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Anderson: [Are you there?]

Li Zuoyi: [Not here]

Anderson: [I have an urgent task for you.]

Li Zuoyi: 【[○?｀Д'? ○] Can I enjoy a peaceful daily life for a while?】

Anderson: [No, this is a mission jointly issued by the three CEOs and the military.]

Li Zuoyi: […What happened?]

Anderson: [A heretic has appeared]

Chapter 46 Li Zuoyi: Shu En, I @＃@！￥＃

'knock knock'

Li Zuoyi knocked on the door of the deputy commander's office.

"Come in."

With permission, Li Zuo pushed open the door and went in, only to find that not only Anderson was there, but also Ingrid, the CEO of Gokuraku Jodo.

Anderson sat at his desk, rubbing his eyes, his face grave.

Ingrid leaned against the sofa by the door, her eyes tightly closed.

Both of them wore expressions of exhaustion, having just emerged from a long meeting.

"Commander Li Zuoyi," Anderson said directly, "the military has a mission for you."

“Yes,” Li Zuoyi said.

"The mission is to rescue a squad that is in danger."

"Isn't it said to be related to heretics?" Li Zuoyi asked.

The heretic is also Rachel, who was transformed from Niki.

However, they are different from ordinary Lechers, possessing strength far exceeding that of tyrant-level Lechers. More importantly, they have independent consciousness and obey Queen Lecher.

The relationship between the heretics and Lecher is similar to that between Niki and the Ark.

However, the heretics are far more powerful than Niki.

A hundred years ago, when humanity was still on the surface and the Ark had not yet sunk underground, they fought against a heretic named Cinderella.

The force fighting Cinderella is the Goddess Force, formerly the Niki Force led by Li Zuoyi.

It is said that although the goddess army successfully repelled Cinderella, the casualty rate was as high as 70%.

It was a Pyrrhic victory.

At that time, Li Zuoyi had already been imprisoned.

He heard the news of the goddess army defeating Cinderella while he was in prison.

Although he can't remember any of the other members of the Goddess Force besides Lilith, he is proud of them.

I heard they sacrificed themselves to ensure the ark sank safely underground...

The Goddess Corps no longer exists, but the Heretics have reappeared.

Ingrid opened her eyes, which were bloodshot, and said:

"Yes, it is indeed related to heretics. The team you need to save is the Metis squad, which is being chased by heretics."

"I thought I was being asked to kill heretics." Li Zuoyi breathed a sigh of relief; he didn't want to die for nothing.

Even the Goddess Force almost blew up against the heretics back then, so how can his current squad possibly compete with them?

As for himself, it was even less likely. He could deal with ordinary Lechers who had no consciousness, and even with a special type of tyrant-level Lecher like Xiao Cao, he would have a sliver of hope.

Dealing with heretics is simply sending them to their deaths.

Anderson said, "Don't talk nonsense. As long as you can save the Metis forces, that's all that matters."

Li Zuoyi had a question: "Speaking of which, who are the Metis troops? And how did they come to encounter heretics?"

For some reason, Ingrid's expression turned even more unpleasant.

She said, "They are Niki from Missilis, you can think of them as the top-tier private squad that Shuen created for himself. As for why they encountered heretics, Shuen's explanation is that they ran into them by accident while on a mission on the ground."

Shu En, I don't think her words are very credible... Li Zuoyi also pursed his lips and made a bitter face.

Suddenly I don't really want to go...

“Ingrid and I were previously researching the special Lecher individual, the one that was brought back,” Anderson explained.

“In fact, Misilis, who was in charge of the Ark research, also participated, and Shuen even personally analyzed the clamor as a researcher.”

Li Zuo suddenly remembered that although Shu En was annoying, she was actually a genius. It seemed that she designed several Niki cars.

But she seems to have a lot of free time, and she even has time to investigate some corruption case.

Ingrid went on to explain, "But because the 'Roar' was a special individual, the Ark's analysis of its core stalled, and Shuen withdrew."

However, two reports were sent to the central government just yesterday.

One report was submitted by Shuen regarding the Metis forces' encounter with heretics; the other was a report from the research institute detailing progress in analyzing the clamorous core, although the report only contained a coordinate and a single word.

"Could it be..."

Based on his understanding of Shu En's personality, Li Zuoyi felt he could guess what she had done.

Anderson rubbed his forehead again. "The coordinates are exactly where the Metis forces encountered them, and the word is Indivilla the Heretic, a new heretic."

"Hehehe..." Li Zuoyi laughed in anger.

Unexpectedly, Shuen actually dared to secretly hide the information she had deciphered and then send her team to kill the heretics.

Who gave her that confidence...?

The reason given was likely to allow Missilis to be the first to obtain the bodies of heretics for research and to reap the benefits.

When Shuen mentioned giving him a mission last time, he was most likely referring to this very issue.

That brat, he actually thought of settling things off in private...

“However, although everyone knows it, she's the CEO of Missillis, and no one has brought it up.” Anderson said with a heavy sigh:

"The most important thing now is to rescue the Metis team. If they are absorbed by the heretics and leak a lot of classified information about the Ark, then the Ark will be in danger."

To put it simply, it's like cleaning up Shuen's mess...

Anderson's eyes were full of trust: "I don't think any of the other commanders are up to the task. After looking around, it's only you. Don't worry, as long as you come back successfully, you'll get what you deserve."

Alright, consider it repaying a favor... Li Zuoyi agreed.

Ingrid was relieved, got up and walked to the door, saying, "This time, Elysium will send its most elite team with you, and of course, supplies will be prepared for you."

After saying that, she left the deputy commander's office.

Afterwards, Li Zuoyi and Anderson discussed the specific personnel arrangements, and then Li Zuoyi got up to say goodbye.

Not far from the deputy commander's office, Li Zuoyi saw an annoying person blocking his way.

He clicked his tongue and said:

"Shuen, what do you want to do?"

Shu En, blocking the middle of the corridor, pointed at Li Zuoyi, as if giving an order:

"We must bring back the Metis troops!"

Seeing her still unrepentant attitude, Li Zuo was furious and deliberately said:

"This is your fault. I'm not going to risk my life for your troops. If things go wrong, I'll run away."

He had never seen anyone so arrogant, even though he had already taught them a lesson several times.

“Hmm…” But this time, Shu En didn’t talk back, which was unusual for her. She lowered her head and said with a slightly tearful voice, “Then what do you want me to do? Kneel down for you?”

She knew that the central government was extremely dissatisfied with her this time, and the other two companies were also eyeing her covetously.

The other commanders are all incompetent, so she can only rely on the person in front of her now.

Li Zuoyi thought for a moment and said, "Promise me one thing, and carry it out after I return."

"What are your requirements?" Shuen looked up, tears welling in her eyes.

"I haven't decided yet." Li Zuo pushed her to the side of the corridor and said, "We'll talk about it when I get back."

"As long as it doesn't harm Missilis's interests."

"I reject."

"Ugh!" Shuen gritted her teeth, her body trembling with anger, glaring fiercely at his retreating back. "Fine! But you absolutely have to bring them back!"

Li Zuoyi raised his right hand and made an OK sign.

Chapter 47 Special Forces

With time of the essence, Li Zuoyi returned to the outpost and instructed Rita to begin constructing fortifications. He then bid a brief farewell to Anick and selected his counterattack force to accompany him to the ground.

Of course, Marian brought it with her too.

Not long after, the elite troops that Ingrid had promised arrived at the outpost.

At the command center, Li Zuoyi met the elite troops, who turned out to be the legendary special forces.

During his time at military school, he often heard about the legendary Niki unit, which had a 100% mission success rate and always returned to the Ark unharmed.

However, this was the first time Li Zuoyi had met the three of them.

"Hello everyone~ I'm Emma. Labi, long time no see~"

Emma is a voluptuous woman with a gentle voice befitting her appearance.

According to their conversation, Li Zuoyi learned that they used to be teammates, but Lapi left the special forces for some reason.

"Tsk, Yin Hua."

Yin Hua had one hand in his pocket, looking impatient.

But Li Zuoyi's attention was drawn to her shiny forehead.

"I, my name is Bestie, I'm the captain of the special forces."

The silver-haired Bestie was petite and seemed quite shy. She blushed whenever she made eye contact with others and even bit her tongue twice during her self-introduction.

Li Zuoyi: This captain...

After the other party finished their introduction, Li Zuoyi pointed to his own counterattack force and said, "Then we'll do the same here..."

"No need. You're the commander, right? Hurry up and leave; time waits for no one." Yin Hua opened the door to the command center and left.

Such impolite behavior naturally displeased Anies, and Marian also frowned in displeasure.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Yin, Yinhua, she..."

Bestie wanted to apologize, but Li Zuoyi raised his hand to interrupt her, saying, "She's right, time is of the essence, let's set off quickly, the Metis troops are still being chased."

The sooner they arrive, the greater the chance of Metis's troops surviving.

So Li Zuoyi led the counterattack force and special forces out of the command center, took the elevator, and arrived at the ground.

The desolate plains were almost empty, except for some broken Lechs, swirling dust, and distant, rolling mountains.

“I haven’t sensed Lecher nearby.” Yin Hua’s eyes widened slightly as the mission coordinates appeared before her. She said in a deep voice, “It’s a three-day journey from here. Let’s go.”

She carried Niki's specially modified heavy-firepower sniper rifle on her shoulder and walked alone towards the target location.

Yin Hua once again ignored Li Zuoyi and issued the order on his own initiative.

“That woman…” Anies was already angry, “Who does she think she is?”

"Hoo hoo hoo." Emma rested her cheek on her hand and laughed, "She's probably just too happy to see Labi."