The shield on his body still had more than thirty seconds left.
The people who needed to be killed had been killed; it was time to leave.
Just then, a familiar figure rushed in from outside.
"What kind of lunatic dares to cause trouble in the Commander-in-Chief's headquarters?" Lu Tiangang roared, barging in with great momentum.
The soldiers inside the room, upon seeing that the newcomer was the foremost expert in the army, Lu Tiangang, one of the Four Great Experts of Nanzhuang City, immediately felt a glimmer of hope.
"Do you intend to stop me?" Qin Shilei looked at the newcomer with a half-smile.
Upon clearly seeing that the one causing trouble was Qin Shilei, Lu Tiangang deflated.
He quickly lowered his long saber and said sheepishly, "So it's Brother Qin. Is there some misunderstanding?"
The scene of the other party summoning ten thousand thunders to annihilate countless powerful thunder beasts was still deeply imprinted in his mind. Such an invincible expert, if he could avoid a fight, he would definitely avoid it.
"Colonel Lu, he just killed Commander Fan." Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
At this moment, Lu Tiangang truly wished he could turn around and chop the speaker to death.
Damn it, Commander Fan's corpse was just a few meters away. Did you think I couldn't see it?
What good would it do to make everything clear at this point?
Did you want me to go and join Commander Fan?
"The surname Fan abused his authority and ordered the bombing of Luyang Bridge, almost killing me. I've come for revenge. This matter is settled, I'll take my leave now."
Considering their brief teamwork in the past, Qin Shilei, for the first time in a while, explained.
If Lu Tiangang were to be so foolish as to block his path, he wouldn't mind killing the foremost figure in the military to establish his authority.
"I knew there was a misunderstanding. Since Brother Qin is busy, you may go." Lu Tiangang quickly ushered him out.
As long as he had an excuse, he would quickly get rid of this god of death. As for the truth of the matter, that would be up to the higher-ups in the military to investigate.
"Goodbye!"
Qin Shilei said this and instantly vanished from the room.
"He's outside the window." Someone with sharp eyes immediately spotted Qin Shilei in the air outside the building.
Before they could get a clear look, Qin Shilei disappeared again.
Everyone rushed to the window and looked out.
At this moment, a large eagle flew past in the sky. Standing on its back were a man and a woman. The man was Qin Shilei, who had been in the room just moments ago.
Lu Tiangang watched Qin Shilei disappear into the distance, his eyes filled with astonishment that he couldn't conceal.
They had only parted ways for half a day, and the other party had already learned another heaven-defying skill.
No wonder the other party dared to storm the Commander-in-Chief's headquarters.
With such a skill, who could stop him?
At this moment, the Commander-in-Chief's office was in an uproar.
"Who ordered the destruction of the last bridge?"
"We just received news that it was Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fan who gave the order. His explanation was that a large number of mutated zombies had appeared, and Luyang Bridge was about to fall, so he had to order the bridge destroyed for everyone's safety."
"Luyang Bridge was our last hope of reclaiming Nanzhuang City. How could it be destroyed so easily?"
Kong Zhendong slammed the table in anger.
The legion commanders below also regretted not sending more men to defend Luyang Bridge, which led to its fall. They were even more enraged at Commander Fan for ordering the destruction of the bridge, but it was not convenient to speak up at this moment.
Kong Zhendong asked sternly, "What was the meaning of the alarm and explosion sounds at our headquarters? Did those zombies break in?"
Shi Yutang replied, "Colonel Lu Tiangang has already rushed over. The gunfire and explosions have stopped, so the enemy should have been annihilated."
"Report!" Just then, Lu Tiangang's voice came from outside the room.
At Kong Zhendong's signal, Shi Yutang said, "Come in."
"Explain what happened," Kong Zhendong said with a stern face.
Lu Tiangang deliberated for a moment and said, "The person who caused trouble at the headquarters was Qin Shilei, the foremost expert of Nanzhuang City. Commander Fan has already been killed by him."
The conference room erupted in an uproar.
"Audacious lunatic, to dare to break into the military stronghold and kill a Deputy Commander-in-Chief."
"Was the intruder apprehended?"
"Who was in charge of the camp's defense? They must be held accountable."
Lu Tiangang continued, "According to Qin Shilei, Commander Fan ordered the destruction of Luyang Bridge to kill him, and he came for revenge. The implications are too great, and this subordinate rushed back to report, allowing the opponent to escape."
"Ordered the bridge destroyed to kill Qin Shilei?"
Kong Zhendong suddenly thought that his daughter had just become Qin Shilei's adjutant. She wouldn't have gone onto the bridge, would she?
He became anxious and immediately ordered, "Send people to apprehend the relevant individuals immediately."
Before he could order an investigation at Chiyuan Haoting for information, another report came from outside the door.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, Qin Shilei and Lieutenant Colonel Kong were both blown up and killed on Luyang Bridge." Mu Ziping reported as soon as he entered.
Kong Zhendong's face turned ashen in an instant.
"No, Qin Shilei is clearly not dead," Lu Tiangang frowned and said.
"Impossible. Commander Qin and Lieutenant Colonel Kong were on the bridge at the time. Under such firepower, they could not have survived."
A hint of sadness appeared in Mu Ziping's eyes.
Lu Tiangang said, "Qin Shilei just left the headquarters. I saw it with my own eyes."
Kong Zhendong couldn't worry about whether Qin Shilei was dead or not. He quickly ordered, "You go back to Chiyuan Haoting immediately and see if Lieutenant Colonel Kong is there?"
"Report." Just then, a crisp report came from outside the room again.
This sound was like heavenly music in Kong Zhendong's ears.
Then, Kong Qingshu walked in.
Qin Shilei had put her down nearby after leaving.
In order to clear Qin Shilei's name, Kong Qingshu had run all the way to see her father.
Kong Qingshu recounted in detail what she knew.
She emphasized that there were no mutated zombies on the bridge at the time and highlighted Qin Shilei's invincibility.
At this moment, the people Shi Yutang had sent had brought back the artillery lieutenant colonel who had blown up the bridge.
"At that time, the signalman brought a military order signed by Commander Fan. Luyang Bridge was about to fall, so we had no choice but to obey the order and blow up the bridge."
Lieutenant Colonel Li then presented the order passed by the signalman.
It was indeed an order from the military headquarters, personally signed by Commander Fan.
The previous bridges had been handled in the same way, and there seemed to be nothing amiss.
If what Kong Qingshu said was true, then everything had been orchestrated by Commander Fan.
"Everyone on Luyang Bridge is dead now. With only Lieutenant Colonel Kong's word, it might be difficult to convince everyone."
Suddenly, a legion commander loyal to Commander Fan spoke up and questioned.
"Heh heh."
Kong Qingshu suddenly smiled brightly, "Qin Shilei just told me not to make a fool of myself. If I speak alone, no one will believe me."
"Whether you believe Qin Shilei or not, it doesn't matter."
"Anyone who dares to offend him, no matter how far they hide, he will kill them."
The legion commander's expression changed: "Audacious lunatic, does he really think he's invincible? Even if he's invincible, can he withstand modern steel torrents?"
"Such a lunatic who dares to storm the headquarters must be apprehended, as a warning to others!"
"Hmph!"
Kong Qingshu sneered, "Luyang Bridge is already destroyed, and he is still alive, and he even saved me."
Seeing that the other party still wanted to retort, she continued, "This is a military stronghold, yet he treated it as if no one was there, easily killing the corrupt Commander Fan."
"If you are not afraid, you can try to provoke him."
Regardless of the truth of what happened on Luyang Bridge, Commander Fan's death was before their eyes.
Everyone's heart suddenly turned cold.
If they truly offended the other party, they would not be able to escape death even if they hid in the military camp.
After the incident, the military investigation confirmed that Qin Shilei was indeed on the bridge at the time of the explosion.
Combined with the testimony of the soldiers who had fired rocket launchers at Qin Shilei at the headquarters, it was clear that Qin Shilei was not afraid of artillery bombardment.
As a result, Qin Shilei's status in the eyes of the military soared infinitely.
He was considered an untouchable paramount figure.
As for Qin Shilei's transgression of storming the Commander-in-Chief's headquarters, no one mentioned it again.
Instead, the soldiers who had seen Qin Shilei were placed under a gag order.
The military's attention shifted entirely to the follow-up plan for the destruction of Luyang Bridge.