Volume II: Chapter 47: The Pre-War Conference (Part 2)

[Seven Heroes] is far beyond common sense.

During the war years, this sentence was unanimously agreed upon by both the alien and allied forces. Turning the tide of battle, climbing technology, inspiring, and uniting to defeat legendary and powerful creatures in mortal bodies, the legend of the seven of them was the backbone of the Allied soldiers' victory in various ways.

However, today, Phoenix, one of the [Seven Heroes], in the name of His Majesty the Emperor, issued an order to the veteran generals who had experienced many battles to "hunt legends", which really made the officers present feel sincerely puzzled.

"You mean, let's use the power of the Empire to round up the heroic idols of the soldiers?" a middle-aged man with hair like a lion muttered for a moment, and then looked at Phoenix on the rostrum with complicated eyes, "Can I ask why His Majesty gave such an order?"

"Absolutely. ”

Phoenix nodded to his assistant next to him, and Ryan turned off the lights in the hall, the projector turned on, and a clear close-up of the photo was projected onto the wall behind Phoenix.

"This is ......" When everyone in the banquet saw the figure in the photo, they all gasped at the same time.

On the battlefield filled with gunpowder, the sixth-generation [Fenrir] mecha hunter, the most powerful individual combat vehicle in the empire, was frozen in the moment before the explosion collapsed, and on the scarred armor, it was already covered with countless fist marks and dents, and the high-strength bulletproof glass in the cockpit was shattered by a flagpole, even the pilot in it. At this time, the man who was stepping on the scrapped body and holding the flagpole of the battle flag was making a strange expression with tears in his eyes in the direction of the camera.

"Yes, [the Free Man] Galahad Freeman, my former companion. Phoenix squinted, making it impossible to see through the change in his eyes, "At four o'clock yesterday afternoon, the rebels have completely captured the South American region, and all the defenders have been forced to withdraw, but on the contrary, we have also succeeded in capturing the face photo of the rebel leader who has not been in our possession, and this person is Galahad." ”

"How is that possible...... Didn't he retire at the beginning of the empire? His Majesty the Emperor had invited him to take up a position in the government many times, how could he become the leader of the rebels?" the thin old man lifted his glasses, and his wrinkled face was full of disbelief.

"You can't fully understand this man's thinking, and if you have to explain it, it's probably some kind of reason like "we hindered his freedom". Phoenix took a deep puff of his cigarette and clicked on the second photo in the slow mist, "Next is him, [Mechanic] Old Don." ”

A large black man in a cowboy hat appears in the center of the screen, showing him walking among factories full of steel parts, and a large mecha hunter can be seen in the process of assembling it in the blurred background.

The seat toppled over, and a bald general with claw marks on his face suddenly stood up, and substantial anger almost erupted in his eyes, "Hey, don't go too far! Old Tang is the chief engineer of the Empire's scientific and technological research and development, how many of us have been saved by the weapons and equipment they designed? Not to mention that even the prototype of the [Fenrir] mecha was developed by him, how could such a person rebel against the Empire!"

"Really......" Phoenix flicked the ashes of his cigarette, "how long have you not seen him?" In fact, Don has been missing for five years, and he was last seen in the Empire's first research and development room, and after his disappearance, a large number of drawings in the archives have been confirmed to be missing, including the blueprint for the seventh-generation [Fenrir] Mecha Hunter that is being developed, and he is currently one of the few [S-Class Wanted] within the Circle Executive Directorate. It's just that we've blocked the news so as not to cause panic. ”

"What ......" The bald general sat back in place in shock, and the other people had stunned expressions on their faces. Phoenix was silent for a long time, then put the cigarette in his hand directly on the wooden table in front of him, he stood up, and said in a slightly tired voice: "Finally...... There is also a piece of news that has just been confirmed, so please stay calm after listening to it. ”

Then, a video was tuned to the screen, the play button was turned on, and the noisy and noisy chaos immediately began to echo throughout the hall, and as the progress bar advanced, officers continued to stand up in their seats in shock, even the elderly veterans who had only maintained their composure all this time widened their eyelids and fixed their cloudy eyes firmly on the black figure.

[Killing God], Xuan Yi.

The man who was defined in official records as having been [dead] for twenty years.

"This ............"

The huge amount of information one after another made the officers involuntarily smile bitterly, and a middle-aged general wearing glasses stood up and asked Phoenix with an extremely serious face: "Although this sentence is redundant, please allow me to ask again, has your Ring Executive Bureau really confirmed the authenticity of this video?"

"After the review of dozens of departments, if the information finally conveyed to me is still a little shoddy, then the ring is not worthy of today's name. Phoenix turned off the projector, and after a brief period of darkness, the lights in the hall turned back on, and he had an extra set of envelopes in his hand.

"Twenty years ago, in the holy city of the Vatican, Xuan Yi committed the unforgivable crime of treason and killed one hundred and thirty-six innocent people, including government officials, on the spot. At the beginning of the Circle's existence, he was the first S-Class Most Wanted on the hunt list. ”

Phoenix slowly opened the envelope and took out a piece of manuscript paper that had been folded several times, "However, in 1999, during the [Final Battle], he unexpectedly appeared at the scene of the operation to encircle and suppress the last leader of the [Axis of Evil], and was killed on the spot by the large nuclear explosion created by the atomic bomb used to win the blow - [Big Ivan], after that, the name of Xuanyi has not been mentioned again." ”

"But. ”

With his wrist raised, the white letter with a brief greeting transcribed was displayed in front of everyone, and Phoenix looked around the audience and continued in a smooth voice without emotion, "Now, after revealing his whereabouts in a high-profile manner, this [resurrected] man has conveyed this personal letter to me in the name of his former comrades. There was only one sentence in the letterβ€”"

[Three days later, have a drink in the old place.] 】

"As the top head of the Imperial Circle Executive Board, I would see it as a provocation to the entire Executive Board. Phoenix indifferently tore the letter in half and threw it aside like garbage, "Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty the Emperor has instructed that Xuan Yi is a disgrace to the Empire, and he is no longer one of the [Seven Heroes] who carried the glory of the past, and the same is true of Galahad and the Great Don. Now, in the name of the Emperor Head, the supreme and sole ruler of the entire empire, I hereby convey my instructions to you. ”

At the same time, there was a sound of seats retreating, and the more than ten officers who had been left behind after many screenings all stood upright with military salutes at this time, waiting with bated breath for the man who represented the emperor's will to issue instructions.

"From today onwards, authorized by His Majesty the Emperor, with Phoenix Newward as the commander-in-chief, I will mobilize the authority of the Ministry of Military Defense to begin to gradually sweep away the rebellion of the Empire, and strive for an era of peace for the people and the world again!"

"Loyal to the Emperor! Dedicated to the Empire!"

The officers and generals saluted, but a sense of foreboding began to haunt them......

Has this guy already started to touch the military power?