122: Chapter 122 Cataclysmic Disaster?

The Beishan Pass battlefield, with the smoke of gunpowder having settled, was deathly silent.

Between the trenches, only the lingering scent of blood and scorched earth remained. After days of brutal fighting, both sides had fallen into a brief period of rest and stalemate.

But it was obvious that the guards had been replaced by puppet troops. So what? Mo Yufei would kill them just the same.

The four hundred remaining soldiers rested against the earthen walls, none of them suspecting that Mo Yufei, revered by the entire army as an immortal, was already being targeted.

As a Special Commissioner for the theater of war, Commander Shi Haidong held a unique position. For days, he had been coordinating on the front lines and reporting the war situation, having long since earned the trust and respect of Colonel Zhao Hongyue.

He suppressed all the murderous intent surging within him, restored his expression to that of a steady and capable official, and walked straight to the command post to find Zhao Hongyue, who was reviewing the defense plans.

"Colonel Zhao, the situation on the front line is temporarily stable. The Japanese Army will not launch another fierce attack in the short term."

Commander Shi Haidong spoke with a grave tone and proper demeanor, "I need to set off immediately to return to the rear theater headquarters to report the situation at Beishan Pass in detail, and at the same time coordinate subsequent supplies and reinforcements. I will have to trouble you to continue presiding over the front line."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongyue immediately put away the plans and solemnly raised his hand in a military salute.

After days of bitter fighting, everyone had seen how Commander Shi Haidong had coordinated from the center and stabilized the morale of the troops; his prestige in the army was quite high.

"Take care on your journey, Special Commissioner Shi. As long as we are here, the Beishan defense line will never fall."

"Also, please convey my gratitude to Mr. Mo. If it weren't for him, Beishan would have fallen long ago."

Commander Shi Haidong nodded faintly, a hint of just the right amount of emotion appearing on his face.

"Guard the position well and wait for news from the rear."

A few simple words of formal farewell, without the slightest abnormality, and he did not go out of his way to bid farewell to Mo Yufei.

To others, it was just a normal, official withdrawal. Only Commander Shi Haidong himself knew that he would never return.

Turning to leave the command post, he walked through the trenches with a calm gait, soldiers saluting him along the way.

As a theater Special Commissioner, he was a pivotal figure whose every move was appropriate for his status. No one had any suspicions, and certainly, no one could see through him.

This Special Commissioner, who appeared to be devoted to the country, had long since regarded Mo Yufei as a thorn in his side and had even set up a lethal trap.

Steadily retreating, he deliberately avoided the line of sight of all front-line outposts and bypassed the roads used by the military and civilians, retreating a full 5 kilometers.

Completely out of sight of the main battlefield at Beishan Pass, he found a secluded valley hidden by forests and piled with jagged rocks.

It was isolated from the world, devoid of any human sound, and was an excellent location for an ambush.

Confirming that the surroundings were completely safe, Commander Shi Haidong stopped. The steady mask on his face instantly faded, leaving only bone-chilling coldness in his eyes.

He raised his hand and summoned the system panel that only he could see.

The remaining massive amount of reputation points was enough to support him in completing the final step of his lethal layout.

[Consume 3 million reputation points to redeem: Future Sci-Fi Special Operations Squad (six-person full establishment)]

[Squad status: Absolutely loyal, obeys only the host, full-dimensional concealment, silent lurking]

[Equipment synchronized and bound: Full set of system-redeemed sci-fi long-range weapons, infinite ammunition, zero equipment failure]

With a flicker of light, without a loud noise or blinding glare, six soldiers wearing matte black future special combat armor appeared out of thin air among the rocks in the valley.

The armor featured light-absorbing, heat-masking, and infrared-suppressing designs, perfectly blending into the mountainous environment. Even the most advanced reconnaissance methods in this plane could not capture a single trace of them.

The six men instantly deployed into a standard hunting formation, and a murderous aura silently permeated the valley. All members were in a peak standby state, ready to fight at any time.

The squad members all held the full set of sci-fi long-range lethal weapons that Commander Shi Haidong had previously redeemed: one person shouldered a high-frequency resonance particle sniper cannon, constantly locking onto the core position of the Beishan position, capable of long-range, precision, armor-piercing bombardment.

Two held plasma compression pulse grenade launchers, covering a large lethal area and completely cutting off any possibility of escape.

Two set up directional strong-magnetic electromagnetic paralysis missiles, specifically targeting Mo Yufei's robots, capable of paralyzing all electronic auxiliary equipment at any time.

The last person carried a micro-antimatter guided bomb, holding the detonation authority for the final strike.

The entire configuration was both soft and hard, specifically designed to counter the invincible physical body and intelligent AI that Mo Yufei relied on, providing comprehensive containment without leaving any room for a comeback.

The squad leader knelt on one knee, his voice low and absolutely obedient.

"Understood! The entire hunting squad, target locked on Mo Yufei at Beishan Pass, awaiting attack orders."

Commander Shi Haidong stood in the shadows of the valley, looking far away at the faintly visible outline of the Beishan trenches, a cold and sinister smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

His plan had never been to rashly risk getting close.

First, withdraw openly as a Special Commissioner to clear himself of any connection, then summon this exclusive special operations squad to lurk in the hidden valley.

Next, he would continue to travel backward, heading all the way to the rear theater headquarters, maximizing the safety distance as much as possible and completely distancing himself from the battlefield.

Once he arrived at an absolutely safe area and completely cut himself off from the Beishan battlefield, he would only need to issue one remote command, and the special operations squad in the valley would open fire simultaneously.

Particle beams to break defenses, plasma coverage, electromagnetic pulses to disable the AI, and the antimatter bomb to complete the lethal blow.

Within a few short seconds, the invincible Mo Yufei would be completely annihilated.

Afterward, everyone would only think that they had encountered an attack by unknown, bizarre weapons. By then, he would send people to propagate that it was divine retribution because Mo Yufei had interfered with human war on his own.

And he, Commander Shi Haidong, would remain that meritorious Special Commissioner, deeply loved and supported by the people, reaping all the rewards.

"After arriving at the destination, stay in place and hibernate, remain concealed the entire time. Without my orders, you are absolutely forbidden from acting on your own."

"All weapons are to calibrate coordinates and remain in standby mode."

Commander Shi Haidong issued the order in a cold voice.

"Once Mo Yufei is completely away from the battlefield, it will be hunting time."

"Remember, leave no survivors."

The entire squad responded, instantly merging into the shadows of the valley. Their breath, heat signatures, and signals all returned to zero, and they completely disappeared into this mountain forest. Only a cold murderous intent remained, locked tightly onto the Beishan position.

Commander Shi Haidong looked one last time in the direction of Mo Yufei, his eyes filled with disdain and determination.

"You disdain reputation and ignore the schemes of human hearts."

"The 200 million national reputation points you earned through desperate and bloody fighting will ultimately become the weapon that buries you."

Having said that, he did not linger, turned around, and walked steadily toward the rear theater.

The distance grew further and further, and the safety factor became higher and higher.

In the valley, the ambush was ready, and the lethal weapons were loaded.

Just waiting for the order, the lethal strike would begin.

In the Beishan trenches, Mo Yufei, who was still resting with his eyes closed, knew nothing of this impending catastrophic disaster.