Seeing the actions of Yan Jun and the others, Jiang Wu Ming dropped the head of the silver-armored warrior and returned the salute in the same manner.
Hmm?
Upon seeing Jiang Wu Ming's actions, Yan Jun and the others' hearts stirred slightly.
This salute belonged exclusively to the Military Department.
At this moment, Jiang Wu Ming returning such a salute immediately gave them a thought: Had Jiang Wu Ming joined the Military Department?
There was no answer. After returning the salute, Jiang Wu Ming's gaze immediately shifted to the great curtain in front, his brows furrowed tightly.
Although he was not yet a formal member of the Military Department, due to the journey to Loulan, his understanding of the extraterrestrial enemies was greater than that of many members of the Military Department.
He knew very well that if all the descending extraterrestrial enemies were killed, the link connecting the two worlds – the great curtain – would disappear.
The great curtain not disappearing meant that more extraterrestrial enemies would descend!
And according to the experience and patterns summarized by the Military Department regarding extraterrestrial enemies, the strength of enemies descending from the same great curtain would increase as time went on.
For example, the second batch of enemies descending on Hanshan Temple were stronger than the first batch!
The two silver-armored warriors Jiang Wu Ming had just killed were both at the ninth stage of the Two-Star War God.
Therefore, this meant that the enemies descending next would be at the Three-Star War God level or above!
Seeing Jiang Wu Ming's actions, Yan Jun and the others also glanced at the great curtain, their blood-stained faces filled with solemn expressions!
Just now, they were in a desperate situation, and Jiang Wu Ming arrived in time. What would happen if enemies at the Three-Star War God level or above descended next?
"Director Yan, please call Grandpa Qin and report the situation here. According to the pattern, the great curtain has not disappeared, meaning there will be more enemies, and their strength will be considerable."
Jiang Wu Ming retracted his gaze and said to Yan Jun.
"Okay!"
Yan Jun nodded and immediately took out his phone to contact Qin Yuan Zheng, only to find that Qin Yuan Zheng's phone number was out of service.
For this reason, Yan Jun called Qin Yuan Zheng's bodyguard.
This time, the call was connected quickly, and the bodyguard's voice came from the receiver: "Director Yan, the Legion Commander told me that if you called, I should tell you that he and Dean Xia Xueqin of the Donghai Martial Arts Academy have already boarded a helicopter to support you."
"Understood."
Yan Jun suddenly understood upon hearing this, then hung up the phone and said to Jiang Wu Ming, "Master Wu Ming, the Legion Commander and Vice Dean Xia Xueqin of the Donghai Martial Arts Academy are rushing here by helicopter, but we cannot contact them at the moment."
"Director Yan, Grandpa Qin and Aunt Xia are both Three-Star War Gods. If powerful extraterrestrial enemies descend next, even with their arrival, they may not be able to resist. I suggest you report this matter to the Military Department Headquarters immediately and ask them to send more powerful individuals." Jiang Wu Ming reminded him.
"I thought so too."
Yan Jun nodded again and then directly contacted the Operations Bureau of the Military Department Headquarters.
Meanwhile, Nie Xing, Lu Feng, and the few surviving members of the Military Department's Suzhou branch, after simply treating their injuries, began to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades.
For a time, the atmosphere in the courtyard of Hanshan Temple became bleak again. The members of the Military Department's Suzhou branch collected their comrades' bodies while weeping softly with red eyes.
"Master Wu Ming, comrades from the Headquarters Operations Bureau informed me that the headquarters has dispatched Elder Zhou to support us. Elder Zhou is a Five-Star War God!"
Yan Jun quickly ended the call with the Military Department Operations Bureau and said to Jiang Wu Ming again.
"I hope Elder Zhou can arrive in time."
Jiang Wu Ming's brows remained furrowed upon hearing this.
Although in this world today, besides a few individuals like Zhuge Lingjun, Five-Star War Gods were the pinnacle for martial artists.
The Military Department Headquarters dispatching a Five-Star War God to support Hanshan Temple was already considerable support.
However, in Jiang Wu Ming's opinion, it would take time for Elder Zhou to travel from Yanjing to here, even by helicopter or military transport plane.
And no one could guarantee when the next batch of extraterrestrial enemies would descend!
Yan Jun could sense Jiang Wu Ming's concern, which was also his concern, but he said nothing.
As things stood, all he could do was continue to hold his ground here.
"Director Chen!"
Just then, a surprised shout came from not far away.
Lu Feng, while collecting the bodies of the fallen members of the Military Department's Suzhou branch, found Chen Yong. He discovered that Chen Yong was not dead and still had a breath. He then grabbed Chen Yong's shoulder and shook him forcefully.
However, Chen Yong's eyes were tightly closed, and he showed no reaction.
"Director Yan, Director Chen still has a breath, but he cannot be woken up!"
Seeing that he could not wake Chen Yong, Lu Feng immediately got up and reported to Yan Jun.
"Let me see."
Upon hearing this, Yan Jun immediately flickered and moved to Chen Yong's side.
Jiang Wu Ming also flickered over.
After killing the two silver-armored warriors, he had sensed Chen Yong's presence, but he had been distracted by the great curtain and was worried about new extraterrestrial enemies descending later, so he hadn't paid much attention.
"Chen Yong, wake up!"
Yan Jun helped Chen Yong up and shouted loudly.
"Director Chen!"
Seeing this, the few surviving members of the Military Department's Suzhou branch also crowded around, shouting along.
However, no matter how they called, Chen Yong showed no reaction.
Hmm?
Seeing this scene, Jiang Wu Ming's heart stirred, and he asked Yan Jun, "Director Yan, what is Director Chen's condition? How was he injured?"
"Master Wu Ming, Chen Yong was injured by a mental attack from an extraterrestrial enemy..."
As Yan Jun spoke, he thought of something, his gaze immediately swept across the entire courtyard, and then his expression changed drastically.
Swish! Swish!
Upon hearing Yan Jun's words, Nie Xing and Lu Feng also realized something, scanned their surroundings, and their expressions changed drastically.
The previous battle had been too fierce and dangerous, and they had focused their attention on the enemies in front of them, not noticing the departure of the black-robed youth.
After the battle ended, they first thanked Jiang Wu Ming for his intervention, and then, like Jiang Wu Ming, seeing that the great curtain had not disappeared and fearing the descent of new powerful extraterrestrial enemies, they had not carefully examined the bodies of the extraterrestrial enemies.
Only now did they realize that the black-robed youth's body was not in the courtyard!
This meant that the black-robed youth was not dead but had left amidst the chaos!
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Wu Ming sensed the change in Yan Jun and the others' expressions and asked.
"The enemy who injured Director Chen with mental power was wearing a black robe, but his body is not here."
Yan Jun responded to Jiang Wu Ming with a solemn expression, then asked Nie Xing, "Nie Xing, did you and Wang Cheng attack that black-robed youth?"
"Director Yan, after I interrupted the black-robed youth's mental attack on Chen Yong, I intended to kill him in one go, but he immediately launched a mental attack on me. After I dodged it hastily, a silver-armored warrior pounced on me, and I lost the opportunity to attack the black-robed youth."
Nie Xing first answered what he had done, then recalled, "If I remember correctly, Wang Cheng also did not attack the black-robed youth! To be precise, apart from the mental attack on Chen Yong, the black-robed youth did not participate in the battle!"
"What was that black-robed youth's role in the enemy formation? Why did he launch a mental attack on Chen Yong?"
From Yan Jun and Nie Xing's words, Jiang Wu Ming sensed something was amiss.
On one hand, the black-robed youth was different from all the fallen extraterrestrial enemies at the scene; he was not wearing armor!
On the other hand, Chen Yong's strength was not the strongest among everyone, nor was his position the highest, yet the black-robed youth attacked Chen Yong – this was very unusual!
"Master Wu Ming, that black-robed youth was the leader of the enemy! After the second wave of enemies descended, the black-robed youth asked Director Chen about the whereabouts of the girl, Director Chen did not answer, and then the black-robed youth launched a mental attack on Director Chen!"
This time, before Yan Jun and Nie Xing could speak, Lu Feng answered first.
Swish!
Upon hearing Lu Feng's words, Jiang Wu Ming's expression suddenly changed: "Girl? Are you saying that black-robed youth was asking about Xiao Yao's whereabouts?!"
"Yes, Master Wu Ming."
This time, Yan Jun answered Jiang Wu Ming's question and added:
"The black-robed youth did not get the answer he wanted, so he launched a mental attack on Chen Yong. I thought there was something wrong and worried that he might extract Chen Yong's memories through some secret method we didn't know about, so I ordered the battle..."
Yan Jun stopped halfway through his sentence.
Because he found that Jiang Wu Ming was no longer listening to him but had immediately taken out his phone and dialed a number.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is switched off."
The next moment.
The pleasant voice of the automated operator came from the receiver.
That voice, falling into Jiang Wu Ming's ears, was like the roar of the god of death!
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