The morning light of dawn pierced through the thick haze.

The golden radiance fell upon the ruined Tokyo City.

The battered streets were filled with a pungent smell of gunpowder smoke.

The survivors hiding in the shadows slowly opened their eyes.

They touched their own cheeks.

A warm tactile sensation came over them.

That terrifying pulling sensation that frantically drained their vitality completely vanished.

The threat of death finally dissipated.

"Did we survive?"

Someone asked with a trembling voice.

Suppressed crying erupted within the silent ruins.

People hugged each other, tears washing away the blood and filth on their faces. Despite their physical weakness, they still wept bitterly with emotion.

They breathed in the cold air with all their might, welcoming the rebirth of this moment.

The wilderness outside the city was not safe.

The roars of exotic beasts occasionally sounded in the distance.

The survivors who escaped from Tokyo City basically gathered in the western suburbs plain.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered right here.

The camp was in complete chaos.

The shortage of food and medicine triggered small-scale riots.

Several irritable Sakura Country samurai drew their long blades.

They attempted to loot the temporary medical tents set up by Great Xia agents.

"Hand over the medicine!"

The leading samurai's eyes were bloodshot.

"This is our territory!"

He roared, waving his long blade.

Bang!

A deafening gunshot rang out.

A dirt pit exploded right at the leading samurai's feet.

Tang Qi walked forward holding his long firearm-blade.

Pressing the blade directly against the samurai's forehead.

"Back off."

Tang Qi's voice carried no emotion.

The samurai swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He felt true killing intent.

Several troublemakers sheepishly retreated back into the crowd.

Only then did Tang Qi put away his long blade and walk over to a bonfire to sit down.

The cold morning wind blew across his blood-stained trench coat.

Liaison Officer Xiao Li walked over quickly and squatted down beside Tang Qi.

"Have you made contact with headquarters?" Tang Qi asked in a deep voice.

Xiao Li shook his head helplessly.

"The signal interference is extremely severe."

"The only intelligence we currently know is not optimistic."

Xiao Li opened the tactical terminal in his hand.

"Our Great Xia split into three waves of troops on the way rushing to Tokyo City."

"But they all encountered varying degrees of interception."

Tang Qi frowned.

"What is the specific battle situation?"

"The first wave is the vanguard battalion of the North Sea Fleet."

Xiao Li spoke at an extremely fast speed.

"They encountered a suicide attack by the Sakura Country Sea God Guard when landing."

"A large number of mutated marine beasts also appeared on the sea surface."

"The second wave is the Eastern Realm Airborne Division."

"They were tightly locked onto by the Kamikaze Flight Squadron."

"The enemy even activated the hidden anti-air magic array."

"The airborne troops suffered heavy losses."

"The third wave is the ground elite commando unit."

Xiao Li's voice carried a hint of despair.

"They were blocked fifty kilometers away by the surviving Akagi."

"Those monsters completely disregard their lives."

Tang Qi finished listening to the report.

His expression sank.

"They probably won't be able to rush over for a while, and we have already missed the prime timing."

Tang Qi looked at the burning bonfire and sighed.

"Currently, the sacrificial ritual inside the city has completely lost any movement."

"That SSS-Class Professional Kujo Naruya from Sakura Country might have already resurrected."

He raised his head and looked in the direction of Tokyo City.

"Even if our reinforcements can rush over now, I am afraid what will greet them will be the fury of that SSS-Rank Expert."

Xiao Li swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Then what should we do now?"

Tang Qi stood up.

"All we can do now is wait."

"Observe Kujo Naruya's performance and status after resurrection, and report to headquarters in a timely manner."

"Have the marshal and the others make strategic adjustments."

Tang Qi paused for a moment.

"Secondly, it is to find that Ever-changing Star Lord, and those mysterious reinforcements he brought."

There was no sign of them anywhere in Tokyo City.

They definitely did not escape.

What is certain is that they definitely found the exact location of Kujo Naruya's resurrection.

It's just that so much time has passed.

Why haven't those experts appeared ever again?

Only one possibility remains.

The plan to stop Kujo Naruya's resurrection has failed.

Those heroes of Great Xia have probably all died at the hands of that Amaterasu.

Right at this moment.

A deafening thunderclap came from the sky.

A figure swept across the high altitude carrying golden thunder.

That flash of thunder directly smashed toward the open space at the edge of the camp.

A loud bang.

Mud splashed.

The huge impact smashed a deep pit into the ground.

Tang Qi's sense of alarm surged greatly.

He immediately drew the weapon at his waist.

"All personnel, be on guard!"

"Fourth Squad, come with me to take a look!"

Great Xia agents quickly dispersed.

They raised their weapons and aimed at the center of the deep pit.

The smoke and dust dissipated.

Lying at the bottom of the pit was a man covered in blood.

The black trench coat on his body was tattered, and his legs were severed clean from below the knees. Fresh blood dyed the surrounding soil red, and his aura was withered to the extreme.

Tang Qi walked forward quickly and instantly recognized the other's identity.

This was one of the reinforcements brought by the Ever-changing Star Lord, that terrifying lightning-attribute Thunder Sword Hero.

Previously above Tokyo City, this Thunder Sword Hero even fought evenly with Sword Saint Wada Hirayama.

Tang Qi gasped a breath of cold air.

Strong as this Thunder Sword Hero, he actually ended up in such a miserable state.

However.

When Tang Qi saw clearly what the man was tightly clutching in his arms, his breathing subconsciously stagnated.

That was a golden pendulum clock over a meter tall.

Pendulum of Life!

Tang Qi widened his eyes, somewhat unable to believe his own eyes.

They actually managed to snatch back Great Xia's Divine Artifact?

Tang Qi hurriedly jumped into the deep pit and squatted down beside the Thunder Sword Hero.

"How are you? What on earth is the situation right now?"

"Has Kujo Naruya already resurrected?"

Yasuo opened his eyes with difficulty.

"To make a long story short."

"What I am going to say next is very important."

He pushed that heavy Pendulum of Life toward Tang Qi, and tremblingly pulled out a quaint seal from his embrace.

These two Divine Artifacts emitted a heart-palpitating fluctuation.

"Hand these two things over to Marshal Zhao."

Yasuo stared into Tang Qi's eyes.

"Tell him to immediately take the Pendulum of Life to Donghai City and resurrect a person named Zhou Huai."

"This is my agreement with him."

Yasuo spat out a mouthful of blood-stained saliva.

Tang Qi froze for a second, feeling somewhat inexplicable.

"Who is Zhou Huai?"

"Why resurrect him?"

He had never heard of this name before.

Why mobilize a Divine Artifact to resurrect a nobody?

But Tang Qi did not dwell on this question; saving lives was paramount.

He shouted loudly toward outside the pit.

"Get a healing type over here!"

Then he turned his head to look at Yasuo.

"Stop talking for now."

"Get a good rest."

"I will find someone to treat you right now."

Yasuo waved his hand with difficulty.

"No need."

"You just need to tell Marshal Zhao my words word for word."

Yasuo took a breath laborantly.

"In addition, there is another important piece of intelligence: Kujo Naruya has been killed by me. Kujo Koji is probably dead as well."

"Please convey to Marshal Zhao that I have not failed his entrustment."

Yasuo's voice grew lower and lower.

Tang Qi trembled all over.

He froze in place.

"What?"

"Kujo Naruya was killed?"

Tang Qi widened his eyes.

He found it hard to digest this earth-shattering news for a moment.

That was an SSS-Rank Expert second only to gods.

The newly resurrected Amaterasu just died like this?

And died at the hands of this swordsman with broken legs?

Tang Qi's body trembled.

He still wanted to ask something more.

"How on earth did you pull this off?"

"What about the others?"

However.

No response came from the bottom of the pit ever again.

The luster in Yasuo's eyes completely scattered, and his head tilted slightly.

This Thunder Sword Hero who beheaded a god lost his final trace of life.

Tang Qi knelt in the muddy water, looking at Yasuo's corpse, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

The surrounding agents also fell into silence.