In the name of supernatural powers

Chapter 29 Changes
At this moment, Lu Zhao resembled a soldier who was conscientiously performing his duties.

He dared to stand up and face the wrath of the special forces, to help Lin Zhiyan out of a predicament, and to defend his superior, Lü Jinshan.

This was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire for the special operations team, and Xu Zhenhua was so angry that his face turned as red as a pig's liver.

"Say that again!"

A hothead from the special operations team stepped forward, took three steps in two, clenched his fist, and threw a punch at Lu Zhao.

Snapped!
The fist missed its target and was caught firmly by Lu Zhao's iron-like hand.

There were only two people present whose vitality development was higher than his: Lin Zhiyan and Xu Zhenhua.

The ability to utilize supernatural powers determines the upper limit of attack power, while vitality determines the lower limit of physical fitness. The South City Special Countermeasures Team requires twenty points of vitality, but most people usually don't have more than thirty.

Because I can get a better job at 30 o'clock.

An ordinary special operations team soldier would have a hard time defeating Lu Zhao, and this action caused the atmosphere to instantly spiral out of control.

A dozen or so members of the special counter-terrorism team surrounded Lu Zhao. The border station's key personnel reacted a little slower, but they also gathered behind Lu Zhao without backing down.

The two sides began to argue.

"What, you want to fight?"

"Come on! You really think we're afraid of you!"

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, a clear, cold voice rang out, carrying with it mental energy.

"enough!"

Everyone except Lu Zhao felt their heads buzzing and were unsteady on their feet, as if they had drunk fake alcohol.

Lin Zhiyan said coldly, "The First Special Operations Rapid Response Unit of Fangnan City, go back and report immediately. If you have any questions, please report them to the organization in writing."

Xu Zhenhua and the group of special agents were only angry; they had not completely lost their minds.

After calming down, they stood at attention, saluted, and turned to leave with a hint of anger.

Lin Zhiyan glanced at Lu Zhao again before leaving with his entourage.

Only Lu Zhao and a group of border guards remained at the scene, while police and firefighters were cleaning up the mess in the distance.

Without outsiders present, the atmosphere became inexplicably awkward, filled with an indescribable sense of unease.

Within this defense post, Lu Zhao had long been isolated by invisible boundaries. Subtle hints from above, the closure of promotion channels, and deliberate absences from certain important missions... all acted as invisible barriers, separating him from most of his colleagues.

The border guards who can participate in this mission have at least twenty points of vitality. The first-level superhumans are basically junior officers, that is, the lower-level officers of the border station.

They are mostly present at the scene now, and they are also among the groups involved in the isolation.

No one genuinely wanted to isolate Lu Zhao. It's a soldier's instinct to admire the strong, and no one would refuse to be friends with a strong person.

But in a federal organization, avoiding taking the wrong side is almost instinctive.

Today, Lu Zhao, who was considered an "outsider," single-handedly pulled them back from the brink of death with just a gun.

If Lu Zhao weren't there, the consequences would be unimaginable. Without their weapons, they would be no match for that gold-attribute superhuman.

Lu Zhao saved them.

This weighty fact carries more weight than any hints from the leaders.

The military may not be a pure land, but it is always the place where interpersonal relationships are simplest and where groups are most easily formed.

What are you doing, dawdling like that?

Zhang Like stepped forward, pushed Lu Zhao to the front of the crowd, and said, "Lu Zhao, everyone knows him. If you don't, let's get to know each other again today."

He raised his voice and looked around at everyone. "If it weren't for Lao Lu today, at least three or four of us would be lying in the dead, or maybe we'd all be dead here. There are some things I can't say outright, and I'm not asking you all to do anything—we're not bandits. But I hope you'll all stay in touch and look out for each other if you encounter any danger."

"After all, Lü Jinshan won't be on the front lines with you."

The group looked at each other, then stood at attention in unison and raised their hands in salute.

No one said much, but it seemed as if a tremendous change had taken place.
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Yulin Police Chief.

At the same time Lu Zhao fastened the safety on his sniper rifle, the news had already reached the county.

"Report! The joint operation by the Fangcheng task force has been completed! At the border post, Lieutenant Lu Zhao successfully rescued frontline combat personnel, annihilated enemy forces, and confirmed the elimination of high-risk targets!"

The liaison officer's voice was filled with barely concealed excitement.

Amidst the widespread crisis and scarce good news along the western border of the South China Sea tonight, the Fangcheng task force was the last to encounter trouble, yet it was also the first to deliver good news.

Commander Liang Chengyun looked surprised and said, "So fast?"

He glanced at his watch. Only thirty minutes had passed from the issuance of the emergency order to the completion of the mission, including the transmission of the order and the arrival at the battlefield.

Even if the Ant Ridge border post responds very quickly, it still takes about half an hour to reach the battlefield.

In other words, Lu Zhao arrived at the battlefield and ended the battle in just a few minutes.

Both in terms of response speed and combat effectiveness, they can be considered excellent warriors.

"This young man is an excellent soldier. It's a waste of his talent to be a platoon leader in Ant Ridge."

Liang Chengyun stroked his chin, a feeling of admiration for talent stirring within him.

He looked at the staff officer and asked, "Can you find a way to transfer him to the headquarters?"

He had just taken a moment to look at Lu Zhao's information. There were two reasons why he was kept at the border post: the Chen family and the local government's commissioned training program.

The latter is actually the main reason. As a local sponsored student, Lu Zhao chose to return to his relatively underdeveloped hometown and start from the grassroots level.

That's how it fell into the hands of the Chen family, and his conscience became the muzzle of a gun aimed at him.

Her impressive work record over the past four years demonstrates her exceptional abilities, which allowed her to be promoted despite pressure from various quarters.

My own foundation in the West Coast of the South China Sea is not yet stable, so I need to promote some talented people. I'll be more comfortable using people with outstanding abilities.

The chief of staff whispered a reminder: "This person has been singled out by the Chen family."

Liang Chengyun said, "Would Marquis Chen really keep an eye on a mere lieutenant? I'm just a subordinate to work for; I might be sent out to do other jobs later."

"The Marquis of Wu will naturally not keep an eye on it, but by doing this you will offend those who were involved in it in the first place."

The chief of staff said pointedly, "If you want to promote him now, you're slapping them in the face. Do you think they'll admit their mistake for the sake of a junior officer?"

Liang Chengyun's appreciation for talent was instantly extinguished.

Suppressing a nobody is easy; as long as it's within the scope of his authority, Lu Zhao's title as an outstanding student of the capital is useless.

Marquis Chen was unaware of this matter, nor were the high-ranking officials in the South China Sea Circuit. Leaders of various units within the prefecture were aware of it, but not to the point of constantly inquiring about it.

It might have started with someone making a phone call to inform them verbally, or they might have simply nodded.

They were all trivial matters.

But if Lu Zhao wants to turn things around, he will have to face a group of people, or even an entire faction.

Liang Chengyun dared not gamble; he was just a nobody in front of Zhuge Liang.

(End of this chapter)