And now, he was watching a great battle through a satellite bought from abroad.
On the Gobi Desert.
The wind and sand were especially fierce.
If an ordinary person walked here without proper protection, the dust blown into their mouth would choke them to death.
"Ptooey, ptooey. What kind of damned weather is this?"
A scavenger grumbled as he picked up a bullet casing from the ground.
This was the place that had been wiped out by the mysterious Dawn Corps some time ago.
Naturally, scavengers like them had set their sights on it.
Whatever they found could more or less keep themselves alive, perhaps even their families.
"Enough, Old York. Hurry up. This place is still a Rebel Army base. Once we've picked up what we can, we need to leave."
"I know, I know. I just want to grab a little more. I've got five kids to feed at home."
But gradually, they noticed something.
There were strangely few bullet casings on the ground.
And they were all from shots fired outward. There were no casings from bullets fired inside?
It was very strange.
"Old York, something feels wrong."
"What's wrong with you again? Don't you want to buy yourself a wife?"
"Wait! Old York! Look!!"
Bang bang bang!!!
Not far away.
Artillery fire filled the sky.
Terrifying flames were visible even from here.
The intense explosions sounded like countless cannons bombarding the land, as though the world itself were being destroyed.
The most primal fear of death made them huddle in a corner, trembling.
"Didn't they say this place had been destroyed—"
Before he could finish.
Another wave of violent cannon fire erupted.
And.
This time, they saw even more powerful weapons.
Missiles!!!
"My God..."
"The war... again..."
As they murmured.
The situation seemed to change.
The cannon fire gradually stopped.
But machine-gun fire began.
Only.
The two of them vaguely seemed to hear many screams as well.
And.
The battlefield seemed to be moving closer to them!
"O-Old York, run, hurry!"
"It's... it's too late."
Both of them despaired. They knew how insignificant an individual was in this kind of chaotic battle, much less unarmed individuals like them.
Very soon.
Right before their eyes.
A group of white men carrying guns were retreating frantically. They clearly still held weapons in their hands, yet they seemed to have lost all will to fight and only knew how to run.
Like terrified cats.
"T-Those are xxx. No, there seems to be x x too. How could they be so miserable? They..."
And behind them.
A group—no, a few people.
They emerged from the wind and sand.
A red laser pierced through three bodies, leaving charred holes that faintly gave off the smell of cooked meat.
Then came more lasers. The red beams were like reapers of death, effortlessly piercing their bodies and mercilessly harvesting the soldiers' lives.
However, as they were leaving, one of the warriors suddenly stopped.
He walked toward the two of them.
A grenade like a cannon shell.
A red laser capable of piercing a tank in one shot.
Azure defenses that bullets and grenades could not break.
Terrifying endurance, strength, speed, and reflexes.
As well as unwavering will and formidable skill.
They simply did not seem human.
Every one of them was effortlessly slaughtering those fully armed soldiers.
I don't know whether they were demons from legend who had taken human form, but I thought that if demons truly existed, they would surely be like them.
—Old York's Diary.
"Brother Xin, why did you bring them along?"
"Heh, don't you think our reputation among the civilians around here is a little too low?" Zhao Xin said, waggling his eyebrows.
"Oh, I get it. Your heart's really black." Liu Chuang suddenly understood, his face full of disdain.
"Hey, how is that black? This is clearly called wisdom. Back in the day, Brother Fei and I had those loan guys..."
The group of more than ten people quickly headed toward the garrison.
"Brother Xin, did the higher-ups give any new orders?"
"The battalion commanders have already split up the enemy's main force. They're about to swallow them whole now. We're needed to clean up and contain them from the outskirts."
"Tch, I thought we'd get to go in and have a big fight." Liu Chuang said unhappily.
"Come on. Neither of us has been enhanced—we rely entirely on cultivating Eight Extremes Heaven. Although our combat power isn't any weaker than theirs, our physical recovery and special abilities are nowhere near theirs. Just thinking about it, it must be because of Brother Fei. They don't want us taking risks in this kind of chaotic battle." Zhao Xin spoke with a rather wise air.
"Don't forget that artillery bombardment just now. Especially those missiles—they broke through the shields and injured quite a few of our people. If it had been the two of us, even with accelerated recovery agents, we couldn't have recovered as quickly as they did."
"Not only would we lose face, we might also miss battle opportunities. Don't lose sight of the big picture over small matters."
"Mm, you're right. But won't the two of us be too bored like this?"
Liu Chuang boredly waved the gun in his hand.
Scaring Old York and the other man behind them.
Just then.
"Heh, some stragglers got out. Come on, let's go take them down!"
"Wahoo! Brother Xin is here!"
It was another one-sided slaughter.
Black Star Building.
Han Fei, having watched a glorious victory in which the few defeated the many, was not as excited as one might have imagined.
Because in his heart, this was how it should have been.
If anything, he was still somewhat dissatisfied.
"There are still too few Extreme Warriors."
"There was actually a large element of luck in this battle. Those people were frightened, and their individual quality wasn't much to begin with. Otherwise, even twenty thousand pigs wouldn't have collapsed so quickly."
"Master, how should we proceed next?"
Han Fei curled his lips.
Although he had worked very hard over the past few years to learn all kinds of knowledge, when it came to the specifics of military operations...
he was even worse at it than politics.
Fortunately, when he had trained the Extreme Warriors, he had specifically invited some international tacticians and the like to give lectures. Though they were a little outdated, their viewpoints were not wrong.
Thus, in a sense, every Extreme Warrior could become a low- or mid-ranking officer.
Those battalion and company commanders had even specifically studied under a certain well-known figure who had been "invited" from the West's West Point Military Academy.
So it didn't matter that he wasn't an expert himself. As long as he understood the basics and didn't mess around recklessly, that was enough.
"Just follow the original plan. Oh, right, regarding the Light Shadow Stone..."
Recently, Han Fei had discovered that the thing helping him the most was actually the Light Shadow Stone—an energy core that could practically be called an infinite source of power.
It could be said that ever since obtaining it, the problems plaguing countless technologies had been solved.
A great deal of technology dismantled from damaged mechs, half-scrapped starships, and the like could finally be put into practical use.
Not long ago, Laser Technology had been scaled up using the Light Shadow Stone's energy, and laser cannons had officially appeared.
This was a weapon with enormous battlefield power. In the face of it, tanks had truly become a thing of the past.
No wonder energy and materials were said to be the greatest factors limiting the development of civilization.
Next.
The world changed at an astonishing pace.
Catching many people completely off guard.
First, Ugly Country, the world's leading power, suddenly announced that it would not participate in this operation.
Apparently, something called Longevity Blood had appeared within its borders, stirring countless financial conglomerates into action. For the time being, they no longer wanted to concern themselves with anything else.
Then, one after another, several other major powers encountered various internal problems. Some faced civil unrest, others were obstructed by financial conglomerates, and some major powers even decided to establish diplomatic relations with the Dawn Alliance...
In short.
The international situation, which had suddenly become tense, abruptly eased.
Everyone with insight knew that somewhere on this planet, a powerful alliance had officially gained its footing.
The alliance was established.
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