Vermilion Bird frowned at the words and glanced at the cowboy, but said nothing.

In her opinion, Jiang Chen was a bit too arrogant. It was necessary to put him in his place. Moreover, those four outsiders from the Flame Dragon Kingdom needed to be taken care of; they couldn't be allowed to ruin the mission!

Yet, when Huang Feng heard the cowboy's words, his face changed dramatically, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

But it was already too late!

"You're the fucking child!" Chen Jiantao exploded with rage, let out a roar, and charged straight at the cowboy.

Feng Lang and Spirit You's figures flashed, blocking in front of Huang Feng and the others, coldly eyeing them, ready to strike at any moment.

In their hearts, Long Ya was sacred and inviolable. The cowboy's insult to Long Ya had instantly enraged Chen Jiantao and the two others!

"Bring it on, let me teach you what a true master is so you stop getting carried away with your special forces titles," the cowboy sneered, throwing a punch at the charging Chen Jiantao.

Bang!

Crack!

A muffled sound was followed by the noise of breaking bones.

Vermilion Bird furrowed her brows slightly, not even looking at the fight, and called out, "Kuang Feng, go easy!"

"Let Kuang Feng go!"

Simultaneously, another yell sounded, and Vermilion Bird was startled, turning her head, her face suddenly changing.

She thought the cracking sound had been Kuang Feng breaking Chen Jiantao's arm, but in reality, it was Chen Jiantao who had broken Kuang Feng's arm.

Chen Jiantao was now clutching Kuang Feng's neck, Kuang Feng's right arm dangling lifelessly, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Chen Jiantao.

"I fucking told you to let go!"

Huang Feng and the others shouted angrily as they stepped forward, about to rush towards Chen Jiantao.

Whirring!

Two overwhelming auras shot up into the sky, pressing hard on Huang Feng and the others. Feng Lang and Spirit You looked at them with icy faces, ready to make their move.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Xing Fei, Mo Bao, and the three brothers quickly surrounded Huang Feng and his group.

Whirring!

A tremendous aura surged as Xing Fei and others also unleashed the intensity of Innate Grandmasters, heavily pressing down on Huang Feng and his group.

The faces of Huang Feng and the others turned pale, filled with fear as they looked at Xing Fei and the others!

"How is this possible?! So many Innate Grandmasters?!" Vermilion Bird exclaimed, turning her head in disbelief to look at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen looked coldly at Vermilion Bird with a deep voice, "Is it your habit to insult other teams' numbers, people of Flame Yellow? Is this the kind of quality you have?"

"We..." Vermilion Bird's face changed, unsure of what to say. Initially, she wanted to intimidate Jiang Chen and the others, but now, it was they who had been intimidated.

"Do you intend to command us?" Jiang Chen spoke again, "By strength, what right do seven Semi Innate Grand Masters have to command seven Innates and one Semi Innate? By military rank, I am an Intermediate Rank Officer. What are your ranks?"

"What? You, you're an Intermediate Rank Officer?!" Vermilion Bird and the others exclaimed in shock, faces full of astonishment.

An Intermediate Rank Officer in his twenties! This was the youngest such officer since the founding of the Flame Dragon Kingdom!

Even at the founding of the nation, this was unprecedented!

But... how could this be possible?

Jiang Chen swept a cold glance over Vermilion Bird and the others, then turned to Chen Jiantao, "Xue Yu, if that bastard doesn't apologize, kill him! The name of Long Ya must not be tarnished!"

"Yes!" Chen Jiantao answered loudly, glaring fiercely at Kuang Feng and growling, "Apologize!"

"You, you dare to kill?" Vermilion Bird turned pale, her face full of disbelief as she looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen coldly turned to Vermilion Bird, "Why wouldn't I dare? Hasn't your department been continuously fighting? Is Long Ya not the same? Since its establishment, Long Ya has fought in countless wars, large and small, and carried out over a thousand missions. Thousands of Long Ya's warriors have died in battle and on missions. How dare you so freely insult such a heroic team? What's killing you compared to that?"

Vermilion Bird's heart trembled violently, seeing unmistakable killing intent in Jiang Chen's eyes.

At this moment, she believed!

She was convinced that Jiang Chen would definitely dare to kill Kuang Feng, even all of them!

"Kuang Feng, apologize!" Vermilion Bird turned her head to look at Kuang Feng, who was being held by the throat by Chen Jiantao, and barked the command.

"I'm, I'm sorry..."

Kuang Feng spoke with difficulty, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes; he too saw the undisguised intent to kill in Chen Jiantao's eyes.

He believed that if he didn't apologize, Chen Jiantao would definitely dare to kill him!

Bang!

Flames of rage flickered in Chen Jiantao's eyes as he fiercely kicked Kuang Feng in the stomach, sending him flying out.

Spurt!

Thump!

Kuang Feng spat out a mouthful of fresh blood in mid-air and crashed hard ten meters away.

Clomp, clomp, clomp!

Chen Jiantao stepped back to stand behind Jiang Chen, while Xing Fei and the others also reined in their aura and returned to Jiang Chen's side.

Huang Feng and the others hurriedly ran forward to help Kuang Feng up and checked his injuries, all of them let out a collective sigh of relief. Aside from a broken arm, Kuang Feng's internal organs had only shifted slightly and there were no other serious injuries—it was clear Chen Jiantao had shown restraint.

"Mr. Jiang..." Vermilion Bird looked at Jiang Chen with complicated eyes.

Jiang Chen spoke in a cold voice, "If it's still about Mengte De'er and Mo Bao, then there's no need to speak."

"No!" Vermilion Bird shook her head, her voice grave, "You should be aware of the severity of this mission, and I need to report this matter to the higher-ups."

"There's no need to report!" A shout erupted as a middle-aged man rushed into the factory quickly.

"Azure Dragon, why have you come?" Vermilion Bird asked the newcomer in surprise.

Without answering Vermilion Bird, the middle-aged man turned and saluted Jiang Chen, "Reporting to General Jiang, Azure Dragon from the Yan Huang team is at your service."

General Jiang?!

Is he really an Intermediate Rank Officer?!

Vermilion Bird and the others stared at Jiang Chen in shock, their eyes filled with extreme disbelief.

"State your business."

Jiang Chen spoke indifferently, his fondness for Yan Huang tarnished due to Vermilion Bird and her team's behavior.

Azure Dragon respectfully said, "Mr. Jiang, I have received orders from above to assist you in eliminating Fang Mingyuan. Vermilion Bird's team will fully comply with your commands!"

"Azure Dragon, what are you saying? We are to obey his orders? Even if he is an Innate Grandmaster, even if he is an Intermediate Rank Officer, when has our Yan Huang team ever taken orders from anyone else?" Vermilion Bird looked at Azure Dragon unwillingly.

Azure Dragon turned his head and glanced at Vermilion Bird and the others before yelling authoritatively, "This is Elder Long's order, are you going to disobey the command?"

"Elder Long?!"

Vermilion Bird and the others exclaimed, all turning their heads incredulously toward Jiang Chen. What sort of capability did this guy have to make that person issue a direct order?

But now that the command came from that person, they had no choice but to comply, without any room for doubt.

Afterward, Azure Dragon turned to Jiang Chen with a solemn expression, "Mr. Jiang, my apologies, I would like to apologize for the unpleasantness that just occurred. From now on, any orders you give, we will carry out unconditionally. If anyone fails to do so, you have the full right to execute them!"

He then glared at Vermilion Bird, "What are you standing there for? Haven't you saluted yet?"

"Salute!"

With clenched teeth, Vermilion Bird then barked out an order.

After that, she led Huang Feng and the others to salute Jiang Chen in unison.

With utmost respect!

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