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

Zero suddenly looked up to the right following the sound and saw that Little Sparrow had somehow appeared in front of the big screen, and the wine glass she had been holding was now shattered on the ground.

Her whole body was trembling violently, her face was ashen, and tears streamed down her face silently and wildly like a broken string of pearls.

Her large eyes, which always sparkled with intelligence and mischief, were now filled with endless terror, despair, and... a fierce killing intent, as she stared intently at the large screen in the center!

Zero's heart sank, and he immediately rushed over.

On a huge international news screen, photos of a middle-aged couple from China are displayed side by side.

The man was refined and composed, the woman gentle and beautiful, and the little sparrow even bore a resemblance to that woman in his features!

Zero heard the news anchor broadcast in a heavy, urgent tone:

Breaking news! Professor Lin Shucheng, chief quantum energy research and development director of the Longguo Academy of Sciences, hailed as a "national hero," and his wife.

Early this morning, while en route to the International Quantum Academic Summit, he and his team of six top experts were allegedly kidnapped by a terrorist organization instigated by a hostile country!

"Currently unaccounted for, and the other party has not yet made any demands..." Zero could no longer hear the rest; a huge buzzing sound echoed in his mind. He instantly understood what had happened.

He suddenly looked at the little sparrow beside him, and saw that her petite body was trembling like a leaf in the wind. A weak, almost inaudible sob seeped out from her tightly clenched teeth. Her lips had already been bitten until they bled, and blood mixed with tears slid down her cheeks.

"Dad...Dad..." "Mom...Mom..." Those broken, bloodshot cries pierced the lighthearted atmosphere in the command room like cold needles.

Zero's gaze instantly shifted from astonishment to icy resolve. Without any hesitation, he slammed down the bright red emergency combat alarm button on the wall—the highest level of emergency response for the base!

The piercing alarm instantly resounded throughout the entire Hellfire base!

At the same time, he growled into the communicator in an unprecedentedly cold and chilling voice:

"Ironclad! Cold Thorn! Assemble the armory! Immediately! Right now!" He glanced at the nearly collapsing little sparrow and added, his voice carrying an undeniable force: "Sparrow, follow me! We're going to get what's yours!"

At this moment, the birthday farce came to an end. Squad Zero, this blade that had been dormant for a while, was drawn once more, its edge pointing straight at the darkness, solely to bring back the most important light to their comrades.

Inside the command room, only Ru Hua stared blankly at the suddenly empty room, the still-stunned iron block on the floor, the photo of the gentle and refined scholar couple on the screen, and the heartbreaking alarm echoing in the air.

The piercing highest emergency combat alarm blared throughout every corner of Hellfire Base, like the horn of death, awakening all the fangs of this steel behemoth.

One minute.

Just one minute later, on the main training ground, all combat personnel were fully armed and lined up in neat rows.

The air was thick with a chilling, steely atmosphere. No one spoke; only heavy breathing and the soft clanging of equipment could be heard.

At the front of the group, Commander Baroque's single eye was as sharp as a hawk's, Dr. Xue Yan pushed up his glasses, his eyes deep and unfathomable, his silence as sculpted as a statue, holding his signature modified rifle. The three stood side by side, indifferent and serious.

Just then, Zero, leading Little Sparrow, Cold Thorn, and Iron Pier, rushed over at full speed.

Tie Dun's face was still pale, and his lips were still swollen and red—he had only learned of the terrible news after being awakened by Ru Hua's "affectionate" kiss on the cheek. The four of them were equally well-equipped and exuded murderous intent.

Zero ran straight to the front of the line, took a deep breath, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Zero Squad! All members! Assemble behind me!"

As soon as the voice fell, twelve figures instantly separated from the originally orderly queue.

Their movements were as swift as lightning, their expressions as cold as ice, and the murderous intent in their eyes was almost tangible, silently gathering behind Zero to form a more elite and compact small square formation.

This is the Zero Expansion Squad, which was personally selected and trained by Zero a year and a half ago, and proved itself in two recent SSSS-level missions that far surpassed previous ones and shocked the world.

They are a unified whole, the sharpest blade in Zero's hands (details of the two missions will be revealed later).

Baroque stared at Zero with his single eye, his voice low and menacing: "Zero, give me a reason. A reason that will make the entire Hellfire sound the highest alarm for you."

Zero knew that without making things clear, they wouldn't be able to move an inch.

He turned to face the assembled mercenaries and clearly, quickly, and without reservation revealed the contents of the international news and Little Sparrow's identity to the public.

This was both an explanation to Baroque and a pre-war briefing.

"So... this isn't an ordinary mission. It's to rescue our sisters' parents! It's to bring our family back!" Zero's voice trembled slightly, but more than that, it was resolute.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Baroque pointed a finger at him, his furious roar like thunder:

"Are you fucking out of your mind? This is a real international situation, a proxy war-level conflict between nations!"

The enemy might be a hidden force or even several countries, so what are you going to do with just a dozen or so people? Are you going to throw your lives away?

Do you really think you're some invincible Super Saiyan? You believe that one piss from any other person could wash you all into the Pacific Ocean and feed the fish?

"What should we do?" Zero was also anxious, his eyes reddening. Time was of the essence; every second wasted increased the danger to the little sparrow's parents!

I will never abandon the family of any of my brothers or sisters in the team. Otherwise, how the hell would I have the face to be the team leader? How would I have the face to face the brothers who believe in me and follow me?