# Chapter 1048: I'm Here! Everything Will Be Fine
Seven minutes!
At this moment, Jiangnan teleported to the skies above Huangcheng. Without time to say much, he directly airdropped Mountain Cat, Li Bing, and the others down!
Li Bing stared at Jiangnan's retreating figure and shouted anxiously, "Don't do anything reckless! Your body still has unresolved side effects!"
But Jiangnan didn't look back. Two teleports and he was gone—no telling if he even heard her!
Time was almost up!
...
At the Kyoto Secretary-General's office, Yang Jian was still calling Li Mingshan on the phone!
In the study, Li Mingshan stared at the 107 missed calls on his phone, his fists clenched so tight they drew blood.
He looked up at the clock. 11:55!
The phone rang again!
Li Mingshan raised his hand toward the phone, but his hand froze in midair for three seconds, the struggle in his eyes intensifying.
Then, with a resolute expression, he grabbed the phone and answered!
Taking a deep breath, his tone calm: "My phone wasn't with me just now. What's the matter?"
Yang Jian was stunned for a moment, then a glimmer of hope burst in his eyes. His voice trembled!
"Uncle Li! The country needs you!"
"Are you still there? Where to hold?"
"Void Sea!"
"Alright!"
"But there's only five minutes left—over there is about to..."
"Enough!"
The call ended. The study was empty—no trace of Li Mingshan left. He was already charging toward the Western Frontier No Man's Land!
Yang Jian held the phone, collapsing into his chair. He let out a long sigh of relief, then actually started laughing!
"Still there... still there, huh? As long as he's still there, it's fine..."
...
At the central intersection of Qing City!
Over a hundred heavy armored tanks were deployed in a fan formation, guarding all four street corners!
155mm heavy artillery supports had already been driven into the asphalt road!
Three thousand Dragon Abyss soldiers were stationed here—this was all of Qing City's remaining defenses!
And here, two Platinum Rank spiritual ruins were about to open simultaneously!
Ten thousand meters away, at a shopping mall, a Gold Rank spiritual ruin would also appear!
Defenses were already set up there too!
No one spoke. Every Dragon Abyss soldier gripped their rifles tightly, staring at the void ahead!
The leader was a Diamond Three level, with a scar on his lip, two dumpling-like ears, one of which was missing half!
Scruffy and unshaven—this was the captain of the Dragon Abyss squad, An Jie!
He pulled two cigarettes from his pocket, lit them together, took a deep drag, and handed one to the young-looking通讯员 behind him!
Zhou Bei swallowed hard and shook his head: "Thanks, Brother An. I'll pass!"
An Jie grinned: "Tch, I'm not gonna make you do push-ups this time, kid. If you don't smoke now, you might not get another chance!"
Zhou Bei's eyes reddened. He silently took the cigarette and put it in his mouth, his two fingers holding it trembling slightly...
An Jie raised an eyebrow: "Called home yet? Still got a few minutes!"
Zhou Bei scratched his head and forced a smile: "I won't call. I'm afraid my mom will scold me! Heh~ hehe~"
"They're in Rongcheng. They'll be fine!"
An Jie patted his shoulder!
"Brothers! You've all seen what's happening behind us. The people haven't evacuated yet. I won't say much else!"
"You've heard me curse at you every day—probably sick of it by now!"
"Before reinforcements arrive, even if only one of you is left standing dead, don't you dare retreat! Everyone understand?"
All three thousand Dragon Abyss soldiers shouted in unison: "Yes, Captain!"
An Jie yelled loudly: "Release safeties! Load rounds! Artillery prepare to fire!"
A series of synchronized movements followed!
But just then, a commotion came from behind, along with crying!
A crowd of over a thousand emerged from the street corner—women, children, many half-grown kids!
Some reporters and media watched with bright eyes, and quite a few young people were filming with their phones!
Security personnel were frantically organizing the evacuation!
An Jie was frantic: "What time is it? How are there still people not evacuated from the city center? How are you doing your jobs?"
The security team was equally panicked: "Not enough manpower! Can't organize everyone! These are stragglers missed during the second sweep!"
"And some sneaked in to watch the excitement. This is all of them, right here!"
An Jie was going crazy: "Then hurry up and—"
"Brother An! They're here!"
Before he could finish, two massive hundred-meter-long cracks tore open in the sky above the intersection!
Two space gates formed!
The violent spatial energy instantly ripped half a building apart at the street corner!
A deafening roar erupted!
The people who hadn't evacuated screamed in terror, many collapsing to the ground!
But their screams were drowned out the next second by the thunderous roar of artillery fire!
Over a hundred heavy tanks and heavy artillery fired simultaneously, tongues of flame spewing!
Hot shell casings rained down like a downpour!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The blast wave pushed people back uncontrollably, shattering all the glass in nearby buildings!
Through the space gates, wave after wave of pitch-black Platinum Rank spirit beasts charged out, their eyes bloodshot!
But the moment they emerged, Spirit-Binding shells tore through them, sending flesh and blood flying!
Massive beast carcasses crashed to the ground!
Yet the saturation bombardment couldn't hold back the endless tide of spirit beasts!
During the reloading interval, large numbers of Black Wind Wolves, Three-Headed Hellhounds, and Steel-Armored Yaks rushed out!
Not just Platinum—there were even a few Diamond Rank spirit beasts mixed in!
The Three-Headed Hellhound fired fireballs twenty or thirty meters in diameter from its three heads!
Like artillery emplacements, three at a time, they blasted buildings to rubble!
And the Steel-Armored Yaks were even more ferocious, charging in herds, lowering their heads for a brutal ram!
The forty-five-ton heavy tanks, before they could fire a second time, were sent flying hundreds of meters, crashing into buildings!
"Boom! Rumble!"
Main beams snapped from the tank impacts, and buildings collapsed in clouds of dust!
The straggling evacuees screamed and scattered in all directions!
The three-thousand-man defensive line led by An Jie was torn apart in moments under the relentless assault of tens of thousands of spirit beasts!
An Jie was sent flying by a yak, coughing up black blood. He turned and roared!
"What are you standing there for? Get out!"
Those stragglers had never seen such a brutal scene! They were frozen stiff, legs trembling uncontrollably!
Abandoning all caution, they turned and scrambled away, crawling and running!
Beneath the rubble of a collapsed building, a woman in a business suit had her right leg pinned under a concrete slab!
Blood everywhere! No matter how hard she pulled, she couldn't free herself!
Beside her, an eight- or nine-year-old girl with a ponytail was crying loudly, pulling desperately at her arm!
"Mommy! Let's go! Come with Taotao!"
The woman shook her head frantically, struggling: "Someone! Anyone, help me!"
But people had already run far away. No one looked back!
The woman's eyes were filled with despair: "At least take my child! Please! I'm begging you!"
But her desperate cries were drowned out by the roars of beasts—so pale and powerless!
"Taotao! Mommy can't make it. You run, don't worry about Mommy. Find Daddy. Be good. Live, live well. Mommy failed you!"
She cried as she pushed the little girl, urging her to go!
But the girl refused, stubborn: "No! I don't want Mommy to die! Taotao will protect Mommy!"
The woman bit her lower lip, about to speak, when—"Boom!"
The yak herd had completely broken through the tank line. A yak rammed a tank, sending it spinning through the air—straight toward the two of them!
Taotao crouched down, wrapped her arms around her mother, and used her tiny body to shield her as best she could!
The woman cried and hugged Taotao tightly, squeezing her eyes shut!
Just as the tank was about to crush them!
Jiangnan, clad in Glazed Armor, appeared abruptly in front of the mother and daughter!
His face was grim, and he crossed his arms to brace against the impact!
"Boom!"
The tank with its immense momentum slammed hard into Jiangnan's arms, denting the tank's roof!
Jiangnan's calves sank into the ground from the force, every muscle bulging, veins popping, but he didn't retreat a single step!
Taotao looked up, dazed, staring at the big brother who had appeared in front of her!
In that moment, there was light in her eyes!
Jiangnan's face flushed red, veins bulging on his forehead, and he stomped hard!
"ROAR!"
With a mighty bellow, he shoved the tank back!
It slammed straight into an oncoming Steel-Armored Yak, throwing it off balance!
"Steel Claw!"
A silver meteor fell from the sky. Two wolf claws stabbed deep into the yak's skull!
Landing and pouncing, he charged straight into the beast tide!
Jiangnan grabbed Taotao and tucked her under his arm. With one hand, he lifted the concrete slab and flung it aside!
"Sorry! I'm late!"
Before the woman could react, Jiangnan hoisted her onto his shoulder and teleported away!
"Wu Liang!"
A thirty-meter red bear dropped from the sky, smashing into the center of the intersection!
"Fight Me! Savage Charge!"
In an instant, all the beasts rampaging through the streets turned and charged at Wu Liang, biting and tearing at him like mad!
He pulled back every beast that had been charging at the fleeing crowd, piling them into a mountain of monsters. The golden light on Wu Liang's body grew brighter and brighter!
Jiangnan teleported three thousand meters away, catching up to the evacuation group!
He handed the mother and daughter to the security personnel!
"Get them out! Now!"
Jiangnan was about to teleport away, but Taotao grabbed his clothes!
"B-Big brother! Thank you for saving my mommy. Everything will be fine now, right?"
Jiangnan paused, then broke into a brilliant smile. He ruffled Taotao's hair: "I'm here! Everything will be fine! Don't worry, little one! Take good care of your mommy, okay?"
With that, he teleported away, vanishing before their eyes!
The evacuating crowd was stunned!
"Was... was that him? The Southern God? That was the Southern God, right? I've seen his photo!"
"Which Southern God? Jiangnan? Sss—He came to Qing City?"
"Great! With the Southern God here, everyone will be fine! He's the World's Strongest Platinum!"
"Hurry, hurry! Don't cause trouble for the Southern God. Get out of the city center fast!"
But before they could run far, a "BOOM" shook the ground!
A ferocious crimson energy blasted out!
It reduced buildings within three thousand meters to rubble, leveling everything flat!
Corpses of beasts flew everywhere, and even drops of blood and bits of flesh landed on them!
Their faces turned pale. How fierce was the battle raging inside?
The thunderous sounds of combat, the tremors, the sonic booms—they spread through the entire city instantly!
Inside the underground shelters, everything shook, lights flickering, as the crammed crowds gasped in fear!
At that moment, everyone in Qing City turned to look toward the city center!
It's started, hasn't it?
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Author's Note: