Chapter 25
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Chapter 25: Kelly Duville Wants To Raze D32
Kelly Duville, as a wind-based ability user, fled very quickly. In less than half an hour, he had crossed several dozen kilometers and arrived at the military camp stationed at the junction of the inner city and D32 district.
Here, the last remaining unit was stationed, but the commanding officer belonged to the Yang family faction.
“General Duville, what you’re doing is not right.” A square-faced officer, seeing Kelly Duville return, was filled with anger.
Kelly Duville was not surprised by the square-faced officer’s attitude. Given the time that had passed, Chief of Staff Yang must have already communicated the frontline defeat to this place via military communication channels, likely placing all the blame on him.
“I only came back to command the troops to hold the line, to prevent the beast tide from invading the inner city”, Kelly Duville said flatly, as if it were just a normal thing to do.
“Kelly Duville! Because of your command error, the frontline was completely defeated. Then you abandoned all the soldiers and fled back to the rear on your own. This is a disgrace! I will definitely report your crimes to General Yang Tian!”
“Prepare to face a military trial at the Tribunal! You are no longer qualified to command this unit!”
The square-faced officer scolded angrily.
Their faction had never respected this so-called military genius from the Duville family. Now that Kelly Duville had made such a grave mistake, how could they still follow his orders?
“Hmph, I guessed right. It seems you all have rebelled against me and no longer follow my orders. This was all the Yang family’s doing”, Kelly Duville said coldly.
“The Yang family, in order to maintain it’s power within the military, was willing to sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers just to frame me and push me out, so that the D District Corps would become their personal fiefdom. I will definitely report this to the Military Commission.”
Hearing Kelly Duville twist the facts, the square-faced officer was furious.
Suddenly, Kelly Duville smiled slightly.
“But I must thank you for not reporting this to that old man Yang Tian yet. He hasn’t had time to remove me from my position. So legally, I’m still your military commander, still the leader of this army.”
“Anyone who resists me is defying military orders. Those who defy military orders will die!”
A wind blade suddenly appeared, slicing the square-faced officer’s body in half.
“You…”
The square-faced officer pointed at Kelly DuVere, his face filled with disbelief.
He never expected that after committing such an unforgivable crime, Kelly Duville would still dare to kill him.
Kelly Duville had his own loyal followers in the military. After killing the square-faced officer, he immediately contacted his loyalists to take control of the garrison camp.
Anyone who dared to disobey was immediately executed on the spot.
All of this was witnessed by Gu Ran, who was observing from the shadows, but he did not step forward to stop it.
…
Outside the light screen.
Seeing Kelly Duville’s actions, everyone finally understood.
“So this guy not only isn’t a hero who fought to the death against the beasts, but he’s also a scheming parasite skilled in internal strife! How can city defense forces be properly managed with such parasites around?”
“The Duville family has truly used some clever tactics, turning such a parasite into a war hero and a military genius. Not only did they avoid tarnishing the Duville family’s reputation, but they also enhanced it.”
“But what I’m curious about is what Duville plans to do after taking control of the garrison camp. It seems like he’s plotting something sinister.”
“And what about Tyrant… Gu Ran? He’s seen everything this parasite has done, yet he hasn’t taken any action. Why? Did he really come all this way just to watch them tear each other apart?”
Cheng Youmeng seemed to be recalling something, her expression complicated. After a while, she said, “There must be a reason for his actions. He’s always been thoughtful and plans ahead. Often, you can’t see the purpose of his actions until a later time when they have an unexpected effect.”
Lin Fan smiled and said, “Master Youmeng, I think the Tyrant might not be thinking that far ahead. After all, he’s just a child at this point. Maybe the future Tyrant has deep wisdom and strategy, but right now, his heart might simply be filled with hatred towards the city defense forces, so he’s letting them kill each other. After all, in his eyes, the city defense forces are butchers who slaughter the people of the slums.”
Lin Fan’s words garnered a lot of agreement. This reasoning seemed more convincing to them.
Cheng Youmeng didn’t argue. She just quietly watched the screen. After spending so many years with him, she felt she understood him deeply, but at certain moments, she would look back and feel she didn’t know him at all.
Seeing Cheng Youmeng remain silent, Lin Fan felt a bit awkward and continued watching the screen.
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On the screen.
After quickly taking control of the garrison camp, Kelly Duville immediately led his loyalists into the control room of the city defense cannons.
The garrison camp at the junction of the slums and the inner city had control over some of the city defense cannons to deal with the beast tide.
“Target the entire D32 District, prepare for full-scale bombardment!”
Kelly Duville ordered coldly.
The soldier who received the order was stunned and asked in disbelief, “General, our troops haven’t withdrawn yet, and doing this would destroy the entire D32 District.”
In front of the other soldiers in the control room, Kelly DuVere pulled out his pistol and executed the soldier who refused to follow orders.
Then, he pointed his gun at the next soldier capable of controlling the city defense cannons.
“Can you carry out my order, soldier?”
“I… I can! General!” The soldier answered, trembling.
Along the way, Kelly Duville had been thinking about how to salvage the situation.
In the end, he concluded that the best solution was to bombard the entire D32 District, leveling it completely!
Then, he would cleanse the garrison camp, ensuring that all officers and soldiers loyal to the Yang family were “sacrificed”.
Only the dead wouldn’t refute his claims, allowing him to shift the blame onto Chief of Staff Yang.
Furthermore, this would also eliminate a significant portion of the beasts, preventing them from breaking through this last line of defense.
As the military commander, he would certainly face punishment, but compared to his original situation, he would be in a much better position.
As for the soldiers and civilians in the slums who would be killed by the city defense cannons, they were not within his consideration.
In the shadows, upon hearing Kelly Duville’s orders, Gu Ran shut off the recording device that had been running continuously, opened a spatial portal, and coldly stepped through.
The survivors he had rescued, including his sister, were still in the sewers. If the city defense cannons were to bombard the entire D32 District, the sewers would not be spared, and everyone would die.
So, the time had come for him to take action, he had to deal with the enemy.
…
“Who are you?!”
In the city defense cannon control room, the officers and soldiers shouted loudly.