Chapter 345: The Assault: Rising Tensions in the East Sea

Why didn’t the satellite capture any images?!

What is the Intelligence Department even for?!

What’s the situation on the frontline now?!

Furious. Shocked.

Inside the temporary command center, a large number of urgently mobilized personnel received communications from other battle zones, their faces ashen.

One command after another was issued. If these messages were seen, the Capital Military District would be in a frenzy, constantly repositioning its troops.

A Peak Third-Stage Sea Beast. Battle Zone-level difficulty.

Such a catastrophic level of disaster made everyone’s skin crawl.

A system-announced disaster and one that isn’t declared are two different matters!

Don’t be fooled—in spite of both being labeled A-level, everyone knows that not all A-levels are equal!

The official A-level rating factors in the overall scale of the disaster, requiring a Peak Third-Stage to quell it.

But the system’s A-level means the bare minimum is one Peak Third-Stage!

One signifies the highest, the other the minimum—in essence, the system’s difficulty floor is actually the ceiling! Especially since this is an A+ level disaster.

This means that even if a Peak Third-Stage steps in, it only qualifies as taking action; it doesn’t represent any greater impact!

“The frontline is still retreating. They’re no longer within the East Sea region—we can’t contact them for now!”

“But based on the satellite images just captured, these Sea Beasts have already landed!”

Straining to remain calm, the staff member displaying the satellite images swallowed hard and pointed rapidly at a vast red-marked area on the screen.

“General Zhang Lao…”

“That red zone is where the giant Sea Demon is! Commander Fang Hao is about to come face-to-face with it!”

Fixated on the continuously refreshing live feed, another high-ranking officer who had been urgently deployed blurted out after a few seconds:

“Why are there so many red dots?!”

“Are they all the same type of Sea Beast? And where exactly is that Sea Demon in the red zone?!”

A glance revealed that the entire red-eye area was as large as half an island, consuming a vast stretch of the coastline.

In response to the General’s inquiry, the image analyst managed a bitter smile as he hesitated and whispered:

“General…”

“This red zone doesn’t represent a swarm of Sea Beasts…”

“It’s… just one…”

“This entire red-eye area is the eye of that Sea Demon…”

With that explanation, even the high-ranking officer—accustomed to witnessing Peak-Level mutants—was taken aback, his eyes wide in disbelief.

That is…

Just one!?

In an instant, the temporary command center was filled with gasps of shock.

They could hardly fathom the enormity of this Sea Beast—wasn’t it several thousand meters in size?!

Is this for real—a Peak Third-Stage?!

Amid the shock, the atmosphere abruptly fell silent.

Some staff officers’ faces turned ghastly, as if they had already seen the terrifying aftermath of this Sea Beast invading the mainland.

At that moment, a flurry of rapid footsteps suddenly echoed from outside the door.

A few middle-level officials from the military district, their expressions grim, urgently reported:

“General! Yenir has just ordered an assault on the Hospital and taken his family away! Moreover, the Security Bureau reports that he’s currently forcefully storming the high-level residential area! The Standby Airport has also sent an emergency notice—Yenir has injured several representatives!”

“What do we do?! We are…”

Before they could finish, a high-ranking officer—his mind already preoccupied by the Sea Beast—snapped and angrily retorted:

“What do you expect us to do?!”

“Forget about him! What matters now is the East Sea!”

“What? Do you still plan on arresting him or sending him to command in the East Sea?!”

After his outburst, the officer took a deep breath and contacted Fang Hao.

He could clearly tell that those suddenly reporting were just there to complain.

For heaven’s sake, do they have any sense?

What can the Military do now?! Besides quickly resolving the East Sea situation, he already dreaded the complications that would follow!

After two miscalculations, ordering the arrest of Yenir was out of the question—having their faces slapped twice wasn’t punishment enough!

The middle-level officials, drenched in curses and expecting the Military to take stern action against Yenir, all hung their heads, too afraid to utter another word.

…………….

“This is the Grand Yard! No trespassing!”

“Who are you?! Open up now…”

After casually checking a name off the list, Yenir calmly waved to Ming Luo and the others, signaling them to knock out the guards.

Gazing into the meticulously landscaped depths of the residential area, he immediately spotted two adjoining villas.

“Heh, they sure know how to live in style.”

With a light chuckle and ignoring the guards blocking his way, Yenir instantly led his team in a charge toward the villas.

With more than twenty personnel below Peak Third-Stage—not exactly top-level security—there was no stopping them.

A deafening sonic boom.

Within a few heartbeats, Yenir and his team reached the villa’s door, delivering a brutal kick that shattered the antique brass door.

“Boom!”

“Get out here!”

A cold, piercing voice suddenly cut through the villa, reaching Wang Chu’s ears.

Wang Chu, clad in a bathrobe and somewhat short and plump, trembled uncontrollably at the familiar voice outside.

This is it… it’s all over…!

That kid has come back!! He actually came for me!

Just minutes ago, he had been jolted awake by a system alert. Realizing something was amiss in the East Sea, he knew all was not well.

No matter how unwilling he was to accept it, he understood he was in deep trouble.

Staring at Committee Member Lu, who hadn’t replied to his private messages, Wang Chu’s nerves unraveled further as he continued firing off desperate texts.

He saw it all—Yenir breaking down his door with a swarm of Peak Third-Stage personnel in tow!

By the looks of it, he was about to be attacked! How could this happen so quickly?! What about the promise to capture Yenir?!

It’s over… it’s over!

Now only Lu Tianming can save him!

As Yenir strode forward, his expression unreadable, the short, plump man fell to the ground in terror. In that moment, Yenir’s eyes clearly flashed with lethal intent!

“Yenir! You can’t touch me!”

“I’m Committee Member Lu’s…”

“Bang!”

A crushing kick landed. Listening to Wang Chu’s incoherent threats, Yenir couldn’t help but snicker—these idiots all looked the same to him.

“Damn it, Lu! Bring Lu Tianming over here now—I’ll take him down too!”

“Bang!”

Another kick followed as Yenir stepped on his opponent’s leg without hesitation, shattering the bone. Grabbing the balding man’s hair, he coldly demanded:

“Where’s my stuff?”

“Huh? Weren’t you supposed to be untouchable? I thought I was dead,” the man retorted.

“I’d like to see who really died…”

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