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A girl who loves listening to music, dresses fashionably, and is slightly aloof.

"Jessica, you must live on."

Shuangye's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. She rarely smiled like this because she felt that such a gentle smile was not suitable for her, not suitable for her bloodstained hands.

“Although I feel like I haven’t lived enough… I’m already so happy to have met you all.” Frostleaf looked at Jessica as if she were looking at her past self, the one who was bound and restricted. She chuckled softly, “A child like you shouldn’t be buried like this. You will meet someone who will change you. You must persevere until that day. That person is on their way, it just needs a little time.”

"I will try to buy you this little bit of time; this is a blessing from a senior colleague."

"Now, this is my battlefield."

Frostleaf slammed the weapon's handle to the ground and cast a spell; she was going to fight to the death.

Frost began to form on the ground.

Dark clouds covered the sky.

Heat is stolen, life is frozen, and blood and energy permeate the air.

"Take her away!!"

The frost leaves roared, and the freezing speed of the frost increased once again.

Meteorite gritted her teeth. She wanted to stay here in place of Frostleaf, but... she had to get the information out.

This is something the mobile squad must do even if all members are unfortunately killed in action.

Most of the leaders of the Integration Movement are gathered here, and there is only one thing to do next—launch a general offensive against Lungmen.

Lungmen is currently in a state of complacency, with everyone believing that last night's battle was Reunion's trump card. If Lungmen is attacked now, the consequences will be devastating. Not only the people of Lungmen will be affected, but Rhodes Island's main ship, docked outside Lungmen, will also be at risk.

"Frostleaf... hang in there, wait for me to come back."

Meteor squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth, slung her communication device over her shoulder, and dragged the distraught Jessica away.

Jessica woke up in the extreme cold, shivering as she came to her senses from the nightmare.

"This……"

Jessica slowly widened her eyes, looking at Frostleaf standing in front of her, and then at the approaching herd in the distance.

"don't want……"

Jessica's lips were trembling.

"don't want--"

Jessica reached out her hand, but could never touch Frostleaf's back.

The silhouette of the frost-covered leaves grew smaller and smaller until it was gradually covered by ice and snow.

"No!!!"

Frostleaf heard Jessica's heart-wrenching cries, but she didn't turn around; instead, she took a firm step forward.

Against the tide of countless puppets, Frostleaf swung her twin axes, breaking through obstacles like unyielding ice blades.

Not far away, in the nightmare of the northwestern snowy realm, the princess of the Yetis, Froststar turned her gaze to Frostleaf.

"...Are you one too?" Froststar murmured.

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"Amiya, Kal'tsit, Doctor, can you hear me? Hello! Hello?!"

Meteor picked up the communicator, which was covered in frost, and shouted anxiously.

Beside her, Jessica remained silent like a statue, gripping her gun tightly.

"This is Kal'tsit, Meteorite Operator. Please speak."

Kal'tsit's voice came through the communicator, but it was crackling and unclear.

Meteorite hurriedly said, "Dr. Kal'tsit, we've found three Reunion leaders in the abandoned city! There are also about four hundred Reunion Infected, and... countless mindless former residents of the city. The Reunion cadres seem to be fighting amongst themselves, but we haven't been able to find out the specifics. We found four captured reconnaissance team members at the target location... no, wait, don't come to rescue us! This is a trap, this abandoned city is a trap! Have Lungmen prepare—"

The sound of the meteor stopped there.

The sound of fighting came from the other end of the communicator, indicating that they were under attack.

In the office of the Rhodes Island ship, Kal'tsit frowned.

"Meteor? Meteor! Please respond upon receipt!"

Kal'tsit called out into the communicator, but only received annoying static in response.

The mobile squad's communications successfully transmitted most of the intelligence, but there was still a little missing... However, they had done their best.

"...Don't underestimate Rhodes Island, we will never abandon you."

Kal'tsit sent the information that Meteor had risked its life to transmit to Amiya. She paused for a moment, then silently copied and pasted the information and sent it to Lin Lu.

"With him around, it's even more so."

Kal'tsit looked at the message indicating successful delivery and murmured to herself.

She fell into deep thought, her mind wandering, which eventually turned into a helpless sigh.

"Red, can you hear me?" Kal'tsit contacted Red, the special operations operator who was on a mission in Lungmen. "Yes, that's right. Meet me at the east entrance of the slums. Wait for me. Just the two of us."

"No problem."

Kal'tsit placed her hand on the table and closed the virtual tactical map.

"Longmen, you must give me an answer."

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Abandoned area 14 Chernobog.

"Amiya, have you received Kal'tsit's message?"

"Hmm... that emotional fluctuation just now, it really was Jessica and the others."

Amiya put down her mobile device and gazed into the depths of the city, a look of worry in her eyes.

Even from such a great distance, Amiya could sense Jessica's emotional fluctuations, which shows how dangerous they were.

Lin Lu silently unfolded his data-driven spiritual domain. He vaguely felt a strong sense of rejection trying to influence him. This wasn't the first time he had felt this way... The last time he experienced this interference was in the upper part of Chernobog.

Without a doubt, this place has become hell; this is Mephistopheles' castle.

But so what if this place is hell?

Rhodes Island will never abandon anyone.

Chapter 368 I choose you, Doctor!

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"Scout Squad won't get into trouble so easily, but we can't just leave them alone."

Lin Lu turned to ACE, gesturing for him to bring the map over. This was data obtained by the Rhodes Island reconnaissance team; the 3D virtual map that had been deployed in the office earlier used this as a template.

“I sensed the presence of Scout’s team in several locations. They are scattered and seem to be engaged in combat.”

Lin Lu maintained the Spirit Realm's continuous intelligence gathering, constantly marking locations on the map, breaking through the layers of fog to overcome obstacles.

If it were before yesterday, he might have felt overwhelmed by difficulties, but during the battle at the Silverwing Security Contractor Building, Lin Lu transformed into Iron Pilot Jessica and soared through the air, realizing why he was fighting. As a result, his mind was sublimated and his spiritual realm evolved.

Lin Lu has become stronger, and he can continue to grow stronger.

One day, even the deepest fog could no longer cloud his vision.

ACE silently watched as Lin Lu marked most of the information on the map as soon as they arrived at the outskirts of the city. Even though he had been fighting alongside Lin Lu for a long time and followed his commands to travel all over the country, he was always amazed no matter how many times he looked at it.

Is this cheating?

It's incredible how easily they can gather information about people and locations.

Don't underestimate the importance of intelligence gathering. When forces are evenly matched, if one side maintains a comprehensive grasp of the overall situation on the battlefield, then as long as the decision-makers are not incompetent, they will inevitably be able to rout the other side.

For example, even though Lin Luming knew that this abandoned city was Mephistopheles' trap, he still had ways to rise to the challenge and turn disadvantage into advantage.

"The mobile team members are in the city center, and they are in very poor condition. The rescue plan is urgent."

Lin Lu's expression gradually turned serious. He sensed something lurking in the central square of the city, and this was precisely where the interference was most severe. Otherwise, he could have directly ascertained how many enemies were present.

"Amiya, you are the commander, the decision is yours."

At this moment, Lin Lu and the 13 members of the ACE team all focused their attention on Amiya.

This mission is a rescue mission, and Amiya needs to make a choice: prioritize rescuing Scout Team or the Mobile Search Team.

To put it bluntly, if it were a leader of another organization, they would basically not hesitate.

An elite squad is incomparable to three ordinary scouts in terms of value alone.

However, the person making the decision here is not the Lungmen Guard, but Amiya, the supreme leader of Rhodes Island.

Amiya, she wants them all!

“Squad ACE is responsible for rescuing Squad Scout. We will proceed along the route suggested by the Doctor. The Doctor and I will head to the location of the mobile squad. ACE, as the squad leader, I require that you bring everyone back, not a single one missing.”

Amiya spoke with unwavering resolve, perhaps influenced by Jessica's emotional fluctuations, or perhaps because she had witnessed countless life-or-death struggles. At this moment, she truly lived up to the title of leader, her words revealing absolute will.

ACE felt a surge of heat rise from his chest, his fighting spirit ignited, and he responded with a resounding "Yes!"

The times have changed.

ACE sighed inwardly.

Amiya, who was just a young girl not long ago, now has the air of a queen in her words and deeds.

ACE subconsciously turned to look at Lin Lu. It was clear that Amiya was able to grow because of him.

"PhD."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I'm leaving Amiya in your care."

“Of course.” Lin Lu raised his hand and gently punched ACE’s shoulder, laughing, “You guys are the same, one after another you’re all giving me a hard time. Scout is such a big guy and he still managed to get lost. I won’t let him go until he writes a 500-word self-criticism when he gets back to Rhodes Island.”

“Five hundred words… could you reduce the word count a bit?” ACE tried to plead for Scout.