Chapter 159: No Plan, Is the Plan

While they were speaking, the helicopter landed at the Northern Front's scout camp.

As soon as he stepped off the aircraft, Scout Team 1 Captain Jia Mengshan came up to meet them and gave Long Aofei a straight salute.

When he saw Zhou Chu, who followed behind, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"How is the situation?" Long Aofei asked immediately.

Jia Mengshan shook his head and frowned, saying, "It is not optimistic! I have successively dispatched two five-man scout teams, and all of them have lost contact!"

"The Calamity Mist of the Nightmare Land has blocked almost all communication!"

"Grand Commander, I suggest immediately dispatching special combat teams and main combat units to intervene. The situation here cannot be delayed any longer; we must finish it in one go and resolve it quickly!"

Long Aofei glanced at Jia Mengshan: "Why send main combat units? To serve as free food for that King-level Evil Demon?"

"Rather than letting the main combat units sacrifice themselves in vain, it is better for me to go personally. Even if I cannot kill that Evil Demon, I can still severely wound him. When the time comes, sending in troops will surely reduce casualties to a greater extent, will it not?"

Jia Mengshan hurriedly said, "That must not happen, Grand Commander. You are the backbone of the Exorcism Army; without you presiding over things, the morale of the army will surely fall into chaos!"

Unexpectedly, Long Aofei gave a cold snort: "Does the world not keep running regardless of who is missing?"

Jia Mengshan said, "But you are the only powerhouse in the Exorcism Army about to step into the Seven-turn!"

Long Aofei revealed a bitter smile and said somewhat forlornly, "What kind of powerhouse is a Soul Professional without a Life Soul Artifact!"

Jia Mengshan was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to respond to his highest-ranking officer.

After hearing Long Aofei's words, Zhou Chu was also startled in his heart.

The dignified highest-ranking officer of the Exorcism Army, a Quasi-Seventh Rank powerhouse, actually did not have his own Life Soul Artifact?

There must be an untold story behind this.

However, Zhou Chu did not intend to ask; the top priority now was to resolve the matter of the Nightmare Land.

At this moment, Long Aofei turned around, patted Zhou Chu on the shoulder, and said, "You have a general understanding of the situation here; do you have a plan for how to handle it?"

Zhou Chu shook his head: "No!"

Long Aofei frowned slightly: "No? You don't even have a rough battle plan?"

Zhou Chu nodded: "No plan is the plan!"

Jia Mengshan, standing to the side, was immediately astonished upon hearing this: "Grand Commander, the reinforcements you invited couldn't possibly be referring to Zhou Chu, could they?"

"What? Is there a problem?" Long Aofei turned his head and asked.

Jia Mengshan nodded repeatedly, saying with a serious face, "Of course there is a problem! But I am not denying Zhou Chu's strength; it is just that this Nightmare Land is not like the Southern Battlefield."

"The situation this time is more complex, and the degree of danger is higher. Most importantly, what is entrenched in the Nightmare Land is a King-level Evil Demon, which is ten or a hundred times stronger than the leader of an ordinary Demon Cave."

"To act rashly without a detailed battle plan is not going to save people, but to go to one's death!"

Long Aofei's brows were tightly locked.

It was no wonder Zhou Chu had no plan.

After all, the intelligence collected regarding the Nightmare Land was too scarce.

Not to mention Zhou Chu, even he, the Grand Commander, had no way to start.

After pondering for a moment, he still felt it was too dangerous for Zhou Chu to go to the Nightmare Land alone, so he said, "Zhou Chu, I think it should be like this. The situation this time is relatively special; I will go with you!"

Seeing that Zhou Chu was about to say something, Long Aofei made the final decision: "It is settled; prepare yourself, we are leaving immediately."

With the highest-ranking officer speaking personally, Zhou Chu could not say anything and could only nod.

Just then, Long Aofei's assistant suddenly ran over and reported, "Grand Commander, an urgent telegram from headquarters: the Eastern Front main combat unit camp has suddenly been attacked by a large number of Calamity monsters, and casualties are heavy."

"The Military Department wants you to rush to the Eastern Battlefield as soon as possible to command in person!"

Hearing this news, Long Aofei's complexion instantly became very grave.

The Eastern Front was an important area of the entire defense line; once it fell, it would directly endanger the capital, Daxia City, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

But the situation here at the Nightmare Land was also extremely critical; Jiang Chen's life or death was unknown, and the King-level Evil Demon was performing its arts, so he truly could not set his mind at ease.

Long Aofei's brows were locked tight, and he fell into a dilemma.

He looked at Zhou Chu, then at the assistant, his heart struggling incessantly.

Finally, he took a deep breath and said, "Zhou Chu, the war on the Eastern Front is tight, and I must rush over immediately, so I cannot go with you. The mission of the Nightmare Land is fully entrusted to you. If you need any assistance, Captain Jia will fully cooperate with you in this operation!"

Having said that, Long Aofei patted Zhou Chu on the shoulder with some reluctance and boarded the helicopter once more to rush toward the Eastern Front.

Long Aofei not being able to go together was exactly what Zhou Chu wished for.

Since the highest-ranking officer had fully entrusted the mission of the Nightmare Land to him, there was no time to lose; he had to go to the Nightmare Land for a trip immediately.

Seeing that Zhou Chu was about to leave without a word, Jia Mengshan hurriedly grabbed him: "Don't be in such a hurry to go. Although the Grand Commander entrusted the mission to you, we must still deliberate carefully. This Nightmare Land is abnormally dangerous; many scout team members have lost contact before, so we cannot act rashly."

Zhou Chu stopped his steps, looked at Jia Mengshan, and said seriously, "Captain Jia, I understand your concerns. But these team members' lives or deaths are unknown; every second delayed adds a point to their danger."

"Moreover, the intelligence we possess is limited; waiting here is not a solution. Only by going deep into it can we find a way to solve the problem."

Jia Mengshan frowned and said, "That may be so, but you must at least have a basic action plan. Also, our Scout Team 1 cannot just waste time here; we must do something!"

Zhou Chu smiled: "Captain Jia, what you need to do now is stand by here; if I need your assistance, I will notify you!"

To avoid being pestered further by this scout captain, Zhou Chu directly performed Soul Entanglement with Gadi, and his body inexplicably disappeared into the air.

Seeing Zhou Chu disappear while speaking, Jia Mengshan was instantly petrified on the spot.

By the time he reacted, where could he still see Zhou Chu's figure if he wanted to say something?

"Notify? Notify my foot! You've already entered the Nightmare Land, how are you going to notify me?"

Jia Mengshan could only sigh helplessly.

When Zhou Chu arrived at the outskirts of the Nightmare Land, not far away was a fiery scene of artillery fire.

The roar of machine guns and the explosions of shells were incessant.

One could see in the sky that high-precision missiles were shuttling out from the Calamity Mist, blasting the surrounding ground into pits and rolling with thick smoke.

A large number of monsters were roaring and screaming amidst the artillery fire, as if they were undergoing a baptism by the fires of hell.

"Father, the location of the Demon Cave deep in the Nightmare Land has been confirmed."

At this moment, the voice of Li Er came from within the mist.