In the past, hearing those words might have made Chen Yuan tremble with excitement.
That was a soldier's highest honor-a first-class merit citation!
Defending their homeland was also their duty as soldiers, and dying on the battlefield was their destined end.
But now, he felt calm instead.
He had already written his final letter. It lay inside a sealed bag back at the military camp.
He had written no grand declarations, only asking his parents not to grieve and his younger sister to study hard. He had also said that he ate well in the army and had not been mistreated.
Even at this moment of life and death, he still shared only the good news and kept the bad to himself.
Over the channel, all ten soldiers spoke at once.
"We swear to complete the mission, even at the cost of our lives!"
The general looked up at them and slowly saluted.
"Now, your assignments."
"Teams of two. Cover each other. One leads the attack, the other follows up."
"The two Blue Star teams will begin their mission immediately."
"The two Terra teams will proceed through the Cross-World Portal to Great Xia's fief and stand by."
"The Kona team will proceed to the Outpost Base and stand by."
"Chen Yuan, Zhou Li, Blue Star Team One."
"Wang Ce, Shen Minghe, Blue Star Team Two."
Hearing his name, Chen Yuan immediately answered:
"Roger!"
Zhou Li's voice came over the adjacent channel:
"Roger!"
Four of the ten Pangu units immediately turned toward the runway.
The transport plane's rear cargo hatch was already open, and red guidance lights lit up one after another.
Chen Yuan piloted Unit Seven into the cargo hold. Locking clamps clicked into place, securing the Pangu firmly to its deployment rack.
A few minutes later, the transport plane