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

"Judging by the time, Ye Xiaozhi, Jingye, and Xiao Jiang should have arrived at the front lines by now."

On the other end of the phone, Li Guodong spoke with a slight smile.

Su Ran looked out the window at the raging snowstorm, a smile also curving her lips.

"By now, the 'muscles' of the Great Xia should have been revealed."

……

at the same time.

North Africa, Sixth Military District, 26th Front.

Amidst a blizzard, a convoy of small vehicles from the Great Xia Group, painted in a striking manner, came to a steady stop on a vast, completely frozen lake.

"Click!"

The car door opened, and Ye Xiao, dressed in a specially made individual combat uniform and carrying two long Tang swords, jumped off the armored vehicle with a straight posture.

"The snow in this godforsaken place is really heavy!"

Ye Xiao wore a pair of windproof tactical sunglasses, casually tightened his collar, and looked around.

Just the day before, he was carrying out a clearing operation in the dense jungles of South Asia.

Just as he cleaved open the head of a third-tier mutated giant python with a single strike, Mo Yun's encrypted private line called in.

The conversation was simple and straightforward.

"Old Ye, stop racking up points in South Asia."

There are a few reckless Awakened camps overseas that have recently been acting too arrogantly, directly challenging the authority of the Great Xia's Awakened.

Ye Xiao was casually wiping the blood off his knife when he heard this, and his brows furrowed.

"Provoking the Great Xia? Have they had enough of living?"

Do they want to start a war with the regular army of Great Xia?

Or do they still want to wage war against the Awakened Ones of Great Xia?

"They don't have the guts to start a direct war, but according to intelligence, they've already begun secretly investigating the number of low- and mid-level Awakened in Great Xia."

Mo Yun's voice was as cold as ice.

Upon hearing this, a terrifying killing intent instantly settled between Ye Xiao's brows.

The Awakened Ones of Great Xia are the nation's most inviolable taboo!

"Old Mo, just tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Director Li and Advisor Su's intention is to first create momentum, and then make an example of someone to scare others."

On the phone, Mo Yun's tone was serious.

"Take Jingye with you and fly to the Sixth War Zone in North Africa immediately. I will assign you the toughest tasks closest to the front lines."

The headquarters will also arrange the best team of war correspondents to record the entire process.

What you need to do is use the most violent means to create an overwhelming sense of pressure from the top tier of the Great Xia!

"Got it. Kill them all, and make sure it looks cool, right? Leave it to me."

A cold wind swept across the ice, pulling Ye Xiao's thoughts back to reality.

He twisted his neck, making a series of cracking sounds.

Zhu Jingye followed closely behind, carrying a heavy crystal energy cannon.

Around them, several war correspondents belonging to the Great Xia military quickly dispersed and skillfully set up high-definition camera equipment resistant to the cold.

This series of actions completely stunned the foreign mercenaries who were watching from behind cover in the distance.

"My God, what are they doing? Filming a movie?"

A foreign veteran with a full beard stared in disbelief at the scene.

"The first thing to do upon entering the battlefield is to set up camera equipment?"

Have the people of Daxia been living in comfort for too long and lost their minds?

"Why were only the two of them getting off the bus? And they brought a whole group of photographers with them?"

A foreign Awakened One accompanying the army held up binoculars, completely unable to comprehend the Great Xia's operations.

"What's hiding under the ice ahead is a group of third-tier mutated ice-armored bears!"

Even a peak third-tier Awakener would absolutely not be able to fight against so many armored monsters with a mortal body!

Which awakened being from the Great Xia Dynasty is this?

He ignored the horrified stares from behind the cover in the distance.

Ye Xiao patted Zhu Jingye on the shoulder.

"Old Zhu, Director Li specifically instructed us that this commotion should be made as big as possible."

He flexed his wrists, his tone revealing an barely suppressed fervor and excitement.

"We're here today to be 'stars'."

"Brother Ye, you'll be the main force today, and I'll assist you."

Zhu Jingye smiled and set up the heavy crystal energy cannon he was holding on the spot.

"Old Zhu, you should actually start using a battle sword too."

Ye Xiao pursed his lips and said bluntly,

"Only close-quarters combat, where every strike draws blood, can truly demonstrate the oppressive presence of our Great Xia's top echelon against these monsters that can withstand physical attacks."

Having said that, Ye Xiao seemed to have finished warming up. With his hands naturally in his pockets, he strolled leisurely towards the center of the frozen lake, facing the strong wind.

Meanwhile, behind the bunkers in the distance, the foreign mercenaries were in an uproar.

Beneath the ice in front of them lay an entire clan of "Tier 3 Mutated Ice Armor Bears"!

That's a terrifying monster, as big as a heavy truck, with an ice armor that can even deflect armor-piercing bullets!

"Is this Great Xia person just going to walk over like that? Isn't he just going to his death?"

"You think you can take on a dozen level 3 Ice Armor Bears all by yourself?"

"Are all the Awakened Ones in Great Xia this brave?"

Under the horrified gaze of the foreign mercenaries...

"Boom!"

As if sensing the life force of the living, the thick ice on the lake began to tremble violently.

"roar!"

With a furious roar, the ice layer, several meters thick, was instantly shattered by a giant bear paw!

A giant bear, over six meters tall and covered in dark blue ice crystal scales, burst out of the ice, its scarlet eyes fixed on Ye Xiao.

Immediately afterwards, the ice surface shattered one after another, and more than a dozen equally large Tier 3 Ice Armor Bears awoke one after another.

The red lights on the war correspondent's camera flashed rapidly.

This video will appear uncut on the public channels of all shelters around the world in half an hour!

Faced with the raging beast horde, Ye Xiao did not retreat, but instead slowly drew the twin swords from his back.

"Clang!"

The crisp sound of the blade echoed across the frozen lake, its edge reflecting a cold light in the snow.

"roar!"

The lead ice-armored bear slammed its forelegs into the ground, sending a barrage of sharp ice spikes hurtling towards Ye Xiao like a machine gun barrage!

"Oh, it's even mutated into elemental abilities, that's interesting."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Xiao's figure instantly transformed into a blurry afterimage.

He suddenly exerted force with both legs, and his whole body shot into the sky like a cannonball, leaping directly into the air!

"Bang!"

A deep, muffled roar exploded from behind!

Zhu Jingye, who was in the distance, pulled the trigger without hesitation.

A thick, dark blue beam of crystal energy sliced ​​through the wind and snow, striking with perfect accuracy into the gaping maw of an armored bear that was about to pounce on Ye Xiao.

"boom!"

The head of the third-tier mutated beast exploded like a watermelon, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

Taking advantage of this perfect opening, Ye Xiao, who was in mid-air, landed lightly on the broad back of an ice-armored bear.

With a flick of the wrist, both swords were drawn simultaneously!

That hard ice armor, which even armor-piercing bullets couldn't penetrate, was as fragile as a hot knife through butter in front of Ye Xiao's Tang sword!

"Pfft!"

The twin blades plunged fiercely into the gaps in the armor plates on the monster's neck, and twisted sharply!

Green blood shot into the sky and splashed onto the pristine white ice surface.

Jump, swing the sword, decapitate, land.

Ye Xiao's movements were fluid and efficient, weaving through the massive horde of beasts with ease.

With each flash of cold light, a third-tier behemoth crashed to the ground!

The two worked together seamlessly.

Ye Xiao launched a frontal assault, while Zhu Jingye covered the blind spots.

ten minutes.

In less than ten minutes.

When Ye Xiao shook off the green bloodstains on his Tang sword and sheathed his twin swords with a clang,

The horde of Tier 3 mutated beasts that had left the entire foreign camp helpless and ready to call in bombers to shred the ground had been reduced to a pile of massive, mangled corpses.

Behind the bunkers in the distance, thousands of foreign mercenaries gasped in unison.

"This...this is the top-tier combat power of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

(I've been working overtime a lot lately, I can't finish writing! Oh, thank you!)