Chapter 378: Changing Plans! Su Yang

After seventeen days passed, just as they were about to reach Anlong City, the Void Wanderer upgraded again.

"Ding~ Your pet, the Void Wanderer, has upgraded to Gold Mid-Grade!"

"Ding~ Your pet, the Void Wanderer, has learned a new skill—Instant Teleportation!"

Instant Teleportation is undoubtedly a powerful and practical mobility skill.

Speaking of which, the Void Wanderer at Gold grade has learned fewer skills compared to other pets of the same level.

It has only four skills total.

As for innate potential, the Void Wanderer's potential is undoubtedly among the top tier.

But considering how difficult it is to master space-based abilities, Su Yang suspected that other space-type ferocious beasts likely face the same issue—fewer skills in the early stages, just like the Void Wanderer.

Nightfall has come; if they continue traveling tonight, they can reach Anlong City before midnight to rest.

Yet Su Yang still ordered all emergency squad members to rest in the wilderness for one day.

Because the situation is urgent, the squad has been resting only one night every three days recently.

Even a Gold-grade Beast Tamer cannot withstand such exhaustion.

Su Yang asked Liu Mengyun to bring Hao Ren.

By the campfire, the three gathered together.

"What's the matter, Captain?"

"There's something I need to tell you," Su Yang said quietly to Hao Ren, "Didn't Deputy Commander Ma say we should investigate secretly first, and only use the appointment letter if we find Hu Zhilong and He Miao are suspicious?"

"That's right!"

Hao Ren nodded.

Liu Mengyun also stared at Su Yang.

Su Yang said seriously: "I want to try a different approach!"

"What approach?"

"Confront Hu Zhilong and He Miao directly with Yi Gaojie!"

Hao Ren disagreed: "Won't that just alert the enemy?"

"After the confrontation, we seize Hu Zhilong and He Miao immediately and take full control of Anlong City!"

Hao Ren and Liu Mengyun stared at Su Yang in shock.

This method is clearly far too aggressive!

Hao Ren calmed down: "Can you explain why?"

"As soon as we appear, news of our arrival in Anlong City will spread—Black Feather Organization will go on full alert. If Hu Zhilong is truly connected to Black Feather, with his help, finding them will be extremely difficult!" Su Yang snapped a branch and tossed it into the fire, "After all, Hu Zhilong is the local boss—we're strong, but they're numerous."

Hao Ren reminded him: "This contradicts Deputy Commander Ma's orders!"

"But our goals are the same!" Su Yang clenched his teeth, his jaw tightening slightly.

Hao Ren fell silent.

"Anlong City is definitely compromised. If we don't control Hu Zhilong and his group, ordinary leads will rely solely on our team!" Su Yang gazed slowly at the Beast Tamers of the Fourteenth Squad busily moving about, "Seventy Gold-grade Beast Tamers still know nothing—if we scatter them into Anlong City, they won't even stir the water. They won't find clues easily, and might even risk their lives!"

"But what if Deputy Commander Ma blames us..."

"Say it was my order—you were just following it."

Su Yang spoke calmly.

"This..."

Hao Ren admitted: Su Yang's plan was extremely aggressive and forceful—and for the Fourteenth Emergency Squad, it was definitely more beneficial than harmful.

But he still worried Ma Wenhong would blame him.

He had indeed considered shifting blame, but he never expected Su Yang would so readily take full responsibility!

Hao Ren looked at the young Su Yang, feeling a strange pang inside.

He opened his mouth to say something, but Su Yang interrupted him.

"Don't worry—you know my defense. Deputy Commander Ma might not even break through it!"

After staring at Su Yang's easy smile and sincere eyes for a long while, Hao Ren finally sighed and shook his head: "I'll follow you."

"That's the spirit!"

Su Yang patted Hao Ren on the shoulder.

Hao Ren smiled and said nothing more.

"Deputy Officer Liu, assemble the squad. They must know about Anlong City too—they need to understand the dangers inside. Our enemy this time may not just be Black Feather Organization—it could include the Anlong City military!"

"Yes, Major!"

The squad quickly assembled, and Su Yang briefly informed them of the truth.

After learning the real situation in Anlong City, the entire Fourteenth Squad's atmosphere changed.

Just moments ago, they had been laughing and chatting, acting completely relaxed.

After all, some members had genuinely thought this mission was just about investigating missing persons...

Now, every emergency squad member grew serious.

Before eight o'clock, outside the tents, except for a few Beast Tamers on duty, all others returned inside to rest.

The camp was silent.

"Deputy Officer Liu, you haven't said anything so far—what do you think of what I did?"

Liu Mengyun replied: "Major, I have no objections. I fully agree with your thinking."

"Mm, go rest."

Hao Ren glanced at Su Yang and entered his tent.

Zipping up the tent, he thought of Su Yang.

Hao Ren whispered to himself: "Perhaps… he really is more suited to be team leader than I am!"

At ten o'clock the next morning, Su Yang and the others entered the territory of Anlong City.

Soon after, a Gold-Rank Beast Tamer in military uniform, riding a Golden Knife Eagle, appeared before the Fourteenth Squad.

After greeting Su Yang and the others, the Anlong City Beast Tamer led them flying toward Anlong City.

At Anlong City's Chengmenkou, all members of the Fourteenth Squad jumped down and recalled their flying beast companions.

The officer in charge of defense at Chengmenkou, seeing the Fourteenth Emergency Squad land, immediately cleared a passage for Su Yang and the others.

People passing by Chengmenkou stepped aside, curiously observing Su Yang's group of more than seventy.

Seventy-plus Emergency Squad Beast Tamers appearing together was still very rare.

The Anlong City officer saluted Su Yang: "Major, please enter!"

"Good!"

Before entering the city gate, Su Yang, Hao Ren, and Liu Liu Mengyun all noticed the dense posters of missing-person notices plastered at Anlong City's Chengmenkou.

Su Yang asked the officer: "Do you have a vehicle?"

"We do!"

"Arrange a vehicle—we need to go urgently to the military headquarters to meet Commander Hu!" Su Yang pointed to the other members of the Fourteenth Squad. "You handle their arrangements."

"Yes!"

Su Yang and the two others boarded a military vehicle and headed straight for Anlong City's military headquarters.

As soon as the Emergency Squad departed, the civilians of Anlong City grew tense.

"What's happened in Anlong City? The Emergency Squad has arrived!"

The Emergency Squad had an extremely high reputation throughout the southwestern region, but was not popular.

Because wherever they went, it signaled that a major crisis had struck the local area!