Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start
Chapter 516: Flames of War

Chapter 516: Chapter 516: Flames of War

Hose felt this was inappropriate.

The atmosphere between the Longxia and Northern Bear Federations had instantly become delicate with the sudden turn of events; a slight mishandling could trigger a war.

If an accident occurred now, and Xiao Zhan, the mainstay, was absent, the situation would likely become rather dire.

Xiao Zhan frowned.

This was a problem.

But he had also promised Zhu Rong to ensure the safety of the mining team, and now, with the death of its members, only Zhu Xue was left. If Zhu Xue also died, Xiao Zhan truly wouldn’t have the face to see Zhu Rong again.

"First, find Li Teng’s location for me."

"Yes."

Hose immediately employed his Talent Skill to start searching.

Zhu Rong, standing by Xiao Zhan’s side, watched his hesitant expression and for a moment didn’t know how to broach the subject.

In such a situation, Xiao Zhan, as the commander, definitely shouldn’t desert his post.

But now her own sister was in danger, blood connected by blood; she couldn’t just stand by and watch her sister die without lifting a finger.

Meanwhile.

Northern Bear Federation.

The captain of the squad pursuing Li Teng received Chernokov’s order to stop the pursuit.

But he crushed his communicator with a palm and then issued orders to his squad members, "Chase at full speed, spare no costs, slay them in the shortest time possible!"

"Yes!"

The captain, eyeing the direction of Li Teng’s escape, a cold light flashing in his eyes, said, "I must stir up chaos!"

The moment he destroyed his communicator, the Northern Bear Federation’s command center also swiftly reported the situation to Chernokov.

"Report, General, we can’t reach the pursuit squad; the signal has been cut off."

Cut off?

Chernokov immediately showed a grave expression, then he quickly said, "Dispatch a communications soldier, make sure the order reaches the pursuit squad immediately, and fast!"

"Yes."

As their communications soldier was dispatched,

Xiao Zhan, on his side, Hose had already promptly located the signal.

"The Northern Bear Federation’s pursuit squad is in a forest thirty kilometers away from us; coordinates are now pinpointed. Li Teng is probably not far from them, but the squad’s signal has been interrupted."

Xiao Zhan frowned and said, "That means they haven’t received Chernokov’s order to stop the pursuit, or all of this is a charade orchestrated by Chernokov."

Xiao Zhan knew that he had no time left to think.

"Manage the base for now; I’ll go bring back Li Teng and the others. Remember this, always be ready for combat, and if we go to war with the Northern Bear, I demand that you paralyze them with the first wave of artillery fire!"

Xiao Zhan had indeed inherited the core military thoughts from the Ancient Yuan era.

When poor, focus on precision strikes. When wealthy, cover with firepower.

Now that he was poor in everything but money, the allocation of firepower was exceedingly extravagant.

"Yes."

Hose responded.

Seeing this, Zhu Rong beside him also sensed the unusual gravity of the situation and hesitated, "Maybe you shouldn’t go, trust in Chernokov, he should send the people back."

She feared Xiao Zhan going there would exacerbate the conflict between the two federations, making it troublesome if a war truly broke out.

But Xiao Zhan said, "It’s no longer a matter of trust. Clearly, someone insists on Li Teng and the others being dead."

Xiao Zhan pondered in his mind, wondering who could be the mastermind behind this.

The Su Family?

Or someone else?

He had no time to think.

But since the enemy could infiltrate the military, that clearly indicated a premeditated plan.

For a premeditated scheme, Xiao Zhan knew that to break free, he must make a decisive move!

Even if he ultimately couldn’t break free, he still needed to minimize his own losses.

Without tidying up, Xiao Zhan directly took Ye Youlong to the defense line where the two armies met.

Due to the Secret Realm being split in two, the defense line was very long, and there were certain positions with relatively weak defenses. Entering from such a position, Xiao Zhan would not be detected.

Of course, he couldn’t be detected because once he was, the nature of the situation would change.

"Master, the nearby surveillance equipment has been shielded," Hose reported to Xiao Zhan through the communicator.

"Good."

Xiao Zhan responded and then crossed the defense line with a Spatial Teleportation, silently appearing within the Northern Bear Federation territory.

He quickly determined the direction and immediately rushed towards the coordinates he had previously discovered.

For safety’s sake, Xiao Zhan also brought along Baidi.

Its speed was even faster than Xiao Zhan’s. Like a sprite flitting through the forest, it led Xiao Zhan forward.

A distance of thirty kilometers.

Xiao Zhan arrived in less than ten minutes, a sweep of his Perception revealed a damaged communicator on the ground.

"It looks like it was deliberately damaged, it seems that the Northern Bear Federation has encountered a situation similar to ours," Xiao Zhan murmured to himself.

Then, releasing his Perception widely, he quickly found a trail with signs of pursuit.

With a swift movement, he immediately chased after it.

...

Meanwhile.

In the artillery camp of the Northern Bear Federation.

Silvano walked into the command room.

"Mr. Silvano, what brings you here? Is there something urgent?" asked the Commander, surprised at Silvano’s sudden arrival.

Without beating around the bush, Silvano approached the Commander and said seriously, "The General’s order is to immediately launch an Energy Cannon attack on the Longxia Federation!"

"Attack?"

The Commander was skeptical, "I haven’t received any orders from the General."

"Of course, you haven’t. The General sent me here personally to deliver this message to you."

"Personally deliver?"

The Commander was even less convinced.

Military orders are relayed from the top down, passing through the ranks, and it’s rare for a breach to occur. And even when there is a breach, it wouldn’t be by an outsider responsible for resource extraction.

"The Longxia Federation has already infiltrated our ranks. To avoid startling the enemy, the General specifically asked me to inform you. You must open fire now!" Silvano’s expression was stern, not at all joking.

This left the Commander momentarily dumbfounded.

However, it only took a moment for the Commander to regain his senses.

"Without higher orders, the artillery camp cannot open fire. Mr. Silvano, please wait, I need to confirm with my superiors!"

No matter how urgent the matter, you can’t just take an outsider’s word for it.

The Commander immediately picked up the communicator to ask for instructions.

But just then, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes, and after picking up the communicator, he didn’t know what to do next.

A cold smile curled on Silvano’s lips.

His stratagem succeeded, he had successfully controlled the Commander.

"Commander, the General’s orders are to open fire immediately!"

These words rang out like a command shot. Hearing this, the Commander immediately gave an order to his subordinates, "All batteries, on my command, aim at the Longxia Federation camp, fire immediately!"