Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 733 - 706: New Era (Part 2)

Compared to the bleak encounter with the Lord of Lightning last time, Chen Shouyi was barely injured this time.

A person’s physical defense is roughly equivalent to their own attack. With an attack of thousands of tons of equivalent force, not to mention cruise missiles, even nuclear bombs can’t harm him as long as he’s not at ground zero of the explosion.

The Lord of Lightning’s long spear couldn’t even pierce his body; it was naturally entwined by layers of muscle, and the remaining Lightning Divine Power was mostly blocked by the will of his body’s cells, at most causing superficial wounds.

"Oh, I seem to have forgotten the long spear!"

At this time, Chen Shouyi finally remembered the long spear of the Lord of Lightning, which he had knocked away, hesitated slightly in his heart.

"Forget it, it’s just a piece of junk divine artifact anyway..."

The lightning spear was probably a temporary replacement after he snatched it.

He’s not into picking up garbage.

With his current level, even in Tam World, he would be a dominant force. He feels that his perspective should be raised from now on; picking up garbage from defeated underlings is beneath him.

Although his combat power mainly relies on Giant Transformation, now there’s hardly any difference between the giant and normal states, and he can maintain any form eternally.

In fact, from a certain perspective, Giant Transformation is his true form, while the human state is his self-sealed state.

Of course, no gifted ability is perfect, and this gifted ability still has significant flaws.

For instance, it can only enlarge, not shrink.

Also, its limit can only reach a height of about one hundred meters, and only can be achieved in another world. If it expands to three thousand meters... ten thousand meters...

It’s estimated that one punch... or dozens of punches would penetrate Earth.

The destructive power of this is exhilarating just to think about!!!

Of course, Chen Shouyi wouldn’t do such a thing. He might at most attack Earth’s siblings, like Venus or Mars... though that might greatly affect Earth too, so it’s better to play in Tam instead.

...

Just after entering the spatial passage, two tiny figures eagerly flew over from the flowers, clearly having not taken his previous instructions to heart.

"Didn’t I tell you to hide far away?" Chen Shouyi got angry. This is really dangerous—if anything unexpected happened, like a strategic retreat, the two little ones would be reduced to dust by the aftershock of the battle between two people.

"Little ones are concerned about the good giant; in case the good giant can’t win, little ones will help," the Shell Lady excitedly rubbed her face against Chen Shouyi’s face, showing affection.

"Yeah, yeah," the red little one chimed in quickly, agreeing.

Chen Shouyi felt the itchiness on his cheek, wanting to scold them further, but the words got stuck in his throat and he swallowed them down.

Okay, you made sense.

...

Chen Shouyi did not stay long in the alternate world.

After dealing with his injuries, he promptly returned. On his way back, he encountered several groups of helicopters and fighter jets, numbering in the hundreds. He didn’t know what they were doing.

He flew rapidly through the high sky.

...

Night gradually descended.

When he returned to the small town where the command center was located, the lights had just come on.

The storm that had lasted a whole day and night had long stopped, and the clouds had dispersed, leaving the air with a fresh scent. The originally dilapidated small town now seemed pleasant to his eyes.

Chen Shouyi walked with a light step towards the command center.

Ever since he killed the Lord of Lightning, the haze and heavy pressure that had been lingering in his heart were completely dispelled, making his whole mind feel unburdened and lively.

Just as he arrived at the entrance of the command center, a soldier on guard looked at him as if he’d seen a ghost, utterly shocked:

"Chen... General Manager Chen!"

Chen Shouyi nodded in acknowledgment.

The soldier’s face twitched awkwardly, attempting a smile that looked more like a grimace, took a few steps back, and then quickly turned around, running away stumbling, yelling as he went, "General Manager Chen is back, General Manager Chen is back..."

...

May 18, 2019, evening.

The streets of Berlin were cold and desolate, empty except for soldiers, with the piercing sound of air raid sirens echoing continuously in the sky.

A massive missile launch vehicle was blatantly set up on the street, not just in Berlin, not even just within the European Union, but globally, everything had entered a level-one combat alert status; all the nuclear missiles in the silos had been urgently refueled.

A cloud of fear gathered overhead like tangible matter.

Joseph, the Prime Minister of the European Union, looked haggard while inspecting the combat readiness situation. Since the day before yesterday, he and his bureaucratic think tanks hadn’t slept for two nights. Perhaps all this preparation is worthless...

Perhaps it’s all in vain...

Perhaps all this preparation won’t withstand a single blow.

But as Prime Minister, it’s his responsibility, no matter how pessimistic and desperate the future may seem; he must stand firm in this last line of duty. Fear will not subdue humanity; at least he must prove that he is not a coward afraid of dying and that his term isn’t the worst.

Looking at the eyes of numerous young soldiers on the street, Joseph’s mouth moved a little, choked up. He cleared his throat and, with slightly reddened eyes, said:

"Do not be afraid. There’s a saying in Great Xia Country: some people die as lightly as a feather, and some as weighty as Mount Tai..."

The soldiers listened quietly, not a sound was heard.

"We are not fighting for conquest, nor for profit, nor even for hatred; we are fighting for the future of human civilization, for the freedom of future generations!"

Many had tears streaming down their faces; even the most resolute found it difficult to suppress genuine emotions at such a moment of despair.

"This is an absolutely just war. Perhaps... we may die, but we will die with a clear conscience..."

At this moment, an inappropriate cheer seemed to erupt from afar.

Joseph’s eyebrows twitched slightly, pretending not to notice; he wiped the corner of his eyes and continued, choking, "We will not be condemned by our conscience, for everyone is a hero for humanity..."

The cheering from afar grew louder, so loud that it drowned out the air raid sirens. The soldiers who had been listening to his speech were gradually affected, looking around.

"What’s happening?"

"Did it fall, or perhaps... a peaceful liberation?"

Joseph stopped his speech, dumbfounded and stunned.

He had a strong premonition that something major had happened.

Just then, the air raid sirens were suddenly switched off by someone, soon replaced by an exceedingly excited voice inside:

"Hello, hello, hello..."

"Hello, hello, hello..."

"Prime Minister Joseph, ladies and gentlemen, and all honorable soldiers..."

The speaker seemed to take a deep breath, pausing:

"According to the message just received from the multinational forces in Yan State, we... have won!!!"

ps: Not ready to end, ah ah ah ah!!