Otherwise, this Ice Seal cultivation technique would still be buried for who knows how many years...

Ye Hao watched the enigmatic Frozen Tens of Thousands of Miles endlessly within the space barrier, day and night.

However, on the icy surface, Xu Shaoyuan and others dug for almost ten days, yet still found no trace of Ye Hao. They were exhausted, and the oxygen supply was nearly depleted.

In the end, Zhong Xiu from Team A forcibly ordered them to return home, as the battle on Thurston Island was merely instigated by the United States and Jiepeng to heavily damage Huaxia. Now that there's no sign of anything extraordinary, Zhong Xiu naturally prioritized the bigger picture.

But the leaders of the other three nations were infuriated. Their initial thought was to give Huaxia a hard time, but unexpectedly, their entire forces were obliterated within the icy layers. They didn't know the specifics of the battle, but only ten or so people from Huaxia had died, while each of their countries lost over a dozen people. They're all contemplating what makes Huaxia so formidable, unable to outplay them with either conspiracies or overt schemes.

"Shit, a bunch of useless fools. It was all good talk at first about capturing so many batches of people, and now what? The Huaxia people roam free while ours are eternally buried in ice and snow." Obama roared angrily in the White House.

"Mr. President, please mind your words, I..."

"Enough! Don't bring up these bothersome battles with me anymore. I'm sick of hearing it. You Navy SEALs are just worthless failures." After finishing, Obama stormed off furiously.

Leaving behind a Navy SEALs commander, General Rekton, whose face was rather dark.

Similarly in Jiepeng, Abe looked grimly at the returned information, remaining silent.

The Sun Team is the Emperor's strike team. As the Prime Minister, he manages national affairs, but battle matters are always handled by the Imperial family. If he says too much, he'd be reproached by the Emperor's faction.

Harold, who had recently taken office in the Philippines, was the most dismayed because this battle was intended to be the first case for solidifying his rule, yet unexpectedly, the battle did not make his regime any more stable, and his position felt increasingly precarious.

Though Huaxia suffered heavy losses too, the safe return of a large number of people, including Zhong Xiu, brought some relief, but whenever they thought of Ye Hao's glorious departure, their hearts felt as heavy as mercury.

"We are all deeply saddened by Comrade Ye Hao's death, but sorrow won't save anything, so we must bear the heartache firmly, and stick to our posts..." Zhong Xiu said to Hu Yanhu, Xu Shaoyuan, and Wine Saint in the Team A conference room.

The three were currently the leaders of their respective groups, curious about how Zhong Xiu planned to handle Ye Hao's death.

"Did Comrade Ye Hao really die in vain?" Hu Yanhu said in a muffled voice.

"How could it be in vain? Didn't the people from the United States and the Philippines also suffer heavily?" Zhong Xiu's words made Yip Man and others frown, feeling Zhong Xiu was being irresponsible.

Xu Shaoyuan immediately shouted, "How can my boss be compared to them? Now I understand why my boss left Team A, it's because of you. You're an incompetent General who doesn't care about his soldiers."

Wine Saint tugged at Xu Shaoyuan to avoid further escalation.

"Hmph! This is Team A. When have I ever not cared for my soldiers?" Zhong Xiu grimly stared at Xu Shaoyuan, although Xu Shaoyuan had family background, it didn't mean he would compromise in front of Xu Shaoyuan.

"If you were the kind of General who cared for his soldiers, you wouldn't be comparing the deaths of people from other countries to measure your own soldiers' losses. If you showed some attitude about focusing on my boss, I wouldn't say anything. But your nonchalant mention of other countries' losses suggests that my boss's death was justified—I'm done." Xu Shaoyuan bellowed.

"Is Team A really a place you can come and go as you please?" Zhong Xiu also shouted.

At this moment, Fang Zhongtian, who had been silent, smiled, shook his head, and walked out of the Team A conference room.

He was here merely to confirm news about Ye Hao, but with Zhong Xiu's demeanor, it seemed unlikely anyone would be sent to find means to dig through the ice to locate Ye Hao.

Why stay here then? If Ye Hao truly was gone, he felt sorry for his daughter.

After Fang Zhongtian left, Li Yi patted Xu Shaoyuan's shoulder and said, "If you want to find him, I'll provide you with military aircraft."

"I'll also supply you with equipment." Dong Dong couldn't believe such an outstanding young man like Ye Hao would die just like that...

"I handle the finances for Team A. If you need money, just say so." Qian Jiang said, choking. He too couldn't believe Ye Hao was gone...

Finally, Team A unanimously decided to send Xu Shaoyuan and others back to Thurston Island, with various ice-breaking equipment, intending to truly dig through the ice layer, if only to find Ye Hao.

Of course, such a decision from Team A turned Zhong Xiu's face green.

He also didn't wish for Ye Hao's demise but feared Team A's major expense for one person would hinder its overall functioning. If other areas stopped functioning, it would mean losing intelligence sources and combat resources.

But certainly, many things he said shouldn't have been said...

...

Ye Hao had been crushed under the ice for fifteen days, but he was single-mindedly cultivating the Frozen Tens of Thousands of Miles Divine Skill, whereas Huaxia's Peng City was in upheaval.

After Ye Hao led Lv Dong and others from the detention center, Lv Dong and the brothers from Wealth Island seized the other regions. Of course! Gambling King and others from Wealth Island assisted; otherwise, how could Lv Dong as a National Martial Arts Fifth Tier possibly swallow the leaders from other regions of Deep Well Gang?

After merging all underground forces, Lv Dong wrote strict gang rules—grave violations mean death, minor ones result in disability.

The rules made the subordinates obedient and restrained, being discovered by Wealth Island's higher-ups guaranteed dire consequences.

After all, Lv Dong killed a rapist right in front of them, then slaughtered the person's entire family's underlings, and finally summoned a dozen dogs to devour them on the street.

They didn't forget the regretful expression the underling had before dying, and it made them refrain from any elevated desires.

However, Wealth Island's higher-ups were slightly worried, as Ye Hao hadn't sent them any messages for over ten days.

He seemed to vanish from the world, whereas the military informed Lin Tian that Ye Hao had another task and hadn't returned.

Yip Man also kept the incident concerning Ye Hao to himself, not daring to tell the Ye Family.

Recently, Lin Tian felt inexplicably troubled. Today he sat in his office feeling absent, whereas looking at these documents he formerly smiled at, now he couldn't grasp any of it.

Feeling agitated, Lin Tian called Yan Shuiyue, intending to visit his daughter, Lin Ruyu.

However, upon arriving at Lin Ruyu's villa, three masked men with powerful auras confronted them.

At this moment, Lin Guoyan stepped forward and said, "Who are you..." (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)

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