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Chapter 457 This time, I'll take care of it!

The air in the meeting room thickened the moment Jiang Wei uttered her words, "I don't know how to say it."

It felt as if I had been suddenly emptied out.

Everyone's heart sank.

Even she didn't know?

what does this mean?
It's been two years.
Fang Qingyu has been missing for two whole years.

All they knew so far was that Fang Qingyu was alright.

But nobody knows for sure whether something is wrong or not.

Even Jiang Wei herself doesn't understand the reason behind it now.

The credibility of this statement.
Can be imagined.

Fortunately, the feeling of despair did not fully spread.

Jiang Wei's cool and calm voice rang out again.

"However," she paused slightly, her red eyes sweeping over everyone's gaze, which instantly returned to her, and continued softly, "Old Master Hong said he's fine."

"He says he's receiving a great opportunity, so let's not be impatient."

"."

A brief moment of silence.

Immediately, a collective sigh of relief filled the conference room.

"call--"

"That's what the old man said?!"

"Damn it, that scared the hell out of me!"

"So it was all arranged by Old Master Hong! You should have said so earlier!"

The tense and solemn atmosphere dissipated almost instantly.

Chu Kuanglan plopped back into his chair, dramatically wiping non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

If it was said by Mr. Hong Qitian himself.

The nature is completely different.

For the core members of the Dawn Legion, Hong Qitian's attention to and protection of Fang Qingyu was common knowledge, even to the point of being somewhat unreasonable.

That was when they truly regarded Fang Qingyu as the future of humanity.

They regard them as their own direct descendants or even as beings who surpass them.

The old man was willing to sacrifice himself.

We will never let Fang Qingyu take risks that he cannot bear.

Since he said that Fang Qingyu was receiving a great opportunity, it must be an extraordinary stroke of luck.

However, this opportunity will take time.

In this way, it becomes reasonable that Fang Qingyu has been out of contact for two years.

It even makes people look forward to it immensely.

The public had been on tenterhooks for two years.

Finally, I can put it back in my stomach for now.

The atmosphere eased, and everyone sat down again. Although the fatigue from the long war was still evident in their brows, their anxiety had dissipated.

Jiang Wei naturally walked to the head of the conference table and sat down.

These past two years.

In the days when Fang Qingyu was away.

She had long since become the de facto supreme leader of the City of Injustice.

And the indispensable pillar and overlord of the Dawn Legion.

All of this change did not stem from anyone's appointment.

Rather, it is a pattern that naturally formed in blood and fire.

the most important reason.

In the past two years, they have experienced several extremely fierce and almost hopeless battles.

Each time, it was at the most critical moment that Jiang Wei stepped forward, using her overwhelming strength to turn the tide and pull the Dawn Legion, the A7 War Zone, and the City of Injustice back from the brink of destruction.

The most memorable.

That was the Battle of the Broken Spine, which took place about a year and a half ago.

At that time, Wei Banmeng personally led the most elite heavy armored troops of the Dawn Legion to carry out a cleanup and occupation mission deep into a Ghost Island stronghold.

Completely unexpected.
That place had long been secretly turned into a trap by three fifth-tier royal beings.

Just as Wei Banmeng's troops had established a foothold and were building defensive fortifications...

The three fifth-tier royal beings attacked simultaneously without warning.

The target is Wei Banmeng, the central commander of the legion!
The terrifying pseudo-divine realm instantly descended, and three completely different yet equally deadly laws pressed down like the sky collapsing, aiming to completely wipe out the entire heavy armored legion along with Wei Banmeng.

That was a true dead end.

The three fifth-tier royal beings meticulously laid an ambush and killed the enemy.

It is sufficient to destroy any force without equivalent combat power in a very short time.

At the time, everyone who received the distress signal thought that Wei Banmeng and her elite troops were finished, and that there was no way to rescue them in time.

Just as despair was spreading.

Even Wei Banmeng himself was preparing for a final, desperate strike.

A blazing red shadow, like a ray of dawn tearing through the darkness, suddenly descended upon the heart of the battlefield!
Jiang Wei has arrived.

No one knows how she got here.

All people saw was that the moment she appeared, the entire battlefield sky was instantly dyed a magnificent crimson.

Towering flames appeared out of nowhere.

The flames clashed violently with the pseudo-divine realms of the three royal races.

It forcefully melted a huge gap in the triple-layered domain.

Jiang Wei stood barefoot above the sea of ​​fire, her red dress fluttering in the wind, her face expressionless.

Her opponents were three fifth-tier royal beings, each with a different appearance and overwhelming aura.

Facing such a formidable enemy.

Jiang Wei did not back down in the slightest.

That was a textbook example of a battle where the outnumbered fought against the overwhelming odds.

Jiang Wei single-handedly held off three royal princes of the same rank.

And the fight was evenly matched, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

Her flames seem to have a natural restraint on the power of the Fate Demon, burning everything and purifying the filth.

The battle lasted for a full hour.

Finally, Jiang Wei seized a fleeting opportunity, withstood a heavy blow from the Ice Armor King, and at the cost of her shoulder being frozen and torn apart, she gathered all the primal fire in her body, transforming it into a heaven-burning spear, and fiercely pierced through the core of the Corruption King.

A piercing, desperate scream echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

Under the extreme heat and purifying power, the king's body melted and vaporized rapidly like a wax figure, eventually dissipating completely, leaving only a violent fluctuation.

It was a massive life pearl that seemed ready to explode at any moment.

A fifth-tier royal being has fallen!

The remaining two royals were terrified at the sight and dared not fight any longer.
They didn't even bother to collect the life beads left behind by their companions. Terrified, they tore through space and fled in panic without looking back, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

With their commander-in-chief dead, the formidable enemy has been defeated and fled!
The heavily armored warriors of the Dawn Legion, who were originally struggling and suffering heavy casualties, witnessed this miraculous scene, and their previously low morale was instantly ignited to the extreme!

"kill!!!"

Wei Banmeng suppressed the shock and excitement in her heart.

Seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he roared and led his troops, whose morale was soaring, in a counter-offensive.

The previously precarious battle situation was instantly reversed. The remaining Ghost Army, having lost the command and deterrence of the royal race, was routed by the Dawn Legion's frenzied counterattack and was relentlessly pursued, suffering heavy losses.

In this battle, not only were resource points successfully captured, but a fifth-tier king was killed and two others were severely injured.

They achieved a major victory against a high-level Fate Demon, a feat rarely seen since the start of the war.

And Jiang Wei's reputation.

It also reached its peak after this battle.

From then on, the name of Nüba resounded throughout the Great Wall at sea, becoming a symbol worthy of being compared with Fang Qingyu.

Later, Jiang Wei made several more crucial contributions in key battles, and each time she was sure to kill at least one fifth-tier king, establishing her irreplaceable position with her undeniable achievements.

Therefore, even if Fang Qingyu is not present, Jiang Wei is there to oversee things.

The Dawn Legion and the A7 War Zone remain steadfast and unwavering in their morale.

Rumors have even begun to circulate privately that the Dawn Legion is protected by two saints, and even though the God of War is temporarily away, Nüba can still hold up the sky.

……

However, today's meeting...
Besides confirming Fang Qingyu's safety.

More pressing is the grim situation currently facing the A7 theater. The sense of relief didn't last long.

The heavy pressure of reality has once again surfaced in everyone's hearts.

Over the past two years.

It seems the Ghost Clan has a grudge against the A7 war zone.

The frequency and intensity of their attacks far exceed those of other defensive sections.

They were like madmen, relentlessly amassing their forces and charging towards the A7 war zone, regardless of the cost.

Although the highest levels of the Federation seem to be able to learn about the movements of the Ghost Army in advance through certain channels and issue warnings, allowing the A7 war zone to prepare in advance.

But an early warning is ultimately just an early warning.

The enemy's absolute strength will not be diminished as a result.

Frequent warnings mean frequent major battles.

No matter how powerful the Dawn Legion is, or how strong the war potential of the City of Injustice is, it cannot withstand such high-intensity, continuous attrition.

Soldiers can be replenished, but the deaths of elite veterans are an irreparable loss.

Resources can be allocated, but the pressure on production and transportation lines is always at its limit.

The soldiers can take turns resting.

But the fatigue caused by prolonged tension is real.

It can be said that, currently, among the entire long defense line of the Great Wall at sea, apart from the Dragon Ridge area, which is the absolute core and bears the greatest pressure, the A7 war zone is the one that has suffered the most frequent and fierce attacks.

It was as if fate had chosen this place.

We absolutely must create a breach here.

This time, the warning message from headquarters weighed heavily on everyone's minds.

From the direction of the Bone Continent, a massive army of Death Demons has once again been detected to have assembled, with its forces heading straight for the A7 war zone.

Troop strength estimated at over two million units!

Two million low-level ghosts may sound terrifying, but with the strong defenses of the Great Wall at sea and the increasingly sophisticated defense system, it's not impossible to hold out by attrition and grit our teeth.

What's truly suffocating is the royal family that travels alongside the army.

Intelligence indicates that the number of fifth-tier royal beings accompanying the army is unknown, but there are at least five.

Even more!

Five fifth-tier royal species!

what does this mean?
This means that the enemy's high-end combat power is sufficient to launch devastating attacks on multiple key nodes of the defense line at the same time, and may even join forces to break through a certain point!
No matter how strong Jiang Wei is, she is ultimately only one person.

She has to deal with the combined attack of five beings of the same level at the same time.
No one dares to make that guarantee, and no one dares to gamble on that possibility.

On the battlefield, things can change in an instant. If Jiang Wei gets entangled or even suffers any mishap, then the Dawn Legion and the A7 war zone defense line below will lose the protection of top-notch combat power.

Before the five royal families, they would be as fragile as paper, instantly torn apart and slaughtered.

That would be a real disaster.

That's why the senior executives were so anxious this time, and even lost their composure, collectively pressing Jiang Wei for information about Fang Qingyu's whereabouts.

They desperately need high-level combat power.

With an additional top-tier combatant, the margin for error and security of the battle will be greatly improved.

Now, although we know that Fang Qingyu is safe and sound and is undergoing his destiny, this is too late to solve the immediate crisis.

The current Federation, at the high-level combat power level.

They are still at a significant disadvantage.

Although a group of deities, led by the Young Heavenly Emperor, the Earth Goddess, and the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, stood on the side of humanity, greatly inspiring people's spirits.

However, the total number is still far from enough compared to the numerous gods who have joined the Fate Demon's camp and the number of the Fate Demon's own royal race.

These righteous deities have too many places to guard.

The threats that need to be addressed are no less significant than those for the Great Wall at sea.

The Federation headquarters is short of top-tier combat power that it can mobilize.

Almost all of them were tied down in various key areas.

The chances of headquarters being able to send reinforcements sufficient to counter the five royal races to support the A7 theater are extremely slim.

There is a high probability that this time, and many times to come, they will have to rely on themselves.

Silence fell in the meeting room once again.

Everyone was racking their brains, trying to figure out what other solutions were available.
What other cards do you have?
What other forces can be borrowed?

Lin Kang thought for a moment and said, "Could we request emergency support from the nearby A6 or A8 war zones? We don't need them to send too many troops. We just need one or two peak fourth-tier experts to assist in the defense of key positions at critical moments to relieve some pressure."

Jiang Qi immediately pulled up the data panel, quickly checked, and said helplessly, "The A6 war zone just repelled a medium-sized attack yesterday, suffering considerable losses and is currently resting. The A8 war zone has an even longer defensive line and is under immense pressure; maintaining its own defenses without diverting manpower is already its limit. Asking them for help is probably..."

not much hope.

Xiao Jiu rubbed her throbbing temples, her gaze falling on Jiang Wei at the head of the table. With a last glimmer of hope, she softly asked, "Xiao Wei, is that person still there?"

She was referring, of course, to the mysterious and powerful woman in black who had returned with Fang Qingyu, who had displayed her divine power at the Great Wall at sea, reversing the tide of a million-strong army day and night with a single glance.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei's red eyes flickered slightly.

He then silently shook his head.

"could not be reached."

Zhulong disappeared shortly after the collapse of the Heavenly Court, slightly later than Fang Qingyu, but just as completely, without any warning or leaving any clues or contact information.

Jiang Wei tried to contact them several times.

All of them vanished like stones in the sea.

This being of unfathomable strength seemed to have vanished into thin air.

His whereabouts were even more elusive and difficult to find than Fang Qingyu, who had received divine intervention.

Hoping that Zhulong would step in to help is also impossible.

Upon hearing this, the last glimmer of hope in everyone's eyes vanished.

Is there really only one option left: to tough it out?

They pinned all their hopes on Jiang Wei being able to create another miracle and single-handedly withstand the siege of five or even more royal races.
Just when everyone was racking their brains but couldn't find a way to break the deadlock, and the atmosphere was extremely tense...
Ta. Ta. Ta.
A distinct sound of footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside the conference room.

Everyone present was at least a fourth-level expert, with keen senses, so they naturally heard the untimely footsteps immediately.

Everyone was slightly taken aback, their faces showing surprise.

Before this emergency meeting began, they had clearly ordered that no one should approach or disturb the proceedings unless it was something extremely serious.

Who dares to walk over so calmly at this moment?

Could it be that some earth-shattering event has occurred at the front?
Chu Kuanglan had the most short temper. He stood up abruptly, ready to go to the door to check the situation and reprimand the person who came in.

However, before he could even take a step...

The heavy, specially designed soundproof door to the conference room wasn't knocked on; instead, it was pushed open from the outside.

A figure walked in slowly.

The newcomer was wearing a slightly worn but clean federal general's uniform, with no shining stars on his shoulder insignia, looking extremely plain.

He had thinning hair, was not particularly tall, and was even somewhat hunched over. His face was covered with deep wrinkles, and his eyes, though seemingly cloudy, occasionally flashed with a shrewd glint that seemed to understand the ways of the world.

His hands were habitually tucked into his sleeves.

He looks just like an old farmer from the countryside.

But the moment he walked in, all the negative emotions in the entire conference room seemed to be instantly soothed by an invisible yet powerful aura.

"..."

Inside the meeting room, Jiang Wei was among those present.

Everyone was stunned.

They never expected that Hong Qitian would suddenly appear at this crucial moment.

Hong Qitian looked at the stunned expressions on everyone's faces, a slight, mocking smile playing on his lips. As he slowly walked in, he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "What? Why is everyone making that face? Are you surprised to see this old man?"

He spoke casually, as if he were just dropping by.

He walked straight to the head of the conference table, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Wei immediately stood up, silently stepped aside, and her ruby-like eyes held a hint of inquiry.

Grandpa Hong didn't stand on ceremony and chuckled.

He plopped down in the seat that belonged to the supreme commander.

He adjusted his posture comfortably, then glanced at the still-shocked crowd, noticing the lingering worry and confusion on their faces. He smiled and shook his head, his voice soft but clear enough to reach everyone's ears:

"Stop overthinking it."

“I promised that kid that I would take care of this house for him while he was away.”

"so."

The old man's smile faded slightly, and a cold glint flashed in his seemingly cloudy old eyes.

"Those rats that came this time..."

"I'll take care of it."

(End of this chapter)