CH 202

Everyone's attention was focused on this unusual task.

The first commander, Herman, was in charge of this plan, and his figure was moving rapidly in the hall, almost leaving an afterimage.

The messenger delivered information to him almost every thirty seconds.

When he learned that the first cylinder filled with 60 tons of decayed matter had disappeared from the special storage, he couldn't help but clench his fist tightly.

This proved that the first step of the mission had been taken.

The next stage was the most dangerous.

He immediately issued orders.

"Inform the White Tower to maximize the psychic imaging device and observe the psychic disturbance to the west with full force."

"Inform the Observatory to closely monitor the spiritual realm."

"Inform the Investigation Legion to activate all the outlying watchtowers."

"Inform the Secret Legion of Kalil that the Field Plan is about to be executed, and the secret team is ready to move at any time."

After a series of orders were issued, the hall fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was silently praying in their hearts.

As members of the highest military command, they knew better than anyone else how many brothers, sisters, commanders, relatives, and compatriots had permanently left them in this battle, and how much the people of Thalorian had suffered.

No one wanted to see more death and sacrifice. The price they had paid for survival was already too high.

Everyone was looking forward to success, just as they looked forward to joy and smiles.

Soon, the White Tower reported back.

"The target node has a huge psychic void, and a powerful disturbance is beginning to spread, achieving the expected effect!"

Everyone held back their smiles. The mission was only half successful, and celebrating at this point would be the most foolish thing to do.

Herman was rubbing his hands together like a fly and muttering to himself incessantly.

At that moment, the Observatory reported in.

"No disturbance in the spiritual realm."

This was another piece of good news.

If there had been a disturbance in the spiritual realm, the tide of monsters might not have avalanched as they had expected, and the plan to change the front of the Black Tide would have failed.

Then, the Investigation Legion also reported in.

"The monster activity is basically as expected."

Finally, someone couldn't help but smile, but immediately received a few hard slaps from the person next to them.

Herman said fiercely, "Hit him hard, and if anyone brings me half a bottle of wine, I'll beat his ass until it's swollen!"

The messages continued to come in, and everything was developing basically as expected.

Now it was just a matter of when the second cylinder would disappear.

Herman checked his pocket watch almost every five seconds. According to the original plan, they had a maximum of four quarters at this stage, which was 2400 seconds.

If it went beyond four quarters, the immense power of the 60 tons of decayed matter would be fully unleashed, and a large number of monsters would surge in, submerging everything, and the mission would inevitably fail.

As time passed, the second cylinder in the special storage had still not disappeared.

Herman's heart sank.

Until four quarters had passed, the messenger still reported that there was no movement in the special storage.

For a moment, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Herman angrily grabbed the messenger by the collar and asked, "Did you see clearly? You couldn't have made a mistake, could you?"

The messenger said aggrievedly, "Commander, how could I possibly mistake such a large metal cylinder?"

"How could you not?" someone in the hall shouted.

"Yes, I remember your eyesight is very poor."

"And you like to slack off."

"Yes, I even saw him secretly watching illegal crystal recordings last time."

The messenger said angrily, "If I made a mistake, I'll streak through the military command for a month!"

Herman grabbed at this last straw and waved his hand, "Let's go! Let's go see for ourselves."

But in his heart, he had already begun to consider backup plans for failure.

The third battle zone had just been recaptured, and its defense capabilities had not fully recovered. The military command should focus on defense...

As he pondered, he had already arrived at the special storage.

This was a space belonging to Toman, and "Spatial Teleportation" was a very rare attribute, with great significance for supply transportation. Unfortunately, few people possessed this attribute, and its enhancement was very difficult.

Otherwise, the logistical supply capacity of the royal city would have been raised to another level.

Herman pushed open the protective door of the special storage.

In the space enveloped by countless seals, two cylinders had disappeared without a trace.

Herman's eyes widened, and everyone behind him widened their eyes as well, while the messenger's eyeballs were almost popping out of their sockets.

A moment of silence passed, and then came a huge roar from Herman.

"You could even make a mistake about this? Is your brain only filled with your illegal small-scale recordings? From today, you'll streak through the military command for a month!"

The messenger was extremely aggrieved, but couldn't help but smile and say loudly, "Yes, sir!"

"Don't be so enthusiastic!"

When they returned to the hall, the White Tower had already reported back."Twin voids have appeared, causing the expected disturbance to change, and the strong interference patterns are spreading towards the dark tide."

News came from the observatory.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread.com".

"The disturbance in the spirit realm is below standard."

The investigative legion sent a message.

"The abnormal activity of monsters is expanding."

Herman immediately ordered, "Send word to Caliel's secret legion, initiate the Field Plan immediately, the covert squad is to move out at once!"

What followed was an unbearably long wait.

Everyone held their breath, each second feeling as long as a day.

Herman felt as if he had waited a thousand days before a figure in a black robe emerged from thin air.

He knelt on one knee and respectfully reported, "First Commander, the mission is a success, the disturbance field has expanded to the dark tide, and the front is changing direction."

The next moment, cheers erupted, reaching the ceiling, with papers, documents, and even clothes flying all over the place.

People hugged each other, celebrating this great victory.

Herman commanded, "Keep the White Tower and the investigative legion continuously monitoring the movements of the darkness."

"Nestor, hurry and lead your men to the designated location to meet them."

"Immediately inform Lord Dalin that the mission has been successful, and we can arrange the best battle plan now."

"Report the situation to the King and the Supreme Council."

After a series of orders were issued, he finally showed a smile, spread his arms wide, and loudly proclaimed, "Fire a salute for the birth of new heroes!"

The messengers answered in unison, "Yes! Prepare the salute!"

Moments later, the entire upper city district heard the roaring sound from the Supreme Military Department.

Although they didn't know what had happened, everyone stopped what they were doing and cheered towards the direction of the sacred flame.

If it wasn't for something particularly good, the Supreme Military Department wouldn't fire a salute.

The cheers quickly spread from the upper city district to the lower city district, from the inner city to the outer city.

For a time, the entire Thalorian capital was immersed in a tremendous cheer.

Amidst such a fervent atmosphere, the investigative legion brought even better news.

The avalanche effect, amplified infinitely by the disturbance field, had changed the direction of more than half of the dark tide.

In other words, not only the powerful front but Thalorian itself might not suffer from the dark tide's invasion.

The dark tide that had persisted for four months might finally be coming to an end.

This unprecedented good news made Herman's smile so wide it was almost bending.

The fervent atmosphere ignited like oil poured on fire, and the massive cheers expanded rapidly like a tide, with everyone in the Supreme Military Department excited to the point of madness.

The White Tower told them that this might be due to a chain reaction triggered by the disturbance intensity at the second node far exceeding the original plan, although the cause was not yet known.

But no one cared about the cause anymore.

Everyone was eager to spread the news to those who were still unaware, and the joyous sea quickly engulfed the capital.

The Supreme Council ordered with rare efficiency, demanding the city service department to receive the triumphant heroes with the highest honors.

A lavishly dressed welcoming party passed through the city, waiting early at the city gates.

Their appearance sparked even greater enthusiasm among the populace, confirming the rumors that the disaster was about to end.

The western city gate was packed, with countless children running and playing among the adults.

Everyone was looking forward with anticipation.

However, the returning heroes never came back.

The teams sent to meet them had already risked starting a search but found no trace.

The enthusiastic voices gradually subsided, and people realized that something might have happened.

Many took off their hats, many knelt to pray for the blessing of the fire.

And in the Supreme Military Department, a somber mood had already spread.

This wasn't the first time.

Herman, uncharacteristically angry, dispatched even more teams to meet them.

Even if there was a sliver of hope, they had to find them.

Both the King and the First Defender were very concerned about this matter.

But everyone knew in their hearts that the hope was slim.

——

Kimberly Academy.

The Heddle Training Ground.

Secret branch base.

In a room that had been vacant for a long time, Rode slowly opened his eyes.