[Yanzu, I'm currently facing exams, so my update schedule is a bit irregular. Combining two chapters at once is easier to manage. Please forgive me.]
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Raging waves on the sea, riding the wind and breaking through the waves.
Beneath the aurora-lit Dusk avenue, countless warships are heading towards the Weird Island.
Among these warships, red flags fluttered, and the China fleet accounted for the largest proportion, resembling a Great Wall at sea.
What remains are two equally familiar and powerful flags...
Su Country...
And then there's the Eagle Country.
To expand, to become stronger, and even more so to survive in the apocalypse.
The three most powerful nations on Blue Star, at this critical juncture of life and death, temporarily set aside their past prejudices and became allies.
They only wanted to fight for a sliver of hope for humanity in this apocalyptic world.
However...
Beneath a beautiful surface often lie undercurrents of turmoil.
The seemingly unbreakable joint fleet could actually fall apart at any time due to conflicts of interest.
Underwater.
A giant submarine is piloting below the Eagle Country's fleet.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a blue light flashed at the bow of the submarine, unleashing a high-energy laser beam that shattered the underwater reef blocking its path!
Poseidon V.
This is one of the greatest technological achievements that the Eagle Country has created by mobilizing the entire nation's resources in this apocalyptic world.
It is known as the scavenger of the deep sea; any S-Class Monster that is hit by this main cannon will perish instantly.
Even a top-tier supernatural creature would be severely injured on the spot if it were hit by a single shot.
Meanwhile, inside the submarine's command center.
Our old acquaintance, General Mike, was enjoying a cigar.
Standing to his left was his most trusted aide-de-camp Jesse.
To his right sat a kind-looking old man in a white coat, holding a cup of coffee.
At the same time, this old man was also the chief inventor of the Poseidon V...
The ultimate combat power revered as the "Machine God Lord" by the Eagle Country and even the world...
"Dr. Sullivan, I didn't expect you to be here this time."
Mike exhaled a smoke ring. "This is such a pleasant surprise."
Sullivan smiled. "It's an honor to see General Mike again."
"I wonder what orders from the President you have come with this time?"
Mike turned his head and gestured for his assistant Jesse, to explain the plan.
Jesse opened the top-secret document in her hand and explained, "Doctor, the President specifically instructed us to do this before departure."
"They said we absolutely must outshine China and the Su Country in this joint operation!"
We absolutely cannot embarrass him.
He added, "Otherwise, once the communication equipment at all the major bases is connected, he won't be able to boast about Eagle Country number one in the world every day at international conferences."
"Furthermore, the President has issued a strict order to annihilate the remaining members of the Desolate God Society."
"We'd be willing to use even the latest, most devastating weapons!"
"In short, the slogan is... Make Eagle Country Great Again!"
After hearing this, Sullivan couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.
He looked at Mike and asked jokingly, "General Mike, are you referring to the President's exact words...?"
"Some modifications and alterations have been made? Aren't you afraid he'll get angry if you read it like that?"
Mike tapped his cigar in the ashtray and said dismissively.
"I simply picked out the more readable parts from that three-hour-long rant and retranslated them."
"As for being afraid he'll get angry?"
"No, Dr. Sullivan, I, Mike, am a soldier. I won't be afraid of a puppet manipulated by capital and Merchant."
Sullivan's smile widened.
"Oh? It seems General Mike is quite interested in that position?"
"So, this trip to the Weird Island is all about making a big splash and accumulating political capital?"
But Mike just scoffed, "No, that's not it."
"Doctor, you should be well aware of the dangers of this murky water."
"And... I'm sure you watched that Sky Curtain not long ago."
"I know you're worried about that person from Huaxia Country, who needs no further explanation, right?"
Sullivan interrupted him.
"A peerless genius who appeared out of nowhere."
"In just half a month, the strength he has demonstrated has far surpassed that of a special-grade expert; he can even physically enter the outer reaches of space Blue Star Earth..."
"This is completely beyond the scope of a normal novice trial participant."
Mike nodded, his eyes becoming somewhat troubled.
"It seems you see things very clearly."
"Actually... those people behind the Eagle Country have already realized my ambition."
"Their decision to appoint me as commander-in-chief this time wasn't at all about letting me achieve something great."
"But they want me to go and fight that person on this Weird Island, someone who needs no further explanation!"
"They want to use the Huaxia Person to embarrass me in front of the whole world, thereby carrying out political suppression against me."
"This is an open conspiracy with no solution."
Mike gritted his teeth, "Whether I answer or not, it's not a good choice."
"So I had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it."
"Your view is correct; the choices made by capital do indeed align with their interests."
Sullivan nodded in agreement.
"Because all they ever need is an obedient dog, not a wolf that might bite them at any moment."
At this point, Sullivan changed the subject.
"Only..."
"Those shrewd capitalists, in this game of chess, overlooked the most crucial variable..."
What was overlooked?
Mike was taken aback.
"I."
Sullivan smiled slightly, pointed to himself with one finger, and then pointed to the outside of the cabin door.
"And... my mischievous granddaughter."
As Dusk faded, night enveloped the entire sea.
Inside the lounge of the main ship of the China fleet.
"I'm so bored!"
Mo Wan leaned back in her computer chair and let out a wail.
Beside her, the packaging bags of [Qiao Zi Le] had piled up into a small mountain.
Behind the small hill, Lin Zhu was eating ice cream with a blank expression.
Here at sea, there's no internet, no games to play, and even the signal is intermittent.
The two of them could only stare at the screen in front of them, watching the [health tips] video playing on a loop to pass the time.
"Lin Zhu, I can't take this anymore! This lousy guy is so serious, it's not interesting at all!"
Mo Wan frantically rubbed her hair.
While eating her ice cream, Lin Zhu comforted her, "Just bear with it."
Chief Lin Bayi team are currently in the VIP conference room next door, having a meeting with the elders of the Su Country.
"It's said that we can only officially reach the edge of the Weird Island at midnight."
"If you're really bored... just eat a few bowls of rice, and if you feel dizzy from the carbon monoxide, a good nap will do the trick."
Just then, the next episode of the "[Health Tips]" segment finally began playing on the screen.
But just as the scene changed, the screen suddenly started flickering!
Immediately afterwards, the previously serious-looking male host disappeared.
The new host is a blonde beauty with black-rimmed glasses, a single ponytail, and two large front teeth!
Holding a pointer, she began to explain on the screen, nodding and swaying her head.
Mo Wan hadn't paid any attention at first, but when her gaze fell on the blonde beauty's high, proud breasts...
Then I looked down at my perfectly flat chest...
A feeling called Envy rose in her heart.
"Depend on!"
Mo Wan pointed at the screen and started cursing.
What terrible taste!
"Couldn't they have chosen a more approachable and better actor?"
Why create this body image anxiety?!
As she spoke, Mo Wan turned her grief and indignation into appetite, directly unwrapped a Qiao Zi Le cigarette, and swallowed it in three bites!
"Hiss!"
Seeing this, Lin Zhu protectively pulled the remaining ice cream closer to her chest and reminded her.
"You're just pure Envy."
"Also, you should chew ice cream slowly and thoroughly, otherwise it can easily upset your stomach."
"I have the [devouring] Supernatural Ability, so I don't need to worry about digestion. You don't have that ability."
Upon hearing this, Mo Wan immediately retorted, "So what?!"
"Back when I ate nine scoops of Das Haagen-Dazs ice cream in one go, you were still playing in the mud!"
"Don't think you can be arrogant just because you have a big stomach! Watch me!"
As she spoke, Mo Wan's competitive spirit was ignited, and she began to devour the ice cream like crazy!
In just one minute, she produced six!
Just then, the blonde beauty with big buck teeth on the screen seemed to come alive.
While the two were bickering and not paying attention, she actually chuckled in Mo Wan's direction through the screen.
Hehehe~
"Attention everyone! Eating too much ice cream can easily lead to heart problems!"
"And the most obvious manifestation... is that the lips turn purple!"
"Especially those idiots... who swallow a whole thing in three bites just to spite someone!"
"Belch!"
Mo Wan just swallowed the last bite of ice cream she had put in her mouth when she heard this, and subconsciously turned to look at the mirror next to her.
Upon closer inspection, I realized that my lips were indeed a deep purple!
"Holy shit!"
Mo Wan was startled.
"Did you get hit by a boomerang? I told you not to eat so fast, but you wouldn't listen."
Lin Zhu rolled her eyes and muttered a complaint.
Fuck you!
Mo Wan retorted, "After the injection, I have a super-strong physique!"
"How could he possibly get a heart condition like an ordinary person?!"
"Besides, this Choco-Zile is blueberry flavored! It's clearly just artificial coloring!"
"It's just the big teeth on the screen spouting nonsense to scare people!"
"Oh dear~ We've been found out~"
The next second, the blonde beauty's reply came directly from the screen!
"Who is speaking?!"
Mo Wan and Lin Zhu were so startled that they almost jumped off their chairs!
"You... you can see us?!"
Mo Wan pointed at the screen, as if she had seen a ghost.
The blonde beauty on the screen giggled, and then, under the gaze of the two men...
It jumped right off the computer screen!
She landed on the floor of the lounge, casually removed the two large front teeth from her mouth, and tossed her ponytail.
"Nice to meet you, you can call me... Berris ~"
Mo Wan and Lin Zhu were dumbfounded.
A living person popped out of the electronic screen?!
However, before the two could even begin to question her, a miniature communicator on Berris's wrist suddenly lit up red.
Dr. Sullivan's serious voice came through the communicator.
"Berris, come back right now, and don't wander off!"
Your current state is very unstable!
But Berris is clearly a rebel.
She stuck out her tongue into the communicator and gave a soft snort.
"Hehehe~ No way! Berris can go wherever they want~"
"Just do what Berris."
"Old man, mind your own business!"
"Smack!"
She abruptly ended the call, then turned and waved to Mo Wan and Lin Zhu.
"Okay, prank over. I'm going to find somewhere else to have fun now~ Bye-bye~"
After saying that, her body began to digitize again, and it looked like it was about to slip away.
Having been made a fool of, Mo Wan and Lin Zhu were unwilling to let her go.
"Stop!"
The two men shouted and were about to step forward to stop her.
Just as Berris stuck out her tongue and was about to disappear back into the screen...
"Boom!!!"
Suddenly, a burst of firelight erupted from the sky!
The entire sky was dyed a dark red!
Mo Wan was stunned.
Lin Zhu was stunned.
Berris was also stunned, her hand frozen in mid-air.
Everyone looked up at the sky.
Eight enormous fireballs, trailing long flames, descended from the sky!
It's like the end of the world!
At the same time, inside the submarine.
Mike dropped the cigar he was holding.
His pupils contracted sharply as he looked at the radar image displayed on the screen in front of him.
"Meteorites... eight meteorites!"
Sullivan suddenly stood up, spilling his coffee.
"Where is the trajectory?"
"All face the direction of the Prayer Deep Pool!"
"What?!"
Mike's voice changed, "That's where we're going!"
--
At the same time, in the conference room of the main China warship.
Lin Bayi slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
Across from them, the old elders of the Su Country also stared wide-eyed.
"A meteorite?!"
Lin Bayi stared at the screen, "Eight?! Who did this?! The Desolate God Society?!"
The intelligence officer, trembling, replied, "Report! Based on the trajectory calculations, the impact points of all the meteorites are concentrated in the Prayer Deep Pool area!"
"Prayer Deep Pool?"
The Su Country elder frowned. "Sukabul, isn't that where we're supposed to go?"
Lin Bayi remained silent for a moment.
Then he gritted his teeth and said something:
That place?
"Then... it can only be him..."
--
And at this very moment.
At the center of the image, on the Weird Island, atop a mountain peak not far from the Prayer Deep Pool.
The wind howled and the rain poured down!
Above the sky.
After the eighth meteorite...
There's a ninth one left!
Jiangnan stands atop the mountain, with a surging sea of clouds below.
His entire body was covered in Karmic Fire Battle Armor, white flames burning in the night wind.
To the right is the astronomical telescope that Wang Meng has adjusted, aimed at the last trace of space.
He crossed his arms and gazed at the fiery light in the sky, which was even larger than the eight before it.
It is falling rapidly.
It points directly to the Prayer Deep Pool.
"The side dishes are all served, it's time for the main course..."
Jiangnan parted his thin lips slightly and uttered the last sentence.
"Stars..."
"Listen to my command."
The words had barely left his mouth.
The ninth meteorite tears the curtain apart!
"Boom!!!"
Smash it into the Prayer Deep Pool!
The sea is boiling!
At the bottom of the abyss, ten thousand meters Abyss, two giant, scarlet eyes suddenly opened!
The first round of the battle of the gods is about to begin!