Commander Long's Setback

Rumble!

But then four military aircraft were seen rapidly approaching from the distance and landing hastily.

An elderly man in plain clothes, a middle-aged man with a four-star badge on his shoulder, and Instructor Long from the mysterious department, whom they had met before, strode out of the aircraft.

After seeing the scene before me clearly.

The elderly man in plain clothes instantly burst into tears.

Instructor Long stood there, his face ashen.

Why is this happening?

No one survived!

An elderly man in plain clothes passed by Qin Yiguan, staggered, squatted down on the ground, grabbed a handful of black ash from the ground, his body trembling, and turbid tears dripped onto the ground.

Dozens of fully armed soldiers surrounded Qin Yiguan and several members of the Order Squad, awaiting orders.

The appearance of several unidentified teenagers was not something that could be allowed to go unchecked.

At this moment, Long Huicheng was filled with extreme grief.

"Why?"

"The locations of all the Azure Sword have been exposed."

Why was even the Azure Sword No. 0 exposed?

In fact, in the visitor's mind, apart from Long Huicheng and his group, all the relevant personnel of the military research center had already turned into ashes.

Splash!

A heavy metallic scraping sound came from the ground ahead.

Everyone's Pupil contracted.

Looking ten meters away, a patch of black ash on the ground was trembling slightly.

Dozens of beam guns were also pointed at that spot at the same time.

It resembled a heavy, black manhole cover, being gently moved from the bottom.

A boy climbed out from the bottom of the manhole cover. His white suit and face were covered in dust. He coughed violently a few times, stood on the ground, and looked around at the black and gray earth.

Jiu Zhengxuan.

And that manhole cover... is AKI's Black Matter.

Qin Yiguan understood, but his expression remained calm.

"Jiu Zhengxuan, why are you alive?!"

Instructor Long's eyes were bloodshot, but the next moment, his Pupil trembled violently. "It was my oversight to assign him to Azure Sword No. 0. Besides us, he also knows the exact location of Number 0!"

"Is this Jiu Zhengxuan, the captain of the Youth Order Squad?"

Long Huicheng despondent. He looked at Instructor Long and said, "Long Lang, don't be rash. Take them under control first."

Instructor Long looked somewhat agitated. "He's highly suspicious!"

"The enemy certainly wouldn't obtain secrets through 'internal spies'."

"Otherwise."

Long Huicheng knelt on one knee on the black earth, his back utterly desolate, and said in a low voice, "The faith in my heart will completely collapse."

"Identity."

"Youth Order Squad, Zhao Huolong."

"Identity."

"Youth Order Squad, Heavenly Eye"

An officer, holding a biometric device, verified the identities of several teenagers one by one. After each verification, the teenagers were detained and placed inside a medium-sized aircraft.

"Identity."

"Youth Order Squad, Jiu Zhengxuan."

"Next, identity."

My Qin Yiguan.

"I'll ask you one more time, who are you?"

"I have no identity."

The officer slowly raised his head, his brows furrowed slightly, and stared intently at the boy in front of him.

Upon hearing Long Huicheng slowly turned around.

Look at the boy standing on the wasteland.

He wore a black, unadorned jacket, zipped up to just below his neck, paired with black slim-fit jeans and black sneakers with white tops. He was neither particularly strong nor thin.

Long Huicheng frowned slightly. He was in a state of confusion, feeling that he had overlooked something important, but he couldn't remember it for the moment.

Jiu Zhengxuan quickly smoothed things over, saying, "He's my assistant, an unofficial member of the Youth Order Squad."

The officer glanced at the device in his hand; the information about Qin Yiguan was completely blank. He said coldly, "He hasn't registered."

Qin Yiguan's expression was already showing signs of impatience.

Jiu Zhengxuan quickly added, "So he's an unofficial staff member!"

After everyone boarded the aircraft...

Long Huicheng remained kneeling on the dark gray ground.

"The Reality Enhancement competition is about to begin in less than 12 hours."

"I have utterly failed..."

"They've all Sacrifice..."

"I cannot deliver a satisfactory answer, nor can I provide an explanation to the China people."

The old commander, well past sixty, clenched his fist slightly, his eyes welling up with tears again.

Regarding the perpetrator of this incident.

About that powerful robot.

Long Huicheng knew that the mastermind behind this might not be a known country; it involved a huge conspiracy, and no one knew what they were up to.

His heart was old and powerless.

Including Zhan Shi, and the competition organizers from several other countries, have already been questioned by designated personnel.

Zhan Shi and the others were terrified.

They were unaware of the matter concerning the Azure Sword No. 0.

They were simply given a gift out of the blue; a half-finished robot was delivered to their base like an anonymous courier. The message from the sender was nothing more than "Envoy of the Veil," claiming to be from a small border country.

Although Long Huicheng didn't completely believe them, he was well aware that they didn't have the capability to develop that kind of robot, not even China!

Moreover, Zhan Shi and his entourage are currently legal envoys with the aim of participating in international Reality Enhancement their own capabilities. Without conclusive evidence, there is no reason to forcibly detain them.

As for the ' Envoy of the Veil '...

Long Huicheng, of course, also conducted an investigation.

But this mysterious little country has no recorded information; it seems to have appeared out of thin air. No one knows anything about it or its location!

Long Huicheng tilted his head slightly.

As the sun sets and the light dims, both my heart and my surroundings are losing light, slowly fading into darkness.

"When did you arrive at the scene?"

"What did you see?"

The Youth Order Squad is an officially documented organization. At this time, their only privilege was that they were not handcuffed and shackled before being taken into the interrogation room. Instead, they were taken one by one to another cabin for questioning.

How could you act on your own?

"This is far beyond your control."

"That's all you saw?"

"Jiu Zhengxuan, how did you manage to survive?"

"The robot self-destructed, so how did Qin Yiguan survive?"

Although Heavenly Eye's eyes were burned and covered in wounds, they were still staring intently at the metal walls inside the cabin.

Using his ' Reality Enhancement - Heavenly Eye ', he could see through the walls and interpret the lips of an officer in another room, who was interrogating Jiu Zhengxuan alone.

Commander Long Huicheng entered their room.

Heavenly Eye frowned. "He stared at the captain for a full two minutes. He opened his mouth slightly, his expression hesitant..."

Several members of the Youth Order Squad all looked towards the Heavenly Eye, "What does Commander Long want to say?"

He said...

Heavenly Eye frowned, observing intently. "He said, ' Jiu Zhengxuan, captain of the Youth Order Squad, I've reviewed your information. Would you be willing to replace...?'"

Heavenly Eye tilted his head and continued, "Commander Long Huicheng sighed, seemingly not saying what he originally intended, but instead saying, 'Never mind, you should stay here and cooperate with the investigation. It's safe. Cooperate with the investigation.'"

Heavenly Eye. "Then Commander Long gave a somewhat... melancholy smile, turned around, and left."

The eyes of several members of the Youth Order Squad flickered.

"Commander Long, he..."

"They want us to participate, to replace those dead squad members!"

"But he seemed to have lost confidence in fighting the enemy; he was afraid that once we made the competition list, we would also be hunted down by the robots."

Zhao Huolong lowered his head slightly, "Actually, we are not afraid at all!"

Then Heavenly Eye said, "Brother Yiguan, the captain's questioning seems to be over. They are walking towards us. You should be next. Please be prepared. Just a friendly reminder, he won't be very friendly to you."

At that very moment.

The Youth Order Squad suddenly smelled a pungent odor of tobacco.

They turned their heads in surprise, only to see Qin Yiguan sitting in his seat, his body hunched over, looking somewhat old, with even a few wrinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes.

Most surprisingly, a piece of paper rolled into a pipe had appeared in Qin Yiguan's hand at some point.

He put the pipe in his mouth, bit down hard with his yellow teeth covered in tobacco stains, and then took a deep drag.

"Hey, Brother Yiguan, you actually have a taste for this?"

"And tell me, where did you get this tobacco?"

Zhao Huolong's mind went blank.

call...

A thick cloud of smoke billowed from Qin Yiguan's mouth, the wisps of smoke obscuring his face.

And in that very moment...

The cabin door was pushed open, and the officer in charge of the interrogation and Jiu Zhengxuan appeared in the doorway.

"Next."

"Qin Yiguan!"

"What's going on?!"

Who's smoking here?!

The officer's eyes flashed with anger as he scanned the entire cabin.

Amidst the swirling smoke, the figure's body arched slightly forward, its face emerging from the smoke.

With a pipe between his fingers, he slowly turned his head towards the doorway and said in a hoarse voice, "Captain Luo, I just had someone bring that young man named Qin Yiguan to my office. I'll question him personally in a bit."

The officer was taken aback.

He subconsciously took a step back, glanced at the corridor he had come from, and looked somewhat confused.

Then he entered the room, gave a crisp military salute, and said, "Yes, Commander Long."

But then the old figure slowly got up, rubbing his aching lower back, and walked out of the room.

After walking a few steps down the corridor, he suddenly turned back. "Captain Luo, let me double-check, are we currently flying in the direction of the competition venue?"

The officer straightened up. "Yes, we took off six minutes ago."

Watching that figure disappear into the distance down the corridor.

Jiu Zhengxuan did not make any special move, trying his best to hide his inner shock.

He immediately sent a message via communicator.

"Qin Yiguan?!"

"Has your [Shadow Syndrome] reached this point?"

Qin Yiguan replied, "[Shadow Syndrome] is even more powerful than you imagine, because its potential... is ' Infinity '."

Jiu Zhengxuan was taken aback. "But you've only met Commander Long once, how do you know he likes to smoke pipes?"

The aged figure continued to walk slowly.

Qin Yiguan, however, replied in the contacts, "I first observed the Heavenly Eye, then simulated a small part of its abilities, and then observed Long Huicheng remotely. After gathering enough information, I simulated Long Huicheng."