The player is playing like a god, and has already advanced to Space Marine level at the start.

It was already dark when Lu Xiao returned to the villa from the airport.

He didn't turn on the lights and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room. Outside the window was the night view of Giant City.

He just dealt with three Taotie scouts on the airport expressway.

Before I could even stand still, the doorbell rang, its rhythm steady.

Lu Xiao turned around, somewhat impatient.

He walked to the door and saw an elderly man in a Zhongshan suit, with gray hair and a straight back, through the security camera. Behind the elderly man stood two young men in black suits, also standing ramrod straight.

Lu Xiao didn't recognize them, but he could sense the aura of authority emanating from the old man.

He opened the door.

"Mr. Lu Xiao," the old man spoke first, his voice gentle, "I apologize for the intrusion. You may call me Elder Huang."

Lu Xiao didn't reach out, but leaned against the door frame and looked at him.

"What's up?"

Old Huang wasn't embarrassed; he naturally withdrew his hand and smiled.

"Won't you invite us in for a seat?"

Lu Xiao stepped aside, making way for him.

Old Huang walked into the living room, with two people standing guard at the door behind him.

Old Huang looked around the dimly lit living room, then walked over to the sofa and sat down.

"Aren't you going to turn on the lights? Young man, don't always stay in the dark."

Lu Xiao walked over and sat down opposite him, sinking into the sofa.

Old Huang looked at him with a gentle gaze.

"We know about what happened in Tokyo, and what happened on Airport Road just now," Old Huang said directly.

Lu Xiao didn't respond, waiting for what was to come.

"You did very well," Old Huang said calmly. "Very well."

He took two boxes wrapped in red cloth from his briefcase and pushed them onto the coffee table.

"I'm not here to ask where your power comes from, nor who you are," Old Huang said, looking into Lu Xiao's eyes. "I'm only here on behalf of China, on behalf of those you've protected, to say thank you."

"We Chinese will not let our heroes shed blood and tears. When you burned down that shrine in Tokyo, you were avenging our millions of compatriots. When you rescued those civilians on Airport Road, you were fulfilling your duty as a soldier."

"You are a hero. You did nothing wrong."

Lu Xiao's gaze fell on the two red boxes.

Old Huang opened the long, rectangular box, inside which was a dark red certificate with a metal casing, engraved with a dragon totem and the words "Dragon Shield".

"This is a special operations pass," Mr. Huang explained. "With this pass, you can mobilize any local unit to cooperate with your operations nationwide. It can also save you from some unnecessary trouble you might encounter in the future."

He then opened another square box, inside which was a pure gold medal in the shape of the Great Wall and a shield, with a line of small characters engraved below: Protector of the Nation.

"This is the highest honor medal," Old Huang said respectfully, "in recognition of your righteous act in Tokyo."

Lu Xiao looked at the medal, remained silent for a few seconds, then reached out and picked up the identification and medal.

"it is good."

He said only one word and placed the things on the sofa next to him.

Old Huang smiled with satisfaction when he saw that the gift had been accepted.

"That's good." He stood up. "I've said everything I needed to say. I won't disturb your rest any longer."

He walked to the door, then turned back and added a sentence.

"Lu Xiao, remember, China is your home. Home will always be your strongest support."

After saying that, he left with his men.

The door closed, and the living room fell silent once more.

Lu Xiao picked up the medal and tossed it in his hand. Hero? He felt nothing. That title was far less valuable than a good chainsaw sword.

However, this document is quite good; it will make things much easier in the future.

Meanwhile, at the command center of the aircraft carrier Juxia.

Dukao stood with his hands behind his back in front of the holographic screen, which was repeatedly playing a battle video of the airport expressway. A three-meter-tall blue giant used a bomb gun and a chainsaw sword to take down three Taotie in seconds.

"Chief." Lianfeng walked over with a tablet computer, her face serious. "The analysis of Deno III is out."

"Speak," Dukao said without turning his head.

"The same target as the Tokyo incident. Purely physical attack, without any dark energy reaction. His fighting style is extremely efficient and ruthless." Lianfeng swiped the screen. "In our database, there is no single combat unit from any civilization that can match him."

Ah Jie, standing nearby, couldn't help but exclaim, "He's a killing machine! Look at how he cleaved that Taotie in two without a moment's hesitation. He's more like an intruder than the Taotie itself!"

Dukao stared at the golden double-headed eagle emblem on the blue giant's shoulder armor on the screen.

"The war has begun," Dukao finally spoke. "The enemy has reached our doorstep; we can't wait any longer."

He turned around and looked at A-Jie and Lianfeng.

"I have decided to immediately launch Project Black Wall."

"Commander, isn't this too hasty?" Lianfeng reminded him. "Most of the soldiers in the Super Soldier Company haven't completed their enlightenment yet, and they don't even know that they possess super genes."

"There's no time left." Dukao waved his hand, his tone leaving no room for doubt. "The Taotie's scouts have arrived, and the main fleet can't be far behind. Conventional forces are no match for them. You all saw what happened at the airport today. If Lu Xiao hadn't intervened, it would have been a one-sided massacre."

He looked at A-Jie: "A-Jie, you are in full charge of this matter. Go and find all those inheritors of the super gene immediately, by any means necessary."

"Yes!" A-Jie saluted and turned to leave.

Dukao then looked at Lianfeng: "Contact Lieyang Star. Tell them we need the power of the sun's light."

The blazing sun.

The palace floated on the surface of a star. A woman in a phoenix robe was kicking pebbles idly.

She is the Sun Goddess, the Light of the Sun, Lena.

"Pan Zhen! Pan Zhen! You old bastard, come out here!" Lena shouted, hands on her hips. "This goddess is dying of boredom!"

A middle-aged man in silver armor with a dignified face walked out of the main hall; he was Pan Zhen, the guardian deity of the blazing sun.

"Lena, watch your words and actions," Pan Zhen said loudly.

"Watch your words and actions?" Lena waved her hand impatiently. "Staying in this dilapidated palace all day, either reading or meditating, I'm going to rot! I want to go to Earth!"

Pan Zhen frowned: "Earth is about to become a battlefield, what are you going there for?"

"That's exactly why war is so fun!" Lena's eyes lit up. "I heard that they've set up some kind of Super God Academy on Earth and are going to form a Super Soldier Corps. If I go there, I can be their captain and teach those Earth soldiers how to fight."

Pan Zhen looked at her.

"It seems the time has come." He nodded and said, "Dukao has activated the Black Wall. Very well, you go to Earth, represent us, the Sun Gods, and see just how much those so-called new gods are really worth."

"Great!" Lena jumped up. "Pan Zhen, you said it! You can't go back on your word!"

"I have prepared everything for you." Pan Zhen waved his hand, and a wormhole opened in front of Lena. "Go, Lena. Let the universe see the glory of our blazing sun."

Lena turned around, made a face at Pan Zhen, and stepped into the wormhole.

"Earth, here I come!"

In Lu Xiao's villa in Giant City.

Lu Xiao fiddled with the "Guardian of the Nation" medal, pondering his next plan.

Continue to stay in Giant City. This is currently the optimal solution.

According to my memory, it won't be long before the crocodile Thornton is released into Giant City. It's a ferocious beast modified by Karl, a third-generation peak beast form.

Killing him is useless. Even if he's chopped into mincemeat, Carl can resurrect him using the Great Clock.

His current combat power is physically capable of tearing apart third-generation and lower-level super soldiers. However, his weaknesses are also obvious: without a divine body, he cannot fight in space. Once the Taotie fleet approaches, it will be difficult for him to avoid encountering their warships.

Therefore, he needs to become stronger.

His system is merely an armory and supply depot, with a workbench for repairing and upgrading weapons and equipment; it cannot directly enhance his strength. To advance from a "biological weapon" to a true "god," he must rely on himself.

Capturing Thornton alive would be an opportunity.

Lu Xiao's thinking was clear. Thorton was Karl's work, and it had extremely high research value for other civilizations, such as the planet Lieyang.

The relationship between the Sun and the Styx Galaxy isn't exactly good, and Pan Zhen would definitely be willing to spend a lot of money to buy a living one to study.

And the sun has no shortage of resources.

Exchanging living Thorn for the resources and technology needed to advance to the third generation of divine bodies with Lieyang is a sure-fire way to make money.

Only by possessing a third-generation divine body and upgrading his power armor can he truly establish himself in the universe.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiao stood up, took a bottle of water from the refrigerator, and drank it down to calm her thoughts.

The plan is set; now all that's left is to wait for the prey to come to us.

He opened his phone and searched for a map of Giant City.