CHAPTER 983: GLORIOUS SACRIFICE

Chapter 983: Glorious Sacrifice

Situ Xin was utterly perplexed in his heart. He felt that neither he personally, nor the entirety of Blizzard City, had ever truly understood Zhang Yi.

Every time they thought they had Zhang Yi figured out, they would quickly be proven wrong with a slap to the face.

However, this didn't prevent the officers of the Jiangnan Region from standing tall with their chests out, facing the officers of the East Sea Region with proud expressions.

As for the officers of the East Sea Region, their attitudes had also become considerably more restrained by now.

After all, even if a fleet commander from the East Sea Region encountered a powerhouse of Uller's caliber, it would undoubtedly be a fierce and difficult battle.

"Chaos eliminated Uller. Just this one person alone is worth 5 billion points!" Li Tianyang said gravely.

Situ Xin nodded. This point value wasn't an exaggeration.

Even among superhumans also in the 9000+ range.

Uller's combat power could rival that of ten captains around the 9300-point mark.

He was a terrifying powerhouse who was already approaching the Epsilon-level.

"But," Li Tianyang took a deep breath and said sternly, "For such a crucial battle, why didn't Chaos communicate with headquarters?"

He glanced at Situ Xin beside him and said coldly, "He simply doesn't trust us! Minister Situ, what is your view on this?"

Situ Xin knew that Li Tianyang was deliberately picking a fight again.

To put it bluntly, he was just sour inside, unwilling to see the Jiangnan Region achieve such a brilliant result on the battlefield, overshadowing the East Sea Region.

Situ Xin, with his hands clasped behind his back, said with a beaming smile, "The situation on the battlefield changes in the blink of an eye; how can everything possibly go exactly as one wishes?"

"Minister Li, the opponent was the third-ranked member of Hell's Lock! You should also understand how arduous this battle was. The fact that we won—isn't that the best news for us?"

Li Tianyang snorted coldly, his dissatisfaction clearly written all over his face.

This wasn't due to personal grudges.

He was just worried that if Zhang Yi displayed excessively formidable strength, he might ultimately intervene to seize the Divine Source.

Originally, he hadn't given the strength of the Jiangnan Region's superhumans a second thought.

Nor had he considered the possibility that they would compete with the East Sea Region's superhumans for the Divine Source.

But now, the current Zhang Yi had actually managed to kill Baldier!

Just how powerful exactly was his strength then?

Perhaps he already possessed a level that ranked among the very top echelon across the entire Star Island!

Even Qinglong, Baihu, and Zhuque from the Four Spirits, or Billy the Kid from the Columbus Ocean, might not be able to suppress him.

"Get me connected to Chaos!" Li Tianyang barked sternly.

The staff on duty immediately began working on establishing a communication link with Zhang Yi.

Xuanwu was nearby, slurping his cola, watching the whole scene with an expression of someone enjoying the spectacle.

"Chaos, that guy, might actually step over the threshold into Epsilon!"

Xuanwu wasn't particularly concerned about this.

Because the path to advancement was extremely tortuous.

And even if Zhang Yi advanced, he still couldn't pose a threat to Xuanwu himself, with his 15,000-point superhuman ability index.

The vast gap in power wouldn't shrink as levels increased; it would only grow wider.

On Zhang Yi's end, after killing Baldier, he swiftly collected all the items from the body.

Including that quite excellent dagger of his, and the compound bow.

The other items gathered from his person were also top-quality.

Firearms, ammunition, medicines—all were the highest-grade supplies from the Colombian Navy.

The technology and medical science of the Columbus Ocean were world-class. Bringing these items back for Zhou Ke'er and Lu Keran to study could present an opportunity to upgrade Zhang Yi's current equipment. ṝÄꞐօβƐŞ

Right at that moment, a communication request from the command center came through on the comms device.

Zhang Yi snorted coldly, wondering what those jealous dogs were planning to do now.

He accepted the communication. "Hello, this is Chaos."

The images of Li Tianyang, Situ Xin, and the others appeared on his visor.

Li Tianyang's expression was still as rigid and unpleasant as ever. He put on a show of praising Zhang Yi's achievements.

But afterwards, he shifted his tone and began criticizing Zhang Yi's methods.

"Chaos, your methods are too extreme. When combat occurs on the battlefield, as a precaution, you should keep communications open for the entire duration!"

"This way, our command center can also provide you with battlefield analysis assistance. We could also collect intel on the enemy in real-time."

"I hope you won't continue acting so individualistically in the future, understood?"

Zhang Yi laughed.

"Oh, so are you planning to collect my data too then?"

This statement caused everyone in the command center to look at each other in surprise, some even unable to believe their ears.

They were all military personnel. In their ideology, soldiers should consider obeying orders as their sacred duty.

No rebuttal was allowed; one only needed to answer "Yes, sir!" correctly.

Not waiting for Li Tianyang to speak, Zhang Yi said directly, "Sorry, I'm not a soldier, so you don't need to bother me with all that messy nonsense."

"I've already killed multiple powerful superhumans from the allied forces. The merits are right here, plain to see. If you're so capable, why don't you come down here personally and show me? Stop always talking big without feeling any strain!"

Li Tianyang was so angry that killing intent surged in his eyes.

"Chaos!!"

He roared, pointing at Zhang Yi and furiously rebuking him, "This is a military mission! Disobeying orders on the battlefield, and you still think you're in the right!"

Zhang Yi sneered, "Not happy about it? Come over here and bite me then!"

After saying that, he directly cut off the connection with the command center.

Anyway, he had already obtained everything he needed during the last supply collection. He knew Li Tianyang would continue to deliberately pick faults with him afterwards.

So he had no intention whatsoever of going back.

His relationship with the Jiangnan Region was one of cooperation. Even Zhu Zheng had to treat him politely and respectfully, so why would he put up with the nonsense from a mere operations minister like Li Tianyang?

As for any other issues, he'd leave them for Situ Xin to argue about.

Right now, the two major regions needed Zhang Yi's combat power, not the other way around.

Apart from bluffing and blustering like a fox borrowing the tiger's ferocity, and barking a few complaints, Li Tianyang wouldn't dare to actually do anything to Zhang Yi.

After all, they still had their greatest enemy at present: the allied forces led by the Colombian Navy.

Back at the command center, Li Tianyang was flying into a rage.

"Outrageous, absolutely outrageous! He actually dares to ignore my orders! Is he planning to defect?"

When Situ Xin heard this, his voice turned somewhat cold.

"Minister Li! Watch your words. Don't forget the current situation. If Chaos really is driven to defect by you, can you bear that responsibility?"

This was the first time Li Tianyang had seen Situ Xin display such a firm and unyielding attitude.

Coming back to his senses, he felt some regret, even a chill running down his spine.

The current Zhang Yi possessed the strength to kill Baldier, making him one of the most powerful combatants on Star Island.

Coupled with his unique spatial abilities, he could ruthlessly hunt every superhuman on the battlefield.

What would be the consequence if he joined the side of the allied forces?

Li Tianyang swallowed hard and snorted coldly, "That's still no reason for you to shield him! For a soldier, disobedience is the greatest transgression! Even if we ordered him to die, that would be a glorious sacrifice for the Region!"

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