Who are you calling a stable boy?!

Froststar immediately understood his thoughts.

"I will go with you."

"You joined Rhodes Island, stayed, and then left."

"You think this is protecting me? With such a lame excuse? Should I thank you? What have I been doing all these years?"

"Leave."

Old Wendigo stopped, but did not turn around.

"otherwise--"

"Otherwise what? Otherwise you want to fight me first, Bozokasti?"

"..."

Bozokast did not answer.

But when he turned around, his hands, gripping the spear and shield, creaked.

"Hey! Stop! Stop!"

Just then, Zheng Jing suddenly jumped between the father and daughter.

"What are you doing? Why are you fighting all of a sudden? Father and daughter, you should talk this out."

"Please move aside."

"Zheng Jing, get out of the way!"

"hiss......"

Zheng Jing scratched his head and asked, "So that means there's no room for discussion?"

"He's too stubborn!"

"It has nothing to do with you."

Zheng Jing sighed.

"Sigh, we're family, why fight like this? Luckily, you've run into me, Old Zheng. To be honest, I'm not one to fight, I'm good at resolving conflicts!"

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together.

"In that case, as for Talulah, there's no need for you to take action, old man, nor to trouble Rhodes Island. I, Old Zheng, will do my part to the end and help you through to the end. It's just a favor."

“If you feel this is inappropriate, sir, there are ways to resolve it.”

Taking a step forward, Zheng Jing raised his head, met Bo Zhuokast's gaze, and held up one finger.

"One move."

"As long as you can withstand one move from me, Old Zheng, I'll take not only Yelena, but Rhodes Island as well, and leave this core city with you. How about it?"

"...Young and impetuous."

"If you're not spirited, are you even a young person?"

"Is this a promise?"

When asked this question, Bozokasti looked at Froststar.

The girl turned her face away, as if she was sulking, and didn't look at Bozokasti, but she didn't refute him either.

Zheng Jing, on the other hand, grinned and reached out his hand to old Wendigo.

"Pinky promise?"

After agreeing to a one-move deal, Bozhuokas led Zheng Jing and Shuangxing to an open space.

Most of the guerrillas had official duties, so only Froststar witnessed this agreement.

With gun and shield in hand, Old Wendigo stood twenty paces away from Zheng Jing, lowering his center of gravity.

He did not relax just because it was only one move.

Quite the opposite!

This old Wendigo, who had spent almost his entire life fighting on the battlefield, actually realized something the moment he saw Zheng Jing...

Even though his posture seemed full of flaws, and even though he didn't exude the slightest bit of aura, the instinct woven from flesh and death made old Wendigo clearly feel threatened.

Zheng Jing was a warrior.

And they are... warriors who are absolutely no less than him!

"Come."

"Old man."

He pulled the golden cudgel from behind his ear, and with a tug, Zheng Jing held the cudgel upside down, his eyes fixed on Bozhuokasti.

"Wow, that's awesome!"

With a loud shout, Zheng Jing jumped up and struck at Bozhuokas's spirit tablet!

In old Wendigo's eyes, this strike was neither the fastest attack he had ever seen, nor the most skillful technique he had ever witnessed.

You could even say it looks rather ordinary.

But he remained focused, one hand holding a shield to meet the attack, the other hand poised to strike with his spear.

"Bang!!"

The giant shield shattered.

The helmet shattered.

This seemingly ordinary blow easily shattered the shield and helmet that had served him for years, pressing down on his arm, which he couldn't pull away in time, and continued downwards—

Finally, by the slightest margin, it landed steadily on the top of his head.

"Hehe, old man."

Holding the stick in one hand, Zheng Jing, who had landed, looked at Old Wendigo with a grin.

"Thank you for your kind consideration!"

"..."

Bozokas's eyes, hidden behind the mask, moved silently. He looked at the scattered wreckage of the shield on the ground, then at the golden cudgel in front of him, and finally, following the cudgel, looked at Zheng Jing.

"Oh right, I forgot to mention."

Just then, Frostnova, who had witnessed the move, spoke up.

"What brought the core city to a standstill was Zheng Jing. It was a view that I will remember for a lifetime. It is a great pity that you were not able to see it."

Meeting the gaze cast by the old Wendigo, Frostnova, who had been keeping a straight face, revealed a smile that could almost be described as radiant.

What do you think, Dad?

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"long time."

"Ok?"

"You haven't called me 'Dad' in a long time."

"...You couldn't withstand a single move, you stubborn old man. You have to accept your loss and don't try to renege on your bet."

Old Wendigo lowered the tip of his gun.

"Zheng Jing".

"Please speak, sir."

"Talulah is still here, Command Tower."

Even though the core city unexpectedly stopped moving, Bozokasti still had guerrillas stationed in various key locations in the central region, and this was not just to defend against external enemies.

Without aircraft, the central area is the only route for personnel to travel from the core city command tower and energy zone to the outer areas.

In other words, controlling this area not only defends against outsiders attempting to invade the Command Tower and Energy Zone, but also prevents Talulah, who is located in the Command Tower, from escaping the core city.

Just as Yelena said, old Wendigo had already sensed Talulah's betrayal, and he had made his plans the moment Talulah activated the core city without any prior notice.

"I will gather the troops and hold the pass."

Bozhuokast looked at Zheng Jing and said, "If you fail, I will take over."

Zheng Jing chuckled.

"Then you'll just have to watch!"

"I will go with you."

Yelena suddenly said.

"No."

"Need not."

Old Wendigo and Zheng Jing spoke up almost simultaneously.

Yelena frowned, staring at the two men, one old and one young, in front of her: "What do you mean? Why not? What do you mean by 'not needed'?"

"You, coincidentally, are not used to it."

"It's just Talulah, why would she need your help? I, Old Zheng, can handle it all by myself!"

"I have the staff that Rhodes Island provided me with. It's of very good quality, and I like it quite a bit. I don't feel any discomfort with it."

Yelena took out a short staff hanging from her waist, walked over, pointed at Old Wendigo with the refined source stone on the staff, then turned around, looked up at Zheng Jing and approached him: "One person is enough? Do you know which building is the command tower, or do you know where the energy zone is? After crossing the bridge, do you know the way through such a large area?"

Seeing that Zheng Jing was about to say something, Yelena continued, "Moreover, I also want to see Talulah in person. Before I take action, I still have some questions for her. I don't want to wait until later to ask her at her tombstone; that would look silly."

Zheng Jing blinked and turned to look at Bozhuokast.

Old Wendigo remained silent, only slightly turning his head with its enormous antlers, his pale, bony face seemingly avoiding Zheng Jing's gaze.

"Yelena."

"Ok?"

Meeting Yelena's gaze, Zheng Jing scratched his cheek.

"I didn't expect you to be so talkative..."

"not good?"

"Do not."

He grinned.

"Good."

Just then, a melodious tune suddenly rang out from the central area.

"This is?"

Yelena frowned and looked around.

Bozokasti, who clearly knew more about the large mobile city, immediately recognized the source of the music.

"broadcast."

As if in response to old Wendigo's words, the music stopped abruptly, and in its place came a chilling voice mixed with faint crackling sounds of electricity.

"My compatriots, my comrades, I am Talulah."

"Since the core city has been forced to stop moving, we are now reinvesting energy into the city's communication system. The reason for doing this is that I have some unfortunate news to announce to you all here."

"After investigation, it can be confirmed that the core city's movement ability is completely destroyed, which means that we are currently unable to restart the core city."

"But this does not mean we will abandon our compatriots who are trapped in Lungmen!"

"There are a large number of off-road vehicles stored in the core city. We will use these vehicles to go to Lungmen to pick up our comrades. I will have the guerrilla fighters guide the way. Soldiers who have heard this broadcast and are still able to move, please find the nearest guerrilla unit. As for the wounded who were injured in the forced stop and are unable to move, please wait patiently where you are. The search and rescue team will take you to the vehicle returning to Chernobog."

"Furthermore, the core city was forced to a stop, which means that there may have been enemies with ulterior motives infiltrating the city. Remember not to let your guard down."

"Fellow countrymen, muster your courage."

"Comrades, let's unite as one."

"The Reunification Movement will never back down!"