si-mexico Chapter 489 Sublimation
Chapter 489 Sublimation
The group had just regained some strength and were preparing to go over to check the situation again. Suddenly, gusts of wind rushed towards them, but disappeared before they even reached them.
Lena smiled with delight: "It's done! I can clearly sense that he has already reached level 14." Yunlan, who was standing to the side, was about to use her right eye's ability to check, but Lena immediately stopped her: "You can't just rely on your eyes' abilities. You have to use your heart to sense things. Only in this way can you grow into a true master."
Reina's words reminded her of the knowledge she had learned from Reina during the time Li Chenglong was away, and she began to carefully absorb it.
Before anyone could react, Li Chenglong had already arrived in the middle of them. Everyone saw that Li Chenglong's appearance had not changed at all; his originally golden hair had turned black again.
However, it would be a big mistake to judge a person's strength based solely on their appearance. Everyone present was strong and naturally understood this.
Yunlan walked over first, took Li Chenglong's arm, and asked with a smile, "Honey, did you really level up to level 14? You still look the same as before, except your hair color has changed back."
Li Chenglong nodded slightly, seemingly still deep in thought, and it took him a few minutes to fully realize what was happening. He addressed the crowd staring at him, saying, "Thank you all for your help, I've leveled up!"
These words were immediately met with enthusiastic applause and cheers. Before Jiang Hui could give any instructions, the television crew had already begun their live broadcast, and a female reporter was also reporting on the event.
Zhao Wuji stepped forward, exchanged a glance with Li Chenglong, and then said, "I want to test your level 14 strength and see just how strong you are. However, I couldn't beat you when you were level 13, so I want all 12 level 13 experts here to come at me together. I wonder if you dare to accept the challenge."
Seeing Zhao Wuji's smile, Li Chenglong knew what it meant. He nodded slightly: "Alright, but you've expended too much energy helping me. You need to recover to your peak condition first."
After speaking, Li Chenglong opened his arms, and several orbs of light flew out from each of his palms, enveloping all the level 13 experts present. In less than 10 seconds, the orbs of light covering them disappeared, and not only had their energy been fully restored, but their physical and mental states had also returned to their peak condition.
Yunlan stared at her hands in shock, then clenched her fists, feeling as if she had inexhaustible strength. Marina, Lena, and the others exchanged bewildered glances, all somewhat incredulous. The others, having heard they were about to spar, had already moved aside; some of the ability users had even erected barriers to prevent the energy they released from being too powerful and destroying everything around them.
Currently, there are 12 Level 13 powerhouses gathered here: Yun Lan, Qin Susu, Cecily, Marina, Sitros, Keltilan, Lena, Shangguan Jingyun, Zhao Wuji, Nangong Yanran, Dongfang Yunbing, and Fan Tianhong. Among them, Fan Tianhong is a Level 13 powerhouse from the Yanjing Base and also an S-level giant panda spirit awakener.
This shows that to reach level 13, one must at least be an Awakened One or a superhuman like Marina or Lena from the alien planet. As for those with special abilities, reaching level 13 is extremely difficult. To Li Chenglong's knowledge, the only level 13 superhuman currently is Smith, a five-elemental superhuman from Country A.
Twelve level 13 powerhouses surrounded Li Chenglong, all of them having drawn their preferred weapons and maintaining full power.
Just as the sparring was about to begin, Zhao Liying rushed over at great speed and shouted, "Captain Li, we just received a report from the Eagle high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that the void creatures have started to move again, and they are coming on strong. Currently, we in China have observed four very large colonies."
Li Chenglong immediately took the report from her and quickly began to read it. Shangguan Jingyun, Yunlan, Marina, Zhao Wuji, and others also gathered around, eager to know the details.
Less than 30 seconds later, Li Chenglong addressed the crowd loudly: "Friends, you have all helped me a great deal today, and I should be hosting a banquet to reward you. However, the situation has changed, and the void creatures have begun their attack again. You may all need to head back now, and I will immediately arrange for an X2 passenger ship to take you all back. I will repay you all handsomely after we have weathered this monster tide."
As he spoke, Yunlan, who was standing next to him, had already begun contacting the Dawn City Civil Airport, instructing them to immediately halt their current flight mission and arrange for everyone's return flight.
Upon learning of this situation, everyone present immediately tensed up. After all, they had dispatched more than half of their experts to help Li Chenglong, and now that the void creatures were attacking, the specifics were still unclear, so they had to return to their base as soon as possible.
Everyone stepped forward to bid farewell to Li Chenglong, and as they left, Li Chenglong gave each of them a storage capsule. Inside were not only the three level 11 crystals he had promised, but also some of the latest weapons and equipment, as well as supplies such as high-grade Dawn Rice and fresh fruit.
Thanks to Dawn City's swift arrangements, non-Dawn City personnel quickly boarded the X2 passenger spaceship and left Dawn City, while the warriors of Dawn City had already returned to their respective units to prepare for the attack of the void creatures.
Li Chenglong and Yun Lan arrived at the headquarters, where Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, Qi Guoan, and a group of headquarters officers greeted them at the entrance. As soon as he stepped out of the car, everyone said in unison, "Congratulations on your promotion to level 14, Commander." Li Chenglong solemnly saluted everyone and said, "Thank you, everyone. The void creatures are arriving soon. Please take your combat positions."
Upon entering the command center, Zheng Yong immediately stated, "Currently, both Dawn City and the Dawn Army have entered a state of high alert, and residents in some densely populated areas have been evacuated. All combat units of the Dawn Army have entered their combat positions and are ready to begin fighting against the void creatures at any time."
Then a staff officer turned on the main monitor, and the electronic sand table in the center of the command room was unfolded. The staff officer then began his briefing on the battle situation, using both of these tools.
At 4:30 PM today, the Dawn Army Air Force's high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, while conducting routine reconnaissance, discovered four large groups of void creatures appearing within Chinese territory. Their locations were in Guangdong Province, Qinghai Province, Inner Mongolia Province, and the Yellow Sea. Due to geographical constraints, Dawn City currently needs to pay the most attention to the void creatures in the Yellow Sea.
Then, two videos recorded by the Eagle reconnaissance aircraft were played on the big screen, and the electronic sand table was also updating the movement of the void biome in real time.
Qi Guoan looked at the electronic sand table and said, "Based on their current speed, the void creatures from the Yellow Sea will arrive at the east side of our Dawn City at 8 pm. According to the intensified analysis by the Air Force and the Central Information Management Department, they predict that the number of monsters in this wave will be no less than 200 million, which is the largest number we have encountered in a single event so far."
Feng Tian nodded: "Not only that, the number of high-level void creatures in this monster tide has increased further. According to the current classification of void creatures discovered by the China headquarters, most of the enemies that have appeared this time are level two void creatures, and some are even level three void creatures."
This classification was developed during a previous meeting at headquarters, based on information provided by our alien friends Cecily and Marina. We temporarily classified the currently discovered Void creatures and gave them an official name: "Special".
The three types of alien species discovered so far have been classified into levels 1-3, with higher levels indicating greater strength. The first type of alien species to appear was a level 1 void creature, which was also the weakest. The level 3 "alien species" are currently the strongest; they are larger and more destructive, and it would be difficult for a single level 11 ability user to defeat them in a one-on-one fight.
After listening to everyone's reports, Li Chenglong had a general understanding of the overall situation. He said, "We shouldn't relax our reconnaissance in other areas, and we should share the information we gather with the bases in those areas in real time. Fighting special forces can't be done by Dawn City alone."
Then he stood up from his seat and looked at Yun Lan beside him: "Yun Lan, you stay at the headquarters, and the rest of you will assist her. Comrade Feng Tian will come with me; this is definitely going to be a tough battle."
Seeing Li Chenglong's expression, Yun Lan nodded earnestly, though somewhat unwilling. Then, Li Chenglong and Feng Tian walked out one after the other.