"An Exotic Treasure?" Lin Shuguang immediately took an interest, pressing his lips together slightly. "I thought it'd just be a dull fight trading blows. A treasure might give me something worth seeing..."
Hearing him mutter, the senior Military Department officer beside him looked somewhat taken aback. He hesitated, thinking he had failed to explain just how dangerous this mission was.
He was about to speak again, but Director Lin, who had been urgently summoned, seemed ready to head inside.
The senior officer's expression shifted slightly.
Just then, someone approached from the side-a bald, burly middle-aged man with a fierce presence.
The senior officer beside Lin Shuguang immediately went over to greet him. "Sect Master Huang."
The burly middle-aged man said impassively, "I received a request for help from Anonymous Commander Wang. What's the situation?"
The senior officer shook his head. "The target is stronger than we predicted. Martial King Luo just told us to fall back. I've already requested that our superiors send additional Martial Kings at the mid-stage Profound Connection Realm..."
"Mid-stage?" Huang Xiang paused and frowned. "It's gotten that difficult?"
If this truly involved the mid-stage Profound Connection Realm, going in now would do no good.
He was the master of a sect, after all. Its rise and fall depended on him, so he could not afford any mishaps.
The senior officer spoke again. "Sect Master Huang, let me introduce you. This is-huh? Director Lin?"
To his astonishment, he discovered that Lin Shuguang was already heading toward the combat zone, and his expression changed.
"Director Lin?" Only then did Sect Master Huang notice Lin Shuguang's retreating figure.
He had assumed Lin Shuguang was some youngster from the Military Department and paid him no mind. Now, seeing him resolutely charge in alone, he could not help frowning. He looked