Chapter 289: The Imperial General Was Again Forcibly Flirted With 17

As long as they summon the mech, they can secure victory.

But just then, Zuo Zhu, who had not appeared until now, was suddenly bound by a quantum tether and thrown into their encirclement.

Also thrown over at the same time were the people Steven had arranged in the shadows.

This sudden interruption left everyone on Steven's side stunned, and no one noticed the faint smile that flitted across Alex's face.

Immediately after, came the sound of hurried footsteps.

Steven watched helplessly as the federal troops quickly counter-encircled everyone he had brought.

They were always combat-ready, their expressions stern, holding weapons—electromagnetic pulse guns, magnetic storm guns, ion beam devices, and even spacetime locks and dark energy emitters, which the empire classifies as dangerous weapons!

The troops made a path, and Jin Chen walked over, holding Xavier who should have been speaking on stage, and threw him to the ground without mercy.

Xavier's face was ashen, as if he had suffered a severe blow, and the epaulettes on his shoulders were cut off by a sharp blade.

What on earth happened!

At this moment, this is what everyone on Steven's side is thinking.

"An imperial royal family member and an imperial military department member have intruded into the federal capital without permission, even colluding with federal legion members in an attempt to abduct the general's wife—you've got guts."

Jacob stood beside Jin Chen, holding a magnetic storm gun aimed at the astonished Ian and others, his tone extremely arrogant.

Ian was at a loss for words, unsure how to handle it; in this situation, he could only look toward Steven.

Alex let out a breath, crossed the crowd, walked to Jin Chen's side, relaxed, and flung himself into his arms.

Fortunately, fortunately they received a transmission from Gila and the other, knew Steven's plan, and had made preparations in advance.

Otherwise, if Steven really summoned the mech, this place would again see a bloodbath, and all the guests attending would suffer undeserved disaster.

"Be good, I'll handle the rest." Jin Chen soothed the person in his arms, embracing them with one hand, his tone gentle.

"Mm."

Alex nodded, then glanced curiously at the warriors surrounding them—the Federal First Legion personally trained by Jin Chen.

Steven also finally calmed down, trying to find a loophole in Jacob's words.

"What general's wife! He was forcibly abducted by you! He's one of our imperial people!"

"Exactly," Ian said, lifting his chin and glaring at Jacob arrogantly, "I'm an imperial royal viscount; even without approval, I'm here as a federal diplomat—how can you treat me like this?"

"Never mind your lousy viscount; if you're here, you must obey federal rules!" Jacob, too busy to listen to his chatter, brandished his gun irritably.

"Attack! Let these people who bullied our general's wife see that our First Legion is no pushover."

At the command, the soldiers immediately shouted and began to attack these people; anyway, the general is present today, so it doesn't matter whether it's the empire or not!

Steven now had no chance to summon the mech; he couldn't even dodge in time, but he kept Ian in mind, thinking that if Ian were injured here, the emperor would certainly not let him off, so he shielded him.

Seeing this, 0731 couldn't help but sigh.

【Without the dark power's boost, the protagonist is truly loving! And truly weak!】

【Hey Host, you clearly already retrieved and repaired Little Pitiful One's mech from the battlefield—today is the perfect chance for him!】

Jin Chen stared at this one-sided fight with no suspense, and replied to 0731.

【It's not the time yet; the banquet hall is not far off, one mech is already enough to be arrogant, and if two mechs fought here, the place would be razed to the ground.】

"They're probably not personally trained by you, are they?" Jin Chen suddenly asked the person in his arms.

Seeing Gila's gesture, Alex nodded, signaling Gila and the other to leave amid the chaos, and answered Jin Chen: "No, although they also belong to the Fourth Military Department within my jurisdiction, they are Steven's personal guards and not under my command."

"No wonder they're so weak." Jin Chen nodded in agreement.

He made no judgment, merely looked up at Jin Chen with a hint of embarrassment, "Your subordinates, why do they all call me……madam?"

"Isn't that obvious?"

Jin Chen looked surprised, his expression hurt, "Come on, dear, you don't want to accept this title?"

"……No."

Alex's light‑gold eyes blinked, then he glanced again at Steven and the others, beaten to a bloody pulp, his expression somewhat strange.

In just two months, I went from being an imperial general to becoming the federal general's wife, and even now I'm watching my former subordinates get beaten.

What a fantastical reality.

【Villain Blackening Value detected –10! Total now 60!】

Jin Chen, however, thought of another meaning, narrowing his eyes, wondering if the old man could arrange a military post in the First Legion for Alex—so proud, he would surely not be content to end his soldier's career here.

But this is obviously not something to consider now.

Seeing that the beating had more or less ended, Jin Chen finally called a halt, preventing these people from actually being killed here.

"Third Legion Major Zuo Zhu and Major General Xavier, ignoring federal law, secretly colluded with imperial royal family members in illicit dealings."

"The ringleader, Zuo Zhu Drew, is stripped of his rank; the Drew family is barred from military service for three generations and exiled to a fringe desert star, never to leave."

"The accomplice, Xavier Yisen, is stripped of his rank and imprisoned in a special cage on the prison star, never to be release."

He spoke with imposing aura, and after finishing, he didn't care about their reactions, ordering them to be taken away.

"No! Jin Chen! You're just a general of the First Legion—you have no authority over me!" Xavier finally snapped, struggling wildly.

Jin Chen looked down at him, as if watching a dying, struggling clown, parted his lips slightly, and spoke in a calm, unhurried voice.

"I am now acting in my capacity as the federal second successor, stripping you of your status and rights; do you have any objections?"

"I……" Xavier could say nothing more.

Zuo Zhu, who had not spoken a word until now, suddenly lifted his head to look at Jin Chen, his eyes complex, "I never thought of betraying the federation."

"When you accepted money to help the empire carry out that plan, you already betrayed the honor of your rank," Jin Chen said flatly.

"Take them all away."

"Yes!"

This time, Jin Chen looked at Steven and the others, on the verge of death, their faces bruised and swollen.

"I…my uncle! He won't let you off!"

Ian had been pampered since childhood; even though he became a military field medic for Steven, he had never truly been to the front lines, where he had suffered such pain.

"What a coincidence, I won't let you off either."

Jin Chen suddenly approached, casually taking a quantum light blade from a soldier's hand, poised to kill him.