"Who else could it be? Those 'friends' of ours in the West."
Gao Zhi smoked as he spoke. "After the Giant Beast Calamity erupted across the globe, they suffered horrific losses too, so they started eyeing other people's territories."
"Fusang, Xinluo, and the others, who had always served as their watchdogs..."
"They bled them dry, severing the foundations of their nations. Those watchdogs failed to survive, and within a few years of the Giant Beast Calamity, they had vanished."
"Now they've turned their eyes toward us again. Not long ago, under the pretext of providing aid, they tried to send so-called rescue teams here, but the Strategic Affairs Department firmly rejected them."
"Those bastards only want to take advantage of our misfortune. How could they possibly have good intentions? Their wolfish ambitions are obvious."
"They might even have secretly sent people over while taking advantage of the calamity."
At that, Gao Zhi let out a cold snort.
"Our 'friends' even tried to monopolize the development rights to the 'Ruins Return' back then. They joined forces with mecha groups from other regions and established a so-called protective line, but in reality, it was meant to keep us outside the gates of the Ruins Return."
"If not for Mr. Fang Yao, the 'Heavenly Killing Star,' fighting his way in and out eight times and cutting through the protective line they had set up, we wouldn't be where we are today."
"Now those bastards are targeting us again, trying to get technology and resources from us. As if it could be that easy!"
"Even the Russians are in bad shape right now. Didn't they have to borrow people from us not long ago? Otherwise, if we joined forces, we could establish a blockade and wouldn't have to worry about those bastards exploiting our