68: Chapter 68 The Traitor!

"Three days... do we only have three days left?"

Inside the cockpit, Xiang Lie gripped the control stick tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand. His voice trembled slightly—an instinctive fear of a force beyond their control:

"Captain, that 'Black Shark' is a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster! And he's high-ranking in the defense line... If we go back and report this, we'll be arrested as lunatics, won't we?"

Su Xiaoxia, sitting in the co-pilot seat, was even paler:

"And we don't have any concrete evidence. Although we brought back the bodies of Captain Li and his group, they only prove there was an ambush on Island 09. As for the 'Black Shark' and the 'Destroy the Base' plan, that's something you saw through 'Gods Insight,' Captain..."

Sixth-Rank Grandmaster.

High-ranking defense official.

An inside job.

Combined, these words went beyond the scope of any combat they had ever known. This was a heaven-shaking conspiracy capable of overturning the entire East Sea War Zone!

"Scared?"

Lin Yuan, who had been sitting in the back seat wiping his combat blade, suddenly spoke.

His voice was very soft, showing no trace of panic.

"Scared... of course I'm scared." Xiang Lie swallowed hard. "That's a Grandmaster. Crushing us would be like crushing ants."

"Then shut your mouth."

Lin Yuan stood up and walked to the front of the cockpit, his gaze piercing through the pitch-black night, fixed on the brightly lit steel fortress in the distance.

"Remember, from now on, don't trust anyone except the three of us."

Lin Yuan pulled a large-caliber kinetic pistol from his waist, racked the slide, and chambered a round.

"Gun chambered, blade unsheathed."

"No matter who it is, if they dare to block our path, even if it's the King of Heaven himself, just take them out."

【Seventh Defense Zone · Military Port · T3 Checkpoint】

The speedboat had just docked, and before the mooring ropes were even tied.

Clatter!

A fully armed squad of soldiers immediately rushed out from behind the bunkers, their assault rifles pointing in unison at the three people who had just disembarked.

"Halt! Hands up!"

The Military Police Team captain leading them wore a tactical mask, his expression unreadable.

"I am Liu Feng, captain of the Third Detachment of the port Military Police Team."

The captain stepped forward, his gun muzzle not lowering, his voice cold and firm:

"We have received orders from superiors that spies from the Pantheon Cult have recently infiltrated the front line. All independent squads returning to port must undergo the highest level of 'routine inspection'!"

"Hand over your tactical backpacks, communication terminals, and all items brought back from the mission area!"

Routine inspection?

Xiang Lie and Su Xiaoxia exchanged a glance, their hearts instantly jumping to their throats. Their backpacks contained the key evidence to identify the mole! If they handed them over, they would probably never see them again!

"Sir, we are the judgment squad, under the direct jurisdiction of the regimental headquarters."

Xiang Lie braced himself and stepped forward, shielding his backpack. "Our mission items are top secret and can only be handed over directly to the Regiment Commander. You have no right to..."

"Enough nonsense!"

Captain Liu Feng interrupted him directly, his hand reaching straight for Su Xiaoxia's backpack:

"Here, the Military Police Team is the law! Resisting inspection is considered treason! Give it to me!"

Just then, crack!

A large hand clamped firmly onto his wrist.

"You..." Liu Feng was stunned, about to lash out.

The next second.

A cold, hard gun barrel was pressed directly against his forehead.

"What did you just say... considered what?"

Lin Yuan's finger had already depressed the trigger halfway.

The whole scene erupted! The surrounding Military Police Team soldiers instantly bristled, and a dozen guns aimed at Lin Yuan's head simultaneously.

"Drop your weapon! Are you trying to rebel?!" Liu Feng's face changed drastically, and he shouted sternly.

【Gods Insight · Activated】

Lin Yuan ignored the surrounding gun barrels entirely. In his eyes, a faint blue light flickered, instantly seeing through the micro-expressions of the captain in front of him.

【Heart rate acceleration: 120】

【Focus of gaze: Su Xiaoxia's backpack (evidence)】

【Emotional fluctuations: Urgent, greedy, murderous intent】

"Routine inspection?"

Lin Yuan smiled, a smile that made one's hair stand on end.

"If it's a routine inspection, why are your eyes fixed on that backpack?"

"If it's a routine inspection, why is your safety already off?"

Lin Yuan took a sharp step forward, the gun barrel digging hard into Liu Feng's forehead, forcing him to retreat:

"I suspect you have been infiltrated by the Pantheon Cult. Want to check my bag? Sure."

"Get your Battalion Commander to come out and see me. Someone of your level isn't qualified to look at my things."

Crazy! Extremely crazy!

On someone else's turf, holding a gun to the head of a Military Police Team captain—only a lunatic would do such a thing.

"You... you dare to kill me?" Liu Feng blustered.

"You can try." The murderous intent in Lin Yuan's eyes exploded instantly; it was the baleful aura condensed from truly having killed thousands of alien races.

"Everyone, stop, goddammit!!"

A thunderous roar came from behind.

Bang!

A large foot kicked Liu Feng hard in the backside, sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.

"Which bastard dares to touch my men?!"

One-Eyed Old Ghost.

A notorious troublemaker in the Seventh Defense Zone, and the same commander Lin Yuan had saved in Area C.

"Bat-Battalion Commander..." Liu Feng climbed up, his expression ugly. "I was performing official duties..."

"Official duties your ass!"

One-Eyed Old Ghost kicked him again. "Captain Lin is my savior! He's a first-class hero! You're investigating him? Who do you think you are? Get lost!"

After cursing, One-Eyed Old Ghost turned around and looked at Lin Yuan, a flash of complexity in his single eye.

"Alright, Captain Lin, put the gun away. This kid is one of my soldiers. Although he's a bit stupid, he wouldn't..."

"Old Ghost."

Lin Yuan interrupted him, then grabbed One-Eyed Old Ghost by the collar and dragged him into a blind spot with no surveillance.

"Hiss... take it easy!" One-Eyed Old Ghost was a bit bewildered.

"Listen."

Lin Yuan's voice was very low. "I don't have time to explain to you. Island 09 is a trap. A lot of people died."

"I need to see the supreme commander immediately, or someone who can make decisions."

"Can you lead the way?"

One-Eyed Old Ghost was stunned. He was a veteran and a sharp person.

He understood the severity of the situation in an instant. A genius like Lin Yuan, who had just won the championship and had a limitless future, would never hold a gun to a Military Police Team soldier at this time unless something massive had happened.

"Big fish, collateral damage..." One-Eyed Old Ghost chewed on these words, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"Damn it."

"My life was saved by you in Area C."

"I'll trust you once."

"Follow me. Tonight, the 'Great Tide Defense Deployment Meeting' happens to be taking place. All the big shots of the war zone are in the core area for the meeting."

【Seventh Defense Zone · Underground Core Command】

This was the brain of the entire defense zone and the most heavily guarded place. The heavy alloy doors were tightly shut, and four Fifth-Rank personal guards stood at the entrance.

"Halt! Military restricted area, a meeting is in progress, unauthorized personnel..."

"Unauthorized your head!"

One-Eyed Old Ghost had gone all out tonight. He brought out his veteran soldier face and soldier-hooligan style, forcing his way past the guards trying to stop him. "There is urgent military intelligence from the front line! Can you take responsibility if the war opportunity is delayed?! Get out of the way!"

Boom!

Taking advantage of the guards' momentary daze, One-Eyed Old Ghost pushed open the heavy conference room door.

"Report!!"

Beside the huge circular conference table, more than a dozen high-ranking officers who were in the meeting turned their heads in unison to look at the door.

Those sitting here were at least Colonel Regiment Commanders, and the one sitting in the main seat was a Major General Division Commander with stars on his shoulders.

The atmosphere instantly solidified to the extreme.

"Old Ghost? Are you crazy? Daring to barge into the combat conference room?!" A Chief of Staff slammed the table and stood up.

One-Eyed Old Ghost wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stepped aside.

Lin Yuan, with Xiang Lie and Su Xiaoxia, walked in with big strides.

He ignored the gazes filled with pressure and scrutiny and walked straight to the end of the conference table.

Hum—!

In Lin Yuan's eyes, a stream of dark blue data instantly erupted.

【Gods Insight · Full-Area Scan Activated!】

【System is comparing characteristics in "Godchild Memory"...】

【Locking onto target...】

Lin Yuan's gaze was like a blade, sweeping over everyone present one by one.

From the Chief of Staff, to the Operations Director, to the Major General Division Commander sitting in the main seat with a gloomy face.

"Greetings, officers."

Lin Yuan's voice rang out in the conference room, carrying a chilling coldness: "I am Lin Yuan."

"I am here to find someone."