts.

Then, following the route Nash marked, they began setting various traps.

Preparing for days on end, the time to initiate the plan finally came.

“Everyone, take care. Just wait for me. If you really can’t take it, just escape and save your lives.” Nash said, looking at the tens of thousands of people about to march to the edge of hell.

“Thank you for your concern, Commander. We’ll be careful.”

Looking at Nash, they couldn’t help but feel conflicted.

Before, they hadn’t really felt it, but now they were more terrified than ever.

Although they knew Nash’s strength, they weren’t sure to what extent.

Could he really help them kill over a thousand dark beasts in less than an hour?

What if he couldn’t do it? Could they still escape after being exhausted?

Feeling fear begin to creep into their hearts, their steps became heavy as their vision began to blur.

However, just as they were hesitating, all the Void Venerates from the Nova Team, who’d volunteered to participate despite their lower strength, walked forward briskly without any hesitation.

Instead of going to the edge of hell, it seemed they were going to work as usual.

Feeling incredulous, their steps even stopped as if unable to believe their eyes.

“Haha, come on! With the boss’s word, how could you worry about anything?” William, taking the lead, smiled encouragingly at everyone.

Having complete confidence in Nash’s power, they knew that as long as they could hold on for an hour, they would be safe.

“Insanity!” Holding their thumping hearts, they could only follow.