You were told to search and attack, but you're supporting Asara?

After Wuming and Bit returned to report, Zero Dam enjoyed a long-awaited period of peace, with only a few hundred small players tirelessly harassing Reiss every day.

Three days later, news came from the direction of Chaoxing Station—Reis had made his move.

Chen Xiao stood in front of the control panel, looking at the intelligence reports from the front lines. Luna stood behind him, expressionless.

"How many men did Reis bring?" Chen asked with a smile.

"About two hundred," Luna said. "Most of them are his personal guards, well-equipped. But the Hafk garrison at Superstar Station has at least a company, and quite a few armored vehicles."

"Can we take it down?"

"Yes, but the losses will be substantial."

Chen Xiao nodded, offering no comment.

Lina went to Dam Zero to check on the recovery of the guards who were injured in the last Ascended Operation.

Chen Xiao glanced at Luna, who was working with a straight face, and suddenly became curious: "Speaking of which, don't you have any questions for me?"

"First of all, I am a soldier," Luna said calmly. "Secondly, if you want to tell me, I don't need to ask."

"Very good," Chen Xiao exclaimed. Only someone like him deserved to ambush him on the bridge.

"Let's make a trade," Chen Xiao's gossip-loving heart suddenly ignited. "Tell me how you and Claire met, and I'll tell you where she is now."

"You've already found out??" Luna suddenly looked up, her eyes showing an expression completely different from her calm voice.

"Indeed," Chen Xiao nodded. "If I remember correctly."

Luna hurriedly tossed the documents in her hand onto the table and sat down wherever she could find a spot.

"I met Claire at a high school archery competition," Luna began softly, her voice surprisingly smooth despite its lack of inflection. "She lost badly."

At this point, a slight smile appeared on Luna's unchanging face: "But as the old saying goes, 'No fight, no friendship.'"

"We became best friends."

"Friends who would deliberately remember the other person's menstrual cycle and prepare painkillers?" Chen Xiao asked, looking uneasy.

"How did you know!" Luna looked at Chen Xiao in shock.

"Ahem... Never mind that, just keep talking," Chen Xiao said, brushing it off.

"You already know, so what else is there to say?" Luna frowned. "After graduating from university, I participated in national cybersecurity work."

"I had just gotten rid of my parents then," she said softly. "Yes, 'got rid of' them."

I thought things would get better day by day.

"But Claire had an accident." Her eyes were filled with pain: "She encountered strong turbulence during a paragliding jump and suffered severe spinal damage."

"How could someone as strong-willed as her withstand such a blow?"

"Claire left a farewell letter for her parents and me, and then disappeared."

"They all say she tried to kill herself." A glint appeared in Luna's eyes. "But I don't believe it. She's not someone who gives up so easily."

"Just like after that competition, no matter how badly she lost, she never gave up challenging me."

Chen Xiao listened with a click of his tongue in amazement: "A sworn enemy can be a friend."

"So where is she right now?" Luna stared intently at Chen Xiao.

"Right now, she should be in the Tower of Babel," Chen Xiao said somewhat uncertainly. "Hafk has a spinal cord assist technique, and she should be receiving treatment right now."

"Impossible!" Luna exclaimed in disbelief. "How could she go to Hafk?!"

"Didn't you pride yourself on knowing her well?" Chen Xiao shrugged. "You should also know how devastating the spinal cord injury was for her. With a blow like that, it's not surprising she'd look for hope anywhere."

Luna froze for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Commander Chen, I request to be transferred to the front lines in Bakshi!"

"Let's talk about it after Reis takes down the Superstar Station," Chen Xiao said without refusing.

In the distance, towards the direction of Longbow Valley, the light of fire can be faintly seen.

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Two days later, Superstar Station was taken over by Reis.

When the message arrived, Chen Xiao was in the tactical department taking inventory of the ammunition stockpile. Bit was the first to run in, holding a walkie-talkie.

"Reiss has taken it! Superstar Station!"

Chen Xiao took the walkie-talkie, and Lei Si's panting voice came through: "Sir! The station is taken! Your men can come over now!"

"What about the casualties?"

"More than thirty people died, and more than half were wounded." Reis's voice was filled with pain. "Those bastards Hafk blew up the ammunition depot, and we didn't get anything good."

"As long as everyone is alright," Chen said with a smile. "Did you manage to hold the station?"

"We held them. But we need to reinforce the fortifications." Reston paused. "Sir, you keep your word, don't you?"

"That's settled." Chen Xiao hung up the walkie-talkie, turned to look at Bit, and said, "Go and inform Sayed that Baksh's line is working again."

The news spread in the knife-running group late at night.

Chen Xiao sat in front of the control panel, watching the messages flooding the group chat.

"Brothers! What's going on at the Superstar Station? When I went there today, it was full of Reiss Guards!"

"Holy crap, really? That old bastard Reis took down the Super Star Station?"

"It's true! Some brothers have already gone over there! The station is littered with Hafk's corpses!"

"No wonder it cost 550,000 for travel expenses!"

"Wait a minute, that bastard Reiss never does anything without a reason, why is he suddenly going head-to-head with Hafk?"

"Whatever, I'll see my brothers tomorrow, I'm going to go collect some more Haf coins!!"

Chen Xiao sent a message: "Internal news, the first batch will gather at the Diamond Queen Hotel tomorrow to depart and collect equipment and supplies. Remember, don't fight when you see Reis's army."

The group chat erupted in excitement once again.

The next morning, a long queue formed outside the Diamond Queen Hotel in Longbow Valley.

More than two hundred players, dressed in all sorts of gear, some fully armed, others shirtless and wearing only shorts. Reis stood at the hotel entrance, grinning from ear to ear.

"One at a time! Don't push! After you pay and collect your equipment, there's no rush to the Super Star Station. You can all wander around the hotel as you like!!"

With a cigar dangling from his mouth, Reese noticed that the hotel waitresses were dressed unusually scantily today, drawing his attention even more than once.

Players paid 550,000 Haff coins and received a supply pack. Some opened it on the spot, and inside was a level 4 bulletproof vest, a level 4 hearing helmet, a modified AKM, five magazines of bullets, and several repair kits, medical supplies, etc.

"Holy crap, this gear was totally worth it!"

"Buying these for 550,000 is a great deal!"

"Ryes is so generous this time!"

Reis listened, his heart bleeding. But he had already gone all in. He believed these wealthy people, willing to spend over 500,000 Haff coins just on train tickets, would linger at the Diamond Queen Hotel and lose their last penny.

But he soon realized something was wrong.

After the first batch of players collected their equipment, they didn't rush to the station, but instead sneakily made their way to the top-tier luxury suites in the Diamond Queen Hotel.

Hotel King's Room, Hotel Prince's Room, Hotel General's Room.

The wildly popular online novel, "You Asked Me to Search and Retreat, Yet You Support Asara?", is a heartfelt work by author Erduolong, available on Cola Novels.