The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

After a long while, Old Master Zeng spoke again, his voice much lower:

"Old man, it looks like we'll have to reassess a lot of things."

"Regarding talent selection, training direction, and future forms of warfare..."

"Especially regarding this 'Squad Zero'."

"We must prioritize finding out their background, their purpose, and whether they have anyone backing them."

"We can no longer treat them as ordinary mercenaries or dangerous individuals."

"I agree."

Old Master Yan finally spoke, his gaze sharp—

"We need to make arrangements immediately to initiate the highest level of intelligence gathering and analysis procedures."

"At the same time, all troops should be on high alert, especially at the border and key facilities, just in case."

"Okay. Stay in touch, and let me know immediately if there's any progress." After saying that, Grandpa Zeng hung up the phone decisively.

The study returned to silence, with only the television news now moving on to the next report on international oil price fluctuations.

Old Master Yan remained standing by the window, his brow furrowed, the encrypted telephone receiver still clutched in his hand.

The sun is shining brightly outside the window.

But he seemed to already see what was gathering in the distance—

The shadow of an even bigger storm stirred up by a group of young people.

The world is indeed becoming increasingly turbulent.

The Dragon Kingdom must make thorough preparations.

Little did anyone know that the protagonist of the incident was none other than his future grandson-in-law, Zeng Linglong, Zeng Lao's own grandson.

While global intelligence agencies were racking their brains trying to track down Team Zero—

This legendary team, with an average age of under 18—

They are turning expensive military equipment into amusement rides at the Hellfire base, pushing Commander Baroque to the brink of collapse.

The agonizing scream of the Baroque Commander pierced through the entire Hellfire base!

Accompanied by a small explosion and scattered...pink smoke?

Inside the training ground at the base.

A state-of-the-art reconnaissance drone was spinning erratically.

Bright pink smoke continuously spewed from its tail, drawing a somewhat irregular heart shape in the air.

The electronic prodigy, Little Sparrow, sat excitedly in front of the control panel, her fingers flying across the keyboard.

Six o'clock in the morning, at the base canteen.

The four members of Squad Zero sat around a table, a stark contrast to the group of muscular, menacing mercenaries around them.

"Why is the porridge so bland today?"

Tie Dun grumbled, his honest face full of dissatisfaction.

He casually picked up the condiment jar next to him and, without even looking, sprinkled a large handful into the porridge.

Three seconds later, Tiedun's face turned bright red, tears streamed down his face, and his mouth was wide open but he couldn't make a sound.

Zero, the 16-year-old commander known to the outside world as "Dark Ghost," slowly put down his spoon and glanced at the spice jar:

"That's Coldthorn's special 'Dumb Chili Powder,' which was originally intended for the next mission."

Leng Ci nodded expressionlessly and continued to drink his porridge silently, as if none of this concerned him.

The little sparrow blinked its big eyes, then suddenly clapped its hands excitedly: "I have a way!"

She quickly pulled several small bottles and jars from her toolbox, poured out some powder, mixed it together, and handed it to Tie Dun: "Drink it quickly!"

Without hesitation, Tie Dun downed the drink in one gulp and was immediately able to speak: "Great! Hey, why are bubbles coming out of my mouth?"

With each word he spoke, several rainbow-colored bubbles floated out of his mouth, refracting brilliant light under the cafeteria lights.

The mercenaries in the entire canteen were suppressing their laughter, daring not to speak out against their anger.

Everyone knows that although these four little devils can cause trouble, they are also the sharpest blades of the Hellfire Mercenary Group.

The Baroque leader walked into the cafeteria and saw the rainbow bubbles floating all over the place and the iron block that was still "making bubbles". His eyes twitched and he silently turned and left.

"Out of sight, out of mind" is his primary principle in managing Squad Zero.

After breakfast, the team arrived at the training ground.

The training was supposed to be a routine exercise, but the little sparrow discovered a batch of newly arrived military drones.

"Wow! It's the latest model of 'Shadow Eye'!"

She excitedly ran to the state-of-the-art drone—

"I've been thinking about how to improve its injection system!"

Leng Ci leaned against a nearby obstacle and said calmly:

"According to regulations, we are not allowed to touch the new equipment." But his eyes gleamed with interest.

Zero lay lazily in the sunlight:

"Rules are meant to be broken. Sparrow, any good ideas?"

"I can make it spew out colored smoke! That way we can better disguise ourselves during missions!"

The little sparrow has already begun disassembling the drone's outer shell.

Tiedun scratched his head: "But don't we usually operate covertly? Wouldn't spraying colored smoke be too conspicuous?"

One hour later.

When Commander Baroque arrived with several important clients to showcase the new equipment—

What I saw was drones dancing gracefully in the air—

It sprayed out colorful smoke, which eventually formed a giant smiley face pattern.

"So this is your group's...demonstration of military applications?"

The customer representative adjusted his glasses and asked, puzzled.

Baroque's face was ashen, but he forced a smile:

"This is our latest... psychological warfare equipment, designed to confuse the enemy and boost morale..."

Before the words were even finished, the drone suddenly started playing the upbeat song "Little Apple" and began swaying to the rhythm.

The little sparrow cheered in front of the control panel, "I added a music playback function to it! Isn't that amazing!"

Zero appeared beside Baroque at some point and patted him on the shoulder: "Commander, we should give Sparrow an innovation award."

Baroque gritted his teeth and whispered, "Deduct it from your commission! Eight hundred thousand!"

Zero shrugged: "Then I'll earn more on the next mission." He then whistled and walked away.

In the afternoon, Zero suddenly had a brilliant idea: "I feel that the hemostatic powder in our medical room is not effective enough, so I have developed an enhanced version."

Leng Ci raised an eyebrow: "What are you fiddling with in the medical room again?"

"Just a minor improvement!" Zero held up several small bags filled with colored powder, his eyes gleaming with mischief.

Unfortunately, Irondun accidentally cut his arm during close combat training in the afternoon—actually, Zero "accidentally" sprinkled some irritating powder in the air.

"I need to use my new formula!" Zero quickly took out his "enhanced hemostatic powder" and sprinkled it on the wound on the iron block.

The next second, Tiedun's entire arm began to emit a bright green glow, resembling a human-shaped light tube in the dimly lit training ground.

"Wow! That's so cool!" The little sparrow hopped around excitedly. "Zero, how did you do that?"

Zero smiled smugly: "It's just some fluorescent powder and special ingredients added..."

Worse still, this fluorescent effect appears to be contagious. Anyone who comes into contact with the sweat from the iron block also begins to glow to varying degrees.

Within an hour, more than twenty "glowing people" appeared at Hellfire Base, including the vice commander and the head chef.

When Baroque Commander convened an emergency meeting, the entire conference room was a sea of ​​green; anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was a gathering of aliens.

"Zero!" Baroque slammed his hand on the table and stood up, only to find that his hand also began to emit a faint green light as he touched the conference table.

Zero looked completely innocent: "Captain, isn't this great? We don't need to bring lighting equipment when we go on missions at night."

Cold Thorn silently added, "And the enemy can spot us from ten kilometers away."

The little sparrow nodded vigorously: "Should I add a rainbow gradient effect?"

Baroque closed his eyes, took ten deep breaths, and then adjourned the meeting.

He was afraid that if he looked at these kids any longer, he wouldn't be able to control the urge to draw his gun.

At dinner time, Baroque decided to salvage some of his dignity as the leader of the group.

He specifically asked the chef to serve "added ingredients" to the food at Team Zero's table—

I added a small amount of sleeping pills, hoping to get these little guys to sleep early and stop them from causing trouble.

However, he was unaware that Zero had already developed the ability to identify and distinguish between different types of poison.

"Is the team leader being so kind today? He actually gave us extra food?"

Zero chuckled and quietly distributed the antidote to the team members. "Come on, let's play along."

Half an hour later, all four members of Team Zero were "asleep" at the dining table.

Baroque smiled with satisfaction and ordered a few mercenaries, "Carry them back to the barracks, be gentle."

However, as the mercenaries approached, Zero suddenly jumped up: "Surprise inspection! Let's see how fast you react in an emergency!"

Next, Squad Zero conducted a "base security drill," turning the entire dinner area into a simulated battlefield:

The little sparrow turned off the main light source, leaving only the emergency light on.

Coldthorn used tranquilizer darts to "kill" half of the mercenaries.

The iron blocks were used to build a defensive fortification around the dining table.

Zero released a harmless but itchy powder through the ventilation system.

Baroque endured the intense itching all over his body -

While feigning composure and directing the remaining personnel to "counterattack," his heart was bleeding:

How much will it cost to wear out and clean up this equipment?

At midnight, a sharp alarm suddenly sounded at the base.

All the mercenaries quickly assembled in the command room, where Baroque wore a serious expression.

"We just received intelligence that hostile forces may launch a night attack..."

Suddenly, all the screens turned pink simultaneously, and a line of text appeared on them:

Happy April 1st! Love from Squad Zero!

The entire command center fell into a deathly silence—it was the end of October, after all.

The sound of a little sparrow came from the loudspeaker:

"Commander, we felt the base's emergency response mechanism needed improvement, so we conducted a surprise drill for you!"

Zero added, "It seems the reaction time is 1.7 seconds faster than last time, which is an improvement."

Leng Ci said calmly, "But we still managed to exploit seventeen security vulnerabilities."

Tie Dun chuckled憨厚ly, "We've put the list of vulnerabilities on your desk, Commander!"

Looking at his serious-looking subordinates, and then thinking about those four troublesome little fellows, Baroque suddenly burst out laughing.

He shook his head and said to his deputy, "Forget it, let's prepare a midnight snack, and get one for those four little rascals too."

The deputy commander looked at him in surprise: "Commander, you're not angry anymore?"

Baroque looked out the window; the four members of Squad Zero were secretly hanging something on the base's flagpole—

It's very likely a giant pair of underwear with a funny design on it.

"They are a disaster, a nuisance, and the most troublesome beings."

Baroque, however, wore a slight smile—

"But they are also the sharpest blade and the strongest shield of Hellfire."

"And," he sighed, touching his increasingly thinning hair, "with them, at least you'll never be bored."

Outside the window, Zero seemed to sense something, turned around and made a face in the direction of the command post, and then continued their "flag decoration work".

Another sleepless night at Hellfire Base has just begun...