"Phew..."
Lu Xin let out a long breath and rolled his neck.
It cracked loudly.
Then he looked up at the people before him. Meeting their various expressions, he gave them an earnest smile.
"I'll take this mission."
"..."
A brief silence fell around them. It was impossible to tell whether that silence concealed some concern.
But whether it was Professor Bai, Mr. Su, Minister Shen, Chen Jing, Han Bing in the channel, or the armed soldiers standing nearby with their bodies taut and their guns clutched tightly in their arms as they pretended not to exist, a trace of anticipation rose in all their hearts.
"Now..."
Han Bing's voice rang out over the channel, carrying a slight tremor.
"Smack!"
She seemed to pat her chest to steady her voice before saying, "The mission details are as follows:
Sea Nation S-Rank Ability User Mental Entity and Residual Influence Cleanup Mission
Mission Rank: S-Rank
Executor: Lone Soldier
Information Analyst: Han Bing
Support Personnel: Lone Soldier Team Member, Kid..."
"..."
Only after she finished did she pause and ask softly, "Mr. Lone Soldier, are you ready?"
"Ready."
Lu Xin answered softly, then picked up the glasses from the case.
At that moment, everyone around him subconsciously turned their eyes toward him—or rather, toward the glasses in his hand.
When Lu Xin's fingers touched the glasses, the feeling that they were a living thing grew stronger.
He could even feel the cold frames twitch faintly, as if they too were experiencing nervousness. But Lu Xin did not waste any time. The moment he glanced at them, the glasses immediately seemed to become an inanimate object again.
They're pretty sly.
Lu Xin smiled at them, then put them on.
"Bzz..."
A blue light swept gently downward across the left lens.
Immediately afterward, a clear