Chapter 1014: Chapter 1014

"Mr. Lin En just went in like that?"

Inside the Dragon Cavalry Fighter, watching the footage from the remote drone, a technical officer looked bewilderedly at the young officer standing in front of the console.

"No one can change Mr. Lin En’s decision,"

The young officer shook his head, then he lifted his head, looking towards the horizon where the Mercenary Corps’ war machine, which had been accumulating, was now gradually contracting inward, "We just need to follow his orders, there is no danger in this world that can stop him, he is a Miracle himself."

The technical officer glanced at the young officer’s almost fanatic gaze.

He himself was a technical officer responsible for the City Defense Army’s wilderness transportation and security, had no place in the use of weapons at the city defense station, and did not have any involvement with the core decisions that night.

However, he had also seen from a distance Mr. Lin En standing on a Dragon Cavalry Fighter, holding up Scott’s corpse like a Divine Being, and had a certain understanding of Mr. Lin En’s personal combat capabilities.

But now Mr. Lin En was not engaging in a duel with a powerful individual, but rather delving deep into a heavily guarded, well-armed Mercenary Corps camp.

His parents were miners, he was well aware of what Mr. Lin En meant for this city, and he also had the determination to sacrifice his own life on this wilderness to protect Mr. Lin En.

But the current development of the situation had completely exceeded his understanding.

He couldn’t comprehend where the confidence of the young officer in front of him, which seemed to spring from nowhere, came from.

"I know you can’t understand where my confidence comes from, but it’s okay, you’ll know soon,"

The young officer glanced at the technical officer beside him, softly asking, "Where’s the second team now?"

"According to Mr. Lin En’s previous instructions, they have already moved to the woods on the west side."

The technical officer suppressed his doubts and quickly said,

"We have made contact with a City Defense Army sentinel who witnessed the scene, through the video provided by the sentinel, it was confirmed that the direction of the airship’s crash was towards the woods, roughly at the back of Kopes Mining Mercenary Corps’ camp, but we are currently unable to pinpoint the exact location,

"The second team is currently trying to move to the rear of Kopes Mining Mercenary Corps without being discovered.

He raised his head, looking at the young officer with some confusion, "But with the transport plane here, and the second team consisting of light fighters and Mechas, if there really are survivors, can they handle the rescue mission?"

"Those light fighters and Mechas, although small in space, the crashed airship was also a small one, the number of people needing rescue isn’t many, and although the comfort might be lacking, they are still capable of carrying people away,"

The young officer shook his head, "The transport plane is too large and not fast enough, it’s not suitable for rapid maneuvers, and although it looks like it’s for rescue, it’s actually not suitable for rescuing in this kind of scenario, I guess Mr. Lin En initially arranged this transport plane here to attract the Mercenary Corps’ attention."

"So this is why Mr. Lin En split us into group one and two halfway?"

The technical officer pondered slightly, "Our group one has heavier weapons and fighters, fewer in number, drawing attention at the front, while group two takes most of the Mechas and light fighters, organizing the rescue?"

"That should be the case."

The young officer nodded slightly, then his expression suddenly changed.

The technical officer looked up at the young officer beside him.

"There’s signal interference inside the camp,"

The young officer looked towards the densely packed war machines contracting inward, took a deep breath, "And we’ve lost communication with Mr. Lin En."

Lying beneath the control panel, a young mechanic slowly straightened up, looking towards the control panel labeled ’communication equipment’.

A flowing radiance lit up on the control panel, then flickered, frozen in place.

In an instant, everyone’s gaze converged on the mechanic.

"That’s odd, I thought it was fixed."

The mechanic slightly frowned, "The motherboard self-check is also fine."

"Perhaps something wasn’t plugged in securely."

Beside, a plump woman reached out and tapped on the control panel.

With two light sounds, the brilliance on the control panel lit up again, and the screen came on displaying the startup animation.

The mechanic widened his eyes and glanced at the plump woman beside him.

"Old-school method, depends on luck. When equipment at home breaks, this is how I fix it."

The plump woman smiled and then walked up to the control panel.

"Does this really work?"

At that moment, the head of the cabin crew also approached, lifted his head, and looked at the plump woman next to him.

"Let’s give it a try; we don’t have any other options."

The plump woman took a deep breath, her hand resting on one of the mechanical knobs, "Is this the power adjustment button?"

The mechanic nodded slightly.

The plump woman turned the mechanical button to the maximum and then pressed the start button in front of her, "Let’s begin."

Outside the airship, a soldier clad in exoskeleton armor looked towards the officer beside him.

"Activate the device."

The officer, looking at the airship in front of him, quickly said.

The tower-like signal jammer lit up layer upon layer, and unseen ripples swept across the dark sky.

Near the camp command center

"Hahaha, I really didn’t expect Mr. Lin En, the Mayor, to actually patronize our small place."

A bearded man walking out of a temporarily constructed large foldable structure was excited as he looked towards He Ao disembarking from the land fortress, "Your presence truly graces our humble place!"

"I am also very pleased to meet you in person, Captain," said He Ao, his step hitting the ground, his gaze moving past the bearded man’s body, towards the large gate of the foldable building behind him. Inside the gate, several pieces of metal with burnt edges were neatly placed in the room, "Is that the ’wreckage’ of the airship?"

The bearded man turned around, looked at the metal inside the building, and sighed, "We’ve only found these pieces, such a pity."

"Do you have photos of the crash site?"

He Ao passed by the bearded man, stepped into the building, and asked in a low voice.

The bearded man watched He Ao, seemingly not cautious about exposing his back to him, his gaze faltered.

He couldn’t quite discern whether the elderly man in front of him was truly so confident in his own strength or felt that the Mercenary Corps wouldn’t dare to attack the Mayor under such public scrutiny and hence acted fearlessly.

Behind him, a guard soldier slowly raised his Gauss Rifle.

He reached out, gently shook his head to dissuade the soldier from lifting the rifle, then he took a step forward, catching up to the elderly man in front, smiling, "We definitely have the photos, but my men are still searching the site, so they haven’t had time to send them over. I’ve instructed them to prioritize finding and protecting the survivors."

If he really believed that they wouldn’t dare to make a move, perhaps he could gradually lower their guard using a more efficient and cost-effective method to keep this ’Mayor’ here forever.

"It seems you are indeed very conscientious, Captain."

He Ao turned around, seemingly unaware of the movement of the soldier behind him just a moment ago, squatting next to a piece of metal and smiling as he spoke.

"Of course, our Kopes Mining Mercenary Corps always adhere to the Federation’s laws and maintain the Federation’s order."

The bearded man walked to the opposite side of He Ao and squatted down, also looking at the metal in front of him and smiling, "Of course, we often punish some minor rebels who do not comply with the order."

"Did your punishing actions go smoothly?"

He Ao carefully examined the traces on the edge of the metal, casually asking.

The bearded man’s facial expression stiffened.

Their ’punishing action’ the night before last didn’t go very smoothly.

Then he took a slight breath and smiled, "We encountered some setbacks, but the final outcome is always good. Facing setbacks is normal in any task."

"Including being completely knocked down by setbacks?"

He Ao didn’t look up, his hand resting on the edge of the metal, slightly frowning, "These marks don’t seem to be from an exotic beast attack."

The bearded man initially wanted to retort to He Ao’s previous comment, but upon hearing the latter remark, his face changed slightly, and then he continued to smile, "Does Mr. Lin En also understand these things?"

"In my younger days, I often wandered in the wilderness. Whenever equipment was damaged by exotic beasts, I had to fix it myself, so I’m somewhat familiar with the traces and damages caused by their attacks."

He Ao casually replied.

"What do you think these scars were left by?" the bearded man asked with a smile.

He Ao looked up calmly, his gaze fixed on him, "an electromagnetic cannon."

"Are you suggesting that the airship was deliberately shot down?"

The bearded man’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"I’m not ruling out that possibility,"

Then He Ao glanced outside the door at the distant land fortresses, anti-air electromagnetic cannons, semi-fixed turrets, and other weapons, "Is there any organization possessing electromagnetic cannons in the wilderness nearby?"

A soldier nearby cautiously gripped the handle of his gun.

"Not quite sure, we’ve only just arrived here a few days ago,"

The bearded man shook his head, looking at He Ao, "Could it possibly be a group of Wilderness Wanderers with electromagnetic cannons?"

"I’m not ruling out that possibility,"

He Ao shook his head, stood up, "If it really is this ’Wilderness Wanderer organization’ with advanced anti-air electromagnetic cannons, they are truly inhumane."

Hearing this, the bearded man’s face momentarily froze.

By this time, He Ao had already walked deeper into the room, as if he had recalled something, "By the way, does your mercenary corps also possess such advanced anti-air electromagnetic cannons?"

The bearded man’s gaze locked on the elderly man in front of him, the surrounding soldiers instantly tightened their grip on their guns, slightly raising the muzzles.

At this moment, He Ao shook his head, sighed, "It seems that this inhumane bastard organization is trying to pin this matter on you law-abiding folks."

The bearded man eyed the elderly man, who appeared calm but seemingly disgusted and detesting the ’Wilderness Wanderer organization’, yet his brows mildly indicated no ’specific’ opinions towards them.

He was momentarily unsure whether the sharp and capable ’old mayor’ had really noticed something.

He moved his right hand behind his back, flicked his palm towards the soldiers behind him, signaling them to be alert, then with his eyebrows slightly furrowed, he followed the elderly man’s steps, sighed,

"Indeed, such people are detestable."

He Ao looked up at him, "You also think this bunch, who harm innocent civilians, are shameless and inhumane, right?"

The bearded man gazed at the Mayor’s calm expression as if they were really discussing a third party, took a slight breath, and nodded, "These beasts are indeed shameless and inhumane."

The mercenaries holding guns behind him glanced at each other, their faces reflecting mutual understanding.

"Alas, the morals of the world are deteriorating,"

He Ao sighed, looking at the metal beneath his feet, "Heartless and cruel like beasts, these people who wield advanced weapons and wear human clothes, pretending to be civilized, brandishing the slaughter knife at the innocent."

The bearded man’s face darkened.

"And they even slander the just order of the Mercenary Corps,"

Massive veins bulged on the bearded man’s forehead as he looked at He Ao’s back, took a deep breath, and forced a smile, "Indeed, such beasts truly deserve to be cut into thousands of pieces, their corpses shattered."

"Captain, you’re a bit radical."

He Ao turned his head to look at the bearded man and shook his head.

At this moment, He Ao had already turned back and walked deeper into the house.

The bearded man took a deep breath, watching the seemingly unguarded back, a white spherical object fell from his sleeve into his palm.

This was what he forced from the red-haired girl, one of the only two she had left. He had tested one to ensure the girl was not lying; now only one remained.

The tip of a slender soft sword peeked from the sleeve of his other hand.

The soldiers behind him slightly raised their gun barrels.

Step by step, the bearded man moved forward, approaching the elderly man.

Just as he was two steps away from the elderly man, the elder suddenly turned around, looked at him, and asked with confusion, "Captain, from which areas did you find these remains?"

"I’m not sure of the specifics,"

The bearded man stiffened, the object in his hand slipped back into his sleeve as he faced the elderly man’s genuinely puzzled look, furrowed his brows, and blocked the elder’s view of the soldiers behind him, "Were they found over a large area? Is there a problem?"

The soldiers behind him quickly lowered their gun barrels.

"It’s not a big issue,"

He Ao shook his head, looking puzzled, "It’s just that these remains seem to all come from one area of the airship; didn’t you find anything else?"

The bearded man shook his head.

He Ao slowly walked to the door, looking up at the cloud-covered sky, "Where did you find these remains?"

"According to my subordinates, it was in the northeast direction."

The bearded man casually leaned closer to He Ao, speaking softly.

And almost the moment his words faded, overlapping bird calls erupted from the northwest direction of the camp, dense flocks of birds burst from the northwestern forests, escaping into the distance.

He Ao turned his head to look at the bearded man.

"I’m not too sure; there are always many oddities and strange occurrences in the wilderness."

The bearded man forced a smile, shaking his head, and pushed the spherical object back into his sleeve.

Sensing the thoughts coming from the mark placed on the bearded man as soon as they met, a hint of confusion appeared on He Ao’s face,

"So, even you don’t know."