Seven hundred and twenty hours later.
"Commander! The West Capital Safe Zone sent a squad of Third Order mutants to raid the supplies we just discovered!"
"Our comrades are all trapped there now. The First Legion is asking when you plan to prepare a rescue mission!"
Wearing a bathrobe and lying in a rocking chair in the warm room, the young man listened to the report beneath the tree with an ugly expression. Facing those pairs of tense, expectant eyes, he was unable to say a word for a long time.
"Let the First Legion go first. I think—I think they're—"
"You're not going!?"
"How dare you speak to the commander like that!? If the commander has to personally solve every problem, then what use are you!?"
Before everyone could turn their ugly gazes toward the girl beside Li Xianming and reprimand her, the young man seemed to have found an excuse and hurriedly spoke.
"I've said it before. I'll definitely fight alongside everyone!"
"But this is clearly a trap. They may be deliberately trying to lure me out! Once you've investigated everything, I'll head into battle immediately!"
Still resolute, yet as soon as he finished speaking, the young man once again felt his strength continuously draining away, falling another notch.
For the first time, he saw disappointment in people's eyes.
"Darling, don't bother with them. Some things only need to be lies you tell the people below."
"Who are you going to fight? Even if you're not afraid of those Third Order mutants, what about the Fourth Order? Even if you're not afraid of people, what about the monsters? No matter how strong you are, if you keep fighting, there will always come a day when something goes wrong."
"We can survive on our own. We only need to