MMB Chapter 205 Raid on the Mission
Chapter 205 Raid on the Mission
All eyes in the command center turned to Song Chen.
Song Chen stood behind Zhou Wangyue, his expression unchanged: "Then I am very honored that when I was at the third level, the Beast King of the Giant Whale Clan personally came to Yunbo Island to besiege and kill me."
"Now, the two royal families have specially brought two hundred state gifts to persuade us to make peace. The price of my head among the alien beasts is rising faster than my health points."
Qi Shanhe smiled, but the people from the other three kingdoms did not.
The bald, burly man from Xiong Guo crossed his arms and said, "An eighteen-year-old fifth-tier cultivator has managed to get the three royal families to sit down for a meeting. Councilor Song, your presence is stronger than all of us old guys combined."
The silver-haired woman in the European Union picked up her coffee cup, but didn't drink it; she just turned the handle of the cup.
"Da Xia hid this card very well."
The representative from the Eagle Nation didn't say anything, but leaned back in his chair. Then he brought the topic back: "The most urgent task is to have a sixth-tier beast king leading each of the giant whale and the sea dragon, accompanied by about twenty to thirty fifth-tier guards."
"This mission is not large in size, but it has a sufficient number of high-end combat capabilities."
"If they were to reach the battlefield and simultaneously present the Sea Dragon King's decree and two hundred pieces of Deep Sea Spirit Essence to the Sirius King and the Ice Demon King, the peace talks might be successful."
"What will happen if the peace talks succeed?" the bald, burly man asked.
"The Sirius and Ice Demons made peace, the Sirius clan preserved the prestige of the land royal family, the Ice Demon clan preserved their territory in Greenland, and the two major ocean royal families did each other a favor."
"The three royal families of the alien beasts, along with the strongest royal family, have achieved a certain degree of cooperation."
"At that time, humanity will not be facing alien beasts in a civil war, but an alien beast camp that has at least temporarily unified its stance."
Qi Shanhe spoke up: "Therefore, we cannot allow the delegations to reach the battlefield. The Giant Whale delegation is coming from the Bering Strait, and the Sea Dragon delegation is coming from the Atlantic Ocean."
"Split them into two groups and intercept them; we cannot give them a chance to meet up."
"I suggest that Great Xia and Bear Kingdom take charge of the giant whale."
"The Eagle Nation and the European Union will be responsible for the Sea Dragons, with two Tier 6 soldiers from each route."
"Does anyone have any objections?"
All three kingdoms knew the importance of this matter, so without any haggling, they all agreed.
Then Qi Shanhe looked at Zhou Wangyue: "Old Zhou, I'll be in charge of the Star River, so you can go."
Zhou Wangyue nodded.
Qi Shanhe looked at the bald, burly man: "What about the Xiong Kingdom?"
"Wow." The bald, burly man pointed to his chest with his thumb.
His name is Matvey Ivanovich Kuznetsov, Chairman of the Bear Kingdom Martial Arts Alliance, General in the military, mid-level of the sixth rank, nicknamed "White Bear".
"You can divide the spoils between the United States and the European Union yourselves."
The representative from the United Kingdom nodded, and the silver-haired woman from the European Union also nodded.
At this moment, Song Chen spoke up: "I'll go to the Giant Whale's side too."
Zhou Wangyue turned his head and frowned slightly.
He Zhengping almost dropped the terminal. Several staff officers sitting at the console looked at each other, their mouths agape, but they didn't dare to say a word.
He lowered his voice, his tone as if he were advising a child who wanted to climb over a wall: "Councilor Song, I understand how you feel, but that's a sixth-tier beast king."
Song Chen remained resolute: "I will live."
Qi Shanhe thought for a few seconds, then he spoke: "Zhou Wangyue."
"I am here."
"Your disciple, you decide."
Zhou Wangyue turned his head to look at Song Chen, and Song Chen looked at him as well.
The master and apprentice stared at each other for less than two seconds before Zhou Wangyue turned back, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.
"Since he wants to go, then let him go."
The bald, burly man laughed twice and patted his thigh: "Councilor Song, I can't take care of you once the fight starts. I have to hold down that Beast King first. Take care of yourself."
"General, just hold down the Beast King; the rest is my job."
As the meeting ended, the four windows on the main screen turned off one by one.
Not long after, the hatch in the belly of the Starship opened, and a small assault ship was ejected.
The ship is 30 meters long, painted in gray-black, with a diamond-shaped cross section, and two psionic engines mounted side by side at the stern.
Song Chen sat in the co-pilot's seat of the assault ship, his seatbelt already fastened.
The moment the engine started, Song Chen's back was pressed firmly against the seat.
The starry sky outside the porthole was stretched into countless thin white lines. The Star River shrank to a point of light in a fraction of a second and then disappeared.
The bear nation's silver-gray assault ship was launched from the other side, and the two ships sailed side by side, diving towards the north pole of Blue Star at thirty-two times the speed of sound.
This speed would generate a thermal barrier in the atmosphere strong enough to melt Class A alloys, but in space, only the eerie blue glow of the engine exhaust traces two arcs in the darkness.
The interior of the assault ship is not spacious.
The Great Xia side had ten people, led by Zhou Wangyue, with Song Chen sitting to his right, and the remaining eight were all at the peak of the fifth rank.
The Guardian of the North, the former captain of the Council’s direct guard, and the commander of the Northwest Military District’s Special Operations Brigade—any one of these names could make a dent in the Northern Frontier.
No one spoke; it was very quiet.
Zhou Wangyue unbuckled his seatbelt and stood up.
"I'll emphasize discipline once again."
All nine people turned their gazes to him at the same time.
"To maintain concealment, the assault ships will remain stationary over the Bering Strait, staying within the atmosphere."
"Everyone put on your cloaks, turn off communications and engine assistance, and fly down using your own power."
His gaze swept across everyone's faces, finally settling on Song Chen.
"After I make my move, I will use my mental energy to shield everyone."
"My current mental strength can isolate me from external perception for thirty seconds."
"Within thirty seconds, the alien beasts outside cannot see or sense us, but we ourselves cannot sense each other either."
"Therefore, I must strike within thirty seconds. The moment the mental shield is removed, I need to see the corpse. It must be a swift and decisive battle, without holding back."
"What if it's not resolved within thirty seconds?" Song Chen asked.
"Then let's just kill it head-on. The opponent only has one sixth-tier beast king. Matteve and I will subdue it immediately."
"Can the remaining people handle those fifth-tier sea beasts?"
A peak fifth-level Great Xia cultivator sitting in the back row chuckled to himself. His name was Duan Yi, and his hands were covered in calluses from his swords.
"Don't worry, Principal, it's a minor issue."
"Don't underestimate them. The fifth-tier whales have thicker hides than land beasts, and ordinary swords can't penetrate their skin."
"When you're attacking, look for the eyes, gills, and the base of the fins; these areas are soft."
Duan Yi stopped smiling and nodded.
Zhou Wangyue sat down again, and the seatbelt automatically fastened.
He leaned back in his seat and said his last words before closing his eyes.
"Be ruthless. This is a surprise attack, not a martial arts contest."
The assault ship continued its dive.
The blue star rapidly magnified in the porthole, transforming from a fist-sized blue marble into an overwhelming blue arc, which then began to unfold and fill the entire porthole.
The edge of the atmosphere appeared, and a very thin, pale blue halo enveloped the planet's surface. Sunlight passed through the atmosphere from the side and was refracted into a very thin rainbow.