"Since you have chosen to stay, let me remind you once again, this mission is extremely dangerous. Everyone must strictly follow orders. Understood?"

Jiang Chen didn't look at those who had left but instead turned his head and shouted at those who had stayed.

"Understood!" Everyone stood up and responded.

"The target is a valley 100 kilometers southwest of our garrison. All personnel, rapid march. An old veteran is holding off the enemy there, and we must get there as fast as possible. I'll go ahead first. Shen Xiangtian, you lead the team and advance at full speed!" Jiang Chen shouted his orders, and before his voice had died away, he had already dashed towards the garrison entrance.

"Everybody, full speed ahead, charge!" Shen Xiangtian yelled out, leading the way with a heavy machine gun in his arms towards the garrison entrance.

Whirr!

The crowd rushed towards the entrance at full speed.

At the garrison entrance.

A car displaying a Dongfang Zone headquarters military plate was slowly driving into the garrison.

"It's been a month. I heard that the chief instructor has gathered everyone again; I wonder what for," said Commander Zhang, sitting in the back, with a puzzled expression.

Long Jianfei beside him shook his head slightly, "There has never been a case where someone eliminated got to participate in the selection again. This guy, I don't know what he's scheming."

"Xiao Long, you said that kid has already reached the level of an Innate Grandmaster. Do you think he can reach the level of Commander Long in the future?" Commander Zhang looked at Long Jianfei expectantly.

Long Jianfei was stunned for a moment, then proudly said, "Commander Zhang, reaching the level of our ancestor is not something just anyone can achieve. Although... he has reached the level of Innate Grandmaster at such a young age, to reach our ancestor's level will probably require much more cultivation!"

Commander Zhang nodded, but in his heart, there was a glimmer of hope. If the special forces' chief instructor of his own zone could also reach that level, his zone might be able to attain an exalted status similar to that of the Central Defense Zone.

"Hmm?"

Long Jianfei suddenly looked towards the garrison entrance behind them; he felt a subtle presence flash by just a moment ago.

"What's wrong?" Commander Zhang turned his head towards Long Jianfei.

Long Jianfei frowned and shook his head, "It must have been my imagination. It seemed like someone went out just now, but in the entire garrison, only the chief instructor Jiang Chen has the ability to make me feel so uncertain. But he should be at the training ground right now."

"Not necessarily!" Commander Zhang shook his head.

Long Jianfei was slightly startled and turned to look ahead, where two military buses were driving towards the garrison entrance.

"Wait a moment!" Commander Zhang shouted. The car stopped, and Commander Zhang got out to intercept the military buses.

"Commander!" The bus driver got out of the bus and ran over to Commander Zhang, quickly giving a military salute.

Commander Zhang glanced at the bus and asked in confusion, "What is this for? Don't tell me that out of four hundred, only these few were left?"

"No, Commander, that's not it. These are the ones truly eliminated, or rather, these are the people that the chief instructor has expelled from Long Ya," the driver said grimly.

"Expelled from Long Ya?!" Long Jianfei, who had also gotten out of the car, asked in surprise.

The driver nodded angrily, "Yes, expelled from Long Ya. The chief instructor wanted to take them on a real combat mission, but they showed cowardice before the battle even started. Such people do not deserve to stay in Long Ya!"

Commander Zhang furrowed his brows: "Cowardice before the battle even begins?!"

He glared fiercely at the passenger bus and shouted angrily, "Get them out of here immediately, roll out!"

"Yes!" The driver responded loudly, turned and boarded the vehicle, and drove out of the station.

Woo woo...

A roaring sound arose as dozens of military jeeps sped toward the entrance of the station, with Shen Xiangtian in the leading vehicle.

Seeing Commander Zhang and others at the entrance, Shen Xiangtian cursed under his breath once more, "What's with the old man? Why does he always block the way whenever something comes up?"

Frowning, Shen Xiangtian stood up and shouted loudly, "Everyone, full speed ahead, don't mind anyone, focus on completing the mission, full speed ahead!"

"Yes!" The crowd responded with loud voices.

Screech!

Shen Xiangtian had his driver stop the vehicle right in front of Commander Zhang and the others, instructing the other cars to go on ahead.

Watching one vehicle after another rush out of the station, Commander Zhang frowned and turned to Shen Xiangtian, "Xiao Shen, what's going on? Why are you fully armed, and why are you carrying so many heavy weapons? Don't you know such a large-scale operation needs to be reported?"

"Report! Commander Zhang, you've said it yourself, for this training, we can mobilize all resources!" Shen Xiangtian replied, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Training? A real combat mission? What are you guys planning to do with these things, wage a war?" Commander Zhang barked out.

Shen Xiangtian looked back at Commander Zhang unflinchingly and spoke solemnly, "Yes, we are about to conduct a war, a war between three hundred fifty-six people and seventeen people."

"Seventeen people? Your opponents are only seventeen people?" Commander Zhang's face was filled with surprise.

"Ah, Commander Zhang, the mission is urgent, please don't interrupt."

Shen Xiangtian said impatiently, "This time the chief instructor is leading us to eradicate a group of seventeen Martial Artists. According to the chief instructor, some of these people are as strong as him. The purpose of this exercise is to make us realize that Martial Artists are not invincible, but also to let us know the strength of Martial Artists so that we don't become complacent. Right now, a friend of the chief instructor is wrestling with that group, and we are running out of time, Commander Zhang, I won't talk to you anymore!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Xiangtian boarded the vehicle and left, leaving Commander Zhang bewildered.

"To surround and suppress Martial Artists, to let the soldiers understand the true strength of Martial Artists, and to establish the confidence to fight against them, while also letting them realize the strength of Martial Artists." Long Jianfei smiled faintly, "This is targeting our Eagle team, isn't it?"

Commander Zhang was taken aback for a moment, then came to a realization, gave Long Jianfei a glare, and said irritably, "Who asked you to cheat, turning all your elite team members into Martial Artists!"

Long Jianfei froze for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. It wasn't just their special forces team that had Martial Artists; it's just that their team members were stronger. However, he didn't argue with Commander Zhang, understanding the latter's mood at this moment. After all, his Eagles were about to become the culprits responsible for Long Ya's withdrawal.

"But, is it a bit risky for the chief instructor to say that some of them are as strong as him?" Commander Zhang said with a worried expression.

Long Jianfei smiled slightly, "Commander Zhang, don't instructors often exaggerate? Where would you find an Innate Grandmaster conveniently appearing to be target practice for Chief Instructor Jiang? Come on, let's go watch the excitement too!"

"That's right, let's go watch!"

Commander Zhang nodded, and both men boarded their vehicle, racing after Shen Xiangtian's jeep.

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