The young officer jogged over in haste. Only after he reached the two men and handed the phone to Kewei did he seem to notice that someone else was standing beside Kewei.
He stared wide-eyed at He Ao beside Kewei, seemingly wanting to ask something. But when he saw Kewei pick up the phone, he tightly shut his mouth.
At that moment, the call in Kewei's hand connected, and the tense voice of a middle-aged man came through the phone. "General Kovi, why did you suddenly disconnect? Are you all right? What's the situation over there now?"
"It was an Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb,"
Kewei replied hoarsely. "Nothing serious. Things are going smoothly here. We'll wrap it up soon."
Then he paused slightly and glanced at the flames illuminating the sky overhead. "How are things outside?"
"The situation isn't good right now,"
the middle-aged officer on the other end quickly said. "The Ives Space System's Mercenary Group has suddenly intensified its offensive. They're rapidly shifting from probing attacks to a full-scale assault."
"A full-scale assault?"
Kewei froze briefly, then quickly said, "Maintain an orderly counterattack, but don't substantially increase the intensity. I'll be back shortly."
"Yes."
The middle-aged officer immediately replied.
While Kewei was on the phone, the young officer beside him cautiously leaned over and looked at He Ao. "Are you Mr. Lynn?"
Then he looked at the blood on He Ao's body. "You're injured?"
"Just a minor injury,"
He Ao shook his head and smiled. "I remember you. When I went to the South City Command Center before, you were standing in the last row."
The young officer's eyes instantly widened.
At that moment, Kewei, having ended the call, turned back to look at He Ao beside him. "Want to go take a look at the Command Center?"
"Sure."