After spending two days in Jiangnan Base City, Chen Daolin and Ji Xuan met with Lin Xiao, then left Jiangnan and returned to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall Global Headquarters in Hongning Base City.
A few kilometers from the headquarters' airship building stood a military camp, where the Special Operations Team was based. The teams usually stayed there and only went out when they had missions. When there were no missions, everyone went about their own business.
The four teams—Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow—each had six members, all of them War Gods. Their captains were renowned among the High-level War Gods, while their deputy captains were High-level War Gods. The remaining members were all Intermediate or High-level War Gods.
The military camp had special villas for the Special Operations Team members. Their accommodations were even better than those in the Warrior Residential Area.
Chen Daolin was escorted into a meeting room, where five people were already seated: one Chinese man, two white men, and two Black men. They were all wearing combat uniforms and looked to be in their thirties or forties. As soon as Chen Daolin entered, all five turned to look at him, their eyes filled with scrutiny, doubt, and suspicion.
After all, Chen Daolin was far too young, and the higher-ups at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall had probably not told them about his background. Otherwise, the mere label of Invincible God of War would have been enough to quiet these battle-hardened, unruly warriors.
"Gentlemen, this is your new captain, Chen Daolin, of the Earth-Rank Special Operations Team," the officer who had brought him over said in a stiff, formal tone.
Once the officer had left, Chen Daolin walked to the front of the conference table, glanced around, and lightly tapped the tabletop with his fingers. Then