On the sea surrounding Wan She Island, an inconspicuous small island.
Hassar of the Guangming Hall set up his temporary command post here.
At this moment, he was lying on a reclining chair, drinking red wine, in a very good mood.
Although he was given two tasks, in his opinion, both tasks were very simple and not difficult at all.
First, it was to annex those small and medium-sized forces.
The Tamu Mercenary Group was one of the top three in the Mercenary Alliance. Those forces would be terrified upon seeing them, and annexing them would not be difficult!
Second, it was about the Rattlesnake.
The Rattlesnake had attacked his defense line several times, but each time ended in failure, resulting in casualties.
Now they could only huddle on Wan She Island, not daring to come out.
As the saying goes, the Tamu Mercenary Group was powerful. Even the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group, ranked fifth, could not shake them in the slightest.
Moreover, in the battles of these days, he had not appeared. Everything was commanded by the two legion commanders of the Tamu Mercenary Group.
However, as time went by, he felt increasingly uneasy.
Chandler's Legion, which was sent to annex the small and medium-sized forces, had not sent back any news, which was truly strange.
By calculating the time, they should have arrived at the Hell Gate Archipelago a few days ago, but why hadn't he received any good news?
Could something unexpected have happened?
"Report!"
At this moment, a report came. Hassar's spirits immediately lifted, and he quickly summoned the person in.
In his opinion, this should be the delayed good news.
After all, Chandler's Legion had no reason to be defeated.
However, when the messenger entered the main tent, Hassar froze on the spot.
The other party was covered in mud, had some wounds, and his disheveled hair made him not only very disheveled but also unrecognizable.
However, upon closer inspection, Hassar could tell that the person was wearing the camouflage uniform of the Tamu Mercenary Group.
But why was he so disheveled? He really couldn't understand.
"Subordinate of Chandler's Legion, team leader, Jackal, greets Lord Hassar!"
Jackal?
Hassar was no stranger to Jackal. He carefully identified him again and finally confirmed it.
In an instant, a bad premonition loomed in his heart.
He quickly stepped forward and questioned, "What exactly happened!"
"My lord, the battle ahead was extremely fierce. Commander Chandler finally fell under Ye Cangtian's blade. I escaped with my life by the skin of my teeth!"
"As for whether anyone else returned, I am also unclear..."
Jackal's voice was choked with sobs, as if he were a wronged child, almost crying.
He then explained in detail the situation of the battle at the Hell Gate Archipelago.
Upon hearing the real situation of the battle, Hassar directly sat down on the chair, stunned.
With a vast disparity in strength between the enemy and themselves, Chandler's Legion was actually annihilated and ultimately defeated?
He could not accept or understand such a result.
Even with the support of external forces for the Lightning Mercenary Group, they would not have been defeated so miserably!
But the fact was that under his command, the Tamu Mercenary Group had lost a legion. This was definitely a disgrace to the Guangming Hall!
If this news were to be sent back to the headquarters of the Guangming Hall, even if he were a Cardinal, he would still receive some punishment.
After all, the Guangming Hall could not afford to lose face like this!
"Seal this news strictly!"
Hassar gave an order and then said, "Also, you said Ye Cangtian was also in the Lightning Mercenary Group? How is that possible? Shouldn't he be in Yangzhou?"
"Commander Chandler personally questioned this when he faced Ye Cangtian!"
"According to Ye Cangtian, Nancy disrupted Ye Cangtian's proposal ceremony, and then fell into Ye Cangtian's hands. In order to save her life, she revealed some of the Guangming Hall's deployments..."
Facing Hassar's questioning, Jackal dared not hide anything and told him everything.
What? Nancy!
Upon hearing this, Hassar's gaze shifted. He completely believed this news.
Otherwise, with so many targets for the Guangming Hall, and their primary target being the Lightning Mercenary Group, how would Ye Cangtian know?
The probability of it being a mere coincidence was very small.
Because of this, Hassar felt extremely annoyed.
He had always thought highly of Nancy and had taken good care of her.
If Nancy had done such a thing to save her life, he could understand.
But she shouldn't have confessed truthfully! She could have just made up some false news.
Now that something like this had happened, even he, who wanted to protect Nancy, would be powerless to do so.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but sigh with a hint of helplessness: Nancy, this is fate! I cannot conceal this matter, I hope you can survive this calamity...
"By the way, Lord Hassar, I forgot to mention, those small and medium-sized forces have now formed an offensive and defensive alliance, and the commander of the Lightning Mercenary Group, Lei Haidun, is currently the leader of the alliance..."
Jackal suddenly remembered this important piece of news and quickly said it.
"I know. You may go and rest!"
Upon hearing this, Hassar gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sinister voice from between them.
Even the defeat of the Tamu Mercenary Group had happened, so he was not surprised by the alliance.
The important thing now was not revenge, but to make long-term plans. After all, the allied forces were not to be underestimated, and he needed to consider carefully before taking action.
...
In the sky over the vast sea, a helicopter flew overhead.
Ye Cangtian sat in the plane, with his eyes closed, resting, awaiting news of their arrival.
He had deliberately stayed at the Lightning Mercenary Group for two days, waiting for the confirmation replies from various forces.
As expected, within two days, the leaders of the allied forces had all sent back replies, and there were no objections to Lei Haidun serving as the leader of the alliance.
After receiving this news, Ye Cangtian then headed to the waters of Wan She Island.
However, at the moment, he had no concrete plans.
Ring...
At some point, his phone rang, and Ye Cangtian quickly picked it up.
The call was from Rose. He answered without hesitation.
"Do you want to hear the latest battle report from the Land of the Rising Sun?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian said somewhat exasperatedly, "Isn't that a redundant question? Tell me quickly, what's going on in the Land of the Rising Sun?"
Rose then described the situation in the Land of the Rising Sun.
The situation in the Land of the Rising Sun had now descended into chaos.
Initially, only the Guangming Hall and the Shinobi of the Land of the Rising Sun were fighting each other, with both sides suffering losses.
However, for some unknown reason, the Shinobi discovered a Dark Association team also present in the Land of the Rising Sun and spread the news of the Dark Association team.
The rest was predictable.
Although the Dark Association and the Guangming Hall had the same objective this time, which was to eliminate the Shinobi of the Land of the Rising Sun,
The conflict between the two sides was deep, making cooperation impossible. At the same time, they had to guard against each other and dared not launch full-scale attacks.
They were afraid of the other party taking advantage of their conflict. This gave the Shinobi a chance to survive.
The current situation in the Land of the Rising Sun was that the Shinobi were still in a sorry state, facing the attacks of the Dark Association and the Guangming Hall with all their might.
Meanwhile, the Guangming Hall and the Dark Association were fighting each other in secret, feeling like the Three Kingdoms period of ancient times.
"Alas! Zi Long was too careless this time. How could he have been discovered?"
"However, this scene of three kingdoms contending is quite interesting. It's a pity I won't get to witness it..."
Ye Cangtian sighed, shaking his head with regret, but his heart was blooming with joy.
The current situation, in his opinion, was just right. The three parties were fighting each other, and each had suffered losses. China would be the one to reap the benefits.
"Ahem, boss, according to some clues, the exposure of the Dark Association and others is related to Old Man Xu from China..."
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Rose coughed lightly and said slowly.
From her tone, it was clear that she harbored a trace of fear towards Old Master Xu. Her methods were such that even she had to give a thumbs up.
Uh...
As expected, just as Ye Cangtian was thinking about China's benefits and about to guess if it was Old Master Xu's doing, Rose had already given the answer.
Although this answer was not entirely certain, in his opinion, it was basically confirmed.
"Alright, continue to pay attention to the matters in the Land of the Rising Sun."
With that, Ye Cangtian hung up the phone and looked out at the endless sea.
Now that the Shinobi of the Land of the Rising Sun were in imminent danger, they would definitely need the strong support of the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group.
Thus, he had determined his objective: no matter what, he could not let the Rattlesnake Mercenary Group go to their aid.
After all, in his opinion, the Shinobi were also a tumor surrounding China. Since there was an opportunity to eliminate them, it would be even better, which would be very beneficial to China.