Yangzhou City, one of the eight satellite cities of Jiangnan Base City, had completely descended into madness.
Painful cries and desperate screams echoed through the night sky. Some skyscrapers had been broken in half, while others burned with towering flames. It looked as if the entire city was about to be destroyed.
Inside Mingyue Residential District.
A flying saucer fighter had landed on the lawn. Three soldiers from a special department jumped out of the aircraft and rushed into Luo Feng’s house like a gust of wind.
Thud, thud, thud!
The three of them quickly ran up to the second floor.
On the second floor, the gravity room contained beds, sofas, computers, and other furniture.
Luo Feng’s parents, Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan, his younger brother Luo Hua, his girlfriend Zhen Nan and her parents, along with Xu Xin, were all staying inside the gravity room. Fortunately, the room measured six metres by six metres, providing enough space for everyone. Zhen Nan’s parents had been called over earlier after Zhen Nan became anxious, with Luo Hua personally phoning his future parents in law.
“Mr Luo Hongguo. Please leave the gravity room and come with us immediately. It isn’t safe for you here.”
Standing outside the gravity room, the leading soldier spoke anxiously.
“Any building on the surface could become the target of that Devouring Beast at any moment. The commander has ordered us to escort your family away. Time is running out, so please hurry.”
“I already told you on the phone. I’m not leaving.”
“We’re not leaving.”
“Gentlemen, you’d better go. We’ll wait until my brother returns.”
Luo Hongguo, Gong Xinlan, and Luo Hua all gave the same reply.
The three soldiers outside could only sigh helplessly.
Suddenly, the communication watch on the leader’s wrist vibrated. He glanced down, and his expression changed slightly.
“It’s the commander’s call.”
He answered immediately.
“Commander, Councillor Luo’s family refuses to leave.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Yes, sir.”
The soldier stood perfectly straight as he acknowledged the orders before ending the call.
“Mr Luo Hongguo, we have just contacted Councillor Luo. He’ll be here shortly.”
Everyone inside the gravity room was overjoyed.
Luo Feng was coming back?
This night had truly been a nightmare, and they had spent the entire time inside the gravity room worrying about him.
“Withdraw.”
The leader waved his hand, and the three soldiers quickly left.
Above the Asian continent.
A streak of light shot through the night sky.
Luo Feng wore the Cloud Contact Battle Armour and stood atop the Soaring Heaven Shuttle. In his right hand was a curved shield, the Arc Blade Disc, a weapon his late teacher aboard the Yun Mo Planet Ship had left for him. It was on the same level as the Soaring Heaven Shuttle.
One excelled at escaping.
The other excelled at attacking.
By now, Luo Feng finally understood how to properly use spirit force weapons.
Back when he could only control eighteen strands of spirit force, he had repeatedly tried to activate the second form of the Soaring Heaven Shuttle, the Mountain Drilling Cone, yet failed every single time.
The reason was simple.
His control over spirit force had been far too crude and weak.
But after gradually tempering himself through the Nine Control Techniques, his foundation had become exceptionally solid.
With these two weapons, he only needed to try two or three times before mastering them.
“Luo Feng, why couldn’t we reach you earlier?”
“I entered an ancient civilisation relic. The signal was probably blocked there.”
While flying, Luo Feng spoke with Jia Yi through his communicator.
“How’s the situation now?”
“How’s the situation? After being seriously injured, that Devouring Beast completely lost its mind with rage. After destroying every war base across China’s, India’s, and many other base cities in Asia, it’s now venting its anger by attacking major human cities everywhere.”
Jia Yi sounded extremely anxious.
“Oh, and Yangzhou City has also been affected.”
“What?”
Luo Feng’s heart tightened.
“Your Mingyue Residential District wasn’t hit. Yangzhou City suffered twelve golden light attacks altogether, which counts as fairly severe.”
Luo Feng became even more anxious.
Fortunately, Yangzhou City was already close to the eastern coastline, so Luo Feng soon arrived above the city.
“My God.”
Looking down from the sky, Luo Feng could not help taking a deep breath.
The cries and wails of the entire city carried across an enormous distance.
This densely populated city of nearly ten million people now contained twelve enormous craters. Around every one of them, skyscrapers and residential districts burned fiercely, while buildings collapsed. It looked as though each area had been struck by thousands of tonnes of TNT.
Large numbers of soldiers and police had gathered around the twelve impact sites.
Countless survivors wept in despair.
“Damn it.”
Luo Feng cursed inwardly.
“Fortunately, this is only it venting its anger. It’s attacking every human city.”
Babata’s voice sounded within his consciousness.
“If it had deliberately focused on Yangzhou City, destroying the entire city would have been effortless.”
Luo Feng naturally understood.
Launching twelve golden beams was merely an ordinary attack for the Golden Horned Beast.
Perhaps, in its eyes, a satellite city like this was merely a small city, while the main city districts counted as true large cities.
A small city simply wasn’t worth spending much effort on.
…
Luo Feng quickly dived towards Mingyue Residential District before flying directly through his second floor window.
Beep.
The metal door of the gravity room opened automatically.
There were seven people inside.
“Brother.”
Luo Hua was the first to stand up from the chair beside the computer.
Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan carefully examined Luo Feng. Seeing that he had no obvious injuries, they finally relaxed.
Nearby, Zhen Nan’s parents also smiled and nodded slightly, although their faces remained pale.
“After we entered the gravity room and the metal door closed, we couldn’t open it no matter what.”
Luo Hua explained.
“I programmed it that way.”
Luo Feng answered directly.
Compared to the government’s shelters, Luo Feng trusted the strength of the gravity room far more.
Even Hong could only barely leave a tiny mark on it.
Even if one of the Golden Horned Beast’s golden beams struck the gravity room directly, it would be impossible to damage it.
“Xu Xin.”
Luo Feng naturally took Xu Xin’s hand.
Her hand felt icy cold, and her face was pale.
“Luo Feng, look at this.”
Xu Xin turned the computer screen towards him.
Luo Feng lowered his head.
The screen displayed countless videos and photographs.
The top image showed the burning ruins of a collapsed skyscraper.
“The Devouring Beast is wreaking havoc all over the world. It started in Asia, but now it’s attacking Africa. Judging by its speed, it’ll probably reach Europe very soon.”
Xu Xin said.
“How many casualties has China suffered?”
Luo Feng asked.
“I don’t know.”
Xu Xin shook her head.
Beside them, Luo Hua spoke.
“Brother, based on satellite images and videos, conservative estimates suggest that over five million people have died across China’s six base cities.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone inside the gravity room showed expressions of grief and sorrow.
“A conservative estimate of five million?”
Luo Feng’s heart sank.
Millions of his fellow countrymen.
“The Devouring Beast mainly attacks the main city districts. Those areas have much larger populations than the satellite cities, and the population density is far higher. During its rampage, it’s not so bad if it hits office buildings, since they’re empty at night.”
“But when it strikes apartment blocks and residential districts…”
Looking at photographs filled with countless bodies, Luo Hua could not continue.
Beside him, Gong Xinlan, Xu Xin, and Zhen Nan all burst into tears.
It was simply too tragic.
Luo Feng’s face turned ashen.
“Golden Horned Beast.”
His eyes were filled with killing intent.
But it was immediately followed by helplessness.
One of the universe’s peak bloodlines, the Golden Horned Beast, famous among the star beasts for its savage brutality.
Although it had only reached the Stellar Level, to Earth’s humanity, it was nothing less than the apocalypse.
Since its birth, this was the first time it had ever been injured.
It was furious.
So it vented its anger.
After Asia came Africa, then Europe, followed by North America and South America.
When passing ordinary satellite cities, it casually scattered several or a dozen golden beams.
But when encountering massive cities, it unleashed widespread destruction.
Humans were as insignificant as ants.
The Golden Horned Beast was like a giant walking from one anthill to another, crushing countless ants beneath its feet.
All of humanity trembled beneath its wrath.
The revenge lasted more than four hours.
Above a South American city filled with screams and explosions, the Golden Horned Beast spread its enormous scaled wings.
The scales covering its abdomen had completely regenerated without a single scar.
It looked down coldly upon the city below, madness still lingering in its icy eyes after venting its rage.
Then it suddenly raised its head.
“Roooar!”
Its terrifying roar shook the very air, creating visible shockwaves as though declaring that its supreme dignity could never be challenged.
Whoosh!
The Golden Horned Beast quickly flew away, returning to the ocean before descending to the seabed to rest.
That night, it had destroyed every human war base, suffered serious injuries, and then vented its fury without restraint.
It had consumed a tremendous amount of energy.
Now it was exhausted and needed to recover.
Inside Luo Feng’s home in Mingyue Residential District, Yangzhou City.
The television in the living room was broadcasting a live national address from China’s top leader.
“My fellow citizens.”
“Tonight, my heart is filled with pain and sorrow. This is a disaster for all humanity. We are fighting for our survival.”
Almost every citizen across China watched the live broadcast.
Throughout the speech, countless videos were shown beside the broadcast.
The same thing was happening throughout the world.
People in every country now understood exactly what had happened.
A catastrophe even more terrifying than the Great Nirvana had arrived.
As a result, those who had previously resisted military rule changed their minds after seeing the countless dead civilians and soldiers shown on television.
Many young people voluntarily cooperated with the authorities and even enlisted.
Large numbers of trained reservists signed up.
Countless martial artists joined the military.
At the same time.
The television continuously broadcast scenes of endless sea monsters charging inland through rivers across the nation.
It also showed fierce battles between the military and the monsters.
Reports from countries all over the world were regularly shown as well.
It was unimaginably brutal.
This was a war between species.
“For survival.”
Watching the television, Luo Feng felt a heavy weight in his heart.
Suddenly, his communication watch vibrated.
He answered immediately.
“Luo Feng, Luo Feng.”
“In eastern Yangzhou City, twelve King Level sea monsters have just emerged from the ocean. Six of them are heading towards the Southeastern Military Region. Please provide support immediately. Immediately.”
Jia Yi’s voice was filled with urgency.