Chapter 649: Senior Meeting of the Southwest Military Headquarters! Smiling Tiger Ma Wenhong!

"Colonel Zhang, I understand your point!" Qin Qin Pengcheng made no judgment on Captain Zhang's words, "Any other thoughts? Speak up!"

"I lean toward protecting Su Yang!" a senior officer whispered softly, "Su Yang's talent is too exceptional—he shouldn't be buried. Moreover, I don't think we need to be so pessimistic; the General Headquarters likely doesn't want to eliminate Su Yang either. He's already proven his worth in that battle, far exceeding the value of the tamed beasts he killed… Of course, some people's feelings are harder to ignore, given the enmity already formed."

The deputy commander of the Emergency Unit raised his hand, wanting to speak.

"Deputy Commander Ma, go ahead! What's your opinion?"

Ma Wenhong's face carried its usual smile: "I'd like to ask—can General Qin currently subdue Su Yang?"

"If Su Yang isn't exaggerating, I can't subdue him!" Qin Qin Pengcheng leaned back in his chair and murmured, "To defeat four King-class experts and over twenty Starlight-level Beastmasters at once—he must have wiped out nearly every expert in the western district of Shengjing City, without losing a single tamed beast. I couldn't do that!"

"Just look at Su Yang's tamed beasts—he likely possesses a talent that boosts their levels or triggers mutations. That space-type beast has developed rapidly under his control; it's probably already upgraded to Starlight level and can now perform space teleportation with ease. The Storm Eagle's speed has matched that of an ordinary King-class beast. As for the Hellblood Vine Flower, no need to elaborate—it can obliterate an entire city with ease…"

"In short, across the entire southwest, Su Yang is the top combatant. In certain specialized battlefields, his combat effectiveness will certainly surpass mine!" Qin Qin Pengcheng summed up briefly, "If we truly intend to act against Su Yang, we must prepare for the deaths of nearly half our southwest military's top experts—and even then, success isn't guaranteed."

Ma Wenhong said: "So General Qin means we can't touch Su Yang—even if the General Headquarters sends someone to arrest him, the most likely outcome is Su Yang defects, correct?"

Qin Qin Pengcheng sighed: "Very likely."

Ma Wenhong narrowed his eyes and asked: "Even threatening Su Yang's family probably wouldn't work, would it?"

"That idea is beneath us. Su Yang isn't some fool who lets himself be controlled. With his growth rate, we'll eventually be devoured by him. That space-type beast is unpredictable—we can't gamble. I don't want to wake up one day and find the entire Changwu City covered in Hellblood Vine Flowers. Unless absolutely desperate, we mustn't break the surface peace!"

"If we drive Su Yang away, will he join another organization?"

Qin Qin Pengcheng smiled bitterly: "Those organizations have no reason not to invite Su Yang—he'll be wildly sought after. If it's a neutral group, fine. But if it's Tianxing Society, Black Feather, or Shoushen Sect—the trouble will be immense!"