Twin female zombies come to the door: My lord, please have mercy!

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and a layer of cool autumn dew clung to the bluestone slabs of Taiping Old Street.

On the second-floor balcony of Lin's Funeral Shop, Lin Ye casually tossed the military-grade encrypted tablet onto a rattan chair.

The intelligence about the strange global resurgence stirred a long-lost sense of excitement within him.

He pushed open the glass sliding door and went back into the bedroom.

On the expensive "Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Harmony Bed," Leng Yue and Shuang Xing were still immersed in deep sleep and breath regulation.

Lin Ye tiptoed, tucked the blankets back in, and turned to walk down the stairs.

In the lobby on the first floor, a faint scent of damp earth after the rain wafted through the air, mixed with the pure aroma of Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao tea.

As soon as Lin Ye stepped down the last step, he saw Helena standing in front of the golden nanmu tea table.

Today she changed into the black fitted tactical trench coat that Lin Ye had picked out for her at the mall a few days ago, paired with a simple white turtleneck sweater and a pair of perfectly tailored straight-leg suit trousers.

This outfit toned down her glamorous side, giving her a more sophisticated and capable air, like a high-class female secretary and a cold, elegant bodyguard.

"Boss, you're awake."

Hearing footsteps, Helena immediately turned around.

A hint of joy flashed in those icy blue eyes.

She held an exquisite purple clay teapot in her hand, and although her movements were a little clumsy, she was pouring tea into the teacup with a serious attitude.

"I've only learned how to brew coffee in the West. The tea ceremony in the Great Xia Kingdom is really too profound. I spent half the night yesterday watching videos online to learn. I don't know if the taste of the brewed tea will suit your taste."

Helena held the teacup in front of Lin Ye with both hands, her tone tinged with trepidation, afraid that she might not do this small thing well.

Lin Ye took the teacup, but instead of wearing the cold, exploitative expression he used to have, he didn't do so.

He pulled out a chair, sat down, gently blew on the floating tea leaves, and took a sip.

"The water temperature was a little too high. Da Hong Pao tea shouldn't be boiled with boiling water, but for your first brew, you managed to bring out about 70-80% of the aroma, so you're quite perceptive."

Lin Ye put down his teacup, raised his head, and looked at the foreign nun in front of him with gentle eyes.

"Why are you standing? Sit down." He pointed to the chair opposite him.

Helena paused for a moment, then hesitantly tugged at the hem of her trench coat.

"Ring ring—"

Just as the two were enjoying this rare moment of leisurely morning tea, Lin Ye's dedicated cell phone, which was placed on the table, started vibrating incessantly.

The screen displayed the encrypted code of Chu Hongyan, deputy captain of the Second Division of the Ninth Bureau.

Lin Ye pressed the speakerphone button.

"Lin Ye! Did you watch the morning news?"

Chu Hongyan's voice came through the receiver, carrying an excited and sharp tone.

"I just got up and was having tea, how could I have time to watch the news? What, your Ninth Bureau sent me another banner?"

Lin Ye replied slowly.

"No! It's the Great Xia Kingdom's military that's gone berserk!"

Chu Hongyan spoke very quickly, and in the background, one could hear the piercing sound of air raid sirens and the roar of fighter jets.

"Didn't you wipe out all the monsters on that Amaterasu ship from Japan last night, along with their entire conglomerate?"

"The high-ranking Onmyoji in Japan are furious! They chartered three private jets overnight, under the guise of welcoming back national treasures and international humanitarian aid, and led a large group of so-called top Onmyoji and divinely favored shrine maidens, attempting to forcibly enter the airspace of Great Xia, specifically requesting to land at Jiangzhou Airport to confront you!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye's lips curled into a cold smile: "Oh, these colleagues who're living quite comfortably are pretty quick on their feet. So where are they now? Are they over Jiangzhou yet?"

"What a load of rubbish!"

Chu Hongyan made no attempt to hide her delight on the other end of the phone.

"Director Chen Zhan took over supreme command last night. Regarding the shameless act of Japan attempting to infiltrate the Great Xia Kingdom under the guise of a supernatural event, the Director's response was only four words—'To hell with it!'"

"Just half an hour ago, a special flight formation from Japan approached the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone, and the Eastern Theater Command of China immediately scrambled twelve of its latest 'Mysterious Bird-20' stealth fighter jets!"

"On the ground, all of the Ninth Bureau's Tiangang Spiritual Energy Air Defense Missiles deployed along the coast have locked onto their targets!"

Chu Hongyan took a deep breath, her voice firm and resolute:

"The military issued a direct and explicit statement through international public channels: 'No evil is permitted in the airspace of Great Xia! Any foreign aircraft carrying extraordinary powers that dares to cross this line without authorization will be shot down on the spot, without a second warning!'"

Hearing these words, even Helena, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but gasp.

Directly using military force and psionic missiles to target foreign missions?

Such a tough and ruthless diplomatic approach is almost unimaginable in the Western supernatural world.

The official stance of the Great Xia Kingdom was far more unyielding than she had ever imagined.

"Well done."

Lin Ye slammed his hand on the table and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

This is the backbone that the Great Xia Kingdom should have.

How much trouble we cause domestically is our own business, but when facing foreign enemies, we don't care about gods or demons; what matters is what the cannons can fire.

"Where are those Japanese Onmyoji? Did they wet their pants?" Lin Ye joked.

"How could we dare to fly forward?"

Chu Hongyan scoffed.

"As soon as the fighter jet's fire control radar locked on, those three special planes were so frightened that they turned around in mid-air and are now circling over international waters."

"However, according to our intelligence, they have not returned. They seem to be secretly contacting supernatural forces in other countries, attempting to put pressure on the Great Xia Kingdom through international public opinion or other underhanded tactics."

"Lin Ye, the Japanese government has stopped this attack, but this is just the beginning."

"The world is experiencing a strange resurgence, and the Great Xia Kingdom, this auspicious land, has been targeted by too many eyes."

Chu Hongyan's tone became serious again.

"We'll meet force with force and water with earth. If they dare to sneak in by smuggling, the basement of the Lin family's funeral parlor is always ready to welcome them to labor camp."

Lin Ye hung up the phone.

……

At the same time.

The other side of the earth.

The Eagle Nation Federation, Washington, D.C., 500 meters underground from the Pentagon.

This is the highest-level research center for extraordinary powers in the Eagle Nation.

S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

The huge, circular conference room was dimly lit.

A dozen or so high-ranking military officers with generals' stars on their shoulders, along with several mysterious figures in suits representing the top financial groups behind the United States, were sitting around a long table.

On the giant holographic projection screen directly in front of the conference room, a blurry video captured by satellite is playing on a loop.

The background of the video is Taiping Old Street in Jiangzhou of the Great Xia Kingdom.

In the scene, three beams of holy light representing demigod-level powerhouses of the Western Papacy are forcibly suppressed.

Immediately afterwards, a colossal dragon hundreds of feet long, formed entirely of golden-red flames, soared into the air and crushed the three cardinals into the ground with overwhelming force!

The screen froze on the golden dragon and the young man below it with his hands in his pockets!