Upon hearing this, Lin Yu's gaze sharpened slightly.
He never imagined that this seemingly ordinary and bizarre invasion would involve a life-or-death struggle between two worlds.
An aging universe on the verge of extinction is greedily coveting this newly born land beneath its feet.
"The world is swallowed up..." he repeated the word in a low voice, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.
No wonder General Yue left in such a hurry.
Su Xiaoxiao nodded, unusually abandoning her playful demeanor. "The pressure at the front lines is indeed immense."
"Ultimately, it was their short development that caused them to suffer. Although that world was on the verge of collapse, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and they came up with all sorts of bizarre methods."
"Before you came, our only place to live was this land beneath our feet. It was only because of your rules that we had the means to retaliate, launch a counterattack, and seize a lot of territory."
"And what about you?" Lin Yu looked at her. "How much can you help?"
"Me?" Su Xiaoxiao shrugged, her tone returning to its carefree manner. "I'm a useless group leader, don't you know? My combat power was almost out of the main echelon before. If it weren't for your sharing of rule power, I probably wouldn't even be able to get into the reserve army right now."
As she spoke, she subconsciously checked her cultivation level, which was something Lin Yu had helped her break through to.
"But it's much better now." She grinned, revealing two small fangs. "At least I can go up and arm wrestle with those big guys."
Lin Yu didn't press further and instead closed his eyes.
The aura of rules within the cultivation room was so dense it was almost solid, like an invisible mist permeating every inch of space.
He quietly sensed the vibrant rhythm of this world, a vitality unique to this newborn world, full of resilience and potential.
His Divine Sense quietly spread out, traversing the planet and plunging into the vast universe. Through the connections between the rules, he finally touched upon a distant and chaotic region.
There, space was distorted, and the laws were screaming, as if two completely different logical systems were tearing at each other and fighting each other.
Countless brave soldiers defended the frontier with their lives, preventing the chaotic rules from advancing even an inch.
"The front lines are indeed tough." He opened his eyes, and his words made Su Xiaoxiao's heart skip a beat.
"You can sense things from that far away?"
"Yes, I can vaguely sense it, guided by the rules."
"The laws of your world are being eroded. If the very foundation of the rules in that region is completely rewritten..."
"The defenses will collapse," Su Xiaoxiao replied, her face darkening.
"Not only that, all the soldiers there will become its puppets." Lin Yu shook his head; this wasn't even the worst outcome.
The rules are assimilated, and those within the rules are also assimilated into them. They retain their cognitive memories from their previous lives, but their camps become opposing sides.
This kind of torment is something no soldier can endure.
The two remained silent for a moment.
"Have you ever thought," Lin Yu suddenly asked, "What if that world can't swallow you up?"
Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
"You say its lifespan is nearing its end, and it can only prolong its existence by devouring new worlds. But what if it fails to devour them and instead suffers a backlash from you?" Lin Yu's eyes deepened. "Isn't the fundamental law of a world that has reached its extreme of aging worth studying?"
Su Xiaoxiao felt a chill run down her spine under his gaze and couldn't help but shrink back. "You wouldn't... be thinking of messing with that world, would you?"
"I'm just curious," Lin Yu said casually, "But it's too early to talk about that now. Your world is struggling to even hold its ground; let's talk about a counterattack after we've established a firm foothold."
"Besides, since it has invaded others, it should be prepared to be invaded itself."
After saying this, he sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and entered a meditative state.
Su Xiaoxiao stared at him for a while, feeling that he was plotting something terrible again, but in the end she didn't ask.
She sat down as well, and began to use the rich power of the rules in the cultivation room to accelerate the melting of the law imprints within her body.
Time flows silently during cultivation.
Outside the cultivation room, the stars revolved, the sun and moon alternated, and several months passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, Lin Yu suddenly noticed a significant change in the atmosphere of the entire base.
The previously orderly deployment of troops became rushed, with frequent roars of fighter jets sweeping overhead and faint vibrations emanating from the ground.
He opened his eyes, and with a slight sweep of his Divine Sense, he saw that the main square of the base was already filled with fully equipped legion formations, their banners fluttering and an aura of killing intent soaring to the sky.
"What's going on?" Su Xiaoxiao also opened her eyes alertly.
The two exchanged a glance, quickly crossed the corridor, and climbed to the base's observation platform, where their view suddenly opened up.
The entire military base was already in a state of high alert. Rows of fully armed soldiers boarded vehicles in an orderly manner under the command of their officers, and various heavy strategic weapons were towed to the bottom of the transport ships, with the glow of energy charging flickering on the edges of the cannons.
The protective shield overhead was half-open, and every few minutes a squadron of high-altitude reconnaissance ships would fly away from the base and speed towards the stars.
"This is... a full mobilization?" Su Xiaoxiao gasped. "Even the reserve forces have been mobilized?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a young officer wearing a staff officer's badge ran over quickly, his expression solemn. Upon seeing Su Xiaoxiao and Lin Yu, he immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"Commander Su! Mr. Lin! Urgent military news has arrived from the front: the main force of the foreign army has suddenly launched a full-scale offensive, and all three main combat corps of the expeditionary force are under immediate threat. A breach has appeared in the Third Legion' defensive line!"
"The order has been given: all reserve forces must immediately depart and rush to the front lines!"
Su Xiaoxiao's expression changed. "What stage is the battle at now?"
"This is very bad." The staff officer gritted his teeth. "The alien realm has deployed at least three Rule-level Overlord monsters this time. All the high-level cultivators of the expeditionary force have been deployed, but the disparity in strength is too great. If no reinforcements arrive... the gap in the Third Legion may not be able to be closed."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go." Lin Yu interrupted, already starting to walk away.
He stopped Lin Yu, his gaze complex. "Headquarters has repeatedly emphasized that Mr. Lin's safety is the top priority. No matter how critical the situation on the front lines, we absolutely cannot..."
"I know." Lin Yu raised his hand to interrupt him, his tone calm, "I won't act rashly."
The officer breathed a sigh of relief, quickly saluted, and ran back to his command post.
Only Lin Yu and Su Xiaoxiao remained standing side by side on the watchtower, their gazes sweeping over the densely packed, advancing army formations and landing on the battlefield on the horizon, a distance so blurred even by Divine Sense.
After a moment of silence, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly turned her head to look at him. "Do you think... we can win?"
Lin Yu did not answer immediately.
"I don't know, I definitely can't beat them, but maybe they can if the real body comes."
"However..." The corner of his mouth curled up almost imperceptibly.
Even if I can't beat them, I'm still very curious about what else that dying world holds.
"Let's go, let's go see the front lines too."
"It's so dangerous, why did you go? Don't get caught in the crossfire and die there without realizing it."
"Watch my army group," he said, already turning and walking down the aisle. "Didn't you say that an army group used my name?"