133: Chapter 133 Do as he says

By the time Lin Mo arrived, the temporary Command Headquarters in Lingwu City was already in a state of chaotic dispute.

People from several factions stood in a circle—some in military uniforms, some in Taoist robes, some in martial arts attire, and others in standard uniforms. Everyone looked grim, no one was willing to yield to another, and their arguments could be heard from far away.

"If high-rankers go in, there's at least a fighting chance!"

"A fighting chance my ass! Going in is just suicide!"

"Seven batches of low-rankers have already died. Do you want to keep filling the hole with more?"

"Then what do you suggest? We just wait here until Cao Shen empties the place out?"

"..."

A group of big shots at the sixth and seventh ranks were arguing until they were red in the face before the secret realm entrance, yet no one could produce a truly viable plan.

But at that moment, the arguing suddenly stopped.

Because Chu Tianye had arrived.

Moreover, he hadn't come alone.

A youth followed behind him.

He was very young.

So young that many people's first impression was that he was a student soldier brought along by one of the factions.

However, Chu Tianye's pace was steady, even somewhat deliberate.

It was as if he was making way for the person behind him.

"Who's that?"

"Lin Mo?"

"He's Lin Mo?"

"He looks way too young, doesn't he?"

"Is he really as ridiculous as the rumors say?"

Low-voiced discussions immediately cropped up.

Many young people subconsciously frowned, their eyes filled with obvious defiance.

This kid didn't look like anything special.

Lin Mo ignored these gazes.

He didn't even spare a glance at the whispering youths, simply walking straight forward.

Step by step, he walked with great composure.

But the more composed he was, the more uncomfortable it made people feel.

Because he wasn't walking a path for ordinary people.

He was walking directly into the middle of several sixth and seventh-rank powerhouses.

Gu Changchuan stood at the very front—a seventh-rank powerhouse, the military's commander-in-chief. With gold thread on his shoulder straps, he possessed a powerful aura.

After seeing Lin Mo, he first sized him up and then nodded.

"You're here?"

Lin Mo looked at him. "I'm here."

Just two words.

Crisp and concise.

Zheng Hongyuan also stared at him, his gaze lingering on him for two seconds before speaking directly without any nonsense:

"You're Lin Mo? I've seen the records of your battle achievements back in Jiang City."

"Mhm."

"A third-rank slaying a fifth-rank... you must have had some fortuitous encounters!"

"Mhm."

"I heard you obtained the Azure Dragon's inheritance?"

"Mhm."

To three consecutive questions, Lin Mo only replied with a single syllable.

The expressions of many young people changed.

Isn't this way too arrogant?

Yet, Lin Mo replied as if it were only natural, without even a hint of extra explanation.

That feeling wasn't one of posturing.

It was that he simply couldn't be bothered to posturing.

Ye Canglan originally wanted to continue questioning, but seeing Lin Mo's "you ask, I answer, but don't waste my time" attitude, he actually laughed.

"Interesting."

Su Jingxuan stood to the side, her gaze lightly sweeping over Lin Mo as she said indifferently:

"Not very old, but quite the ego."

Lin Mo finally turned his head to look at her.

"Haven't you all been waiting this long precisely for me to come and solve the problem?"

With one sentence, he shut down the entire room.

Su Jingxuan was slightly stunned.

Several young people nearby almost exploded on the spot.

"What does he mean?"

"Isn't he acting a bit too much?"

"Solve the problem? He says he can solve the problem?"

"Over five thousand people have already died in this secret realm, and he says he's here to solve the problem the moment he arrives?"

"What's with the act!"

The voices of the young people were kept low, but each one was simmering with anger.

Lin Mo heard them, of course.

But he didn't look back, and his expression didn't even flicker.

He simply walked to the formation plate projection and glanced at the structural diagram of the secret realm entrance.

The records of the previous seven offensive attempts, the casualty numbers, the channel width, the density of Mimics—it was all laid out there.

While others looked on with furrowed brows,

Lin Mo only took one look.

Then he smiled.

The smile was faint, carrying a hint of inexplicable disdain.

"A hundred thousand second and third-rank Mimics? That's it?"

After experiencing the pressure of a million-strong beast tide, a hundred thousand or so low-rank Mimics were indeed nothing to him.

The faces of several young people flushed red.

"That's it? Did he just say 'that's it'?"

"Does he really think he's invincible?"

"Over five thousand people died in the first seven batches, and he just says 'that's it'?"

"Isn't he bragging a bit too much?"

Gu Changchuan ignored these comments and simply asked:

"What did you see?"

Lin Mo raised his hand and pointed at the location of the entrance channel.

"What's stopping you isn't the Mimics."

"It's the path."

He paused, his tone flat.

"The channel is too narrow; no matter how many people you have, it's useless."

"Low-rankers can't break through, and high-rankers are suppressed too heavily once they enter."

"You've changed your tactics seven times and lost over five thousand people, but the result remains the same."

"Because from the very beginning, you haven't been hitting the mark."

After he finished speaking, the entire scene fell silent.

That silence wasn't because no one was talking.

It was because everyone was suppressed by those few sentences.

The young people didn't fully understand, but they instinctively felt that this guy had truly seen something.

The eyes of several experts from the older generation also changed.

Because Lin Mo's words weren't hollow.

He had pointed directly to the core of the deadlock.

Gu Changchuan's gaze darkened slightly, and his voice was more serious than before when he spoke.

"Then tell me, how do we break it?"

Lin Mo withdrew his hand from the formation plate and looked up at the secret realm vortex suspended in mid-air.

"I'll go in."

Three words.

As simple as could be.

But it was these three words that made the entire area fall silent for another moment.

Immediately following that, the young people's side exploded first.

"You're going in?"

"You're going in alone?"

"Are you kidding me!"

"The previous seven batches couldn't break through. What can you do by going in?"

"There are ways to seek death, but this isn't it, right?"

Someone couldn't help but speak with a sharp tone.

Lin Mo glanced at him.

"In the previous seven batches, it was people who went in."

"If I go in and expand the channel, won't the problem be solved?"

The face of the young man who had spoken suddenly stiffened.

The circle of people around them was stunned.

Chu Tianye couldn't help but chuckle, nearly giving a direct thumbs-up.

Gu Changchuan stared at Lin Mo for two seconds, then suddenly nodded.

"Fine. How do you plan to expand the channel?"

It wasn't that the major factions hadn't thought of this plan before, but the difficulty lay in the fact that the final draft couldn't be implemented!

Lin Mo didn't answer immediately, only pointing at the formation plate projection.

"First, clear the people from around the entrance."

"Then give me five minutes. Once I've finished looking at the structure, I'll decide where to enter from."

Zheng Hongyuan also put away his previous scrutiny and asked directly:

"What support do you need?"

Lin Mo glanced at the few young people who were still defiant.

"Support? Not letting idle people block the way is the greatest support!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several young people turned completely dark.

"Idle people?"

"Who is he calling idle?"

"This kid is way too arrogant!"

"On what basis does our standing here make us obstacles?"

But no matter how much they protested verbally, not a single one dared to move forward.

Because as Lin Mo spoke, Gu Changchuan had already waved his hand.

"Do as he says."

Gu Changchuan directly made the final call.

The surrounding people were shaken.

The military personnel immediately sprang into action, and the leaders of the major factions didn't hesitate in the slightest, ordering their people to clear the area, reposition, and withdraw from their posts.

At that moment, all the young people understood.

This wasn't a discussion.

Everything had already begun to move according to Lin Mo's rhythm.

Someone suddenly noticed that, at some point, the big shots on the sidelines who had been arguing earlier had all fallen quiet, their gazes entirely fixed on Lin Mo.

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