I am the protagonist

Previous intelligence could perhaps be attributed to the spies' remarkable abilities in uncovering these things, but this surprise attack was different.

"This surprise attack mobilized almost all the base's forces. Even when facing the Vongola base, such a large-scale operation would not have been necessary. A small force would have been enough to force us into a corner."

"This kind of surprise attack is not a surprise attack at all. It is a deliberate move to divert troops from their own base, leaving the base vulnerable and making it easier for us to invade."

Gokudera can now think of many ways to force the Vongola base with a small force, which is why he knew who the Vongola spy was as soon as he learned of Milfiore's surprise attack.

"The only person who can make such a judgment without being suspected is the nominal Six Wreaths of Milfiore's general."

"That's why I can be sure that our Vongola spy is Shoichi Irie."

"I see."

At that moment, Yamamoto and Sasagawa finally understood why the spy was Irie Shoichi.

"So, our goal this time is to destroy Milfiore's base, just like Tsuna said?"

"Yes."

Gokudera knew the purpose of this operation.

"Once we start to disrupt the internal monitoring system, we will be directly confronting the remaining 20% ​​of the troops. In addition to completely destroying the Milfiore base entrenched in Namimori, we will also rescue Irie Shoichi, who has already been exposed."

"Our invasion of the Milfiore base this time is more of a test for ourselves."

Fighting against Milfiore's regular army can directly improve their strength.

They need some time to grow before they can officially confront White Geso.

Gokudera knew that he had only just gained a certain amount of power, but this power needed to be used in formal battles to make better use of it.

"Apart from the Tenth Generation, the others among us have almost zero combat experience."

"That's why we made this arrangement. This invasion is also an opportunity for us to improve our strength."

Needless to say, Gokudera knew that such an arrangement was definitely prepared by the Tenth Boss of this era.

The Tenth Generation Boss of this era had already considered that half a month of training would only grant us a portion of our power, but to utilize that power in actual combat, we still needed to experience battle.

However, the Tenth Generation of this era probably doesn't know what kind of power we've obtained now.

Gokudera glanced down at the new Vongola ring on his hand.

The new form of the Vongola Rings grants us even greater power.

However, there are also more problems.

Gokudera remembered that the Tenth Boss had said he no longer needed the power of the ring.

The Tenth Generation Boss is still ahead of all of us. It seems I need to keep moving forward to keep up with him.

"There's another point, which is also the most important point for us."

"See blood."

Yamamoto and Sasagawa were both stunned for a moment, then fell silent.

"It's okay if you can't adapt. This isn't something for you two idiots to adapt to."

Gokudera also understood that this matter was very difficult for these two idiots, and the Tenth Boss must have known this, which is why he deliberately didn't say anything.

"...Even if you don't want to, you have to go through with this kind of thing."

After a moment of silence, a smile returned to Yamamoto's face.

"My father's death made me understand a lot of things, and sometimes I had to do things even if I didn't want to."

"That guy Yun Que went to fight those soldiers. We're operating in the enemy's base, how can we think about all that?"

Yamamoto was already prepared for the blood on his hands.

His companions were already doing these things, and Yamamoto didn't think he could escape this situation forever.

"I have made my decision by choosing the sword in my life."

With his mind at ease, Yamamoto's mood gradually returned to calm.

"We can't let Tsuna and Hibari do that together."

"I do not wish to use the power I have gained to kill, but this era cannot solve its problems if it does not make a choice."

"That's it."

Gokudera has already seen that prepared mind.

[That baseball idiot is just like me.]

Sasakawa also knew that this was not an era where reasoning could solve problems. All he could say was his own fists and his resolve as a boxer.

"A boxer cannot kill his opponent in the ring."

Gokudera nodded slightly, indicating that he understood Sasagawa's thoughts.

"However, if it's not an opponent on the field, and one you don't acknowledge, then you need to be prepared!"

"I find those people's actions utterly unacceptable, and the only thing that can correct all of this is my own awareness!"

"Even if it means giving up the lives of boxers, I will correct this chaotic world!"

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Directly Invading the Milfiore Base

On the other side, Tsuna brought Chrome to an open space.

"It looks like it's underground here."

Tsuna could clearly sense that this underground area was the location of Milfiore's base.

"Chrome, how's the surveillance going?"

"Everything has been taken care of, Boss."

"Ah."

Countless ice weapons appeared in mid-air and bombarded the ground at an abnormal speed.

Before half a minute had passed, the outer shell of the base at the bottom of the cave was already visible from the ground.

"It's buried really deep."

The weapons bombarded the outer steel walls once again, completely shattering them.

At that moment, alarms sounded throughout the entire Milfiore base.

"what happened!?"

While Irie Shoichi was waiting for the results from the action team, an alarm suddenly sounded inside the base.

"Lord Irie, the outer shell of the Second District was deliberately breached."

Cerbero checked the base's internal surveillance footage and quickly located the problem.

"A deliberate breach? Could it be the Vongola?"

Irie Shoichi frowned.

"Pull up the surveillance footage."

"Yes."

The surveillance footage was quickly retrieved, and everyone in the base saw two figures appear inside Milfiore's base.

"this!?"

"The Tenth Vongola Boss from ten years ago!?"

One of them gave Irie Shoichi a huge surprise.

"...It's a trap!"

"Cherberlo, contact the soldiers at the front immediately! It's a trap!"

"Lord Irie's communications have been blocked."

Shoichi Irie's face grew even darker; he had realized that this operation was entirely a trap set by the Vongola.

"Damn it!"

"They actually used the transmitters of Ancient Gigancia!"

Cerbero's expression wasn't very good either; it was the two of them who had to double-check the transmitter issue.

"Judging from the Vongola's current actions, the action force has been tied down by their people."

Irie calmly analyzed the current situation.

The detached action force comprised 80% of the base's strength, leaving only 20% of the base's remaining operational force.

This is still the troop strength under the most ideal conditions.

No, less than 20% of the troops are actually capable of taking action.

[Including all the team leaders, there are fewer than a hundred people.]

[Most of them are maintenance and guard personnel at the base, and they are completely incapable of forming a combat force.]

“Zinga-Brad, you go there immediately.”

"Alice, go and check the rest of the base. Make sure you find any other Vongola members hiding or operating within it!"

Irie knew that this operation was entirely based on the transmitter from Ancient Gisenia. The Vongola discovered that transmitter, which is why they devised this plan against Milfiore.

"I understand."

Alice didn't waste any more words and left the central command room to begin searching the other rooms.

"Is it okay? If I catch him, I'll make him suffer."

Tsuka was quite interested in the tenth Vongola boss from ten years ago.

"The Tenth Vongola Boss from ten years ago dared to enter our base so openly, he must have been confident. We all need to be extra careful."

"Hmm~ I see. So it was because I was about to die that they sent me to deal with them."

Jin Jia was puzzled as to why their admiral had suddenly sent him to deal with the Vongola from ten years ago. It turned out that he was chosen because of the fact that the Vongola was not easy to kill.

"But we should definitely be careful. Well then, I'll play along and have some fun with him~"

"...Playing around is fine, but don't waste too much time. If it can be resolved, resolve it as soon as possible. Our only goal is the Vongola Ring in their possession."

"Efficiency~ Efficiency~ I will try my best to do it."

Catching the Vongola Tenth Generation boss from ten years ago without breaking the Vongola Ring is no easy task, but Tsuka loves this kind of challenging game the most.

"Tenth Generation, let's begin the operation."

The three people in the base also heard the base's alarm, and they knew what the alarm meant.

"Now that the Tenth Boss has attracted the attention of most people in the base, what we need to do is to destroy the base's internal surveillance system as soon as possible."

"And find that one as soon as possible."

The special intelligence mentioned something very special, but the intelligence didn't provide much information about it, only saying "[Very Important]" next to it.

Therefore, that thing is also what they need to find now.

"Then we should hurry up too."

"and many more."

Yamamoto looked at Gokudera, who was stopping him, with a puzzled expression.

“The Tenth Boss has only just begun his operation. Milfiore will definitely be worried that other people have broken into the base, so he will be monitoring the entire base more closely. Our operation cannot be exposed, and we need to be even more careful.”

The fact that the Tenth Boss is now openly operating in Milfiore's base is sure to attract a lot of attention, but Gokudera also believes that Milfiore definitely anticipated that this is the result they wanted.

"The Tenth Boss has attracted most of Milfiore's attention, but Milfiore will also send people to search for our location."

"If our location is found, we won't be able to complete the mission smoothly, so we need to hide for the next fifteen minutes."

"OK! Then we need to get moving!"

Yamamoto and Sasagawa had no objection to the decision to hide.

The command of this operation has been given to Gokudera, so all they have to do is follow his instructions.

Before long, the three people who had been hiding heard that the footsteps outside had become significantly more numerous.

Gokudera made a breath-holding motion, and Yamamoto and Sasagawa also held their breath.