151: Thoughts flying around

"Report, Number 35 has completed the setup of the third observation point and is ready to withdraw."

"Received. Withdraw quickly, the Star Worms swarm is too close to you!"

"Hurry!" His comrade beside him crouched down and transformed into a leopard, urging him on.

Li swiftly packed away his tactical bag, flipped over, and clung tightly to his companion's back.

The two quickly retreated.

The outer edge of the Star Worms swarm was already very close to them, and as soon as they moved, they were discovered.

The Star Worms swarm stirred for a moment, sending out a team of more than ten to investigate, two of which were flying species, rapidly pursuing them from the air.

"Hold steady." Li simply instructed, then flipped over on his companion's body, staring intently at the approaching enemies.

"Got 'em!"

The wind pressure from the high-speed dive flattened the leopard's ears. He fully entrusted his back to his comrade and focused only on moving forward.

With two swift slashes, a blue afterimage of a blade appeared above them, and the corpses of the Star Worms crashed down behind them.

"As expected of you, Li!"

Li remained silent.

The eight members of the Wind Whisperer Suicide Squad suffered no losses this round and all retreated back to the stronghold.

"Ugh... I hate these kinds of planets. You can't use thermal weapons at all, otherwise Colonel Kong wouldn't have been in such a sorry state a while ago." The leopard complained, gossiping as he poked Li.

"You saved his life that day, didn't you?" He was very curious.

Li corrected him, "He was protecting his teammates. Without me, he could have fought his way out himself."

"Anyway, I think he really appreciates you. What, he didn't recruit you? I heard the benefits of following him are really good."

Li shook his head.

The captain frowned and kicked the leopard. "What are you prattling on about? Make some room for me."

He squatted down next to Li.

Only he in the team knew that Li was here under military punishment. If he didn't earn enough merits in the Suicide Squad to offset it, he would immediately go to jail.

In less than two short months, Li had already changed three small teams.

In their Suicide Squad's configuration, changing teams meant that the previous formation had been broken through, and a full complement of 12 people suffering losses to fewer than 4 meant they couldn't keep their team name.

But it usually also meant military merit.

The Suicide Squad was such a cruel place.

"Number 35, even if you're not afraid of death, you should consider your teammates." The captain was very displeased. "That foolish kid is still waiting to earn military merits to get special medicine for his family."

He was referring to the incident where Li risked setting up an extra observation point during the operation, resulting in being almost right next to the Star Worms swarm.

"Use your brain, and you can do more missions. Understand?" The captain pressed firmly on his shoulder and stood up.

"Are you really unattached?"

He didn't think so.

This person clearly had an obsession, so deep that it was almost demonic.

Attachment.

...My Two Children, and my wife, who is waiting for me.

Tu Nan must be somewhere in the world.

He had to stand before her personally... As for what to say after that?

He didn't know.

Perhaps he should listen to Tu Nan.

No matter what she said, he wanted to listen carefully, word by word.

***

Kong Jiamu was also talking about this part.

...Thermal weapons couldn't be used, and I only had my short knife with me, and I didn't dare to leave my teammates. It almost cost me my life. Just then, I heard the sound of a small landing craft from the sky.

"I looked up and saw a figure jump directly down from it. Oh, it was actually a Male Beast holding a long scimitar!"

He described the scene vividly and excitingly.

"Bang! He directly stepped onto the back of a Star Worm, plunging his knife from top to bottom, and that Star Worm split into two halves. Ugh, its black and green blood flowed all over the ground."

"The ropes were lowered, and my teammates were sent up. Only then could I unleash my full attack."

Tu Nan listened intently, and Kong Jiamu thought it was all because of him.

"Although his knife technique is very wild, to be honest, it's really good."

Kong Jiamu commented, "He's a talent. Perhaps... Hain Montoya is stronger than him, after all, their nobles learn this from a young age."

He quite frankly admitted the strengths of others.

After all, his goal was to become a general, and he only appreciated excellent vanguard talents, with no intention of competing with them in cold weapons.

It was indeed... Li.

"Then he..." Tu Nan asked with difficulty, "Did he come back with you?"

"Him?" Kong Jiamu raised an eyebrow, looking at her mischievously. "What, do you want to thank him on my behalf?"

Tu Nan couldn't answer, and Kong Jiamu shrugged.

"I asked him if he wanted to come under my command. After all, this is the Capital City Army, directly under Your Majesty's command."

Tu Nan held her breath, waiting for the follow-up.

"But he refused, oh, not exactly refused." Kong Jiamu thought for a moment.

"He said he belonged to the front-line Suicide Squad and had to earn enough military merits in a sea of blood to atone for his crimes. I don't have a Suicide Squad formation here."

Kong Jiamu felt somewhat regretful.

"I wonder what he did..."

Yes, what happened to Li after she left Sand Star?

He was just like many Male Beasts at the bottom of the local society, full of possessiveness, treating Female Beasts, especially Foster Mothers, as personal property.

Looking back at it all now, Tu Nan found herself unable to judge him.

He was rough, direct, spent money on Tu Nan, pampered her, and fought for her.

But at the same time, he couldn't possibly understand that the Foster Mother he paid for shouldn't be sold as a commodity in the first place.

This was an entire world that considered the buying and selling of Foster Mothers as a matter of course.

If Li was not wrong, then all of Tu Nan's pursuits would become a joke.

And if Li was wrong, then this world was wrong.

Because Li might still be a good person, far exceeding the standards of this world.

He was the Children's biological father, and Tu Nan hoped... he wouldn't die.

"Alright, let's not talk about this."

Kong Jiamu recently noticed that whenever he talked about his various experiences in action, Pearl's gaze towards him became more... real?

It was hard to describe; it just felt like Pearl liked him as a soldier more than as the Young Master of the Kong Family.

But perhaps this time he spoke too bloody? Was Pearl scared?

"How about the arrangements later? Do you want to go to the Capital City with me?" Kong Jiamu suddenly asked.

As soon as he said it, he felt it was very necessary.

His merits from returning from border patrol were already almost enough, and this accidental discovery of the dangerous Star Worms nest was just enough for him to get a promotion.

Excellent! Then he would arrange for Pearl to sit in the front row to watch the ceremony.

And while he was at it, he would bring the Two Children to show Your Majesty.

It was a pity that Your Majesty had not yet married.

If Your Majesty had Children, these Two Children could be their playmates, just like he and Hain Montoya used to be.

"Capital City?"

Tu Nan was distracted and didn't quite understand why his thoughts suddenly jumped to this. But... "No!"

She hadn't forgotten that Sergeant Song Jie would later go to Capital Star with Kong Jiamu.

"Huh? You're not coming with me? I'm going back to the Capital City in a few days. Your Majesty isn't happy that I've run back to Xiuyin Star again."

What? Is Peacock about to fly away?

"My company just started, and there's so much to do~" Tu Nan complained pitifully, "If I abandon my career and run off with you, and then you fall for another Female Beast, wouldn't I be left with nothing?"

Kong Jiamu was stunned for a moment.

What other Female Beast... and what about other Female Beasts?

"If you truly want to see me, you'll naturally find a way to come back." Tu Nan's small hand pinched his waist, sweet-talking, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder. You're even more passionate today."

Kong Jiamu's face was cold, feeling that he was being placated.

Something was wrong; this rhetoric... he was very familiar with it.