If you were made a mascot, you would become a legend in the police force.

The Qinling Mountains have been known as the "Dragon Vein of China" since ancient times. Their majestic mountains and vast forests hold countless secrets.

At this very moment, deep within this dragon vein, in a secret canyon designated as a top-level restricted area by the military, a standoff worthy of being recorded in history is unfolding.

Dozens of camouflaged armed helicopters circled over the canyon, their huge rotors stirring up the clouds and creating a deafening roar.

On the ground, thousands of fully armed soldiers, relying on a makeshift steel defense line, gazed solemnly ahead.

Opposite them lay that silent place of "the worship of all beasts".

Thousands upon thousands of birds and beasts densely covered the entire valley, forming a silent ocean of flesh and blood. They lay prostrate on the ground, motionless, like living sculptures, all eyes focused on the same point—the towering bronze gate that exuded boundless pressure.

A strange energy fluctuation permeated the air, oppressive, ancient, and with an indescribable sense of holiness.

Under the influence of this energy field, everyone felt a pang of fear, as if their souls were trembling slightly.

"Reporting to command, the 'Gatekeeper' advance team has arrived at the designated area."

Lin Wan's voice came through the tactical headset, carrying a hint of barely perceptible tension.

She, Li Tuantuan, and the original members of the "Ten Thousand Beasts Special Police Team"—Mantou, Jindou, and Meiqiu—had just landed at the front-line command post aboard a special transport plane.

As soon as she got off the plane, Li Tuantuan was stunned by the scene before her.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Wow, this is bigger than a Hollywood apocalypse movie. Looks like the country really went all out this time.

An elderly general with white hair, carrying a star on his shoulder, strode forward to greet them. He was Long Xiang, the commander-in-chief of this "Gatekeeper" operation.

"Comrade Gun Gun, you've finally arrived." General Long Xiang's gaze swept over the crowd and landed directly on Li Tuan Tuan. His weathered eyes even held a hint of...respect?

"You should all know the situation on the way here." General Longxiang pointed to the massive bronze gate in the distance, his voice heavy. "All our modern technology is rendered useless before this gate. It's like an absolute 'forbidden zone of laws.' The only thing we can rely on might be your... power that transcends conventional understanding."

Upon hearing this, Li Tuantuan curled her bear-like lips in disdain.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue: They're making it sound so nice, but they just want me to be cannon fodder as a scout, right? If it weren't for the 'plenty of purple bamboo shoots,' I'd be lying on the ground pretending to be dead right now.]

"General, where are the other members of the advance team?" Lin Wan asked.

"The assembly is complete." General Longxiang nodded and gestured towards a temporary camp nearby.

In the camp, there stood a dozen or so men and women, each with a different aura, but all of them extremely powerful.

There was an old Taoist priest in a robe, carrying a peach wood sword; a burly man with bulging muscles and tiger tattoos on his skin; and a classical beauty with a cool and aloof demeanor, holding a guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument)...

These people were extraordinary individuals urgently recruited from all over the country, hidden among the people and belonging to various secret departments.

They are China's trump card in the era of spiritual revival.

However, when this group of arrogant "experts" saw a fat panda wearing a special tactical vest and sunglasses swaggering over and being respectfully addressed as "Captain" by the general, everyone's expressions became extremely interesting.

"General Long, you're not joking, are you?" The muscular burly man was the first to speak up. He pointed at Li Tuantuan and said in a deep voice, "Make a panda our captain? Can it shoot or give orders?"

"Exactly, this is utter nonsense!" chimed in another fire-wielding superhuman. "We're here to risk our lives, not to be zookeepers!"

Immediately, the camp was abuzz with discussion, and almost everyone expressed strong dissatisfaction with the appointment.

Just as Lin Wan was about to explain, Li Tuantuan gently stopped her with a bear paw.

Li Tuantuan took off her sunglasses and slowly walked up to the muscular man.

He first sized the other person up and down, his gaze as if he were picking out pork at a market.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Hmm, that muscular physique looks pretty solid. It's just that he doesn't seem to be very bright.

The burly man felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze, and with his neck stiffened, he shouted, "What are you looking at? You beast, believe me or not, I'll punch you into a meat pie!"

Li Tuantuan ignored him and turned her head to look at a large granite boulder, about the size of a small car, that was being used as cover not far away.

He stretched out his furry bear paw and slapped it at the boulder from afar.

There was no earth-shattering noise, not even a gust of wind was stirred up.

The group of "experts" were completely baffled, having no idea what this fat panda was up to.

However, the next second.

"Click...click..."

A sickening cracking sound rang out.

Suddenly, fine cracks appeared on that incredibly hard granite boulder.

Then, to everyone's horrified surprise, the entire boulder collapsed with a loud "boom" into a pile of uniform, fine powder, even finer than sand!

With a single palm strike from a distance, a granite block weighing several tons was shattered into dust?!

What level of power control is this?!

The muscular man who had been shouting the loudest moments before now had his mouth agape, wide enough to fit a light bulb, and cold sweat was pouring down his forehead.

His pride and joy—the power to punch through a steel plate—was utterly a joke in the face of this palm strike.

The entire camp fell silent instantly.

All the gazes directed at Li Tuantuan shifted from disdain and skepticism to deep awe and fear.

Li Tuantuan nodded in satisfaction.

He put his sunglasses back on, walked to the front of the line, found the most comfortable patch of grass, plopped down, and then beckoned a bear paw to the group of terrified "experts".

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue: You all understand? From now on, I'm your big brother. Now, everyone come to this meeting! Anyone who dares to be late will end up like that rock.]

General Longxiang watched from the side, his eyes twitching, but he breathed a long sigh of relief.

These unruly fellows were finally subdued.

It seems that making this panda the team leader was the most correct decision made by the top management.

Just as the advance team had completed its "military integration".

In the distance, the massive bronze gate, which had always been silent, suddenly emitted a deep, heart-pounding roar.

"Thump—!"

The entire canyon trembled violently.

The ancient patterns on the door began to light up one by one, emitting a faint blue glow.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

It's... about to open!