The Pledge of Allegiance the Shadow Needed

Two days ago.

An encrypted video conference, kept secret, was held quietly.

There were four people in total attending the meeting. All of them, men and women, sat quietly in the dark on the video.

Shadow took off her mask and baseball cap, making a rare public appearance.

He smiled and looked at everyone on the screen, "What would you all like to say?"

From the darkness, someone said, "Mr. Shadow has caused quite a stir, being a bit too active. If it weren't for the fact that your abilities are uncopyable, I would almost suspect that someone is impersonating you. After stealing Chen Yu's vegetable garden, you've now stolen Li Bingxi's. It's rare to see Mr. Shadow doing things so personally; is something about to happen?"

The shadow chuckled, "Haven't you all already made your own guesses?"

A figure sitting in the darkness suddenly leaned forward. "Qing Chen, he is indeed the patriarch's son, your younger brother, isn't he?"

The shadow remained silent for a long time before smiling and saying, "Yes."

Everyone who watched him remain silent felt an increased pressure. Every time this shadow fell silent, his mind was racing with countless thoughts and ideas.

The fact that Shadow could admit it himself meant that he had already thought about what would happen next.

All of this must be closely related to the various factions within the Qing clan.

The Qing family is about to undergo a major upheaval.

The outside world has always been skeptical about the news that Shadow is about to die. After all, how could such a powerful demigod just die like that?

But now Shadow's behavior has suddenly changed drastically, and everything is confirming that news.

Someone in the darkness said, "Qing Chen is Time Walker."

The shadow said with a smile, "I know."

"Hey," someone asked, "Wouldn't the patriarch's son have been replaced by the Time Walker? This isn't the original person, so why is Mr. Shadow so calm?"

"He is still him," the shadow said. "You don't need to worry about that."

"You want him to be the next Shadow?" someone asked in a low voice.

"If that were all, I wouldn't need to hold this meeting," Shadow said with interest. "Is anyone going to stop me?"

During the meeting, everyone fell silent.

The shadow is still the same powerful shadow, one that doesn't even bother with disguise.

At this point, someone asked, "So, what does Mr. Shadow want us to do?"

The shadow laughed, "I need you to stake everything, board the new war chariot, bind your lives together, and head towards the ends of the earth. Remember, a new Qing clan is about to be born, and staking everything is your ticket to entry. Everything I'm talking about includes your reputation, your trump cards, your lives—you can't afford to lose any of them. Of course, fate will also reward the wise."

"That's my brother. I will entrust everything to him before I die."

After saying that, Shadow turned off the video.

The remaining three sat silently in the darkness, not exchanging a word with each other, until they left after more than ten minutes.

Qing Kun from City No. 5 stood on the balcony and smoked a cigarette. His full beard made him look particularly weathered.

After smoking five cigarettes, he dialed an encrypted satellite phone, and his previously weary expression suddenly broke into a smile, "Son, how have you been lately?"

Qing Yi: "It's alright, just a bit tiring. I used to see Mr. handling PCA and CIA matters so easily, but when I did it myself, I found it was not like that at all."

Qing Kun smiled indulgently, "It's normal to be tired. You're still young, so you should endure some hardship and fatigue, you know? Your father back in the day..."

Qing Yi said impatiently, "Hey, a hero doesn't dwell on past glories. I'm sick of hearing about your old stories."

Qing Kun: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more."

Qing Yi asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly call me? Is something wrong?"

Qing Kun thought for a moment and asked, "There's something I'd like to hear your opinion on. If you had to choose now, would you rather protect yourself or help Qing Chen? What I mean is, Qing Chen might die, and if he dies, you and your father will die with him."

Qing Yi for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Dad, will you listen to me?"

Qing Kun stubbed out his cigarette. "Why should I listen to you, you little brat?"

Qing Yi's expression turned cold on the other end of the phone. "I've already said I'm not a child anymore."

Qing Yi hates being treated like a child, which is why he deliberately cultivates his shrewdness to distinguish himself from his father who is always cursing and swearing.

Qing Kun said, "You still haven't answered me."

Qing Yi said, "Dad, please help Mr. [son's name]."

"To risk everything, even death?"

"Yes, I'll risk everything, even death."

Qing Kun remained silent for a long time before replying, "Okay."

After saying that, he muttered under his breath, "You've been bribed with just a few Dragon Fish, you're spineless."

He hung up the phone, recalling what Shadow had said in the video.

This time, it's truly a choice that requires risking everything.

Actually, choosing either side is not a good idea.

Since that's the case, let's choose an answer that will make our son happy.

In the mountains and fields, Qing Chen and the others were getting further and further away from the Faceless Unit.

He watched their backs as they walked away, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a little moved.

It's important to understand that every decision made during this manhunt had far-reaching consequences, because this choice essentially represented siding with power.

The victor reigns supreme.

The losers die.

The rules are that simple.

Generally, the Qing clan will choose sides for power in the final round of the Shadow Struggle, when everyone can see who will win.

Who is outwardly glamorous but inwardly despicable?

Who is the trash and who is the strong? It was made clear during the Shadow Struggle. The truth cannot be hidden, and the falsehood cannot be made true.

In fact, the Shadow Struggle were not only about choosing the smartest and most ruthless person to be the Shadow, but also about giving the various factions of the Qing Clan a long time span so that they could see who was most worthy of following and investing in.

This process of power differentiation ensured the stability of the Qing clan.

However, this time the Shadow Struggle is clearly different. The shadows don't have much time left, and they want to force everyone to make a choice now.

Immediately, right now, or you'll miss your chance.

Qing Chen thought to himself, no wonder Shadow could open the Shadow Gate directly to Forbidden Zone No. 002, yet he didn't mention it at all and insisted on hitching a ride there.

If the Shadow Gate had been opened in City No. 10, Qing Chen would have been stuffed with fruit by now.

The process of this escape is itself a testament to the shadow's desire to see everyone's Pledge of Allegiance.

Chen Yu and Li Bingxi need to Pledge of Allegiance.

The shadow needs it too.

If someone fails to Pledge of Allegiance, then in order to ensure that Qing Chen will not face too many obstacles in the future, he may take more people with him.

Clear away the last obstacles for Qing Chen and see clearly those who are reluctant to take sides.

This is what Shadow wants to do for his younger brother.

Return countdown: 30:00:00.

The red sun was setting behind the distant mountains, and Qing Chen and the others quickly made their way south into the wilderness under the setting sun.

Qing Chen asked Zard, "What are those two black boxes they brought? What are they for? Are they laser-guided?"

Zard replied, "It seems to be used for weapon guidance. It's not laser-guided, it uses some other radio frequency method. There seems to be something on that machine that can automatically lock onto something..."

"Huh?" Qing Chen smiled wryly, "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? Can't you explain the underlying principles?"

Zard thought for a moment, "Do you know Lagrange's theorem? It's irrelevant to this."

Qing Chen: "..."

Neuropathy!

At this moment, the Faceless Unit turned around and silently watched this scene unfold...

A Faceless Man chewed gum, his facial scars twitching with each chew. "Was that Young Master Qing Yi's teacher? Why does the whole world want to kill him?"

"We don't understand the affairs of important people, we just need to do our job well," said the Faceless Man Captain. "Do you have any more chewing gum? Give me one."

Someone threw a piece of chewing gum to the captain from behind the hillside, then peeked out and casually shot and killed a squad of reconnaissance soldiers who were infiltrating.

His marksmanship was so accurate that, within a 200-meter range, even if he was not as good as Qing Chen, he wouldn't be much worse.

The next moment, the Faceless Man holding the handheld computer said, "The Shenyou A-Class Airship is here; it's probably going to hunt down Qing Chen."

The Faceless Man Captain said expressionlessly, "Lock on it, take it down. It's time for the other one to offer his Pledge of Allegiance."

Faceless Man next to him began operating the machine inside the black box. He first searched for the target parameters of the Shenyou on the machine, and then pressed the switch.

The instant the button was pressed, more than 3,000 kilometers away, in a military base belonging to the Qing family in the north, a vehicle carrying a missile over six meters long in the Rocket Force roared to life.

The launch pad stood upright, and a huge burst of fire erupted from the missile's tail as it soared into the sky. Powered by high-performance fuel, the missile reached a terrifying first cosmic velocity of 7.9 kilometers per second in just over ten minutes.

The missile first enters a celestial orbit, and then, just before reaching the battlefield, it finally falls precisely under the control of the multi-pulse engine.

At this time, the Shenyou had already detected the missile using its anti-missile system.

The captain frowned, looking at the missile rapidly approaching on the radar. "What type of missile is that? How can it be so fast?"

The radar operator stammered, "Captain, this is a cruise-class missile! It's just slowing down from cosmic velocity; a minute ago it was going even faster..."

"What the hell?!" the captain exclaimed in shock!

The bridge was also filled with terror.

Cruise-class missile?!

A-Class Airship isn't War Fortress; it has absolutely no ability to intercept it!

This thing is used to attack Aerial Fortress and important military bases!

Without the ability to develop nuclear weapons, this missile is the sword and trump card in the hands of all conglomerates. Once launched, it represents the firmest fighting resolve and the will to perish together with everyone.

A single Federal Cruise-class missile costs hundreds of millions of dollars.

The multi-pulse engine on the missile alone is worth over 100 million. This multi-pulse engine can adjust the target lock at any time, so no matter how the A-Class Airship changes direction, it cannot evade it.

The speed of the airship is far inferior to that of this missile...

Compared to this Federal Cruise-class missile, the relative speed of the airship is not much different from that of a snail.

The problem is, if it weren't for the outbreak of a full-scale war between the Federation, if it weren't for the fact that both sides were bloodthirsty.

Who would be so bored as to use this thing to attack an A-Class Airship?!

What they didn't know was that using this thing to attack A-Class Airship was indeed a waste, but that was exactly what Shadow wanted to see.

He wanted to see everyone's attitude of leaving no way out.

In the face of this incident, a loss of several hundred million is nothing.

At this moment.

Soldiers, carrying parachutes, jumped off the Shenyou, and hundreds of airship soldiers lined up and jumped out like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

They were well aware of the danger posed by missiles of this caliber.

Without an emergency plan, there's no way to intercept them. Jumping might give you a chance to survive, but not jumping will definitely kill you.

"It's almost time," the Faceless Unit soldiers stood up, looking at the Shenyou that was about to arrive above them.

They put on sunglasses.

A missile, resembling a meteorite falling from the sky, streaked across the heavens with a long trail of flame. Guided by precise lock-on guidance, it flew into the sky with an undeniable and irresistible force before everyone's eyes.

It pierced through the Shenyou in an instant!

The nuclear reactor inside the Shenyou exploded instantly, and the entire Shenyou burst into a blinding light, becoming the most dazzling fireworks display before nightfall.

The electromagnetic pulse generated by the direct explosion of the nuclear reactor traveled hundreds of kilometers, causing all electronic equipment on another A-Class Airship in the north to malfunction, forcing it to activate its backup electronic equipment.

After learning that its target was Qing Chen, the Yunting A-Class Airship had been fitted with a higher level of anti-electro-pulse coating. However, the explosion of its nuclear reactor would be hundreds of times more powerful than Qing Chen's...

Suddenly, the Yunting received a notification from Air Force headquarters. "Evacuate!"

When someone starts risking their life like a madman, regardless of the cost, someone else will be unable to bear the loss and leave halfway through!

Nobody wants to fight a war with a madman!

In the Faceless Unit, the soldier in charge of information warfare laughed and said, "The Yunting has withdrawn."

"Oh, there's still one left. What a pity, the other person hasn't submitted their Pledge of Allegiance yet," said the captain of the Faceless Unit. "What should we do? Boss Kun said everyone has to get on the pirate ship together, not a single one can be missing."

Two black boxes, each controlling one of the two Federal Cruise-class missiles.

These two strategic weapons are the Pledge of Allegiance of the other two people in the video conference.

Qing Kun's Faceless Man was in charge of guidance, while the other two were responsible for launching.

We've only used one to scare away the Yunting, so we need to use the other one too.

Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back.

Another person who hasn't Pledge of Allegiance might also seem a bit out of place.

The Faceless Man captain thought for a moment and said, "First, wipe out the reconnaissance battalion chasing us from the north. Then go find the 18th Field Brigade and drop the missiles on them. One missile is enough to kill everyone."

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"Is the murderous aura so strong, Captain?" someone asked with a smile.

The captain glanced at everyone and said, "Don't you understand? From today onwards, there's no turning back for any of us, including ourselves. If you pledge allegiance to one person, you must pledge allegiance to them until death. If the other side chooses someone else, then they are the enemy. Don't show mercy to the enemy."

The Faceless Man straightened their expressions. "Understood!"

In reality, 41 B-Class gene warriors may seem impressive, but on a real battlefield, a single shell could kill several of them.

Therefore, the Faceless Man are not front-line combat units; their expertise lies in infiltration, assassination, kidnapping, and precision-guided infiltration behind enemy lines.

That is their mission.

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