October 2, dusk.
Southern Sector, Target Point 35, behind the third tier of Dragon Tooth Bunker.
Colonel Wang Xuemin, commander of the 28th Regiment, 140th Division, 52nd Army, was staring fixedly at the front-line positions a few hundred meters away.
Out there, every flash of frosty white sword light was like wiping a stain off a black canvas.
Yet the anxiety on his face only grew thicker.
He repeatedly raised his hand to check his wristwatch.
"How much longer for the Resonance Device?!" he turned back and roared at the staff officer beside him.
The staff officer was covered in sweat.
"Reporting to the regiment commander, it'll still take thirteen minutes to finish charging and come online for networking!"
"Thirteen minutes?" The regiment commander abruptly spun around, his fists clenched tight. "Can't it be any faster?!"
The staff officer wore a troubled expression.
"Regiment commander, all procedures are fixed. To ensure the absolute stability of the device, not a single step can be skipped..."
"I fucking know it can't be skipped!"
The regiment commander slammed a fist against the metal wall in front of him, producing a dull thud.
"Colonel Jiang has been fighting continuously for one hundred and twelve hours!"
His voice carried an irrepressible sense of helplessness and agitation.
To their 52nd Army, Jiang Xue was unique—she was one of their own!
Even though she wasn't from the 141st Division, he remembered Colonel Jiang's grace and carried Colonel Jiang's debt of gratitude!
Wang Xuemin felt as though every single minute and second now was agonizingly difficult to endure.
The very front line of the position.
The northern wind still howled.
Li Wei's dark hair had long since lost its usual smooth luster.
Right now, it was tangled in a messy ball, stained with ice shards and grime,