Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1573 Knowing the Strange Cloth Makes the First Move

On May 9th, the second day of a series of turmoil in the open sea, a clone of Chen Chuan boarded an airship bound for Greater Viti Asia.

This time, he went there in the capacity of the highest temporary leader of the rescue team.

This trip was partly his own initiative, in order to facilitate the acquisition of that unknown confluence object during the subsequent collision of worlds.

On the other hand, while the Da Shun fighters who arrived earlier had temporarily brought the deteriorating situation under control, it would not be easy to close the gaps that had been torn open.

According to the initial report submitted by the advisory group, the black pollutants have a strong ability to penetrate the environment and it will take a considerable amount of time to clean them up. What they lack now is time.

As the massive impact approaches, the pressure from outer space is increasing. If we don't find a way to suppress it now, we won't have another chance later. Instead, we're more likely to have our current defensive lines torn apart.

Under these circumstances, Chen Chuan volunteered to go, which the advisory group was very pleased to see. With his combat prowess, there was a high chance that he could suppress the spread of pollution, seal the rift, and also gather more in-depth information for Da Shun.

This will be very helpful for the execution of the plan, since Da Shun has decided to become the world's leader, so it must have similar problem-solving capabilities.

The Great Vedia Alliance was quite surprised to hear that he was coming. If there was one advisor in the advisory group who had a significant reputation worldwide, it would undoubtedly be Chen Chuan.

The Alliance government convened an emergency meeting because of this. Chen Chuan's performance at Tianji Peak had greatly shocked them. To put it bluntly, Chen Chuan alone had the ability to destroy most regional countries in the world.

But now that their country is in danger, the fact that Da Shun sent this person here actually makes them feel safe.

Although some people worry that this is a decision made by Da Shun to control them, the Daweitia Alliance is, after all, an independent sovereign nation. In this life-or-death situation, the upper echelons are ultimately rational and know what to choose.

They immediately decided to give them the highest honors, dispatching fighter jets to escort them throughout the journey, and having the highest military commander and a large portion of the government officials personally greet them.

Inside the airship, Chen Chuan sat in the main cabin, surrounded by several martial artists from the accompanying military, as well as some high-ranking military officers, most of whom were from the Da Shun Defense Department.

The Ministry of Defense has extensive experience in the defense of the World Ring, and this time it is cooperating with his operation.

The airship's field screens are currently displaying data transmitted from the front lines.

A defense official said in a somber tone:
"The central city of Kesvio is now close to collapse. The contaminated area has become a near-no-man's land. Nearly 600,000 people, half of the city's population, have not escaped. Although the remaining residents have been evacuated, most have contracted pollution-related illnesses and are now forced to live in isolation in open areas."

It is now estimated that more than half of the creatures in the central city's domain may have been contaminated, and the rifts have been occupied by the demons on the other side, resulting in the appearance of numerous smaller rifts nearby. If the situation is not brought under control, it is predicted that the entire city will fall within the next thirty-six hours.

Chen Chuan stared intently at the display on the screen. The international investigation team's assessment of the World Ring indicated a significant gap in this section, making the situation extremely serious.

This may be the first time since the establishment of the World Ring that the central city has been breached by the outside world.

This pollution is extremely destructive to the human world, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, and this is before the full-blown impact. It's hard to imagine how many people would be left on Earth without a solid protective barrier.

Population is the foundation of everything. Without a sufficient population, it is impossible to create enough fighters or support the entire human society.

He observed for a while and then asked, "How's the situation on the other side of the merging region?"

The official said, "The central city was breached by the rift, which then seeped back into the fusion land. Now, part of that area has also been contaminated. The creatures in the fusion land are quite special; they seem to have been transformed by the pollutants into another kind of destructive creature, which is now continuously gushing out of the rift. We have deployed several elite new-style troops there, which are still capable of dealing with it."

One fighter frowned and asked, "Spreading to the fusion zones? Will this affect the fusion zones of other central cities? And will it affect us in turn?"

The official glanced to the side, and a technician immediately chimed in, "After on-site personnel conducted a risky survey, no such situation has been found so far."

We tend to favor a three-tiered theory regarding the structure of the world: the first tier is our own world, the second is the intermingling realm, and the third is the opposing world. These three realms influence and permeate each other.

He tapped the Lower Realm Token, and three overlapping circles appeared on the screen. The merging area was created by the collision of two worlds, but now it has become a relatively independent area, which is very stable and has the ability to clean itself.

We previously believed that even a massive impact wouldn't destroy its independent existence, and that pollution from spiritual energy couldn't possibly affect the entire fusion zone; at most, it would only pollute a part of it.

After saying all that, he added with a sigh, "These views were originally only theoretical, but this shock has given us empirical evidence."

Chen Chuan nodded slightly. This was good news. If even the land of fusion had fallen, the human world would have almost no way out. Fortunately, they had taken the lead in establishing and managing the land of fusion, which gave them a lot of room for maneuver.

After two days and two nights, the express airship arrived in Greater Wetia, landing atop the main anchorage of the Alliance capital, West Trill, under a sky full of stars and guided by ground lights. Chen Chuan and his entourage were welcomed into the world-renowned Ritaran Palace, where they met and briefly exchanged views with high-ranking Alliance government officials and military commanders. After the banquet, without resting, he headed straight for the scene of the incident, the central city of Kesvio.

He didn't want to waste time, because it was hard to know when what he wanted would appear, and he wanted to be fully prepared.

However, this move won the favor of the upper echelons of Great Weitia, and in fact, it also shows that the league's attitude is gradually shifting towards Great Weitia.

For a long time, the Great Vedia Alliance has had few and small rifts, resulting in a limited number of upper-level forces and little experience in large-scale battles with the outer layers. Therefore, it was caught off guard by these intense extraterrestrial attacks.

Now they urgently need Da Shun's help to establish the entire defense system.

Da Shun is very pleased with this, because this system is not something you can immediately use just because I help you build it. The initial weapons, standards, logistics, personnel configuration, and everything else must be supported by Da Shun's armed forces. Considering that there is no time for the alliance to gradually adapt and take over, the defense of the entire country may eventually depend on them.

Great Vedia is not unaware of this principle, but they now have no choice. The sudden disappearance of hundreds of thousands of citizens is something no country can withstand, especially since this is only the prelude; an even larger and more unpredictable catastrophe is yet to come, and the country's instantaneous annihilation is not out of the question. If no compromise is made, the ruling government could collapse in an instant.

In the central city of Kesvio, a vast expanse of black mist filled the sky, and even the smoke from the large pyrotechnic fires burning around it could only temporarily halt its spread.

Meanwhile, ten kilometers outside the city, in a temporary military fortress, Nian Qian was inspecting and maintaining the firearms he used daily.

Their regiment was transferred here five days ago; it is the second new unit to enter the Greater Vedia Alliance.

The entire group of 700 people is equipped with the most advanced implants available today, giving them the physique of a second-degree fighter.

Meanwhile, the two hundred members of the assault battalion are equipped with newly developed external implants, and additionally equipped with biological combat weapons, field creatures, and two super-limit-level combat-type active consciousness entities.

While fighters certainly possess decisive power, it would be both overwhelming and a waste of resources to leave all the attacks to them when facing most external threats.

At this point, the new type of troops play a significant role, especially now that the field creatures have become disabled, resulting in numerous small fissures appearing in the area. A large number of contaminated and mutated creatures from the fusion zone are rushing out from these fissures, and they all need to be dealt with.

However, their team bears a heavier responsibility; their current task is to guard the only road that allows normal access to and from the city center.

At that moment, a communications soldier spoke up at the door: "Reporting to the regimental commander, the airship from higher command will arrive in ten minutes. The telegram says it will pass through and inspect our jurisdiction."

Upon hearing this, Nian Qian immediately put away his gun, put on his military cap, came out to get the telegram, and looked at it: "There was no prior notice. Which important figure has arrived?"

One important figure after another arrived at this stage, and he had no time to distinguish them. He immediately said, "Assemble the troops and prepare to welcome the superior!"

"Yes!"

Ten minutes later, three airships came into view and stopped at the anchor tower.

Two men then got off first, cautiously surveying their surroundings.

Nian Qian could tell at a glance that these two people were fighters. Since arriving here from the military, he had seen more fighters than he had in the military in the past few days.

These two look rather young, around thirty years old.
He couldn't help but think of his cousin, who became a fighter in his early twenties. However, it seems that fighters become more powerful the longer they live.

At this moment, the important figure who had arrived finally emerged from the cabin door, and the officer in charge of the ceremonial guard shouted, "Attention! Salute!"

Nian Qian immediately straightened up and raised his hand in salute.

But when he looked up and saw that familiar face, he was startled.

This…cousin?!

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(End of this chapter)