"You needn't be so nervous." Wang Shouzhe eased his tone and said with a light laugh, "This is only an attempt. If it succeeds, all the better. If it doesn't, that's normal too."
But before Longxue could relax.
Wang Shouzhe's voice rang out again. "If you truly can accomplish it, perhaps we can reduce our casualties tenfold, or even a hundredfold. More importantly, it may become one of the key factors laying the foundation for our ultimate victory in this war."
Longxue was helpless.
With such a towering hat placed upon his head, how could he possibly shirk this mission?
At once, he could only nod. "I'll do my best, but I can't guarantee success."
Hearing this, Wang Shouzhe nodded in satisfaction. "I'll send someone to assist you."
After a brief pause, he called out, "Wang Mei, you will be responsible for coordinating with Lord Longxue on this matter."
The moment his words fell.
A faint, invisible ripple stirred within the study, which had seemingly contained only the two of them. Then, a young woman appeared, a longsword on her back, tall and slender, with heroic features and a dashing air.
She made no effort to conceal the fervor in her eyes as she solemnly accepted the order. "Yes, Patriarch."
Longxue's heart immediately tightened.
There had actually been a third person in the study? With strength at the level of a Devil Race Grand Commander, he had not sensed a thing?
Had Wang Mei's strength already become this formidable?
Longxue had always found Wang Mei, the intelligence chief under Wang Shouzhe, both familiar and unfamiliar.
Familiar, because the two of them had collaborated and coordinated many times during major missions. Unfamiliar, because even now, he did not know Wang Mei's true appearance.
Every time he saw her, she seemed to