Arknights, please stop going crazy over the streamer's operators.

"Then what are you worried about? They have no objections. Look at these ruins outside. Since they're going to be rebuilt anyway, I might as well clean this place up for them. I won't even charge them."

Vishdale squeezed into the back row, looking like an uncomfortable gopher.

After exchanging a few words with Texas, she looked at Li Ji, who was sitting in the passenger seat, with a resentful expression. "Next time, could you find a more suitable car? There are only a few seats in this car, so it's really impossible for you to squeeze in, right?"

"Did you take some gunpowder before you came? Maybe I should send someone else. You keep saying you want to come, but when I finally get you here, you don't even give me a friendly look!"

Seeing that the flames of war had suddenly spread to him, Li Ji retorted, "If you don't want to stay, I'll find someone else."

"Then you should resolve this. It's not just me who feels cramped. This is a problem with your personnel allocation. As a PhD, you need to take responsibility for this, understand?"

Vishdel didn't argue with Li Ji, and simply pointed at Li Ji and said.

"So how do you plan to resolve this? Should I send someone else back?"

"No need, just move your seat back a little to make more space."

Vishdel didn't make any excessive demands. Although Li Ji was a little suspicious of this request, since doing so could appease this ancestor, he was happy to accept it.

But just as he adjusted his seat, a heavy weight suddenly appeared in his arms.

"Since it's your fault for not allocating personnel properly, then you should be the one squeezed! Hold on tight!"

With one arm around Li Ji's neck, Vishdel used the other to stop Texas's hand from trying to pull him back to the back seat.

"Don't go too far, get behind me!"

"What? You guys are too scared to make a move yourselves, and now you won't let me? Anyway, it's his fault, I don't care!"

Vishdale looked at Texas, who had a cold expression on her face, and couldn't be more smug. "You'd better focus on driving. There's still a checkpoint ahead. I'm about to attack. Your priority right now is to keep the vehicle stable. If it flips over, we'll all be doomed."

"I'll settle the score with you when we get out."

Not only Texas, but even the people in the back seat echoed this sentiment.

The sudden commotion made Li Ji too afraid to even breathe.

Fortunately, the group was quite sensible. Upon seeing another checkpoint ahead, they divided the work and continued their respective tasks, focusing on their main objective.

……

A crimson cannon shot, like an angry dragon, tore through the oppressive air and struck the checkpoint ahead.

The makeshift defensive line, made of sandbags, rubble, and barricades, appeared extremely fragile under the baptism of the crimson gunfire.

The moment the shells fell, it seemed as if the whole world trembled. The deafening explosions echoed all around, tearing the air into countless sharp fragments. In the flames, sandbags flew everywhere, and gravel rained down like a storm. The barricades that had tried to block their advance were reduced to a pile of scattered metal pieces by the immense impact.

The flames licked their broken bodies, releasing a pungent odor.

Texas drove the vehicle, almost perfectly avoiding the burning wall of fire, and drove straight out of the sea of ​​flames.

"You bastards, don't you have eyes? Can't you see there are three teams standing here? You bastards killed our whole team of brothers and you still dare to run away?"

The squad leaders of the two teams who managed to escape being killed by a single shell from Vishdel by rushing out in time shouted loudly in Common to the vehicle where Li Ji was in the distance, and couldn't help but curse afterward.

Both of them even directed their teams to draw their guns and fire directly at the vehicle where Li Ji was.

Li Ji naturally ignored these words and gunshots; he was focused on saving time and didn't want to waste it on such insignificant figures.

But... Vishdale, nestled in his arms, couldn't stand it.

She supported Su Nan's shoulders, rested her not-so-heavy weight on Su Nan's head, and leaned out of the skylight with a smile, giving a beautiful smile to the few Gauls who were walking away.

And he answered apologetically in a loud voice:

"Sorry, I didn't see you were in three teams..."

Before she could finish apologizing, her ancestor launcher popped out of her hand again.

The crimson light flashed again, and two more Explosive Dawns were fired!

"You guys probably felt that one blast of Dawn was not enough. I've never been the kind of person who favors one over another, so I'll give you two more blasts of Dawn to prevent you from being jealous of the comrades you just got."

Seeing the two streaks of crimson light that arrived in an instant, the two groups of Gallic soldiers couldn't even manage to look at each other.

"屮!"

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P.S.: I'll have some free time next week, but I'm not sure how long. I'll finish this volume first, and I might just give you the ending directly.

Chapter 51: Breakthrough

On a highway full of obstacles, a speeding vehicle moved forward with difficulty and smoothness, like an eel.

This highway is no longer the unobstructed transportation artery it once was.

As the vehicles continued deeper into the area, the road surface was littered with wrecked vehicles, and there were even some man-made roadblocks and potholes.

But all these obstacles vanished with the roar of artillery fire.

The deafening sound instantly tore through the air, and the cannon spewed out scorching flames. The Exploding Dawn roared out, leaving a perfect trail of flame in the air.

The roadblocks were shattered into pieces in the explosion, and dust and metal fragments swept out like a storm, obscuring the view.

In this situation, if it were a regular driver, or a driver selected from various teams, seeing this road condition, they would probably scratch their heads and brake, choosing another way to continue.

But Li Ji's driver is from Texas.

As a member of Penguin Logistics and often seen as a "dedicated driver" alongside Exusiai, Texas's driving skills are probably unmatched by most other operators.

After all, even in the not-so-peaceful world of Terra, it's really hard to find a driver who has been chased by gangs, natural disasters, bandits, and all sorts of other organizations and predicaments.

Even with the explosive destructive power of the Dawn of Vishdel and the wide blast radius of the artillery fire, and the fact that the road surface was riddled with potholes and tunnels.

Despite being hit by a few stray bullets, the Texas still managed to keep its body intact thanks to its impressive driving skills.

In Texas's hands, the car seemed to come alive.

She twisted the steering wheel in her hands, each turn precise, as if she could foresee every undulation and trap ahead.

Meanwhile, Vishdale, sitting in the passenger seat, looked disgusted that Li Ji didn't want to put his arm around her, while intently monitoring the movements outside the car. Her arm was lightly resting on Li Ji's shoulder, ready to destroy any unit that could threaten the vehicle's safety with a single shot.

If it weren't for Vishdale's occasional yawns and casual teasing of Li Ji, this would have resembled a Hollywood blockbuster about tough guys.

Just then, Li Ji's communication device suddenly rang.

It's Lei

"Hey, Doctor, can you hear me? I can see through the Sand Beasts that teams stationed in various places are converging on your side. Should we intercept them?"

Li Ji was not surprised to hear the news.

They're heading straight for the enemy's base. If the enemy doesn't react at all, Li Ji might have to reconsider whether they've come to the wrong place.

But judging from the current situation, their current direction should be correct.

"Not for now. Let them all move away a distance first. Also, have any of the other troops stationed there been redeployed?"

"Yes, they all transferred some of their troops, but most of the garrison troops remained on site. The troops transferred to your side, Doctor, were mostly Gaulish agents."

"You guys move a little closer to us, and intercept them before they make contact with us."

Li Ji first replied to Lai Yi's message, and then used the "All" channel to send a message to all the operators of the other teams: "Everyone stay put. After Lai Yi's team launches the attack, everyone must forcefully break through the target point. Be sure to find the playwright as soon as possible. Repeat, under the premise of ensuring your own safety, forcefully break through!"

"This is going to escalate into an international incident, Doctor."

"In this situation, it's probably too late to worry about international matters. If we don't stop the spread in this area now, then the first thing everyone will do every morning will be to implement integrated strategies."

But before Li Ji could chat with the other agents for more than a few minutes, another violent jolt interrupted his train of thought.

……

"Are you all a bunch of useless trash? You couldn't even handle several people crammed into one vehicle?! And you still need to request armed helicopters and missiles for support?"

Antoinette angrily shouted at the person on the phone from a small corner.

"It's not that we don't want to solve it, but who would have thought the other side had a human-shaped missile launcher! Just listen to the sounds outside... you tell me, it's really impossible to stop them!"

The person on the other end of the phone didn't even send Antoinette any photos of the scene; the background music alone was enough for Antoinette to believe that the other person was not lying.

Logically speaking, it's unlikely that a few individuals could overcome all the obstacles along the way. Even the top-ranked teams in each country would find it difficult to contend with the power of a nation.

It would have been very easy for the garrison to stop Li Ji's beat-up car.

Even if the enemy has humanoid missiles, the Gauls have real missiles to counter them.

Even the most formidable enemy operators would have no chance of survival after a salvo of missiles.

The problem now is that Gaul has not openly broken ties with the government and continues to reassure the public on various television stations.

The military is also carrying out blockade missions in various regions. Even if it is not actively dealing with the situation, it is at least "resisting".

The Gallic authorities on the stage, in any case, still presented a neutral and somewhat orderly image.

They cannot easily "change their tune" before they have a complete grasp of the overall situation.

And this guy named Li Ji is also a streamer!

This guy was live-streaming the entire rescue operation, making him a person who was always in the eye of the storm.

Although their content isn't playing on screen right now, who can bet he didn't have some backup lines or something?

They had just tried to cut off the other party's signal source to stop their live stream.

To everyone's surprise, even after blocking nearby signals and destroying all the surrounding signal towers, Li Ji's live stream remained completely unaffected!