Four hours later, Lucy finally led Corinne and the Wildfire Town group to break through the rebel front.

It wasn't due to command issues or the outer-ring people being afraid to die. Rather, no matter how incompetent the rebels were, they were still a rebellious force that hadn't been completely eradicated by New Ellidou for many years.

Although they collapsed at the beginning, and although Caesar's flanking maneuver forced them to become disorganized and leaderless.

But after all, their core forces are still there, and their technological level has surpassed that of Wildfire Town to some extent. As long as they can be given more time to catch their breath, they can eventually hold out for a while longer.

Even when Lucy herself went to the battlefield, it took her four hours to defeat them.

"Leave the prisoners to dig the graves. After counting the bodies, go and send their former comrades off on their final journey. Remember to search them thoroughly, and keep any valuables. Colleen, complete the registration. I'm going to find Caesar!"

Lucy straddled the motorcycle with her slender waist, and ruffled Colleen's hair before leaving.

Kelin was already somewhat used to it. She lowered her head and made a nasal sound that even she herself couldn't quite hear.

"Um!"

Seeing this, Lucy nodded in satisfaction, then kicked away the kickstand and started the engine.

As exhaust fumes billowed from the back of the car, Lucy sped away, soon reaching her maximum speed and disappearing into the distant desert, obscured by the yellow sand until even the sand could no longer be seen.

Half an hour later, the full moon quietly set in the sky, and in its place, a wisp of orange-yellow light slowly rose from the horizon.

On a road bathed in golden sunlight, Lucy rides her motorcycle, chasing the silhouette cast by the sun, heading into the vast desert to meet another silhouette.

She is a brave warrior who completes the most dangerous missions single-handedly. Even though she has no weapons other than a small round shield and a short sword, she remains steadfast!

Lucy believes she will use the sword in her hand and her own strength to reclaim her glory... Pighead?

Lucy was stunned for a moment.

Caesar, who was not far away, heard the sound of the motorcycle, turned around, saw Lucy, and waved to her with a silly smile.

Lucy didn't pay attention to Caesar immediately; instead, her gaze was drawn to the bruised and battered pig-headed man next to him.

Lucy released the motorcycle brakes, but before it even stopped, she jumped off. With a furrowed brow, she poked the unconscious pig's head with a baseball bat. Seeing that he didn't react and his eyes were still closed, she couldn't help but sigh.

At that moment, Lucy knew that Caesar was itching to do something again.

"Sigh... Well then, Caesar, what is this person's identity? Is he the Ninth Division Commander we're looking for?" Lucy asked疑惑地问道.

Finding the Ninth Division Commander was a major event for Lucy, and indeed for the entire Outer Ring.

Firstly, the Ninth Division Commander's special status means he could fetch a good price whether among the rebels or in New Ellie.

Moreover, although the time was short, Lucy still managed to learn from some rebel henchmen that the reason why the Ninth Division was responsible for the looting was because the Ninth Division was originally responsible for stockpiling and transporting supplies within the rebel army, and the looting was just a coincidence.

But their warehouses are all built in empty caves, and the carrots are in the hands of the military minister. If we can capture the military minister of the Ninth Division, it means we can get a lot of money!

Victoria Housekeeping has been hiring Colleen until next year and they still have money left over!

But... is this beast, with its bruised and swollen face, sunken chest, twisted limbs, tattered clothes, and inhuman appearance from a distance, really the Minister of the Army?

Lucy pulled out her phone, which contained a message that had been forwarded to Fairy, who then forwarded it to Ryan, who had obtained the Ninth Division Commander's ID photo from the rebels.

After comparing the photos repeatedly, Lucy couldn't find even the slightest resemblance between the person in front of her and the person in the photos, and she couldn't help but gasp in shock:

"Hiss~ Is this guy really the Minister of the Army?"

Lucy turned to look at Caesar.

Caesar, somewhat embarrassed, looked away and whistled as if he hadn't seen Lucy's gaze.

As the darkness behind her grew colder and colder, the sound of a baseball bat scraping against the gravel resembled a fire burning in a woodshed. Lucy, clutching one shoujo manga after another, coldly slipped inside.

Caesar suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, shivered involuntarily, scratched his head, and chuckled sheepishly:

"Hehe, I don't know either, but he seems pretty tough. I used a flint to detonate all the armored vehicles and tankers here, but it didn't kill him. Then I held him down and beat him for two hours, but he didn't utter a sound and refused to surrender."

"I think this is the backbone that a person who can become a military minister should have!"

Upon hearing this, Lucy sighed again.

He didn't utter a sound after being beaten for two hours?

Did you knock someone unconscious and then proceed to desecrate their corpse?

And they absolutely refuse to surrender?

Lucy recalled the rebels she had encountered along the way, and how they had such a low level of freedom;

Possessing the world's most confident honor and the most flexible dignity!

Lucy looked up again,