On the battlefield, in the distant, dead silence of space,
The remaining satellites of the major powers had noticed the anomaly in Great Yan at the moment of the nuclear detonation.
After the disaster that began the apocalypse, although most weak nations were swiftly annihilated,
The world's five major powers still retained their complete command capabilities.
Furthermore, after communicating with each other, they unexpectedly discovered that Great Yan's situation was the most dire among the five.
The invading race, known as the Undead, far surpassed others in numbers and aggression.
The Undead's immortality also made them the most unfavorable enemy for modern firearms.
Thus, all nations had been closely monitoring Great Yan's war situation,
Watching whether this giant, which had once almost touched the pinnacle of the world, would sink or be destroyed in this catastrophe.
To the surprise of all nations, although the Undead had launched a frenzied, non-stop offensive for the first half of the month,
Under Great Yan's strenuous defense, they had managed to re-establish a stable defense line.
If the battle situation continued like this, Great Yan might even launch a counter-offensive and reclaim lost territory.
Yes, if the battle situation remained at a point where only Lord-level combatants participated,
According to the game system, on the fifteenth day, the so-called Nightmare-level beings could decide to descend.
And the five major powers had all encountered Nightmare-level beings in the wilderness, so they had a general understanding of these super-spec monsters.
As the deadline of the fifteenth day approached, the satellites of various countries, uninvited, gathered above the capital of Great Yan.
The two major powers of Europa, the Bear of the Frozen Lands, and the White Eagle across the ocean, the four major powers all wanted to see how Great Yan would deal with the impending Nightmare-level onslaught.
Outside the capitals of the major powers, as the deadline neared, sporadic Nightmare-level monsters began to appear.
Even the volatile Bear had proactively engaged Nightmare-level beings ahead of time.
However, sporadic Nightmare-level beings, if encountered in the wild, would naturally be terrifying opponents.
But if these monsters attacked proactively, facing the organized artillery bombardment of humanity, their flesh and blood bodies would still be at a disadvantage.
Therefore, the four major powers were not overly concerned about the so-called descent of Nightmare-level beings, but were more interested in information about the extremely rare monsters above Nightmare-level.
However, when the satellite surveillance footage showed hundreds of thousands of suspected Nightmare-level monsters emerging from the seemingly ethereal black mausoleum,
The general staffs of the major powers erupted in chaos.
On one hand, they believed Great Yan was doomed this time, and on the other, they worried that these Undead, after annihilating Great Yan, might turn their attention to their own nations.
But before they could ponder their subsequent strategies, a shocking scene unfolded.
Hundreds of missiles with brilliant tail flames, carrying nuclear warheads, preemptively struck towards the Undead's main base.
"Fuck! Who told me the Great Yan people only protested?!"
"These Easterners are truly mad, detonating hundreds of nuclear bombs directly outside the capital!"
"These monsters are dead! Artillery coverage could annihilate them, let alone nuclear bombs!"
Great Yan's unexpectedly insane move greatly surprised the other nations, and also made them somewhat fortunate that it was Great Yan that first faced the Undead.
Otherwise, it would likely have been their own countries igniting mushroom clouds at their doorsteps.
Following this, the satellite footage also became blurred.
The exploding mushroom clouds obscured the sky, covering everything in dust and smoke.
The various nations also withdrew their spectator mentality and focused on dealing with the mere dozens of Nightmare-level monsters outside their own borders.
Until this moment,
A power that could be described as terrifying rose from the earth!
As golden and black energies clashed, terrifying flames directly shattered the clouds and smoke in the sky.
This power, under Chen Luo's deliberate guidance, continuously impacted the sky!
After the clouds and smoke were blasted away, this clashing force even began to advance towards outer space!!
Boom!!!
Amidst the terrifying roar, a transparent black hole appeared in the sky directly above the battlefield!!
Beyond the black hole lay the dark, star-studded cosmic sky!!
The distant summer sun still shone upon the earth, while the celestial spectacle appearing above was purely because the atmosphere had been blasted apart!!
Alarms blared frantically in the command centers of the various nations!!
But before they could check, they only saw a golden-black mixed shockwave in the footage completely covering the screen.
The next moment, only static snow appeared on the screen.
"Space capabilities? Did Target One Forbidden go to the Imperial Capital?!"
"Replay the recording!! Let's see what happened to the Great Yan Imperial Capital the moment the smoke cleared!"
"Ahhhhhh!!!!"
"Delete the record!! Delete the record!!! Do not pry!! Do not pry!!!"
Disregarding the national command centers that had undergone contamination mutations due to glimpsing a high-level existence,
Let's shift our attention back to the battlefield at this moment.
Theodor, clad in pitch-black armor, held a knight's longsword forged from pure white bone in his hand, which had appeared at some point.
The longsword was bone-white but emitted a black glow deeper than darkness.
At this moment, this longsword was held by Theodor, steadily blocking Chen Luo's slash!
From the helmet that completely covered his pitch-black armor, a cold gaze was cast upon Chen Luo:
"Since descending into the game, I have traversed countless worlds, yet I have never encountered a being like you."
A surge of immense power suddenly came from the knight's longsword. Chen Luo took the opportunity to dodge, landing not far away, holding his saber and warily watching Theodor:
"So, the game has started many times? What is your ultimate goal?"
Theodor forcefully thrust the pale knight's sword into the ground beneath him. Since its appearance, the ground beneath his feet had been continuously transforming into a dark, muddy swamp.
However, this transformed land had a load-bearing capacity comparable to the former Death Land.
This was also why the ground had not shattered under the impact's aftermath earlier.
Theodor, standing with his sword planted, did not answer Chen Luo's question but continued to exclaim:
"In different worlds, the first chapter of the game grants different preparation times."
"Your first chapter only has thirty days; this is a lower-tier world judged as extremely weak by the game!"
As he spoke, Theodor's cold gaze intensified with a peculiar expression.
Chen Luo somewhat understood; in Theodor's eyes, it was a look of greed:
"Even in those upper-tier worlds, only extremely rare prodigies can reach the realm we are in during the first chapter."
"Then, can you tell me?"
"How can a mortal from such a lower-tier world like you!!!"
Boom!!!
The ground beneath Theodor, transformed into a black swamp, could no longer hold on. As if detonated, it exploded into a massive crater.
And a terrifying, pitch-black shadow, wielding his longsword, made a move to decapitate Chen Luo with a single strike:
"By what means!!! Can you grow so rapidly!!!"