“I understand, I’ll head out right away,” Li Wei said.

Zevat Island, consisting of three main islands and seven large islands, has a registered permanent population of less than two million and is primarily an island destination reliant on tourism. Zevat Island's latitude and topography are exceptionally favorable, making it ideally suited for tourism. As a result, it's consistently packed with tourists year-round, especially those seeking respite from the cold winters. It's a place with no off-season.

Li Wei could understand why Little Garden would intervene. To put it bluntly, it didn't want to give anyone a reason to criticize it. After all, Little Garden was only a few dozen kilometers away from the island as the crow flies. If they stood by and did nothing, they would easily be criticized from a moral high ground. To avoid such a thing, Little Garden had no choice but to rescue Zevat Island.

Seizing the moral high ground is a troublesome matter. Even if you can't achieve it yourself, you absolutely cannot fall into a completely disadvantageous position, being arbitrarily pointed at and insulted. Valslan is already a target of criticism due to its size and influence, so Little Garden must be very careful about this issue...

Li Wei opened the French windows of the balcony, stepped onto the railing and jumped out. His crystal armor was already deployed, and golden armor enveloped his body.

Erica had already transferred all the intelligence to his PDA, and Levi quickly browsed the mission briefing on the built-in projection screen of the mask.

Barbarians are a very strange kind of creature. They rely on nests to reproduce, so without nests, humans don't need to worry about the number of remaining barbarians on Earth increasing uncontrollably. However, these barbarian individuals are quite intelligent. When they successfully land on Earth, they don't immediately start causing destruction. Instead, they find a safe place to lie in wait for more of their companions to gather.

Once the number of barbarians who land on Earth reaches a certain level, they will band together and then come out to hunt humans.

Based on extensive experimental data, the average intelligence of barbarians is comparable to that of a human child. A single barbarian could be dealt with even by the regular armies of the Old Era. However, after the barbarians banded together, only the heavily mechanized legions of the Chong Kingdom, among the regular armies of the Old Era, were able to confront these monsters head-on.

Li Wei's mission briefing was still being updated in real time. The two advance teams had already arrived over Zevat Island, and the martial artists skilled in long-range attacks had begun shelling. The two sides were now engaged in a direct confrontation. The barbarians outside the city were being bombarded by the air raids from the advance teams in Little Garden, but those barbarians who had already broken into the city could only be dealt with by melee martial artists. With the shelling in the urban area, it was uncertain whether the barbarians would die or not, but the civilians who could not retreat in time would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Li Wei was incredibly fast. He had just finished reviewing the latest mission briefing and the real-time comparison of the forces on both sides of the island when he arrived above the island.

Chapter 4. Urban Warfare

"This is Chris, Coach Levi. Can you hear me?" Chris's young voice came through the communication channel. Although Chris was still a newborn, he had already become the tactical leader of Little Garden, a genius that was hard for ordinary people to catch up with.

“The call was clear. I’ve arrived at the designated location. The situation down there is a bit complicated. Should I prioritize attacking the city area or the areas outside the city?” Li Wei asked.

"Prioritize supporting the troops outside the city. Clear out all the barbarians outside the city first, and then support the troops inside the city." Chris's voice was young, but it gave people an indescribable sense of coldness.

Prioritizing dealing with the barbarians outside the city means allowing the barbarians inside the city to wreak havoc for a while longer. Although there are melee fighters from the Little Garden within the city to buy time, the destruction caused by the battle between the two sides is inevitable, which means that the casualties among ordinary people in the city area will increase.

However, if it were a rational choice for Li Wei, he would prioritize eliminating the barbarians outside the city. Since the barbarians outside the city have no hostages, there is no need to worry about friendly fire incidents in the small garden; he can simply provide fire support.

There is no problem that firepower cannot solve; if there is, then just bring in more firepower.

Humans were originally at a disadvantage when facing barbarians, but with the mass production of Hundred Armor Crystals, humans now have more advantages when fighting on their home turf.

Kureya had already arrived here with Erica and Lydie. However, unlike Levi, their tactical instructions were to prioritize intercepting the barbarians within the city. After giving Levi a hand signal, Kureya led the other two to continue descending and enter the city area to engage the barbarians in close combat.

Li Wei maintained altitude and launched an artillery barrage. The barbarians' defenses were extremely robust compared to existing human weaponry. Even with saturation fire, it would take considerable time to breach their tough shell without targeting their weak points. However, this only applied to ordinary martial artists. To Li Wei, the barbarians' defenses were like paper. If it weren't for controlling the damage to the terrain, Li Wei would have simply unleashed a barrage that could have destroyed the entire island.

Li Wei's artillery fire was remarkably precise; each golden beam pierced through the head of a barbarian. Unlike other martial artists who deliberately aimed for weak points, he simply fired directly. However, after piercing the barbarian, Li Wei's golden beams did not strike the ground directly. Instead, they made a sharp turn at a height of only a few meters above the ground, soaring into the sky before exploding in mid-air.

Because of Li Wei's participation in the battle, the barbarians outside the city were wiped out in a short time. Li Wei also received tactical instructions from Xinbu, and at this point, he could focus fire on the barbarians inside the city.

However, in order to reduce damage to the urban area, all martial artists must land on the ground and fight from low to high. Only in this way can the damage to the city be minimized.

Just as Li Wei was descending, Kureya and the others were hunting a top-tier individual barbarian. This barbarian was extremely large; even if it were placed on the set of Ultraman, it would be considered quite a big guy. Its head was at least ten meters high, and its body length reached over one hundred and thirty meters. With a light swipe of its huge forelegs, which resembled crab claws, it could slice through a building as easily as cutting tofu.

Such elite individuals are quite difficult to fight when saturation bombardment is not possible, because even with a human wave tactic, it takes a considerable amount of time to overwhelm and kill this type of barbarian with its super strong defense.

Erica's weapon is a freely retractable chain. This chain can bind the barbarian and create opportunities for her companions to attack. After all, the barbarian is quite fast, and hitting its weak point in the head is not an easy task. Therefore, her role is to provide support.

However, she still threw out her chains at this massive elite barbarian. The chains were like a nimble sea serpent, weaving between the barbarian's joints and tightening instantly after encircling him.

Caught off guard, the elite barbarian's attack came to an abrupt halt. Losing its balance, it veered to the side and smashed a small high-rise building to pieces.

Erica gripped her chains tightly, and at the same time, the propulsion wings on her back were activated at maximum power, beginning a "tug-of-war" with the barbarian elites.

"Lydi! Hit the weak point!" Erica shouted, gripping the chains tightly with both hands.

"I see it! This guy's turtle shell is so thick, I can only break through the protective layer of crystal on its head at most!" Lydia had already reached the top of the elite barbarian's head, and with her propulsion wings fully extended, she swooped down towards the top of the elite barbarian's head.

Lydie's massive lance slammed into the crystal barrier above the elite barbarian's head, creating numerous cracks. However, this powerful strike still failed to break through the elite barbarian's weak point defense.

The elite barbarian, in pain, struggled violently, but the immense strength was far beyond Erica's ability to withstand, and she was thrown up, chain and all.

"Erica! Let go!" Kuraya shouted upon seeing this.

When people are nervous, they instinctively grab onto whatever is at hand. In addition, the incident happened so suddenly that Erica didn't have time to react and lost her balance. The dizzying feeling made her grip the chains even tighter.

But at that very moment, the elite barbarian raised his massive foreleg high and brought it down toward Erica.

"Damn it!" Lydia rushed towards Erica's direction, but it was too late. The elite barbarians were much faster than she had imagined.

Chapter 44. Emergency Rescue

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared, severing the chains Erica was holding onto and carrying her forward. Meanwhile, the elite barbarian's massive, scythe-like forelegs slashed down, splitting the building in two.

Kureya and Lydie breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Erica was safe.

When Erica opened her eyes again, she found herself lying in Levi's arms. Although she couldn't see Levi's expression through the mask, the caring look in his eyes stirred her heart.

“Don’t be so reckless next time. When facing an enemy that people can’t fight, just do some localized disruption,” Li Wei said.

“Lord Levi…” Erica wrapped her arms around Levi’s neck. Just now, she thought she was really going to die here, but Levi’s rescue saved her from this disaster.

Li Wei said nothing, raised his hand, and a torrent of golden light instantly engulfed the upper body of the elite barbarian. When the torrent of light dissipated, the entire upper body of the elite barbarian had disappeared, and the lower body, which had lost control, lay sprawled on the ground, turning the flat road into a pile of ruins.

This scene was witnessed by the other martial artists, who all swallowed hard. Although they all knew that Li Wei's strength was astonishing, he had never shown his true strength before. Only when Li Wei truly unleashed his power did they understand why he had become the martial arts instructor of Little Garden.

Once the elite individuals who formed the backbone of the barbarian tribe were eliminated, the remaining barbarians were already on the verge of extermination. The martial artists from the Little Garden began to attack from all directions. Although they couldn't fight freely within the city area, with Li Wei's support, they only needed to find a way to lure the barbarian individuals to a relatively open area, where Li Wei's artillery bombardment would wipe them out.

Li Wei's side acted like firefighters, rushing to wherever help was needed. Soon, the battle came to an end, with only a few barbarian individuals from Xing remaining to resist in the city. However, because these barbarian individuals were in a troublesome location, it was inconvenient to lure them away directly. Therefore, the martial artists surrounding them had to find a way to bind them in place and kill them while minimizing damage to the surrounding environment.

Li Wei surveyed the area from high above and saw a car that had been overturned. The car door was kicked open, and a young woman wearing glasses, dragging a girl with pink pigtails, crawled out of the car.

"Hmm? She may not be very strong in combat, but she shouldn't be this bad, right?" Li Wei muttered to himself.

The pink-haired girl with twin ponytails who was dragged out of the carriage was Kirishima Sakura, whom Kureya had mentioned before. Kirishima Sakura was also a martial artist, but she was not the type with strong combat power. Her abilities were more supportive, such as anti-gravity and illusion. Although her direct combat power was very poor, she was an excellent support person.

The young woman wearing glasses is Sakura Kirishima's manager, Soufflé. She was originally a researcher and was an old acquaintance of Charlotte from Little Garden, but now she has become Sakura Kirishima's full-time manager.

Seeing the two being chased and fleeing in a sorry state by the barbarians, Li Wei lowered his altitude and began to dive, directly knocking the barbarian chasing them away. The huge momentum lifted the massive barbarian into the air, and the barbarian adjusted its posture in mid-air, its scythe-like forelegs piercing the ground, forcibly stopping itself.

Li Wei landed beside the two of them without saying anything, but a golden longsword had appeared in his hand.

“The city radio must have issued an evacuation notice. Looks like your luck isn’t so good,” Li Wei said.

Li Wei is wearing a mask now, but his incredibly magnetic voice is still highly recognizable. Even a simple sentence can leave a deep impression on others.

Soufflé looked at the tall figure descending from the sky, with its magnificent and heavy golden armor and several pairs of huge mechanical wings. The figure in front of her felt less like a human and more like a god who had descended to earth.

Although the other person was wearing a mask and her face was not visible, the magnetic voice made her feel that the face under the mask must be quite handsome.

“We started to evacuate after hearing the city broadcast. We originally wanted to go to the shelter, but there were barbarians on the road to the shelter, so we had to take a detour,” Soufflé said hurriedly, holding Kirishima Sakura.

Li Wei said, "Well, it doesn't matter whether we go to take refuge or not now. This barbarian is the only one left. As long as we deal with it, this matter will be over."

"It's here!" Soufflé pointed at the barbarians, her voice rising involuntarily with surprise and fear.

At this moment, Li Wei was facing away from the barbarians, which made Soufflé want to close her eyes. However, what happened next surprised her so much that she couldn't close her mouth.

Li Wei didn't turn around. He casually swung his golden longsword a few times, cutting the barbarian behind him to pieces. Large fragments scattered on the ground, and the barbarian's yellow blood splattered everywhere.

This scene left not only Soufflé dumbfounded, but even Kirishima Sakura, who was in disguise, completely bewildered. How powerful was this person to be able to cut the barbarian into pieces so easily, and at such an extreme speed that their eyes could not even see it?

Li Wei calmly stated, "Mission accomplished. All barbarians have been eliminated."

Chris's voice rang in Levi's ears.

"Thank you for your hard work, Coach Li Wei. Without you, this battle would not have ended so quickly, and the casualties would not be like this now," Chris said with a smile.

“Although they are not my students, they are still members of Valslan, so I will not stand by and watch them die. I am now preparing to return to base,” Li Wei said.

“Okay, thanks for your hard work,” Chris said.

Li Wei turned around, his mechanical wings unfurling, and just then, a clear voice called out to him.

Chapter 4. Selection of Bodyguards

"What's your name?" Kirishima Sakura stood up and asked Li Wei.

Li Wei turned around and said, "Li Wei, why are you asking this? We won't be seeing each other again anyway."

Kirishima Sakura said, "I need to know the name of the person who saved me, don't I? And who can say whether we'll ever meet again?"

Kirishima Sakura was filled with curiosity about Li Wei. If Li Wei hadn't intervened in time, she and Soufflé would probably have met with misfortune by now. Although she was also a martial artist, she was a pure support character with almost no combat ability. Moreover, her support abilities were more suited to internal warfare among human beings. Because the barbarians had excellent perception abilities and were not affected by illusion attacks, her abilities were not very valuable on the external battlefield.

However, she doesn't need direct combat power now, because her current profession is an idol singer, and the two abilities of anti-gravity and illusion are just right for her current profession. Using anti-gravity and illusion, she can create all kinds of beautiful illusions. It is precisely because of these abilities that she has been able to stand out in the current highly competitive music industry and become a globally renowned idol singer.

Li Wei did not linger there. After dealing with the last barbarian, he began his return journey to rejoin the main force.

Watching the figure gradually disappear into the distance, Kirishima Sakura said, "They should be the support team sent by Kohana. At this distance, they are the only ones who can support Zevat."

Soufflé said, "In a few days, we'll be going to the little garden, and we'll naturally meet again then."

Kirishima Sakura said, "With something like this happening, the concert here is probably going to be canceled."

Soufflé said, "No, the concert will continue, only the theme will be changed. And the venue is on another island, so as long as there are no barbarians damaging the venue, the concert will not be disturbed."

Kirishima Sakura was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that the concert would still continue after the barbarian attack, but she wouldn't refuse such a decision.

After all, the preparation work for a concert is very tedious and complicated. A large number of staff work hard for several days to set up the venue. If it is canceled just like that, will all the hard work of the staff be wasted?

Kirishima Sakura took a deep breath and removed her mask and sunglasses. To conceal her identity, she always wore sunglasses and a mask when out, and sometimes even a hat to cover her head. Relieved to have removed her disguise, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sophie, when we're communicating with the Little Garden side, could you ask him to come and work as my bodyguard for a few days? With such a strong person around, I won't have to worry about any danger, right?" Kirishima Sakura said.

Originally, Kirishima Sakura had already decided on the bodyguard role, but because of what happened before, she changed her mind. That magnetic voice, so captivating it could melt your bones, made her curious about what kind of face lay beneath that mask. Therefore, she decided to change her mind about her bodyguard.

Soufflé said, "If that's what you want, I'll help you negotiate with the Little Garden. However, he doesn't seem to be an ordinary member, and whether he can become your bodyguard for the rest of your trip is still uncertain."

Kirishima Sakura smiled and said, "Some things you have to try. If you fail, you can always think of other ways. Besides, isn't it normal to provide bodyguards and tour guides for guests? If you negotiate more, they will eventually agree."

At this moment, Kirishima Sakura imagined the face behind that mask. However, it wasn't just Kirishima Sakura; Soufflé's heart was also unsettled. Unlike a young girl like Kirishima Sakura, Soufflé, as a mature woman, could feel the other's charm even more. That voice, which was almost like poison, making one's legs go weak just by hearing it, had already struck a nerve with her.

Therefore, Soufflé will be quite serious about persuading the other party to become Kirishima Sakura's bodyguard. If Levi can become Kirishima Sakura's bodyguard, he might be able to see the true face hidden under the mask.

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