The interior of the Nova Alliance's tent was far more luxurious than the temporary command post in the tower, and was covered with thick animal skin carpets.Andre sat in the main seat with his arms and legs spread out.He was a guide who looked even less like a guide than Jinchen. He was extremely burly, with bronze skin and a hideous scar running from his forehead to his chin, making him look more like a battle-hardened berserker.A gray falcon with an astonishing wingspan perched on the metal armor on his shoulder.Jinchen sat opposite him. His windbreaker uniform was out of place in this slightly rough environment, but it also formed a subtle counterbalance in the aura."Old friend, long time no see."Andre grinned, revealing his white teeth, picked up the metal wine glass on the table and took a sip."Where's your wolf? Why didn't it follow you?"He and Jinchen are old acquaintances, and so are Huishun and Bailang.Jin Chen picked up the water cup in front of him, rubbed his fingertips on the wall of the cup, and said in a flat tone, "It's not here."Andre raised his rough eyebrows, and a hint of understanding flashed across his eyes.He chuckled twice and didn't ask any more questions.What else could allow an S-level guide to leave a spirit body alone?Most likely he was accompanying his precious sentry on a mission.This was quite new. He had known Jinchen for such a long time, but he had never seen him care so much about anyone."Okay, let's not talk about this."Andre put down his glass and leaned forward slightly, feeling a sense of oppression. "What I want to know more is why did you suddenly ask someone to contact me? Just for this one time..."He paused and uttered two words, "Cooperation."Cooperation.When the mission was about to begin, on the day when Youzan was confirmed to resume his identity as a special warfare sentry at the High Tower, Jinchen asked Ling Gungun to disguise himself as a communications personnel and secretly contact Andre.As Jinchen expected, Andre did not have much loyalty to the Nova Alliance itself.He is more like a lone wolf who craves power and territory. Being elected as the commander in the fight for resource mines this time is a key step for him to demonstrate his abilities and seize greater power within the alliance.Jinchen's private contact was exactly what he wanted.Andre needs Jinchen's help, and Jinchen can use him to avoid an unnecessary bloody battle, and thereby further establish his prestige within the tower and eliminate the prestige of Kane's faction.It can be said that everyone gets what they need.Jin Chen looked at the undisguised ambition in Andre's eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's almost the same as yours. The old man couldn't bear to see the tower being corroded by filth and turbidity, so he asked me to go back and clean it up."Andre laughed and pulled the scar at the corner of his mouth. "Don't give me that. You and I are different. I am ambitious and I will grab whatever I want. You..."He looked Jinchen up and down, "You don't look like...you jumped into that quagmire of power voluntarily."Jinchen did not deny it and nodded slightly, "I have no interest in becoming the master of the tower."What is the difference between being a tower master and being an emperor.He won't get involved in muddy water.Andre asked with interest, "What are you interested in? There must be some purpose, right?"He was really curious about what could make this guy, who seemed to care about nothing, willingly get involved in muddy water.Jinchen raised his eyes, "My sentinel."Andre: "..."He opened his mouth, but eventually leaned back heavily in his chair, rolled his eyes, grabbed the wine glass and took another swig, mumbling vaguely, "Fuck! I shouldn't have asked!"After all this time, this S-level boss mobilized a large number of troops and stirred up a storm just to protect his sentinel.What the hell is this top-notch love brain!He took a breath and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Tsk, when will you bring him out to see me? I want to see who he is." Jin Chen raised the corners of his lips and turned his attention to the spiritual body, "There will be a chance."-At the same time, in a narrow canyon filled with the strong smell of metal rust and blood.You Zan moved quickly among the huge wreckage of the pipe, and together with the stormtroopers, he carried out the raid mission ordered by Jin Chen.The canyon has complex and dangerous terrain, the light is dim, and the air is filled with strong spiritual pollution.The fight could break out at any time.Yuzan's mind was highly focused, his senses heightened to the extreme, like an apex predator stalking in the darkness.The crystal on the collar around his neck continued to emit a warm light, stabilizing his mental picture which was slightly fluctuating due to environmental pressure.Jinchen did not allow him to go to the negotiations together.This originally made You Zan very unhappy, extremely unhappy!That Andre doesn't sound like a good guy. Why does Jinchen want to meet him alone?Although You Zan was rebellious and disobedient by nature, he rarely questioned things that Jinchen explicitly did not allow him to participate in.However, before setting off, this unhappiness was replaced by another kind of stability.The White Wolf entered his mental picture.This means that no matter where Jinchen is, a part of his consciousness will always be with him, paying attention to his every move."Left pipe, three latent aberrations."You Zan heard the conversation on the encrypted channel and without any pause, the dagger in his hand flashed with a cold light."Around the corner ahead, there is a source of mental pollution."This time it was Lu Wen's voice.You Zan looked ahead and did not move, allowing Linton beside him to rush forward.When the stormtroopers carried out an exploration mission deep into the heart of the wasteland, they were once again ambushed by a group of mutants.At first there were only a few, but soon more emerged from the darkness. They were like rotten vines crawling out of the ground, making creepy hissing sounds.You Zan's pupils suddenly contracted as he saw a mantis-like deformed creature with six compound eyes.The same species as the aberration that nearly killed him during the mission in the ruins.His breathing suddenly became heavy. The black serval's fur stood up silently behind him. Its emerald green pupils shrank into thin lines, and its throat was filled with almost boiling murderous intent.Lu Wen stood at the front of the team. He caught a glimpse of You Zan’s reaction from the corner of his eye and frowned."Deal with the deformed ones first! Don't disperse!" Lu Wen ordered loudly.Kane's instructions echoed in his mind.If Youzan died in the mission, no one would hold him accountable.But now is not the time.He pretended to be forced back by another aberration, but in fact he quietly adjusted his position, preparing to attack Youzan from behind."Lu Wen! Left!" Linton's roar interrupted his plan.A giant millipede was rushing towards him, and Lu Wen had to turn around to fight it, cursing in his heart.There were so many aberrations! He didn't even have time to execute his plan.The battle became a stalemate.The seven members of the vanguard formed a defensive circle with their backs together, but the number of aberrations was still increasing.What’s even more frightening is that the concentration of mental pollution in the air is soaring, forming a black haze visible to the naked eye."Damn it! It's a pollution outbreak!" Amos shouted.As soon as he finished speaking, the entire battlefield was suddenly swallowed up by darkness as thick as ink, leaving only the faint tactical lights on the team members' weapons.There was a sharp sound of electricity coming from the communicator, followed by complete silence.The field of vision was instantly swallowed up, and visibility dropped sharply to less than one meter.