46: Official Saint-level ranking! Boss-level floating corpses are attacking!

Creak—!

As the alloy door opened, a middle-aged man, dressed in a crisp, snow-white naval uniform, with shining general stars on his shoulders and a dignified, naturally imposing face, walked in.

Behind him followed two young military officers, one male and one female, also in military uniforms, their auras as profound as an abyss, their eyes as sharp as blades.

The moment they entered, a faint, almost imperceptible golden light flashed in Lu Sheng's eyes.

“Dragon Eyes.”

Three translucent panels instantly unfolded in his vision.

“Name: Chen Yan”

“Level: Level 6 Spirit Source User”

“Saint-rank Sequence: Indestructible War God Body”

“...”

“Name: Lin Hu”

“Level: Level 5 Spirit Source User”

“Heaven-rank Sequence: Body of Thunder”

“...”

“Name: Qin Yue”

“Level: Level 5 Spirit Source User”

“Heaven-rank Sequence: Storm Soar”

“...”

Lu Sheng's heart suddenly pounded.

One Level 6 Saint-rank Sequence! Two Level 5 Heaven-rank Sequences!

Is this the power of the authorities?

Indeed, one should never underestimate the national foundation at any time.

This power, let alone one Golden Triangle, could easily sweep through ten Golden Triangles like crushing an ant!

Chen Yan walked to the main seat and sat down. His sharp, hawk-like gaze swept across the room, taking in the expressions of everyone present.

When his gaze fell on Lu Sheng, it lingered for a barely perceptible moment, a hint of approval flashing in his deep eyes, but he said nothing more.

He clasped his hands on the table and got straight to the point.

“Everyone, welcome to the Zhenyuan Ship.”

“Time is short, so I’ll keep it brief.”

His voice was not loud, but it carried the resolute authority unique to soldiers, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

“In nine hours, according to the final data transmitted from all monitoring stations in the eastern sea area, an unprecedented, super-large Corpse Tide will descend upon Purple Gold Mountain.”

At these words, the already solemn atmosphere in the conference room instantly became extremely oppressive.

“I know that all of you present are strong individuals who have fought their way through the apocalypse, leaders of various The Fleet.” Chen Yan's gaze slowly swept over everyone present, “But the enemy this time, in both numbers and strength, will far exceed your imagination.”

“Therefore, I don't care what grievances you had before, where you came from, or what your motives are.”

His tone shifted, suddenly becoming cold and firm.

“From now until the end of the Corpse Tide, any form of internal conflict is forbidden within the Jinling Defense Line!”

“Violators will be...” He paused, then enunciated four words.

“Dealt with by military law!”

The chilling killing intent was almost palpable, dropping the temperature in the conference room by several degrees.

That arrogant Feng Kun, who had just been so brazen, now felt his scalp tingle and buried his head even lower.

Seeing no objections, the coldness on Chen Yan's face softened slightly, and he offered a carrot.

“Of course, the military will not let you shed blood and sacrifice in vain.”

“After the battle, the command center will open the Ocean-going and Dingyuan supply Zhenyuan Ships. At that time, you can exchange everything you need with your military merits from your respective defense zones.”

“Food, fresh water, fuel, even weapons and ammunition, and...”

He paused again, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

“...Zhenyuan Ship upgrade and modification services provided by the surviving engineer team of Jiangnan Shipyard!”

Boom!

These words were like a depth charge dropped into a calm lake!

The breathing of all the The Fleet leaders in the conference room instantly became rapid!

Unconcealed greed and fanaticism burst forth in their eyes!

Zhenyuan Ship upgrades and modifications!

In this world swallowed by the sea, a faster, sturdier, and more powerful Zhenyuan Ship meant a higher survival rate!

This drove them crazier than any food or fuel!

Seeing that everyone's fighting spirit had been successfully aroused, Chen Yan nodded with satisfaction.

He made a gesture, and Qin Yue, the spirited female officer behind him, immediately stepped forward and activated the holographic projection equipment in the center of the conference room.

Buzz—

A blue light flashed, and a huge, three-dimensional defense map marking the waters around Purple Gold Mountain instantly appeared before everyone, slowly rotating.

“This is our defense line deployment map.”

Chen Yan stood up, walked to the map, and pointed to the dozen or so circular areas of varying shades of color radiating outwards from Purple Gold Mountain as the core.

“Next, I will assign defense positions to your The Fleet.”

Chen Yan's finger moved swiftly across the holographic map, like the most precise scalpel.

“Tiger Fleet, three Level 3 Spirit Source Users, responsible for Position No. 7, coordinating with the military's 3rd Patrol Team to clear out Floating Corpses infiltrating the flanks.”

“Sea Wolf Fleet, two Level 3 Spirit Source Users, responsible for Position No. 9...”

One by one, The Fleet were called out, and one by one, defense zones were allocated.

The leaders of The Fleet assigned to the lighter-colored auxiliary positions showed complex expressions of both relief and a hint of unwillingness.

The relief was that they wouldn't have to face the most terrifying impact of the Corpse Tide directly.

The unwillingness was that the military merits from auxiliary positions were destined not to be high.

Soon, Chen Yan's gaze fell on Feng Kun and Lu Sheng's groups.

The atmosphere in the conference room once again became subtle.

Everyone wanted to know how this iron-fisted commander would arrange these two top-tier teams, who had just been at loggerheads.

Chen Yan pondered for a moment, then gently tapped two adjacent, dark red high-risk areas on the map.

“Feng Kun, your Black Sail Fleet has good strength, so you'll be responsible for Position No. 2.”

Feng Kun's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he still braced himself and stood up: “Yes, I guarantee the completion of the mission!”

Position No. 2 was already one of the areas with the greatest pressure, apart from the core front battlefield.

After assigning Feng Kun, Chen Yan's gaze finally settled on Lu Sheng's young yet overly calm face.

Everyone in the room instinctively held their breath.

Only one position remained, the most central and most dangerous one.

That death zone, marked in startling dark black on the map, directly facing the main force of the Corpse Tide!

“Blazing Flame Fleet...”

Chen Yan's voice became unprecedentedly grave.

His finger, without any hesitation, heavily landed on that dark black Position No. 1!

“You will be responsible for defending Position No. 1!”

As his words fell, everyone was shocked!

Even though Zhou Hai and Zhao Ze had already prepared for a tough battle, their hearts sank heavily at this moment.

Position No. 1 meant they would bear at least thirty percent or more of the entire Corpse Tide's impact!

This was no longer a test; this was practically pushing them into a fire pit!

A hint of unconcealed schadenfreude flashed in Feng Kun's eyes.

Let you be arrogant!

Now, go to hell!

However, facing this almost certain death mission, Lu Sheng's expression remained unchanged.

For others, this was a hot potato, but for him, who possessed the system, it was a good place to farm energy points!

He slowly stood up, calmly met Chen Yan's scrutinizing gaze, and uttered two words faintly.

“Understood.”

No bargaining, no hesitation.

This composure and confidence deepened the approval in Chen Yan's eyes and made everyone present look at Lu Sheng with renewed attention.

“Very good.” Chen Yan nodded, seemingly very satisfied with Lu Sheng's reaction.

He scanned the room, his voice suddenly lowered, carrying the heavy premonition of an impending storm.

“Entrusting the most dangerous position to you is not intentional targeting.”

“But according to the highest intelligence...”

Chen Yan's gaze finally locked tightly on that dark black Position No. 1 on the map.

He spoke in an unprecedentedly grave and extremely solemn tone, uttering a sentence that instantly plunged the entire conference room into dead silence.

“This Corpse Tide is extraordinary.”

“Based on cross-verified intelligence from multiple sources, we are ninety percent certain that hidden within this Corpse Tide is a Floating Corpses that has developed advanced intelligence and understands command and tactics...”

“—A Leader-level Floating Corpse!”

“And its most likely breakthrough point is in your defense zone!”

P.S.: Regarding many people saying that the protagonist's God-Tier Sequence doesn't seem powerful enough, well... have you watched One Piece? Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, also grew step by step through continuous battles to become the strongest being on land, sea, and air. Lu Sheng is also slowly growing through continuous battles, and in the later stages, he will also have his own various combat forms. Currently, all skills are at the beginner level. Level 5 Spirit Source Users will unlock skill upgrades, and each skill will have different advancement paths. Moreover, Level 5 Spirit Source Users will have exclusive Spirit Source Secret Arts. The next few chapters will reveal what Spirit Source Secret Arts are. I read every single one of your comments in the backend. Thank you again for your suggestions and support. Oh, by the way, thanks to "Can't Beat So Surrender" for 5 Update reminder ( Update reminder: ' urge for more updates' means 'urge for updates', ' symbol' means 'talisman' or 'charm', so it's a token given to authors to encourage faster updates)! It's not that I don't want to update; currently, the new book is in its verification period, so I can only update 2 chapters a day. After 100,000 words, there will be a guaranteed 3-4 chapters daily, quality assured!