The noon sun fell on Yue Xiaofei like a spotlight, striking him dead center.
Beneath his dark green officer's peaked cap, his young yet resolute face appeared on the giant screens flanking the square, magnified by dozens of ultra-high-definition cameras stationed throughout the venue.
It was also fed into the satellite broadcasts of hundreds of major media outlets around the world!
The male commentator's voice, almost choked with tears yet charged with excitement, boomed through the square:
"Ladies! Gentlemen! Fellow citizens!"
"It was them! This Ace Unit, made up of our military's finest young soldiers—Reverse Scale!"
"On the summit of Mount Fuji, they cut down powerful enemies, broke through an army, and planted that flash of red—the dignity of 1.4 Billion People—deep in the enemy's heart!"
The commentator drew a deep breath and shouted the name with every ounce of strength he had:
"And leading this team of heroes is the son of Yue Changlong, our nation's Marshal of Special Honor—"
"Our military's youngest Major General, codenamed Torch Dragon, the new generation's Iron Guardian Deity of the Dragon Kingdom—"
"Yue! Xiao! Fei!"
BOOM!!
The moment those three syllables rang out, Military Parade Square erupted like a mountain collapsing!
"Yue Xiaofei!!"
"Major General Yue!!"
"With you guarding the Dragon Kingdom, Mountains and Rivers stand secure!!"
Hundreds of thousands of spectators rose to their feet at once!
Countless veterans wept as they raised their hands in salute.
Countless young men and women waved Hongqi flags wildly, shouting Yue Xiaofei's name at the top of their lungs!
Their voices joined into a towering wave that surged toward the heavens, as though it could shake apart the clouds!
In front of televisions everywhere.
Jiangcheng.
In the rundown old neighborhood where the Yue Family had once lived, every neighbor rushed out of their home. Gongs