The six captives all wore smug expressions, as if they had just accomplished some earth-shaking feat.
"What do you mean? Exactly what it sounds like. It's not that hard to understand, is it?"
"The Bizarre Tree you've been making out to be so terrifying isn't all that mysterious after all."
He Jin frowned. "Speak plainly. And what happened to those men?"
"Taking down the Bizarre Tree was bound to cost lives. They sacrificed themselves for the greater good. They died for a worthy cause, and their deaths were not in vain!"
"If you're as cautious as these people, you'll never get anywhere."
"The Bizarre Tree has already been captured. We're returning to camp at once to report to the Joint Command Group."
He Jin looked a little surprised, but said nothing. Instead, he gave the men a meaningful glance.
San Gou, Mao Doudou, and the others didn't believe them at all. They jeered one after another.
"Stop dreaming. If the Bizarre Tree were that easy to deal with, would you be the ones to get the credit?"
"Are you so desperate for merit that you've lost your minds? Falsifying military achievements can get you shot."
The six men sneered and shot back, "All right, all right. We know you're just jealous because you couldn't get the credit. People like you can't stand seeing someone else earn merit. You're afraid we'll steal the glory, aren't you?"
"Too bad. The greatest credit is destined to be ours."
"Hahaha! No matter how much commotion you made earlier, it still took us to deal with the Bizarre Tree."
San Gou, Mao Doudou, and the others flew into a rage, glaring at the men.
He Jin, however, remained remarkably calm and stopped San Gou and the others from acting rashly.
He said coolly, "You keep