Chapter 29: Request

The continent of Huaya seemed no different from the Shenzhou continent of Su Xuan’s previous life, with thirty-four provinces and over 9.6 million square kilometers of land.

If not for the so-called otherworldly invasion, this country would have been almost identical to Su Xuan’s motherland from his past life.

However, the invasion of the Dark Abominations had shattered the continent of Huaya into pieces.

Seven major war zones and thousands of small battlefields were embedded into the once peaceful land, plunging Huaya into war.

The enemies were not of their own kind, but an alien civilization from another world.

Wars between races were always so intense, irresistible, and hysterical.

The Lingnan War Zone, with an area of approximately 230,000 square kilometers, was slightly larger than Xiangnan Province.
Located in the southern part of Huaya, the Lingnan War Zone spanned across the five major provinces of Xiangnan, Nanyue, Guihai, Jiangyou, and Bamin.

In the Lingnan War Zone, Huaya had committed nearly a million troops, a massive force of eight hundred thousand, making it one of the most heavily invested of the seven major war zones.

To adapt to the war against the Dark Abominations and their highly mobile, small-scale combat style, the military system underwent partial reforms.

The most basic independent combat unit was the squad, led by a captain, with numbers ranging from forty to seventy people.

The supreme commander of a war zone was the Corps Commander.

When a major battle occurred in their respective war zone, the Corps Headquarters would uniformly coordinate the soldiers within that zone.

A war zone consisted of several hundred regiments, and a regiment had dozens of squads under it.

Each squad was a fundamental point, the basic unit for resisting the Dark Abominations.

There were two types of squads.

One was the ordinary squad, which held dedicated positions and carried out general orders.
The vast majority of squads were like this.

The other was the super squad, which was active in various parts of the battlefield, providing aid to other squads and resolving difficult problems.

Each war zone would have a few or a dozen of these super squads.

Their existence greatly increased the ordinary squads’ margin for error in handling issues and also elevated the overall combat effectiveness of the war zone.

During normal times, to avoid wasting combat power and to prevent conflicts, the regimental logistics and information departments would provide logistical support and pre-battle intelligence for the squads’ battles.

When necessary, the regimental command post would also personally step in to direct the battle.

In this way, a war zone was divided into thousands of small, independently operating combat zones.

Only when a major war broke out would the high command conduct unified military deployments.

The reason for not concentrating forces to drive the Dark Abominations out of Aquamarine in one go was that their invasion was inevitable.

It wouldn’t stop just because you killed them all.

If Aquamarine were free of Dark Abominations, a rift might suddenly tear open somewhere in the world, and the Dark Abominations would descend once more.
Rather than letting them descend upon Aquamarine in such an uncertain manner and painstakingly rebuilding war zones all over again, it was better to lure them all into large battlefields for annihilation.

And the squad system was established precisely to be able to effectively kill Dark Abominations, acquire resources to feed back to humanity, and prepare for the final, decisive battle.

In the conference room of the Investigation Bureau, a middle-aged man spoke: “If the cult is preparing to summon a Dark Abomination, then things will become very difficult to handle.

There are too many uncertain factors.
The cultists hiding in White City might all come out of the woodwork, which is not something our Investigation Bureau can easily resolve.

If we can’t neutralize the cult’s combat power in a short time, the likelihood of a Dark Abomination’s descent will greatly increase.

Therefore, I believe we need help from the front lines.”

The people looked at each other, their expressions becoming subtle.

After all, they had the honor of the Investigation Bureau to uphold.

Easily allowing the military from the front to interfere would make them all lose a bit of face.

A problem had arisen in White City, and the Investigation Bureau couldn’t even fully handle it.

Wouldn’t the reason for that be traced back to them?

But then again, if this matter was not handled properly, this metropolis of a million people would inevitably suffer a huge blow.

Honor was important, but it was truly nothing compared to the safety of White City.

Moreover, the soldiers were fighting hard on the front lines, only for a fire to break out in their rear.

Isn’t that a deeply despairing situation?

It had already escalated to the level of a city-wide crisis.

They could no longer cling to their so-called honor and make a mistake.

But the important thing now was who to ask for help.

If it was just an ordinary teammate, their presence would be of no use.

Therefore, they had to invite a powerful warrior, a figure who could turn the tide of battle with their own strength.

A warrior of this level had to be at least a top-tier Initial Form warrior.

If they could get a warrior who had awakened their Second Form, that would be even better.

Who would go and ask?

And who would they ask?

These questions lingered in everyone’s minds.

Captain Chen Daocheng, sitting at the far end, suddenly raised his hand to speak.
“I think we can ask Lieutenant General Su Chen for help.”

All eyes turned to him, filled with surprise.
If they could get Lieutenant General Su to come, then as long as they could find the altar, everything would be settled.

The director also looked at Captain Chen and said, “Old Chen, you have to know that the situation on the front lines is not good.
Someone of Lieutenant General Su’s level won’t easily come back here.

You’re trying to use a cannon to shoot a mosquito.”

Captain Chen looked at the director and said, “My meaning is that we can ask Lieutenant General Su for help, not for him to come here personally.”

The director looked at Captain Chen in surprise, a little astonished as to when he had established a connection with Su Chen.

Captain Chen continued, “During the investigation into the death of the cultist Zuo Tao, a person was involved, an eyewitness.

His name is Su Xuan… he is Su Chen’s younger brother.”

At this, everyone naturally understood.
Although he was just an eyewitness, he was already involved in this matter.

With this, they could certainly use it to their advantage later, exaggerating the potential danger Su Xuan might face.

That way, Su Chen, as his older brother, would surely arrange for a suitable candidate to come and assist them.

The director looked at Captain Chen and said slowly, “Su Xuan is, after all, just an eyewitness.

He hasn’t been deeply involved in this matter.
Will this really be enough to get Lieutenant General Su’s help?

I don’t think it’s a sure thing.”

In fact, the director’s meaning was clear: you proposed it, you go solve it.

Of course, Captain Chen could understand the director’s meaning and immediately replied, “I’ll go talk to him.

After all, I was the one in charge of the investigation at the time, so I have a better understanding of the situation.”

With this matter settled, the most important thing now was to ferret out the cultists hidden among the populace, as well as the concealed Dark Abomination altar.

Without a doubt, the Dark Abomination altar must be hidden in some room.

Even if they were ruthless enough to search every house in the city, they might not necessarily find it.

The cultists had been hiding for so many years, they must have thought about this problem.

Moreover, searching would be too slow.
So, the best way was still to find clues from those few missing high school students.

Another thing was to keep a close watch on the high school students to ensure their safety.

The big test was imminent; there wasn’t much time, not even a month.

If they couldn’t resolve this matter before the big test, it would definitely affect this year’s student recruitment.

If another kidnapping were to occur, they had to react immediately and do their utmost to find clues.

No matter how meticulous the plan, there’s always a chance for a slip-up.

The cultists weren’t actual divine messengers, so could they really have the ability to make someone vanish into thin air?

After the tasks were assigned, everyone rose to their feet and walked out.

The tense operation was about to begin.