Chapter 408

Holy crap!

The ashtray is already full.

Cigarette butts are scattered everywhere on the floor.

Luckily, the guy is a big shot from Changwu City, a King-tier Beast Tamer.

Otherwise, smoking like that, he'd have been bankrupt long ago!

"You handled the Anlong City matter very well!" Ma Wenhong said seriously. "The Black Feather Organization researchers and equipment you brought back have shocked the head of our Southwest Military Department's Armaments Division. Those people and instruments are extremely valuable—the division leader praised you, and General Qin is very satisfied with your first mission as team leader!"

"All thanks to Deputy Team Leader Ma's guidance!"

"Stop flattering me!" Ma Wenhong chuckled. "Take a few days off and rest well—another mission might come soon!"

"What mission?"

"About the Shoushen Sect Sect!" Ma Wenhong groaned. "Over the past decade, the Shoushen Sect Sect has spread rapidly within the Southwest Military Department's territory. The Southwest Military Department has discovered large numbers of Shoushen Sect Sect followers across the region… After you killed a Shoushen Sect Sect bishop in Nanyucheng last time, the sect still hasn't given up. In the past month, multiple city governors in the northern part of our southwestern region have reported that many civilians—and even some Beast Tamers—have become followers of the Shoushen Sect Sect."

The Huaxia Federation is divided into nine military departments based on regional zones.

East, West, South, North, Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, Northeast, and the Central Military Department located in the heart of the Huaxia Federation.

Each military department governs the cities within its own territory.

"General Qin and Team Leader Yao both believe we must act immediately to contain the Shoushen Sect Sect beyond the southwestern region!" Ma Wenhong whispered. "If we wait any longer and they solidify their foothold in the north, they'll spread like a plague. If we move too slowly, the Northwest and West Military Departments will be our cautionary tales—they're already in a very weak position."

Su Yang asked curiously: "Very weak?"

"Of course they're weak," Ma Wenhong said, lighting a cigarette with a grim expression. "Think about it—those civilians, those Beast Tamers, even your own family… they all worship that beast god and try to convince you to worship that damn deity. How do you feel?" He sighed. "I heard in the Northwest Military Department, when soldiers try to eliminate Shoushen Sect Sect followers, they feel like they're fighting the whole world. A mob of fanatical believers will rush to protect those cultists—even storm prisons to free the bastards."

Su Yang clenched his lips and said nothing.

If things really reached that point, it would be nearly impossible to reverse.

"And worshipping that damn deity helps absolutely nothing with Huaxia Federation's situation. If that beast god could truly manifest and kill all the ferocious beasts in this world, maybe I'd believe it!" Ma Wenhong joked. "Look at the situation in India—gods and spirits are utterly unreliable. The only thing we can rely on is ourselves."

Su Yang knew very well the situation in India.

Before the Great Catastrophe, India was considered a major population power.

But after their domestic religions adapted to the Catastrophe era by rewriting their doctrines and seizing total power, most civilians sank into a self-delusional mental world, and the entire country's situation rapidly deteriorated!

If they hadn't collapsed, how could Qin Pengcheng have dared lead a team over there to steal ferocious beast eggs?

Su Yang asked quietly: "Didn't the Northwest and West Military Departments control the Shoushen Sect Sect?"

"It's not their fault!" Ma Wenhong sighed. "Over the past few decades, ferocious beast uprisings in the northwest and west have been extremely severe. Many cities have been lost. To resist the beast attacks, they've expended enormous energy. I've heard even recruiting Beast Tamers has become difficult… It's just a bad time overall."

Ma Wenhong admitted frankly: "Our southwestern region is slightly more stable—not just because of high-level efforts, but also due to geographical advantages and luck."

"Mm."

The complex geography of the southwest restricts the migration of low-level ferocious beasts, reducing defense burdens on many cities.

"Eventually, emergency response teams will likely be deployed to garrison the Nanyucheng direction, specifically to eradicate the Shoushen Sect Sect and block its spread!" Ma Wenhong whispered. "Your Fourteenth Team has a high probability of being selected."

"Why?"

Ma Wenhong smiled. "Because of you!"

"Me?"

Su Yang immediately understood.

"Yes. You've clashed twice with the Shoushen Sect Sect and have extremely high resistance to mental-type skills," Ma Wenhong nodded. "You also possess strong tracking abilities—which is exactly what we need most right now. Shoushen Sect Sect followers, in their early stages, often infiltrate our southwestern region under various disguises. It's incredibly hard to root them out. We need you to find them one by one… and kill them."

Su Yang rubbed his nose.

He suddenly realized that having too strong abilities wasn't always a good thing.

"Among the fourteen team leaders in our emergency response unit, you're the most suitable candidate."

Su Yang took a deep breath and said: "I understand. If there's an official order, I'll go."

Last time in Nanyucheng, he had seen the Shoushen Sect Sect's followers—and he despised them deeply.

Just a bunch of scum!

"Don't stress," Ma Wenhong chuckled. "If they send you, we won't let you go alone. We'll assign you the necessary personnel—you won't be left in danger."

"Mm."

The Southwest Military Department acted swiftly. Just two days later, Su Yang was ordered to report to the Southwest Military Department.

He was taken directly into Qin Pengcheng's office.

Inside the office, Su Yang saw Yao Xing, Ma Wenhong, and several other Beast Tamers.

Among them, three were familiar to him!

Two were Starlight-tier Beast Tamers from the Emergency Response Unit's Special Operations Team, skilled in mental-type skills—they had previously worked alongside Su Yang during Emergency Response Unit recruitment.

The third, if Su Yang remembered correctly, was Wang Hong, the Wurm Train conductor!

Su Yang had come to Changwu City on his train.

The events in Shangqing City were still vivid in his memory.

The seven-colored illusion butterfly eggs were obtained in Shangqing City.

Just from recognizing them, there were two Starlight-tier Beast Tamers and one Elite Platinum-tier Beast Tamer… Su Yang realized this team's composition seemed unusually lavish.

ps: Yeah, I'm stuck on writing!