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Conference room of the Jiangnan Provincial Military Region.

Pushing open the door, the atmosphere was completely different from the joy of rewarding merits that I had imagined; instead, it was filled with a sense of oppressive heaviness.

At the conference table, besides Wang Guofeng and the lieutenant generals from the other four major military regions, an elderly man wearing a general's cloak sat at the head of the table—Marshal Guan Qingcang, the pillar of the Jiangnan Military Region!

However, to everyone's surprise, Marshal Guan looked much older than before.

Seeing Jiang Feng and the others enter, he suppressed the weariness in his eyes and forced a gentle smile.

"Children, you've all arrived."

"You have suffered greatly during this Star City Trial."

Next came the awards ceremony.

Despite the major changes, the military region still fulfilled its previous commitments.

In addition to Jiang Feng's first-place reward, Xiao Xingye received a spirit weapon spear crafted from the spine of a sixth-tier exotic beast.

Shen Weilan obtained a complete set of fire-type spiritual essences to aid in the awakening of the Phoenix bloodline.

Even Guan Yuan, who was still seriously injured and unconscious, received a tonifying and restorative medicine. Xiao Xingye, holding his newly acquired spirit weapon spear, was so excited that his face turned red, and he kept muttering "Marshal, you're so generous!"

After the awards ceremony, the atmosphere in the conference room turned cold again.

Jiang Feng put his things away and asked in a deep voice, "Marshal, what exactly happened in Xingcheng? Have you found out who did it?"

This is a question that everyone present is eager to know the answer to.

Wang Guofeng sighed, just about to explain.

"Bang!"

Just now.

The conference room door was suddenly kicked open violently from the outside!

"The Jiangnan Military Region has caused such a huge mess, resulting in heavy casualties among the elites of the five military regions, and you still have the mind to divide the spoils and discuss rewards here?!"

Accompanied by an arrogant and sharp cold shout.

A middle-aged man in a Kyoto inspector's uniform strode in, surrounded by a group of people.

This man was Ma Tengfei, the head of the investigation team sent by the Kyoto military. Behind him followed a dozen or so young men and women dressed in fine clothes and with arrogant eyes.

Judging from the family crests they wore, they were clearly direct descendants of several of the top families in Kyoto—the Huang family, the Wu family, and the Song family!

"Who are you?! How dare you trespass into the military region's conference room!"

Wang Guofeng flew into a rage, slammed his hand on the table, and stood up abruptly.

Facing the angry gazes of several lieutenant generals, Ma Tengfei showed no fear whatsoever, even letting out a cold laugh as he pulled out an official document from his pocket.

"What are you glaring at for? I, the group leader, am here on orders from the Kyoto Command to read out the highest disciplinary decision!"

He raised his voice, his gaze sweeping defiantly across the room: "This Xingcheng incident has resulted in the deaths of dozens of prodigies, with a terrible impact! Your Jiangnan Military Region must bear full responsibility!"

"After deliberation, the Kyoto Command has decided that Marshal Guan Qingcang, due to improper command and negligence in prevention, will retain his rank of Marshal, but will be suspended from all military positions in the Jiangnan Military Region, effective immediately!"

"Wang Guofeng, former commander of the Jiangnan Military Region, has neglected his duties and is hereby immediately transferred out of the Jiangnan Military Region! His command position will be temporarily assumed by this group leader!"

"boom!"

The moment these resolutions were announced, the entire conference room erupted in chaos! "Bullshit!"

Lei Meng and the other three remained silent, a rare occurrence for them.

The mutation of the alien beasts in Star City caused heavy losses to the four military regions, and they harbored resentment.

Wang Guofeng couldn't hold back any longer. Pointing at Ma Tengfei's nose, he cursed, "The old Marshal is risking his life on the front lines of the Abyss to hold back the beast tide, and you bunch of bastards sitting in Kyoto enjoying air conditioning are actually stabbing us in the back and seizing power at this crucial moment?! Who gave you the guts?!"

"Guofeng, shut up!"

Just then, Guan Qingcang shouted coldly.

His eyes were as calm as a still pond, and he simply uttered a few words: "Military orders are absolute and must not be disobeyed."

"But Marshal! They clearly planned this for a long time..."

Wang Guofeng's eyes were filled with tears.

"Hahaha! Well said! Military orders are absolute, and the officers and commanders are indeed very wise and understanding!"

It was accompanied by a burst of arrogant laughter.

A short, stout man in his sixties, with his hands behind his back, swaggered into the conference room, surrounded by a group of scions of prominent families from Kyoto. This man was none other than Huang Fuhai, the newly appointed marshal just announced in the official document!

He is also a leading figure in the Huang family within the military!

This old fox has been holding a nominal position in the Kyoto military headquarters without any real power, and has long coveted the lucrative Jiangnan Military Region.

Taking advantage of the anomaly in Xingcheng and the growing discontent among the other four military regions towards the Jiangnan Military Region, the Huang family, in alliance with the Wu and Song families, frantically manipulated things in Kyoto and finally secretly took control of everything, successfully replacing Guan Qingcang in his position!

Huang Fuhai walked to the conference table, looking down at Guan Qingcang with a smug, petty expression.

"General, you're getting old."

"The sandstorms on the front lines of the abyss are too intense; your old bones can't take it anymore."

"It's time to retire to the second line, go back to Kyoto to enjoy my retirement, and spend my days with my grandchildren."

"Huang Fuhai! Don't push your luck!"

Wang Guofeng's eyes widened in anger as he pointed at Huang Fuhai's nose and roared, "The abyss is in turmoil, with seventh-tier beasts emerging one after another! It was Marshal Guan who, single-handedly, suppressed the abyss defenses for decades, ensuring the peace of Jiangnan Province!"

"He has more scars on his body than you've eaten rice!"

"You bunch of scheming scoundrels, instead of thinking about going to the front lines to kill the enemy, you're busy fighting amongst yourselves for power. What are you really up to?!" "Insolence!"

Huang Fuhai's face darkened, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"boom!"

A terrifying pressure belonging to the early stage of the eighth-grade Martial Saint swept out like a tidal wave!

"puff!"

Although Wang Guofeng was at the peak of the seventh rank, he coughed up a mouthful of blood in the face of the pressure of the eighth-rank Martial Saint. He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the wall.

"commander!"

Several guards, their eyes wide with fury, rushed forward and helped Wang Guofeng up.

Huang Fuhai withdrew his oppressive aura, sneering repeatedly: "Wang Guofeng, who do you think you are, daring to criticize this commander?"

"The Xingcheng incident resulted in heavy casualties, and as the commander of the Jiangnan Province defense zone, you are undeniably responsible! I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you've already jumped out to confront me!"

"Commander Ma! Wang Guofeng has shown no respect for his superiors and defied military orders. Seize him! Hand him directly over to the military court!"

"Yes!" A cruel glint flashed in Ma Tengfei's eyes. With a wave of his hand, several fierce Kyoto inspectors immediately pounced on Wang Guofeng.

"Bang!"

Just then, Guan Qingcang, who had been silent all along, suddenly slammed his hand on the table!

"Let's see who dares to touch him!!"

Although Guan Qingcang was weak, the marshal's might that he had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood still made everyone present feel suffocated.

He stared coldly at Huang Fuhai, his voice icy and chilling: "Wang Guofeng manages the daily affairs of the Jiangnan Military Region flawlessly, without the slightest error!"

"The arrival of an S-class infected source in Star City this time is a sudden, high-level aberration disaster. Apart from those high-level superhumans, no one could have predicted it!"

"Huang Fuhai, if you dare to kill Guo Feng today without distinguishing right from wrong, ask any officer in the Jiangnan Military Region, who will respect you as a parachuted marshal?!"

Sensing Guan Qingcang's resolute killing intent, Huang Fuhai narrowed his shifty, triangular eyes.

He knew that although the other party was old, if he fought with all his might, he would definitely not come out on top.

Moreover, the mutiny that broke out shortly after he took over the military region made it difficult for him to explain himself in Kyoto.