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Chen Rui placed the folder on Xiong Kai's desk and shrugged helplessly. "I'm sorry, but the final decision wasn't ours to make. We could only provide suggestions and references."
Fan Yu smiled slightly. "That's exactly what I wanted to ask. The higher-ups hardly have time to look at these things, so their main judgment is based on the references you provide. I just want to know, in your eyes, have my incompetent students qualified?"
Chen Rui sighed and handed the blue folder to Fan Yu. Fan Yu opened it to find two blank sheets of paper inside. The title on the first page read: Special Forces Assessment Project [1].
In this section, except for the area behind the fox, which remained blank, everyone else's assessment results were marked with the words 'Basic Qualification.'
In the fox's remarks, it clearly stated, "Due to insights into the existence of dreams, a definitive conclusion cannot be drawn. However, this information has not been disclosed to others."
Turning to the second page, the title remained: Special Forces Assessment Project, but the number in parentheses had changed to two.
Returning the folder to Chen Rui, Fan Yu asked with a smile, "What does this second assessment project entail?"
Chen Rui frowned slightly but decided to answer truthfully since Fan Yu had no opportunity to enter dreams. "This is an advanced assessment, aimed at further evaluating their conditions to see if they can complete tasks under pressure and demonstrate their normal combat capabilities."
Fan Yu nodded and gave a slight bow to Chen Rui. "Their current state must be quite poor, so I hope you can offer them some support. Sometimes, mental support is more valuable than physical assistance."
"I will consider it," Chen Rui replied with a nod as Fan Yu smiled and exited the office.
Immediately, Chen Rui leaned over Xiong Kai's computer. "How is their mental state?"
Xiong Kai shot Chen Rui a glare, thinking that if they could still smile freely after such pressure, they wouldn't be normal!
"Aside from him, the rest are in very poor mental condition. If this continues for another ten days or so, they'll likely reach a state of near collapse," Xiong Kai pointed at the fox. "And even he seems to be deeply troubled; while he may not be as affected as the others, his mental stress is still significant."
Chen Rui stroked his chin thoughtfully. The source of stress for the others likely stemmed from Fan Yu's death and the crises faced by their loved ones back home. As for the fox's mental pressure, it should come from knowing everything; after all, he was the only one aware of the entire situation. But given how things had progressed, he should realize that Chen Rui would not turn against them—so where did his mental pressure come from?
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Chen Rui's mind. He picked up the folder and flipped to the second page, quickly writing a line beneath the fox's remarks. As he wrote, a smile gradually spread across his face until he was nearly laughing out loud.
Xiong Kai looked at Chen Rui and sighed, "Are you going to dream again?"
"Stop talking." Chen Rui placed the pen and folder directly on Xiong Kai's desk, pushed open the office door, and quickly walked out.
Xiong Kai muttered to himself in the office, "Although nothing has gone wrong so far, your frequent dreaming is indeed a very rare situation. If something happens to you, won't I be in big trouble?"
***
The Nuclear Control Center was actually surrounded by a forest and mountains. The nearest access was just a cleared path; normally, entering the Nuclear Control Center required passing through several hidden sentries. Thus, they could only infiltrate from within the forest.
Less than two kilometers southeast of the Missile Silo, six individuals clad in jungle camouflage were lying in wait.
Last night, shortly after they got into their vehicle, the entire city lost power. All streetlights, buildings, and even the all-night shopping mall lights went out simultaneously. The surveillance footage was no exception; they relied on the vehicle's night vision system to successfully avoid all monitoring and arrive here.
Since they were too close to the Nuclear Control Center, everyone dared not make any significant noise. They huddled around the Land Rover, waiting for orders from above.
"Time to eat! Time to eat!" Tiger weakly approached the back of the Land Rover with several bags of individual rations, looking like a roadside con artist at first glance.
Everyone put down their weapons and gathered at the back of the Land Rover.
The individual rations were brought from a weapons crate and were the latest products made domestically. They included not only self-heating meals for one person but also team-sized self-heating meals such as grilled pork chops, grilled beef, fried chicken, and even fresh fruits and energy drinks. The luxury level was comparable to that of high-end restaurants.
Although this meal couldn't compare to an American feast at a Michelin-starred restaurant, it was still considered quite good in terms of Chinese cuisine. Even so, everyone quietly finished their food and disposed of the packaging by burying it in a nearby pit.
Seeing his teammates like this, Fox finally couldn't hold back any longer and roared loudly, "You bunch of pigs! At this point, you're still thinking about random nonsense! When orders come down later, acting like this will get you killed! Do you understand that?!"
Everyone stopped in their tracks and silently stared at Fox.
Watching them continue to wear blank expressions, Fox felt as if his lungs were about to explode with anger. "You lot! If you received an order to attack right now, do you think you could take that place? Huh! If you're just looking to die, I’m not willing to go along with that. If we're going to do this, we have to succeed! If we succeed, then our friends and family on the other side of the Earth won’t have to face that kind of crisis anymore!"
Still, no one spoke, but each person's expression was grim. They wanted to argue back but couldn’t find any excuses.
Fox stepped forward and grabbed Elephant General by the collar, speaking fiercely, "You! You're the leader! Are you really going to lead us to our deaths? We're going into battle, not just to die!!!"
Releasing Elephant General, Fox turned and seized Tiger by the collar. "And you, damn it! You're supposed to be the combat commander! Just how strong is this team? Can we break through that elite unit's blockade?!!"
Tiger coughed a few times; he truly had no answer for that question because he had just questioned the team's combat effectiveness himself.
"What’s wrong with all of you? Can’t you look ahead? If we don’t fight with everything we have, what will happen to our families? If we don’t fight with everything we have, how will this war end? If we don’t fight with everything we have, then we won’t be able to leave here!" Fox pointed at the five stunned individuals, his voice growing louder with each word, forcing them back into reality.
Elephant General murmured, "What do you mean?"
Fox immediately replied, "Yes! There’s no way there will be any nuclear detonation sequence. Once we take the Nuclear Control Center, they will announce a ceasefire. If we refuse, they will surrender, just like in the Five O'Clock War, because their potential casualties are beyond what they can bear."
Tiger chuckled in relief and laughed heartily. "So the Liaison Officer's words were meant to give us this desperate resolve? A bunch of reckless fools with no way out, ha ha ha!"
"Only by embracing the determination to die can one hope to survive."
Suddenly, the Tactical Tablet at Elephant General's waist lit up with a beep. Everyone's hearts jumped in surprise because this Tactical Tablet had been given to them by Chen Rui. The message could only mean two things: either a cancellation of the operation or that combat was about to begin!!!
Sure enough, after opening the message, four black Chinese characters jumped into view. These four characters declared that diplomatic relations between the two countries had officially broken down and that one side had declared war on the other.
"Commence operations!!!"
Elephant General immediately began deploying tasks. "White Wolf, take the explosives to the nearest high-voltage power tower and contact me once you've installed them."
White Wolf picked up the rifle from his arms and grabbed a black coded briefcase from beside the Land Rover, sprinting towards the road to the east.
“Tiger, Lion Brother, take the Missile launcher to your previous high ground and set it up. The coordinates should already be inputted. Once it's installed, hurry to the designated meeting point!”
“Understood!” Tiger and Lion Brother saluted in unison, then slung their rifles over their shoulders, each dragging a white weapons case as they ran westward.
“Fox, Big Dog. Carry that portable Missile and follow me!” Elephant General checked his weapon, disengaged the safety, chambered a round, and charged north with Fox and Big Dog.
White Wolf gasped for breath as he reached the base of a high-voltage power tower by the roadside. The Nuclear Control Center drew its power from here, so blowing up any of these towers would temporarily disrupt its electrical system. He chose this route for safety; there were countless eyes on the road leading to the Nuclear Control Center, making it a fool's errand to try and blow up a tower along that path.
Quickly opening the briefcase, he strapped two black bombs to the supporting pillars of the high-voltage tower, activated the switch on the detonator, and confirmed that the bombs received the signal before running back with the briefcase.
“Mission accomplished, heading to the designated meeting point,” White Wolf reported via radio, one hand aiming his gun ahead while the other carried the briefcase as he dashed through the forest.
“We're ready here too, about to head to the designated meeting point,” came Lion Brother's voice over the radio, with footsteps and hurried breaths clearly audible.
The meeting point was at the edge of the forest directly in front of the main entrance of the Nuclear Control Center. Once everyone arrived, Elephant General immediately ordered, “Detonate!”
Seconds later, the sound reached everyone's ears.
“B!!!” Even at a distance of about two kilometers, they could clearly hear the violent explosion, followed by all lights at the Nuclear Control Center going out.
“Open fire!”
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