In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"Ye Xiao, Bai Lu, come with me. Let's go meet that 'Black Swan'."

Su Ran pointed to the coordinates in the Far East on the tactical map.

The two immediately stopped laughing and joking, straightened their backs in unison, and said, "Understood!"

"Set off."

Su Ran waved her hand and strode out.

Below the fighter jets, the soldiers of the Sharp Sword Special Forces were already lined up in formation.

All of them were Tier 2 exoskeleton armors, with a cold, hard metallic sheen on their surfaces.

They were holding crystal core electromagnetic rifles and were lining up to board the plane.

Just as Su Ran turned around to prepare to board the plane.

A military jeep sped onto the tarmac like a mad bull, screeching to a halt in front of everyone.

Li Guodong flung open the car door, his face flushed with excitement, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Xiao Su! Wait! Before we leave, I have some fantastic news!"

Su Ran stopped in her tracks, somewhat surprised.

Li Guodong rushed over, panting heavily, shouting, "They're all kneeling!"

"Kneeled?"

Su Ran was stunned for a moment, and Ye Xiao and the others around her were also dumbfounded.

"Europe is completely defeated!"

Li Guodong burst out laughing. "Just ten minutes ago, those old foxes from the Pan-European Union completely collapsed and officially signed the Global Defense Transfer Agreement!"

"The underground governments of Gaul, Hans, Tulips... all these countries have announced their unconditional acceptance of Great Xia's reorganization!"

"Beautiful!" Lin Feng, the special forces captain standing to the side, couldn't help but clench his fist.

Ye Xiao chuckled, raising an eyebrow. "These bastards, they won't shed a tear until they see the coffin."

"Dignity resides only on the edge of a sword, truth only within the range of cannons. When the Great Xia brandishes its blade, they will have no choice but to kneel."

Li Guodong sneered, then looked at Su Ran and changed the subject.

Of course, he made this trip in person not just to deliver good news.

"Xiao Su, those European countries are hoarding a lot of good stuff. Those are strategic resources they've prepared for rebuilding after the catastrophe."

Li Guodong lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.

"The central command means that, aside from the conventional weaponry left for them, all the remaining machine tools, production lines, and rare resources should be moved back to Great Xia!"

"With the mess they've made right now, by the time they rebuild their industrial system, it'll be too late. Good resources must be used where they're most needed!"

"Got it. I'm good at this."

Su Ran nodded, a playful smile playing on her lips, her tone utterly unreserved.

"I don't produce supplies; I'm just a post-apocalyptic porter for Great Xia."

With his infinite space, all of Europe's most treasured possessions are destined to be transferred to the Great Xia.

"Old Li, if there's nothing else, we'll head out now. The Far East is waiting for us to set the rules."

Su Ran turned to face the fighter jet.

"Okay, have a safe trip."

Li Guodong nodded heavily, his voice filled with unwavering determination.

"Little Su, go ahead. Go show those guys outside that no one can break the rules set by the Great Xia Dynasty!"

Su Ran waved to him with her back turned and stepped into the cabin without hesitation.

……

Siberia, a cold and damp coastline.

A jet-black Xuan Nu fighter jet hovered over the abandoned nuclear submarine base.

The light on the surface of the aircraft is distorted, entering a state of optical cloaking, perfectly blending into the lead-gray clouds.

Bai Lu kept her eyes tightly closed, her brows slightly furrowed.

An invisible spiritual wave pierced through from below and spread wildly towards the ground.

A few seconds later, she opened her eyes, a faint blue light shimmering in them.

"Something's not right."

Bai Lu turned to look at Su Ran, her expression serious.

"What's wrong?"

Su Ran shifted her gaze from the tactical tablet.

"There were many signs of life below, but it felt extremely strange to me."

Bai Lu carefully considered her words, her fingers unconsciously twisting together.

"Those mental fluctuations are abnormal. They don't seem like living people."

"A dead person?" Ye Xiao asked.

Upon hearing this, Bai Lu rolled her eyes.

"Are they living dead?" Su Ran asked, leaning closer.

"Yeah! When I used to encounter survivor camps, my emotions would be very mixed, including greed, anger, and the will to survive."

Bai Lu nodded, "But below, my mental power only senses pure fear and despair."

They were like a group of empty shells that had lost their souls.

Su Ran didn't speak, her fingers rapidly tapping on the control panel.

Switching between onboard screens.

The high-altitude reconnaissance probe zoomed in and precisely locked onto the base entrance below.

Towering alloy watchtowers, dense network of heavy machine gun fire, and blast-proof doors as thick as mountain walls.

The area was surrounded by electrified barbed wire, and several modified armored vehicles were parked in the open space.

Very few people have true freedom of movement.

"Like a large military camp."

Ye Xiao stared at the screen and commented.

"Tens of thousands of people hiding underground and not showing their faces, they're definitely up to no good."

Su Ran stood up, her eyes cold and sharp.

"Since we can't find anything up there, let's just go down and take a look."

The cockpit door of the Xuan Nu fighter jet slid open silently. A gale-force wind carrying ice shards rushed into the cockpit.

None of the three were wearing parachutes.

Su Ran leaped down, followed closely by Ye Xiao and Bai Lu.

Three dark figures crashed heavily onto the ice outside the base's blast door, like meteorites.

"boom!"

The alarm blared instantly, filling the night sky.

The blinding beams of searchlight shone directly on the three of them.

"Enemy attack!"

A rough, angry roar in Russian came from the watchtower.

Immediately afterwards, the small door on the side of the explosion-proof door rose up.

Six extremely burly guards rushed out.

They were wearing heavy bulletproof armor, but their faces beneath their helmets were severely distorted.

Its bare arms were covered in thick black hair, its fingers were bent into sharp bear claws, and its pupils were vertical like those of a wild beast.

"A half-orc?" Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow and pushed open the hilt of his sword with his thumb.

"It's up to you." Su Ran said calmly, without even drawing his gun.

"Alright."

Ye Xiao suddenly exerted force with his feet, his whole body turning into a blur as he crashed head-on into the six enormous creatures.

The orc at the front roared and swung his thick bear claws down, bringing a piercing whistling sound as he struck.

This blow was enough to smash a car.

Ye Xiao advanced instead of retreating.

The moment he lowered his body, the Tang sword was drawn.

"Clang!"

The crisp sound of a blade cutting through the roar drowned out the shout.

The blade flashed upwards, resembling a cold, waning crescent moon.

The sharp blade sliced ​​through the gaps in the heavy armor, precisely slicing across the orc's throat.

Blood gushed into the sky like a fountain, a shocking sight.

Ye Xiao used the momentum to spin around, and his Tang sword drew a deadly arc in mid-air, severing the second guard's cervical vertebrae.

The sound of the skull cracking was clearly audible.

In just five seconds.

All six orc guards fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then died.

Ye Xiao displayed pure physical skills and extreme killing efficiency.

"this one?"

Ye Xiao flicked the blood off the blade and sheathed the sword.

"Strong enough, but too slow. A complete sitting duck."

Su Ran stepped forward and looked down at the corpse on the ground.

The muscle tissue at the incision site showed a bizarre granulation-like appearance, the bone structure was severely misaligned, and there were rough suture marks on the skin edges.

"It's not a natural mutation."

Su Ran's eyes turned cold. "This is the product of a forced fusion."

(To be continued later)