Qin Xiaozhi's posting of information regarding the Dragon Slaying Team being betrayed by Gu Tianlong on the official Martial Department website and the Divine Net forum quickly spread throughout the entire Everest battlefield and the global martial arts community, causing a massive stir!
On one hand, Jiang Wuming was the focus of attention in the Everest battlefield and the global martial arts community, and every action he took was closely watched.
On the other hand, the frontline command post at Everest first announced the collective death of the Dragon Slaying Team, and then issued a correction announcement. This was highly unusual, and many were curious about what had happened.
Why did the frontline command post make such a basic error?
As the news spread, the global martial arts community, including the Everest battlefield, was abuzz with discussions about the matter.
"Damn it, Gu Tianlong that bastard should be dismembered!"
"Exactly, he actually betrayed General Jiang Wuming and the Dragon Slaying Team. A hundred deaths wouldn't be enough to atone for it!"
"I believe the Martial Department will surely punish Gu Tianlong severely according to laws and regulations!"
In the general ward area of the field hospital, the soldiers were also discussing the matter. They all spoke up for Jiang Wuming and the Dragon Slaying Team, hoping that the Martial Department would severely punish Gu Tianlong and give Jiang Wuming and the Dragon Slaying Team an explanation.
Hearing the discussions from the general ward, Xing Tian, Dongfang Xiaoyao, and Huangfu Weixia's anger intensified, and they subconsciously tightened their grip on their battle sabers.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiaozhi looked at the young man's retreating back and sighed inwardly.
He knew that the young man was willing to lead his team back, not only because he trusted Li Rui, Jian Jian, and others, but also because of the soldiers who supported and trusted the young man.
The young man did not want these former comrades who had fought alongside him to doubt the Martial Department and lose their trust.
However—
Because of certain people and certain matters, the Martial Department had disappointed the young man.
"Huh... isn't that General Wuming and the members of the Dragon Slaying Team?"
Subsequently, someone saw Jiang Wuming and his group, and they all came out.
"General Wuming!"
"Gun God Xiaozhi!"
"Are you injured?"
"We saw what happened to you all. We firmly support you and strongly demand that the Martial Department severely punish Gu Tianlong!"
Soon, a group of injured Martial Department soldiers came out of the wards and enthusiastically greeted Jiang Wuming and the others.
"Thank you."
Jiang Wuming responded with a smile, without any murderous intent, exuding only approachability.
At this moment, he was exactly as he had always appeared to the soldiers of the Martial Department: sunny, upward, low-key, and humble.
After warmly responding to the soldiers in the general ward, Jiang Wuming did not linger. He left the general ward area and headed towards the special ward area.
At the same time, someone saw the direction Jiang Wuming and his group were heading. Their expression changed, and they immediately took out a satellite phone to contact Gu Tianlong: "Young Master Gu, Jiang Wuming is leading people to the special ward area. He's very likely to cause trouble for you!"
"En?"
Jiang Wuming led his team out of the general ward area, but with his superior hearing, he overheard the report from the Gu family's spy.
"Gu Tianlong might be leaving. Let's hurry over!"
Jiang Wuming raised his eyebrows, gave instructions, and then flashed forward, leading his team to accelerate towards the special ward area.
"Damn it, he actually dares to come!"
In the special ward, Gu Tianlong had just applied to the frontline command post to return to the battlefield. He was waiting for the frontline command post to arrange a helicopter to take him to the battlefield. Suddenly, he received a report from the Gu family's spy planted in the frontline command post and cursed in a low voice.
After cursing, Gu Tianlong put away his satellite phone, immediately left the special ward, and walked towards a large open area behind the field hospital.
That open area was primarily used for helicopter takeoffs and landings, essentially serving as a small heliport.
"Heh... Jiang Wuming, since you want to play rough, I'll play with you until the end!"
After leaving the special ward, Gu Tianlong devised a plan, sneered, and then raised his right wrist, using a special communicator to contact the frontline command post's dispatch desk.
"This is the frontline command post..."
"This is Dragon God Team Captain Gu Tianlong! Please arrange for a helicopter to be in position as soon as possible. I must leave the field hospital immediately! Because I just received news that Jiang Wuming is leading the Dragon Slaying Team to kill me!"
Gu Tianlong directly interrupted the dispatcher and spoke rapidly.
"Uh..."
In the operations command room, the dispatcher was stunned.
Then, by the time he wanted to say something, Gu Tianlong had already ended the call.
For this reason, he quickly stood up, walked quickly to Li Rui, and reported the matter to Li Rui.
Obviously, he also knew that this matter was too shocking to be publicized.
"Do as he says."
Li Rui calmly gave instructions.
Reason told him that since Jiang Wuming had decided to kill Gu Tianlong, he would absolutely not let Gu Tianlong leave the field hospital alive.
This was also why he had transferred the Martial Department's Third Elder, Wu Ju, away earlier.
On the other hand, after ending the call with the operations command desk, Gu Tianlong immediately contacted the Grand Elder of the Dragon Gate, who was also his master, Long Yongjie.
"Master, I have applied to return to the battlefield to fight. I am currently waiting for a helicopter to take me to the battlefield, but my current situation is very dangerous!" Gu Tianlong stated directly.
"Your situation is dangerous? What do you mean? Does the frontline command post only listen to Jiang Wuming's side of the story and insist on dealing with you?" Long Yongjie was startled.
Although he knew that Gu Tianlong was jealous and hated Jiang Wuming, and had always wanted to replace Jiang Wuming to become the future marshal of the Martial Department, he did not believe that Gu Tianlong would collude with outsiders and use the hands of foreign enemies to kill Jiang Wuming.
Moreover, Gu Tianlong had also sworn to him that he was innocent.
Under these circumstances, Long Yongjie believed that the alleged framing was entirely Jiang Wuming's conjecture.
"No. Jiang Wuming wants to kill me! He's brought the entire Dragon Slaying Team to find me! I'm worried I won't be able to leave before he arrives! Therefore, I'm calling you, Master, hoping you can report this matter to the Marshal and request the Marshal to send people to protect me!"
Gu Tianlong stated his purpose.
"Jiang Wuming is simply defying the law! Tianlong, don't worry, I'll contact Long Qisheng right now! Also, you don't need to worry. The Martial Department's Third Elder, Wu Ju, is at the frontline command post with the Dragon Guard. With their protection, Jiang Wuming can't even touch a single hair on your head!" Long Yongjie said.
"Thank you, Master."
Gu Tianlong expressed his gratitude, and his fear vanished.
He knew Wu Ju and the Dragon Guard.
The former was the Third Elder of the Martial Department, whose strength was second only to Long Qisheng within the Martial Department, a ninth-stage five-star War God.
The Dragon Guard was the most mysterious existence in the entire Martial Department.
According to the information Gu Tianlong had obtained, there were a total of four teams in the Dragon Guard, each with twelve members, codenamed Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird.
Among them, the captains of the Azure Dragon and White Tiger teams were tenth-stage four-star War Gods, and the captains of the Black Tortoise and Vermilion Bird teams also possessed the strength of ninth-stage four-star War Gods.
After ending the call with Gu Tianlong, Long Yongjie immediately contacted Long Qisheng and reported the matter to him.
Upon receiving the call, Long Qisheng did not delay and immediately contacted the Martial Department's Third Elder, Wu Ju.
"Elder Wu, I just received a report that Jiang Wuming is leading the entire Dragon Slaying Team to kill Gu Tianlong. Please immediately take people to stop and investigate this matter. If the matter is true, handle the violators strictly according to the Martial Department regulations!"
When the call was connected, Long Qisheng spoke first, his tone unquestionable.
"Wh... what? Jiang Wuming is leading the entire Dragon Slaying Team to kill Gu Tianlong? That's impossible, isn't it?" Wu Ju chose to play dumb.
"I also hope this matter does not happen, but according to reliable information, Jiang Wuming and others are currently carrying out this matter. You immediately take people to stop them!" Long Qisheng said.
"Marshal, I am currently at the summit of Mount Everest..."
Wu Ju then revealed that he was not at the frontline command post.
"What are you doing at the summit of Mount Everest?" Long Qisheng was startled.
"Old Li said that you would personally go to battle and return victorious, and asked me to check the situation of the great curtain to see if any new foreign enemies would descend." Wu Ju replied according to Li Rui's instructions.
"Then you immediately arrange for the Dragon Guard to stop Jiang Wuming and the others' criminal actions!"
Long Qisheng paused for a moment and then gave new instructions, directly using the term "criminal actions."
"Okay."
Wu Ju responded, sighing inwardly.
Hearing the words "criminal actions" from Long Qisheng's mouth confirmed that Li Rui's judgment was correct.
Understanding this, he did not delay and immediately issued orders to the White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird teams.
At the same time.
Li Rui also received a call from Long Qisheng.
"Old Li, I just received a report that Jiang Wuming is leading the entire Dragon Slaying Team to kill Gu Tianlong. After receiving this news, I immediately contacted Wu Ju. I originally intended for him to take people to stop them, but at your suggestion, he went to the summit of Mount Everest to check the situation of the great curtain. Therefore, I asked him to arrange for the Dragon Guard to stop Jiang Wuming and the others."
Long Qisheng paused here and said:
"However, I've thought about it again. Given the combat power displayed by Jiang Wuming and the Dragon Slaying Team in the Canyon Battle, the Dragon Guard may not be their match. Therefore, in addition to the Dragon Guard, you mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized from the entire frontline command post and the field hospital to jointly block Jiang Wuming and the others, and ensure that their criminal actions are stopped!"
"Okay."
To Long Qisheng's surprise, Li Rui quickly replied, his tone very calm.
...
Field Hospital, rear open area.
Three armed helicopters landed successively in the open area.
Members of the Snow Mountain Team of the Western Region Army, the Sharp Blade Team of the Southern Region Army, and the Loulan Team of the Central Region Army disembarked from the helicopters.
According to the arrangements of the frontline command post, the Loulan Army would conduct a carpet search of the southeast area of Mount Everest to eliminate any remaining enemies in that area. The three teams would temporarily return to the frontline command post to rest and await orders.
After Ye Feng, Ye Kunlun, and Wang Tuo led their teams off the planes, they quickly met and indignantly discussed how Gu Tianlong had designed and betrayed Jiang Wuming and the Dragon Slaying Team.
However—
At this moment, Gu Tianlong appeared in the open area.
"Gu Tianlong, you bastard, how dare you design and betray Brother Wuming and the Dragon Slaying Team?!"
Ye Kunlun was the first to spot Gu Tianlong and immediately rushed towards him in a rage.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The others followed suit.
"That's a rumor!"
Gu Tianlong was blocked from proceeding and said calmly, "Otherwise, I would have been dealt with already!"
"En?"
Hearing Gu Tianlong's words, everyone, including Ye Kunlun, looked at Gu Tianlong with suspicion.
Reason told them that Gu Tianlong's words were logically sound!
"Ding!"
"Ding!"
"Ding!"
Just as Ye Kunlun and the others were wondering, three soft beeps sounded almost simultaneously.
The communicators of Ye Kunlun, Ye Feng, and Wang Tuo rang.
"Snow Mountain Team, Loulan Team, Sharp Blade Team, Jiang Wuming is leading the entire Dragon Slaying Team to kill Dragon God Team Captain Gu Tianlong. The frontline command post orders you to fully assist the Dragon Guard in blocking the Dragon Slaying Team's actions and to ensure Gu Tianlong's safety!"
When the three of them answered the call, an order was issued.
"Uh..."
In an instant, everyone in the three guarding teams, including Ye Kunlun, Ye Feng, and Wang Tuo, was stunned.
"Yes!"
After a brief moment of愣神, Ye Kunlun, Ye Feng, and Wang Tuo accepted the order in unison and then looked at Gu Tianlong with complex expressions.
"Now you believe it, don't you?"
Gu Tianlong retorted.
"Gu Tianlong, Brother Wuming is not unreasonable, nor would he bully others with his power. In my opinion, you must have designed and betrayed them. However, they couldn't provide evidence, and the Martial Department didn't deal with you, so they became desperate and wanted to make an example of you!" Wang Tuo said.
"En?"
Upon hearing Wang Tuo's words, Ye Kunlun, Ye Feng, and the others' eyes lit up, and they thought it made sense.
"You're overthinking it. That's just Jiang Wuming's conjecture. He wants to vent his anger on me!"
Gu Tianlong raised his eyebrows, coldly dropped a sentence, and then left directly.
Ye Kunlun, Wang Tuo, and the others hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not stop Gu Tianlong.
On one hand, they had received orders to protect Gu Tianlong.
On the other hand, they also did not want to see Jiang Wuming kill Gu Tianlong—if that happened, Jiang Wuming and the Dragon Slaying Team would be completely finished!
Gu Tianlong brushed past Ye Kunlun and the others and soon arrived beside a helicopter in front.
"Chief, shall we depart now?"
In the cockpit, the pilot saluted Gu Tianlong and asked for instructions.
"Wait a moment."
Gu Tianlong responded, then stood at the cabin door.
At this moment, he could clearly see the figures of three Dragon Guard members appearing in the open area ahead.
In addition, he could also sense the aura of Jiang Wuming and the other members of the Dragon Slaying Team approaching the open area rapidly.
However—
There was no panic on his face; instead, he looked as if he had nothing to fear.
"Jiang Wuming, I am truly looking forward to seeing you and them fight. It will surely be spectacular!"
Soon, Jiang Wuming saw the figures of Jiang Wuming and Qin Xiaozhi, and a smug smile of conspiracy success appeared on his lips.