On the screen, Hongye lay among the maple leaves, eyes closed as if she were fast asleep.
The male Ghost Tamer looked up at the drone in the sky.
As though meeting Luo Caichi's gaze through the camera, he gave her a gentle smile.
But there was something indescribably eerie about it.
Night fell.
The battlefield had gone quiet.
But the entire war zone remained on alert, everyone wound tight.
They had fought a major battle that day, and the Red Sun Federation would need at least a dozen hours to recover. Attacking, especially, took more out of them than defending.
But they were still close.
Only a single wall separated them from the nearest defenders.
Fighting could break out again at any moment. How could the soldiers rest easy?
The commanders were no exception.
They had never fought a battle with the enemy just one wall away.
In the conference hall of the commanders' quarters,
Luo Fengshan called an emergency meeting of more than thirty commanders.
Most belonged to the War Preparedness Faction. Liang Bin was hardly going to ignore that, so he sent several trusted men from the Zhonghe Faction to attend.
They were there to keep watch. He could not let Luo Fengshan hold a secret War Preparedness Faction meeting right under his nose!
Fu Junlin was among them.
"Everyone, the Red Sun Federation has come at us hard. We cannot underestimate them. I have a plan, but I need your full support.
"It will take more than ten thousand elite troops and dozens of fierce commanders!
"Every one of you here is a seasoned fighter..."
At that, Luo Fengshan's gaze fell on Fu Junlin. His voice caught for a moment before he continued.
"Are you willing to fight?"
Fu Junlin met his gaze and answered