Fei Bai said in a low voice, "No. With me here, I will never let anything happen to you!"
Hearing this, Si Qingqing suddenly stopped being afraid. Instead, she quietly nestled in Fei Bai’s arms, saying nothing.
The drones aimed at Fei Bai’s Sword-and-Shield formation and fired their missiles.
Don’t be fooled by how small these missiles looked; they were extremely powerful. When they slammed into the Sword-and-Shield enclosing Fei Bai and his sister, they stirred up layer upon layer of ripples.
This was exactly why Fei Bai’s face had changed so dramatically when he saw that swarm of drones.
Because the missiles carried by these drones were all specially made, designed specifically to deal with cultivators.
The Fei Bai siblings, with nowhere to run, were about to be buried in the swarm of drones.
Just then, a series of continuous explosions suddenly rang out behind the drones.
Right after that, they saw a giant, at least five meters tall, his whole body shining with golden light, striding towards Fei Bai’s position.
Wherever he passed, his stomps and punches shattered countless drones.
The remaining drones immediately redirected their fire at him, but just as the missiles were launched into the air, a faint figure flashed past from the side, and all those missiles were sliced cleanly in half.
Not only that, there were many more figures behind, using their powerful strength to deal with the drones.
The one leading them was none other than the captain of Fire Phoenix, Cheng Hao.
Seeing them, Fei Bai was stunned for a moment, then a faint smile surfaced on his face. He dispersed the Sword-and-Shield and spoke softly.
"Wait here. Don’t go anywhere."
With that, he surged with Sword Intent and rushed straight forward.
"Fire Phoenix member Fei Bai, reporting to the captain!"
Cheng Hao smiled slightly. "Good. Fall back in."
"Yes, sir!"
Fei Bai immediately rejoined the formation. At this moment, Zou Sui jumped out of the void and came to his side, saying,
"Old Bai, I’ve always looked down on you before. Thought you were too wishy-washy and naggy to be straightforward. Only today did I realize you’re like this!"
Zou Sui gave Fei Bai a thumbs-up. "Say nothing else—just the fact that you dared to face so many Mutants alone is enough. For that courage alone, you’ve earned my respect."
Fei Bai smiled, but his gaze remained fixed on that five-meter-tall golden giant, his face full of shock and disbelief.
Because in just a short while, that giant had already slapped every drone in the field to pieces.
He did it so easily and casually, as if he were swatting a swarm of flies.
The strength he displayed left even Fei Bai deeply shocked.
Zou Sui chuckled and said by his ear,
"What do you think? Impressive, huh? That’s why they say Da Niu is a fool blessed by fortune. Mr. Xue only granted him a single Cultivation Technique, and in just a few days he trained it to such a high level. You can only envy him—you’ll never catch up!"
Zou Sui shook his head with a sigh.
By now, the fierce battle in the sky had ended, but the fighting on the ground had only just begun.
The people with chips implanted in them had all turned into terrifying monsters, madly slaughtering everything around them.
And those they killed would very quickly join the ranks of the transformed and continue harming others.
With this exponential proliferation, the streets of Zhongdu were soon swarming with a mighty army of Mutants.
Seeing this, Cheng Hao said in a deep voice, "Listen to my orders: Fire Phoenix will now split into four squads, corresponding to the east, west, south, and north. We’ll sweep and clear all the Mutants in the city."
"Yes, sir!"
The members of Fire Phoenix immediately began to prepare. At the same time, Fei Bai walked up to Cheng Hao and laid out his conjectures.
After listening, Cheng Hao nodded.
"You’re thinking the same as I am. I’ve also noticed how strange these guys are. Looks like when Star Ring egged the Federal Credential Bureau on to implant chips in civilians and the military back then, they clearly had bad intentions. Luckily, Fire Phoenix escaped that disaster because of our special status!"
Cheng Hao sighed with emotion, but Fei Bai’s expression was extremely grave.
"Captain, have you thought about this? Our Huaguo belongs to the First District, but because of historical reasons, the Federal Credential Bureau’s influence here isn’t that strong. Yet even so, we’ve still suffered such heavy losses. So what kind of state must the Second District, where the Federation’s power is deeply rooted, and the other districts be in?"
Hearing this, Cheng Hao’s expression also turned solemn.
Although the districts had always been locked in open and covert struggles, this matter was different. If the Second District and the other districts were pletely wiped out and all turned into Star Ring’s Mechanical Puppets, then the First District would also be in grave danger.
After all, no matter how many districts there were, everyone was still on the same planet. They were all grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
Thinking of this, Cheng Hao took a deep breath and said in a firm voice, "Right now we can’t worry about that much. Our top priority is to quickly suppress the chaos in Zhongdu. Otherwise, Huaguo itself will be in big trouble. Let’s hope the people in the Second District and the other districts can hold on."
Fei Bai nodded. He knew that, now that things had e to this, this was all they could do for the moment.
Soon, the four squads lined up. Fei Bai and his sister Si Qingqing both joined the squad led by Cheng Hao.
Then they descended on the eastern part of Zhongdu, where the situation was most dire, and began a grueling, desperate battle.
While Huaguo was shrouded in the smoke of war, far away on the other side of the planet, in New York City of the Second District, Griffin was on the verge of tears.
The ground beneath his feet was still sending up thin wisps of smoke, and when he looked up, the entire New York City had already turned into a wasteland.
Every skyscraper was burning with roaring flames, and from time to time buildings would collapse under the unbearable heat.
Explosions, shouts of killing, and screams and sobs blended into a single cacophony.
Griffin’s face was as dark as iron, his heart dripping blood.
He was now the underground master of New York City, so every burning building was his wealth.
Just then, a woman’s hand gently rested on his shoulder.
Griffin glanced sideways to see Mandy looking at him gently.
"Don’t be angry. What’s done is done. Just face it bravely."
The flames in Griffin’s eyes gradually died down, and he nodded. "I’m not angry, just a little sad. After this battle, no matter how it ends, the Second District is finished."
"Actually, that oute isn’t so bad. A Second District full of entrenched clans and rampaging magnates, even if it still existed, was just a giant log on the verge of rotting. Now that it’s toppled early, that might actually be a good thing," Mandy said calmly.
Griffin looked at her deeply. "You mean...?"
"No matter what, because of Mr. Xue, Huaguo will never fall. For the past few thousand years on this planet, that Eastern Giant Dragon has always been ruling this world. It only weakened in the last few centuries, letting the Second District seize the chance to rise."
"Now that it is in the midst of the King’s return, why shouldn’t we get ready to wele it in advance?"
Hearing Mandy’s words, Griffin suddenly felt as if he had woken from a dream.
And at just that moment, a resounding dragon’s roar rose from the banks of the Guanjiang River in Chuan Province of Huaguo, shooting straight into the heavens and, in an instant, echoing across the entire world.
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