So That's What That Girl Was

The next day.

Afternoon.

Yan, Mo Yi, and A'zhui spent the morning sightseeing in Juxia City, accompanied by Qing Qing. Afterward, they headed to the Super Seminary to discuss cooperation matters with Huaxia.

Meanwhile, at the Super Seminary, the Xiong Bing Lian unit received their first mission since their establishment: a test from Sun Wukong. (I initially considered adding more plot here, but decided against it as it felt like padding.)

"Lena, the situation is urgent. There's an important mission. Assemble the Xiong Bing Lian immediately... and head to Liangshan in Southwest Province right away."

Lena, who was in the middle of a meal, received a call from her superiors.

"Mm... Alright, I understand."

Lena stood up and walked to the front of the group, her expression grave.

"Everyone, we've received our first mission since our formation. It's time to test your strength."

"The mission? Have aliens attacked?"

Upon hearing Lena's words, some looked confused, while others showed shock and fear.

After several months of peace, they had become too accustomed to comfort.

Training from Monday to Saturday and resting on Sunday made them feel like aliens were just a figment of their imagination.

"No, it's about the Victorious Fighting Buddha. You should know about him."

Lena hadn't expected Earth to harbor something she was unaware of.

Having been on Earth for so long, she was surprised that the high-ranking officials in Huaxia hadn't disclosed any information to her.

"The monkey from your mythology, the one who was Bimawen, that's what he was called, right? He... has awakened."

Lena had, of course, read Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China.

"Big Sister, are you talking about the Victorious Fighting Buddha, Monkey King?"

Zhao Xin, hearing Lena mention the Victorious Fighting Buddha, couldn't recall it at first. But upon hearing the name Bimawen, he instantly remembered. Bimawen, wasn't that the exclusive title for my Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Monkey King?

"Damn it, I thought this was science, and now you're telling me it's mysticism."

Although Liu Chuang hadn't received much formal education, he couldn't possibly not know who Sun Wukong was.

To suddenly hear someone tell him that Sun Wukong actually existed in this world was a complete shock to his worldview.

It was as if his mind was being dragged across the ground and repeatedly ground down.

"Alright, alright, there's no mysticism here. He's a super-soldier, just like you. The military wants us to move quickly."

"Understood. Xiong Bing Lian, assemble and board the aircraft."

Under Qiangwei's command, everyone in Xiong Bing Lian, except Lena, lined up and boarded the Dawn of Light transport aircraft parked on the Super Seminary's parade ground.

Aboard the transport aircraft, they quickly transferred to helicopters at a military airport not far from Liangshan. Finally, they disembarked from the helicopters at a temporary camp of a field army regiment and then took jeeps to the depths of Liangshan.

"They say it's Sun Wukong, but I don't think so. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven is a figure from mythology, and he's my idol. I believe if it were the Great Sage, he definitely wouldn't attack us. But according to a friend of a comrade, this person who looks like the Great Sage has very strong mobility and even attacked our fighter jets. With just one jump, he can cover dozens of kilometers, or even more, and we're helpless."

On a winding road in Liangshan, two jeeps were speeding along.

The soldier driving was complaining to his comrade beside him.

"Who knows? I feel like it could be the Great Sage. A few months ago, my townsman was serving in Juxia City and had his leg broken by an alien mecha-man. Then there were the Angels. So, Sun Wukong appearing shouldn't be that surprising.

However, is this world still the world we know?"

Another soldier sighed, his tone filled with helplessness and shock.

He then turned to Qiangwei and the others beside him and asked, "Are you the special forces of special forces, the super-soldiers that the regimental commander mentioned?"

"Uh, we are the Xiong Bing Lian, and you could say we are special forces."

Qiangwei nodded, correcting the soldier's inquiry.

Logically speaking, they could indeed be considered special forces, even though Ge Xiaolun and the others were not yet soldiers.

"Alright, Xiong Bing Lian, that sounds very imposing. But can technology really defeat cultivation?"

The soldier driving the jeep also showed a worried expression.

Technology versus cultivation, there seemed to be a gap between the two.

"Cultivation is just an ancient saying. He's a super-soldier, just like us."

"Oh, is that so? I thought it was a spiritual energy awakening, and we could all cultivate."

"You must be dreaming. Cultivation is for those with talent. Do you think you have spiritual roots?"

"..."

The atmosphere in the car was livened up by these two soldiers, and soon, they reached their destination.

"We're here. We can only take you this far; the vehicles can't go any further. We're standing at the foot of the mountain. According to the fighter pilot's report, the Great Sage is on the pagoda at the summit, about 8-10 kilometers from here."

From the lead jeep, a junior lieutenant approached Qiangwei and the others and pointed to the lush, verdant, and vast mountain range behind them.

"Okay, we'll take it from here. Thank you for your hard work."

Qiangwei, as the leader of the team, spoke to the junior lieutenant.

"There's nothing to be tired about, it's all serving the people."

"Let's go, we're going in..."

Qiangwei waved to the team members beside her, then took the lead down a small path.

"Wow, I didn't expect there to be such tall trees. They must be over ten meters. This tree is so big, it would take at least three of us to hug it."

"It's the southwestern mountains, so it's normal to have plenty of virgin forests."

The group walked on the forest path. The large trees around them blocked out the sun, and the moonlight filtering through the treetops illuminated their way.

"Everyone, keep your formation. Ge Xiaolun, Liu Chuang, take the lead. Zhao Xin and Cheng Yaowen, watch the flanks. Mengmeng, make sure to protect Qi Lin."

Qiangwei used her wormhole displacement to scout ahead for the team, then issued commands through their private communication. After all, she was wary of Sun Wukong's potential surprise attacks.

Although she didn't know how strong Sun Wukong was, she figured he was more than capable of beating them.

"Qiangwei, Monkey King probably won't be able to find us, right?"

Looking at the lush and enormous trees before them, Zhao Xin suddenly felt a bit insecure. After all, they were going up against the legendary Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

"No, we're wearing Dark Alloy Armor, so Sun Wukong can't sense our presence through Dark Energy."

Qiangwei explained to everyone over the general channel as she moved forward.

"That's not right, doesn't Monkey King have Fiery Golden Eyes?"

Ge Xiaolun suddenly interjected.

"Fiery Golden Eyes is a Dark Energy analyzer. It can see through Dark Energy pathways and find weaknesses."

Qiangwei sighed as she continued to educate the team.

She couldn't understand why Ge Xiaolun was so slow. He was a university student, wasn't he? How could he have so little critical thinking ability?

"Then what are the Seventy-Two Transformations! Monkey King won't transform into our appearances, will he!"

Ge Xiaolun, being foolish again, continued to ask.

He was a bit worried that if Monkey King transformed into one of them, he might break through their defenses from within.

"Sun Wukong is also a super-soldier with the Divine River Gene. Victorious Fighting Buddha is his gene codename. According to the information Lena provided, he doesn't have that ability, so don't worry."

Qiangwei patiently answered Ge Xiaolun's questions.

"So, that means the strength of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West was probably exaggerated."

Cheng Yaowen frowned and sighed.

"Well, Journey to the West is a novel, after all."

Let's rewind about an hour or two.

Juxia City.

"Liangshan, huh? Let me see... Damn, two thousand kilometers. It's my turn. Come on, Monkey King.

The transformation lasts 24 hours, hope there won't be any other issues."

After checking the map distance, Long Qian took out Sun Wukong's trial card from his system space and used it. He instantly transformed into the Supreme Treasure from the King's Canyon background story.

"Does loving someone require a reason?"

"So that girl left a tear in my heart."

"Halt, Somesault Cloud..."