No wonder Li Xuerou and the many generals had been so shocked upon hearing this news.
From the very beginning, they had felt that the success rate of this SSS-rank mission was truly not high.
Although Ling Zhan was very strong, Li Xuerou and the others had always believed that he still could not change the outcome.
The Scarlet Phoenix Demon Venerable was certainly no soft persimmon to be squeezed.
Yet under such circumstances, you were telling them that Ling Zhan had actually succeeded in taking Lemoris Fortress!?
"Is this real?"
"General Li, where exactly did this news come from?"
A general asked nervously.
After all, intelligence reports could not be spread carelessly.
"This news came from Ling Zhan's adjutant..."
"Also, they have already transported back a batch of hostages whom the Scarlet Phoenix Demon Venerable had taken captive."
"We can immediately send people to verify it."
Li Xuerou rose to her feet as she spoke.
Li Xuerou herself was equally stunned by this matter.
Very soon...
Li Xuerou led a group of generals to the spatial teleportation station at Moore Fortress.
The moment they arrived, they saw a densely packed mass of hostages before them.
Having finally returned to Moore Fortress, within the jurisdiction of the various nations' legions, the enormous group of hostages wailed to heaven and earth, their faces a mingling of grief and relief.
It was clear...
The suffering they had endured before was truly not something a human being should have to live through.
Moreover...
Among these hostages, Li Xuerou's sharp eyes spotted several children of prominent families who had completely vanished long ago.
A long time ago, these children of prominent families had wanted to prove their own strength, so they had left their families behind and refused to let family guards protect them.