When those eleven... oh no, ten players successfully "parachuted" down, landed, regrouped, and charged into the Chaos monsters' camp, mixing it up with those Demons, Chaos cultists, and Chaos natives amid earth-shaking battle cries, with roars of "WAAAGH!!" ringing out now and then alongside overlapping gunfire and explosions, a certain Sergeant Major "Gao Mulan" was leisurely drinking a beverage in the cockpit of the transport ship circling high overhead, not bothering to spare them a second glance.
"..."
That was right!
She had no intention of checking on the players' battle situation, nor had she opened the relevant surveillance feed to keep watch. She simply sat comfortably in the pilot's seat, her long legs propped up on the console, sipping her drink while watching the sunset on the horizon.
Since the cockpit still contained the rescued teenage survivor, and to avoid any unnecessary trouble, she had not reverted to her original appearance—a cute eight-year-old girl with short legs and baby fat—throughout the entire time.
Of course, what she looked like did not really matter. As long as the base commander, Gao Lanlan, and certain human "NPC" officers recognized her, that was enough.
See?
Before she could relax for very long, Gao Lanlan's communication interface suddenly popped up from the ship's console.
"!!"
"Supreme Leader!"
The instant the call connected, although she saw that her Supreme Leader was slacking off and leisurely drinking a beverage, Gao Lanlan quickly composed her startled expression, then stood at attention and gave a proper military salute.
"Mm-hmm!"
"What is it?"
(o▽)o
Annie took another sip before blinking lazily and asking.
"..."
Gao Lanlan on the communication interface seemed somewhat speechless. She opened her mouth several times, looking like she wanted to speak but stopped herself, then wanted to stop but speak again.
"It's like this!"