Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 583: Chapter 582 [Eastern Demon, Famous Name]

In New York, U.S., at a nondescript place called ”Little Corner Mountain,” a Huaxia man rode a motorcycle, quite stylishly, into the area in the middle of the night. Around this mountainous region, there was no light and no pedestrians; only small mounds could be seen all around. The only audible sound was the booming noise of the motorcycle engine. This Huaxia man, who was swiftly riding the motorcycle with a cigarette hanging from his mouth—not a very expensive one, just an ordinary Red River brand from Huaxia—was Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen was currently unaware that Bao Tianglong and six others had already encountered an ambush in the remote town on their way to the Ling family estate. They ran into the Death God ten-man squad, led by ”Black Widow,” a capable subordinate dispatched by Libi from Military Base No. 13; ten powerful Superpower Users. As for Wang Jie, his fate was uncertain. It looked like he was doomed—the magnitude and intensity of the explosion had greatly alarmed Bao Tianglong and the others.

Now, Ye Tianchen had to do something important. He knew that rescuing Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yuxun, the grandfather and grandson, was not going to be easy. In New York, with its three major military bases, even though the Ling family estate was surrounded by the U.S. Marine Corps, these three military bases were likely the focal points for dealing with the Ling family’s issues. Therefore, Ye Tianchen went to Liu Rumei to get detailed information about the three major military bases in New York, aiming to have some leverage when rescuing Ling Shuanghe and Ling Yue, otherwise, no matter how powerful he was, it would be very difficult to bring them back to Huaxia together.

”Di Yiwang, stop monitoring the others and return to base immediately. I’m in danger here!” General Wett was drenched in cold sweat as he urgently spoke into the advanced device.

At that moment, the man who was flying mid-air in that remote town quickly received the message and frowned. With a swift motion, he disappeared.

Wett was sweating profusely, feeling increasingly endangered as he picked up the phone beside him and spoke directly, ”All heads, immediately come to my office for a meeting!”

After speaking, Wett quickly lit a cigar and took big puffs, sweating heavily on his forehead. He thought of a possibility, which he wanted to disbelieve but couldn’t deny. Remembering how Ye Tianchen, the Eastern Demon, had dominated the entirety of Washington recently and how all the military forces in Washington were deployed, yet Ye Tianchen still forcefully breached into the White House. If it hadn’t been for Thomas, the captain of the Superpower Special Agent Team, intervening personally, Ye Tianchen might have been having tea with President Hei Bama by now.

Wett, an arrogant man, yet somewhat more stable than the madman Balock, believed in the strength of his subordinate, Di Yiwang, whose superpower abilities were formidable. He thought that as long as Di Yiwang took action, Ye Tianchen, the Eastern Demon, could definitely be killed. But now, with Di Yiwang not by his side, Wett felt insecure. It was then that he remembered—wasn’t Little Corner Mountain exactly where his Military Base No. 11 was located? Ye Tianchen, the Eastern Demon, heading there alone—could it really just be a coincidence?

Nobody expected that Ye Tianchen alone, riding a motorcycle to Little Corner Mountain, had chosen to target Military Base No. 11 first. According to the information from Liu Rumei, on the way to the Ling family estate, Military Base No. 11 was the closest and most likely to deploy troops quickly. Hence, Ye Tianchen decided to take down this military base first.

What Wett never expected was that Ye Tianchen, the Eastern Demon, targeted his Military Base No. 11 first, which was somewhat unbelievable. Could Ye Tianchen really, alone, confront an entire military base? Was that even possible? Initially, Wett was very skeptical. However, considering that Ye Tianchen could dominate the entire Washington, meaning that all the military forces of Washington couldn’t stop him unless Thomas intervened, Ye Tianchen truly was unstoppable. For a powerful Superpower User, what was superpower? It was having capabilities beyond imagination, just like his subordinate, Di Yiwang. Thinking of this, Wett no longer remained calm, he immediately called Di Yiwang back and also convened a meeting with all the heads of Military Base No. 11 to prepare for defense.

Indeed, Ye Tianchen was targeting Military Base No. 11, but at this point, he was still on the way and unaware that Wett, the head of Military Base No. 11, had already discerned his intention. Meanwhile, the fate of Wang Jie remained unknown, and Bao Tianglong and others fell into the ambush by the Death God ten-man squad dispatched by Libi from Military Base No. 13.

Soon inside Wett’s office, several men in military uniforms appeared—these men were the heads of Military Base No. 11. They didn’t expect that, just after leaving, Wett had summoned them again.

”General Wett, what’s the matter?” one of them asked.

”Immediately put our Military Base No. 11 on level-one alert. Everyone must be at their posts and no unauthorized movements in or out are allowed. Anyone suspicious can be shot on sight,” Wett said sternly.

”This... What’s going on?”

”Why suddenly a level-one alert?”

”Level-one alert requires reporting to higher authorities and puts the base on edge. Shouldn’t we reconsider?”

These elder statesmen were very puzzled. Indeed, putting the military base on level-one alert was a very serious and solemn matter. It had been at least twenty years since any U.S. military base had been on level-one alert. First, there was no war; second, these military bases were all within the country—what could possibly pose a danger? Wett’s sudden declaration to go into level-one alert and prohibit istrates were indeed a sign of a grave situation.

”When I say go to DEFCON 1, I mean immediately go to DEFCON 1. What’s with all the nonsense, do you all eat shit?” Wett yelled angrily in English.

”General Wett, what exactly is making you so nervous? We hope to get the real information...” one of them asked.

”You’re not following my orders?” Wett was an arrogant man, and what he said had to go. Seeing these old men actually questioning him, he immediately slammed a handgun onto the table.

In the U.S., a multiparty government runs the country, and even the president, Hei Bama, cannot act at whim. Similarly, within some military bases, it’s not entirely up to the top official to decide everything alone. Matters such as putting a military base on DEFCON 1 alert are significant, creating tension for everyone and even disrupting the bases’ daily training, development, and research. Thus, Wett alone couldn’t make it happen—it required the agreement of several other senior leaders.

”General Wett, don’t be impulsive. Even if you kill us, without our joint signatures, you can’t put the base on DEFCON 1. What exactly is going on? I hope you can tell us. We have the right to know!” another old man spoke up.

Wett was a very self-absorbed person, and the reason for his current behavior was that he believed he was the person in charge of Military Base No. 11, and that these old men had to listen to him. Unaware that these old men would defy him, Wett burst out.

He was stunned for a few seconds, then forcibly suppressed his anger because the old man was right—even if he killed all of them, he still couldn’t place Military Base No. 11 on DEFCON 1. In the end, the person facing a great crisis would still be him, because to put the base on DEFCON 1 alert, he needed the signatures of everyone present in agreement, otherwise it couldn’t be done. This was a strict rule.

”General Wett, what exactly is going on?”

”We have the right to know.”

”Entering DEFCON 1 without cause will result in us facing disciplinary actions.”

”All right, then I’ll tell you. This time, those Huaxia people, led by the Eastern Demon—Ye Tianchen,” Wett said coldly.

”What? The Eastern Demon?”

”Ye Tianchen?”

”Is that the same young Huaxia man who has been all over Washington, the one who made the president throw several dozens of cups in anger?”

Upon hearing Wett’s words, the elders at Military Base No. 11 were extremely surprised. They had not expected Wett to put Military Base No. 11 on DEFCON 1 because of the Eastern Demon Ye Tianchen. Perhaps the name Ye Tianchen was not as notorious as his nickname, ”Eastern Demon,” a moniker given by the U.S. soldiers who had tried to stop him from reaching the White House and had since been circulating within the U.S. military. Thus, the news shocked the old men sitting there.

”That’s right, I want to tell you that he is likely targeting our Military Base No. 11. I don’t know what he’s up to, but it’s definitely no good. So, do you want to put the base on DEFCON 1 now?” Wett said irritably.

Upon hearing Wett’s words, the elders at Military Base No. 11 looked at each other, then one of them stood up and said, ”We’ll sign the agreement immediately and put the base on DEFIN 1 alert.”