A deathly silence hung over the Qin Character Special Army's camp in Area No. 4444.
"Still can't reach the army commander?" Edward asked Wang Defa, his expression grave.
Wang Defa shook his head. "No. He might have gone outside the Safe Zone to hunt gods."
"I doubt it's that simple," Edward said. "Everyone knows the army commander often goes outside the Safe Zone. But this time, barely a day after he left, Qin Chunchang started marching the Qin Character Legion's First Sequence Army toward us."
"The chief of staff is right," Wang Deyou said. "Our commander leaves, and the Qin Character Legion comes right on his heels. Nobody would believe there wasn't something fishy going on! They might already have him under their control. Otherwise, how would Qin Yingguang, who lost to our commander one-on-one, dare set his sights on our Special Army?"
Wang Dezhong looked hesitant. "Then... what should we do?"
"What do you mean, what should we do?" Wang Deyou snapped. "The commander has done more for us than we could ever repay. If it comes to a fight, the worst that can happen is we die!"
"A You," She Haqiang said, "with the positions we hold now, neither of us can talk so lightly about dying anymore."
"Old Snake, have you become afraid of dying now that you're a brigade commander?!" Wang Deyou demanded. "Don't forget, without the army commander, we'd be jack shit!"
She Haqiang sighed. "Dying is nothing. Just close your eyes, and it's over. But if the commander comes back and finds that the troops he poured so much blood and sweat into have all been wiped out, we wouldn't be able to face him even on Yellow Springs Road."
"Old Snake is right," Wang Defa said. "We don't know what method the commander