mesbooks Chapter 132 Attack
Chapter 132 Attack
When Wang Shuang saw Li Chenglong enter, she immediately stood up happily and saluted, saying, "Good morning, Captain Li." Li Chenglong returned the salute and said happily, "The operation is scheduled for tomorrow, the 10th. I haven't heard from you since, and I was quite worried." Wang Shuang said, "Our special operations team of 25 level-four and above ability users infiltrated Suqian City the day before yesterday. Later, we made contact with Jiang Hui, and we rested separately at two places he found. We also familiarized ourselves with the environment using the map you gave me, Captain Li. That's why Vice Captains Yang Liu and Zhao Liying sent me here to contact you, Captain."
Li Chenglong inquired about the situation in Dawn City over the past few days. He was delighted to hear that Li Xue had also reached Level 7. Currently, Dawn City has three Level 7 Awakened Ones, a dozen Level 6 Ability Users, and even more Level 5 Ability Users. The two then discussed the details of tomorrow's operation. Li Chenglong said, "Although the Chen family says they've joined forces with us, I'm still a little uneasy. Go back and tell Yang Liu and Zhao Liying to be extra careful tomorrow. Wait until I start the operation before you act; they still have high-level Ability Users." Wang Shuang nodded, then hesitated. Li Chenglong raised an eyebrow: "Has something happened?" Wang Shuang thought for a moment and finally seemed to make up her mind: "Captain Li, Li Xue, Wu Gang, and Zheng Aiguo have also come. They were worried about something going wrong, so they came along. They repeatedly told me not to tell you before I arrived."
Li Chenglong's eyes widened: "So that's how it is. Well, it's good that you're here. This way, our combat strength is more abundant. Tell Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo that I'm going to see them tomorrow. Don't let them embarrass Dawn City in front of these level 6s, hahaha." The two chatted for a while longer, and Wang Shuang said goodbye and left because she had to go back.
After Wang Shuang left, Li Chenglong went downstairs to the counter. "Boss, please calculate my food and lodging expenses for the past few days." The boss smiled and said, "Are you leaving?" Li Chenglong nodded. "Yes, my work here is basically finished, and I'm leaving soon. Thank you both for your help these past few days." The boss picked up the bill and calculated for a while. "No trouble at all. We're very happy that a level four ability user like you can stay here. Okay, the total for lodging and food these past few days is 530 white crystals. Just give us 500."
Li Chenglong had recently used up quite a few white crystals, and now he didn't have many left. So he took out seven crimson crystals and gave them to the shopkeeper. The exchange rate between crimson and white crystals wasn't consistent: in Dawn City, it was 1 to 60; in Huaxing Base, it was 1 to 65; and in Xuzhou City, it was officially 1 to 80. However, since crimson crystals were relatively scarce, they could be exchanged for 90 white crystals on the black market. Seeing that Li Chenglong paid with crimson crystals directly, and even just seven, the shopkeeper quickly said, "You don't need so many; six would actually be enough." Li Chenglong replied, "No, no, just take them. I'm leaving." With that, he turned and left without looking back.
After leaving, he went straight to the Xu family residence. Having become quite familiar with the place over the past few days, the guards at the gate let him in without warning. As soon as he entered the reception room, he saw Xu Limin and Xu Fumin sitting there, chatting about something. Seeing Li Chenglong enter, Xu Limin stood up and said, "Li Long, you're here. The operation is tomorrow. Are you ready?" Li Chenglong smiled and said, "I'm all alone; what could I possibly prepare? But Master Xu, how are your communications with the Wei and Chen families going?" Xu Limin stroked his beard: "They should be fine. Fumin and I were just discussing this. The Wei family sent a trusted confidant last night, and the Chen family sent someone this morning, expressing their willingness to provide full assistance."
Xu Fumin nodded: "Now that Li Long has joined us, our Xu family has two Level 6 ability users, one Level 6 Awakened, and nine Level 5 users including myself." Xu Limin continued: "Of course, we won't bring everyone, otherwise there won't be any high-level ability users left to guard Xuzhou City. Tomorrow, I'll take Qingming, Li Long, and three other Level 6 users, along with four Level 5 users, to Suqian City. Fumin, you can take the other Level 5 users to stay in Xuzhou City. As for the army, since we're going to a meeting, it's not advisable to bring too many. I'll just bring our guards; they're all Level 2 and Level 3 ability users. Although there are only about 60 of them, they can still play a role in crucial moments." Li Chenglong agreed: "It's not about quantity but quality. Bringing too many people will only attract attention. By the way, Patriarch Xu, I wonder what the situation is like in Suqian City? Is it possible that we've been discovered beforehand?"
Xu Limin said, "According to our informant, everything is normal. The arrangements for tomorrow's meeting are proceeding smoothly, and we haven't noticed anything unusual. However, we're going to someone else's territory, so we still need to be careful." Li Chenglong felt slightly uneasy. At this point, it was impossible for the Nie and Lei families to be completely unaware of the situation. The fact that they hadn't taken any precautions suggested something fishy was going on.
The next morning, Xu Limin and Xu Qingming first met up with the Chen brothers, Chen Guohao and Chen Guoqiang, and chatted for a while. Then, the two convoys joined together and headed towards Suqian City. The journey was very smooth, and even the scattered zombies along the way were eliminated by the vanguard.
Suqian City was larger than Xuzhou City. Looking out the car window, Li Chenglong saw that it also had high and thick city walls. Just like Xuzhou City, it had bunkers, pillboxes, machine gun positions, and so on. When entering the city, he saw Li Xue and Wang Shuang among the welcoming crowd. Li Chenglong pretended to be nonchalant and stretched his right hand out of the window, quickly making a few hand gestures to signal them to get ready.
The conference started promptly at nine o'clock in the morning, held in a rather large church. Because there were so many superhumans, Li Chenglong couldn't easily activate his True Dragon Eye to scan the crowd, as his pupils turn gold when activated. While not very noticeable, with so many people, it would definitely attract attention. The two level 6 superhumans from the Xu family, along with Li Chenglong and the four level 5 superhumans he brought, took their designated seats. The two Chen brothers and their subordinates sat nearby. After a while, the Wei family entered first. Wei Jing, the head of the Wei family, nodded slightly to the head of the Xu family and then led his people to their seats.
Li Chenglong secretly used his True Dragon Eye to quickly assess the situation. As Xu Qingming had provided, the Wei family had sent one Level 6 and three Level 5 individuals, making them the weakest of the several powerful families. After about fifteen minutes, members of the Nie and Lei families entered together. Li Chenglong frowned slightly. The Nie family did indeed have two Level 7 ability users, consistent with previous intelligence, but the Lei family clearly had one Level 7 and one Level 6, making them significantly stronger than previously reported. The heads of the two families greeted Xu Limin, Chen Guohao, and others, but the people behind them were clearly watching Li Chenglong with hostility. Li Chenglong was now 3% certain that the Xu family's actions had been discovered.
After everyone was seated, Nie Yun, the Grand Commander of the Chinese Federation and also the head of the Xu family, addressed the assembly from the platform: "The reason I've gathered all the family heads and key military leaders here today is to discuss one matter: the conquest of our three northern bases. A few days ago, we received intelligence that these three bases seem to have acquired a large amount of supplies through an international trading port, especially grain, oil, machine tools, and other urgently needed items. Through this period of recovery, we have recovered from the trauma of the behemoth attack. However, for future development, we must send troops as soon as possible to take them down."
As soon as Nie Yun finished speaking, a heated discussion broke out. After a few minutes, Nie Yun signaled for everyone to quiet down and continued, "After discussing it among ourselves, we've decided that the Xu family's First and Third Armies, and the Wei family's Eighth Army, will be the vanguard to launch the first offensive against the Huaxing Base." Xu Qingming's face darkened, and he slammed his fist on the table, shouting, "Why should our two families be the vanguard? Last time the giant beasts attacked, we were the vanguard, and we suffered heavy losses. Not only did you not provide us with a single grain of food or a single ammunition, but you want us to do it again this time? Do you really think we're easy to bully?!" Wei Jing, the head of the Wei family, also stood up and said, "This request is too harsh on our Wei family. We only have one army, and we suffered the greatest losses last time. Let the Nie family and the Lei family take on the role of vanguard. Your families are large and powerful; you can afford to wait and fight."
Nie Yun chuckled lightly: "This is a resolution passed by the entire high-level assembly. Do you intend to disobey? Since you are defying orders, I will exercise the power of the Grand Commander and strip both of your families of all rights." Xu Limin unleashed the power of a Level 6, 3-elemental ability user and shouted: "That's a bullshit high-level assembly! Your two families occupied more than half of the seats. Is that fair? Let me be frank today. I've long disliked your two families acting like tyrants. We've been used as pawns. Now that things have come to this, don't blame me for being ruthless."
After saying this, Xu Limin shouted, "Patriarchs of the Wei and Chen families, what are you waiting for? If you don't act now, when will you?" With his command, Xu Qingming and the other ability users behind him released their auras, ready to attack. Wei Jing, the patriarch of the Wei family, also overturned the table in front of him: "If others don't let our Wei family live, then none of them will have an easy time!" He then released his abilities along with his subordinates. However, the Chen brothers, Guohao and Guoqiang, hesitated to make a move.