290: Pillar of the nation, God of War of the human race!

Capital City, Spiritual Energy General Bureau, Command Center.

In the center of the massive conference room, a holographic projection was playing a piece of field footage.

The air was thick with a solemn and murderous aura; one could hear a pin drop.

Over a hundred figures sat at the scene.

Among them were the top leaders of the General Bureau, heads of various war zones, top strategic analysts, and heads of special technical departments.

Every one of them sat upright with slightly furrowed brows; a sense of oppression, like an impending mountain storm, filled the air.

At the head of the table sat Director General Li Zhenguo, Director of the General Bureau. His face was resolute, possessing a natural dignity that commanded respect without anger.

At this moment, he said in a deep voice, "Let's begin. Report on the latest situation in Jiangyuan City."

A capable middle-aged woman wearing a deep blue uniform and gold-rimmed glasses stood up.

She was Su Wan, the Director of the Intelligence Analysis Department.

She operated the terminal in front of her, and a 3D map of Jiangyuan City immediately appeared on the central holographic sand table, with several areas highlighted.

"Director, colleagues," Su Wan's voice was clear and calm, "the preliminary assessment report regarding the 'Shadow Worship Cult' incident in Jiangyuan City has been completed."

"Based on the field investigation data sent back by the Jiangyuan City branch and the analysis of energy residues, it can be confirmed."

"The main force of the Shadow Worship Cult entrenched in Jiangyuan City was completely wiped out today by Special Commissioner Chen Nian using thunderous methods."

"The Shadow Worship Cult was planning a large-scale evil ritual in Jiangyuan City called the 'Descent of the Shadow Master'."

"They attempted to channel a power projection of their so-called 'shadow master' by creating mass panic and blood-sacrificing innocent citizens, thereby transforming Jiangyuan City into a Shadow Demon Domain. The nature of this act is extremely heinous."

Su Wan paused, adjusted her glasses, and her tone became even more serious:

"Even more serious is that while clearing their nest, we found conclusive evidence indicating that the Shadow Worship Cult is colluding with the 'Gloomy Abyss'."

"The Shadow Worship Cult provides the Abyss with coordinates of our world, intelligence, and even 'sacrifices', while the Abyss grants them power support and certain forbidden knowledge."

"This ritual was very likely driven secretly by Abyssal forces."

As soon as these words were spoken, a wave of uncontrollable gasps and angry whispers erupted in the conference room.

A hot-tempered war zone head slammed the table and shouted angrily:

"I knew it! It's that 'Gloomy Abyss' again!"

"It's haunting us! From the previous Evil God Cult to the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons in Shanyin City, and now the Shadow Worship Cult—their shadow is behind everything!"

"Are these cowards who hide their heads and show their tails hell-bent on destroying our race?!"

Another senior analyst said in a low voice:

"The Shadow Worship Cult is merely a pawn."

"The Abyss uses these local cults as claws and feelers. It can both consume our strength and cover their own tracks. It's truly malicious!"

An old general's beard and hair bristled, his eyes burning with fury:

"Colluding with foreign races and harming fellow countrymen is a capital offense!"

"Against these scum who have forgotten their ancestors, we must wipe them out completely! There must be no leniency!"

The crowd discussed animatedly, their faces filled with indignation and worry.

The actions of the Shadow Worship Cult had already crossed the line.

And their collusion with the Abyss meant the threat had escalated and become more complex.

Director Director General Li Zhenguo lightly tapped the table to quiet the discussion and signaled Su Wan to continue.

Su Wan nodded and operated the terminal.

The image on the holographic sand table switched to the western suburbs of Jiangyuan City, an area marked as an 'Abyssal Stronghold'.

The energy reaction image of the scene was extremely intense and structurally complex; it was clearly no ordinary place.

"After clearing the Shadow Worship Cult, Special Commissioner Chen followed the clues and found an outpost of the 'Gloomy Abyss' located underground in the western suburbs of Jiangyuan City."

"According to Special Commissioner Chen's feedback and the preliminary report from the subsequent exploration team, the stronghold is massive in scale, structurally stable, and has an extremely high internal concentration of Evil Energy. It was definitely not built in the short term."

"Its function is suspected to be for spatial positioning, energy transfer, and channeling the descent of even more powerful Abyssal beings."

She enlarged the structural diagram of the stronghold and pointed out several key nodes:

"It is certain that this is a fully functional, high-Rank Abyssal fortress."

"This proves that the Abyss's infiltration of us is far deeper and more hidden than we previously estimated."

"They have already established an outpost of such scale right under our noses."

The conference room instantly fell silent; one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was stunned by this intelligence.

A fully functional Abyssal Stronghold was actually built in the suburbs of a major city?

What did this mean?

It meant there might be other similar strongholds that have yet to be discovered!

It meant there were massive, unknown loopholes in the security defenses of the entire human world!

A hair-raising sensation swept through everyone's hearts.

"Fortunately," Su Wan's words broke the dead silence and pulled everyone back from their lingering fear, "this stronghold has been completely destroyed by Special Commissioner Chen."

An investigation image of the interior of the stronghold appeared on the projection.

And that scene made the well-traveled top brass of the General Bureau feel a chill down their spines.

In the image, the entire interior of the stronghold looked as if it had been crazily ravaged by a prehistoric giant beast.

The floor, walls, ceiling... everywhere was covered in a thick layer of dark red, viscous, and not yet fully coagulated foul blood.

Broken, unidentifiable limbs and organ fragments could be seen everywhere.

It looked as if they had been crushed by an invisible giant force and then scattered at will.

The air seemed to permeate through the screen, filled with that thick, inseparable smell of blood and the stench of dissipating Evil Energy.

“Hiss—!”

In the conference room, the sound of people drawing in cold breaths rang out in unison.

Everyone's faces were filled with extreme shock.

"Special Commissioner Chen's strength is truly unfathomable!"

"Leveling a demon's lair with a wave of his hand—this is the true Pillar of the Nation, the War God of the Human Race!"

"Having Special Commissioner Chen is truly a great blessing for my Dragon Country, a great blessing for the Human Race!"

"Too strong! Simply too strong! No wonder those Abyssal Demon flee in terror at the mere mention of his name!"

After the shock, a massive sense of relief and pride welled up in their hearts.

In the face of such a terrifying threat, to have such a stabilizing presence on their side.

It was undoubtedly a glimmer of hope in despair, the greatest confidence in resisting all darkness.

Director Director General Li Zhenguo took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the stormy waves in his heart.

He looked around the room, his gaze calm and majestic, his voice powerful and resonant as it spread throughout the conference room:

"Everyone! The incident in Jiangyuan City has once again sounded the alarm for us!"

"The annihilation of the Shadow Worship Cult and the destruction of the Abyssal Stronghold are great victories worthy of recognition, but this by no means means we can rest easy!"

"The Gloomy Abyss's desire to destroy us never dies; its infiltration is everywhere, and its methods are becoming increasingly secretive and brutal!"

"The stronghold discovered this time shows that the enemy is more cunning and dangerous than we imagined!"

He paused, his tone becoming even more solemn: "Therefore, I order!"

The entire room instantly became silent. Everyone straightened their backs and listened intently.

"All war zones and branches, from this moment on, raise the alert Rank to the highest level!"

"Strengthen the monitoring of abnormal areas and all suspicious targets. We must find all possible Abyssal Strongholds!"

"All branches, all departments, and all war zones must give full play to their professional advantages and fully cooperate with Special Commissioner Chen's actions."

"Special Commissioner Chen is our strongest Sharp Weapon in dealing with the Abyssal threat. We must ensure that we provide him with the most timely and accurate technical support, intelligence analysis, and logistical support! Meet all his reasonable needs!"

Upon hearing this, all the attendees stood up in unison:

"Yes! We guarantee the mission will be completed!"

Their voices were loud and their gazes firm, filled with the determination to die with the enemy and the conviction of certain victory.

The order quickly turned into radio waves, spreading in all directions.

The entire Dragon Country Spiritual Energy Bureau began to operate at high speed with unprecedented efficiency.