The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

"Damn it, guys, take it easy! Didn't you hear what the old guys said? The waves are unpredictable; a second wave could appear at any time. Don't get caught off guard and end up getting yourself killed!"

Song Gua couldn't persuade these beasts at all.

The clones blocked the gap, killing any abyssal creatures that emerged in groups.

Seeing that one gap wasn't enough, the clones began to disperse to gaps in other directions.

"Hey! Where are the rebels! Follow me to the southern breach!"

"Fool's Sect, pick up Q and follow me to the northern breach!"

"At the wine party, grab the bottles and follow me to the Eastern Gap!"

"The Cat Cult... Huh? Where's our leader, Lord Shijou?"

When the Abyss invasion began, the four were running city-building tasks and accidentally got lost. They are still wandering around the territory of Glory City.

Since the abyssal creatures were only in the first wave and were only near the main city, Song Gua didn't bother with the other four.

After all, if you move the fourth one to a safe place, you have to replace him with a cannon fodder.

Right now is a time when we need manpower, so we need to conserve our resources and avoid using cannon fodder.

Ghost Brother, along with a group of trusted followers, began to transform abyssal creatures, gradually expanding his army of summoned beings.

"Hahaha! Just wait, our Second Army Group will be great again!"

More than two thousand bandits split into four groups and began to sweep through the four gaps in Glory City.

For the section from the west to the east, the route goes directly through the main city.

"Open the city gates! May I pass?"

Because of the bandits' interception of the first wave of abyssal creatures, the defenses at the west gate were able to be successfully redeployed.

Now that the bandits want to enter the city and ask for passage, the professional guards of the city have no reason not to let them pass.

"Rumble..."

Hundreds of bandits swarmed through the streets, and the professionals in the city found their carefree and eager behavior somewhat surreal.

"Do they even know what the situation is?"

"They probably don't think that all the monsters invading the Abyss are this strong as the first wave, do they?"

"Forget it, don't bother with it. Bandits are always in a daze. At least they did us a lot of help, didn't they?"

"Why do I have a feeling they're just trying to steal reputation points?"

"Judging by actions, not intentions, for no one is perfect when it comes to intentions."

After the Abyss invasion began, all television programs worldwide were suspended and replaced with broadcasts of the battle situation on the front lines of Glory City.

There have always been media professionals stationed here year-round.

To be honest, there are no independent media outlets here, only official media.

This prevents a massive explosion of fragmented information on the internet.

Taking the Huaxia region as an example, the only way to keep up with the situation of Huaxia Glory City is to watch the broadcast on Huaxia TV.

The program's background information on the Abyss Invasion, and the part about why the Abyss Invasion started ahead of schedule, has now ended.

The reporter is showing the camera on the numerous bandits blocking the abyssal creatures near the first gap.

"Undoubtedly, the appearance of more than two thousand bandits gave the unsuspecting Glory City valuable preparation time."

They intercepted the first wave of abyssal creatures in front of the breach.

They even refused help from many forces within the city, willingly risking their lives to fight outside the city alone; such a spirit of selfless sacrifice is truly moving.

Thanks to the bandits' sacrifices, our Glory City of China was able to smoothly transition from a state of complete unpreparedness to a wartime state.

According to the information we have just received, other Glory Cities around the world are currently facing the problem of abyssal creatures invading the city and external defenses being unable to function properly.

Compared to them, it is truly fortunate that our Huaxia region has bandits.

However, we still don't know how the bandits managed to reach Glory City at the same time, just like they did when they arrived at the Aberrant Beast Battlefield in Jiangnan City and the World BOSS Battlefield in Nanshui City.

Or is it that some of them truly possess precognitive abilities and thus arrived at the battlefield ahead of time?

Of course, that's not important; everyone has the right to their own secrets.

The broadcast then focused on Du Minghui, the head of the Huaxia Administrative Region.

In the entire Huaxia region's official system, he was the one with the highest rank and power.

"Warriors of Glory City, I am currently on a special plane bound for Glory City. I will personally participate in this sudden attack!"

Meanwhile, support forces from surrounding cities are all moving at full speed toward Glory City.

The intercity teleportation array has been activated without regard to cost.

And our Federation's Third Army Commander, Zhang Erhe, has already used the long-distance teleportation array in Shangjing and will soon arrive in Huiye City to help everyone as quickly as possible.

Except for the last 100 kilometers within the territory of Glory City, reinforcements from all over the country will do their best to shorten the journey and rush to provide support!

So, everyone in Glory City, please hang in there! You are not fighting alone; people from the entire region are on their way!

This is not just a disaster for you, it is a crisis for the entire region, the entire federation, and the world. Everyone must fight for it!

"We must defend Glory City, defend the Crystal, and prevent the Abyss from invading and escalating into a global catastrophe!"

The broadcast then switched to Glory City.

Du Minghui gently pushed away the camera in front of him, his brows furrowed.

"Why was the Abyss invasion brought forward? Is it related to the information Wan Jianyi reported earlier?"

The special plane that Du Minghui was traveling in was very fast and highly maneuverable, and could fly over the restricted area where the violence had subsided.

However, the fuselage is very small, and can only seat three people besides the pilot and co-pilot.

At this moment, the three people on board were Du Minghui, the district head of Huaxia District, Du Minghui's secretary, and Cao Xuan, the commander-in-chief of the Huaxia District City Defense Army.

Cao Xuan said, "Wan Jianyi said before that the Dark Artifacts were active in Glory City, and the young man he arranged, named Wang Miao, had uncovered quite a few things. But... even if the Dark Artifacts were active in Glory City, could they influence the timing of the Abyss Invasion's attack?"

Du Minghui sighed.

"I have no idea either. Logically speaking, our world and a part of the game have merged, so how could the Dark Star people have the ability to modify the game settings?"

Du Minghui's secretary chimed in.

"District Chief, why are you personally joining the battle?"

"I'm also a combat-type professional, why can't I participate in the battle?"

"However, you are, after all, the head of a district. It is really inappropriate for you to take such a risk. If the situation worsens, you should stay in the capital and lead the entire district through the crisis together."

"My body is still in good health and won't affect my performance in battle. Besides, if I don't go, that guy surnamed Cao will say behind my back that I can only sit in an office."

Cao Xuan laughed heartily, "District Chief, you're joking. I wouldn't dare say that about you."

After saying that, he awkwardly changed the subject, "I wonder if Commander Zhang has arrived yet. If he gets there, at least the main crystal won't fall."

"Activating the teleportation array will take a considerable amount of time, but he will definitely arrive faster than us."