Sweet's expression was grim, especially with so many base soldiers behind him. That made his expression even uglier.
During the earlier battle, Sweet had used The Authority of Theft to steal the power of that blood-colored storm. In response, Luo Yan had thrown a Psionic Interference Grenade at him.
Having prepared for this in advance, Sweet naturally wasn't caught so easily. He immediately destroyed the grenade with a stream of energy.
But then Luo Yan started throwing grenades nonstop, as if he were teasing a monkey, while Sweet cautiously treated every one of them as a Psionic Interference Grenade.
To his fury, however, all the grenades Luo Yan threw were fragmentation grenades.
Because of his caution, Sweet avoided the effects of the Psionic Interference Grenade.
But that same caution made his entire series of movements look cowardly in the soldiers' eyes.
On top of that, Luo Yan had just stimulated Sweet with Killing Intent alone. The Killing Intent had been focused on Sweet and hadn't affected anyone else.
Thus, in the soldiers' eyes, their Base Commander—the general of Freedom Wings and the pilot of the Justice Apostle—had suddenly retreated for no reason, as if he had been frightened by something.
The soldiers said nothing, but from their eyes, Sweet could sense their confusion, bewilderment, and faint contempt.
Sweet couldn't help clenching his fists. He could never forgive Luo Yan, this man who kept making a fool of him.
Just then, the base broadcast came on.
"Cough. This is Grey Wolf, captain of the Grey Wolf Squad."
"It is with great regret that I inform everyone that Saint Mary Base has fallen into the hands of the Strategic Affairs Department. The Strategic Affairs Department has already taken control of several important facilities on our side."
"General Sweet has unfortunately died in