Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 663 637: The Wind Rises

It was already October; the rice paddies on both sides had grown to a meter high, the ears of rice heavy and ripe, ready to be harvested before long.

The roads were filled with hopping frogs and frantically scurrying field mice.

"When the river warms in spring, the ducks are the first to know," it was clear that these animals sensed the looming threat as if it were a natural disaster.

The spatial passage represented danger; whenever a spatial passage was discovered, the government would organize an evacuation.

Generally, within a kilometer's radius, it was uninhabitable, and this spatial passage was situated in farmland, making it even more remote, with no villages within five kilometers. Chen Shouyi looked around, feeling somewhat satisfied.

He briskly approached the passage, took out his credentials, and directly summoned the base's leader.

...

"Evac… Evacuate? President Chen, I… I can't make that decision," said the camp commander, sweating profusely.

"Then contact your superior. Your mission here is done," Chen Shouyi said, expressionless.

"Alright, alright, please wait a moment."

...

An hour later, the soldiers of the base had completely evacuated.

A loud "boom" followed.

A massive iron door, three to four feet thick, was kicked flying by him; the solid walls of the passage were covered in cracks, dust, and rubble falling as if they couldn't bear the strain any longer.

He stepped on the twisted iron door and continued forward.

The iron doors ahead were destroyed one by one.

Soon, a huge spatial passage with a diameter of over fifty meters appeared before him, unmistakably the largest spatial passage he had ever seen, feeling vast and awe-inspiring.

Of course, this was only for his true form.

Feeling the Original Force here, denser than in ordinary regions, Chen Shouyi focused and rapidly transformed.

The next moment.

The entire giant building shuddered violently, instantly covered with web-like cracks; large chunks of concrete broke off, and countless steel bars snapped inside, with a huge bulge forming on the building's top.

The bulge didn't last long before the entire roof was uprooted by a terrifying force, tons of concrete seemingly defying gravity, soaring into the sky while a massive and terrifying head emerged.

...

At that moment, the evacuating soldiers hadn't gone far.

Witnessing the scene, they were shocked, wide-eyed, and speechless.

"That… that's President Chen!"

As a military facility guarding the portal to another world, the spatial passage itself was heavily fortified. The giant building above the passage was constructed to extremely high specifications from its inception.

The whole thing was like a giant concrete jar, with walls over ten meters thick, impervious even to armor-piercing bullets.

Yet at this very moment, it seemed no better than tofu.

...

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Chen Shouyi recklessly destroyed the building, quickly reducing it to rubble.

Thanks to the denser Original Force here, his transformed height doubled to over forty meters, with his strength amplified more than twenty thousand times compared to his true form.

"So this is how it is." Excitement surged in his heart.

He suddenly punched out, the world around shifted colors, accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom. His fist, rubbing rapidly against the air, burst into flames, with a light red high-pressure air column shooting one or two miles away, painting half the sky red.

Even the two little ones observing in the distance were blown back dozens of meters by the fierce wind.

...

A few minutes later.

A small car stopped at the ruins.

The door opened, and a high-ranking official from Zhonghai City stepped out swiftly, with his secretary following closely behind.

Seeing the space passage base where President Chen was long gone, he stood in place for a few minutes, sighed, then turned to the secretary and said, "He's already gone; let's head back!"

"To the evacuated spatial passage?"

"No need. He's already made his decision. Perhaps that's why he became humanity's supreme being."

The secretary said nothing, as nothing would be appropriate at this moment.

"How long have you been with me?" the official asked.

"Three years and five months," the secretary promptly replied.

"Didn't realize it's been that long. I remember your son was in the third year of middle school, right?" the official mused.

"He just started high school," the secretary smiled, though his smile was slightly bitter. In this moment, he let go of his usual caution:

"I told him to train in martial arts, but he couldn't bear the hardship and is now over two hundred pounds. My wife is gentle and can't manage him. Sometimes I feel like I want to beat him."

During wartime, everything must yield to military affairs, even for me, a high-ranking secretary in Zhonghai City, a department-level official, as a non-combatant, I can't enjoy a divine blood allocation.

"People need to face adversity to grow, but you should advise calmly; he's in a rebellious phase now." The official then took a vial of Divine Blood from his chest: "Give this to your son. I'll arrange for him to enter the spatial passage when the time comes."

Seeing this, the secretary was shocked and promptly refused: "Chief, this is the state's evacuation allocation for your relatives; I… I can't take it."

"I have no sons or daughters and live alone. It's useless to me, better to give it to someone who can use it."

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"The wind is picking up!"

On the way back, the sky turned windy, blowing several plastic bags swirling through the air.

Countless citizens, under the soldiers' order-keeping, were queuing to go to the nearest air-raid shelters, their faces uneasy and confused. Chen Shouyi watched for a while, then quickened his pace, soon returning to his dwelling in the other world.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going out for a few days," Chen Shouyi announced.

"Why is there a mission at this time?" Mrs. Chen asked worriedly.

"Yes!" Chen Shouyi smiled, pretending to be lighthearted: "It's a small mission, won't take long to return."

"Don't lie to me; rumors about the Barbarian God's arrival are everywhere. They even plan to deploy nuclear landmines at the passage entrance. What are you going out for?" Mrs. Chen turned her head aside, silently shedding tears.

"Brother, you're not really going to kill the Barbarian God, are you?" Chen Xingyue, alarmed, asked hurriedly.

"What are you all thinking?" Chen Shouyi replied, "It's really just a small mission. Alright, to be honest, it's to explore another passage, prepping for any possible danger here, so we can go there. But it needs to be confidential; don't tell anyone."

Father Chen, who had been quietly smoking, was skeptical: "Really?"

"Really, when have I ever lied?"

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After appeasing his parents, Chen Shouyi returned to his room, thought for a moment, and took out a case of Divine Blood, then called Chen Xingyue outside.

"After I… leave, remember to take care of Mom and Dad!" Chen Shouyi instructed.

"Go without worry; I'll handle everything here," Chen Xingyue replied.

This made Chen Shouyi flinch inside.

What do you mean by 'go without worry'?

So inauspicious.

But he didn't bother to argue.

Chen Shouyi handed over the case of Divine Blood: "Inside are thirty vials of True Divine Blood."

"Brother, all for me?" Chen Xingyue said in surprise and delight.

"Temporarily keep it with you. If there's danger, you can use it, but return it when I'm back."

"I know, brother." Chen Xingyue said, overjoyed.