Rulu's voice said: "Thank you for your support. Now I order all your armored troops to retreat while fighting, and move closer to my position."

  After these words, the rebel armored troops immediately began fighting while retreating, moving towards the masked person in black.

  At this time, Jason was still being pummeled by the four-armed bull-headed man. Seeing that Jason couldn't defeat the bull-headed man, the Sanctuary's armored troops rushed over to Jason's position, attempting to help him deal with the bull-headed man.

  "A-Niu, come back. You've already won, no need to continue fighting," the masked figure in black said to the bull-headed man. Upon hearing this, the four-armed bull-headed man immediately stopped fighting with Jason and retreated. Soon after, the rebel armored troops also arrived. The bull-headed man and the armored troops gathered around the masked figure in black.

  The masked figure approached Kallen who was lying on the ground and had someone remove her helmet. Kallen was pale, her eyes tightly closed, but she was still breathing. The masked figure crouched down and slapped Kallen's face several times. Kallen coughed violently and opened her eyes.

  "How are you, Kallen? Can you still fight?" the masked figure said to Kallen who had just regained consciousness.

  After taking a few breaths, Kallen struggled to get up from the ground and said in a weak voice: "I'm barely okay. My injuries have mostly recovered, but my energy is greatly depleted. Wait, you... who are you?"

  "I am your new commander. Since you still have combat capability, come with us," the masked figure said, returning to the vehicle and driving the small truck slowly toward the south of the square.

  Rulu's voice came through the rebels' communicator: "Everyone listen carefully. Now all of you retreat slowly with me toward the south. No one is to remain in the square."

  Upon hearing this, the rebel armored troops immediately formed a circle around the small truck and slowly retreated southward with it. The other rebels also retreated toward the south along with the armored troops and the small truck.

  "Lord Jason, they seem to be retreating. What should we do next?" the Sanctuary's Chief of Staff inquired through the communicator.

  Jason wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, hovering in mid-air, and surveyed the situation in the square. At this point, the rebels had about ten intact armored troops left, several hundred regular soldiers, the red armored troop that had stood up again, and the four-armed bull-headed man. The Sanctuary side had about fifteen or sixteen armored troops left and several hundred ordinary soldiers.

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  Jason thought that the red armored troop was back up and he couldn't handle the bull-headed man either. If both sides engaged in battle, the outcome would be hard to predict. Yet he couldn't let the rebels escape, especially that masked person in black. He spoke into the communicator: "Leave one hundred soldiers to guard the prisoners. Everyone else follow them, but don't attack for now."

  Upon receiving the order, the Sanctuary's armored troops and other soldiers immediately followed the retreating rebels. Both sides maintained some distance as they moved toward the south of the square. After a while, both armies reached the edge of the square, about to leave the area.

  "Hey, um... commander, are we really retreating? How is this any different from running away?" The bald man with the scar saw they were about to leave the square and couldn't help questioning through the communicator.

  "It's fine, just keep formation and continue retreating slowly," Rulu's voice said.

  Other questioning voices came through the communicator: "But we haven't rescued any of our captured people. If we retreat now, isn't all our effort wasted?"

  "You don't need to ask questions, just do as I say," Rulu's voice said again.

  "Do you even know how to command?!" The bald man with the scar became unhappy. "The purpose of our operation is to rescue our captured people. Now we haven't rescued anyone, and if we retreat now, our operation will be a complete failure. Don't you understand?!"

  "Don't worry," Rulu's voice said. "Of course I know your operation's purpose. I can guarantee you, we will definitely rescue all those captured people."

  "But..."

  "Everyone, stop talking. He is our commander, so follow his orders. We can only trust him now," Captain Guan spoke up. Hearing this, the others, although doubtful, stopped questioning.

  After a while, both the rebel army and the Sanctuary army had left the square and entered the city district. At this point, Rulu's voice sounded in the rebels' communicator:

  "Captain Guan, how's the situation now? Is the Sanctuary army following?"

  Captain Guan said: "They're all here, still following us."

  "Is Jason there too?"

  "Yes, Jason is still hovering in the air near us. He seems a bit afraid of the bull-headed man with us and doesn't dare to approach."

  "Good, the plan is going smoothly. Keep me updated on your situation."

  Captain Guan looked at the moving small truck with confusion and said: "Commander, aren't you with us? You should be clear about the situation here, no need to ask me, right?"

  Rulu's voice said: "No, I'm not with you. I'm still in the square."

  Hearing this, Captain Guan was shocked: "What did you say? You're still in the square? Then who's in the truck?"

  "That's not me personally, it's someone else disguised as me."

  "Ah, not you? But I just saw you talking with Jason earlier. How could it not be you?"

  "Oh, there's a wireless microphone and amplifier in the mask. The voice coming out isn't the real voice of the person inside. Never mind that now, get ready. We're about to launch our counterattack."