Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Chapter 177 Is this island now ours?

Ideally, this matter should have been handled personally by Lord Long, who had already broken through to the fourth rank.

However, Master Long is stationed at the lair of the Thirteenth Mainframe, confronting that fourth-tier enemy, and simply cannot spare the time. Otherwise, it would be most suitable for Master Long to go. Now, there's no other way but to send Wang Hu and Lin Yue along.

"There's no time to lose. Pack your things now, and I'll arrange a private jet to pick you up immediately. You'll receive all the details on the plane."

Cui Jiuyou quickly explained the next action plan to the two of them and told them to start preparing immediately.

The efficiency of a nation is terrifying, especially in matters of such highest priority.

Less than half an hour after Cui Jiuyou hung up the phone, a huge roar came from the outside of the "Bird's Nest" building.

Wang Hu and Lin Yue went to the balcony and saw a huge, all-black transport plane with a futuristic design, slowly hovering outside their floor. The tail door of the plane was open, and a wide landing ramp had been lowered, almost level with the balcony.

"Wow, what kind of plane is this? It's so cool!" Lin Yue stared wide-eyed at the plane she had never seen before.

This aircraft is much larger than a conventional transport plane, with a flat, angular shape and a surface covered with a special coating that absorbs radar waves, giving it a deep, luminous sheen in the sunlight. Most importantly, it can take off and land vertically and hover in the air like a helicopter, yet its engines are almost silent, with only a slight whirring sound.

Wang Hu was also somewhat surprised; the speed of China's technological development seemed to be even faster than he had imagined. This anti-gravity engine technology was clearly already quite mature.

"Please board." A soldier wearing a black combat uniform and a tactical mask strode out of the cabin and gave the two men a standard military salute.

"Alright, let's go." Wang Hu took the lead and jumped onto the deck of the transport plane.

Lin Yue suppressed her curiosity and followed.

The cabin interior is also very spacious, but not empty. Along the sides of the bulkhead are two rows of comfortable individual seats.

The central area has been transformed into a small combat command center, complete with various holographic projection equipment and communication instruments.

At this moment, a young civilian staff member wearing the uniform of the Nine Cauldrons Division was standing in the center of the command room waiting for them.

"Lord Suzaku, Lord Byakko, I am the liaison officer for this mission, codename Messenger." He immediately stood at attention and saluted upon seeing them enter, then handed them a tablet computer. "This contains all the intelligence data regarding this mission. Please take a look."

Lin Yue took the tablet, plopped down in the soft chair, and began browsing quickly.

Wang Hu wasn't interested in the materials. He found a spacious corner, lay down, and closed his eyes to rest. He knew Lin Yue would tell him the key points after reading them.

The transport plane slowly took off, with almost no turbulence, and quickly accelerated to a terrifying speed, flying eastward.

"Holy crap—" Lin Yue exclaimed suddenly after looking at the information for a while.

Wang Hu opened his eyes and looked at her.

"See for yourself."

Lin Yue handed the tablet to Wang Hu: "This time, the scale is much larger than when we went to the other world."

Wang Hu leaned over and took a look.

The tablet displayed a huge map of the Pacific Ocean, densely marked with various red and blue symbols.

Yellow markings.

Red indicates fleets or superhuman teams from other confirmed countries and forces.

For example, the United States' Seventh Fleet has almost entirely deployed, forming a massive carrier battle group that has already reached the outer perimeter of the target area. The United States' nuclear submarine force has also deployed several vessels to that area. Japan, the European Union, and other countries...

Even some powerful superhuman organizations in South America and Africa have sent their elite forces.

The entire Pacific Ocean is now like a giant powder keg, with the world's attention focused on that area.

At the very center of the map, a huge red vortex icon, marked with the highest threat level, is slowly rotating. That's where the dragon undergoing its tribulation is located.

"Wow—the whole world has come!" Wang Hu exclaimed, looking at the map with a hint of astonishment.

Lin Yue swiped the screen and brought up another document: "Take a look at this one too."

The documents contain information on superhumans sent by various countries. Although much of the information is vague, consisting of only a code name or a simple description of their abilities, the sheer number of them is astonishing.

The Eagle Nation dispatched their elite force, the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," each of whom is said to be a peak third-tier powerhouse, capable of even contending with a fourth-tier opponent when they join forces.

The EU's "Roundtable Parliament" also mobilized all twelve top extraordinary individuals.

Although the Sakura Kingdom is now divided into four parts, it has still sent people, and various shikigami, ninjas, and swordsmen have gathered together.

"These guys are like cats that smell fish," Lin Yue commented excitedly.

"This is the key point." Lin Yue pointed to a blue area marked as the Chinese-controlled zone around the red vortex sea area on the map.

That blue area turned out to be a sizable archipelago, very close to the center of the vortex, making it arguably the best observation point.

"Where is this?" Wang Hu asked, a look of confusion on his face.

"Hawaii Islands"

Lin Yue naturally noticed Wang Hu's confusion. Her expression was somewhat strange, but she quickly spoke up: "The information says that this is now our largest military base and forward operating point in the Pacific."

Wang Hu was completely stunned.

Hawaii? Isn't that the territory of the United States? When did it become Chinese territory?

He shook the tiger's head vigorously, wondering if he was seeing things.

To be honest, Wang Hu was deeply shocked by this. He wasn't some old-fashioned person who was oblivious to the world; before being reborn as a tiger, he was a normal modern person who knew a thing or two about world geography.

He genuinely didn't know when China had accomplished all this. After all, even now, the official authorities of the United States hadn't revealed a single word. If this were true, then China had played a very big game, practically carving a piece of flesh from the heart of the other side without anyone noticing.

"This intelligence—are you sure you're not mistaken?" Wang Hu couldn't help but ask.

"That's right," the liaison officer, "Messenger," explained from the side. "After the spiritual energy recovered, the Eagle Nation experienced several large-scale mutant surges and superhuman riots, leaving it overwhelmed. Several months ago, we gradually took over the defense of the Hawaiian Islands through special means. Since then, it has been the forward command center of our 'Dragon-Abyss Project.'"