I started with a portal, then turned around and handed it over to the nation.

"It seems we're really risking our lives this time, going to do something groundbreaking..."

His comrade didn't look at him, but simply reached out and patted him hard on the back before continuing to write furiously.

The captain of the Snow Wolf team finished writing very quickly.

His letter was very short, only a few lines long.

He carefully folded the letter, put it in an envelope, sealed it with glue, and then wrote his wife's name on the envelope.

After finishing all this, he looked up at an old subordinate who had also finished writing a letter.

Are you scared?

he asks.

The team member raised his bloodshot eyes, grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and his smile carried a reckless air.

"Afraid."

He readily admitted it.

"But I'm even more afraid of living a pathetic life."

Time slipped away amidst the scratching of the pen.

One envelope after another was sealed.

Finally, the last team member also stopped writing.

He put the envelope in a plastic bag and placed it on the table.

The entire conference room fell silent once again.

The three captains stood up and collected all the sealed wills and signed confidentiality agreements one by one.

They walked up to Long Fei and handed him a heavy box.

Long Fei took the box.

His arm remained steady without trembling at all.

He looked at the forty-eight resolute faces before him.

Long Fei remained silent.

He simply placed the box on the table beside him, then suddenly straightened up and gave everyone a standard military salute.

Long Fei took the box full of wills and confidentiality agreements, his arm steady without trembling.

He solemnly placed the box on the table beside him, then suddenly straightened up and gave a military salute to everyone.

The ceremony is over.

Long Fei turned around and strode towards the tactics board.

He didn't turn around; his cold voice echoed in the silent conference room.

"Now, let's reveal the mission details."

He picked up a red marker and wrote a few numbers on the tactical board.

"60s".

50 people.

Long Fei turned around and tapped the two numbers with the tip of his pen. The "tap-tap" sound was particularly clear in the quiet conference room.

"The Heavenly Gate will open and remain open for sixty seconds. The first step of our mission is to complete this mission within these sixty seconds."

"Send all fifty combat personnel, including Tianmen himself, along with the necessary reconnaissance equipment, to the designated area."

As soon as he finished speaking, a collective gasp rippled through the audience.

The previously somber atmosphere in the conference room was immediately replaced by one of shock; everyone found the plan utterly absurd.

The captain of the Tiger Squad, a burly man, had a furrowed brow. He stood up.

"Report!"

"Speak." Long Fei's gaze fell on him.

"Sixty seconds, fifty people. That's an average of only 1.2 seconds per person!"

Captain Tiger's voice rose slightly in disbelief.

"This doesn't even include the individual soldier's load, nor the time needed to deploy into combat formation after entering the area!"

"If there's an ambush behind the door, we won't even have time to react; we'll be shot dead right there!"

"We're going to fight a war, not to die in vain!"

His words expressed the sentiments of everyone.

Everyone present was a battle-hardened elite; they were not afraid of death, but they could not accept dying in vain.

Long Fei looked at him, his face expressionless, but his eyes sharpened.

He slowly swept his gaze across all the soldiers in the audience, whose faces were filled with solemnity and doubt.

"What's wrong?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried a chill.

"This little difficulty is enough to stump you elite soldiers?"

This rhetorical question made everyone feel embarrassed.

The air in the meeting room froze.

The once solemn-looking Captain Tiger's face suddenly flushed red.

King of Soldiers.

These two words are both their glory and their constraint.

They can die, but they cannot admit they are incapable!

In the silence, a young member of the Eagle Unit suddenly stood up, his eyes reddening with excitement.

"Report!"

"explain!"

"I refuse to accept this!"

He roared it out.

"It's just a matter of time, right? Practice! I refuse to believe it's harder than hitting a fly's wing with a sniper rifle from 300 meters away!"

His words immediately ignited the entire audience.

"Yes! I disagree!"

"Damn it, I'll risk it!"

A technician from the Snow Wolf unit also stood up, adjusted his tactical glasses, and spoke very quickly.

"Captain! I understand. I suggest adopting an assembly line tactic! Our operation emphasizes extreme micro-management and positioning!"

He rushed to the tactics board and snatched a pen.

"First group, lightly armed! Only bring rifles and smoke grenades. Charge in within three seconds, ignore everything else, immediately roll to the sides, and seize the safe zone!"

"Second group, heavy equipment follow-up! Carry some individual heavy weapons, ammunition, and defensive modules. Once inside, immediately set up makeshift fortifications!"

"Third group, escort Tianmen, enter last!"

"We can train muscle memory! We can choreograph the movements of fifty people into a single gymnastics routine! Each person becomes the starting line for the next person!"

The entire conference room suddenly became lively.

The elite soldiers, who had just thought it was an impossible mission, now had excited gleams in their eyes.

They eagerly took turns speaking, writing and drawing on the tactics board, arguing about every detail.

"No! Smoke grenades will obstruct our own vision!"

"Then use flashbangs! Let's blind any potential enemies first!"

"Robotic dog! Let the robotic dog go first! It's fearless!"

"The camera and fiber optic cable attached to the dog can transmit images in real time!"

Long Fei just watched them quietly without saying a word.

Watching these soldiers, who were just moments before feeling quite dejected, devise a solution to the problem in just a few minutes using their expertise.

Finally, he raised his hand and pressed it down.

The lively conference room fell silent again, but the air was thick with fighting spirit.

Everyone looked at Long Fei, waiting for his final decision.

Long Fei walked to the tactical board, looked at the sketches and procedures drawn on it, picked up a pen, and circled a few key points.

"Great! The plan is finalized!"

His voice was decisive.

"The first step is for armed robotic dogs carrying high-strength fiber optic cables and reconnaissance drones to enter first."

"Release smoke from multiple angles and high-frequency stun grenades to minimize the enemy's reaction time and scout out the enemy situation at the entrance."

"The second step is for the Snow Wolf team to act as the spearhead, with five people per group, lightly armed and rushing in to establish a forward position with a radius of five meters."

"The third step was for the Tigers to follow up with heavy equipment, deploy folding defensive fortifications, and immediately set up miniature signal base stations."

"The fourth step is for the Eagle Team to escort Tianmen into the city."

He turned around and glanced at everyone.

"The entire process must be completed within fifty-five seconds! The remaining five seconds are for preparation!"

"yes!"

Everyone responded in unison, their voices loud and clear.

Long Fei nodded, but his expression remained unchanged.

His tone shifted, becoming heavy.

"But, it's time to return."

"According to the intelligence provided by Tianmen, the return portal will only remain active for sixty seconds after the mission is completed. Furthermore..."

He paused for a moment, making sure everyone heard every word that followed.

"In case of an emergency, our primary task is to cover the evacuation of Tianmen."

"And the rest..."

Long Fei didn't continue.

But everyone understood what "the remaining people" meant.

That means waiting for the next teleportation, which may not happen for an unknown time, or being left forever in that unknown world.

The previously high-spirited atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

After the initial excitement, everyone realized the harshness of the mission.

No one spoke, but no one backed down.

After a brief silence, their gazes became even more resolute.

Long Fei looked around the room, taking in every determined face.

He took a deep breath, his chest heaving, and uttered his final question in a loud voice.

"Are you all ready?"

next second.

"Whoosh—!"

Forty-eight soldiers suddenly stood up from their seats, their bodies straight, their movements perfectly synchronized.

With their heads held high and chests puffed out, they shouted loudly at their commander with all their might.

"Always be prepared!"

"Always be prepared!"

"Always be prepared!"

The shouts were so loud that the walls of the conference room shook.

Everyone's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

A look of satisfaction finally appeared on Long Fei's face.

His eyes held approval and trust.

He waved his hand and gave the order.

"Very good! Three captains, take your teams back! From now on, proceed with the planned extreme training!"

"I'm going to have a door frame custom-made, one meter wide. From today onwards, you'll be with it every time you eat or sleep!"