228: Chapter 228 The Immunity Token

9:00 AM, the Federal Military Department Supreme Command Building.

Chen Xi walked alone, striding with purpose through the long metal corridor.

The military bigwigs with stars on their shoulders glanced sideways upon seeing the "Honorary Major" badge on the young man's chest and sensing his unfathomable aura, even proactively clearing a path for him.

Although the internal secrets of the Tower of Heaven battle were sealed off from the general public, they were no longer secrets among the military high command.

This young man, who had single-handedly destroyed the Truth Cult headquarters and was even suspected of possessing a high-dimensional artifact, had become an absolute priority for the Military Department to protect and recruit.

"Knock, knock."

Chen Xi pushed open the heavy oak door at the end of the hall.

Inside the office, the Southern Region Commander-in-Chief, Lei Zhentian, and the Li Zhenhai of the Jiang City Military Department, who was also Li Murou's father, Li Zhenhai Li Zhenhai, were looking grave as they reviewed a top-secret military report on the desk.

"Chen Xi, you're here."

Seeing Chen Xi, Li Zhenhai Li Zhenhai forced a smile that looked worse than crying onto his stern, hard face and pointed to the chair across the desk: "Sit. Is that girl, Mu Rou, doing well?"

"She is doing very well, Uncle Li, rest assured. Her strength has improved quite a bit." Chen Xi nodded, skipping the pleasantries and getting straight to the point: "Two commanders, just how bad has the situation in the Extreme North Ice Field deteriorated?"

Lei Zhentian sighed and pushed the document stamped with "SSS-Class Top Secret" toward Chen Xi.

"See for yourself. This is the last footage transmitted at the cost of their lives by the 'Polaris' Special Operations Brigade stationed at the Extreme North Ice Field early this morning."

The old general's voice was filled with unconcealable grief: "After that, the entire 3,000-man Special Operations Brigade lost contact. The signals for Shen Ye and Xia Qing also completely vanished into that blizzard."

Chen Xi's eyes sharpened, and he quickly picked up the tablet.

The footage was extremely shaky, accompanied by the howling blizzard and shrill screams. Through the swirling snow, Chen Xi saw an incredibly shocking sight!

Deep within the vast, white snowy expanse of the Extreme North Ice Field stood a bizarre, kilometer-high star gate constructed from countless blue energy crystals and unknown metal!

Wandering around the star gate were terrifying creatures never seen before. They appeared as translucent, ghostly blue, floating in mid-air without legs, their lower bodies resembling tentacles of data streams. Their heads had no facial features, only a constantly rotating geometric polyhedron!

"【High-Dimensional Observer · Vanguard】!"

This thought flashed through Chen Xi's mind instantly. These were definitely not mutated beasts from Earth; they were clearly high-dimensional silicon-based lifeforms from the depths of the universe!

In the footage, a Lv.60 Special Operations Brigade Commander roared as he swung a greatsword at an "Observer." However, in a moment of despair, the enchanted greatsword was instantly decomposed into its most primitive particles upon touching the monster! Immediately after, the polyhedron on the "Observer's" head fired a beam of blue light.

There was no explosion, no blood. That Lv.60 powerhouse was silently "erased" in the blue light, not even leaving a single drop of blood behind!

"Zzzzt—"

The footage cut off abruptly there.

"As you can see." Lei Zhentian' voice was hoarse, "Physical attacks are ineffective, magic attacks are decomposed, and even our high-explosive missiles seem to charge them when they hit. Against this kind of dimensionality-reduction strike, our conventional military forces are just going to their deaths."

Li Zhenhai Li Zhenhai stared intently at Chen Xi: "Chen Xi, you are the only one who has come into contact with high-dimensional rules (Tower of Heaven Source Stone). Tell your uncle the truth... against something like this, what are your odds of winning?"

Chen Xi put down the tablet, leaned back in his chair, and tapped his fingers lightly on the desk.

He did not exaggerate, nor did he belittle himself.

"If it's just this level of Vanguard as seen in the footage, it won't be a problem for me and Xiao Xiao and the others to join forces and slaughter our way through them."

"However..."

Chen Xi's gaze became extremely sharp: "That star gate is still operating! God knows what even more terrifying 'gods' will be teleported over next. Moreover, these high-dimensional creatures' method of attack is a direct 'rule erasure'."

"Xiao Xiao is the extreme spear, Mu Rou is time control, and Ye Fei is beast mastery. Our current configuration for the Nirvana Battle Team has top-tier output and control in the world, but we are missing one most important component—"

Chen Xi slammed his hand onto the table, his words ringing out clearly: "We are missing an 【Absolute Shield】 capable of withstanding high-dimensional rule erasure!"

"I need the most extreme tank! A person who has sanctified their physical body, a death warrior who can hang their life on their belt and take a fatal blow for the entire team!"

"Two commanders, open your Military Department database to me; I want to select one person from across the entire Federation to join the team!"

Lei Zhentian and Li Zhenhai Li Zhenhai exchanged a glance without any hesitation.

"No problem! We'll give you the highest access; you can choose from the best soldiers in the entire Federation!"

Ten minutes later, the Military Department's highest-level "Skynet" database unfolded before Chen Xi.

Chen Xi immediately set extremely stringent filtering criteria: 【Extremely High Resilience】, 【Possesses Rule-Type Defensive Skills】, 【Fearless of Death】.

However, as thousands of files flashed by rapidly, Chen Xi shook his head repeatedly.

"No, this Lv.70 Paladin is too mediocre; he can't withstand true damage."

"This Earth Guardian won't do either; the mobility is too poor, he'd just be a sitting duck in the Extreme North Ice Field."

"Is there no defensive class that is extreme to the point of being perverse?"

Just as Chen Xi was feeling somewhat disappointed, his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of an encrypted file that had been relegated to the "Abandoned Archives" and was even stamped with 【Extremely Dangerous / Recommended for Destruction】.

Chen Xi's heart stirred, and he forcibly cracked the file's password.

【Name: Lin Shan】

【Age: 21】

【Former Battle Team: Imperial Capital First Military Academy "Unbreakable Shield" Battle Team (Disbanded)】

【Class: Absolute Martyr (Unique Curse-Type Hidden Class)】

【Class Trait: Damage Transfer, Causality-Law Death Substitution. Can transfer 100% of the fatal damage received by all teammates within a hundred-meter radius to oneself.】

【Current Status: Crippled / Mental Breakdown.】

【Remarks: During an S-Class Secret Realm mission, this student activated an ultimate death-substitution skill to save the entire team. Although he saved his teammates, his physical body endured a curse backlash ten times its limit, resulting in shattered bones throughout his body and severed meridians. Furthermore, he must endure a tenfold amplification of pain, similar to being sliced by a thousand cuts, every day. He has been abandoned by his original battle team and is currently being housed in the Imperial Capital Military Ruins Hospital, waiting for death.】

"Absolute Martyr? 100% damage transfer? Causality-Law Death Substitution?!"

Chen Xi's pupils constricted sharply, and his heart began to beat violently.

This was the most perfect puzzle piece he had been looking for!

As long as he was there, as long as he didn't die, the other members of the Nirvana Battle Team would possess an absolute immunity token!

As for being crippled? Severed meridians?

A wild, arrogant sneer tugged at the corner of Chen Xi's mouth.

In the eyes of others, this was a useless person waiting for death, but in the eyes of him, a creator who had mastered 【Miracle: Sublimation】, this was simply the most perfect, peerless piece of uncut jade!