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

Qin Tieshan's words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing an uproar in the entire operations hall.

"What?"

"Another spatial rift?"

"How is this possible! It's only been a few days!"

The group, who had been arguing heatedly about the direction of attack, all stopped their debate, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

There is more than one spatial rift connecting Earth to other worlds; this is a consensus among everyone.

Although everyone joked that the spatial rift in Wangjia Village was created by Wang Hu's slap, they all understood that the rift would have appeared sooner or later even without Wang Hu. The spiritual energy fluctuations generated by Wang Hu's battle with the ghost infant only accelerated the process.

After all, Huacheng is one of the two places in China with the most extraordinary events since the revival of spiritual energy, and it is also the location most likely to have a stable spatial channel in the national assessment.

The reason why Qin Tieshan was able to arrive in such a short time after the spatial rift appeared, and quickly mobilize a large number of weapons, equipment and personnel, was because he was stationed in a base near Huacheng. His responsibility was to carry out stability maintenance work as soon as possible if a rift really appeared near Huacheng.

But no one expected that just a few days later, another spatial rift would appear!

And they were so close to them!

"Shut the fuck up, all of you!"

Qin Tieshan suddenly roared, silencing all the noise.

Even Wang Hu was startled by the angry shout, because this was the first time he had heard Old Man Qin swear in all the days they had spent together.

Clearly, this guy is probably a bit numb right now.

He grabbed another encrypted communicator from the table and dialed a number directly.

"This is Qin Tieshan. Activate the highest-level emergency response plan immediately!"

"We've discovered another spatial rift, yes, the exact same spatial passage as the one in Wangjia Village, less than five kilometers away from us, and it's most likely stable too!"

"How the hell am I supposed to know what position the other side is?!"

"Don't ask me, go find out for yourselves!"

After finishing his tirade, Qin Tieshan hung up the communicator and picked up another one: "Xiao Wang, I'm sending extra manpower. Find the location of the second possible spatial rift as quickly as possible!"

"I need to confirm if he's near Hwaseong..."

After hanging up the call, his weathered face was icy cold.

This newly emerged spatial rift is full of too many variables.

Firstly, if the exit is still near Hwaseong, that would be fine; they could quickly block it from the outside.

But what if it's in another city in China, or even... abroad?

Different places mean completely different ways of handling things.

They need to figure out exactly where the other side is as soon as possible!

Just as Qin Tieshan was urgently contacting the domestic authorities, an unexpected situation suddenly appeared on the large screen in the real-time footage transmitted back by the drone.

The town, teeming with countless mutants, suddenly resembled a beehive that had been disturbed.

Countless bizarre mutants swarmed out of the town, their target clear: the desert where the spatial rift had appeared!

The intelligent entity beneath the town clearly discovered the spatial rift immediately and showed extreme vigilance, intending to seize it at all costs.

"That son of a bitch, he reacted pretty quickly!"

Qin Tieshan slammed his fist heavily on the table.

"Artillery, launch a saturation bombardment to intercept them! We cannot allow them to get even a step closer to the crack!"

"Drone squad, robot dog squad, get out there! Find a way to get into that crevice! As long as one piece of equipment gets through, the satellites in the sky will be able to lock onto its coordinates!"

The order was quickly relayed.

In the distance, the sound of cannons, which had just subsided, roared again.

Meanwhile, dozens of drones and unmanned combat vehicles loaded with robot dogs also rushed out of the position, turning into torrents of steel and rushing towards the distant spatial rift.

But this time, the enemy was clearly well-prepared.

Just as the drone swarm had traveled halfway through its journey, a large swarm of dark, flying mutants suddenly flew out of the town.

These mutants were extremely fast and far more agile than the various mutants Wang Hu had seen seven or eight days ago. They formed a large net in the air, precisely intercepting every drone that tried to approach.

Moreover, deep within the town, several enormous, mountain-like new mutants suddenly arched their bodies.

The muscles on their backs bulge out high, then suddenly contract!

"puff!"

"Pfft! Pfft!"

One after another, blood-red fleshy balls the size of basketballs were launched out with a speed comparable to a cannonball being fired!

These fleshy spheres traced eerie arcs through the air before precisely striking the unmanned combat vehicle carrying the robotic dogs.

"Boom!"

The shockwave, carrying a dark green corrosive liquid, splashed outwards, instantly corroding large pits into the ground. In just one wave of attack, the vehicles carrying the robot dogs were completely destroyed.

This thing is just as powerful as a howitzer!

Holy crap!

In the command center, everyone who witnessed this scene widened their eyes in astonishment.

They were clearly also shocked by the abilities of these new mutants.

"Bombard the town!"

"Saturation attack, three rounds!" Qin Tieshan coldly issued the order.

"Boom!"

The next moment, an even denser barrage of cannon fire began.

Meanwhile, the enemy also began to retaliate. Dense swarms of fleshy balls covered in corrosive liquid streaked across the sky. Although they couldn't reach their artillery positions due to the distance, they were already able to hit the edge of the city they now occupied.

This is clearly not good news for everyone.

The two sides exchanged blows, engaging in a fierce long-range offensive on this desolate desert.

In an instant, explosions, gunfire, and the roars of monsters echoed through the sky.

The atmosphere in the command center was extremely tense.

Everyone stared intently at the large screen, watching their own unmanned equipment being destroyed one by one, and everyone's heart clenched with anxiety.

The situation is not optimistic.

Compared to the drone swarms on the Chinese side, the enemy's flying mutant units are not only faster but also more agile, and seem to have more diverse attack methods.

After two hours of fighting, our side was briefly at a disadvantage.

"Sir, those cacti... they're moving too!"

Suddenly, an aide pointed to the other corner of the screen and exclaimed in disbelief.

On that vast desert, countless strange, cactus-like plants were slowly crawling toward the spatial rift at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Qin Tieshan's face was extremely grim.

It was clear that the spatial rift was about to fully form.

If these monsters from another world were to occupy that place, and that place were connected to China, the consequences would be unimaginable!

We must find a way to determine the location on the other side of the crack beforehand!

"Commander, let us go!"

A special operations team volunteered, clearly indicating they were prepared to fight to the death.

And it was just as Qin Tieshan was frowning and deep in thought.

Wang Hu, who had been lying in the corner and watching the battle intently, slowly stood up.

He stretched out a long yawn, and his joints cracked and popped.

His sudden action immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Just then, a sharp and clamorous voice suddenly rang out in the command center.

"Caw, caw, caw!"

"You little trash and worms over there, prepare to face the might of the Tiger Emperor!"

"When my brother Tiger takes action, he's worth two men, absolutely top-notch!"

The grey parrot was squawking loudly when Wang Hu suddenly turned his head and gave it a silent look.

He thought to himself, "Why is this guy getting more and more arrogant? This is really provoking us!"

"Gah!"

The grey parrot's chatter abruptly stopped. It scratched its head with its wing, and under Wang Hu's gaze, its tone began to become serious.

"Gah! My Tiger brother said he can go and check what's on the other side of that spatial rift!"