262: Accountability

The remaining personnel, weapons in hand, followed behind Tian Ming.

Tian Ming, suspended a meter above the ground, was surrounded by a dense cluster of steel balls.

Manipulating the metal storm, the barrage formed a screen of bullets like a violent storm, rapidly clearing the path ahead.

Tian Ming led the trainees back to the training ground and, through an underground passage, returned to the Alliance's base.

Bai Yan, the Commander of the Alliance's Super Legion, was extremely furious; the loss of twenty First-Class Ability Users made him incandescent with rage.

Bai Yan was a Superpower User in his thirties, tall and imposing, with a buzz cut, thick eyebrows, large eyes, and well-developed muscles that contained terrifying strength.

He slammed his hand on the table and glared at Tian Ming, who stood at the front of the conference table.

“Instructor Tian Ming, before the zombie riot, I ordered you to retreat, but you refused.

Because of your insubordination, twenty First-Class Ability Users were lost.

Do you admit it or not?”

Tian Ming calmly said, “I admit I disobeyed orders, but in war, how can there be no casualties?

Moreover, before we started, I also asked the trainees, and if they wanted to return, I would send them back.”

Bai Yan’s eyes were full of anger: “As a senior instructor, you led the insubordination.

Regardless of whether this battle was a win or a loss, those twenty lives were the price they paid for your decision.”

Tian Ming said coldly, “Bai Yan, you can punish me however you want.

I don't want to argue with you.

How do you determine that my decision was wrong?

If it wasn't me this time, but another instructor, I'm afraid the entire army would have been wiped out.”

“Other instructors wouldn't disobey orders on the spot like you,” Bai Yan shouted loudly.

Tian Ming remained silent, and the various levels of officers in the Super Legion present also said nothing.

Bai Yan paused, took out a document, and said, “Now, I will read out the Alliance’s internal decision regarding the consequences of Lu Tianming’s actions and his act of insubordination.”

Tian Ming showed a cold smile; he didn't care about any disciplinary decision, but this time, it was indeed his oversight that caused the losses.

But in war, how can there be no deaths?

Bai Yan read, “During this training, Instructor Lu Tianming failed to fulfill the personnel training requirements, arbitrarily allowing training personnel to participate in actual combat.

Furthermore, he disregarded superior orders, causing the sacrifice of twenty First-Class Ability Users.

After internal discussion within the Legion, it has been decided to revoke all of Instructor Lu Tianming’s positions, and he is not allowed to participate in any Legion affairs.”

Tian Ming’s expression was indifferent; this senior instructor position lasted only one day before the Commander revoked it.

Bang!

The conference hall door was pushed open, and Lin Yao walked directly in with two accompanying personnel.

Seeing the Commander-in-Chief enter, Bai Yan quickly stood up and saluted.

“Commander!”

Lin Yao, with a cold face, nodded and said, “You want to remove Lu Tianming, why didn’t you report to me?!”

Bai Yan was stunned and said, “Commander, this is an internal matter of the Super Legion.

Didn’t you say that no one can interfere with our internal decisions?”

Lin Yao immediately became angry and said, “His matter requires special handling!”

Tian Ming stood up and said, “Old Lin, forget it, I don’t want to have special privileges within the Alliance.

This senior instructor position is not worth having.

Just because I am an all-element controller, all the deaths are blamed on me?

Today, Jiang Chen appeared, and I didn't expect him to use a diversionary tactic.

The fault is mine, and I accept the Legion’s dismissal of me!”

Bai Yan’s face changed, and he said, “You encountered Jiang Chen?”

Tian Ming nodded: “So what if I did?

I can catch him, but I can't kill him; he is immune to abilities.

And his speed is not inferior to mine.

My methods are useless against him.

It was also because I was delayed by him that there were so many casualties.”

Bai Yan fell into deep thought, but very quickly, he directly tore up the handling opinion in his hand.

He looked up at Tian Ming and slowly said, “The decision regarding your punishment is revoked.”

Tian Ming found it somewhat amusing and said, “What do you mean?

Just now you were talking about my insubordination, and now you’ve revoked it.

You are the Commander; how can you command respect if you change your orders so frequently?”

Bai Yan said in a deep voice, “To be honest, a team led by one of our Superpower Users had a skirmish with the Corpse Emperor who calls himself Jiang Chen.

A team of 30 people, the weakest one was let go by Jiang Chen, and the rest all died.

It was from that time that the Super Legion truly got on track.”

Lin Yao dismissed the others from the conference room, leaving only the three of them.

They knew more about Jiang Chen’s information than Tian Ming did.

The current tension in Beidu Base due to the Beidu zombie riot was not without reason.

If Jiang Chen truly wanted to go on a rampage and break into Beidu Base, it would certainly be no problem.

But for a Corpse Emperor of his level, breaking into a human base was like wasting precious food.

Moreover, only Jiang Chen could be completely immune to Ability Users’ abilities; his other Corpse Kings couldn't do that.

A forced attack would also result in heavy losses.

There were not many survivors to begin with, and now zombies were in an absolutely dominant position.

As a Corpse Emperor with a brain, Jiang Chen naturally had to consider the subsequent development of the zombies, ensuring the development of the brains of subsequent zombie groups.

He had to control all survivors to become their food.

Lin Yao took out all the data the base had collected about Jiang Chen; this was top-secret internal data of the base, accessible to only a handful of people.

After reading it, Tian Ming fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he slowly opened his mouth and said, “Jiang Chen wants to cooperate with me.

As long as humans give up resisting and let everyone live to sixty years old, after sixty years old, they will become their food.”

Bai Yan and Lin Yao’s faces darkened.

If Tian Ming had really agreed, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

“You didn't agree to him, did you?” Bai Yan asked somewhat nervously.

Tian Ming smiled calmly and said, “How could I agree to him? I killed several of his Corpse Kings on the spot!”

Tian Ming raised his right hand, which slowly transformed, becoming covered in a metallic sheen.

Tian Ming continued, “After absorbing the Red Crystal Core, I can now change the elements that make up my body.

But currently, I can only change my right hand.

Jiang Chen, I can catch him, but I can't kill him.

His body is too strong; even a Graphene-edged dagger is helpless.

I originally wanted to bring him back for you to study, but I would have to keep holding him.”

Lin Yao quickly said, “Don’t ever bring him back.

If you can’t completely control Jiang Chen, bringing him back will only cause all the zombies in Beidu to lose control.”

Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, “Of course I understand that.

The evolution of zombie bodies is far superior to humans, and they have no demand for food.

Except for needing humans to grow their brains, most mutated zombies can eat anything.

This matter is very tricky, meaning that zombies will be endless.”