The Destruction Five Days, the third day.
Deep Pool Fortress, engulfed in flames, bathed in the blood-red glow of the setting sun.
On the command tower at the highest point of the fortress.
Lin Bayi's military uniform was stained with blood, and he gripped the [God of War] flag with both hands, waving it in the gale.
The Undying Radiance poured down upon the China soldiers fighting fiercely below.
"Hold on, all of you! As long as my battle flag stands, the King of Hell won't be able to take your lives!"
"Shove these scum who crawled out of the gutter back into the Abyss! Kill them!!!"
Meanwhile, on the distant deep-sea defense line, the Machine God was engaged in hand-to-hand combat with a Godzilla -like creature!
"Die, you giant lizard!"
Inside the cockpit, Berris pushed up the lever.
He knocked Godzilla back with a single punch.
"Roar!"
Godzilla was clearly very dissatisfied.
It suddenly raised its head, the thorns on its back glowed blue, and it spewed out Atomic Breath!
Faced with this attack, Berris not only remained calm but also burst into laughter.
"I've been waiting for this move! Taste the electricity that Thunder Living Person, has already charged me up!"
"Supernova Mode, Full Power Overload!"
"Star-Slaying Sword, open for me!"
The reactor on the Machine God's chest erupted with blinding lightning. The Machine God gripped its sword with both hands and slashed vertically at the beam of light!
"Laugh!"
The light was split in two by this giant sword!
Despite the impact of the beam of light, the Machine God went against the current and pierced Godzilla's head with a single sword strike!
"Buzz!"
It let out a mournful cry, collapsed with a crash, and created a massive wave.
However, the overwhelming superiority of high-end combat power could not mask the tragic situation of the ordinary troops below being pushed back by the Beast Tide.
In front of the sandbag positions below the city wall.
Countless China soldiers were pierced through the body by beams of scarlet light, collapsing in agony into pools of blood.
"It's the Three-Eyed Tribe! Everyone be careful of their Three-Eyes on their forehead! That thing can unleash high-energy lasers instantly!"
Xin An scurried through the trenches, covering his head and shouting warnings as he activated Map Comprehension.
But just then, two jet-black claws suddenly emerged from the shadows above his head.
He grabbed his shoulder and lifted him into the air!
It was a three-meter-tall [Cockroach Demon] covered in black armor.
This monster not only has ten well-defined abdominal muscles.
It has four arms and two legs, and on its head...
She even had two black pigtails!
At this moment, the Cockroach Demon is hissing.
It attempted to strangle Xin An's neck with its twin tails!
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Several incredibly sharp flying swords transformed into cold light, severing the Cockroach Demon's four arms and twin tails at the root!
Xin An collapsed onto the sandbags below, panting heavily.
"You're a support character with absolutely no combat ability, what are you doing running around like that? Are you looking for death?!"
Liu Ruyan, dressed in a classic long dress, arrived on her sword and rebuked him.
Before she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and the giant sword behind her transformed into a rain of countless swords.
Nail those Three-Eyed Tribe monsters below to the ground!
Now, she exudes sword intent and has broken through the shackles of [Special Grade], her strength is vastly different from what it used to be.
Xin An rubbed his sore head and smiled wryly.
"There's no other way, the battlefield is too chaotic."
"This Destruction Five Days was more intense than any before; portals were everywhere, like sieves!"
"Even Chief Lin is almost at his breaking point!"
Liu Ruyan did not refute.
As she soars through the air on her sword, her field of vision is most expansive.
In her eyes, the entire Deep Pool Fortress by the sea and sky.
There are countless portals, and their numbers are still increasing!
"Damn it..."
Liu Ruyan bit her red lips, "With that irresponsible scumbag gone, the pressure on us to defend the city is just too much!"
"BOOM!!!"
Just as she finished speaking, a loud bang suddenly came from the sea not far away!
The Machine God that had just killed Godzilla was suddenly bursting out of the seabed.
A hundred-meter-long crocodile wielding two axes delivered a fatal roll, striking the victim in the chest!
The Machine God lost its balance, fell backwards, and crashed into the sea, creating a huge wave!
Inside the cockpit of the Machine God.
The entire screen was flashing red.
[WARNING! Extremely high radiation source detected. Do not approach!]
[WARNING! 30% of the mech's armor is damaged!]
Berris, who was knocked to the ground by the elbow, coughed twice, and the Holographic Projection flickered.
"You bastard! How dare you launch a sneak attack on the great Berris! You're tired of living!"
Berris was furious and slammed her fist on the control panel, yelling, "Let me show you Berris's firepower..."
[Beep! Warning! Insufficient power source!]
[Severe damage detected to the energy system. Please repair immediately!]
[Power saving mode has been forcibly enabled.]
"Whoosh!" All the lights in the cockpit went out, plunging the cockpit into darkness.
"Holy crap!!!"
Berris clutched her hair and screamed in despair in the darkness.
"Now you're letting me down?!"
"You Machine God a bitch, do you really want Berris to die here?!"
But no matter how much she complained, the energy-depleted Machine God System could no longer pay attention to her.
The intense battle lasted for a full day and night, coupled with the overload of the Supernova Mode and the severe damage to the energy system.
The Machine God was no longer able to continue fighting.
Outside world.
Liu Ruyan also witnessed the scene where the Machine God fell and never got up again.
"Why hasn't Berris gotten up yet?!"
"Gurgle..."
Xin An, who had just been drenched by a huge wave, climbed out of the seawater.
He snatched a sea fish that he had just swallowed and spat out a mouthful of salty water.
He then pointed to the large patch of black liquid floating on the sea surface and shouted.
"It's battery fluid! The Machine God is out of power!"
"Liu Ruyan, go find Wang Meng quickly!"
He's the mechanic in the Dragon God's team!
"Okay! Hang in there!"
Without hesitation, Liu Ruyan soared into the sky on her sword, heading straight for the military RV area at the rear.
Now.
Inside the RV, the military's temporary command center.
Shen Lian stared at the red dots surrounding the fortress on the holographic sand table, cold sweat pouring down her face.
How long until reinforcements arrive?
Shen Lian's voice was extremely tense.
The engineer standing next to him was sweating profusely as he gave his report.
"I just made contact! The Morning Star Base in Soul Return Town has also been subjected to a large-scale attack!"
"The reinforcements have just finished resolving the internal crisis and are urgently departing..."
"But the distance is too far; even traveling at full speed, it will take at least two and a half hours!"
Two and a half hours?
Shen Lian listened to the number.
He stated the most dangerous facts in the calmest tone.
"By the time they get here, we'll have been devoured to dust by those monsters."
Just as a deathly silence fell over the command room...
"Manager Shen! Something terrible has happened!"
A logistics staff member burst through the door, panting as he shouted.
"Something's happened at the detention center! You should go and see for yourself!"
"Detention center?!"
Shen Lian could no longer remain calm this time, and her pupils suddenly contracted!
Because in that sealed-off glass-walled guard area, two people who were important to the Dragon God were being held.
[The Fool] Jiang Li, and Guo Shuai is suffering from severe depression and has broken down!
"Keep urging for reinforcements! Don't stop for even a second!"
Shen Lian immediately gave orders to the engineers and rushed out of the command room.
When Shen Lian arrived at the underground detention center.
Inside the reinforced glass room on the right, Guo Shuai repeatedly banged his forehead against the wall.
Blood stained the wall, but he seemed to feel no pain.
The military doctors guarding outside the door looked anxious. When they saw Shen Lian arrive, they immediately stepped forward to ask for instructions.
"Manager Shen, Mr. Guo has completely lost control of his emotions."
"Is it necessary to immediately administer a strong sedative?"
Shen Lian looked at Guo Shuai inside the glass room, unsure of what to do.
These are people from the Dragon God's faction; if they were to be injected with potent drugs indiscriminately, it could damage their nerves.
If the Dragon God were to investigate, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Just as Shen Lian was hesitating...
"Squeak..."
With a soft sound, the door to the room on the left next door, which belonged to [The Fool], was pushed open from the inside.
A somewhat neutral voice echoed in the corridor.
"Only heal his own heart."
"That's a coward's dead end, no matter how many drugs you inject him..."
"It's just numbing a corpse; it's useless."
"Who... who are you?!"
The surrounding doctors turned around, their faces showing expressions of utter disbelief!
The person locked in that room should have been a little girl who was only a few years old.
But now that they've come out...
How did you grow up to be so big?!
As everyone could see.
A tall figure, about 1.5 meters tall, stood there arrogantly.
Her body was developing rapidly, making the clothes that originally fit her feel tight.
Her short hair fell loosely, obscuring her left eye.
With his hands in his pockets, he exuded the air of a cool, tomboyish man.
"What? You don't recognize me anymore?"
Jiang Li raised his chin.
"Then let me reintroduce you."
My name is...
"Jiang Li, Jiangnan is my godfather."
She continued in a tone exactly like that of someone from Jiangnan.
"Now, I need you to do something for me."
"Give me a vehicle and take me to the Time Rift."
I need to speak with him.
Shen Lian forced herself to calm down.
She had already seen Jiang Li's physical monitoring data and knew that this reincarnated person's physical development speed was extraordinary.
It only takes a very short time for an infant to grow into a toddler.
It's not surprising that he's grown to the size of a middle school student.
"Going to the Time Rift is possible."
Shen Lian glanced at Guo Shuai, who was still banging his head against the wall next door, "But if you leave, what will happen to Guo Shuai's rampage?"
Jiang Li didn't even glance at Guo Shuai. "Ignore him."
"Or rather... we'll only be able to do it after I, this human signal jammer, leave."
"Perhaps it is his inherently cowardly nature that truly makes him better."
Shen Lian remained silent for a moment.
The battle at the front was on the verge of collapse; she had no time to waste here.
Listening to the mysterious [Fool's ] words, she gritted her teeth and agreed.
"Okay! I'll arrange it for you!"
She immediately turned around and assigned a guard squad to escort Jiang Li to the teleportation portal in the center of the battlefield.
Watching Jiang Li's arrogant departure, the doctors trembled slightly.
"Manager Shen... the magnetic field that could Suppression Supernatural Ability has left."
"What if Guo Shuai completely loses his temper and demolishes this place?!"
What's the panic?
Shen Lian stood guard at the door, saying, "I'll stay here and keep an eye on him."
"As long as our Chief and the others are still bleeding on the front lines, we will never retreat a single step."
Seeing the commander personally leading the defense, the doctors' panic subsided somewhat, and they felt much more at ease.
As Jiang Li left, the Suppression force that had been hanging over the RV dissipated.
But Guo Shuai, inside the glass room, did not turn into a monster as the doctors had feared.
He continued to stand with his head against the wall.
"Bang... bang... bang..."
Blood blurred his vision.
At this very moment, Judgment is underway within Guo Shuai's closed-off heart.
He silently berated and cursed himself!
"Useless... Guo Shuai, you are a complete and utter piece of trash!"
"You can't protect anything! That's true on Blue Star, and it's true in the Barbaric Realm!"
"Every time there's danger, you hide in the back like a coward!"
You'll always need someone else to save you!
How many people do you want to sacrifice their lives for before you're satisfied?!
Yang Wei was cut in half at the waist in the straw field while trying to save him.
To protect him, Albert was forced to submit to the Evil God, and his fate remains unknown.
Even Circle was beheaded right in front of him because of his actions!
A sense of powerlessness and guilt gnawed at his heart.
At this moment, Guo Shuai truly wanted to end his life!
Once he's dead, he won't be a burden to anyone anymore.
It's better than continuing to harm people like a bloodsucker!
"Die... death will bring liberation..."
Just as Guo Shuai closed his eyes, preparing to use all his remaining strength to end his life...
"Buzz..."
A sudden ripple stirred deep within his mind.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely old woman's voice resounded in his soul.
"Do you think you can change anything with this cowardly death?"
Guo Shuai stopped in his tracks as he slammed into the wall.
Do you think that death can wash away all your past humiliations and sins?
No, child.
The River of Time will embrace all cowardice and courage; it will encompass everything that has happened...
"It will never forget... anyone."
"Who... who are you?!"
Guo Shuai's head remained suspended in mid-air.
Why is this happening in my mind?!
He could tell that the voice wasn't a hallucination.
Those were souls that, like Albert's, parasitized his body!
Meanwhile, in the corridor.
From the perspective of outsiders.
Guo Shuai, who had already gone mad, stopped self-harming less than a minute after Jiang Li left!
"Amazing! It really stopped!"
"As expected of the Dragon God's daughter! Her skills are simply miraculous; she's truly a divine healer!"
"I see!"
An elderly military doctor wearing thick-rimmed glasses slapped his thigh.
"This is called going against the grain, fighting poison with poison!"
"Miss Jiang Li keenly sensed that the more she Suppression him, the more it would trigger his stress response!"
"So she deliberately withdrew the magnetic field, using indifference to stimulate his survival instinct!"
"That's right, that's right!"
The other military doctors nodded repeatedly, their eyes filled with admiration for advanced medicine.
"To be reborn from the ashes—I've learned that! I've truly learned something today!"
"..."
Shen Lian's lips twitched as she listened to the group of military doctors spouting nonsense with a straight face.
"No... what exactly have you learned?"
Inside the glass enclosure, the noise from the outside world didn't reach Guo Shuai's ears at all.
At this moment, his entire mental world was completely overwhelmed by that voice.
The older woman did not get angry when Guo Shuai questioned her.
"I am... the World Tree."
"[The Divine Fetus]... is my offspring."
My blood has long been intertwined with your soul.
"Escaping cannot sever the ties of fate."
"If you truly want revenge, to reclaim your dignity..."
"Then become a true god in this world..."