Pingzhou City, Military Base at Space Channel No. 54221.
The place was heavily guarded.
Ever since a mysterious figure had appeared here last time, the report had quickly made its way up the chain, drawing serious attention from the Pingzhou garrison. The channel had been completely sealed off, nearby residents swiftly evacuated, and security forces greatly reinforced.
As an entrance linking to another world,
the Space Channel itself was extremely well defended.
For instance, the massive structure above the Space Channel had been built to exceptionally high standards from the very beginning.
Aside from a corridor leading to the Space Channel, lined with thick iron doors, the entire structure was practically a huge concrete bunker. Its walls were over ten meters thick—not even heavy artillery firing armor-piercing shells could blast through them.
The corridor was also equipped with all kinds of defensive measures, including the release of poison gas.
At the most desperate moment, the enormous quantity of high explosives planted inside could even be detonated, destroying everything.
Half a month had passed peacefully since the mysterious figure was last spotted.
This day was just as calm as usual.
Outside the massive defensive structure, numerous cannons pointed their long barrels straight at it. Several armored vehicles were mixed in among them.
It was noon. The scorching sun baked the earth, and the asphalt road had already begun to melt. Even the cicadas' cries sounded weak and listless.
All the soldiers on duty were sheltering in the shade of trees near their cannons, ready for any sudden emergency, yet they were still drenched in sweat from the heat.
Just then, a tremendous BOOM! rang out. The massive structure shuddered violently, instantly webbed with cracks. Countless chunks of concrete shot from its surface like bullets. The entire building seemed to swell, and