Free Web NovelChapter 249: Chapter 209: Arrival of the Garrison Army
G-03 Core Floating Island, entrance to the underground base.
A cyan beam of light shot into the sky like a mythical sea-calming pillar, pinning itself firmly into the murky heavens.
Amid the ruins, Lu Yunxiao, Su Yunxi, and the others stared up at the sky.
At their feet, Sun Changhe and Mo Sen were beaten to a pulp, looking like two heaps of mud. Only the faint rise and fall of their chests proved they weren’t completely dead.
"They’re here."
Su Yunxi’s pupils constricted as she stared intently at the void at the top of the light column.
"SCREEECH—!!!"
A grating, sharp sound exploded.
It was as if someone had torn open the sky with their bare hands.
Without any prelude.
Three steel behemoths, painted pitch-black with the Blood Saber insignia on their bows, wrapped in terrifying white sonic boom clouds, brutally smashed through the Secret Realm’s barrier!
RUMBLE!
Shockwaves blasted through the air, and rubble danced wildly.
At this moment, the gray mist and the force field interference were as fragile as a wet paper towel in the face of the Array-Breaking Level heavy assault crafts.
Violence.
The pure, violent aesthetic of spiritual power-based industry.
"It’s the East Sea Garrison Army!"
Lu Yunxiao pumped his fist. His face, usually stuck in an arrogant, nose-in-the-air expression, was now twisted, as if he wanted to both laugh and cry.
"Damn it! It’s General ’Blood Saber’ Li’s flagship! We can finally stop living like savages in this godforsaken place!"
The largest flagship hovered a hundred meters in the air.
The cabin door boomed open.
A figure as burly as an iron tower leaped straight down.
No rappelling, no cushioning.
Like a meteorite, he smashed straight into the ground.
"THUD!"
The ground shook violently, and dust billowed.
As the dust settled, a middle-aged man clad in dark red Battle Armor with eyes like a hawk strode out.
With every step he took, the air around him seemed to grow heavier.
A tangible, blood-red aura roiled around his body—the Evil Qi of a Tier Four Peak warrior, forged by slaughtering his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
The Deputy Commander of the East Sea Garrison Army, Li Tiecheng.
"Who’s in charge here?"
His voice wasn’t loud, yet it made everyone’s eardrums ache.
"Uncle Li!"
Su Yunxi forced herself to step forward, her voice trembling slightly.
Li Tiecheng’s gaze swept over Su Yunxi’s wretched state, and a flash of killing intent crossed his resolute face.
Then, he pointed at the two heaps of mangled flesh on the ground, his tone frigid to the extreme.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"How did people from the Sun Family and Star Sea Technology end up in this state?"
Lu Yunxiao took a deep breath and stepped forward.
In the most concise and direct words, he spilled everything—the Divine Domain project, the forced hibernation of everyone, the live sacrifices, and the truth about the High-dimensional Creature’s descent.
As he spoke, Li Tiecheng’s expression visibly darkened.
By the end, it was downright terrifyingly ferocious.
Colluding with an Evil Cult.
Raising hundreds of elites from prominent families like pigs for slaughter.
And they nearly summoned an "Evil God" in East Sea City’s own backyard?
How was this an accident?
This was a clear attempt to tear a hole in the sky above East Sea City!
"Bastards! Utterly lawless!"
Li Tiecheng roared.
BOOM!
The bloody aura around him surged, shattering a half-man-sized boulder by his feet into dust!
He spun around and roared at the communications soldier behind him:
"Activate the SSS Level encrypted channel immediately and contact the Speaker directly!"
"Lock down the Star Sea Technology Headquarters and the Inner City Sun Family Mansion at once!"
"Don’t let even a fly escape! Any who resist are to be executed on the spot!"
"Sir!"
The communications soldier, shuddering at the overwhelming killing intent, immediately carried out the order.
After arranging everything, Li Tiecheng’s breathing calmed slightly.
He turned his head and looked at Lu Yunxiao with an extremely strange expression.
"So..."
"You’re telling me that a student at the Meridian Passage Realm not only broke the Sun Family’s Array, stormed the base all by himself, but also took a Tier Three Top Grade Missile head-on?"
"And finally... he also happened to slay a Tier Three Will Projection of a High-dimensional Creature?"
Li Tiecheng felt like he was listening to a fairy tale.
Such a feat, never mind a student.
Even the military’s most elite ace special operations team couldn’t possibly achieve it without sacrificing dozens of lives!
"What’s his name?"
Li Tiecheng asked in a deep voice.
"Han Feng."
Su Yunxi and Lu Yunxiao said in unison.
Their tone carried a reverence that even they themselves hadn’t noticed.
"Han Feng..."
Li Tiecheng mulled over the name, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
"Where is he?"
"Wind Eye Market."
Su Yunxi pointed into the distance. "He said there was still a rat over there that needed to be cleaned up, so he went to finish the job."
Li Tiecheng was silent for two seconds.
Then, with a wave of his hand,
"First Squadron, escort these two culprits away! Use the highest-grade ’Dragon-locking Bracelets.’ Don’t let them die; they’re important living witnesses!"
"Second Squadron, escort the students and evacuate!"
"Third Squadron, all units!!"
Li Tiecheng strode back to the assault craft, a blazing fire burning in his eyes.
"Head to Wind Eye Market! Bring that kid and the Trial Takers there back!"
"I want to see for myself just what kind of immortal this Han Feng is, whether he really has three heads and six arms!"
...
「Wind Eye Market, Trading Hall.」
Zhao Hai’s screams had already stopped.
All that was left on the ground was a heap of sludge that twitched occasionally.
The surrounding students, having vented their anger, were now slumped on the ground, panting heavily.
Fear, anger, and despair.
At this moment, all of it had transformed into profound exhaustion.
Han Feng was leaning against a broken stone at the entrance of the hall, fiddling with a dim chip in his hand.
It was the one he had pried from Mo Sen’s broken glasses.
"Brother Feng, why aren’t the reinforcements here yet?"
Wang Meng, shouldering his chipped Large Axe, looked worriedly at the crumbling Light Shield above their heads.
"This thing’s about to break."
"Relax."
Han Feng didn’t even lift his eyelids. "The people from the Su Family are at least this efficient."
"Besides, even if they don’t come, we can still..."
VRRROOOOM—!!!
Before he could finish his sentence, the dull roar of engines grew from a distant hum to a thrum so close the very ground trembled slightly.
Han Feng spit out the blade of grass in his mouth, patted the dust off his pants, and stood up, the corner of his lip curling into a smirk.
"Looks like I won’t have to make a move after all."
The next second, a pitch-black steel behemoth tore through the clouds and hovered above Wind Eye Market.
CRACKLE!
There was no need to land.
Enormous Spiritual Energy Emitters extended from the bottom of the assault craft.
A massive, bluish-purple Thunderous Giant Net instantly descended and enveloped the area!
CRACKLE! POP! SIZZLE!
The sounds blended together, like a string of popping firecrackers.
The Spirit Bodies that had driven the students to despair, the ones that seemed impossible to kill, disintegrated the instant they touched the thunderous net.
They turned into motes of light that filled the sky before vanishing without a trace.
It was like an attack from a higher dimension.
These were true weapons of human warfare.
Inside the Trading Hall, the previously silent crowd erupted.
"It’s an assault craft! The City Guard Army is here!"
"We’re saved! We’re saved!"
Some cheered, others broke down crying in relief. The scene was momentarily chaotic.
The assault craft slowly descended.
Fully armed special ops soldiers rushed out, established a defensive perimeter, and secured the scene.
A lieutenant colonel, identified by the two bars and one star on his shoulder, strode quickly through the crowd.
He walked straight up to Han Feng.
His gaze swept over the young man’s blood-stained wingsuit and the broken sword that had clearly seen countless battles.
A trace of heartfelt respect couldn’t help but appear in the lieutenant colonel’s eyes.
SNAP!
The lieutenant colonel snapped to attention and gave Han Feng a perfect military salute.
"Excuse me, are you Student Han Feng?"
Han Feng nodded, his expression calm. "I am."
"By order of General Li, we are here to provide support."
The lieutenant colonel maintained his salute, his voice loud and clear:
"Thank you for everything you have done for East Sea City! Please come with us. The General wishes to see you."
This scene was witnessed by Zhang Hao, Lei Qianjun, and the other students slumped on the ground.
It sent monstrous waves crashing through their hearts.
For a high-ranking field officer with real authority to take the initiative to salute him?
And by a general’s order, no less?
That level of prestige... not even the student council president has ever received that, right?
"Wang Meng, Captain Zhang."
Han Feng called out to them, his expression as normal as ever, as if all of this was perfectly natural.
"Get everyone to follow, maintain order, and don’t disgrace our Sharp Sword Club."
Wang Meng thumped his chest resoundingly and grinned, revealing a mouth full of pearly white teeth.
"You got it, Brother Feng! We’re going back on a private transport this time. I’ll have bragging rights for a year!"
As he stepped onto the assault craft,
Han Feng glanced back at Wind Eye Market below.
His gaze traveled past the ruins, toward the depths of the fog even further away.
This trip to the Secret Realm had been fruitful, but it had also made him enemies of the Sun Family, Star Sea Technology, and the Blood Feeding Sect.
Then there was that mysterious giant eye he had defeated with his Heart Sword Divine Power’s [Spirit-Slaying], another hidden danger.
These troubles could come knocking on his door at any time.
With his current strength, he was clearly not yet powerful enough to handle these potential crises.
Han Feng felt for the Void Stone hidden in his inner pocket and thought to himself.
’When I get back this time, the situation in East Sea City is probably going to change.’
’I have to use the gains from this trip to break through to the Enlightenment Realm as soon as possible!’
Only by grasping absolute power,
could he truly control his own destiny in the chaotic times to come.
"Take off!"
With the order given,
the assault craft’s engines flared with blue exhaust, carrying the group of survivors who had been through life and death. It roared as it broke through the clouds, heading straight for the G-03 Floating Island.
