Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 526 36 Dungeons Level 1 Combat Readiness

Tian Shu Underground City, 2:17 AM.

The emergency lights in the corridor shone on the metal floor, and Secretary Li's leather shoes clattered and clattered.

He practically ran all the way here.

Even the passing guards on duty were startled and reached for their holsters, casting wary glances their way.

But Secretary Li had no time to worry about any of that.

He felt like the sky had fallen after just finishing a phone call with Lin Shigong.

The demon race descended upon Earth.

The information contained in those six words was more terrifying than all the top-secret documents he had handled during his decades as a secretary to high-ranking officials.

Arriving at the door of Old Zhao's bedroom, Secretary Li took a deep breath, suppressed his trembling hands, and decisively knocked on the door.

Knock knock knock—

A few seconds later, the door opened.

Old Zhao, dressed in his pajamas, looked at Secretary Li with some curiosity.

"What happened?"

"Boss!" Secretary Li handed over the tablet, speaking very quickly.

"Just now, the Tianxiong Underground City detected a series of nuclear explosions on the USS Freedom!"

"Lord Lin sent a drone to scout ahead, only to find it inside a nuclear crater..."

He swallowed hard, his voice weak and shaky.

"Demons have been discovered."

Old Zhao paused for half a second.

He then opened the video on the tablet.

The image shown is transmitted back by the Tianxiong UAV.

Amidst the screen filled with radioactive dust, several enormous creatures covered in bone armor were crawling out through the scorching rubble.

Old Zhao's pupils contracted.

He swiped his finger across the screen, quickly flipping through the comparative data that Lin Shigong had attached.

Images and biometrics of the demon race on the continent of Terra.

Every piece of data points to the same conclusion.

This is not a biological weapon from the United States, not a genetic mutation, and certainly not some Hollywood special effect.

This is the Demon Race!

The real demon race, who slaughtered several races on the continent of Terra!

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

After a few dozen seconds of silence, Old Zhao suddenly stood up.

"Walk!"

Secretary Li followed closely behind.

The two headed straight for the central command hall of the Tian Shu underground city.

At 2:30 a.m., there were only a dozen or so soldiers on night duty in the hall.

Upon seeing Old Zhao's sudden arrival late at night, everyone immediately stood at attention and saluted:

"Greetings, sir!"

Old Zhao nodded and immediately said:

"Summon General Han Niba."

"At the same time, the entire nation should immediately activate Level 1 combat readiness!"

Everyone was astonished, not understanding what had happened.

"Hurry up and do it!"

"Yes, sir!" A soldier saluted and immediately pressed the red button for Level 1 combat readiness.

"Beep—!"

The piercing, drawn-out note instantly shattered the tranquility of the underground city of Tian Shu.

Immediately afterwards, the air raid sirens blared wildly.

The last time was a few months ago, during a global nuclear war.

At 2:31 a.m., the entire city of Tian Shu was violently awakened.

……

At the same time.

The highest level of encryption commands traveled along underground fiber optic cables, spreading like lightning across all 36 major cities in the country.

Nationwide Level 1 combat readiness!

Tianxuan Underground City.

The officer on duty was utterly astonished the moment he saw the screen.

He slammed his hand on the city-wide emergency response button and roared into the microphone:

"The entire city is on high alert!"

"This is not a drill! Repeat, this is not a drill!"

Tianji Underground City.

The city lord was jolted from his bed by the alarm.

After reading the briefing, he gritted his teeth and cursed loudly:

"Damn it, the demons have come to Earth?"

Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang... the seven stars move in unison!

Tianying, Tianfu, Tianchong... all thirty-six Heavenly Generals are fully awakened!

What does Level 1 combat readiness mean?

All military personnel on leave must return to their posts immediately.

All weapons depots have been unsealed.

All strategic reserve munitions were unpacked and loaded.

The missile was erected, the radar scanned at full power, and the nuclear submarine entered its standby depth.

The space-based weapon platform activated its aiming procedure, and the entire "Dongfeng" series entered hot launch mode.

All of this was finalized within fifteen minutes of Mr. Zhao pressing the button.

In fifteen minutes, tens of millions of soldiers and civilians were loaded with bullets.

This is the speed of the Great Xia Dynasty, and it is also the core strength that enabled this nation to survive to this day after the apocalypse!

……

It was exactly 3:00 AM.

The underground city of Tian Shu, the highest decision-making meeting room.

Old Zhao sat in the main seat, the strong tea in front of him steaming, but he didn't touch it.

The other four are also at the core of power in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Everyone wore a solemn expression, as well as an expression of extreme shock after reading the top-secret briefing.

On the big screen, the image froze on the moment when a throwing demon hurled a bone spear, instantly destroying the drone.

How reliable is this image data?

"It was personally confirmed by Lin Shigong, the Lord of Tianxiong City," Secretary Li replied.

"The biological characteristics match the database of demons on the Terra continent."

"It's not a biological weapon developed by the United States, nor is it a robot."

"They are indeed demons!"

An old man said:

"What's the situation with the USS Freedom?"

"Based on the frequency and intensity of nuclear explosions..." Secretary Li said, flipping through the documents in his hand.

"The Liberty is most likely finished."

"Multiple nuclear bombs were detonated within our city, with the final nuclear explosion blasting through the ground."

"Based on calculations, no one could survive under these conditions."

The meeting room was deathly silent.

As the old rival of the Great Xia, the super underground city with a population of five million is gone just like that.

The Liberty City dungeon in the Eagle Nation is the core of the Eagle Nation's power.

Now that it's destroyed, the few remaining underground cities in the Eagle Kingdom are no longer a threat and can no longer cause any trouble.

It's not scary that the USS Freedom is finished.

What's terrifying is that the group that destroyed the Freedom is now on Earth!

"The question is, how did the demons get to Earth?" someone asked.

Old Zhao bent his knuckles and tapped the table.

"Gentlemen, how they came to be is no longer important."

The old man's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's.

"The most urgent task is to confirm the size and distribution of the demon race on Earth."

"Tianxiong has only observed a small number of demon soldiers in the ruins of the Liberty."

"But based on Terra's war experience, wherever demons appear, there must be a spatial wormhole behind them."

"The existence of spatial wormholes means that subsequent troops can be continuously sent over."

"We must act immediately to destroy the wormhole and stop the Demon Race from continuing to deploy troops to Earth!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and said:

"All of us here know nothing about the demon race except from the war reports and data from the Terra continent."

"What are the specific combat capabilities of high-ranking demons? How do they close wormholes? What are the tactical characteristics of the demon army...?"

"It's one thing to look at the data on paper, but it's quite another to actually deal with these things."

"Of all those present, who has personally witnessed the demons? Who has commanded a battle against the demons?"

No one responded.

Everyone was just talking about war based on the war newspapers.

"Of all the people in Great Xia, only the New Hope Project Group had direct contact with the demons on the Terra continent."

"Lin Mo, Long Zhan, and others have not only met the demons, but also commanded the troops stationed in Terra to fight against the demons many times."

"They possess more intelligence and combat experience about the demons than all of us combined."

"Strike the snake at its vital point; to deal with the demons, you have to ask the person who knows them best."

Old Zhao put down his teacup and said:

"You're absolutely right."

He turned to look at Secretary Li.

"Contact Lin Mo immediately and provide him with all the information we have regarding the underground city of the Eagle Nation's Freedom."

"Yes!" Secretary Li nodded solemnly.

He pushed open the door and left quickly.

The sound of leather shoes hurriedly faded away in the corridor.