Chapter 263: Chapter 228: Completing the Epic Mission 2

"The city gates have been breached?" Gui Zian shot to his feet.

"Not yet, but they’re on the verge of collapse. Vice Commander Wang’s orders are for Vice Director Gui to coordinate with the leaders of the four major military academies and have the students participating in this combat exercise..."

"I understand. I’ll make the arrangements at once," Gui Zian replied, nodding without a second thought.

’If the Eastern District Fortress truly falls!’

The humans living in the Eastern District would face a great catastrophe. The Alien Race Alliance Army would drive straight in, and the number of dead and injured would be unimaginable.

"Also, Vice Commander Wang asks that you immediately contact Principal Song of the Eastern Capital Military Academy and have him..."

"Understood. I’ll call Principal Song right now and have him bring the academy’s students and teachers over as reinforcements!" Gui Zian nodded immediately.

"Thank you, Vice Director Gui!" The soldier saluted, then shot a subtle glance at Gao Neng before turning to leave.

As the soldier departed, Gui Zian immediately began calling Song Tianyun, while Fang Tangtang craned her neck to peek outside the military tent.

After hanging up, Gui Zian prepared to leave the tent.

Just then, several massive explosions echoed from outside the fortress walls. They were in quick succession and sounded completely different from the heavy weaponry used before.

"Hm?!" Gui Zian stopped in his tracks, his eyes narrowing slightly. "King-Realm experts are clashing? Could it be... Vice Commander Shen..."

Before he could finish, another soldier arrived from a distance.

"Vice Director Gui, Vice Commander Wang sent me to inform you that you can stand down the teachers and students from the Eastern Capital Military Academy. Vice Commander Shen has returned!"

"He’s back?!" Gui Zian’s eyes lit up.

"Yes, sir. As Vice Commander Shen returned, he managed to encircle the Three Races Alliance Army from the rear. Vice Commander Wang has ordered all personnel mid-tier and above to charge out and form a pincer attack with Vice Commander Shen’s forces!"

"Excellent! I’m on my way!" Gui Zian’s face flushed with excitement.

"I want to go too! I want to go too!" Fang Tangtang could no longer contain herself, clamoring to go up on the fortress walls and watch.

"Tangtang, you can’t go!"

"It’s an order from Vice Commander Wang, are you going to disobey it? He said all mid-tiers, and I’m a mid-tier now!" Fang Tangtang puffed out her chest.

"Do I count as a mid-tier?" Gao Neng asked quietly.

"You don’t count!" Gui Zian answered Gao Neng without a second thought. Then, he glanced back at Fang Tangtang. "In that case, you must stick with me, understand?"

"Okay, okay!" Fang Tangtang was ecstatic.

And with that, the two of them left the military tent, leaving only Gao Neng and the cocoon that was Shen Ning’Er.

Gao Neng didn’t give it much thought.

’A pincer attack?’

’He didn’t know much about battlefield tactics, but a pincer attack usually meant victory was at hand, right?’

’What a stroke of luck.’

As he thought this, he began to use his Spiritual Power to command the Flying Earth Dragon to emerge from underground. The sound wasn’t too loud, so it didn’t attract the attention of the soldiers outside the tent.

The only issue was that Gao Xiaomeng was still in human form, which was somewhat inconvenient.

There were military uniforms inside the tent.

After a moment’s thought, Gao Neng changed Gao Xiaomeng into a military uniform and put a cap on her. Then, he had the Flying Earth Dragon take her back underground.

「Time passed quickly.」 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

「A little over an hour later.」

The sound of footsteps approached the military tent once more.

Gao Neng looked up.

First, he saw Chen Bai pull back the tent flap. Then, he saw an old man, around sixty or seventy years old, with salt-and-pepper hair but a remarkably ruddy complexion.

He wore a black military uniform, and on his shoulder were three gleaming gold stars, signifying his rank as a General.

Following behind the old man were Chen Yichuan, Gui Zian, and the others. The last person to enter was Fang Tangtang, her face beaming with joy.

Gao Neng immediately stood up.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this old man at the front must be Shen Ning’Er’s grandfather, Vice Commander of the Eastern Capital Military District, Shen Changsheng.

"Gao Neng, congratulations! You’ve performed a great service this time!" After the group entered, the first to speak was not Shen Changsheng, but Chen Yichuan.

"A great service?" Gao Neng was taken aback for a moment. ’He would have found it more believable if Chen Yichuan had said he’d caused a disaster. A great service? What kind of service was that?’

"That’s right. You led the Three Races Alliance Army here to the Eastern District Fortress, and Vice Commander Shen turned the situation to our advantage, leading his troops out of the city in advance. In the end, we formed a pincer attack from the front and rear, slaying a full five thousand of the alien race. This credit... you have to take it!" As Chen Yichuan spoke, he subconsciously bit his lip.

Meanwhile, Chen Bai was winking frantically at Gao Neng.

Gao Neng understood at once.

’Shen Changsheng had taken troops out of the city without authorization. Then, the Three Races Alliance Army just happened to show up and attack. If he were to be formally charged for that, the punishment would be far worse than just a demotion.’

’But what was the result?’

’By a stroke of luck, Shen Changsheng returned with his army at the perfect moment.’

’And what’s more, he’d won a major victory!’

’So that raised a question.’

’Shen Changsheng needed a reason for having been outside the city in the first place. Naturally, that reason fell to Gao Neng. The story would be that he had coordinated with Gao Neng to turn the enemy’s own plan against them.’

’So, the blame he was supposed to take had turned into credit?’

’Gao Neng sometimes really couldn’t fathom the minds of these bigwigs. Still, since it was credit being offered, he felt he might as well reluctantly accept it.’

"Understood! If it’s my credit, I absolutely will not shirk it. If it’s not my credit, I absolutely will not try to claim it!" Gao Neng replied loudly at once.