The vast majority of players were still busy with missions, but players in teams—essentially serious guilds or professional players—were more purposeful in their actions . They planned their developmental pathway carefully and worked steadily to advance .
But the Guild of Gods was in an awkward situation . Jupiter had dumped all the daily administrative work to the Vice President . He could not give up on the A-level mission . He had been leading a group of people to search high and low for Germinal's bases but to no avail . Without any other means, he could only focus on the forum to see if any players were in contact with Germinal .
Despite all odds, Jupiter managed to find a lead .
"Andrea Mainland is Germinal's base camp . Any player who arrives on Andrea Mainland can join Germinal's side easily . "
But this lead was useless for Jupiter .
The core members of the A-level mission were all in Southern Continent, and Zero was more likely to be in Southern Continent too . However, Jupiter could not possibly bring a team over to Andrea Mainland . Most importantly, they had no access to another mainland .
In fact, they could actually take cruise ships or aircrafts, but none of the players had reached this level .
The most popular post on the forum was the battle scene recorded by the players at Big Horn Village . Jupiter had not seen it before, but he was finally opening it to take a look . He was caught off guard by shock . Just as he was about to close the post, he suddenly had an outlandish thought . He paused the video and scrutinized the scene . He finally concluded that the troop that was attacked had the Germinal Organization's emblem on them .
He had finally found the organization!
Jupiter almost burst into tears before it occurred to him that the troop had been destroyed . His face changed suddenly . He quickly read through the content of the post, but unfortunately, the user did not elaborate on the details .
Jupiter was eager to find out what had happened, so he had members contact the players in Big Horn Village .
The guild was so efficient that he soon got to know that the troop that had been attacked was in fact an evacuating Germinal Organization unit . He was dumbfounded .
"Evacuate? Why are they evacuating? Where are they evacuating from? What is the scale of this evacuation—a single unit or a full battalion?"
Jupiter gulped nervously . He had an ominous feeling in his gut… Seems like we won't be returning to the Germinal Organization any time soon .
This A-level mission was such a scam . Jupiter was so frustrated . Before the team could start on the mission, the organization that had issued the mission had run away .
…
In the evening, the setting sun covered the earth in a blood red glow . The outlines the moons were looming in the twilight sky .
In the woods outside Big Horn Village, Frenzied Sword was walking down the path, downcast in despondence .
"I must find him . " Frenzied Sword quickly broke away from his despondent mood and was talking to himself to boost his own spirits .
"Are you looking for me?" A voice came from ahead .
Frenzied Sword looked up . A truck was parked a few meters ahead with a man in black standing by it, staring at him intensely .
Black Phantom!
Frenzied Sword was ecstatic with excitement .
Every cloud had a silver lining!
"You, you… Have we met?" He could not be certain that Black Phantom was in fact Han Xiao . With much worry and fear, he felt like he was almost waiting for a verdict after he had asked the question .
Han Xiao smiled, revealing a tinge of amusement in his eyes . "What do you think?"
That familiar look! The look that made his hair stand on end!
Frenzied Sword was seized by joy; he was certain that this person was Han Xiao!
I'm so glad that I didn't give up, and I finally found you! Oh, Savior!
"Come with me . " With a faint smile on his face, Han Xiao gestured toward his truck with his head . Trying his best to conceal his excitement, Frenzied Sword followed closely behind and got into the truck .
He did not care where Han Xiao was taking him as long as he could stay with Han Xiao…
Han Xiao smiled to himself . After spending some happy days together, he remembered Frenzied Sword well . But this was not the reason he chose to bring Frenzied Sword along . Frenzied Sword had great potential, and he was worth grooming .
In addition, having a player by his side meant he could send him to check out unknown and dangerous areas . Frenzied Sword would not die anyway, so he could be assured and use him well .
Han Xiao could use Frenzied Sword's help in his next moves, so when he found that Frenzied Sword was following him, he stopped to wait for him .
Frenzied Sword did not realize that he was being treated as a lab rat again . He was full of excitement, checking out the truck with much curiosity . He remembered that Han Xiao was a member of Stardragon's intelligence agency during the closed beta . How did he become Black Phantom out of the blue?
But that was not important . As long as he could be with Han Xiao, Frenzied Sword would be content .
"What are we going to do now?" asked Frenzied Sword after his excitement died down .
"Something evil . " Han Xiao took out a tablet and opened the map . He drew a circle around one region and threw it to Frenzied Sword .
Frenzied Sword took a brief look .
"Tedramira River, what kind of place is that?"
"A battleground," Han Xiao replied calmly . He stepped firmly on the accelerator, and the truck raced off .
…
Tedramira River was a large river in Southern Continent connected to the sea .
In the darkness of the night, a long line of boats was cruising down the river . This was a huge fleet of ships disguised as fishing boats . The boats were actually Germinal warships, well equipped with various weapons, anti-detection jammers, machine gun arrays, and so on .
As a result of the Six Nations' clean-up campaign, the Germinal Organization's bases had begun to withdraw . A small number of important personnel was taking the air route . Most of the resources, transportation vehicles, and ordinary armed personnel were evacuating via a water route .
The evacuation was nearing its end . This fleet was the last remaining unit to withdraw from Southern Continent . The outer layer of frigates was guarding the barges in the center that were ferrying vehicles and armed personnel .
The evacuation plan was to go out to the sea along a tributary of the Tedramira River and join forces with other ground troops near the mouth of the sea . The ground troops would then board the ships .
The person in charge, Lin Yu, was the Chief Officer of the largest Germinal base in Southern Continent . Now he had taken the role of a commander and was also within the fleet .
Lin Yu was a middle-aged man, yet he was also an Executive Officer that was combat ready . He was analyzing the map with a solemn face in the command room . There were many links in the evacuation plan . The fleet and the ground troops had to ensure that they arrived at the mouth of the sea at the same time because the fleet could not possibly stay put .
During the evacuation, a large number of Stardragon and Hesla fighter planes were performing aerial reconnaissance . The fleet's whereabouts had likely been exposed, and fear on the fleet was rising .
Lin Yu knew very well that Hesla and Stardragon would have set up a trap near the mouth of the sea to capture them . Their navy, air force, and army would be waiting to intercept their fleet and capture them all at once .
But from the very beginning, Lin Yu knew clearly that it was impossible to evacuate sneakily . A bitter battle was inevitable . Only by tearing past the blockade line could his troops escape alive .
"As long as we follow along the Tedramira River to the sea, we can get out of this nightmare, but don't hold the illusion of a smooth passage . Lads, we will be facing a premeditated ambush . The Stardragon and Hesla Navy will do whatever they can to sink us near the mouth of the sea!
"I've been through thirteen wars . Some of them were big battles, others small . Some of you may be veterans like me, and some of you may be new recruits . Regardless, our destiny is the same . Break through the blockade line, and we can stay alive . If you are captured, even if you can survive, you will face indefinite imprisonment by Stardragon and Hesla . You can say goodbye to freedom in the sun!
"The Six Nations are a group of hypocritical and insidious villains who speak of peace and freedom but started a war . Don't forget that your motherland was destroyed by the guns of the Six Nations . Never forget that hatred of blood!
"We have no choice but to fight till the very end!"
These words were Lin Yu's speech for his subordinates . The armed personnel on board knew that there was going to be a fierce battle ahead, and they were all ready to fight .
There was a number of Germinal Executive Officers in the fleet, and Hila was among them . She was worried and apprehensive about the impending fight . In her opinion, it was a naïve hope to think of breaking through the blockade of Stardragon and Hesla's ships .
Many of them would perish, and only a small number of people could survive .
However, Commander Lin Yu seemed to have it all worked out . Thus, Hila could only suppress her unease and conceal it from others . On the outside, she seemed the stoic person she had always been .
In fact, for Hila, even if every Germinal member on the fleet died, she could not care less . She hated the Germinal Organization, but she could only survive with the help of these Germinal soldiers .
She knew that her hands were covered in blood, and she had never shunned it . Self-reproach and compassion belonged to good people . These emotions were too costly for her . From the day of her Awakening, she knew that she could never be a good person .
To rule death meant that she was destined to be banished to hell .
But her sister, Aurora, was completely different . She was an angel who used her love for the world to touch everyone she met . The only thing Hila regretted was that she did not protect her sister well, resulting in her falling into the hands of the Germinal Organization .
No matter what, I have to live on…
Only by surviving and demonstrating her usefulness could she help to reduce her sister's suffering .
Anyone that stopped her would be an enemy .
Staring at the waves of the river, Hila was cold and stoic .
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