As the spatial vortex gradually expanded, a massive body stepped out from it. It was a giant wolfhound covered in blood, over a hundred meters tall. If it were in a city, it would be comparable to a thirty-story office building.
The blood-red wolfhound stood in the wilderness like a red mountain peak, its ferocious eyes fixed on the city ahead, and its roar echoed with a low rumble of thunder.
Judging from the fluctuations emanating from it, it is at least a terrifying existence at the "Klein" level.
Upon seeing the wolfhound appear, Lu Wuwei frowned deeply. "Garm, the Hound of the Underworld..."
But that wasn't all. After Gam, thick, bright red tentacles emerged from the spatial vortex. The next moment, an even more enormous squid, nearly 150 meters tall, crawled out of it.
"Kraken? You even brought the Kraken?" Lu Wuwei's expression turned even uglier when he saw the second giant beast.
Another mythical behemoth from the "Klein" realm!
The arrival of two mythical behemoths of the "Klein" level in Cangnan was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the city, which was already in turmoil.
Even the Phoenix Squad can only deal with one of them, so who will stop the other giant beast?
Lu Wuwei placed his hand on the handlebars of the electric scooter, preparing to deal with the two "Klein" behemoths first. Just then, Loki walked up to him with a smile, and with a gentle wave of his hand, a terrifying pressure descended, causing the ground to sink ten meters!
"Now, who's holding whom back?"
...
Rumble—!!
Purple lightning danced beneath the sky, and Indra, his body wreathed in electric light, followed closely behind the ethereal carriage, soaring across the heavens!
"Still dare to run?"
Indra frowned slightly, and lightning crackled around him, transforming into a holy sword of lightning that slashed directly at the carriage from the air!
Thump—!
Inside the speeding carriage, Lin Qiye slowly picked up the teacup in his hand. Just as he brought it to his lips, the carriage shook violently, and the tea in the cup spilled onto the ground.
Lin Xi Chen arched her brow and looked up at Master Chen, who looked at his half-empty teacup with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Master, aren't we within your mental landscape?" Lin Xi Chen smiled softly and looked down at her teacup, where she could see the ripples caused by the lightning outside. She couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that your journey of the heart... has been so arduous?"
Master Chen coughed twice and silently placed the teacup back on the table.
"It was just a minor accident, nothing serious."
"Master," Lin Qiye looked earnestly into the Master's eyes, "What exactly has happened outside? Why won't you let us leave?"
"You're overthinking it. Nothing happened."
As soon as Master Chen finished speaking, a bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky, tearing open a corner of the "scenery" in his heart. A small piece of the once beautiful Chinese courtyard, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, shattered, revealing the broken earth outside and the dense lightning crackling in the air.
In just an instant, the heart's 'Scenery' recovered again, as if everything that had just happened had never occurred.
"Master, is this what you meant by... nothing happened?" Lin Qiye's lips twitched slightly. "I feel like this carriage is about to fall apart."
Master Chen silently took a sip of tea without saying a word.
"It's safer for you guys to stay here than to go out." After a long silence, Master Chen slowly spoke, "Although I am not good at fighting, when it comes to defense, I am truly the strongest in the Great Xia Dynasty. He is still far from being able to truly break through my mental 'framework'."
"Who? Who's chasing us? What's going on outside?" Lin Xi Chen frowned.
"You don't need to know," Master Chen shook his head. "Just quietly drink tea with me here, and once the storm has passed, I guarantee you'll get off the carriage unharmed."
"I don't want to emerge unscathed," Lin Qiye said, staring intently into the Master's eyes. "I want to go back."
"Go back?" Master Chen raised an eyebrow. "Do you know what this city is going through?"
"I don't know." Lin Qiye shook his head. "I only know... my family and my comrades-in-arms are all in this city."
Boom——!!
Another bolt of lightning struck, tearing open a corner of the mental landscape once more. The city, shrouded in thunderclouds, appeared, its chaotic scenes intertwined like fragments shattering apart.
Master Chen looked at Lin Qiye quietly, "You're too weak. Even if you join the battlefield, it won't change anything."
"Perhaps," Lin Qiye said noncommittally, "but I want to give it a try."
The broken heart is rebuilt, and the birdsong and fragrance of flowers reappear. In this courtyard filled with spring scenery, the atmosphere is as heavy as the dead of winter.
"Commander Ye instructed me to protect you and prevent you from interfering in this battle..."
After a long while, Master Chen looked at the flower bushes outside the window and slowly spoke, "But I have never liked being bound by those rigid rules. If you really want to wade into this mess no matter what, I won't stop you..."
"However, you must take responsibility for doing so; the truth is far more brutal than you imagine."
He turned to look at Lin Qiye, his gaze unfathomable. "Lin Qiye, Lin Xi Chen, let me ask you this: are you truly prepared to participate in this battle?"
Lin Qiye looked into Master Chen's eyes, and after a moment, nodded firmly.
"Um."
"We're ready." Lin Xi Chen strapped two swords to her waist at her back and draped herself in the cloak—a gift (or bribe) from Wang Mian.
"Very well, since that's the case, I will send you out of this Thunder Domain. Once you're out there, whatever you see, don't worry about me. Just do what you want to do."
Master Chen paused for a moment, then spoke seriously.
"But remember my advice... no matter what you encounter, never leave the area of Cangnan City."
Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen was filled with doubt. Although he was somewhat puzzled by this inexplicable advice, he still nodded.
"Good!"
Master Chen put down his teacup, waved his hand gently at Lin Qiye, and his wide sleeves billowed up in a mirage. The next moment, Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen figures disappeared without a trace.
In the vast courtyard, only Master Chen remained.
Master Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze seemingly able to see through one's heart. When he saw Indra relentlessly pursuing him outside the carriage, a cold glint appeared in his eyes.
"Just because I didn't fight back, you really think I'm afraid of you?!"
...
It was ten miles away from the carriage.
Lin Qiye's figure suddenly appeared, and in an instant, a deafening thunderclap almost ruptured Lin Qiye's eardrums. He turned around and froze on the spot.
In the distance, a shirtless man wearing dark yellow exotic trousers was suspended in the air, exuding an astonishing aura. Thunderclouds above his head crackled with lightning, and two thick bolts of lightning transformed into halberds, which he swung out with force!
Dense bolts of lightning roared down, slamming heavily onto the inconspicuous carriage like a giant forest of thunder. A lightning halberd fell from the sky, shattering the illusion beside the carriage. The carriage shuddered and continued to speed forward!
In just a moment, the carriage and the thunderbolts sped away.
"That's... Thor?" Lin Qiye felt the lingering divine pressure in the world and was extremely shocked!
"No, that isn't Thor," Lin Xi Chen replied decisively as she looked toward the god. "That is Indra."
He was just sitting in that Thunder Forest, drinking tea in a carriage.
The Master's inner world was so profound that even the gods could not breach it!
"Hold tight your iron, Stinky Brother. We're going to rock this battle."
Lin Xi Chen smirked and patted Lin Qiye on the back as she saw him standing there, dumbfounded. She pulled up his hood, completely concealing his figure, and turned her gaze toward the hound Garm with a serious expression. "You cover the side where Unit 136 is; I'll head the other way."
"Only use 'God's Soul' in a dire emergency!" After giving Lin Qiye this stern instruction and shaking him for a good while, Lin Xi Chen patted him on the shoulder a few times before leaving.
Lin Qiye calmed himself down, quickly climbed to the nearest tall building, stood on the rooftop, and looked out over the entire city.
Roar roar roar——!
On the edge of the city, two enormous beasts are rapidly approaching.