Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 659 633: Prelude (Part 1)

Several hours later, alarms rang out from the north in Korea to the south in Nanyue Province.

A massive high-frequency radar array was constantly rotating; all troops were entering into level one military readiness.

In the nuclear missile silos on Central Sea Luoming Island, numerous soldiers were urgently conducting last-minute checks on the nuclear missiles, each soldier moving at lightning speed.

The evil flesh obtained by Chen Shouyi during his last exploration of the Forbidden Land had all been given to the country, and almost every frontline unit could be called a powerhouse. In an ordinary war, a platoon could easily defeat a battalion, and a battalion could rout a regiment without effort.

However, in this war, humans were facing an unimaginably powerful entity.

...

"Boom!"

A faint rumble of thunder came from afar.

"Is it thunder?"

On the hilltop.

Chen Shouyi paused his training to gaze into the distance.

The sky was cloudless for miles, and the winds were calm.

Yet, he felt a vague sense that something was about to happen.

The Shell Lady quickly flew onto Chen Shouyi's shoulder, speaking sweetly, "Dear Giant, let's play flying chess together; it's no fun playing with the Red Little One."

She didn't always win when playing with Number Two Little One, which spoiled her enjoyment of the game.

"You go ahead and play." Chen Shouyi said with a smile, after looking for a while and withdrawing his gaze.

He then continued his training, burying his head in it.

But he had barely trained for a moment when he sensed a group of soldiers rapidly approaching from the foot of the hill, causing his heart to skip a beat, and he stopped his actions once more.

"President Chen, the war has begun. We ask you to execute the Human Seed Plan immediately and proceed with the evacuation." A soldier saluted firmly, his face grave.

"But... the war has just started."

"This is just in case, otherwise it will be too late when the time really comes!" the soldier replied.

The battles against the Barbarian God were all high-intensity, high-mobility lightning wars: an invasion like fire, and a defeat often came in the blink of an eye.

Chen Shouyi looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky, feeling a bit dazed. He could clearly sense that the higher-ups were pessimistic about this war, with no trace of optimism, and it was understandable.

Even the world's only superpower, the United States, had fallen; how could Great Xia Country be confident?

Not to mention that in the past six months, Lord of Lightning, who occupied more than half of Earth, had clearly grown stronger.

It took a long time before Chen Shouyi nodded heavily, put on his clothes, brought along the two little ones, and turned around: "Let's go."

Down the hill, vehicles were already ready.

...

When the car pulled up at the family home,

he found that his parents and sister were already at home waiting, worried.

"Shou Yi, what's going on?" Mrs. Chen asked.

The store was running well today when suddenly soldiers came to escort them home.

"Mom, don't worry, it's nothing. We'll be going to a safe place soon!" Chen Shouyi forced a smile and said.

"Is something happening?" Mrs. Chen asked again.

Chen Dawei said from the side, "Just don't ask, listen to Shou Yi."

After dealing with his parents, Chen Shouyi remembered something, took out a piece of paper and a pen, quickly wrote down an address, and handed it to a soldier: "This is the address of my two uncles and aunt, I hope they can be brought over."

"Rest assured, President Chen, we will handle it right away!" the soldier rushed to say.

This was a small matter.

He didn't ask whether these people's physiques could withstand three times the gravity; even if they couldn't, there were ways to handle it.

He handed the address to a soldier, who took it and quickly ran off.

...

They didn't really pack any luggage.

The family quickly got into the car and set off.

Along the way, soldiers were jogging everywhere, and the evacuation had quietly begun. Many eligible citizens were being loaded onto military trucks, looking confused and uneasy. No one knew what lay ahead for them or what their fate would be.

More ordinary passersby were looking on in shock and fear at the scene.

Many times, people were not equals: the value of a scientist was not the same as an ordinary person, even if they never trained; the state would find ways to enhance their physical qualities.

Because these talents were the elites of human civilization, they were hope.

Chen Shouyi opened the car window, silently gazing outside.

"Brother, where are we going?" Chen Xingyue couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right and asked.

"To the other world." Chen Shouyi replied after withdrawing his gaze, pausing for a moment and then added: "If we're lucky, we'll only stay a few days."

"What if we're unlucky?" Chen Xingyue continued to ask.

"Then it will be a lifetime." Chen Shouyi said, feeling a strange sadness.

The car fell silent; a heavy atmosphere filled the air.

"Actually... it's nothing?" Chen Dawei forced a smile, pretending to be relaxed: "Even in another world, life continues. When I was a child, we used kerosene lamps at night and hadn't seen a car."

"Yes, it was so poor back then, only when you were born did life get better." Mrs. Chen said as well, discreetly wiping her eyes: "As long as we survive, the place doesn't matter."

"Rest assured, nothing will happen." Chen Shouyi said softly, continuing to gaze outside.

...

The roads were congested, the car slowly moving along.

Nearing the Spatial Passage, the vehicles clogged the road, barely moving.

"Mom, Dad, I'll step outside for some air." Chen Shouyi said, opening the door.

The cicadas on the roadside sycamore trees were shrieking furiously, sounding aggravating. He took a pack of cigarettes from space, lit one, and inhaled deeply.

Chen Xingyue also stepped out and asked, noticing him, "Brother, you've started smoking too?"

"Yeah."

He had been smoking more and more lately, as if it had become a habit.

"What will happen to those who didn't enter the other world?" Chen Xingyue asked.

"Most will survive." Chen Shouyi exhaled a puff of smoke.

After all, the Barbarian God's goal was faith, not genocide.

Chen Xingyue hesitated for a long time, then suddenly said, "Brother, could you get those soldiers to take my students too?"

She had grown up and felt a responsibility as a teacher; she couldn't bear to see her students stay behind.

She knew it was just a matter of saying a word to her brother.

"You should know that Martial Artist Apprentices can't freely move in other worlds; even if I gave them Divine Blood, what about their parents?" Chen Shouyi glanced at his sister and shook his head:

"Don't think too much, and besides, going to another world isn't necessarily safer than staying here."

Chen Xingyue was silent for a moment, eyes reddening, quickly turning her head to hide.

"Don't take on responsibilities that aren't yours to bear." Chen Shouyi advised, having witnessed countless life and death situations; he was no longer so sentimental about such things.

"I know, I just... can't help it." Chen Xingyue said, her voice trembling slightly.

Chen Shouyi flicked away the cigarette butt, saying, "The more you experience, the more you get used to it!"