308: Highest state of combat readiness! Swords pointed at Burial Valley!

Capital City, Spiritual Energy General Bureau.

Supreme Strategic Command Center.

The air in the room was so thick with tension it could almost drip like water.

Inside the massive meeting room, hundreds of holographic screens floated in the center.

They were displaying real-time energy fluctuation maps from across the country.

Several regions among them were marked with glaring red warning symbols.

The atmosphere was thick with tension, as the sound of keyboard tapping and the static hiss of encrypted communications intertwined.

Combined with the low, hurried discussions of high-ranking officials, it created an oppressive sense of an impending storm.

"The energy peaks in the direction of the Yunling Mountain Range are still climbing! They've already exceeded the critical threshold by three hundred percent!" a technician reported, their voice trembling slightly.

"Tiannan City Branch reports that their peripheral monitoring points are experiencing strong energy interference; communication is intermittent!" another liaison officer added urgently.

"The spatial stability index around the Yunling Mountain Range is dropping sharply. We suspect a large-scale spatial rift is forming!"

Bad news arrived one after another, causing the hearts of everyone present to sink.

Sitting in the central command seat, Director General Li Zhenguo, the Director of the General Bureau, had his brow furrowed tightly.

A layer of frost seemed to cover his resolute face.

Beside him, several senior consultants of the General Bureau and heads of major theater commands also looked grim, engaged in a heated discussion regarding response plans.

However, just as the tension was stretched to its limit—

"Report—!!!"

A report, so urgent it nearly cracked the speaker's voice, suddenly came from the communications desk, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The young communications officer responsible for direct contact with the Donghai City Branch lunged up from his seat.

His face was flushed red from extreme shock and excitement.

He tightly gripped the encrypted document that had just been decoded and printed, his voice shaking with emotion:

"A report from the Donghai Branch."

"Special Commissioner Chen has successfully cleared the Yunling Mountain Range Abyssal Stronghold, annihilating thousands of Abyssal Demons."

"It has been confirmed that the Yunling Mountain Range stronghold was merely a 'decoy' meticulously placed by the 'Gloomy Abyss'!"

"Its true purpose was to buy time for the 'Lord of Curses' to perform the ultimate ritual of the 'Myriad Curses Corrosion Realm'!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the meeting room erupted in an uproar!

"What? A decoy?! Such a massive commotion in Yunling was just a decoy?!"

"Using an important stronghold and thousands of elite demons as bait! What a grand move! What a sinister scheme!"

"My god! These bastards from the Abyss are getting more and more cunning!"

"If it weren't for Special Commissioner Chen, we might still be kept in the dark!"

Exclamations, curses, and sounds of disbelief rose like a tide.

Everyone was shaken to the core by this sudden truth and the massive amount of information.

They had originally thought Yunling was the main battlefield and were preparing for war, but they hadn't expected it to be just a smokescreen thrown by the enemy.

However, the communications officer did not stop and continued to report:

"Through Special Commissioner Chen's interrogation, it was learned that the true ritual site is located to the northwest, deep within Soul Burial Valley! Special Commissioner Chen has obtained the exact coordinates and has already set off!"

"Additionally, Special Commissioner Chen obtained data for a total of seventeen Abyssal Strongholds from the Abyssal commander 'Devouring Curse Demon Marshal'. The coordinate data has been simultaneously transmitted to the General Bureau's database!"

Boom—!

The entire command center exploded like a heavy bomb had been dropped into it!

"Seventeen strongholds?! They actually set up such a tight protective network right under our noses!"

"No wonder our previous routine monitoring was always interfered with, making it difficult to lock onto the core!"

"Soul Burial Valley... they are actually going to hold the final ritual there!"

Soul Burial Valley.

That was an ancient battlefield ruin recorded in ancient texts.

Resentment had accumulated there for ten thousand years without dissipating; it was a natural gathering point for negative energy!

If he were allowed to complete the ritual there, the consequences would be unimaginable!

They had originally been worried that a large-scale operation would alert the enemy and affect Chen Nian's plan.

But now, Chen Nian had handed the blade directly to them, pointing out all the enemy's hidden stakes!

The enemy had already revealed their trump card; what reason did they have to keep hiding?

"Everyone!" Director General Li Zhenguo suddenly turned to face the room.

His voice was like a great bronze bell, carrying the scent of iron and blood as it echoed through the command center:

"The situation is clear! The Abyssal Demons' desire to destroy us has not died; their layout is deep, and their methods are cruel!"

"Special Commissioner Chen has cleared the mist for us, pointed out the path, and struck directly at the enemy leader!"

"Now, it is time for us to draw our swords!"

He stepped to the central control console and quickly pulled up the national theater map.

His finger, like a blade, pressed heavily on those bright red coordinates:

"Hear my command!"

"In the name of the General Bureau, activate the 'Thunder' Level 1 Combat Plan! All major theater commands across the country, all branches, and all special operations teams are to enter maximum combat readiness!"

"Target: The seventeen Abyssal Strongholds reported by the Donghai Branch!"

"Each theater command will assign tasks based on proximity to the coordinates. Strive for a simultaneous strike to uproot these tumors with the fastest speed, the most violent firepower, and the most thorough means! Leave none alive!"

"Northwest Theater Command, immediately mobilize elites to secretly gather toward Soul Burial Valley. Establish a strategic blockade zone to cooperate with Special Commissioner Chen's actions, prevent any demons from escaping, and prepare for any unexpected situations!"

"All 'Torch Dragon' monitoring stations and all satellites are to be aimed at Soul Burial Valley and the surrounding airspace. I want real-time mastery of every trace of energy change there!"

"Technical Department, immediately analyze all information from the Devouring Curse Demon Marshal's testimony regarding the 'Myriad Curses Corrosion Realm' ritual. Assess its threat level and possible range of influence!"

"Logistics, medical support, public opinion control... all departments, get moving! This is a national war! It is a battle that decides the Luck of our Human Race! Only victory is allowed; failure is not an option!"

"Since they have set up such a grand stage, we don't need to hold back anymore! The full-scale counterattack begins today! We will let these bastards of the Abyss know that this land is not a place where they can do as they please!"

Inside the command center, everyone—from generals to clerks, from the young to the old—

At this moment, everyone's blood was boiling, and their fighting spirit was high.

"Yes! We guarantee the mission's completion!"

A deafening response echoed throughout the command center, filled with a chilling and determined aura.

The original tension and unease had now transformed into a raging Battle Intent against a common enemy.

Orders were quickly dispatched, and the massive command center operated with high efficiency like a precision war machine.

It began to run at high speed with unprecedented efficiency.

On the massive screens, light dots representing various elite units began to move rapidly toward the designated coordinates.

A full-scale purge and final decisive battle against the Abyssal forces had begun!