The Demon God's Target Appears, Attack!

In the past, Chen Yuan might have trembled with excitement upon hearing these words.

That's the highest honor for a soldier, a first-class merit!

Defending their homeland is also the duty of these soldiers, and dying on the battlefield is their final resting place.

But now, he feels quite calm.

His will had already been written and was kept in a sealed bag in the military camp.

He didn't write any grand pronouncements, only telling his parents not to be sad, to tell his younger sister to study hard, and that he was eating well in the army and hadn't suffered any grievances.

Even at this critical moment of life and death, he still only reported good news and not bad news.

Ten soldiers spoke simultaneously in the channel.

"We swear to complete this mission, even at the cost of our lives!"

The general looked up at them and slowly saluted.

"Now divide into groups."

"Work in pairs, cover for each other, one person takes the lead in attack, and the other covers for the other."

"Two teams from Blue Star, execute the mission immediately."

"The two Terran teams will travel to the Great Xia fiefdom via the interdimensional portal to await orders."

"Kona Group 1, proceed to forward base and await orders."

"Chen Yuan, Zhou Li, Blue Star Group 1."

"Wang Ce, Shen Minghe, Blue Star Group Two."

Upon hearing his name called, Chen Yuan immediately responded:

"receive!"

Zhou Li's voice came from the side channel:

"receive!"

Of the ten Pangu aircraft, four immediately turned onto the runway.

The tail compartment of the transport plane has been opened, and red guide lights are illuminating one by one.

Chen Yuan piloted Unit 7 into the cabin, and the locking latches clicked down, firmly securing the Pangu to the launch rack.

A few minutes later, the transport plane began to taxi.

A strong sense of acceleration came from behind, the dome opened in front of us, and the aircraft rushed out at high speed along the underground runway before entering the sky.

Through the shared vision of the mecha, Chen Yuan saw the armored gates of the Tian Shu underground city slowly closing behind him.

On the communication channel, the command center continuously updated battlefield information.

"The Demon God Brett of Area One has once again submerged underground."

"The number of underground tunnels continues to increase."

"Signs of burrowing dragon activity have been found in areas 3 and 5."

"The first batch of unmanned units along the equatorial defense line has engaged the enemy."

"Blue Star Team One and Team Two, await orders upon arrival in the combat zone."

Chen Yuan closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again.

He raised his right hand.

It seemed as if one could see through Zheng Jin's armor to the dark silver spatial ring beneath the combat suit.

.......

Ten hours later, the red light on the bulkhead of the transport plane suddenly lit up.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes from his rest, and the pilot's hushed voice immediately filled the cabin.

"Command has confirmed that the Demon God-level target has reappeared. The Demon God is codenamed Brett and is moving at high speed in a northwest direction."

"Based on the current flight path, the interception window will open in thirty minutes. All personnel, prepare for combat!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan's previously stiff body immediately straightened.

The fatigue from ten consecutive hours of high-altitude standby was completely dispelled by this one sentence.

The general's words also came through the communication channel.

"Chen Yuan, you go first in the first round."

"Zhou Li will remain on standby. If he fails, you will take his place."

"Second team, stand by. Any questions?"

"Reporting to the commander, no problem!"

Communication is closed.

Zhou Li's mech was parked behind Unit 7. His voice came through the communication channel as he spoke to Chen Yuan in a seemingly relaxed manner:

"Brother, it looks like you're going to be the first to win."

"Then...see you at the Martyrs' Cemetery!"

Chen Yuan smiled but didn't turn around.

"Okay, remember to bring me a few packs of cigarettes to burn."

The communication went silent.

One who comforts the other will also follow, accompanying them on the road to the underworld.

The other person told him to live well, that he would complete the mission himself, and that it wouldn't be his turn.

Soon, the command center issued its order.

"Blue Star Group 1, Chen Yuan pilots Unit 7 to carry out the first close-range delivery."

"Zhou Li and Blue Star Team Two will remain in the high altitude as follow-up finishing forces."

"Chen Yuan, please note that we will have nine Pangu-class unmanned mechs assist you. They have entered the designated tactical airspace."

"They will be responsible for attracting the target, restricting its movement, and helping you find opportunities!"

"The only antimatter device on this battlefield will be carried by your Unit 7!"

Chen Yuan shouted,

"Understood! Mission accomplished!"

What he needs to do next is to personally retrieve the antimatter device from the most suitable distance.

Then, he disappeared along with that demon god.

……

On the equatorial wasteland, a hill covered in volcanic ash suddenly rises up.

The ground seemed to be ripped open from below by some enormous force, and cracks hundreds of meters wide spread rapidly, throwing scalding soil and rubble into the air.

Immediately afterwards, objects covered with black spikes pierced the ground, and a massive, hundred-meter-long body spinning at high speed suddenly rose into the air, kicking up dust!

The demon god Brett has returned to the ground.

It has been traveling underground for ten hours.

But the deeper Brett went, the more agitated he became.

Solid rock formations and complex geology severely impede field perception, limiting its ability to probe underground to a range of only a dozen kilometers at most.

Although the tunnels dug by the earth-burrowing dragon are increasing in number, they resemble a net without direction.

If it continues drilling like this, it might have to search half the planet before it finds the settlement of this civilization.

"Ah! The ground is so much better~"

Brett groaned comfortably; the underground was not an environment that a mighty demon god would prefer.

Its spikes trembled slightly, and dozens of scarlet eyes covering the sphere opened simultaneously.

Its domain no longer expands spherically in all directions, but is compressed into beams of slender perception waves, like invisible needles sweeping across wastelands, mountains, craters, and abandoned cities.

Once on the surface, it can extend its perception to hundreds of kilometers away, exploring all situations.

However, it also has drawbacks.

Long-range scanning mode cannot discern specific details, providing only a rough outline, and it is even less capable of penetrating thick rock layers to confirm whether a human-made city is hidden underground.

It swept across the equatorial region, leaving behind mostly ruins and empty cities, with nothing of note.

Several high-altitude drones swept past the clouds, their wings reflecting tiny points of light in the sunlight.

Brett's domain swept over them.

There is no intelligent life, only cold metal.

It couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

In its eyes, these things were no different from scrap metal on the ground.

What reassured Brett even more was that it had been hovering on the clock for several minutes, and the technological civilization had not launched any missiles to attack it.

The terrifying weapons that it used to find dangerous did not appear.

Is it too late?

Or is it on its way?

Or perhaps they've given up the attack and are just going to lie low and give up?

"Or... are they all hiding because they're afraid of my power?"

Brett let out a shrill laugh as he thought of this.

Its massive body suddenly rose into the air and flew towards a large abandoned industrial area that the domain sensed.

It is prepared to continue its search.

Once it finds a city with intelligent life, it can follow the clues to find the core of that civilization.

What it didn't know was that the moment it emerged from the ground, the Great Xia's reconnaissance network had already locked onto it.