Chapter 193: Clearing Mission Initiated

Having grinded monster Copies for several days in a row, Zhou Chu was indeed a bit tired.

After finishing dinner, Zhou Chu intended to get a good night's sleep, so he lay down on his bed early, pressing the Communication Watch on his wrist from time to time.

Recently, the major frontline battlefields had been calm, and even if minor situations occasionally arose, the main combat troops were fully capable of handling them.

In a daze, Zhou Chu drifted off to sleep.

He did not know how long he had slept when he felt a faint sound of footsteps by his ear.

Opening his eyes, he discovered that Long Aofei had arrived at the dormitory at some unknown time and was currently tiptoeing toward the chair by the desk, carrying takeout in his hand, seemingly not wanting to wake him.

Because Long Aofei had obtained a dormitory card specially given to him by Principal Yu Dafu, he could come to Zhou Chu's dormitory at any time.

Coming to his dormitory in the middle of the night without sleeping, there must be news about the Soul Crystal Mine.

Thus, Zhou Chu sat up from the bed in one motion and couldn't help but ask, "What's the situation?"

Long Aofei sat down and signaled for Zhou Chu to sleep a little longer.

But Zhou Chu was in no mood to sleep; his mind was now entirely on the Soul Crystal Mine, and his sleepiness had long since vanished.

Zhou Chu looked at Long Aofei eagerly and pressed, "Chief, is there news from the Soul Crystal Mine?"

Long Aofei smiled, made a gesture for him to calm down, took out the takeout, and said, "Don't be in such a rush, wait until I finish eating!"

"I was exhausted today; I was dragged up by the headquarters chief early in the morning, and just formulating the clearing plan took an entire day. I only just finished."

"Do you want some?"

Zhou Chu immediately waved his hand.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Long Aofei smiled and began to wolf down the food.

"Chief, why don't you tell me while you eat!" Zhou Chu couldn't help but tease him intentionally; to be honest, he was quite anxious right now.

With his mouth stuffed full, Long Aofei said vaguely, "What... what's the rush? You have to eat food one bite at a time, and matters have to be discussed one by one."

In less than five minutes, the takeout was finished. Long Aofei seemed to still want more, but he pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, then sat up straight and said, "It's decided. The clearing plan will be implemented at exactly 6:00 AM. You are the reserve for this clearing plan and have been arranged into the Second Echelon."

"If the main assault squad cannot take it down, you and Zhou Li will step in as the Second Echelon."

"The headquarters chief considered that the Demon Sniper Squad should avoid solo operations as much as possible, which is why he agreed to let Zhou Li participate in this operation too!"

"Of course, because your identities are quite special, you must be disguised when participating in the mission."

Hearing this, Zhou Chu's heart couldn't help but jolt. To be arranged as a reserve squad to participate in this clearing mission—to be honest, he felt a bit unhappy.

But since it was the arrangement of the headquarters chief, he could not say anything more and could only obey the order.

Seeing that Zhou Chu had no objections, Long Aofei took a black Combat Suit out of his Storage Space and placed it beside Zhou Chu.

"There are about 4 hours left until 6:00 AM, so you can continue to catch up on sleep. You must arrive at the Playground helipad to find me at 5:00; I will personally take you to the mission location."

After saying this, Long Aofei carried his empty lunch box and left the dormitory.

Placing the Combat Suit to the side, Zhou Chu lay back down on the bed, attempting to sleep a bit more, but his mind couldn't help but start thinking about the mission he was about to participate in.

He wondered what the strength of this so-called main assault squad was like? Could they complete this clearing plan in one fell swoop? Would their Demon Sniper Squad still have a chance to participate?

These questions swirled continuously in his mind.

After a long while, Zhou Chu finally entered a state of light sleep. It felt as if he hadn't slept long before he was startled awake from his dream again.

He checked the time; it was already 4:00.

He rose quickly, washed up briefly, and put on the black Combat Suit.

The material of the Combat Suit was very special; it was clearly not made of ordinary materials. It felt free to move in when worn, without any feeling of tightness.

At the same time, there was an inconspicuous black button on the collar of the Combat Suit. As long as this button was pressed, Zhou Chu's face would be covered by a black mask.

Carrying his Life Soul Artifact on his back, Zhou Chu looked toward the mirror on the side.

The person in the mirror, dressed in the black Combat Suit, had an upright posture and exuded a cold, stern temperament.

The face covered by the black mask added a sense of mystery and murderous intent.

After checking the equipment on his body once more and confirming everything was correct, he headed toward the Playground helipad.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the campus was completely silent.

When he arrived at the Playground helipad, he found that Long Aofei was already there, and standing next to him was a girl wearing a black Combat Suit—it was Zhou Li.

Zhou Li was wearing the same style of black Combat Suit as Zhou Chu, her face also covered by a black mask, her hair tied behind her head, looking exceptionally capable.

In the past few days, Li Er had been raising her level in the various Copies in the school, and her current level was almost catching up to Zhou Chu's.

"The time is about right, let's go." Long Aofei said, pressing a few times on the Communication Watch on his wrist.

Before long, a speck of light appeared in the dim sky, and as this speck of light grew closer, a strange-looking aircraft appeared in his line of sight.

This aircraft was entirely black, and it made almost no sound when flying, save for the *thump-thump-thump* of the jet engines.

The aircraft landed slowly on the helipad, the cabin door opened, Long Aofei walked into the aircraft first, and Zhou Chu and Zhou Li followed closely behind.

After entering the aircraft, Zhou Chu discovered that it was completely enclosed; one could not see a single glimpse of the outside from within.

As a top-secret of Shenxia, the specific location of the Soul Crystal Mine could not be disclosed either.

Even though Zhou Chu and the others were the parties involved in the clearing mission, an absolutely confidential method was still adopted.

Long Aofei walked to the control panel in the front, pressed the start button, and the aircraft slowly ascended, flying toward the mission location on autopilot.

There was no conversation along the way.

After about an hour or so, he felt the aircraft's speed slowly decrease, and finally, it landed steadily.

The cabin door opened, and a damp scent rushed toward them. Zhou Chu and Li Er followed Long Aofei out of the aircraft.

Before them was a dense forest; the trees were tall and thick, their branches and leaves intertwined, almost blocking out the sky, making the place appear exceptionally dim.

The Soul Crystal Mine was actually hidden within a large forest, which also made its specific location difficult to capture.

At this moment, Long Aofei waved his hand toward the ground, and a small Teleportation Array was revealed.

It seemed that to truly reach the Soul Crystal Mine, one had to pass through this special Teleportation Array.

Following that, the three of them walked into the Teleportation Array together.

Amidst the flickering of Light Tier and Ray Tier, their figures vanished from where they stood.