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

Bai Lu followed closely behind and got off the plane.

Professor Zhang Qian was the last to rush out of the cabin, but his demeanor was far from his usual composure.

"Advisor Su, Miss Bailu, and I'll take this fourth-tier mutated beast with me first."

He pointed in the direction of elevator number three.

"I have had the top-secret living laboratory on the third basement level completely cleared out."

This behemoth can command low-level mutated creatures; its biological mental network architecture is extremely valuable.

I must get the first set of brain data tonight!

Su Ran stopped and looked at Zhang Qian.

"Be careful. Bai Lu is a human, not a machine. We must not let her overexert her mental energy."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Zhang Qian nodded repeatedly and waved for the research team to come forward.

Bai Lu tightened the collar of her coat. "Okay, I'll cooperate."

Su Ran turned to look at Zhang Qiankun again and added,

"Professor Zhang, please remember to send me a copy of the latest energy conversion rate report from Jiangcheng Nest."

The Great Xia military needs data support for the subsequent formation of the Warcraft Legion.

"Understood. This is also a key topic."

Zhang Qian quickly scribbled a few lines on the record board.

Su Ran turned to look at Bai Lu and instructed her.

"Go, cooperate with the Academy of Sciences in recording data. Pay close attention to your mental threshold at all times, and immediately stop the test if you feel the suppressive force weakening."

"I understand."

Bai Lu nodded obediently and turned to walk towards the huge elevator.

With a slight thought, the ferocious fourth-order mother entity followed closely behind.

The two, a human and a beast, have extremely contrasting sizes, yet they exude a strange harmony.

The metal doors of the specially designed freight elevator closed, and the indicator light flashed downwards.

After watching them leave, Su Ran turned around and walked straight to the central strategic command hall of the Kunlun base.

When the patrolling guards saw Su Ran, they immediately straightened their backs and saluted.

The lobby was brightly lit.

A giant holographic sand table occupies the central position, marked with red and blue dots representing the various war zones of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The screen on the right wall displays a weather map, with warning signals for a widespread cooling trend in the Northern Hemisphere flashing continuously.

Li Guodong stood alone in front of the sand table, the ashtray next to him overflowing with cigarette butts.

Hearing the door open, Li Guodong looked up.

"I'm back."

Li Guodong put down his teacup.

"Yes! I'm back!"

Su Ran walked over, pulled over a chair and sat down, unbuttoning the collar of her combat uniform.

Li Guodong walked around the sand table, dragged out two cases of specially supplied functional drinks from under the table, and threw one can to Su Ran.

"This time, we're counting on you all, especially that little girl Bai Lu."

Li Guodong looked at Su Ran, his tone tinged with emotion.

"Da Xia has let you slip in another trump card."

Su Ran pulled the tab, took two sips, and put the empty can on the table.

"It's all thanks to Bai Lu! What does the military think of that mother nest in Jiangcheng now? What are their plans for using it?"

Li Guodong paused slightly.

He walked to the table, picked up the tea that had long since gone cold, and took a sip.

The excitement on his face faded, replaced by a bitter smile.

"To be honest, I used to want it, I dreamed about it, but now that I've actually got it..."

Li Guodong pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Su Ran.

"How to use it has become an open question."

Su Ran raised an eyebrow. "Is there a problem with the integration of combat forces?"

"It's not just a problem, it's a complete derailment!"

Li Guodong sighed, pulled up several encrypted files, and pushed them in front of Su Ran.

"Jiangcheng's combat capabilities are simply too outstanding. They are completely out of step with our existing military system."

Su Ran's expression also changed. "Old Li, explain in detail."

"What are the principles we, the Great Xia, follow when we fight?"

Infantry-tank coordination, ground-air cover, and crossfire network! The Great Xia Army has mastered this system to perfection.

But how can you expect a group of beasts who only know how to fight to the death to coordinate their attacks in a regular army?

Li Guodong spoke faster, and his hands unconsciously began to move more.

"When the mech unit charges, if a monster blocks the firing line, should we fire?"

To put it bluntly, the command of all beasts rests entirely on Bai Lu's shoulders.

How are command levels calculated?

We can't expect Bai Lu, a young girl, to be the one in charge of commanding the entire army, can we?

What is the limit of her mental endurance?

The Great Xia Dynasty cannot place all its hopes on the brainwaves of a little girl.

Li Guodong paused for a moment, then turned around and pulled a thick document from his desk, handing it to Su Ran.

"Look, these past few days, those old guys in the strategic command have been dragging the staff to do war games every day, trying to incorporate Hellhound into the existing combat order."

Some have suggested using them as disposable items to navigate mutated minefields;

Some have suggested using them as flanking assault groups to cut through the millions of zombie hordes.

Su Ran opened the document and glanced at it.

The document lists several typical combat scenarios.

Clearing out highly radioactive contaminated areas, clearing obstacles from underground air-raid shelters, and acting as cannon fodder bait to attract the firepower of a horde of millions of zombies.

Li Guodong exhaled a thick smoke ring, his eyes burning.

"Now, the strategic command also has a preliminary plan: not to mix units, but to form separate troops."

"No mixed formations, each unit will be a separate force..."

Su Ran silently read it again, then closed the document and nodded slightly.

"The General Staff's considerations are very pragmatic."

The term "Warcraft Legion" certainly sounds intimidating and exhilarating.

However, in a real national war, one cannot rely solely on passion.

War is a sophisticated machine; forcing any non-compliant gear into it will cause the entire machine to collapse.

Making good use of this power is the wisdom of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"The Supreme Military Council has already made the decision. Professional matters must be handled by professionals."

Li Guodong stood up and walked back to the holographic sand table.

"In the early stages, this fourth-order mother body and the entire Jiangcheng Armory were handed over to the Academy of Sciences."

Let Zhang Qian and his gang of old scholars measure, dissect, and thoroughly understand its energy logic and mind control principles.

"Once they produce a concrete, quantifiable data model, the strategic command will then tailor a completely new Warcraft collaborative tactical system based on the data."

Once the system is fully mature, then we can truly unleash this powerful tool!

Su Ran nodded in agreement, "The safest approach."

The Great Xia Dynasty never fought a battle unprepared.

Even if you have a winning hand, you still need to carefully calculate when to play your cards.

"Is the feeding in Jiangcheng keeping up?" Su Ran asked.

"The logistics department specially built three railway lines for that mother nest in Jiangcheng."

Li Guodong pulled out a freight manifest from the side and smiled happily.

"The low-level zombies and mutated beast corpses that are cleared out every day in the major war zones across the country are all loaded onto trucks and transported there as feed."

This is a worthwhile deal; it not only solves the plague risk associated with corpse disposal but also gains me a third-tier combat power in return.

"This is the true meaning of using war to sustain war!" Su Ran said softly.

After discussing the deployment in Jiangcheng, a brief silence fell over the meeting room.

Su Ran stood up and walked to the huge main control screen, through which she could clearly see everything outside.

The snow was still falling, and the world was a vast expanse of white with extremely low visibility.

"It's November now, and the snow seems unusually heavy this year."

Su Ran spoke calmly.

Such heavy snow would definitely top the trending searches in peacetime.

"Yes. It's exceptionally large, to the point that it can no longer be explained by ordinary natural phenomena."

Li Guodong stood beside him and nodded in agreement.

As if in response to this apocalypse, extreme weather events are occurring more frequently and violently around the world.

However, since even monsters that defy the laws of biology, such as zombies and mutated beasts, have appeared, what's a little blizzard?

Now, whether they are people from the Great Xia or survivors abroad, perhaps no one has the time or inclination to pay attention to the so-called impact of heavy snow on daily life anymore.

The only ironclad rule is how to survive and how to kill all those monsters.

"This kind of large-scale, precipitous drop in temperature has brought considerable trouble."

Li Guodong flicked his cigarette ash, his brow furrowed.

"In several northern war zones, core-driven heavy armored vehicles have experienced starting difficulties. The logistics department is working overnight to produce a new type of antifreeze lubricating oil."

However, the low temperature wasn't all bad; the blood of the lower-level zombies congealed, making them move much slower.

This is the only good news we've had in the past few days.

"According to reports from the front lines, the extreme cold has caused ordinary zombies to stiffen their bodies."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the advance and recapture speed of ground forces in various theater commands significantly accelerated. But…

Li Guodong's gaze suddenly turned serious, and his tone became somber.

"The number of high-level mutated beasts has surged."

They not only survived the freezing cold, but seemed to be even more adapted to this extreme climate.

According to urgent intelligence just reported by the North American theater yesterday, they encountered a Tier 3 mutated creature capable of manipulating the icy, low-temperature environment!

Even second-tier crystal core weapons couldn't leave a dent when they hit their condensed ice armor.

Su Ran was not surprised.

After all, we are currently in a critical period of monster advancement.

"Okay, let me know immediately if there are any emergencies at the front."

Su Ran stood up and zipped up her combat uniform.

"I'm going back to the Awakened Headquarters. Mo Yun has compiled the information on the new recruits who have recently emerged, and I need to go through it."

Li Guodong nodded and stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

"Go ahead. I'll keep an eye on things here; nothing will go wrong."

Su Ran pushed open the door and left.

After passing through several heavily guarded internal corridors, Su Ran arrived at the gate of the Global Awakeners Headquarters.

Today, the Awakeners Headquarters, as the power center that commands the world's high-end combat forces and allocates the most core resources, has an astonishingly high "power content".

The spacious hall was filled with officers wearing high-ranking general's stars.

On the left-hand waiting area, several white-haired academicians from the Great Xia Academy of Sciences were anxiously queuing up to apply for Awakened combat test quotas, holding the latest data on individual energy shields they had developed.

On the right, several senior executives from the Supply Bureau were sweating profusely as they checked the long list of crystal core exchange bills.

"Hello, Consultant Su!"

"Commander Su!"

Along the way, everyone stopped involuntarily when they saw Su Ran approaching, straightened their backs, and gave the most standard military salute.

In his eyes, there was not only awe, but also fervent worship.

Su Ran nodded slightly in return and pushed open the door to the core data room.

"Brother Su, you're back."

Behind the data console, Mo Yun looked up from the mountain of holographic projection files.

"Um."

Back here, Su Ran finally felt like she was back home.

He strode to the projector stand.

"The situation in Jiangcheng is settled, and the biological weapons factory has entered a stable operational phase. What's the situation at headquarters?"

"Over the past two weeks, the activity of high-level mutated creatures has increased exponentially."

Mo Yun, with a solemn expression, pulled up a bar chart.

"The frequency of Tier 3 monsters appearing is increasing by about 10% per day."

However, there was also good news. The Academy of Sciences successfully converted its third-order crystal cores into weapons.

Currently, various regions are working overtime to produce the latest third-order crystal energy weapons.

"That's good news."

Su Ran's eyes flashed across the screen.

"Third-tier creatures have been discovered. Immediately organize an Awakened Squad to eliminate them! We cannot allow these third-tier mutated creatures to gain any traction."

It's important to understand that without a massive number of Tier 3 mutated beasts as a foundation, how could Tier 4 King-level mutated creatures be created?

The best solution is to nip a crisis in the bud.

"Understood. All the main Awakened squads have been deployed. Even the Sharp Sword Special Forces are carrying out missions globally."

Mo Yun nodded and continued reporting to his superior.

"Also, Brother Su, I've finished organizing the data you asked me to collect last time."

Several new teams have recently emerged in the global rankings with outstanding performances.

Not only from within the Great Xia region, but also from overseas regions, there are quite a few formidable players.

Light and shadow transformation.

The names of the top ten on the list were highlighted separately, enlarged, and hovered in front of the two people.

Besides the top ten teams leading by a wide margin in points, the competition in the second tier has also become extremely fierce.

"Let's look at our Great Xia's team first."

Mo Yun clicked on the fourth place on the list.

Team name: Weightlifting Champions.

Safety zone: Taihang Mountain Base.

Current total points: 122,400.

"Pei Miaomiao, Zhao Tian."

Su Ran looked at the two familiar half-body photos, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.

They initially volunteered to stay at the Taihang Mountain base.

Now it seems that these two knives have also made a name for themselves.

"Their efficiency was frighteningly high when the two of them teamed up."

Mo Yun pulled up a video of actual combat taken by a military drone.

The image shows an abandoned viaduct frozen in ice.

A mutated giant crocodile, over five meters long and covered in ice-blue spikes, was opening its blood-red maw.

Faced with such a behemoth, Zhao Tian's speed increased dramatically as he wielded the crystal core spear.

They charged straight at it head-on.

"boom!"

The crocodile's charge was abruptly stopped as Zhao Tian's spear pierced through the crocodile's upper and lower jaws, pinning it firmly to the bridge surface!

Immediately afterwards, a slender figure shot out from the ruins on the side like a cannonball.

It's Pei Miaomiao!

She hovered in mid-air, surrounded by dazzling crimson flames.

The boundless flames transformed into a meteor shower, completely engulfing the entire body of this third-tier mutated giant crocodile!

The flames were extremely fierce, and after only a few dozen seconds, the struggles of the third-tier mutated crocodile became increasingly weak.

The entire kill took less than sixty seconds.

The video freezes.

"Pei Miaomiao's fire ability is as ferocious as ever."

Looking at the screen, Su Ran couldn't help but sigh.

This extreme destructive power makes him a born battlefield god of war.