140: Chapter 136 Interdimensional Invasion, Total War!

Kyoto, Demon Suppression Army General Command.

On the massive circular screen, the radar monitoring display flashed with blinding red light.

"Report, General! Large-scale monster assembly detected in the eastern wilderness, estimated numbers exceed three million!"

"Report, General! A spatial rift has appeared in the southern canyon, high-level demon energy signatures detected!"

"Report, General! Contact with the northern snowy plains monitoring station has been lost, the last transmitted footage showed..."

The operator's voice was urgent, their face deathly pale.

General Yuan Muzhi stood before the command console, hands pressed against the tabletop, his gaze locked onto the giant screen.

On the screen was a map of the entire Kyoto area and the surrounding wilderness.

And at this moment, the map was densely covered in red dots.

East, South, West, North. Four directions, four oceans of red.

Like four waves of blood, they were converging on Kyoto from all directions.

"General..." The adjutant's voice trembled.

"According to projections, the total number of monsters in this beast tide will exceed... ten million."

"Ten million?" General Yuan Muzhi's voice was hoarse.

The adjutant swallowed hard. "Spatial rifts are still opening, and there are... there are energy signatures surpassing Overlord Tier bosses."

Boom! The entire command center fell into a deathly silence.

Surpassing Overlord Tier. Emperor Tier bosses?!

Throughout human history, Emperor Tier bosses have only been encountered a handful of times.

Each time, it was accompanied by a massive catastrophe.

"General, situation reports from all departments." A communications officer rushed over, voice hurried:

"Eastern defense line, the 3rd, 7th, and 12th Demon Suppression Army legions are requesting reinforcements!"

"Southern defense line, over fifty Monarch Tier monsters have appeared near the spatial rift!"

"The West..."

General Yuan Muzhi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, only determination remained in his gaze.

"Pass the order." "All Demon Suppression Army units, enter Level 1 combat readiness."

"Spare no cost, charge all laser cannons!" "All..."

General Yuan Muzhi looked at the boundless red ocean on the screen. "This war... is larger in scale than imagined."

"This may be... a total war between humanity and the demons. We must defend Kyoto!"

... Kyoto, atop the city walls.

Looking down at the land, one could see all kinds of monsters in the distance, intermingled to form a torrent that destroyed everything.

The earth trembled. The sky groaned.

"My god..." On the city wall, a young Demon Suppression Army soldier's legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

"How... how are we supposed to fight this? There are too many... too many... We're going to die... we're all going to die..."

It wasn't just him. Many students on the wall were also pale-faced with weak knees.

Xiao Yan, Cang Lang, Zhou Suo, Lei Ting... everyone was trembling uncontrollably.

"I... I thought I was ready..." The emotion of despair spread across the wall like a plague.

"All of you, stand up!" A roar exploded like thunder.

General Yuan Muzhi's figure appeared at the very front of the wall, clad in blood-stained armor, holding the battle blade that had accompanied him for decades.

His gaze was like lightning, sweeping over everyone on the wall. "Look behind you!" he roared.

"That is Kyoto!" "It is the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom!" "It is the home of hundreds of millions of people!"

"Your parents, your siblings, your lovers... they are all in the city! If you retreat, what will happen to them?!"

The soldiers and students on the wall all looked up. They looked behind them. There were the lights of thousands of homes. There was the warm smoke of cooking fires.

There was the laughter of children. There was the murmuring of the elderly. That was everything they wanted to protect.

"General..." A young soldier slowly stood up, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "My mother is still in the city, I cannot retreat!"

"I won't retreat either!" "Father, Mother, your son is unfilial!" "Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!"

The roars gradually converged into a torrent. Fear still existed. Despair still loomed. But at this moment, on this wall, no one took another step back.

Ouyang Yao clenched his fists and looked at Lei Ting and Fang Yu beside him. "Are you afraid?"

Lei Ting took a deep breath, lightning flickering around her body. "I am. But even if I'm afraid, I must fight."

Fang Yu grinned, flames burning in his palm. "Following Big Brother Lu Yuan, even if we die, we'll die with a bang!"

Xiao Yan, Cang Lang, Zhou Suo, and the others also gripped their weapons tightly.

"Everyone!" General Yuan Muzhi held his battle blade high, the tip pointing directly at the boundless monster tide. "In this battle, there is only death, no survival!"

"But, the Demon Suppression Army never retreats!" "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"

Just as the soldiers' roars resonated through the sky, a lazy voice slowly drifted over from behind the city walls.

"It's time to show our true strength."