Human corridor frontline meeting room.
The Hua Xia Security Department had insisted on holding this meeting, the purpose of which was to release Qu Yi.
Zhong Chi’s internal injury hadn’t healed yet; his complexion was still somewhat pale. He glared at Shi Changyi and angrily scolded,
"Shi Changyi, you damn jackal. You knew the item belonged to Qu Yi was sent by Ding Huan, yet you dared to act against him, even imprisoning Qu Yi.
I, Zhong Chi, am watching right here to see how many more hours you, Shi Changyi, can live. Ding Huan’s hand is not soft."
"Old Zhong, I am very sorry for injuring you, but now Earth is in a time of danger; these Blossom God Crystal Stones can’t be left to just one person."
Nong Yizhen said with some regret.
He and Shi Changyi had joined hands to injure Zhong Chi.
"Old Zhong, let’s go. Whether this meeting takes place or not doesn’t matter anymore. Imprisoning a meritorious person, bah.
Mr. Ding probably doesn’t know what’s happened here; let’s go back and talk."
Dou Qingzhi had just sought mercy to no avail and felt extremely uncomfortable.
The Qu Yi from his Security Department had been imprisoned just because of a few hundred Blossom God Crystal Stones.
This wasn’t about targeting Qu Yi, it was a slap in the face to his Security Department.
The old Director from the Pu Hai Security Department, Zhu Qijiang, was also extremely pissed off. He looked at Gu Zhong and said,
"Commander Gu, it’s been several days since you detained Qu Yi. As the Commander of the Federation Army, I suggest you release Qu Yi promptly and make an apology.
Otherwise, I can’t guarantee what might happen. Maybe Mr. Ding doesn’t know about this yet, but he will eventually find out.
I know Mr. Ding’s temper; the consequences are unpredictable."
Gu Zhong frowned a bit.
If those alien powerhouses were indeed taken down by Ding Huan, then John and the Genetic Alliance’s joint action against Qu Yi was indeed inappropriate.
But hearing that Ding Huan was barely twenty years old, how could he take down alien powerhouses?
Not to mention their field weapons, even dealing with the Undying Spider is not something an ordinary person could handle, right?
But if Ding Huan didn’t take down those alien powerhouses, then who did?
Old Zhong? It was absolutely impossible for him alone.
Whether or not it was Ding Huan who killed the alien powerhouses, since the Blossom God Crystal Stones had all been confiscated, continuing to detain Qu Yi was indeed inappropriate.
Gu Zhong then said, "Advisor John, just release Qu Yi. As long as you’ve collected the Blossom God Crystal Stones, that’s enough."
John said coldly, "Hua Xia has an old saying, ’Without rules, there is no square or circle.’
If everyone, just because they hold high positions and know many people, can rise above the rules, then our Federation Army may as well not bother resisting the Fierce Beasts and just disband."
"Hope you don’t cry then, no, with Brother Ding’s temper, you probably won’t have the chance to cry," Zhong Chi said coldly.
He knew Ding Huan’s character better than anyone. If Ding Huan came here and let John Nesef go, then he, Zhong Chi, would admit he was wrong about him.
Nong Yizhen could only step forward to smooth things over:
"Old Zhong, what you did this time wasn’t right either. You are not an officer of the Federation; please don’t meddle in the Federation’s affairs.
Take my advice, just focus on dealing with the Fierce Beasts."
Zhong Chi sneered:
"Nong Yizhen, you should worry about yourself. I, Zhong Chi, don’t need your concern."
"In that case, let’s disband the meeting."
Seeing that he couldn’t persuade anyone, Gu Zhong simply stood up, suggesting they adjourn the meeting.
If not for the Security Department insisting on discussing Qu Yi’s case, he really didn’t want to have one meeting after another.
To be honest, he really disliked that bastard John Nesef. The fellow was simply crazy.
No matter what that guy thought, the use of those few hundred Blossom God Crystal Stones wouldn’t be decided by John Nesef.
Zhong Chi laughed heartily, "Gu Zhong, you mean you won’t release Qu Yi?"
"So what if I won’t?"
This time the speaker was neither a Federation official nor a member of the Genetic Alliance, but the head of one of the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges, the Martial Vein Mountain’s Dean, Qin Qiang.
She was firmly opposed to releasing Qu Yi; it was her idea to detain Qu Yi in the first place.
Because she simply didn’t believe that Ding Huan killed the alien powerhouses. If Ding Huan came over, with so many powerhouses here, they could easily take Ding Huan down.
The previous pursuit of Ding Huan hadn’t been successful until now, and it had become an obsession for her.
Another person stood up and volunteered to say,
"Commander, I think we can release Qu Yi. After all, she hasn’t made a major mistake, and she even holds the International Star Guardian Rank."
Everyone knew who was speaking without looking. In the entire Federation Army, there was only one person who would call Commander Gu ’Commander’, and that was the commander of the Federation’s Ace Army, the Seventh Army’s Commander Fan Yibing.
"Commander Fan, this is a logistical matter, not a command matter. You are neither involved nor informed, so you are not suited to comment here."
John glanced at Fan Yibing and spoke indifferently.
Fan Yibing did not argue. The main reason she suggested releasing Qu Yi was not what she said, but because she was worried that Zhong Chi’s words were true.
If those alien powerhouses were indeed wiped out by that Ding Huan, then capturing Qu Yi would be a huge mistake.
"General, an alien warship is headed this way at high speed; how should we proceed…"
The communication phone in the center of the meeting room suddenly rang urgently, and the voice came through even before it was answered.
This was the highest level of phone information, which could be played automatically without being picked up.
Alien warship?
Had those alien reinforcements arrived?
Gu Zhong hurriedly turned on the large screen; just a moment ago, the person on the phone had reported a warship speeding towards them.
Now, what they saw was the warship had already stopped above the steel city wall of the defense line.
One man and two women walked out of the warship, heading straight for this frontline meeting room without any detours.
"Ha ha ha..." Zhong Chi burst into laughter, Brother Ding Huan, I don’t know how you got the news, but you arrived so quickly.
Zhu Qijiang was also somewhat stunned. Although he had sent Liu Aimei to find Ding Huan, he had estimated that it would take at least a month or two to locate him.
Moreover, even if they found Ding Huan, it would take six or seven hours to get here.
How long has it been? And Ding Huan has already arrived?
"Bang!" The conference room door was kicked open by Ding Huan.
Ding Huan walked into the meeting place.
"You actually escaped, you didn’t die?" Shi Changyi’s first sight was not of Ding Huan, but of Qi Xinyue.
He didn’t recognize Ding Huan, but he did recognize Qi Xinyue—she was the woman from the alien spaceship.
While she was imprisoned by the Federation, he personally interrogated her several times, only to be blocked each time by that stubborn old Hu Jiatian.
Later, when the Daoist relics of Kunlun Mountain were discovered, coupled with a series of mishaps within the Genetic Alliance, he couldn’t continue to stay here to interrogate Qi Xinyue.
It was not until the human corridor defense line was breached that Qi Xinyue went missing.
He had thought Qi Xinyue was devoured by a Fierce Beast, and now he discovered that Qi Xinyue was still alive.
"Take them all down." John Nesef naturally recognized Qi Xinyue and didn’t hesitate to issue the order.
He didn’t need to ask at all—anyone who was with Qi Xinyue naturally couldn’t be a decent person from their side.
Four Federation Martial Arts Soldiers charged towards the three of them.
"Brother Ding, they are Federation Soldiers, they aren’t really involved with these bastards..."
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Zhong Chi knew how ruthless Ding Huan was and hurriedly reminded him.
Ding Huan didn’t bother to pay attention to Zhong Chi and raised his hand, sending out four Wind Blades.
The four Federation Martial Arts Soldiers hadn’t even reached Ding Huan when their heads were cleaved off, and they fell to the ground.
Blood spilled all over the floor, bringing a momentary silence to the conference room.
"Ding Huan, what do you mean by this?" Gu Zhong was furious and he slammed the table.
"He’s the Federation Army Commander." Zhong Chi quickly added.
Ding Huan raised his hand and sent a Wind Blade flying towards him.
Gu Zhong was clearly not an ordinary soldier. He dodged the Wind Blade from Ding Huan with a swift move.
But immediately he felt a chill in his arm, and one of his arms had already fallen to the ground.
"Brother Ding, you can’t kill Gu Zhong..."
Zhong Chi became anxious. He knew how merciless Ding Huan was, but killing Gu Zhong would cause significant trouble.
Ding Huan walked over and kicked Gu Zhong’s body. Gu Zhong clearly wanted to resist, but the oppressive aura surrounding the space made it impossible for him to do so, as he was sent flying by a kick from Ding Huan.
Gu Zhong felt as if all his internal organs had been shattered. While still in the air, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and crashed into a wall before falling down.
Zhong Chi quickly stepped forward to Gu Zhong, reaching out to stop his bleeding.
"Ding Huan, you collude with alien forces, and just upon arriving, you’ve killed several people..."
Shi Changyi felt a cold fear inside, but he knew that this was the time to unite everyone.
"Who are you?" Ding Huan looked at Shi Changyi.
"He is Shi Changyi." An abrupt voice sounded, answering Ding Huan’s question was Li Chuan, the dean of the Guardian Academy.
"So, you’re Shi Changyi. I’ve visited your den a few times, and I never saw you, old dog, but today I finally found you here. Does the Genetic Alliance still have Hou Hezhong?"
Ding Huan even had a smile as he asked.
Shi Changyi figured that his strength wasn’t much stronger than Gu Zhong’s and said in a stern voice:
"We have gathered here for the salvation and future of humanity on Earth. Are you all going to stand by and let such a man commit atrocities?"
No one responded to Shi Changyi’s words. No fools were sitting here.
Don’t try to portray yourself as so noble, gathering for the salvation and future of humanity on Earth? Heh.
Indeed, some here were for that purpose, but that person was definitely not Shi Changyi from the Genetic Alliance.
Why has this matter blown up so much? Those seated here are mute, each having swallowed their own bitter truths.
The root cause? Isn’t it because the Federation Army and the Genetic Alliance covet another’s War Disc and Blossom God Crystal Stones?
Now that the backer of these items has arrived, the Genetic Alliance wants to drag everyone down with them, but no one is a fool.
Now everyone understands, Zhong Chi was not lying.
The strong beings from outer space were killed by Ding Huan, and it’s clear from how he easily took off Gu Zhong’s arm.
Who is Gu Zhong? His power is roughly equivalent to Innate.
Such a man has no ability to resist in front of Ding Huan.
"I am Hou Hezhong. Even if you kill me, Hou Hezhong, I’ll have died defending humanity."
Hou Hezhong stood up and shouted angrily.
Seeing no one stand up, he knew he was doomed.
Originally, he didn’t even want to confront Qu Yi; it was Shi Changyi who insisted that he take the lead. What could he do?
"Stop trying to act like a saint when you’ve been a whore."
Ding Huan walked up to Hou Hezhong and kicked out.
Just like with Gu Zhong, Hou Hezhong saw Ding Huan’s kick coming but was unable to dodge it, and was sent flying by Ding Huan’s foot.
The crowd watched as Hou Hezhong flew through the air and then dropped down.
What frightened them more was that before Hou Hezhong even hit the ground, a fireball rose from nowhere and completely enveloped him.
Ding Huan didn’t use any sound silencing arrays, and after being wrapped by Ding Huan’s True Essence Fire Ball, Hou Hezhong’s pitiful screams almost shattered the entire defense line.
The smell of scorched flesh and the bone-chilling screams continued without end, yet the air held an eerie silence.
This was not just the ruthlessness that Zhong Chi mentioned; this was outright mercilessness.
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