That night, Han Lang and the others, disguised, stealthily approached the base guarded by Gou Tuizhi.
After months of construction, it had fully taken shape.
Moreover, seemingly to guard against Han Lang and his group, the base was not just sparsely populated by idle White Elephant Kingdom soldiers.
Instead, it was densely packed with defensive fortifications.
Seeing such tight defenses, Han Lang and the others couldn't help but frown.
"It seems that after several quiet months, Dr. Sim still believes we haven't returned home. Look at the defenses around the base; the White Elephant Kingdom's army has quite a systematic setup!"
Dan Nan said sternly, while Han Lang and Liu Xiaoxiao also wore worried expressions.
"Yes. And the base entrances and exits are tightly shut. How can we possibly attack?"
"I suspect the base has already begun the process of modifying people into ability users. There must be many people coming and going. Let's not rush. Let's wait a bit, and we'll surely catch them opening the base entrances and exits!"
Dan Nan observed the base's deployment carefully as he spoke.
Soon, he had a combat plan in mind and quickly assigned tasks.
"Xiaoxiao, once the battle begins, you'll take Tang Qin and, at the fastest speed, take down that southern watchtower. It must not affect our subsequent combat in any way!"
Upon hearing the order, Liu Xiaoxiao and Tang Qin replied in unison.
"Yes!"
Next, Dan Nan continued to assign tasks.
"Tang Geng, you will cooperate with Zhao Wu. Transform into flying swords and square bricks, and directly smash their tank formations. The tank crews there are not yet in combat readiness. With your speed, you can definitely destroy those tanks completely before they can activate them!"
Tang Geng and Zhao Wu also responded immediately.
"Don't worry, Deputy Officer Dan, leave it to us. No problem!"
Then, Dan Nan commanded again.
"Han Lang, your flying needles are numerous and fast. You need to eliminate the soldiers in front of us as quickly as possible. Then, cooperate with Ma Long and go directly for their main command tent."
"Ma Long, your close-quarters combat with your fist techniques is more powerful. After Han Lang clears the small soldiers, you need to complete the decapitation quickly and eliminate their commander in the main command tent. Do you hear me?"
"Ma Long! Ma Long?"
Dan Nan finished speaking and waited for a long time, only receiving a reply from Han Lang, but no answer from Ma Long.
Dan Nan was somewhat annoyed.
Disobeying orders at the brink of battle was a major taboo for soldiers.
But when everyone turned to look for Ma Long's figure, they found that Ma Long was not behind them at all.
Everyone was momentarily at a loss. Han Lang was so anxious that he cursed directly.
"Tang Geng, where is Brother Ma? Wasn't he following right behind you?"
Tang Geng also looked wronged.
He had no idea when Ma Long had left the group.
So he could only innocently reply.
"I... I don't know! At such a tense moment, how could I have noticed him? Besides, he's an old soldier from the special forces. How could I have imagined he would make such a mistake as disappearing before battle?"
Hearing Tang Geng's words, everyone was helpless.
But just then, a convoy slowly approached the base.
Seeing that the base's entrance and exit were about to open.
How could they miss such an opportunity?
So Dan Nan made a decisive move.
"Forget it! I'll properly question Ma Long after the battle is over. For now, let's prepare and proceed according to the plan. Han Lang, you'll have an additional responsibility. The main command tent will be handled by..."
Before Dan Nan could finish speaking, he saw Ma Long walking over, hunched over and smiling.
Everyone was furious at this moment. Zhao Wu even repeatedly cursed in a low voice.
"Where did you go? Deserting before battle is a grave offense in the army. Even execution would not be too much!"
Dan Nan and Liu Xiaoxiao's faces turned dark to their necks.
But Ma Long acted as if nothing had happened, still excitedly walking up to everyone and replying with a smile.
"What deserting before battle? Am I that kind of undisciplined soldier? I went to get us a secret weapon, look!"
As Ma Long spoke, he moved his divine sense and suddenly took out a missile from his storage ring.
Seeing this, everyone immediately became nervous.
Han Lang cursed even more doubtfully.
"Be careful, don't let it explode! What are you doing with this thing? Do we need it?"
Ma Long, who was being scolded, felt somewhat indignant.
"Young Sir, your words are unfair! I risked a lot to steal this from the White Elephant Kingdom's arsenal, how can you say it's useless? When the base gate opens later, I'll just throw a shell in and the mission to destroy the base will be completed! How can you not only think I've done a good deed but also speak as if I've committed a crime?"
Hearing this, everyone was speechless.
It turned out Ma Long had seen how Han Lang and Tang Geng had risked everything to redirect a shell and destroy the ability user base last time, so he wanted to avoid the trouble and throw it in himself.
With that explanation, everyone's mood improved slightly.
After all, with this shell, their subsequent mission would indeed be smoother.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't bring themselves to continue scolding Ma Long.
Instead, Han Lang continued to scold.
"But you still shouldn't have just slipped away without saying a word! You weren't here when we were assigning combat tasks. In the army, isn't that considered deserting before battle?"
Hearing this, Ma Long looked wronged but did not retort further.
Fortunately, Dan Nan spoke up at this moment, defending him.
"Alright! The base gate is about to open. We'll consider Ma Long's matter as a balance of merits and demerits. Everyone's mission remains unchanged. Han Lang, you will tell Ma Long his mission later. Also, Ma Long, hand this missile over to me. I'll throw it into the base myself later!"
Hearing Dan Nan's words, Ma Long did not hesitate and immediately handed the shell over to Dan Nan.
He then sheepishly returned to Han Lang's side.
Seeing him approach, Han Lang couldn't help but give him a rap on the head.
"If it weren't for our special mission right now, in a special special forces unit, you'd be flayed alive!"
Ma Long knew that Han Lang was saying this out of concern, so he immediately apologized with a silly grin.
"Heh, hehe, I won't dare again! I'll never dare again. Young Sir, don't be angry, I'll treat you to candy!"
Saying that, he pulled out a lollipop from somewhere.
Han Lang snatched the lollipop irritably and then continued to say indignantly.
"I'll cover for you later. You charge straight into the main command tent and take down all the White Elephant Kingdom commanders waiting there! If you fail the mission, come back with your head!"
Ma Long chuckled.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I guarantee the mission will be completed. Heh heh..."
As they were talking, Dan Nan, who had been nervously watching the base gate, suddenly said more sternly.
"Everyone, prepare!"
Then, watching the base gate open wide and the convoy enter smoothly, he decisively gave the order during the closing gap.
"Action!"