Published: March 2, 2025
“There's been a change in the situation. Zone Eight... has encountered a serious problem.”
The electronic voice of the black tortoise war god sounded, deep and devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
Qin Tian and the others raised their brows, seemingly surprised by the black tortoise war god's speech, but Xing wore an expression of indifference—after Lin Haifeng’s “intelligent transformation,” he had become the exclusive operator of the black tortoise war god. The black tortoise war god from Zone Eight was just being remotely controlled by Lin Haifeng.
However, to "outsiders," Lin Haifeng was already dead. Now, Beijing was under the control of Wen Yu, and Xing naturally would not inform Qin Tian and the others about these matters to avoid causing conflicts over authority. He simply responded, “What’s the problem?”
The black tortoise war god was silent for a moment, seemingly organizing his words.
After a while, he spoke in a drawn-out tone.
“Zone Eight is finished...”
“Finished!?”
This abrupt news left Xing stunned in place. Even Qin Tian and the others exchanged puzzled glances, seemingly not understanding what the black tortoise war god meant.
Only Lin Haifeng, utilizing the Heavenly Eye System, had a comprehensive view of the situation in Zone Eight...
...
In the void.
The originally large-scale Void Fleet of Zone Eight had turned into a heap of scrap. Wreckage of ships and corpses of demonic creatures sprawled chaotically across the void. In the distance, the flagship of the Zone Eight Void Fleet was flashing blue lights continuously. Suddenly, this blue light surged, and in the next moment, the engine's power was pushed to the maximum. Amid the flickering light, the hundred-meter-long flagship instantly vanished into the void.
It escaped...
Taking the chief commander of the Void Fleet—Fang Bai—and the few remaining senior talents with it.
And just behind the flagship, a figure less than two meters tall was crossing his arms, seriously watching the fleeing flagship. After a moment, he shook his head and chose to abandon the chase. Lightning surged, swiftly clearing the few remaining Void Fleet ships.
...
“A clone made a move, dismantling our Void Fleet.”
“The Void Fleet of Zone Eight has already started a full retreat. As you know, our Void Fleet has no means to counter the clones.”
Upon hearing the black tortoise war god's words, Xing and Qin Tian fell silent.
The forward base in Zone Eight had the black tortoise war god holding off the attacks of three clones, but the Void Fleet couldn’t rely on such luck.
Losing the Void Fleet also meant that the blockade against the Demon Realm Gate by Beijing had been thoroughly broken—none of the artillery positions, main battle corps, or the Void Fleet remained!
“Moreover, the hidden military locations and key cities across Zone Eight...”
At this point, Lin Haifeng glanced at the Heavenly Eye System again.
He saw that major cities in Zone Eight were continuously being attacked by clones—these cities had stationed troops and bore some strategic tasks, but more than that, they were merely supply points for residents and lone rangers.
In other words, the precious black tortoise transformation had not been applied to them!
When the clones launched their attack, these cities had no forces capable of resisting them, thus, destruction seemed inevitable.
At this moment, it had only been a short time since the clones appeared, and most cities had not yet suffered attacks from the clones. However, the strategic intentions of the clones had been revealed—they were not only targeting the sequence-level experts at the Zone Eight forward base but were also quickly eliminating any remaining forces in Zone Eight!
“The command center has notified residents and soldiers in various cities to evacuate to Zone Seven. Currently, there are six clones roaming outside, three of which have already revealed themselves, but their distances are beyond the influence range of the black tortoise war god. Right now, we have no method to intercept the clones in Zone Eight.”