Chapter 2707: Midnight Squad

"Calm down, you’re scaring everybody." Yuan chuckled at Ironwoman’s reaction.

However, she ignored everyone’s stares and asked after sitting back down, "The Void Hunter appeared again? I thought you only went to that place with the Supreme General."

Yuan nodded.

"Yes, it was only the two of us, but it still appeared. Granted, we were right outside the Level 4 Black Zone, so maybe that had something to do with it."

"Huh? The Level 4 Black Zone? Are you insane?" Ironwoman stared at him, wide-eyed behind her mask.

"We didn’t enter it. We were at the borders."

"That’s still extremely dangerous since it’s possible for the Level 4 Void Specters to wander out into the Level 3 Black Zone."

"Is that so? In that case, what if the Void Hunter is actually something that lives within the Level 4 Black Zone?"

"When it’s not hunting humans? Very likely, since nobody has seen it wandering the other zones, and nobody ever goes into the Level 4 Black Zone."

"By the way, how was your fight with the Void Hunter this time? Surely, you weren’t toyed with by it like previously, right?"

Yuan shook his head and said, "No, I can fight it properly now, but that’s only because it’s still going easy on me, and I am still nowhere near defeating it."

"..."

Ironwoman fell silent, and a moment later, she spoke, "In any case, back on topic. They have already set a date for the assembly. It will happen exactly six months from now, so make sure you’re free around that time because you’ll definitely need to be there."

Yuan nodded and said, "That won’t be a problem since I won’t be going out to train anymore."

"Huh? Why not?"

"Let’s just say that I need a break, especially after my fight with the Void Hunter."

"If you say so..."

Ironwoman left shortly after, and Yuan kept eating in the cafeteria for a few more hours until someone else interrupted him.

The individual, wearing full black armor, was a member of the Supreme General’s Midnight Squad.

"The Supreme General has summoned you. Follow me."

"Let me finish what’s on the table first," Yuan calmly replied.

"You dare make the Supreme General wait?" The soldier frowned behind his mask.

"I’m sure he can wait a few minutes. I don’t want to waste any food."

With that, Yuan continued eating, leaving the soldiers around them speechless. The Midnight Squad made up an entire division—the 9th Division—with authority second only to the generals, regardless of their actual ranks.

The Midnight Squad soldier trembled at Yuan’s audacity.

"I don’t care if you can fight the Void Hunter. When you’re in the military, you will obey orders!"

However, Yuan ignored him and continued eating in silence.

Seeing this, the Midnight Squad soldier moved and grabbed the edge of the table with both hands.

However, before he could do anything else, Yuan spoke.

"Think twice before doing something you’ll regret."

The soldier froze for a split second, but then sneered disdainfully. The next moment, he flipped the table over, sending everything on it flying to the side.

"Your meal is over now," he said coldly.

Yuan sighed and rose to his feet, turning to face the soldier.

"What are you going to do now? Hit me?"

"No, but I will give you a choice."

Yuan pointed to the food on the ground and continued, "You can either willingly finish eating the food so it doesn’t go to waste, or it will be done against your will."

"I’d like to see you try forcing me," the soldier replied confidently.

Although everyone knew Yuan could fight the Void Hunter, his powers were suppressed in the city, so he was no different from an ordinary person right now. Moreover, the soldier had an ace up his sleeve.

"Alright," Yuan muttered.

Then, without another word, he grabbed the soldier by the back of his neck, forced him to his knees, and shoved his face down toward the food scattered across the floor.

’What tremendous strength!’ The soldier was caught off guard by Yuan’s raw strength, but he didn’t panic.

Suddenly, Limitless surged from the soldier’s body.

Normally, the use of Limitless within the city was only permitted under special circumstances, such as during recruitment or designated training sessions. However, members of the 9th Division possessed the authority to bypass that restriction whenever they deemed it necessary.

Those watching expected Yuan to immediately regret laying a hand on a member of the Midnight Squad. However, to their shock, he continued forcing the soldier’s face toward the ground without the slightest hesitation.

The soldier unleashed even more of his Limitless, but even after pushing himself to his limit, he was still unable to resist Yuan’s overwhelming strength.

’How is this possible?! There’s no way he can overpower me without using Limitless!’ he cried inwardly.

That’s when he noticed the hand gripping the back of his neck was also surging with Limitless.

’He’s using Limitless?! Did the Supreme General grant him the authority to remove the restriction, too?!’

Upon realizing his miscalculation, the soldier swiftly apologized, "I was wrong!"

However, Yuan didn’t respond and continued inching his face toward the food on the floor.

Once he was close enough, Yuan removed his mask so he could eat properly.

Eventually, the soldier’s face was pressed directly into the food.

"Eat it," Yuan commanded in a cold tone.

"What’s wrong? Why aren’t you eating? Do you want me to forcefully shove the food in your mouth instead?"

Upon hearing his threat, the soldier finally began eating the food himself.

The spectators watched in shock and disbelief, wondering what the consequences of Yuan’s action would be.

After all, nobody has ever done such a thing to a member of the Midnight Squad before.

"The faster you eat, the faster I’ll meet with the Supreme General," Yuan remarked as he let go of the soldier and took a seat at a nearby table, continuing to watch the soldier eat off the floor like a dog.