Eve

"Ruthless Councilor, we are ready to begin operations on our end. Are you available?"

Jia Yi's voice came through the phone.

"Rest assured, I am available at any time."

Ruthless Councilor nodded.

"Heading to City 0551 now?"

"Yes. I'll have Zhu Xi meet you there. I still need some time to handle a few matters here."

Jia Yi said with a smile. Once he finished his business, he would head over as well; after all, with three King-level Monsters, Zhu Xi couldn't handle it alone.

As for Ruthless Councilor, she would help, but he still had to prepare for any unexpected accidents.

"Mm."

Ruthless Councilor nodded and hung up the phone.

On the other side, Xu Ai had just finished her workout and arrived on the rooftop, watching the martial artists returning below. The vast majority of them were choosing to leave.

In the war against monsters, technology was the main force. Most of them were only Fighter-level or War General-level, and without specialized training, they would be nothing more than cannon fodder on the battlefield.

To intervene in this war, a martial artist needed to be at least at the Wargod-level.

"Xiao Ai, let's go to the military camp."

"Hm? Why are we going to the military camp?"

Given the current situation, it didn't look like a war was about to break out.

At the very least, it would take some time.

"We're going to register our identity information."

Ye Yu said with a smile. Xu Ai nodded; it was nothing more than seeing how many people were participating, after all.

"Since we are participating in this campaign, the military will naturally provide us with some guarantees."

Ye Yu brought Xu Ai downstairs, where Liu Qingling and the others were already waiting.

"Guarantees?"

"The military encourages martial artists to participate in this war by providing equipment for free. Whether it's firearms, ammunition, weapons, or combat uniforms, as long as we participate, the military will provide them for us."

Liu Qingling said with a smile.

Ye Yu added, "Besides that, the families of martial artists who participate in this campaign will receive the title of 'One-Star Citizen.' At the same time, the state will provide the families of fallen martial artists with an annual pension of 1 million, and many preferential policies will be opened to them as well."

"Mm-hmm."

Xu Ai nodded, though it didn't seem to be of much use to her. Oh well.

"Right, I have some good news to tell you all."

"What news?"

"My master is coming over."

Xu Ai replied. The arrival of Ruthless Councilor, who had already been dubbed the third strongest person in the world, was definitely great news!

Sure enough...

"That's wonderful! With Ruthless Councilor arriving, we will definitely be able to win this time."

"I should have guessed it earlier. After all, since her disciple is here, the master has to come and look after her, especially since this is a war."

Yu Fei laughed.

"Alright, alright, let's go quickly."

Liu Qingling opened the door and walked out first.

The group arrived at Lao Gao's place once again.

At this moment, there were quite a lot of people at Lao Gao's place. The martial artists who were willing to stay were all registering here.

However, Xu Ai was a bit surprised, because she saw a special guy in the crowd—Luo Feng!

It's a mess, it's a total mess...

Seeing Luo Feng hand his form to Lao Gao and leave with the Fire Hammer Squad, Xu Ai couldn't help but cover her forehead.

"You're here. Here, I've had these ready for you for a while."

Lao Gao smiled and handed a few forms to Liu Qingling and the others.

"If you are certain you want to participate in this campaign, fill out these forms. Take note: once filled out, you must participate, or you will be treated as a deserter!"

Lao Gao was very serious when he said this. The appearance of a single deserter could potentially cause the entire martial artist contingent to collapse!

"Understood, don't worry."

"It's not our first time helping the military resist a beast tide; can't you trust us?"

"Yeah, Lao Gao, I'm very disappointed in you?"

"Alright, alright, my ladies, I was wrong."

Lao Gao gave a bitter smile.

Xu Ai smiled; she naturally knew that Lao Gao's words were directed at her, but she didn't mind.

Looking at the form, the top section was for personal information like name and gender, while the middle section below was for family members, with only five slots available.

With limited spots, one had to make some choices at a time like this.

Xu Ai filled in Xu Xin and Xu Yan, and for the remaining three, she just threw in Xu Gang and the others to fill the quota.

Further down was the section for requesting weapons, also with five slots. Below the War General Level, one could only request A-grade weapons and combat uniforms, while those at the Intermediate War General Level and above could request S-grade weapons and combat uniforms.

At the very bottom, there was a note: Any War God or above participating in this campaign may grant their family members the title of 'Three-Star Citizen', choose SS-grade weapons and equipment, and receive one Vegetation Spirit after the campaign ends.

This was meant to entice War God level warriors and council members from other organizations to participate.

Of course, the effect was likely not very significant; at the very least, none of the HR Alliance War Gods from the West had come over.

Not a single wild War God could be seen either...

Xu Ai was only at the Intermediate War General Level, so she could only choose A-grade weapons and equipment. Since they weren't as good as what she already had, she simply left the section blank.

Yu Fei was the first to finish filling out the form and handed it to Lao Gao as soon as she was done.

"Lao Gao, when can we pick up this equipment?"

"Don't worry, if you hand it in now, it will be delivered to your villa by tomorrow."

Lao Gao glanced at what Yu Fei had filled out, his eyes widening involuntarily.

"These firearms and ammunition... never mind, I'll just submit it for you."

This had been agreed upon long ago, and since Yu Fei was a firearms talent, he figured he might as well just give them to her.

The others also submitted their forms. Aside from Liu Qingling and Ye Yu, who had S-grade weapons and equipment, everyone else requested A-grade gear.

However, Qin Yi had additionally written down a shield made of a hybrid of S-grade and A-grade materials, though it was unclear if it would be approved.

"I've calculated it; the battle should start in about a week. What do you think, Lao Gao?"

Liu Qingling probed. As the person in charge of the Warrior Supply Base, Lao Gao certainly knew more than they did.

"As for that, I don't know for sure, but I think your guess is probably spot on."

Lao Gao said with a smile.

One week would bring them to September, and the higher-ups had already decided to begin the operation in September.

"Then we'll be heading back first to prepare properly."

"Alright, take care."

Lao Gao waved his hand and then went back to his busy work.

Liu Qingling nodded, then led everyone back to the villa.

Vehicles entering and leaving the supply base were becoming increasingly frequent, and every now and then, one could see some large components.

Yes, parts for laser cannons.

Yu Fei pulled Xu Ai over excitedly; it was she who had told Xu Ai those were laser cannon parts.

"If the energy device for the laser cannon could be miniaturized, I could use a laser cannon as an individual weapon, carrying it directly on my shoulder to blast King-level Monsters."

"If such a weapon really existed, it would truly be the end of the world for the monsters."

Xu Ai shook her head with a smile.

If she remembered correctly, in the original story, the individual laser cannon that Luo Feng pulled out from the No. 12 Ancient Civilization ruin was larger than a person...

"Look over there, Xiao Ai, the latest model of Vulcan Cannon. You can't even find these on the market."

Yu Fei pulled Xu Ai over again, and Xu Ai had no doubt that if there were a Gundam here, she would be so excited she'd faint.

Over the next few days, vehicle traffic became even more frequent, and many warriors had already left. Now, only the military and warriors like Xu Ai who were willing to participate in the City 0551 reclamation battle remained.

Hen Ren had also arrived long ago, though she was staying in a villa arranged for her by Zhu Xi.

Xu Ai didn't plan on meeting her now, and even if they did meet, there wouldn't be much to say.

High walls had been erected outside the military base, with rows of Vulcan Cannons mounted on top, along with a few laser cannons.

This would ensure that when the battle began, no stray monsters would charge the camp, and it also served as the final line of defense!

"Is it starting?"

Ye Yu, who had been keeping a close watch, asked in confusion as she saw tanks, troop carriers, and fighter jets leaving the camp and heading toward City 0551.

"No, they're likely just the vanguard."

Through Hen Ren, Xu Ai knew a bit about the plan.

"You have to realize that the dense building complexes in the city are natural shelters for monsters. If urban warfare breaks out, the effectiveness of firearms will be limited, and the number of warriors can't compare to the monsters; if they get swarmed, it's over."

"Then in this situation, what should be done?"

"Blast the monsters' shelters to pieces!"

Yu Fei's eyes gleamed, wishing she were the one driving those tanks and planes.

That's right! These tanks and fighter jets were heading straight for the buildings in City 0551.

High-rise buildings were the monsters' natural umbrella, blocking the line of sight for soldiers and martial artists.

Since they would have to be destroyed eventually, it was better to deal with them from the start; who knew, they might even send quite a few monsters to their deaths in the process.

Beyond that, they also needed to establish the first line of defense!

Ye Yu nodded. As the brains of the Willow Leaf Squad, she understood immediately once Xu Ai put it that way.

"But if we do this, will the first phase begin?"

"Mhm..."

Xu Ai nodded.

Jia Yi, Zhu Xi, and Hen Ren also set out, heading toward the core area of City 0551.

"I need to prepare early as well!"

Without the assistance of a Gravity Chamber, her cultivation efficiency would certainly be much lower, but since her physical fitness was already very close to an Elementary Warlord, she would just use the Dragon Blood directly.