When Ye Fan returned to Dawn City, it was already a vast world of white.

Sitting inside the Hero Level Night Hawk Helicopter, the thermometer showed that the temperature outside was minus thirty-seven degrees.

This was still during the day; at night, it easily broke through minus forty degrees, or even minus fifty.

It's undeniable that the weather in the apocalypse poses a significant challenge to human survival. After getting used to the conditions on Dawn Island, returning occasionally still feels a bit uncomfortable.

Accompanying Ye Fan was the Dawn Army's direct division, a force of one hundred thousand troops.

Nowadays, the Dawn Army isn't what it used to be. The necessity for these ten thousand troops was unquestionable, all traveling by train, though the speed was slower, and it would take three more days to arrive.

Ye Fan traveled by helicopter, returning with only a Guard Company by his side.

Upon returning, Ye Fan didn't meet anyone else; instead, he went home to visit his parents.

There were no issues with his parents here. Now, Dawn City has centralized heating, guards around, and a nanny, living a very comfortable life, just frequently thinking of their siblings Ye Fan.

Ye Fan didn't discuss war matters with them to avoid making them worry. He spent a few hours reporting the good, not the bad, and after having dinner, Ye Fan returned to his residence in Dawn City.

Walking on the snow-swept streets of Dawn City, Ye Fan suddenly had the car turn a corner and went to visit the riverside villa area.

Arriving at Hua Wushuang's villa gate, Ye Fan looked up and noticed the villa was pitch black inside, sighing slightly in his heart.

After Qin Sibe left with that female assassin on that day, Ye Fan had not seen her again.

If he guessed correctly, Qin Sibe was very likely Hua Wushuang.

Because in this world, at least around him, no other Level 3 Mutant had ever appeared.

Moreover, Qin Sibe's appearance bore at least sixty to seventy percent resemblance to Hua Wushuang.

There were other pieces of evidence proving his speculation.

But now that she was missing, Ye Fan felt worried.

However, she was a powerful Level 3 Mutant, so she probably wouldn't be in any danger.

Ye Fan forced himself to calm down, knowing he had more important matters to attend to now.

Seeing that Hua Wushuang hadn't returned, Ye Fan went directly back to his residence.

Inside the residence were a few Dawn Army officers waiting for him.

Besides the direct division rushing here, the Fifth Field Division stationed in the grassland region was also on its way, yet they hadn't arrived.

So the officers here were all officers from Dawn City's city guard troops.

"Commander, as you instructed, we have completed the reconnaissance."

Ye Fan sat down and took a sip of hot tea, "Have you figured out the enemy's movements?"

"We have understood them. Currently, the armies of the Rakshasa Country and Shanshen Country have merged, and they are stationed on the east bank of the Tumen River, ready to cross the river and invade our territory."

"They've merged together? What about the footbath chicken troops?"

"The nuclear deterrent launched in Shanshen Country was formidable, causing the footbath chicken troops to retreat far. So this time, when the troops merged again, the footbath chicken men came a bit slower. They're currently over seven hundred kilometers away from the Rakshasa and Shanshen united army."

Ye Fan was taken aback: "Over seven hundred kilometers? Since when did the footbath chicken troops become so slow in action?"

"Hmm, perhaps the recent cold weather is the reason. We've also planted spies inside the footbath chicken troops, and the information fed back indicates that their vehicles frequently break down, severely delaying the troop's progress."

Upon hearing this reason, Ye Fan felt something was amiss.

Ye Fan knew a bit about the footbath chicken people.

Their nation is warlike and ambitious, yet despicable.

However, they also have strengths, such as strong execution.

Regarding military discipline, they are exemplary and never procrastinate.

Even if the Rakshasa's movements are slow, Ye Fan can understand, but why are the footbath chicken troops slow?

"Are they within the Spy Satellite's range now?"

His subordinate shook his head: "Not within the Spy Satellite's range. They are currently in Shanshen Country's northern regions; because of this, our Spy Satellite couldn't be established there, requiring a base vehicle to be transported for construction."

Ye Fan was accustomed to the Red Alert's full-screen lighting mode, and he was not comfortable with the inability to observe enemy movements.

"I'll just go to Shanshen Country's territory myself. I'm feeling something's just not right."

His subordinate general intended to dissuade Ye Fan, warning about the cold weather and danger, but Ye Fan stopped him.

He produced another base vehicle here and stored it in his Commander's Backpack.

Now his backpack space has expanded, allowing for base vehicle transport directly inside, no longer needing long-distance troop escorts.

Then Ye Fan, along with a few Radiation Engineers, boarded the Hero Level Night Hawk Helicopter, heading straight to Shanshen Country.

This journey was a secret mission, not requiring large troop accompaniment.

Ye Fan didn't visit anywhere else but directed the helicopter straight towards the Han City base city devastated by nuclear missiles.

This area had already become ruins; after Ye Fan's team obtained Han City's Gold, it became a no man's land.

After the helicopter landed, Ye Fan wrapped himself completely, preventing nuclear radiation.

With a few Radiation Engineers, he disembarked from the aircraft. Previously barren land now lay covered in snow.

Even though it was covered in snow, the nuclear radiation beneath was still deadly for ordinary people.

A few Radiation Engineers got off the plane and swiftly absorbed the surrounding radiation, clearing out a safe area for the commander.

After receiving the report that there was no more radiation nearby, Ye Fan finally took out the base vehicle from the backpack.

He unfolded it on the spot, then quickly set up the Power Plant and Spy Satellite.

Once the Spy Satellite was activated, everything in the Shanshen Country region was revealed at a glance.

Ye Fan noticed almost immediately a completely slow-moving, almost stationary unit located in the northern region of Shanshen Country.

The hundreds of thousands of footbath chicken army were dawdling over there, not moving forward.

On the radar, Ye Fan could see clearly that this unit seemed to have some intention to delay deliberately.

"What are they up to?"

Ye Fan was somewhat puzzled, so he simply set up a temporary command post and barracks here, then produced a group of Electronic Combat Soldiers.

"Try your best to gather intelligence on the footbath chicken people; I want to know what they are doing."

Perhaps the footbath chicken people thought, since this area was a radiation zone, no one would be listening to their communications, so their secrecy was lax.

Thus, an important phone call was intercepted, and the original sound was recorded and played for Ye Fan.

Some of the content in the conversation shocked Ye Fan.

"Nuclear weapons... waiting to start the war, capture them all at once, then blame it on the Dawn Army for violating the nuclear weapon ban treaty."

"The northern region can only belong to us; the world order needs a change."

After hearing the entire contents of the call, Ye Fan had to admit that these footbath chicken people truly were no good, coming up with such a sinister plan.

They never intended to join forces with the Rakshasa people and people from Shanshen Country.

To the footbath chicken people, the troops of these two nations were mere bait.

As soon as Rakshasa Country goes to war with Ye Fan, their opportunity arises.

Using this bait to provoke the Dawn Army into conflict, they would secretly drop a nuclear bomb, capturing both sides at once, then pin the nuclear attack on the Dawn Army.

After all, among the warring parties now, only the Dawn Army and the Rakshasa have nuclear bombs.

If the Rakshasa are blown up, then it indubitably looks like the Dawn Army did it, especially since they already did something similar a few days ago.

But now they have signed the nuclear weapon ban treaty, so it would be the Dawn Army breaking the agreement.

Breaking the treaty and dropping a nuclear bomb again means others could retaliate against Qin Han.

But no one expected that the silent footbath chicken people had also developed nuclear weapons, which now poses a big problem.

Once nuclear war breaks out, the footbath chicken people, who are without suspicion, could take advantage of the chaos.

By then, when most of the Dawn Army and Rakshasa are dead, their longing for the continent means they could rightfully seize large territories here.

Once they establish a foothold, their dream of becoming a great power might very well be realized.

Ye Fan even found out that within the footbath chicken country, several nuclear bombs had been prepared for potential future wars.

Their audacity in doing this stems from having no intention whatsoever of adhering to the nuclear weapon ban treaty.

Their treachery is apparent!

Now that Ye Fan understood their whole plan, he broke out in a cold sweat.

If he hadn't learned this in advance, the heavily lost Rakshasa people would definitely use their nuclear weapons to retaliate against him.

If that happens, it might really be a disaster.

Without the capability to counter nuclear attacks, Ye Fan did not want to engage in nuclear warfare.

But the cruelty of the footbath chicken people made Ye Fan unwilling to tolerate them any longer.

After staying for half a day in this radiation-filled area, Ye Fan ordered the helicopters to take off again.

This time, he did not return to Dawn City to deploy his operations.

The Rakshasa people were waiting for the footbath chicken people to catch up, and the footbath chicken people were waiting for a war to break out between the Dawn Army and Rakshasa Country.

As long as he didn't rashly send troops, the battle wouldn't break out anytime soon.

This gave Ye Fan an opportunity.

An opportunity to raid their base.

The footbath chicken country is an archipelago nation, with just one large island nationwide where thirty million people reside.

The nuclear weapons factory is located on a nearby abandoned island; the two islands are adjacent.

This time, Ye Fan came to raid their base, and all he could think about was how to make the nuclear weapons on their island explode on their own.

But after reaching the vicinity of the footbath chicken territory and observing for a while, Ye Fan immediately changed his mind.

Rather than causing minor damage, he might as well settle the matter thoroughly.

He might as well make this country and nation disappear!