In just thirty minutes, the first batch of dead soldiers to be evacuated was moved to the surface with the elevator.As the elderly wouldn't be able to travel over a hundred kilometers on foot, the dead soldiers would be moving with children between two to ten.To not burden the elderly who would be evacuated later, the dead soldiers would carry their children on their backs as they traveled. It was not a problem, as they were all trained fighters, and Charlie had specifically told them not to bring any luggage.The dead soldiers and children had never left the mines in a conscious state, but they didn't stop to appreciate the unexpected luxury. They immediately formed up under the command of their respective squad leaders and, led by armed cavalry guards, set off for the food processing plant.They had already planned a route from Duca Mines to the food processing plant that would cut through other phosphate mines, taking a short detour to avoid crowded areas.As the dead soldier

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, thousands of miles away from Duca Mines, Arlo Griffin was standing on a tower without anyone in sight, aside from his consul Callum Biffle.At the moment, the Right Military Governor was grumbling, "How long do we have to wait? We don't even have the faintest clue when that prick is coming. What if they have sensed a trap? Doesn't that mean he will never show up?"Callum then told him under his breath, "Well, we can't exactly be half-hearted when the Three Elders are here in our jurisdiction. I mean, they're mostly staying in seclusion for cultivation and don't need us serving their beck and call, but top officials like us goofing off here? We definitely could achieve more elsewhere."The Transition is supposed to start in two days, but Kansair Mile's garrison is exempt, anyway. Talk about serving no purpose at all… if anything, we should be asking Her Lordship for permission to return to Naples."Arlo was silent for a beat, but he soon sighed. "Look, I'd lik

The mining machinery was working in full capacity, while trucks loaded with hundreds of tons of raw phosphate were moving back and forth across the mines and the refinery, kicking up a cloud of white dust across the barren lands of the mines.Even Charlie couldn't help feeling a tinge of sadness watching the trucks that were as tall as three-floor buildings. If he had had them in Syria to help with construction and logistics at Ten Thousand Armies' base, they might have been twice as effective, even moving mountains.Still, he could only make a mental note to buy a few since each of those trucks was going to be torched, and he was not taking anything away.Beside him, Penny looked like she had lost all her will to live.She wasn't just afraid to flee from Charlie, just as she hated the idea of leaving with him.If the Qing Eliminating Society presumed that she had turned, that she had been abducted or murdered, her family would lose their greatest hope and wouldn't have another ch

Arlo grunted noncommittally before hanging up.While Penny was left staring at the phone and biting her lip in silence, Charlie suddenly said, "Your governor is telling you to return and await further orders… That means he's not leaving his post anytime soon."Penny began tentatively, "Well, he's busy…""Busy, my ass," Charlie snorted in disdain. "He's just playing chaperone to the Three Elders in Nigeria."Penny exclaimed in surprise, "H-How did you know?!"Charlie shrugged nonchalantly. "I just know, and that it's Fleur's plan to have the Three Elders ambush me in Nigeria. Though I'm sure she never expected me to come here instead of going to Nigeria."Penny couldn't help thinking highly of Charlie's abilities.Even Penny herself didn't have the clearance to that information, and Arlo was breaking a rule telling her about it.Naturally, she was also aware that Arlo was giving her special treatment to get in her good graces. She had certainly been keen to return the favor so t

Astonished, Porter asked, "Mr. Wade… Did you just say Ms. Singer reached the Transformation Realm at the age of sixteen?!"Charlie nodded. "Yes, and then she attained enlightenment at twenty-two. Her talent is the type you find once in a lifetime."Porter felt his stomach churn, and he also felt embarrassed. When he had led the charge up Mount Wintry, he had felt like he had the world at his feet, and he was just an eight-star warrior then. That was still a far cry from the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm, where his mentor, Pilos Kent, had stayed stuck for thirty years, unable to break through to the Dark Realm!And yet, this unassuming, delicate maiden before him had reached the Transformation Realm at the age of sixteen!Forget improving through the Illuminating Realm, the Dark Realm, the Transformation Realm, and the Master Realm! Just breaking through to the Dark Realm was already a mountain to climb! What kind of genius did it actually take to shoot up to