The Storm Is Coming

After Rui and Heya arrived, they brought plenty of laughter and joy to the big family. Every morning, Heya studied with Grey Wolf; in the afternoons, she raised fish, basked in the sun, and taught Rui.

On the fifteenth day, the Hyperion hid itself at its designated location. Cloud City was also stored away, and all non-combat personnel were transferred to Liangshan Base.

Ge Xiaolun of the Xiong Bing Company also activated his Angel Gene, sprouting a pair of black wings and gaining the ability to fly, just like in the original story.

The next morning, they received word that the Taotie's targets were Tianhe City and Juxia City. Their main focus was Tianhe City, while thirty warships had been sent to Juxia City. The rest were gathered at Tianhe City.

Large numbers of civilians began evacuating from Tianhe City and Juxia City.

Su Jiu arranged for all combat personnel on his side to prepare defenses in Tianhe City, while the Xiong Bing Company was sent to defend Juxia City.

Su Jiu had not expected the Taotie to attack two cities at once. One city would have been manageable, but two would stretch them thin.

On the deck of the Hyperion, Su Jiu looked at Li Qi and asked, "Can the Xiong Bing Company hold Juxia City?"

Li Qi hesitated before replying, "I don't know. This can be called an unprecedented war."

Su Jiu waved a hand. "This is still alright." After saying that, Su Jiu left the Hyperion with Li Qi.

Inside Liangshan Base, Li Qi stood on a raised platform and looked at the hundred soldiers below. "War is here, so I won't say much. These are the first-generation combat suits we developed. They can increase your strength, speed, and reaction time by around three times. There are also new weapons: Laser Swords and pistols. The bullets are specially made and have strong piercing power. Everyone, take one of each." Li Qi pointed toward the open warehouse doors.

On the Juxia Aircraft Carrier, inside the combat Command Room, Du Kao looked at the military order in his hand demanding that they defend Juxia City. He knew they had no choice but to go. There were simply too many Taotie vanguard troops this time. The center of the battlefield was Tianhe City, yet the defenses there had not brought in the Xiong Bing Company. That revealed a great deal.

After waiting for a while, Du Kao watched as Qiangwei, Leina, Ge Xiaolun, Zhao Xin, He Weilan, Sun Wukong, Rui Mengmeng, Cheng Yaowen, Lian Feng, Yu Qin, and the others arrived at the combat Command Room one after another.

Once everyone had arrived, Du Kao said, "I called you here because the Taotie will descend tomorrow or the day after. Our defensive zone is Juxia City."

Leina knew the situation and did not speak. Everyone present merely looked at one another.

Zhao Xin was the first to speak. "How many Taotie are there?"

Rui Mengmeng said, "They're coming."

Ge Xiaolun's hands trembled slightly as he said, "This time, we're really going to war."

Qiangwei also looked at Du Kao. Seeing everyone's low morale, Du Kao shouted, "What are you afraid of? What exactly are you afraid of? Juxia City, the city we're defending, is not the central battlefield. The central battlefield is Tianhe City. Both flagships will be heading to Tianhe City then. Others aren't afraid, so why are you Super Soldiers afraid?" Du Kao berated them in frustration.

Sun Wukong stood up and said, "I know you are rookies, but you are strong. Do not be afraid. The country has invested so much in you. It is time to repay it."

Qiangwei looked at the dispirited group below. Zhao Xin was doing alright, but some of them had serious issues with their mental resilience.

Cheng Yaowen looked around and asked, "Where is Qi Lin? Why hasn't she come?"

Lian Feng explained, "Qi Lin has gone to central Tianhe City. They need that sniper more than we do."

No one said anything. Du Kao announced that they should rest well and prepare for battle.

By the next day, half the civilians in both cities had already evacuated.

Ding dong: "System notification: War is approaching. United War Mode has been unlocked in the Guild Channel, and the Voice System has been unlocked."

Su Jiu looked at the two newly unlocked functions. He had always treated the Guild Channel as a chat app, never expecting it to have such a feature.

Guild United War Mode activated.

Map loading complete.

Voice activation complete.

At once, voices rose and fell endlessly within the Guild Channel as all sorts of conversations broke out.

At the Huangshi Evacuation Point, Ouyang Nasa carried a guqin on her back. She could not take the guzheng with her, so only the guqin would do.

Ouyang Nasa continuously tapped at her phone with both hands.

Ouyang Nasa: "Yun, where are you?"

Ouyang Nasa: "Yun, I know you're going to war."

Ouyang Nasa: "Yun, you have to come back safely."

Ouyang Nasa: "Yun, I like you."

Ouyang Nasa had already given up hope that Zhao Yun would reply.

In Tianhe City, Zhao Yun saw the messages and froze. After thinking of the things Su Jiu had given him before, he understood. He turned and flew into the sky.

At the Huangshi Evacuation Point, Ouyang Nasa was preparing to leave when she saw a streak of silver light appear in the sky. The civilians below saw Zhao Yun in flowing white robes and began discussing him.

"That's Heavenly Dragon."

"What Heavenly Dragon, brother?"

"That was the man who fought the aliens when they attacked Juxia City last time. We all call that general Heavenly Dragon."

"Look, it's Heavenly Dragon!"

"Heavenly Dragon!"

When the soldiers saw Zhao Yun arrive, they stepped forward and saluted.

Zhao Yun found Ouyang Nasa and looked at her. "I saw it, so I came." Then he took out a small crystal and placed it in Ouyang Nasa's hand before giving her a piece of candy. "Eat it."

Ouyang Nasa ate the candy. Zhao Yun checked the Guild Channel, but there were no messages.

He opened a private chat and asked, "Captain, I gave someone the candy you gave me last time, but it didn't work."

Su Jiu: "It's currently United War time. The United War Channel must be closed before she can join. Or she needs to be able to transfer energy now; otherwise, she will have to wait until the battle is over."

Zhao Yun understood. Ouyang Nasa had no energy in her body, so she could not connect to the Guild Channel. If she had energy in her body, it would be fine. United War Mode did not accept outside information.

In the United War Channel...

Su Jiu: Zhao Yun, Baili Shouyue, you are Group One. Zhao Yun will protect Baili Shouyue and ensure his sniping is not disrupted.

Baili Shouyue: "Understood."

Zhao Yun: "Understood."

Su Jiu: Mei, Rui, you are Group One and will provide mobile support.

Mei: "Understood."

Rui: "Understood."

Su Jiu: Kiana, Liu Chuang, you are responsible for the frontal assault.

Liu Chuang: "Understood."

Kiana: "Understood."

Liu Chuang: "Xiao Jiu, are you alone?"

Su Jiu: "I have teammates. Don't worry."

After Su Jiu spoke, he was also worried about everyone. Moon Ring had already been deployed and hidden away.

Mei looked at Rui and asked, "Are you afraid?"

Rui replied, "No. It wasn't easy for me to finally live together with Heya. Those hateful invaders deserve to die."

Liu Chuang carried his axe on his shoulder and watched the evacuating people. He said to Kiana, "Little sis, why are you still eating? Aren't you nervous?"

Kiana said, "Munch munch, huh? What did you say, Uncle Chuang? I'm not nervous. I've seen them before! Munch munch, it's delicious. Uncle Chuang, want some?"

Liu Chuang: "..."