The officer immediately responded respectfully, "Yes."
After that voice disappeared, the command room fell into silence.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Sir, look quickly!"
The officer walked over to the meteorological department staff, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.
Could what that guy in the sky said actually come true?
Then, he witnessed an incredible scene.
"Everyone, put down your work and follow me outside to witness a once-in-a-lifetime snowfall in this city!" he ordered loudly.
Cheers echoed around, and the officer secretly rejoiced for not having clashed with that mysterious figure.
Meanwhile, Lin Beichen, who was regarded as a madman by everyone, was with Xia Luyao.
Xia Luyao was perplexed by Lin Beichen's actions, while Lin Beichen was in a good mood from acquiring a large amount of Faith Value.
"Little apprentice," Lin Beichen called out, "I've been thinking for a long time; there are only two possibilities why that Talisman remains stationary."
Xia Luyao curiously asked, "Which two?"
Lin Beichen smiled, "Either the Flying Eagle and the others are in the sky, or they're underground."
Xia Luyao thought for a moment and understood Lin Beichen's intent.
Meanwhile, at the entrance to the underground base, Li Congjing stood smiling in front of a group of armed individuals.
Opposite her were people from all over the world, staring at Li Congjing with astonishment written all over their faces.
After receiving a message from Rick's former master, they had long been waiting there.
In fact, Joseph could have escaped death, but he chose to sacrifice for his supreme love.
Suddenly, the gunfire and the sound of a dagger's assassination broke the silence.
The officer who had always followed the middle-aged man coldly betrayed him and sided with Minock.
Minock nodded with satisfaction, watching the young man who had once emerged with him on the world stage fall dead.
The surrounding fell into dead silence because everything happened too suddenly.
Even more shocking, not a single person on Li Congjing's side was injured.
Her smile remained brilliant, "Minock, aren't you going to make a move?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Minock's men began a frantic shooting spree at the crowd.
Their targets, important figures who were being protected, were attacked before they could even react and showed horror and anger.
A person of obvious high status roared, "Minock, even your father shows courtesy in front of me, and you dare to kill us here?"
But Minock did not respond to them; once action was taken, there was no turning back.
This group of political figures should have realized at the moment the middle-aged man was killed that none of them could escape.
Minock was a shrewd man; how could he let those cunning old foxes catch him?
Li Congjing stood aside, smilingly watching the massacre ahead, as if it had nothing to do with her.
She thought, if Minock couldn't eliminate those troublemakers in such favorable conditions, then he wasn't worthy of being her subordinate.
Li Congjing, unlike Joseph, did not have the patience.
That's why Joseph assigned the three strongest hands in the base to be by her side.
Besides these three, she had no other team.
In the midst of fierce combat, Minock knelt on one knee, making eye contact with Li Congjing.
He had to do so because Li Congjing was really short.
However, Li Congjing's voice suddenly turned cold, and her smile vanished: "Did I allow you to look at me like this?"
Minock, a veteran on the battlefield, failed to detect any trace of killing intent. He tried to stand up and explain, but it was too late.
Li Congjing's hand instantly pierced through his skull, blood splattering.
The special forces who had surrendered to Li Congjing and launched a fake assault were terrified, secretly relieved at their choice.
And the middle-aged man who thought he controlled it all turned out to be the most foolish one.
"What have you done to the master!" someone from Minock's followers shouted in anger.
Others also halted their actions, looking toward Li Congjing.
Meanwhile, those suppressed by Minock's men seized the opportunity to breathe, preparing for the upcoming battle.
Li Congjing felt the gaze of everyone, her face remaining indifferent: "Do you really think in my eyes, you're worth anything?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the mercenaries behind her opened fire, leaving those still alive in disarray.
In just three seconds, almost no one survived.
However, Li Congjing was not a reckless person. She had three loyal subordinates and their elite troops at her side.
At this moment, someone resembling Joseph walked to her side, respectfully requesting to report.
"Speak," Li Congjing said calmly.
The person informed her that Minock's family had sent a message, advising her not to resort to tricks and to cooperate sincerely with Minock.
Upon hearing this, Li Congjing's body surged with killing intent.
She instructed her men to stay guard at the entrance while she proceeded forward.
She coldly left a command: "Don't let those escaping riffraff get out, and don't let the one who killed Joseph in."
Li Congjing stood at the end of the tunnel leading to the base entrance, behind her a group of armed soldiers.
Facing her were people from around the world, looking surprised.
They had been waiting there for a long time, after receiving Rick's master's message.
In fact, Joseph need not have died, but for the noble love in his heart, he chose to sacrifice.
"What? Surprised to see me alive?" Li Congjing asked with a sweet smile like a little girl.
However, behind this smile lurked infinite killing intent.
She watched unimpressed as gunshots rang behind the middle-aged man and a dagger pierced his chest.
Because, in her eyes, these people were already dead.
She only cared whether her plans and goals could be realized.
And whether Minock and those old foxes could catch her in the act? This seemed laughable to her.
In the mercenaries' synchronized gunfire, any remaining survivors fell, in just three seconds, hardly anyone was left standing.
Li Congjing, at the forefront of the group, was not without intelligence.
She had three loyal subordinates, each leading a group of elite soldiers.
At this moment, a figure walked to Li Congjing's side; it was someone who previously captured Xia Luyao, resembling Joseph in demeanor.
He respectfully requested permission to report: "Ms. Li, there's a matter to report."
Li Congjing raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue.
"We just received a message, seemingly from Minock's family," the person said cautiously, as if choosing his words.
"Feel free to speak," Li Congjing said, though her thoughts were elsewhere, her authority could not be overlooked.
What she couldn't forget was Minock's audacious gaze at her—a privilege only Joseph was allowed to have.
The person hesitated for a moment, finally mustering the courage: "They hope you won't resort to tricks, and will cooperate sincerely with Young Master Minock."
As soon as he said this, Li Congjing's killing intent surged like a tidal wave, making one feel as though they were in Purgatory.
The person felt this surge of killing intent, growing increasingly fearful.
They didn't know Li Congjing's true power, but they understood she was no ordinary person—her power might not match Joseph's, but it definitely surpassed other experts in the base.
However, Li Congjing ultimately did not act, just gave that person a cold glance and turned away.
She left a command, her voice cold and firm: "Guard the entrance, don't let any fugitives leave, and make sure the one who killed Joseph doesn't get in."
The soldiers nodded silently, fully aware that Joseph and Li Congjing were not to be trifled with.
Meanwhile, Xia Luyao watched Lin Beichen's drill, her face in deep thought.
Could this seemingly ordinary drill truly contain the mysteries of the Daoist Family?
Lin Beichen sensed Xia Luyao's doubt and turned to make eye contact with her.
He knew he had to do something to dispel her doubts.
"Don't underestimate this thing,"