Chapter 2469 Lava Tide (3)
This scene was projected live onto the giant screen in the Donghai City command center!
Li Guangxiao stood in front of the circular screen in the command center, the buttons on his military uniform collar reflecting a cold light.
He didn't offer any praise, but simply took a deep breath and said crisply, "Zhuque, continue the rescue and suppression. Tu Yunlie, please conduct an outer interception. Be careful not to be ambushed by the enemy."
"Xuanwu has entered the edge of the war zone and is on standby."
Li Guangxiao frowned slightly: "If things go wrong, he will provide support immediately."
Xuanwu, as the foundation, is currently at the port outside Donghai City.
With the external situation changing rapidly, he could not leave at will.
In the earphones, Zhuque's voice was calm and normal, "Received."
Tu Yunlie slammed his fist into the ground, sending out bursts of fire that directed the surging heat from the ground into the diversion channel he had designated. "Understood, Commander Li. I will work closely with Zhuque!"
At this moment, in Blizzard City, Jiangnan.
Zhu Zheng rested one hand on the edge of the desk, the other behind his back, his gaze as gloomy as the back of a knife in the rainy night.
Zhu Yu sat to one side, his posture languid, but his eyes were like an unsheathed long sword as he gently poked at a balancing pigeon on the table.
She was eager to try, and her warlike nature and desire to devour more powerful individuals resurfaced.
But now Zhu Zheng is keeping a close eye on her and has explained the pros and cons; otherwise, she would have slipped away quietly long ago.
Secretary Lan Xincheng's fingers flew across the keyboard as he switched the satellite angle. "The Vermilion Bird has deployed a large-scale ice prison to absorb energy, and Tu Yunlie is constructing an explosive pressure recoil."
"The underground magma eruption has been temporarily suppressed. However... no signs of ancient civilizations have yet appeared."
Zhu Zheng was staring at the screen when he suddenly turned his gaze and said, "Keep the frame!"
The blue and red on the screen were still locked in a stalemate when, in the next instant, the ground seemed to be lifted up by a row of invisible giant piles!
Five blazing "pillars of fire" rose straight up from the sea of lava, like five red-hot spears piercing the night.
The flames died down, revealing five figures standing atop the pillar.
They rose from the ground, the pillars of fire beneath their feet condensing into swirling, molten gold steps in mid-air. Crimson light patterns, like living things, spiraled and climbed along their ankles, finally settling into the grooves of their armor.
"Click!"
A very soft click of the clasp, as if some ancient royal authority had taken its place upon them.
Five tall, crimson figures stepped out of the lava and appeared before Tu Yunlie and Zhuque!
They were tall, with tendons that looked like knife marks carved out of volcanic rock. Their crimson armor was not worn, but integrated with their skin and flesh, with fine melting marks on the edges of the armor plates.
Each person's helmet was adorned with a different "fire crown," like a feather fan, a branch of flame, or a spiderweb of flowing fire spread out from the fan ribs.
Deep within their eyes were not pupils, but rather extremely long golden lines, as if trying to weave a net through the air.
As expected, five warriors from the Zhurong clan were drawn to Tu Yunlie and Zhuque, and appeared in the city center to confront the two.
Such a majestic and eerie appearance instilled fear in the members of the Hailong Guard and Yanyun Guard behind them.
Tu Yunlie and Zhuque's gazes also turned serious and cold.
"Finally...the culprit has shown himself! The one who caused all of this!"
The two men spoke in cold voices.
"Humans on land?"
One of them spoke, his voice deep and resonant, like the echo of a volcano's crater.
Although they don't speak the same language, radio waves can be converted by smart devices, allowing them to clearly understand each other's meanings.
The moment the five people appeared, their imposing figures, each over two meters tall, allowed them to look down upon Tu Yunlie and Zhuque.
Their eyes sized up the two as if they were looking at rare beasts, but soon a look of disdain appeared in their eyes.
"It doesn't seem like much."
"So frail and short, how much power could such a body possibly possess?"
Another Zhurong warrior carried a heavy axe forged from rapidly cooled magma on his shoulder.
There were streaks of crimson lava flowing along the axe blade, radiating a terrifying heat.
"Interesting. Are you the strongest in this country?"
Zhuque withdrew the blue flame from her palm, turned her head slightly, and coldly did not answer.
She merely raised her eyes to look at the five people who emerged from the lava, as if examining five ores awaiting analysis.
Tu Yunlie grinned, his icy teeth like those of a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey, his killing intent palpable!
"No matter who you are, it was you who burned the city to the ground!"
He raised his hand, his knuckles cracking like ten tiny gun bolts cocking simultaneously. "Then don't leave."
The five Zhurong warriors exchanged glances and then laughed, as if they had heard a funny joke.
"According to the rules, warriors should follow etiquette before a duel."
The soldier in the very center held his musket horizontally, the veins on the barrel gleaming brightly.
"Register, test the waters, choose the sacrifice!"
“You’re being too long-winded,” another soldier interrupted, his eyes slightly impatient, but each word still carrying a royal arrogance. “Why don’t you just try it and see?”
He stretched out his palm and gently pressed it towards the other side of the city.
The entire earth seemed to undulate at the same time.
The remaining molten liquid that had not yet solidified was smoothed out in the air by an unseen giant hand and then tightened!
The magma, powerful enough to sweep away three tall buildings, instantly constricted into a fiery spear less than a meter in diameter!
The warriors of Zhurong, wielding magma spears, hurled them with all their might!
The magma spear, containing extreme heat and accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, pierced straight at Suzaku's face!
The spear was so fast that it was as if the concept of "distance" had been erased.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Suzaku. The air was distorted by the extreme heat, and the space in front of them seemed to be trembling slightly.
Suzaku didn't even lift her eyelids. She simply brought two fingertips together and flicked them lightly towards the magma spear!
"Boom!"
Ice-blue light rippled from her fingertips, forming a wave-like power that touched the fiery spear layer by layer!
In an instant, the color of the fire spear quickly dimmed, the crimson color dissipated, and it turned into the ash of the rock inch by inch.
All the heat was completely absorbed by the Vermilion Bird.
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Zhurong warrior who was throwing the spear.
"It actually blocked it!"
Suzaku coldly raised her head and looked at the warrior who had launched that attack.
"It seems that the strength of your race is nothing special!"
"Pretty!"
At the East China Sea Command Center, Xuanwu cheered upon witnessing this scene.
"These lava men aren't so scary after all."
Li Guangxiao's expression remained grave. "They are merely testing us. We must not let our guard down!"
The five Zhurong warriors finally dropped their disdain.
"The humans on land seem more interesting than we imagined! Well then, let's take this a little more seriously!"
The second soldier stepped forward.
A branding iron-colored flower bloomed on the chest of his armor. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and suddenly pulled them apart!
The next moment, two huge spatial rifts split open in the space in front of them!
