Everything that followed went smoothly.
There were no major complications. The equipment was loaded onto the transport helicopters, which then headed back under the escort of armed helicopters.
Meanwhile, Lin Yi quietly recovered the Source Energy he had spent.
Without running into any serious trouble, the helicopter formation reached the training camp.
After safely delivering Lin Yi back to the East Vanguard Training Camp, the formation did not linger.
Liu Qiying stood by the cabin door and saluted Lin Yi solemnly in farewell.
His expression was complicated, filled with unprecedented awe and an urgent need to report everything he had witnessed.
On the way, Liu Qiying had already informed Lin Yi that he would return directly to the General Staff's base with the helicopter group.
Liu Qiying knew full well that the video on the camera he clutched to his chest—recording the devastating strike and Lin Yi's account—was valuable and shocking enough to unleash a storm at Supreme Command.
He had to report far more than a successful decapitation strike. He also had to convey how it completely overturned the existing power structure and demanded a reassessment of future strategic plans.
Lin Yi watched the helicopters disappear into the distance, then turned and returned to the somewhat empty training camp.
For the next seven days, the entire camp plunged into even more intense training, pushing the recruits to the limits of their potential.
The trainees quickly realized that the Chief Instructor's lessons were becoming more profound, but also more practical.
Lin Yi seemed no longer satisfied with teaching them only the rudiments of Source Energy activation and reinforcement. He had begun systematically teaching them control techniques that he had greatly simplified, yet which remained remarkably sophisticated.
He stood in the center of the training ground, a wisp of Source Energy