Chapter 2713
Over the next stretch of time, Xiao Ran did not take part in several missions, but the number of S-class Pilots in the Burning Legion continued to grow. There were the new candidates elected during each mission cycle, followed by the normal promotions that occurred with every mission.
The Burning Legion had been developing for far too long. Its territorial strength had always stood alone at the top, but after all those years, the direct members of the Burning Legion had finally entered an explosive growth phase. One after another, they began to grow into S-class Pilots. Given the Burning Legion's scale and foundation, it had unquestionably surpassed the Mythical Legion, which was still nominally ranked first.
The Burning Legion's influence within Prometheus had grown ever greater, yet it had become increasingly low-key during missions. Upon entering a mission, it would issue an announcement directly informing everyone that Burning Legion members were present. Anyone wanting to cling to them should hurry up, while they no longer charged around recklessly and dug pits everywhere like before.
Of course, if there were participants determined to oppose the Burning Legion during a mission, the Burning Legion would not show them the slightest mercy. It did what it had to do, though there was at least a hint of restraint now. Generally speaking, in any world where Burning Legion members appeared, they would basically become the leaders.
Many within the Burning Legion knew that the Legion's S-class Pilots were busy with another arrangement—a brand-new kind of mission unknown to anyone below S-class. Every newly promoted S-class Pilot would remain in Prometheus for another one or two mission periods before joining the new mission arranged by the Legion, after which they would disappear from Prometheus.
By now, many people had realized that they