"This is the 2751th Army of the Xia Kingdom, Blue Star Federation. I am soldier 'CG1286.' A Fated Black River has been discovered in 'Bolun,' Outer Ring Third State, along with an infant suspected to be a Chosen One, designated 'Black Ring.' My coordinates are..."
The middle-aged man at the very front looked at the infant in his arms, whose Appraisal result was "Black Ring," then looked behind him with a grave expression. He could not clearly make out Zhou Heng sitting atop Bose·Mo'er's head, but anyone who could command a Legendary creature, especially a god-bestowed light elemental creature, was certainly no ordinary figure. No matter what, he had to bring "Black Ring" back to Federation headquarters alive. Nothing could be allowed to happen to this infant.
Soon, the object resembling a walkie-talkie in the middle-aged man's hand suddenly flashed, and a message came through. "This is the Xia Kingdom Coordination Office stationed in the 'Seventh Chapter.' Situation received. Please do everything possible to keep the infant 'Black Ring' safe. Reinforcements are expected to arrive in thirty minutes. Please describe the enemies you have encountered in detail. You have only one minute."
The middle-aged man dared not hesitate. Raising the item that appeared to be a walkie-talkie, he said solemnly, "Two Legendary units are pursuing me. One is riding a Light Giant Wolf. I can't make out his appearance clearly-he's too high up. Behind him is a member of the Longevity-Cursed Species, Nock Saqiesi of the Saqiesi family."
The other end of the apparent walkie-talkie item fell silent for several seconds before a solemn voice said, "Log into the Fated Black River. Twenty minutes. Buy us time."
The instant communication cut off, new prompts appeared before the middle-aged man's eyes.
``` [Fate always toys with living beings like this, but