The news of Hua District also increasing troops to Lao Mo quickly swept the globe. At this press conference, the tough stance displayed by Hua District shocked the world!

In the following hours, Hua District quickly mobilized its allied forces deployed overseas. Some war-torn areas that were friendly to Hua District, as well as some emerging regimes, all opened their military territories to it.

Although some of these regimes were weak, their attitude of cooperation was very positive. They even imposed martial law on the surrounding military areas to allow Hua District's military forces to use them as a springboard for landing.

Most importantly, these areas were very close to Lao Mo, making them strategically important.

At the same time, the four major fleets of Hua District began to patrol, fully loaded with soldiers, advancing towards the hot spots of war.

Moreover, the troops assembled in the southern sea area had already prepared for pre-war speeches and were preparing to board the planes in an orderly manner, with the advance troops flying directly to the military areas opened by friendly regimes.

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On the other hand, within just forty-five minutes after the press conference in Hua District, the stocks in Zone One began to fluctuate abnormally.

Immediately afterward, after a series of tough measures were implemented by Hua District, the stock market in Zone One immediately crashed, and the trend of related stocks fell unstoppably. In just a few hours, the entire financial community was filled with wailing.

Except for a few political and business figures with upper-level connections, the common people below the pseudo-nobility did not escape this disaster, because the decision of Zone One to increase troops was very sudden. They held a meeting at night and announced it early the next morning. Immediately afterward, the reaction from Hua District was also very fast and very decisive, not giving people any chance to survive.

The war zone this time was in Lao Mo, a region adjacent to the inland of Zone One, separated only by a wall.

In particular, the attitude shown by Hua District was so firm that too many people were convinced that a war between super districts was about to break out here.

Whether they were businessmen or ordinary citizens, they could not wait to transfer assets and sell stocks, which led to a full-scale collapse of the stock market in Zone One.

In contrast, some stocks in Hua District rose all the way. In particular, military stocks, as well as stocks related to various material industries, all hit their daily limit.

Through the financial and economic feedback from Hua District, smart people could easily capture the various information revealed, further proving that Hua District's military response this time was definitely not just talk! If Zone One really increased troops to Lao Mo regardless of the consequences, then they would launch a strong military counterattack!

The cloud of this super war was gradually approaching the sky over the Lao Mo region, and it was also slowly spreading to the rest of the world.

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Around twelve o'clock noon, on the outskirts of Dragon City, at the frontline suppression base of the First Army.

The interior of the entire base was no longer as relaxed as it used to be. A large number of soldiers had been mobilized and were constantly carrying military equipment and supplies onto the military vehicles next to them, busy as could be.

Kang Dinghuang, with a group of entourage, had just left his office and was hurrying through the crowded square towards the airport.

His forehead was covered with sweat. While walking, he was still arranging relevant work with others, equally overwhelmed.

At this moment, an entourage member next to him quickly stepped forward and said in his ear, "Director Kang, the headquarters received a call from Bahiaqiao, urging us to launch military assistance as soon as possible."

Kang Dinghuang frowned upon hearing this. After thinking for a while, he said to him, "You immediately call Bahiaqiao and tell him to hold on! At the same time, let him attack Tian Shen Shan (Heavenly God Mountain) on the one hand, and command the troops to retreat on the other. The upper-level's order to increase troops has been issued, and the attitude is very firm, so tell him not to have any concerns! Also, tell him that I will fly to Desola immediately and personally be stationed there, and there will be no problem with his capital. Let him seize the opportunity to gather his troops and retreat as soon as possible, without giving Dragon City any chance to counterattack!"

"Yes!"

The entourage member nodded, picked up his phone, and went to the side to start making a call.

Kang Dinghuang didn't say anything more and strode towards the airport.

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At the same time, in the dormitory building next door.

Yuan Biao, who had returned here due to the failure of his mission, had locked himself in his room for four or five days.

In these four or five days, he had not gone out, nor had he contacted the outside world, just staying in his room.

The windows in the room were closed, and there was an unpleasant smell of smoke in the room. The ashtray on the table was also full of charred cigarette butts.

Yuan Biao, who used to be extremely strict with his physical management, could now only relieve his worries with cigarettes. It seemed that he had nothing else to do besides smoking.

Lu Zhen thought that he was still immersed in the grief of his brothers' deaths, and didn't think much about it.

At this time, Yuan Biao, with a stubble and wearing a sloppy vest and shorts, was lying directly on the sofa, his eyes staring straight at the ceiling, his expression a little dull.

In these days, his heart had been very tangled, even tormented, as if he was being roasted on a fire.

From a work perspective, Yuan Biao was definitely a very trustworthy person. Over the years, he had taken so many orders, cooperated with so many people, and even if there were some unpleasant things in the process, he had never betrayed any employer, nor had he done anything that violated the ethics of the contract.

In his view, credibility was the foundation of survival and foothold in this industry! Therefore, he was extremely resistant to betraying Lu Zhen, betraying Zone One, and working for Gu Baishun and the others.

But from a personal point of view, he had a very good relationship with those captured brothers. These people were not ordinary mercenaries. Many of them had trained with him, going through life and death together, and had a high degree of understanding with each other. They were also teammates who could entrust their lives to each other.

It was precisely because of this that the captain of the commando team was willing to put on his ghillie suit and pretend to be him, in order to seek a chance of survival for him.

Especially Ni Huan, Zheng Long, and others, were even old brothers who had been with him for more than ten years!

Yuan Biao had no relatives. To him, these brothers who had shared life and death with him all year round were his family.

Therefore, so many days had passed, and he was still at a loss in his heart, not knowing what to do.

"Cough cough..."

The heavy smell of smoke choked Yuan Biao, and he slowly climbed up from the sofa, walked to the window, and opened it.

A gust of cold wind slowly blew in, making him a lot more awake.

Yuan Biao looked down and happened to see Kang Dinghuang passing by downstairs. He silently picked up the cigarette case, lit another cigarette, and hesitated in his heart.

In his mind, it was as if someone was talking to him, saying that if he went after Kang Dinghuang now, it would still be in time…

But what about Ni Huan and the others?

"Dilingling!"

At this moment, a phone suddenly rang.

Yuan Biao subconsciously took out his phone, glanced at it, and found that it was an unfamiliar number. He thought for a while, but still answered the phone, asking somewhat vigilantly, "Hello?"

In the phone, a woman's voice rang out, "What are you doing? Are you busy now?"

"Xiaoyan?" Hearing this voice that he had once longed for, Yuan Biao couldn't help but be stunned. He quickly asked, "Why did you suddenly call me?"

Xiaoyan paused for a moment, and said softly, "I have something I want to tell you… Is it convenient for you? Can we meet?"