Surrounded

Has he arrived?

In the guardhouse's monitoring room, the bronze tortoise was displayed on the monitor screens from different angles.

In addition to special task force members observing from concealed bunkers with night vision goggles, surveillance cameras were also installed within a hundred meters of the rocket artillery's impact point, allowing for observation of the bronze tortoise from different angles.

As a white light flashed across the screen, Zhu Liangping, looking slightly nervous, jumped up from his seat.

"Don't panic, it's just a flash of lightning. The raindrops on the monitor lens created that white light!"

Ren Yisheng offered a reassuring word, and Zhu Liangping, his face slightly pale, sat down.

"Ren Yisheng, you invited us here to watch a military performance, and this performance is even held late at night. What's the significance of these artillery sights?"

Zhu Liangping is Zhu Bufan's son, but Zhu Liangping is less accomplished than Zhu Wei in terms of Lineage upbringing.

If Zhu Wei hadn't lost his life, Zhu Liangping would have had no chance of being admitted to the Sequence Committee, let alone inheriting the Zhu Household's entire fortune.

Zhu Bufan had no choice but to choose his son. Seeing Zhu Liangping's shameful state, Zhu Bufan felt a deep sense of unease.

He glanced at everyone, then put down his teacup and asked a question.

"More than the details of the aiming device, I'd like to know who is actually going to be executed by cannon fire?"

Zhong Rang a low hum.

No one on the committee is a fool; they can't be manipulated by Ren Yisheng using a single excuse.

Zhong Rang had to admit that the military artillery barrage from the Western Capital City District Special Task Force Guard Center was indeed real. Not only had artillery positions been set up, but numerous rocket launchers were also ready to fire, awaiting only the order to do so.

But Zhong Rang was also well aware that such a grand display couldn't just be used for a performance.

He repeatedly suspected that Ren Yisheng wanted to execute many former committee members of the Mu Nian Mansion, but the group now included not only Ren Yisheng, but also many members of the current committee, as well as committee members from other provinces and cities. Zhong Rang even saw Ren Anran and Ren Wuyang.

If Ren Yisheng doesn't go insane and can't protect himself and his family from the rocket bombardment, Zhong Rang thinks the rockets won't land in their observation zone.

Having ruled out his own involvement, Zhong Rang also figured out who this massive mobilization was actually aimed at.

"Zhou Xin didn't sneak back to China to cause trouble, did he?" Li Qi asked suspiciously.

"Zhou Xin would never go and take a bronze tortoise statue," Zhong Rang, shaking his head.

"Then there's only one..."

Li Qi hesitated for a moment, his face turning pale.

Few people can be targeted with such a large force. Looking at the crowd, he felt as if he had been transported back to decades ago.

The times and locations may change, but the core issue remains the same; back then, they were just as determined in their resistance against Luo Zhong.

He can't possibly come back to life!

"Luo Zhong's head..."

Quiet murmurs spread among the elderly committee members, accompanied by constant speculation.

Huang Daoxian is not unspeakable, but a name has no meaning. The other party can be in many forms, making it difficult to define or explain clearly at the moment.

It wasn't until Zhou Rihui said, "It might be this kind of fire meteor creature," and added several photos of Zuo Jin taken during his communication with Zhou Yueyan, that many people stopped speculating, and quite a few people's expressions changed drastically.

"Is this thing for Zuo Jin?"

How did he become a half-human, half-flower?

"Zuo Lianguang, did your son's head explode?"

"Don't look at me like that. I don't know anything about this unfilial son's situation either. He hasn't come to see me in all these years. Let me make this clear: I'm not senile, and I'm not some kind of fire meteor!"

The aging committee members, having weathered many storms and having just hunted a ferocious beast, did not cause panic among the group due to the fire meteor creature.

Zhu Liangping, who had been affected by the incident, changed his expression drastically. Zhong Zhenzhen, who had survived the expedition to the imperial tomb years ago, couldn't help but show a hint of panic. Even Li Yingbo, Wang Haoran, and others showed slight changes in their expressions.

"The entire Zuo Household compound had nearly a thousand people. They all disappeared without a trace. I don't know if they turned into these trees that can twist their roots," Zhou Rihui continued, taking photos. "You all need to pay close attention. If you notice anything wrong with your bodies, be sure to speak up, lest you Zuo Jin up like Zuo Jin. This advice was given to you by my sister."

"Committee Member Zhou, please stop talking, we'll wait!"

Knowing about these things is worse than not knowing them at all; knowing them only brings fear and doesn't do anything good.

Everyone suddenly understood why Ren Yisheng had remained silent.

"If we manage to kill that thing with cannon fire, everyone should contribute what they can," Zhong Rang, frowning. "Otherwise, our Scarlet Alliance State might end up like the Thousand Islands Alliance!"

"Perhaps it could also be Qin Meng's situation!"

Zhao Tianhua murmured to himself, feeling a pang of longing for Wanping Province in Northwest China.

Apart from being a bit poor, Wanping Province is otherwise quite alright.

Since arriving in Western Capital City, Zhao Tianhua felt his heart couldn't take it anymore. He felt that becoming a member of the Sequence Committee would eventually lead to his death from these inexplicable events.

In the past, it was said that if the sky fell, there would be tall people to hold it up. Now, he had become one of those tall people, and Zhao Tianhua felt so pressured that he could hardly breathe.

Does that thing have any weaknesses?

How could you possibly know a weakness if you've never even seen it before!

Bi Dazhi asked in a low voice, but was rebuffed by Qi Meng Haige and then silently sat back down.

Since no one fully understands the situation, there's a lack of confidence to target specific individuals.

Within this group, few can remain calm and composed, even Chimmon Hagrid, who excels at escaping and belongs to the Eighth Sequence.

With the Thousand Islands Alliance facing internal strife in Letaya City and the Scarlet Alliance State facing a formidable enemy, Chimon Hagrid pondered the British Alliance State, where a bloody brawl had previously erupted, and the Aomeijia Alliance, which had remained relatively stable until now. He felt that no one could escape being an exception.

He did not want to cause trouble in the Aomeijia Alliance, but the Aomeijia Alliance was also Chim Hagrid's homeland. If a similar incident occurred, or even led to the possible destruction of the country and the loss of its people, Chim Hagrid would undoubtedly be obliged to provide assistance.

He paced back and forth, sometimes wanting to run away as quickly as possible, and sometimes thinking about how he would stand if the Aomeijia Alliance faced a similar situation, and what experience he would have to offer.

"There are still five fireballs near Qin Meng. The Aomeijia Alliance is closest to the continent where Qinmeng Ruins located, so it's likely they won't be able to avoid them in the future!"

Chimmon Hagrid felt a heavy weight in his heart, a feeling that the future world might be like that of these committee members in Western Capital City, where they were powerless to control their own destiny, with no possibility of even avoiding it.

There's no use in trying to protect yourself, and it's impossible to avoid the risks. In this situation, there's only a choice between life and death. If these bizarre creatures can't be completely killed, everyone will turn into White Bone.

He kept thinking, his gaze no longer casual as before, but fixed on the monitor screen.

"They're here!"

As Ren Yisheng out a soft cry, Chimon Haig saw on the monitor screen that countless thorns were growing in the open space.

As if appearing out of thin air, the thorns in this designated shelling area, where not even grass had grown, grew wildly and rapidly in just over ten seconds, quickly becoming a wide thorn forest nearly a meter high. Various small red and purple flowers also sprouted on the thorn piles, making it difficult to see the edge in the monitoring footage.

"The fastest-growing thorn bush in the current Alliance States is the Fast-Growing 435. Its seeds germinate within three seconds, and roots grow within seven seconds, but it takes ten minutes to spread and grow. It's impossible for it to become a forest of thorns in just over ten seconds!"

"This is how rainwater sows the seeds of genes!"

"Lightning and rainwater contain naturally occurring growth stimuli!"

"It's the wind! The wind is strange today; the seeds came with the wind!"

"That fire meteor creature is here!"

In the monitoring room, as the situation on the monitor screen changed, almost everyone stood up at the same time. When their eyes swept over Ren Yisheng, they also stared intently at Xu Shi'an, the captain of the special task force of the guard center, whose right hand was trembling on the artillery fire command button.

Before the order to fire could be given, several exclamations came from outside the guard center.

Some people quickly turned to the window and looked out.

Looking out, under the scorching white light, there were also patches of thorns growing wildly outside the guard center.

Before they could even surround their opponents, they were already surrounded by the enemy.