"Snow, we can't just let this go. They're taking advantage of us!"

Zhao Han looked at the severely damaged Helan and replied through gritted teeth.

"I'll handle this. Everyone, don't get too worked up. Also, try not to clash with them. Focus on organizing personnel to repair the Helan. Report any funding or materials needed, and I'll approve it."

"Okay!"

"Also, thank you all for your hard work during this time. It's because of your efforts that we've achieved success. I believe we'll achieve even greater accomplishments in the future..."

...

Standing to the side, Su Mo watched Qian Chengxue appease everyone and felt a sense of admiration. Logically, Qian Chengxue, as the direct beneficiary, should be the most aggrieved and angry. After all, her merits were stolen, and the limelight was taken by others. However, she remained unusually calm, preventing internal conflicts from escalating.

Su Mo watched for a while, then tapped his wrist device and selected the logout button.

"Logout of the game!"

After a dizzying sensation, Su Mo opened his eyes again and took off his helmet.

He shook his head, feeling somewhat disoriented. He had exceeded his online time limit this time.

Growl~

His stomach protested loudly.

Su Mo glanced at his stomach, got up, and walked out of the hangar. It was time for a good meal and then to go home and rest...

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Sakura Capital, R Country.

Inside the hall of a traditional wooden house, a short-haired, beautiful girl with bright red lipstick, wearing a sky-blue kimono, knelt.

Beside her knelt a middle-aged man with sharp eyes.

These two were none other than Takeuchi Suzune and Kawakami, who had sacrificed themselves in the previous battle.

They sat before a dignified old man, with an exquisite tea set placed between them.

The old man said in a deep voice, "Your performance in this mission was far from ideal."

"Takeuchi-shima-sama, the failure of this mission was entirely due to Sawaki's command failure. He didn't have anyone intercept the Helan's support, which led to our fleet being ambushed and wiped out."

Kawakami felt extremely aggrieved. His butt still hurt from being stabbed.

"Failure is failure. Don't make excuses. To be ambushed when we're the best at surprise attacks is a disgrace in itself."

Suzune rebuked him bluntly.

"What did you say? If you hadn't failed to provide air support and early warning, how could I have been ambushed? And didn't you fail to intercept them and get shot down? If you had succeeded, would I have been ambushed?"

Kawakami clenched his fists, barely holding back his anger out of respect for Takeuchi-shima.

"I was just following Sawaki's orders. Besides, my Sōun was primarily equipped for bombing. I didn't carry powerful anti-ship weapons like hypersonic armor-piercing rounds. But you're right, failure is failure. I accept it..."

Suzune replied calmly.

"You..."

Kawakami was speechless.

"Enough, Kawakami. Go back and reflect on your actions."

"Yes!"

Kawakami lowered his head in response.

"Leave."

Takeuchi-shima waved his hand!

Kawakami stood up, bowed his head, and left.

Then, Takeuchi-shima took a sip of tea and said to Suzune, "This operation was terrible. You should also reflect on it. Sawaki's command was not the problem. The mistake was that you failed to achieve his strategic objectives. But thanks to his final gambit, destroying the Tianlong Guild's satellite, we didn't lose everything. I'll find a way to revive you as soon as possible. In the meantime, you'll transfer to the back lines and be responsible for intelligence gathering and personnel training."

"Understood, Father."

Suzune nodded in response.

After speaking, Takeuchi-shima got up and left, leaving Suzune kneeling alone.

Suzune elegantly picked up the teapot, poured herself a cup of steaming clear tea, took a sip, then took out her phone and began browsing through her recorded footage.

She repeatedly watched one particular video.

It was the scene of Su Mo piloting the Azure Mecha, charging out and destroying the drone with a single slash.

The corners of her mouth slightly turned up, revealing a look of great interest. It was this person who ruined her plan at a crucial moment, causing her to fail to sink the Helan.

"What are you looking at, so engrossed?"

Suddenly, a cold voice rang out.

Suzune turned her head and saw a composed, refined young man standing beside her.

Suzune respectfully greeted him, "Brother."

"I rarely see you paying attention to others."

"This is a master from Z country named Su Mo."

Suzune said Su Mo's name directly, indicating that she had dug up Su Mo's information as soon as possible.

"There are many masters in Z country. Why are you interested in this newcomer instead of the top players?"

"Intuition. My intuition tells me that he is special. I suffered a loss at his hands this time. I'm looking forward to our next meeting."

Suzune revealed a cunning smile.

"Interesting. Someone actually made you this interested."

"Brother, what brings you here?"

"Nothing. I just heard that your mission failed, so I came to see if Father scolded you."

"Thank you."

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The next morning, Su Mo walked out of his room, full of energy. He had slept soundly yesterday, because he was simply too tired.

However, as soon as he walked out of the room, Su Mo was slightly stunned. He subconsciously picked up his phone and glanced at it.

It was ten in the morning. Why hadn't Han Na and the others gone to work yet?

Moreover, Su Mo saw Han Na sitting in front of the computer, frantically typing on the keyboard, as if she was arguing with someone.

Zhang Wenjing and Zi Die were standing by, watching.

Curiously, Su Mo walked over and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing. We're busy. There's breakfast on the table. Go eat."

Han Na didn't have time to respond to Su Mo.

Su Mo walked to the computer and looked at the screen, a look of surprise on his face.

He saw Han Na cursing furiously on a forum post!

She was spitting out all kinds of crazy trash talk, truly a top-tier keyboard warrior.

The most surprising thing to Su Mo was that many of the comments on this post were in R country language, mixed with other foreign languages.

"Can you understand it?"

Su Mo asked curiously. When did Han Na become so talented?

"Oh, there's a translation function on the side."

Han Na clicked a button on the website, and instantly all the text was translated into Z language.

Zi Die said to Su Mo, "Sister Han Na is arguing with people from the Amaterasu Guild online. Those guys are so mean..."

"..."

"Oh."

Su Mo nodded and went to wash up.