The night was deep.
Li Gang suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for the cold air.
He sat up, beads of cold sweat dripping from his forehead onto the dusty back of his hand.
Just now, he had a nightmare.
In the dream, endless alien beasts tore through the last line of defense of Donghai City.
Soaring flas painted half the sky red, and the intertwining screams of agony and cries of despair ford a tragic song of the apocalypse.
Hundreds of thousands of citizens within the city were slaughtered, and the streets were stained dark red with blood, like rivers.
All professionals, all military warriors, t a tragic end.
He himself knelt amidst a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, futilely pulling the trigger of his already scorching Dragon Head Sniper Rifle, making his final stand.
Then, he was torn to shreds by a monstrous claw.
The excruciating «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» pain of being torn apart felt too real, leaving him with lingering fear even now.
He instinctively touched his chest, confirming that the terrible event had not yet happened, and then let out a long sigh of relief.
Li Gang wiped the cold sweat from his face and looked around.
He was in a temporarily cleared open space.
A bonfire burned brightly in the center, its flickering flas illuminating the faces of those around him, making them alternately bright and dim.
The air was thick with the scent of blood and herbs.
Nearby, injured guild professionals and military warriors lay scattered, their groans of pain rising and falling, never ceasing.
Several healing professionals moved among them, their sacred healing halos constantly lighting up, only to quickly dim, their faces etched with exhaustion.
A military warrior on guard duty, seeing Li Gang awaken, showed a hint of joy and quickly ran over.
"Minister Li, you're awake!"
Li Gang's expression showed no sign of relief.
He could clearly feel several terrifying, world-destroying energy surges colliding violently in the distant sky.
The beast tide was still ongoing.
The battle was far from over.
"What's the situation now?"
Li Gang's voice was hoarse, like two pieces of rough sandpaper rubbing together.
The military warrior dared not delay and imdiately reported truthfully: "Minister, at the West City Gate, that Rock Spirit Giant Serpent is currently fighting with two powerhouses."
"The East City Gate is being defended by Your Excellency Gandalf alone."
"Our current inner city area is still relatively safe."
"Two powerhouses?"
Li Gang raised an eyebrow.
He clearly rembered that before he fell unconscious, just as the West City Gate was about to fall, Yaso of the Eternal Night Guild suddenly appeared and saved them from the Rock Spirit Giant Serpent's giant tail.
How did it beco two powerhouses now?
Who was the other one?
He voiced his question.
A fervent expression, a mix of admiration and awe, appeared on the military warrior's face.
"Reporting, Minister! The other powerhouse is nad Xiang Yu."
"It is said that he also seems to be from the Eternal Night Guild!"
"Eternal Night..."
Li Gang's expression was sowhat numb when he heard that na.
It was this Eternal Night Guild again.
He didn't know why, but now, whenever a top powerhouse capable of turning the tide of battle appeared in Donghai City, they seed to be inextricably linked to this mysterious guild.
Yaso was one.
The silver-haired young man who could summon a shadow legion was one.
Now, another Xiang Yu had appeared.
A professional capable of directly confronting a Hell-level BOSS was, without a doubt, an SS-Class existence!
Within one guild, SS-Class powerhouses were appearing one after another.
It could be said that, apart from Gandalf, all the SS-Class professionals who had appeared ca from that Eternal Night Guild.
This number was beyond description; it was simply outrageous.
After a brief mont of shock, an unprecedented hope, like a prairie fire, ignited wildly in his heart!
Perhaps... with so many powerhouses appearing...
Donghai City really could be defended!
No!
It definitely would be!
Thinking this, Li Gang could no longer sit still.
He suddenly stood up from the ground, and because of the abrupt movent, he staggered and almost fell.
He patted the dust from his body, and a burning Battle Intent reignited in his bloodshot tiger-like eyes.
"Organize the brothers who can still move!"
He quickly gave orders to the warrior beside him.
"Follow to the front line for support!"
The military warrior, hearing this, showed a hint of worry.
"But Minister, your body is severely overdrawn; the military doctor said you must..."
"Shut up!"
Li Gang roughly interrupted him.
"The people of the Eternal Night Guild are still fighting tirelessly, shedding blood to protect this city!"
"How can we, as soldiers, comfortably rest in the rear?"
He pointed to the blood-stained military dal on his chest, his voice hoarse but firm.
"This is a damn disgrace to the word 'soldier'!"
"My body is fine! Just do as I say!"
The warrior shivered at his roar and dared not persuade him further.
He sharply straightened his back and gave Li Gang a standard military salute.
"Yes, Minister!"
With that, he turned and ran off to gather the military warriors and professionals from various guilds who still had the strength to fight.
Just then.
A woman in a professional skirt suit, with a capable deanor, entered this temporary resting area, accompanied by two mbers of the Eternal Night Guild.
She walked directly to Li Gang, bowed slightly, and smiled respectfully.
"Minister Li, hello."
Li Gang recognized the person.
This woman was Lin Wei; although not a professional, she was from the Forging Guild.
Earlier, she had led people to deliver hundreds of Epic-grade equipnt, enough to arm an army group.
Li Gang's attitude towards the people of the Forging Guild was much more polite.
He nodded and asked in a deep voice, "Miss Lin Wei, this is not a safe place. Is there sothing urgent that made you risk coming here?"
Lin Wei had a gentle smile on her face.
"I am here on the orders of Great Master Ouyezi, specifically to deliver a weapon to you, Minister Li."
"A weapon?"
Li Gang was a little surprised.
He had thought that Great Master Ouyezi, hailed as the top Forging Master of the new generation, had long since left Donghai City via a teleportation array.
He hadn't expected that not only had he not left, but he was still in the rear, silently forging weapons for them.
A feeling of admiration welled up from the bottom of his heart.
However, he still shook his head with a smile.
"Please thank Great Master Ouyezi for his kindness on my behalf."
"But I don't need a weapon; please leave it for other warriors who need it more."
"The Dragon Head Sniper Rifle I currently have is already sufficient."
He wasn't just being polite when he said this.
His Dragon Head Sniper Rifle was no ordinary item.
He had exchanged it for countless military rits from the military departnt back then.
It was custom-made for him by Shao Wenhua, the military departnt's top Forging Master, who spent a week personally crafting it.
Level 50, Epic three-star quality!
Whether it was range, power, or accuracy, it had reached the Peak of weapons of the sa grade!
Over the years, there were at least eighty, if not a hundred, Calamity-grade BOSSes that had died by this gun.
It had long beco a part of his body.
Although Great Master Ouyezi was very famous, he was ultimately too young.
Even if he could forge an Epic-grade sniper rifle, it would be difficult for it to provide any substantial improvent for him.
Unless... the other party could produce Legendary-grade equipnt.
But how could that be possible?
Legendary-grade equipnt was an extrely rare existence.
In the entire Great Xia Country, there were no more than a hundred pieces of known Legendary-grade equipnt.
Each piece was held by truly top-tier powerhouses.
That was not a Domain that a young Forging Master could easily touch.
However, Lin Wei seed to have already anticipated his refusal.
Her smile remained unchanged, and she simply said unhurriedly:
"Minister Li, please don't be so quick to refuse."
"Perhaps if I show you the equipnt, you might change your mind?"
With the conversation at this point, Li Gang naturally had no reason to continue refusing.
He might as well take a look.
This was also a sign of respect for the new generation's Forging Master.
He nodded and made a 'please' gesture.
"In that case, let see it."
The next second.
Lin Wei's face showed a mysterious smile.
She slowly opened her right hand.
A Storage Ring, shimring with a faint silver light, appeared in her palm.
Imdiately after.
Buzz—!
A dazzling white light suddenly shot out from the ring, landing on an empty space nearby!
For a mont, golden light burst forth from the ground!
The light was so brilliant, so dazzling!
As if a small sun had suddenly descended!
Illuminating this temporary resting area, which was shrouded by the night, as if it were dayti!
Violent energy fluctuations, like a tsunami, spread wildly in all directions!
The surrounding warriors who were resting were all blinded by the sudden strong light, unable to open their eyes.
Even the brightly burning bonfire seed to dim in the face of this golden light!
Everyone's movents paused at this mont.
Countless shocked, horrified, and incredulous gazes, all at once, converged on the source of that golden light!
Li Gang's body trembled violently!
His tiger-like eyes, which were always as steady as a mountain, instantly widened, becoming perfectly round!
His eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets!
He stretched out a trembling finger, pointing at the golden light, his voice becoming sharp and distorted due to extre excitent.
"This... this is actually..."
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