October 23, noon, 12:00.
Northeast Sector, Eighth Ring Dragon Tooth Bunker, independent rest room.
Knock, knock, knock!
The hurried knocking jolted Li Wei awake from her light sleep.
She turned over and sat up, and a hurried voice came from outside.
"Colonel Jiang, we just received orders. Fifth Stage operations are about to begin. Please proceed to the forward position!"
"Understood!" Li Wei pulled open the alloy door and glanced at the messenger.
Then she suddenly froze.
"Battalion Commander?"
Staring at Zhong Li's familiar, refined face, Li Wei cried out softly.
Zhong Li chuckled and made an inviting gesture. "It's an honor to fight alongside you once more."
Still dazed but carrying a trace of delight, Li Wei walked outside and asked, "Weren't you in the Southern Sector?"
Zhong Li answered gently, "Commander Zhou personally requested the transfer. He said that your first battle after coming to the Western Frontier was fought alongside our 52nd Army. Now that the decisive battle is imminent, it should have a beginning and an end."
"They actually approved it?" Li Wei asked in return.
Zhong Li smiled. "Naturally, they didn't. A temporary redeployment would cost time and effort... But I heard that Martial Immortal Yun nodded."
Li Wei understood. It was probably Uncle Yun who opened the back door for us.
Now that Zhong Li was here, the Second Battalion should be nearby.
Then Qin Lan...
On the way out of the rear bunker, she looked left and right, searching everywhere.
But everyone she encountered still wore Ninth Army armbands, not those of the 52nd Army.
Seeing her confusion, Zhong Li explained, "Our people are underground. Your friends are down there too."
"Then what are you doing here, Battalion Commander?"
"I originally wanted to come up and see you. I happened to run into