Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 7 The Unfavorable Situation

"Ah~"

Lu Jin sighed after hanging up the phone.

His parents in this life were both Weiwu warriors who belonged to the Wei faction.

But in this world where monsters ravage the land, occupy the oceans, skies, and most of the land, the casualty rate for martial artists is not low, even for those who defend martial artists.

Whenever a beast tide breaks out, warriors who have joined other factions can retreat, but the guardian warriors absolutely cannot retreat. They must fight on the front line of the beast tide, after all, their duty and mission is to protect the base city.

Five years ago, his parents were killed in a Level 1 beast tide launched by a high-level lord monster.

It was after that that Lu Jin moved from the main base city in Jiangnan to Yangzhou.

Of course, in the world of Devouring, death is not absolute. By becoming the master of the universe and mastering time and space, one can reverse time and space and resurrect the dead.

However, even if he were to become the master of the universe in the future, given his parents' apprentice-level lifespans, they wouldn't live to see that moment.

After all, even if the Lord of the Universe reverses time and resurrects dead lives, there are conditions and limitations. One of the biggest limitations is that he cannot resurrect lives that have exceeded their lifespan limit.

'Unless... he can become the Lord of Chaos!'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

The Lord of the Universe cannot reverse time and space to revive beings that have exceeded their lifespan limit, but the Lord of Chaos is different. Reviving beings that have exceeded their lifespan limit is absolutely effortless for the Lord of Chaos.

His cheat-like ability to instantly grant divine treasures suggests that he is likely at the Chaos Origin level. Perhaps, after countless years, he might even become a Chaos Origin Lord.
Afterwards, seeing that it was not yet late, Lu Jin locked the door, drove his beloved Dongfeng SUV out of the community, bought a bunch of white chrysanthemums at a flower shop on the street, and headed towards the Martyrs' Cemetery located on the outskirts of the main base city in Jiangnan.

The Yanhuang Kingdom, which devours the world, is quite different from the China in his previous life. People there can get married at the age of eighteen and take a driving test at the age of sixteen.

The next morning, at the entrance of Guangming Residential Area.

"呲-"

A screeching sound rang out as a Dongfeng SUV stopped in front of Lu Jin, who was standing at the entrance of the residential area. A young guard, dressed in a uniform and appearing to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, got out.

The young guard saluted Lu Jin, pointed to the passenger seat, and said, "Mr. Lu Jin, my name is Wei Xin. I am here on orders from the commander to take you to the South Guard District of the base city."

"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Wei."

After returning the greeting, Lu Jin opened the passenger door and got in.

The off-road vehicle then headed towards Nanwei District of Jiangnan Base City.

The two chatted idly along the way.

"Brother Wei, how serious is the beast tide situation in our Jiangnan base city?"

Lu Jin asked Wei Xin, who was driving.

There is official control, and a lot of information cannot be found online.

For example, information about beast tides is only hearsay for the general public unless it is actively reported by the news. To truly understand the inside story, one must be a martial artist.

"Laser cannons are deployed in all major defense zones. In addition, the Southeast Defense Zone has withstood the pressure from the direction of City 003. The defense pressure on our Jiangnan Base City is not too great. Although there are occasional beast tides, they basically do not threaten the interior of the base city."

The greatest defense pressure is felt in the Central Plains Base City, the Northeast Base City, and the Southeast Guard District.

Wei Xin didn't hide anything and said it directly.

Lu Jin: "Qinling Mountains, Changbai Mountains, the ocean?"

"good."

Wei Xin nodded and continued, "Needless to say, the ocean was already a forbidden zone for humans in the early stages of the Great Nirvana. Nowadays, there are countless monsters in the ocean."

Based on the above inference, the reason why there are waves of beasts coming to the Southeast Guard District every now and then is partly due to the fact that king-level sea monsters are consuming excess subordinates.

As for the Qinling and Changbai Mountains, they were already large mountain ranges before the Great Nirvana, teeming with wild animals. The number of lord-level monsters in these two areas today is absolutely beyond imagination.

Actually, there are regions in China with even more high-level monsters than the Qinling Mountains and Changbai Mountains, but the problem is that those places don't have any base cities nearby. After all, there are only six base cities in the whole country, and when planning and building the six major base cities, those high-risk areas were deliberately avoided.

"It's fortunate that the monsters can't work together."

Lu Jin couldn't help but sigh.

It must be admitted that even though there are planetary-level humans who have comprehended the power of the domain, the strength of humanity is still far inferior to that of the monsters.

Putting everything else aside, Lu Jin knew very well that when the Golden Horned Beast ravaged the Earth in the original story, more than nine hundred King-level monsters rushed out of the ocean at once one day, and these were definitely not all the King-level monsters in the ocean.

In contrast, what about human councilors, specifically planetary-level individuals?

Before Babata threw out a large number of Mokuya Crystals from Kirishima, there were fewer than sixty human planetary-level 'experts,' far fewer than the number of Ocean King-level monsters.

If the monsters could unite, the humans would definitely be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Of course, under normal circumstances, a group of monsters cannot work together.

After all, monsters of different races are only food for each other and can never become true teammates.

The SUV sped along for a long time before stopping at a train station. The two then transferred to a train and headed to Nanwei District, located hundreds of miles south of Jiangnan Base City.

"Rumble--"

The train slowly came to a stop at the Weiqu Station.

Not long after, led by Wei Xin, Lu Jin met Li Yunqian in an office in the Wei District.

Standing beside Li Yunqian was a square-faced middle-aged man dressed in a hoodie.

"uncle."

Lu Jin greeted him.

"Comrade Lu Jin, we have no relatives here. You should address me by my official title!"

Li Yunqian said with a serious expression.

Lu Jin was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, plum plant."

"Hahaha~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the square-faced middle-aged man burst into laughter.

"You boy!"

Li Yunqian couldn't hold back any longer. He glared at Lu Jin with annoyance, pointed to the square-faced middle-aged man, and introduced him: "This is my deputy, Chief Du Yi, a senior warrior."

"Commander Du!"

Lu Jin gave a salute.

Du Yi returned the greeting, then said with a smile, "Comrade Lu Jin, I'm not like Old Li. You don't need to address me by my title. Just call me Uncle Du in private."

"Okay, Uncle Du."

Du Yi looked a few years older than his uncle Li Yunqian, so Lu Jin naturally addressed him smoothly.

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. Come with me, kid. Let's test your strength first."

At this moment, Li Yunqian waved to Lu Jin and walked out of the office first.

Soon, the three arrived at a large martial arts training hall that covered several thousand square meters.

At this moment, inside the training hall, dozens of young soldiers with shaved heads and wearing vests were practicing combat.

As everyone bowed, their gazes fell upon Lu Jin, who was following behind Li Yunqian and Du Yi.

(End of this chapter)