Preparations for war, the war horn!
Divine Grace Cemetery military camp.
“Hahaha, Brother Yunfei, I, Old Chu, am here to assist you.”
Chu Yunlong's boisterous voice rang out from outside the central military tent.
“Haha, Brother Yunlong, this time we’ll have to rely on your resources, my brother.”
Li Yunfei welcomed Chu Yunlong, who had led his troops from the Hang City military district.
The two sat down, and Li Yunfei got straight to the point.
“Brother Yunlong, how many troops did you bring this time?”
“Didn’t Division Commander Bai come?”
“To be honest, I just received news that the Moro Realm dispatched three Third-Order Demons from their underground palace within the Divine Grace Cemetery.”
“Three Third-Orders?” Chu Yunlong put away his boisterous smile. “That’s a huge move!”
Chu Yunlong found it a bit hard to believe.
Blue Star and the Moro Realm had been in conflict for over five hundred years, and the number of top-tier combatants in each civilization, if not perfectly clear, was at least mostly known.
Overall, Blue Star had more Third-Order professionals than the Moro Realm.
But Blue Star had internal troubles.
The Third-Order professionals from the Ancient God Church and the Black Church, two large dark organizations, allowed Blue Star to maintain a balance with the Moro Realm.
But now, three appeared in the Divine Grace Cemetery.
That was a big problem.
“It seems the promotion of the Five-Ranked Demon in the Moro Realm has had too great an impact on their entire civilization.”
Chu Yunfei shook his head, sighed, and said, “After the drastic changes in Sakura Country, news of the underground palace suddenly spread throughout the world.”
“And the sea area near Hang City also experienced a riot. Division Commander Bai went to guard the coast before I came.”
“Yes, the original balance has been broken, and the Moro Realm has a desire to attack.” Li Yunfei’s expression was grim.
“Now, we can only rely on the army within the Divine Grace Cemetery to resist the Moro Realm.”
At this point, Li Yunfei’s voice was a bit low.
“Speaking of which, Sakura Country also has one or two powerful relics. Did they just watch as they were occupied by the Moro Realm?”
“I’m worried now about how to deal with that Five-Ranked Demon. If he completely subjugates Sakura Country, will the next target be Xia Country?”
At this point, Li Yunfei said no more.
He had learned from Zhang Fan and others that the the compliant golden-hooped rod had repelled a Five-Ranked Demon in Guanghan Palace.
Now, that Five-Ranked Demon reappeared.
What about the the compliant golden-hooped rod?
Was it controlled by the Five-Ranked Demon, or had it returned to the Journey to the West Relic?
If it returned to the Journey to the West Relic, would it come out again to help the humans of Blue Star?
If it was controlled by the Five-Ranked Demon…
Then it seemed a major war was about to break out.
Perhaps humanity could usher in a turning point.
“Reporting, Commander!”
Just then, a soldier entered.
“Reporting, Commander, the edge of the black mist is undergoing an anomaly!”
Whoosh,
Li Yunfei and Chu Yunlong, the two temporary operations commanders, stood up simultaneously.
“Hehe, Brother Yunfei, please.”
Chu Yunfei remembered his leader’s words, smiled lightly, and made a gesture to invite.
Three Third-Order professionals were beyond his level of control.
It was no exaggeration to say that without using magic cannons and gunboats, their two hundred thousand troops couldn't stop three Third-Order professionals.
Of course, if it came to fear, Chu Yunlong wouldn't back down either.
If he really encountered a situation, he'd just break through to Third-Order and fight to his heart’s content!
Leaving the central military tent.
Li Yunfei and the other quickly arrived at the edge of the black mist.
They saw that the black mist, which had originally enveloped the edge of the camp, was slowly receding.
Moreover, it wasn't just happening there.
This situation was occurring along all the edges where the black mist had spread within the Divine Grace Cemetery.
But the black mist was receding very slowly.
At this speed,
it would take nearly ten hours to retreat to the old camp.
“Communication Company, assemble!”
Whoosh—
Two hundred assassins, skilled in speed, instantly appeared.
“Pass down the order: all production professions, advance ten kilometers to build the second line of defense.”
“All combat units, enter combat readiness in half an hour!”
The military order was given, and all soldiers who heard the command began to prepare.
And just as Li Yunfei and Chu Yunlong had made some arrangements, they immediately received another important piece of news.
The East Sea had rioted!
A Ruler-level creature had appeared!
A Ruler-level creature was an existence comparable to a Fourth-Order professional in Blue Star.
And Xia Country's strongest Fourth-Order professional, General Li, had just been injured and disappeared in Sakura Country!
Such a powerful demonic creature appearing at this time was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Xia Country.
Thump thump thump—
Li Yunfei and Chu Yunlong tapped the table in the military tent, somewhat silent.
If the East Sea demonic creatures rioted, the first major cities to bear the brunt would be Hang City, Jianghai City, Qingdao, and Tianjin.
If the sea demonic creatures launched a large-scale attack on Tianjin and Qingdao, the Divine Grace Cemetery would have time to deal with the underground palace inside.
If they attacked Hang City and Jianghai City, they would soon receive orders to support the coast!
Ding-a-ling—
Suddenly, the communication device on the table rang.
This was a military communication device developed by Xia Country's strongest Mechanic, specifically for the army.
“Old Li, I’m Xu Wenqiang. I just received a notice from higher-ups that our entire Jiangnan Military Region is deploying to support the coast of Jianghai City. Don’t worry, focus all your efforts on the Divine Grace Cemetery.”
Beep beep—
The call ended. Li Yunfei had just put it down when the device rang again.
“Brother Yunfei, that brat Chu Yunlong is with you, right? Haha, tell him that I’ll guard his territory for him. Tell him to prepare two jars of good wine for me later.”
Beep beep—
The call ended, then rang again.
“Hahaha, Old Li, I heard you and that brat Chu Yunlong are busy with something big! How can my Lanling Military Region not help out! Three regiments from Lanling Military Region, the 3rd, 5th, and 8th, have already set off to provide support. You guys better use them sparingly!”
Beep beep beep—
This time the call ended and didn't ring again.
“Every single one of them wants to be my, Old Chu’s, creditor!”
“Damn it, that’s loyalty!” Chu Yunlong slammed the table. “Chief of Staff, pass down my order: tell the lads from Hang City to take their highest-grade BUFF potions!”
…
All orders were issued. The forces that had rushed from Hang City merged with the forces from Jianghai City, forming a division-level force of nearly two hundred thousand troops.
And at this moment, the ordinary professionals who had been staying in the Divine Grace Cemetery also began to move.
The entire camp was filled with a somber atmosphere.
These ordinary professionals had more or less learned about the Demonic Realm.
It was a civilization with which no peace could be negotiated.
It was Blue Star's great enemy.
Even… news spread that there was an alien army of two hundred thousand troops right within the Divine Grace Cemetery!
According to rumors, the Demons from the other world were generally stronger than Blue Star professionals.
This two hundred thousand strong army would require at least three hundred thousand, or even four hundred thousand, Blue Star troops to fully resist.
Clearly.
Blue Star's current forces here were not enough!
As soon as this news spread,
instantly, long queues filled the outside of the military camp!
Furthermore, top guilds in Xia Country began to summon their guild members to rush to the Divine Grace Cemetery.
“All guild members in the four cities of Hang City, Jianghai City, Qingdao, and Tianjin, upon receiving this message, immediately proceed to the coastal areas to meet the enemy!”
“Brother, you have your sister-in-law, you must go back today! My joining here is enough!”
“Fly, fly home, and tell Hongxiu that I might have to break my promise for next month’s wedding.”
At this moment of life and death, almost everyone who received the news was doing what they could. No one chose to retreat!
Three o'clock in the afternoon.
The black mist that had escaped from the forbidden zone in the Divine Grace Cemetery had completely dispersed.
The scene here returned to how it was before the anomaly.
Under the open view, one could vaguely see a dense black line, like an ant colony, stretching across the front.
“Woo—!”
The sound of the war horn echoed between heaven and earth.
All soldiers in front of the Divine Grace Cemetery, as well as the professionals who had joined the temporary combat teams, began to take out their weapons and consume their highest-grade BUFF potions.
“Everyone!”
“Prepare to fight!”