“That’s enough!”
An angry shout, like thunderclap out of nowhere, exploded in the ears of the people who were arguing!
Mou Xuan's cold gaze swept across the entire audience, and his aura of being in a high position for a long time and being decisive and ruthless instantly suppressed the noisy voices.
Whether it was the excited Mr. Zhou or the anxious tolerant members of the Lu Alliance, they all felt a chill rising from their spines at this moment and subconsciously closed their mouths.
"Now is the time to discuss the survival of the alliance, not to quarrel in the market!" Mu Xuan's voice was not loud, but it was full of unquestionable majesty. "Outside, the Soul Devouring Doom is lurking around, and the energy tide may erupt again at any time. But inside, are we going to exhaust ourselves to death because of an unconfirmed traitor?"
He took a deep breath, his eyes sharp as a knife: "I will verify the sincerity of the traitor. I will investigate the people behind him. But before that, the alliance must be a fist, not a pile of loose sand!"
Old Zhou's face flushed red, and he wanted to argue: "Chief, this is not a dispute of will, but a matter of principle! Raising a tiger will only bring endless troubles!"
"Principles?" Mou Xuan sneered, "The biggest principle is to survive! If we all die, what's the point of upholding dignity and rules? Are we going to be fed to those energy monsters as snacks?"
"I have decided to hold an emergency meeting. All core members must attend!" Mou Xuan announced decisively, "I will give you ten minutes to adjust your emotions. In ten minutes, in the conference room, what I want to hear is a solution, not endless accusations and suspicions!"
After saying this, he ignored everyone and turned around and strode towards the conference room deep inside the temporary command center.
That swift and decisive attitude brought the tense atmosphere to a standstill.
Everyone looked at each other, but finally followed silently.
They knew that once Mou Xuan made a decision, it would be extremely difficult to change it.
Ten minutes later, the atmosphere in the simple but heavily guarded conference room was still solemn.
Mou Xuan sat in the first seat, looking calmly at the two clearly divided factions below.
"My attitude is very clear." He spoke first, breaking the silence. "The traitor must be closely monitored and his intelligence must be carefully screened. However, we must try the 'method to suppress the Soul Devouring Doom' he proposed. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, it is worth the risk."
"Chief, I still think..." Mr. Zhou tried to state it again.
"Mr. Zhou," Mou Xuan raised his hand to interrupt him, "I understand your concerns. But please also understand my decision. We don't have any more time to waste on internal friction. Now, what we need to discuss is how to take advantage of the possible opportunities provided by the traitor while ensuring safety."
Mr. Lu, the representative of the tolerant faction of the Lu Alliance, immediately agreed: "The leader is right! We can set up a special action team, supervised by the leader himself, to monitor the traitor 24 hours a day. Once any abnormal movement is found, kill him immediately! In this way, we can make use of his value and minimize the risk."
"Hmph, that's easy for you to say!" A conservative cadre beside Mr. Zhou snorted coldly, "Can you believe the words of a traitor? What if that method is a trap? He leads us into a desperate situation so that he can reap the benefits!"
"That's why we need verification!" Mr. Lu said anxiously, "We can't give up all our chances just because we're afraid of risks!"
The two sides were talking at the same time and were about to start arguing again.
Mou Xuan rubbed his brows and was about to speak again to suppress his anger, when suddenly -
“Woo—woo—woo—”
The shrill alarm suddenly broke the tranquility of the base!
The red warning lights flashed wildly, illuminating everyone's face blood red!
"Report to the leader!" A member of the alert team rushed into the meeting room, his voice trembling with fear, "The base... a large number of unknown energy monsters have appeared outside the base! They are more... more violent than the ones we encountered before! They are attacking our defense line!"
"What?!"
Everyone in the conference room's faces changed drastically!
Mou Xuan stood up suddenly, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "They come so soon?!" A trace of haze flashed through his mind. The timing of the appearance of these monsters was too coincidental, as if they had calculated the most chaotic moment among them.
Could it be... that the forces behind the traitors are behind this, trying to intensify conflicts within the alliance through external pressure, or even force them to make the wrong choice?
"Immediately enter the highest combat state!" Mou Xuan's voice was terrifyingly calm. "All combatants, enter your respective defense zones according to the plan! Xiao Spacetime Expert, immediately analyze the energy fluctuations! Li Communications Expert, keep the communication with each team open!"
With one command, the entire temporary base started to operate at high speed.
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