Upon hanging up the phone, Nathan asked Colin over and ordered, “Quickly assemble the Felidae Battalion from the Headquarters of the Chief Military Governor. I want Eighteen Riders prepared. I'm going to the West tomorrow to check on the armies there as the Chief Military Governor.”
Colin widened his eyes and answered hurriedly, “Yes, Sir!” Colin then left hurriedly.
After that, Penny walked in with a bowl of dessert in her hands. When she saw Nathan's grim expression, she asked softly, “What happened?”
Nathan forced a smile. “It's nothing. Something's going on in the military.
I'd need to go over personally.”
Penny couldn't help but worry when she heard that. Considering who Nathan is now, something big must've happened to get him so worked up.
“Will there be danger?” Penny asked softly.
“No. I just want to eliminate some potential dangers.” Nathan smiled.
“You have to take care of yourself!
The next day, all the elite troops from the Headquarters of the Chief Military Governor arrived at the South to meet up with Nathan.
By then, it was already evening. After some preparation, they headed toward the West.
As the crimson light stained the skies, Nathan's Firedrake One, eighteen huge cargo planes, and a fleet of fighter jets escort formed a formidable formation and flew toward the West.
It was ten at night when the assembly alarm at the West Army's headquarters suddenly sounded, breaking the silence of the night.
The soldiers who had just gotten into bed quickly got up and got prepared before gathering outside.
“Emergency assembly. This is an emergency assembly. Alert. This is not a drill. This is not a drill...” someone announced.
Thomas, along with the other National Guards, got dressed and stormed out of the quarters.
Thomas was observant enough to notice something unusual. The emergency assembly tonight isn't like the one we've practiced. They explicitly said this is not a drill.
As he was rushing toward the training ground, he saw a lot of pilots rushing toward the hangar from the corner of his eyes. Then, fighter jets were seen gradually moving toward the parking apron.
At the same time, countless tanks loaded with missiles were also showing up.
The logistic personnel was also seen carrying boxes of missiles, guns, and bullets out of the warehouse.
At that moment, he looked utterly helpless. How am I supposed to inform the General now?
Soon, tens of thousands of troops in the West Army had gathered up.
Lucas was standing in front of them, and he was just about to deliver his speech before going into battle.
Right when he was about to speak, a subordinate of his ran toward him hurriedly and said, “General, there's a huge fleet of planes coming toward us.”
Lucas' expression changed instantly. “Could the planes be from Volk? Is Volk trying to act first? Wait, Volk can't possibly know about this so soon! Could it be that they're also going to attack tonight?”
The subordinate answered hurriedly, “The planes don't belong to the enemy. Instead, they're the Chief Military Governor's fleet. The Chief Military Governor is coming to the West.”
What? Nathan is here? Lucas was astonished. He then realized something and gazed at Thomas.
In response, Thomas kept his head lowered and dared not utter a word.
Lucas knew right away he had a whistleblower in his troops. The Chief Military Governor knew there was an operation tonight. That's why he's here. Since he's here, we can't act on our own anymore.
Lucas was annoyed, and his face darkened. “Everyone, welcome the Chief Military Governor!”
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