Country Z Navy headquarters.
"Sir, we just received an anonymous tip containing a set of coordinates. The sender said this is where the terrorists are holding our hostages."
A woman in uniform quickly handed over a document. Commander-in-Chief Peng took it and looked down in surprise.
"Has the intelligence been verified?"
"According to word from Country X's military, the intelligence has been confirmed. They will also be dispatching troops shortly to eliminate the terrorists and rescue the civilians."
Rescuing people could not wait.
Commander Peng immediately gave the order. "Contact Shi Che and the others at once. Have them rescue the two hostages."
Amid the ruins of the city, Shi Che, who had successfully escaped, received the order from headquarters and immediately brought up the coordinates on the vehicle's display.
He turned his head. "Huzi, follow these coordinates. We're heading to the rescue immediately."
Huzi, who was driving, looked back worriedly. "Understood. But Captain, have we still not made contact with Captain Ye?"
Shi Che's expression darkened at that. During the earlier fighting, their squad had unexpectedly been scattered, and they had lost contact with Ye Chuyan as a result.
"No." Shi Che took a deep breath, making himself calm down first.
"But let's trust him. What we need to do now is follow orders."
As an individual with personal wishes, Shi Che naturally wanted to find his close friend first.
But he was a soldier. The first lesson for a soldier upon enlistment was not learning to defend home and country, but to obey orders from superiors without hesitation, at all times.
The interests of the collective always came before those of the individual. Without a country, there could be no home. When necessary, every one of them could, and was willing to, become an expendable sacrifice.
That had