The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 390 - 383: The General

Is a fight going to break out?

It really should be starting, but considering Nate’s level of pride, he wouldn’t deem it beneath him to ambush the Egg Bomb Squad on his own turf, would he?

Gao Yuan was genuinely worried that a fight would erupt, so while he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually on alert as he made his way between Nate and Ralph.

Nate looked straight at Ralph in front of him, and Ralph unapologetically met Nate’s gaze. Then, just as Sirte took a serious step forward, Nate extended a hand.

Sirte immediately halted, while Nate simply said, "You’re very lucky."

Ralph nodded slightly and replied, "Luck is always built on the foundation of strength."

Nate smiled at that, then calmly added, "I must remind you, your intelligence work is not up to par, because I was a lieutenant colonel many years ago, but not anymore, and you are completely unaware of this. This really makes me question the capabilities of Mossad."

Ralph’s eyebrows shot up as he said, "Sorry, we only recognize state actions, only official military ranks recognized by national armies. As for self-appointed ones, it’s not that we are unaware, but that we don’t acknowledge them. If this offends you, I personally apologize."

Nate’s smile grew even wider, then he spread his arms and said helplessly, "You don’t need to apologize, nor do you need to do so personally. You don’t represent Mossad, and their incompetence won’t affect you. My military rank was officially appointed by the Germany Ministry of Defense, conferred by the German Inspector General of Defense himself, so no, this isn’t some self-appointed rank, it’s a formal appointment from the German Defense Forces."

After finishing, Nate sighed, slowly puffed out his chest, and looked up peacefully, putting his hands behind his back. He then declared loudly, "I am a Germany Army Reserve Major General, but whether on active duty or in the reserves, Lieutenant, please address me as General Excellency!"

At that moment, there was a radiance about Nate’s face.

Ralph’s expression finally changed, he was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice, "There is no precedent for this; there is no precedence in conferring ranks this way. It does not conform to convention."

Nate replied with a smile, "If you want to question the orders of the German Ministry of Defense, please go back and have your Minister of Defense issue an official document of protest against Germany for appointing a new General. Otherwise, stand at attention, give due regards, and say ’General Excellency, hello.’"

With no other option left, as he wasn’t in a position to protest, Ralph finally stood at attention, after a brief silence, gave the regards, and in a very normal tone, said, "General Excellency, hello."

Nate, with a smile, returned a military salute, saying, "Hello, Lieutenant, at ease."

Ralph truly lowered his hand, then slightly spread his right foot apart.

Nate seemed to immediately lose interest in talking with Ralph. He quickly returned to his stern expression, sat back down in his chair, and said indifferently, "Captain Gao, your people have all arrived, and the equipment and vehicles are also ready. Since the Sanitation Worker could attack at any time, you should probably depart now."

The standoff ended with a complete victory for Nate, because Ralph, who had wielded his military rank as a weapon to challenge Nate, faced a counterattack through military rank in response to his questioning, or rather, his provocation. So, Nate won, a total victory, for he truly was a General of Germany.

Never mind if it was official or not, or whether he was appointed before or after the doomsday, Nate was a General now.

Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Watching the two men settle an international dispute in Chinese right before him was rather strange.

Moreover, Gao Yuan now thought it might be best not to let more Angels join in. With the vigor of the Angel Mercenary Corps, if the numbers were balanced, they might as well brace for open rivalry and covert struggles ahead.

"We’re moving out, Lieutenant Ralph, and you too, Sirte. Let’s go."

Sirte raised his hand and said with pride, "Don’t call me Sirte. That name feels strange to me, call me Can Opener."

After that, Sirte said to Nate, "Let’s go, boss."

Nate nodded and said with a matter-of-fact look, "Take care of these kids and go."

Gao Yuan really wanted to say, "Will you die if you don’t act cool?" then turn around and beat the crap out of Nate.

In today’s world, no one could stop Gao Yuan in a fight, no one at all, so Gao Yuan definitely had the ability.

But after all, he was on someone else’s turf, treated well with food and hospitality, so it wouldn’t be right to beat his host up just before leaving. That was something Gao Yuan just couldn’t do.

Gao Yuan led the seven people out of Nate’s tent, then he called out to Li Jingang loudly, "Egg Bomb Squad, this is Captain Ralph, and these two are Can Opener and Scarecrow. Get to know each other, establish some combat rules, exchange contact callsigns, hand signals, and all that. We’re setting off soon."

Li Jingang responded immediately, "Yes, Captain!"

In front of outsiders, especially newly met strangers, Gao Yuan’s face as a captain was absolutely respectable.

As Gao Yuan went into the tent to wake up Xinghe, he glanced back and saw Li Jingang interacting with a group of foreigners.

Gao Yuan suddenly realized something, that his team included people from Israel, Russia, England, Germany, an Italian, and an Afghan, plus a few from Shenzhou. This was definitely a multinational force.

The pressure felt enormous; this team clearly wasn’t easy to lead.

Gao Yuan was already starting to get a headache, but when he entered the tent and saw Xinghe, he suddenly remembered he had not counted one more person, Xinghe—an alien.

Now it wasn’t just a multinational team anymore; this was an interstellar joint force.

Standing by the bed of Xinghe, Gao Yuan poked Xinghe and said, "Wake up, we’re setting off."

Xinghe, half-asleep, rubbed her mouth with her hand and opened her bleary eyes. Looking at Gao Yuan in confusion, she mumbled unclearly, "Are we leaving?"

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"Alright, I’ll get up... but I don’t want to move, you pull me up."

Gao Yuan stretched out his hand, pulling Xinghe to sit up. Xinghe yawned again, and after spacing out for a bit, she bent over, stretched her hand under the bed, and pulled out a backpack, saying, "Take this, I’m going to wash my face."

Gao Yuan took the Revelation in his hands, and then he grabbed Xinghe, pulling her to stand up, and said, "You’re getting sleepier and sleepier. Don’t wash your face now, wash it in the vehicle, hurry up."

Carrying the Revelation in one arm and pulling the reluctant Xinghe with the other, Gao Yuan left the tent and shouted, "Let’s move, we’re moving out!"

Looking at the surprised faces of Ralph and the other members of the Egg Bomb Squad, Gao Yuan knew they must have misunderstood his and Xinghe’s appearance, but it couldn’t be helped. It was fine to let them misunderstand, as long as they didn’t realize Xinghe’s true identity.