Inside Shangjing Base's most secret conference room, several elders sat in their seats. They had been silent for a long time, and the atmosphere throughout the room had become oppressive to the extreme.
Commander Mu and Luo Ming sat together, both wearing exceptionally grim expressions. The bulging veins at Luo Ming's temples in particular revealed the rage he had suppressed for so long.
"Wang Chen of the Strategic Department has died. Commander-in-Chief Jin Yangbiao's fate is unknown, and the main alliance forces are missing as well." An elder slowly spoke, not looking at Commander Mu but lowering his head to stare at the tabletop. "The All-Out War is now on the verge of total defeat. Yin City still contains so many other species; we cannot place our hopes on the Wolf Fang Regiment, which has never appeared at all."
"On the verge of total defeat?" Commander Mu snorted coldly, all warmth gone from his eyes. "Making such a conclusion without even investigating? That doesn't sound like something an elder should say!"
"Commander Mu." The elder gave a bitter smile. "Chen Ji has already set out. As the new alliance commander-in-chief for the All-Out War, this matter has been decided. Please stop arguing with us."
Luo Ming swept his gaze around the room, barely able to suppress the anger in his heart. His eyes carried killing intent, and he looked nothing like an elderly old man. "Such an important matter was decided without a joint discussion by the Elder Council?!"
"Elder Luo." An elder said with a bitter smile, "It was actually decided through a vote of the Elder Council..."
The meaning was already obvious. There had been a vote and a discussion, but Commander Mu and Luo Ming had simply been excluded.
Commander Mu's heart turned cold. "You people really