Are You Teaching Me How to Do My Job?

Are You Teaching Me How to Do My Job?

All the residents within a ten-li radius had seemingly taken a trip through the gates of hell, waking from the pain drenched in sweat.

Xia Chujian felt none of it. She only thought that the roar coming from behind the rectangular moon gate was unbearably unpleasant.

Earlier, she had thought the roars made by those tentacle monsters in the six-story building were atrocious, but compared to this roar, they were not even in the same league.

She twitched the corner of her mouth and silently activated the sound-blocking system on her helmet.

Her world immediately fell quiet.

But then a clear, resonant cry, like the Phoenix Cry Dragon Roar, rang out. Even her helmet's sound-blocking system could not stop it.

Xia Chujian was secretly astonished.

In the night sky outside, after that earth-shaking roar, the rectangular moon gate in the sky actually writhed and writhed, turning back into a flawless silver-white full moon.

The black fog also gradually churned and began dissipating in waves between heaven and earth.

Through her sniper rifle's scope, Xia Chujian saw that gray figure that had just been skewered on the tip of a tentacle. As the tentacles vanished, it lost its support and plummeted downward.

The man holding the silver longbow nearby took a step back.

The two men behind him hurried forward and caught the gray figure whose chest had already been pierced through by the tentacle.

That person was thoroughly dead. Even from so far away, Xia Chujian could see the gaping hole in his chest through her scope.

Though the tentacles had vanished into nothingness, the damage they caused was all too real.

Boom! As the thick black fog dispersed, Xia Chujian's flying vehicle lost its support as well and plunged downward.

Xia Chujian came back to her senses and hurriedly took manual control again, sharply pulling her flying vehicle upward before it could keep falling.

At that moment, the man who had fired the golden arrow glanced in Xia Chujian's direction.

Xia Chujian was certain that her flying vehicle was in Stealth Mode. He should not have been able to see it.

But when she thought of the hole pierced through the top of her vehicle, her confidence faltered.

Fine, time to run...

Xia Chujian quickly accelerated her flying vehicle manually and fled from the upper space over the South District, speeding north.

The silver longbow in Huo Yushen's hand silently disappeared. He withdrew his gaze and walked freely through midair, cutting through the dispersing black fog as he headed toward the Bat-style Fighter Jet hovering outside.

The two adjutants behind him, Kang Shanxing and Meng Guanghui, had witnessed everything just now and were still shaken.

"...That was close! Good thing those weren't physical Remnants! They were only illusions!"

They carried the person who had jumped out of the rectangular moon gate and followed behind Huo Yushen out of the black fog.

There was a huge hole in that person's chest. He was thoroughly dead.

After entering the Bat-style Fighter Jet, Huo Yushen stopped and turned around. His gaze was cold and murderous as he looked at the person being carried by the adjutants. "...He's dead. The Mission failed."

The expressions of the two adjutants tightened, and cold sweat crept down their backs.

They both knew what that person's death meant.

Meng Guanghui sighed and asked uneasily, "Marshal Huo, should we send him for an autopsy?"

Huo Yushen glanced at him, then turned and left.

Meng Guanghui awkwardly scratched his head and ordered, "Send him to the medical team for an autopsy."

Kang Shanxing was also arranging matters for his subordinates. "Once the black fog inside has completely dispersed, you can go in. Have the Investigation Bureau send people down to clean up the scene. Don't overlook a single clue. Also, check whether the Special Security Bureau Operations Division team carrying out the Mission has suffered Total Annihilation."

"Yes!"

A person in a White Protective Suit approached and said cautiously, "Sir, the Instrument detected an ultra-high frequency belonging to a Remnant in the outer airspace. Please submit to an examination."

Huo Yushen did not even look at him and simply turned to leave.

Kang Shanxing remained at the door to explain to the person in the White Protective Suit. "The things in the black fog weren't Remnants. There's no need to check."

"They weren't? But the frequency detected by the Instrument was the same..."

"Are you teaching me how to do my job?"

"I'm sorry, Colonel Kang. I was wrong."

The person in the White Protective Suit looked terrified and hurriedly left with the Instrument, bowing as he went.

Five Minutes later, every trace on the ground had been cleaned up, all evidence left at the scene had been collected, and all fallen Special Security Bureau members had been sent into another Kun-style Transport Aircraft.

Kang Shanxing came before Huo Yushen and reported solemnly, "Marshal Huo, of the team dispatched by the Operations Division This Time, everyone except Lieutenant Yi Nanping, leader of Group 12 in District 3 of the branch, was killed in action."

"After examination, they were all killed by reflected standard-issue laser weapons."

"According to our operational rules, when encountering Remnants, Mental Strength Experts must act. Space-Based Weapons should not be used."

"For the failure of This Time's operation, Lieutenant Yi Nanping of Group 12 in District 3 bears an inescapable responsibility."

Huo Yushen raised his head. His expression was utterly calm as he said coldly, "Did Yi Nanping give the order to fire?"

"Yes. We just questioned him. But he said that he only ordered the use of Space-Based Weapons after witnessing a case where a Remnant was killed by conventional weapons."

"A Remnant was killed by conventional weapons? When did that happen?" Huo Yushen's fingers paused. "Is there an operation video? Was it uploaded to Headquarters?"

Kang Shanxing understood what Huo Yushen meant and immediately said, "Lieutenant Yi said it was uploaded."

Huo Yushen gave a faint "Mm," withdrew his gaze, and ignored the matter.

But Kang Shanxing was still standing before him, with no intention of leaving.

Huo Yushen looked up again and shot him a cold glance.

"...Some sniper bullet casings were recovered at the scene." Kang Shanxing braced himself and presented the casings in a transparent evidence bag to Huo Yushen with both hands. "Team Leader Yi said someone saved his life with a Sniper Rifle."

Huo Yushen slowly sat up straighter. "...Sniper bullet casings? Recovered at the scene?"

"Yes, recovered at the scene."

Huo Yushen's gaze narrowed slightly.

Kang Shanxing instantly understood what Huo Yushen meant.

Just now, inside the black fog, he had personally seen Huo Yushen fight those tentacles and had firsthand experience.

The Remnants in the black fog did not physically exist. They were illusions created from energy.

Based on their experience, even Space-Based Weapons could not deal with physical Remnants, let alone illusions.

Who was so talented that they could fire at empty air under those circumstances? Huo Yushen's gaze swept over the bronze-colored bullet casings in the transparent evidence bag. Calm and collected, he asked again, "Where is Yi Nanping?"

"His Mental Strength was severely damaged. He only woke up to undergo questioning."

Huo Yushen suddenly rose and left his private office.

The interior of this Bat-style Fighter Jet was extremely spacious, and it even had a dedicated treatment room.

Huo Yushen arrived at the treatment room and saw Yi Nanping lying in the Medical Cabin. Several military doctors were watching the Instrument readings, assessing his injuries while organizing a treatment plan.

When they saw Huo Yushen enter, everyone in the treatment room raised their hands in salute. "Greetings, sir!"

Huo Yushen gave no response. Without a word, he walked to the Medical Cabin and stood behind it, in a backlit position.

Kang Shanxing, who had followed him in, hurriedly spoke into the communicator on the Medical Cabin. "Lieutenant Yi Nanping of Group 12 in District 3, Special Security Bureau Mulan City Branch. I am Kang Shanxing, Director of the Intelligence Division at Special Security Bureau Headquarters."

Yi Nanping lay sprawled in the Medical Cabin. Having just awakened, he had undergone a round of questioning, and his head was still muddled, his reactions sluggish.

But when he heard the words "Director of the Intelligence Division," he immediately became Clear-Minded by reflex.

He was very familiar with the name Kang Shanxing. He was one of the most capable adjutants at the side of a Special Security Bureau big shot, and despite his young age, he was already a Colonel.

Yi Nanping hurriedly said weakly toward the communication equipment on the cabin ceiling, "Greetings, sir! I am Lieutenant Yi Nanping of Group 12 in District 3, Special Security Bureau Mulan City Branch. Sir, I failed to complete the Mission and failed to rendezvous with... our target. Group 12 in District 3, Special Security Bureau Mulan City Branch, suffered Total Annihilation. It is all my responsibility."

"I request to be sent before a Military Court and bear full responsibility for my dereliction of duty."

At that moment, all of Yi Nanping's memories came flooding back.

He remembered the thick black fog that reflected every attack, and the team members who had died miserably when their attacks were reflected back. Shame and guilt surged through him, and he wished he could die alongside them.

Yi Nanping slammed a fist onto the Medical Cabin's switch.

The cabin door efficiently split open to either side.

Supporting himself against the cabin wall, Yi Nanping struggled to sit up, his emotions agitated. "Sir! I don't deserve to lie here receiving treatment! I want to be with my team members!"

Kang Shanxing said in a cold, businesslike tone, "I did not come here to listen to your confession."

Yi Nanping: "..."

His face immediately flushed dark red.

Fortunately, his skin was naturally deep brown, so the blush was not obvious.

Kang Shanxing held up the bag of sniper bullet casings before Yi Nanping and asked evenly, "You said a Sniper Rifle saved you?"

Yi Nanping froze for a moment before quickly nodding. "Yes! At the time, a sniper bullet knocked away the Black Gold Dagger that had been reflected back. Otherwise, that Dagger would have gone straight into my brow."

Still shaken, he touched the spot between his eyebrows.

"How did you know it was a sniper bullet? Did you have an Instrument measuring it at the time?"

Yi Nanping Shook His Head. "I didn't have an Instrument to measure it, but I happened to awaken at the brink of death today and achieved the materialization of my Mental Strength."

Huo Yushen stood behind the Medical Cabin, and Yi Nanping had not seen him.

Now Huo Yushen remained Calm and Collected, taking another step back and hiding himself entirely in the shadows.

Kang Shanxing understood the meaning behind Huo Yushen's every movement. He knew that Huo Yushen found Yi Nanping too long-winded.

Kang Shanxing hurriedly coughed lightly as cover. "Team Leader Yi, there is no need to mention anything unrelated to today's matter."

Yi Nanping understood that he had not explained himself clearly and added with reddened eyes, "It's like this. When facing Remnants today, we should have used Mental Strength to contend against them."

"But along with those Remnants came black fog. It was particularly strange. Not only was it extremely thick and resistant, but it could also reflect every attack."

"Our team members' Mental Strength Didn't Work at all, so I gave the order for them to use Space-Based Weapons."

"As a result, after firing miniature laser Rocket Launchers, they were all killed by the reflected lasers."

"Only then did I realize that Space-Based Weapons Didn't Work either. I made one final effort, and I actually awakened, materializing my Mental Strength into a Black Gold Dagger. I wanted to use that materialized Dagger to save the target."

"I didn't expect the result to be the same. The Black Gold Dagger materialized from my Mental Strength was still reflected back by the black fog, shooting straight at my brow."

"Then I clearly saw a bronze-colored sniper bullet fly over and knock away the Black Gold Dagger I had materialized with my Mental Strength."

Kang Shanxing found it utterly inconceivable and frowned. "Yi Nanping, do you need more time to organize your thoughts? Think carefully about what you just said!"

"Organize my thoughts? You don't believe me?! I'm telling the truth!" Yi Nanping clutched his chest and shouted with all his strength.

Kang Shanxing stepped forward and explained on Huo Yushen's behalf, "Team Leader Yi, Think Carefully about what you just said. On one hand, you say even Space-Based Weapons Didn't Work. On the other, you say a sniper bullet knocked away the Black Gold Dagger materialized from your Mental Strength. Your Black Gold Dagger was materialized from Mental Strength, an illusion made of energy. Tell me, how could a conventional sniper bullet knock away your Mental Strength?"

Yi Nanping was dumbfounded.

He had merely stated the facts and truly had not considered whether those facts were "reasonable."

And now he also realized that since the black fog could counter every Physical Attack, why could the person who fired inside the fog shoot a bullet to save him without being counterattacked by the fog? He opened his mouth, making an incoherent sound in his throat, yet he could not say a single meaningful word.

Kang Shanxing felt that he was not lying, and his expression softened somewhat as he continued asking, "...What kind of bullet was it?"

Since Yi Nanping had just awakened at that time, his five senses—sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch—would have risen to another level. Even among those at the peak of B-rank Mental Strength, those who had awakened and those who had not were worlds apart.

From a scientific perspective, after awakening, his eyesight and hearing could rival an ultra-high-speed camera.

Yi Nanping came back to his senses and answered without hesitation, "Before I passed out, I saw it clearly. It was a bronze-colored sniper bullet, approximately twenty-nine millimeters in diameter and one hundred fifty millimeters long. It should have been the latest No. 150 Sniper Rifle Bullet produced by Zong Military Industries this year."

Kang Shanxing: "..."

He had only expected Yi Nanping to describe the bullet's color, shape, and approximate dimensions. He had not expected him to identify even the manufacturer.

Sensing Kang Shanxing's disbelief, Yi Nanping hurriedly said, "Really! Also, I happened to handle a case today where someone used a gun! They used conventional weapons to kill Remnants!"

"A hundred thousand bullet casings were left at that scene, all No. 085 and No. 093 Automatic Machine Gun and miniature Submachine Gun bullets from Zong Military Industries!"

"To investigate that case, I pulled up the catalog of every bullet produced by Zong Military Industries this year from the optical computer half an hour ago, and I happened to see the No. 150 Sniper Rifle Bullet!"

"That was why I ordered my team members to use Space-Based Weapons! I thought they were all Thermal Weapons. If conventional weapons could do it, Space-Based Weapons could only be stronger! I never expected... I never expected..."

Yi Nanping covered his face as tears streamed down.

He had never expected that a single mistaken thought would lead to the miserable deaths of his entire team.

Kang Shanxing pressed again, "Did someone really kill a Remnant with conventional weapons?"

"Absolutely! Besides the uploaded operation video, I also turned over the Remnants' severed limbs to the Special Security Bureau Mulan City Branch. You can investigate!"

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