"Crack-"
The sound of a neck snapping was especially piercing in the command room.
The moment the invader snapped his neck, Xia Qiuyu's eyes were utterly calm.
Although he had been transferred from the Yan Character Legion to the United Government on the recommendation of its commander, Yan Ran, his years of military service meant a soldier's blood still ran through his veins.
Even now, as a district chief, he still wore the medals he had earned in the army on his chest.
And dying in battle was the most glorious medal he could ever earn as a soldier.
Xia Qiuyu's regret was that he would never see the day these invaders were destroyed, and could no longer protect the hundreds of thousands of civilians behind him.
There was no telling what torment the people in War Readiness Zone 931 would endure next.
But all of that faded into nothingness as his heart stopped beating.
"Thud-"
As though discarding a bag of garbage, the invader casually flung Xia Qiuyu's corpse aside, smashing it through a nearby desk.
Xia Qiuyu's mangled body lay wedged amid the wreckage, folded into a humiliating posture.
Blood trickled down his forehead, staining the slightly faded legion insignia on his chest red.
A deathly silence filled the highest-level conference room in War Readiness Zone 1.
Everyone stared at the twisted corpse on the screen, their back teeth grinding audibly.
Xia Qiuyu's former superior, Yan Character Legion Commander Yan Ran, looked especially frost-faced, her entire body trembling uncontrollably with rage.
After a moment, Qian Wendao turned to Kafu. "Minister Kafu, does anyone else know about Xia Qiuyu's death?"
Kav nodded. "Secretary-General Qian, you've always stressed that everyone must see these invaders for what they truly are. So the instant Zone 931's shield shattered, I connected its live