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Sonia said confidently in a loud voice. No matter how honest she was in front of Lin Lu, she still had to save face when she was with her partner.

Lin Lu glanced at her, somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the girl to recover so quickly.

"Then you still have a long way to go."

Lin Lu did not deny Sonia, but instead smiled and said.

"I'm not afraid of hard work, I will keep getting promoted, and eventually I will definitely be able to replace you."

A smile appeared on Sonia's face, even though her face was still wet with tears; her smile was still bright and beautiful.

This was the first time Lin Lu had ever seen her smile.

Although Sonia is still a minor, her youthful naiveté and pure integrity blend together to create her unique charm.

"You will become a very good regimental commander in the future," Lin Lu said sincerely.

"I am... well, that's what I'd like to say, but I also know I have many shortcomings." Sonia scratched her head, seemingly uncomfortable with being praised, her face slightly flushed. Under the moonlight, it was clear that she was in a much better mood now.

"No one is born a respected leader. The setbacks and failures along the way will become nourishment for growth. You will lose things that belong to you and that you cherish most. You will feel pain, you will feel hatred, you will feel that they once existed, but they will not be tangible, but rather you will be traumatized in your heart... I hope that you will become a good leader in the future, rather than a leader like me."

Lin Lu said softly, as if a senior were guiding a path for the future of a junior, and also as if he were facing himself squarely.

On the hood of Noah's motorcycle, the anemone's expression turned somewhat sad, as if she were recalling some past events.

"I will protect them."

Sonia said earnestly, her blue eyes gleaming with fighting spirit. The girl was not defeated by the hardships revealed in Lin Lu's words.

The girl became more courageous and fearless in the face of setbacks.

She's incredibly brave, can drink a lot, and isn't afraid of anything!

"Good, as expected of you."

Lin Lu subconsciously rubbed Sonia's head, and the girl's round bear ears twitched.

Strangely enough, even with her own family, Sonia wouldn't allow them to pat her head. Given her personality, if anyone tried to touch her bear head, she'd smash their head in. But with this man in front of her, she didn't mind being touched. In fact, her body would unconsciously tiptoe, trying to get a little more warmth from his palm.

Anna's eyes widened, her expression as if she had seen a ghost. Her gaze kept shifting between Sonia and the Doctor, and her hand on the red cover of the book trembled slightly.

She knew Sonia better than anyone else, and naturally understood how proud Sonia was; how could she possibly act like a child and whine?

It's an illusion, it must be an illusion.

"Excuse me, how do we get out of here?"

Anna spoke up decisively, breaking the sweet atmosphere.

Sonia's gaze unconsciously drifted to the cool-looking Noah motorcycle.

No one can resist Noah's heavy motorcycle! Look at the cold, angular front of the machine, look at the double-sided storage brakes carrying military weapons, look at this... this seat cushion with a human face printed on it, it looks like the person who fell on it was in a lot of pain, their face was all contorted.

Sonia thought so, but she also knew that this vehicle was not enough to carry so many of them.

"The way to leave..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Lu revealed a very smug smile.

It was a seemingly harmless smile, but it gave Sonia a very bad feeling, as if she had boarded a pirate ship.

"Anemone, please check if the Fulton recycling unit is currently operational."

Lin Lu took out the specially made black mobile terminal from Rhodes Island. When he saw a signal on it, he knew that everything was going according to plan.

If Lin Lu swiped his credit card recklessly enough, Kal'tsit, the woman in charge of finances, would definitely notice something was wrong. She would rush to Kroos, the head of Rhodes Island's engineering and purchasing departments. By the time she arrived at the engineering department office, Lin Lu would already have dashed out of Rhodes Island, speeding towards Chernobog.

Lin Lu had also instructed Kroos to show her the shopping list to Kal'tsit at a crucial moment, especially the Fulton recycling system, which required Rhodes Island's logistical support. When Kal'tsit was angry, the most important gift would come in handy.

If the intelligence provided by Lin Lu can be used effectively, its value far exceeds 180,000 Lungmen Dollars.

This blow, followed by a carrot, cleverly manipulates Kal'tsit's fluctuating emotions.

The method of giving a child a hardship followed by a reward is applicable in any situation.

Lin Lu believed that if it were Kal'tsit, she would definitely understand his intention.

The trust between the two is not as simple as that between ordinary colleagues.

"Please wait, searching..."

The anemone, shrunk to the size of a palm, unfolded a screen composed of blue particles. While conserving her sanity, her operational capabilities were slightly limited. In her previous state, she only needed to place her hands together in front of her abdomen, maintaining perfect maid etiquette while processing the necessary information.

"Doctor, three, two, one, look up."

Lin Lu frowned. He had a feeling that Anemone was digging a trap for him, but there was nothing wrong with what she said.

He cautiously raised his head, wary that the anemone might suddenly jump up and throw something at his face.

Then he saw something very, very big.

Beyond the reach of the Spirit Realm, a hundred meters above the border of Chernobog's upper city, in the far reaches of the sky where mortal power cannot compare.

The dark clouds dispersed, and the moonlight shone with a mesmerizing glow, far more dazzling than ever before.

The enormous aircraft hovered between the clouds, its optical camouflage shimmering with the light of the night, perfectly concealing itself in the night sky.

Unless you listen very carefully, you can only hear the sound of the wind blowing by; it is extremely stealthy and also quite aggressive.

"What is that?!"

Sonia tilted her head back, squinted, and stared intently for a while before noticing something amiss in the night sky that was impossible to detect without careful observation.

"BG-77 Bad Guy, officially known as the Type 77 Transport Aircraft, is commonly called the Bad Guy," Lin Lu replied with a smile.

One of Rhodes Island's most advanced arsenals, under the leadership of its engineering director, Kroos, has always adhered to the principle that bigger is better, thicker is better, and harder is more powerful.

Kroos installed three types of Originium kinetic energy high-energy ray emitters at the front of the Bad Guy, an Originium conduction device in the middle that could briefly change the weather, and diffusion-type cluster missiles and jamming-guided EMP smoke bombs at the rear, making it fully armed.

Therefore, the Bad Guy was also a fighter jet equipped with a variety of armed weapons.

Even before Lin Lu had finished holding the sobbing underage girl, the Bad Guy had already arrived in the air above the upper city of Chernobog.

Unbeknownst to Lin, his flirting was being filmed by the "Bad Guy" using highly sophisticated cameras and recorded in the PTRS system's combat logs...

Chapter 118 Holding Your Hand, What More Could a Man Ask For? (Fourth Update!)

There was once someone who said this.

Stealth means killing all the enemies without anyone noticing; that's considered a successful stealth.

Clearly, the person who said that is either a keyboard warrior or someone who stays up late at night instead of doing anything intimate with the female operators. Instead, they're driving a motorcycle across half the wasteland, flying over Wall Maria, and transforming into a Doomsday Soldier, taking down monsters one by one.

Not everyone can be as outstanding as Lin Lu, capable of completing various legendary missions single-handedly. This is why he was once called BIG BOSS, the strongest medic on earth, the king of tranquilizer guns, the alloy trafficker of Kazdel, a diamond VIP member of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and the one who slays nightmares.

Although Rhodes Island's operators are not at the same level as Lin Lu, they have experienced many major armed conflicts, and stealthy city assaults are almost a required course for them.

Although the circumstances are different each time, using the terrain to camouflage oneself has always been essential. Sometimes it's in snow-covered fields, sometimes in grasslands, and sometimes in swamps, and the methods used each time are different. Now, the best way is to take advantage of the cover of night and activate the Mirror Originium Arts trigger device high in the air, giving the Bad Guy a layer of optical camouflage.

However, this is only a way to conceal their tracks; Rhodes Island will not carry out any one-way, one-dimensional operations.

A successful infiltration often requires a variety of pre-existing conditions to support it.

The information Lin Lu provided to Kal'tsit verified the authenticity of the Chernobog engineering blueprints provided by the Azazel Clinic, giving Rhodes Island a considerable understanding of Chernobog's terrain. The Chernobog command tower had a similarly wide field of vision, and the location where the Bad Guy was stationed happened to be a blind spot of the upper city command tower.

The military equipment of Rhodes Island must absolutely not be discovered by Ursus.

Rhodes Island was already under intense scrutiny due to the rescue operation, and now it couldn't afford to give the Ursus local commanders any leverage. Neutrality meant that Rhodes Island retained some freedom amidst the chaos, but correspondingly, it couldn't have any political backing.

If Lin Lu had consulted with Kal'tsit beforehand, Kal'tsit would never have agreed to Lin Lu taking such a risky action.

Because of a distress call from an unknown number, he bravely went to Chernobog, a place that Rhode Island had previously rescued with great difficulty.

This is like an elderly person receiving a scam phone call, hearing that their beloved granddaughter was hit by a car on her way home from school and urgently needs money for surgery. The elderly person frantically follows the instructions over the phone, transferring all the money they've saved up over a lifetime, only to have the call abruptly ended. The worst part is, their beloved granddaughter really doesn't come back.

This is exactly what Kal'tsit was worried about. Moreover, this operation is of no benefit to Rhodes Island; it's purely the Doctor's way of satisfying his personal desires.

However, the person making the scam call probably never expected that he would call Steve Rogers' cell phone number. Without hesitation, Captain America immediately changed into his combat suit, slung his shield over his shoulder, and rode his motorcycle to the scene.

It's as if the granddaughter being injured in the accident is no big deal, but the driver who hit her and the swindler must die.

Lin Lu acted first and informed the authorities later, heading to Chernobog alone. Kal'tsit, however reluctant, had to go and support him. If the Doctor were to not return, all their efforts would be in vain, and that was absolutely unacceptable.

Even so, Kal'tsit could only send the Bad Guy as support and could no longer dispatch rescue teams.

The main reason wasn't that most of the operators were recovering from injuries. Even if ordinary frontline operators were unavailable, the elite operators she had gathered were no pushovers. Sending them all out would be more than enough to kidnap the weakened Doctor.

Ultimately, operating in secrecy is Rhodes Island's survival philosophy, a philosophy also provided by the former Doctor.

Every elite operator who survived the Kazdel Civil War three years ago received a course in stealth operations personally trained by the Doctor. Drawing on his own experience, the Doctor taught them how to deal with various dangerous emergencies, training them day and night in close combat, swordsmanship, knife skills, stealth positioning, precision firearms use, tool usage, and tactical planning.

The doctor once said that every operation in harsh environments could cost lives. However, with adequate preparation, it's possible to save more lives.

Although the doctor always reminded them to carry a cardboard box with them on missions so they could hide inside and avoid the enemy in critical moments, they all said they didn't believe him.

Then one day, they all watched as the Doctor, camera in hand, stealthily infiltrated the Mage Tower in Letania, capturing precious high-level combat footage.

Back then, they were just ordinary operators. They watched as the Doctor, in a critical moment when they were about to be discovered by the enemy, calmly unfolded a folded cardboard box he carried and hid inside. The box's cover even featured a sexy photo of Meruru, the leader of the Army Without Borders research team, which immediately received unanimous praise from the operators. Even the patrolling soldiers of Letania were dazzled by the holy light. Taking advantage of their distraction, the Doctor popped out of the box, knocking the patrolling soldier to the ground and delivering a punch to his head.

The ground cracked into spiderweb-like patterns from that punch, but the judgment was that it stunned rather than killed, which was quite amazing.

Everyone had to admire the doctor's profound boxing skills and his ability to control them with ease, and at the same time, they gained a deeper understanding of the cardboard box stealth technique.

After watching the advanced combat logs together and entering the inner world of this madman, the Babel Tower operators are left with only Doctor fans and twisted Doctor fans.

Later, the Doctor added a compilation episode to the Advanced Combat Records, along with HD versions, HD remastered versions, enhanced versions, director's cut versions, and annual gold editions... While improving the operators' combat experience, the Doctor's expenses on filming also increased day by day, and the expenses for the required equipment and resources were not enough to cover the costs.

This is why the Doctor needs to spend LMD (Lungmen Dollars) to improve the combat capabilities of operators.

"More efficient than I expected. Judging from the time Anemone called Kal'tsit... wow, after realizing I wouldn't go back easily, she didn't hesitate to send the Bad Guy over to assist me... Does Kal'tsit like me?"

Lin Lu pondered in his heart, silently gazing at the Bad Guy hidden in the night sky, his favorability towards Kal'tsit skyrocketing.

It feels so good to have someone silently supporting you from behind.

Even if Lin Lu had planned everything perfectly, he still needed the other party's cooperation to make it happen.

Kal'tsit knew perfectly well that this was a trap he had set, but she still stepped into it without hesitation and gave Lin Lu the help she needed.

Holding your hand, what more could I ask for?

Chapter 119 We All Have a Bright Future (Fifth Update)

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