The bomber plane piloted by Colonel Golden Lion Iska landed outside a noisy town.
Soon a group of people rushed out. “Hey, where did you come from? “
“Are there any new developments? Is there communication command from the big city? “
From the plane, Iska noticed that among the townspeople who had run out, some had halos that were either bright or faint.
He then immediately noticed that, in the direction from which the wind was blowing, those with small silver rings glowing in their eyes were more numerous on that side, and the rings were slightly brighter.
He opened the hood over his head, “I’m just passing through. Could I have some water? Also, do you understand what’s going on with the glow in your eyes? “
The group bustlingly explained for a while, saying that they themselves didn’t know, only that after streaks of shimmering silver-white lightning swept across the sky, the pervasive glowing particles that followed gave them the ability to feel more alert and energetic.
Colonel Iska, inside the plane, was frozen in his chair amidst their replies, and it took several seconds before he snapped out of it, feeling the coolness brought by the wind.
“Sir Soldier, here’s a water bag. ” A doctor ran over, carrying a leather-wrapped water pouch in his hand. “It’s a bit high, should I toss it up? “
“No, don’t bother! ” Iska quickly pulled down the hood, securing himself in a hurry, and immediately started the lifeless, demonic machine of science that was the aircraft.
“Do you know of any end-time demons appearing elsewhere? Is it safe to head to the Tala province? “
“Thank you. ” The plane roared as it slid forward, charging into the sky.
……
Ang Pailisi’s leather boots echoed loudly on the marble floor.
His expression was gloomy, his once relaxed brow now somewhat drooping.
Before this, the Old General would not possibly have understood his own aspirations, but to this day, no news has been received. This can only mean that he very likely still hasn’t discovered what his true significance at Prime Minister Shidefen’s office really represents.
He looked toward the wooden office door directly ahead, behind which the Prime Minister still sat.
It was certainly impossible to ask directly, and he had already revealed himself to the other party. For now, there were only two marginally feasible options left for him.
First, continue to obtain “relevant intelligence. ” The method: establish a pledge, helping Prime Minister Ferdirich to be remembered by the people.
Second, this was somewhat romantic; at least no one in history had done it, not even a whisper of it in legend.
Ang Pailisi thought of securing a piece of land to crown someone who had already passed away as emperor.
Then, for Mr. Yang Bucheng, he would formulate a series of deeds to earn his name, ensuring the people remember him.
Ang Pailisi halted, and as a guard by the door turned to look at him, he gazed at the wooden door ten steps away.
He resumed walking forward.
But as he heard two sets of hurried footsteps approaching from behind, Pailisi stopped and turned around. Two figures rushed up the staircase in succession.
“Mr. Brown Lion, ” said a familiar guard’s face from beneath the airship earlier, running toward him alongside Li Guanghao.
Pailisi turned, heading toward them, “Is there something? “
“An urgent message. ” Li Guanghao came to a halt, gasping for air as he approached. “It might be that only you, sir, can quickly and more securely and steadily advise the Prime Minister and the high-ranking officials of your country on this matter. Specifically, we need to swiftly spread the news that Tarko has been attacked, but the attacker, Yangliner, has been thoroughly annihilated. “
“Death has been confirmed? ” Ang Pailisi nodded. “Alright, I’ll do my best. “
This is a common tactic used to demoralize.
“Ah, and one more thing, don’t rush. “
Li Guanghao continued from the side.
“We need to pay special attention because someone may have already leaked baseless information about Chairman Oleh Huita. So, we need to simultaneously, more quickly and extensively, inform more people about the fact that Chairman Yang is personally participating in the investigation into the source of the attack on Tarko. “
Ang Pailisi’s breath hitched slightly.
Then he suddenly felt a wispy energy like a cloud of gauze in his mind diffuse and spread, seemingly probing into the deep air currents of the surrounding two or three meters.
He instantly steadied his mind, emerging from this state to look at the person before him.
“Are there any other leads regarding Yangliner? “
“Ah? Well, no. This seems to be classified information for the moment. “
“Classified! “
Ang Pailisi’s pupils stirred, and a halo around the outer rim of his iris involuntarily began to glow. Strange whispers seemed to materialize around him, drifting faintly and ethereally, but very subtly.
Coming in: unidentified individuals linked to the telescope, the Octagon Chamber of Commerce, Octagon… the Ring of Power.
The precondition to Snap a Ring, the corre _”sponding Octagon Fog-Weavers.
The gentleman’s tone at noon had still been uncertain, but now he suddenly took action.
Ang Pailisi, breathing somewhat tensely, stepped forward. “Do you know, what news has the underground investigation brought back? “
“I’m not sure. “
With a click, the door behind him opened. “Colonel Pailisi, ” said Deputy Mayor Steffin from inside the doorway, “it’s your call. “
“You, please come with me. “
Pailisi turned and sprinted quickly into the office. The two were left at the entrance, watching as he took a ringing phone at the edge of the desk in front of the Prime Minister, who had closed his eyes and was squinting faintly, placed it to his ear.
— “…A condition for resurrection from ancient legends handed down among the high levels of various nations is not definitive. But based on the current intelligence I have gathered, it should relate to the people’s… “
Amidst the swirling wind and noise, Ang Pailisi merged the fragmented information from the phone call with the news of Yangliner’s death. Overlaid on top of that was also the news from Talc regarding the spread of Inquiry Led by: Contact Brownlion personally participating in the investigation of the source of force behind their attack.
Colonel Brownlion, holding the phone receiver to his ear, turned his head to look at Li Guanghao gazing towards from across threshold.
Even this person’s demeanor indicates… he does not know that… and, Chairman Yang Buchen is gone…
No, he must correct this deceptive thought pattern.
Chairman Yang Buchen is still alive.
Straightening his silhouette, Brownlion spoke quietly: “Thank you, General. Also, please pass on my message for me. “
Prime Minister Steffin opened his eyes partially and a faintly glowing wheel could be seen within as he looked at him.
“Mr. Yang Bucheng is currently involved in investigating the source of the power behind the attack on Talco. We need to find a way to inform the public about this matter.“
Ferdirich narrowed his eyes and stared intently from his seat at this man with a burnt face, then stood up.
His faint voice echoed within the office.
“Mr. Hero should be returning soon. Therefore, we need a coordinated plan of welcome. The demon of the apocalypse has been driven away.“
The Prime Minister’s voice sounded from beside him: “Do you have any proposals?“
In the quiet breeze, the Colonel slightly moved the receiver away from his mouth and turned his head, saying, “I need to temporarily confirm the truth of certain matters before I can tell you if this plan is feasible or not.“
Had it been like before, he would have confirmed it directly. But now, Ang Pilisi knew he was unable to make this decision himself.
Because this matter was beyond comprehension.
……
After about ten minutes, thePrayer’s figure reappeared outside the building.
This time the pilot jumped out and, somewhat fearfully, reported the anomaly in the aircraft’s cockpit encountered earlier on the road. Yet he couldn’t quite articulate what it was; he just felt something was strange.
“Flight command contacted me, telling me to take you back. Can you leave with me now?“
The inquiring pilot saw Colonel Brownlion taking his originally private fear—shared merely to seek counsel—and recording it in the log he was now writing.
“Hmm. Time to go back.“
“Colonel, ” the guard beside him said, “the Prime Minister indicated that he is willing to meet with the Fogfolk personally to seek assistance with the recording equipment. You know, we also have the capability to transmit video footage to the signal stations at sea. “
“Very well, then. “
Ang Pailisi acknowledged and said to the pilot:
“I probably won’t be able to leave for the next two hours. You go back first. If there’s any need there, I might still require your help. In short, if there are goods to transport, you can come again. “
“Alright then. I’ll head back and see if there’s anything that needs to be sent over. “
With that, the pilot, who had barely rested two minutes, rushed out, started his aircraft, and disappeared into the distance.
The ground guard, who had watched it depart, heard another similar humming sound approaching from the left in less than three to five minutes.
A similar dark bomber descended and landed with a slight tremor on the field.
A young man jumped down, his body a bit unsteady, and walked unsteadily towards the building as guards with rifles approached. The warriors recognized him as the man who had come at noon to pick up a lady from the airship, a companion of Zhao Anlong’s.
“Is the Brown Lion here? ” Ang Pailisi asked, feeling weak and slightly disoriented.
“Sir, are you alright? “
“I… have information to report, but… should… there be a problem. ” His gaze was a bit unsteady, and he walked with great difficulty.
Seeing he was unwell, a guard said as he ran back, “I’ll go and fetch that gentlemen right away. “
The Golden Lion propped his hand on the person beside him. This Demon-Blood Warrior, with rings of light shining in his eyes, diffused Stellar Yuan to gently envelop the Golden Lion. But at that very moment, the Golden Lion turned his head to look, and his gaze suddenly wavered, a tearing pain in his head as if it were about to split apart.
“These are also… “
“Iska! ” A shout rang out. Iska groggily saw a swaying figure running from a stone staircase in the distance, grinning sinisterly with unfocused eyes, as if about to devour him.
Iska reached for the pistol at his waist.
Suddenly, he saw the two silver-white halos in those eyes. In that instant, the shouting from nearby penetrated his mind. Iska thought of the ‘ Shatter Ring,’ the fifth divine-human operation.
He suddenly came to his senses a bit, and then, amidst throbbing waves of pain in his head, he saw the terrifying, burnt face of Colonel Ang Pailisi quickly approaching him.
The Golden Lion immediately dropped his own pistol onto the ground and said to the Brown Lion:
“I have all the complete information regarding Talco, before the incident at eleven-forty-five. “
……
Hailikoni finally waited for the ship to begin sailing onward again towards the vast Misty Sea.
Fogfolk had appeared. Providing their guaranteed protection at sea, they allowed the shipowner to set sail with peace of mind. According to current speed estimates, they could reach the shore of the Chebin Archipelago as early as this evening or by tomorrow morning.
Not long after the ship had left port, the people on board craned their necks to look in the direction of a humming sound, as an aircraft swept by at high speed over the slightly calmer waves.
“It’s heading for the Chebin Archipelago too. “
“Something must have happened. “
Haili Koni leaned against the cabin bulkhead with her eyes closed, feeling very weary.
In a daze, she felt that perhaps some time had passed, but exactly how long was uncertain; she heard the sound of the boat being intercepted.
The woman opened her eyes, lifted her head, and turned to look to the side.
Beside the boat, an iron-hulled launch was docked. Someone on it took down two objects and handed them over to the sailors on this side.
“You must keep the broadcast running all night. That is an order. “
“No way, these are radios, aren’t they? “
The sailors didn’t resist too much as they took the two radios. With the help of a man on the deck of the adjacent iron boat, soon both radios emitted a crackling sound.
Then Hailikoni, who was casually glancing out the window, saw an even faster ironclad speeding towards the deep sea, carrying what looked like a signal transceiver.
She had a premonition that something might be happening.
……
The Golden Lion had already collapsed completely unconscious on the sofa.
Combining the report of the Talco telescope incident process he delivered before passing out, Ang Pailisi, under the Prime Minister’s gaze, laid out the already separated pages documenting several incident processes horizontally side by side on the table.
First, there was the telescope operation, showing no trace of common tainted blood contamination. This put Colonel Ang Pailisi slightly at ease.
The greatest uncertainty in his envisioned rescue plan had, at this moment, been set aside. Thus, ordinary items, free from tainted blood pollution, could achieve the goal.
Secondly, his gaze fell upon the paper detailing the subsequent events—initially, the lookout wasn’t sure where his target would appear.
Then, Talcor appeared, as a burning hot air balloon debris.
His eyes landed on the account of the organization’s subsequent actions.
“Perfect, ” he murmured.
“Perfect? ” Prime Minister Ferdirich inquired, his gaze questioning.
There was delight in Ang Pailisi’s eyes as he looked at the Prime Minister. “This is resurrection capability entirely without tainted blood power. However, Mr. Prime Minister… “
He didn’t voice the question about any potential hidden requirements.
Recalling the two sentences conveyed by Li Guanghao, Ang Pailisi, already almost certain of what those requirements were, simply met the Prime Minister’s puzzled gaze with a calm and level look. His face relaxed as he lowered his eyes in thought.
“Actually, I have some intelligence regarding Chairman Yang Buchen. “
“I guessed as much. “
Ang Pailisi straightened his attire, his entire person beaming with vitality as he stood before Ferdirich at the desk, offering a military salute.
“Mr. Prime Minister, I will now truthfully report all plans concerning the Shatter Thunder Project that Mr. Yang Bucheng has conveyed to me. “
The Prime Minister’s gaze rested calmly on the young man before him.
“In response to the escalating threats of world-level disasters and demonic menaces, Chairman Yang Buchen of the World Ark has uncovered a critical piece of information by deciphering historical intelligence from their world. It reveals that at a specific time when anomalies emerge and the high-altitude energy of the world becomes unstable, a unique point of thunderous eruption can be found among the clouds. By harnessing this thunderbolt, he will forge, within the sky for every citizen of the Grainwood People, a fogbound halo etched within their eyes…“
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