The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

The Despair Corridor, outside the instance, is a temporary camp.

Under a huge parasol, Su Qiong was sitting on a cot with her legs crossed.

He was fiddling with an exquisitely crafted lighter in his hand.

"Click, click."

The crisp metallic clanging sound seemed somewhat monotonous in the quiet command post.

Although she appeared calm and collected on the surface, and even occasionally joked with the guards standing guard next to her.

But those who know her well know...

The female major general, known for her fiery temper, was not at peace at this moment.

Her gaze would drift toward the eerie entrance to the instance every few seconds.

An hour has passed.

For a nightmare-level job change dungeon that no one has ever cleared before, this time is not considered long.

It could even be said that this is just the beginning.

But the anxiety of not being able to control the situation still made Su Qiong feel somewhat uneasy.

Beside her, Zhang Xinxin was studying data samples left behind by Gu Xu in his previous battles using a portable microscope.

He would occasionally let out a gasp of surprise.

Jiang Shu, meanwhile, was idly refreshing the military's internal forum while holding a tablet computer.

As Su Qiong's personal adjutant, she didn't have to go in and risk her life.

But the waiting process is equally agonizing.

"what?"

Suddenly, Jiang Shu's finger stopped on the screen, and she let out a surprised gasp.

"What's going on? Is some idiot trying to smear our young master on the forum again?"

Without turning her head, Su Qiong casually asked, "If it's those jealous guys from the First Legion again, just mute them. They're annoying to watch."

"No...it's not about Gu Xu."

Jiang Shu looked up, her expression somewhat grave: "Sister Qiong, Sister Xinxin, look at this."

As she spoke, she handed the tablet computer to the two of them.

That was the military's highest-level emergency notification section, and at that moment there was only one pinned urgent post.

[S-Level Emergency Report: An unknown calamity-level secret realm has erupted in Beichuan Province! Codenamed "Ashes"!]

[Current Situation: Extremely Dangerous! The White Tiger Legion's advance team has lost contact, including a fourth-tier Berserker!]

[Affected Area: It is spreading towards Beichuan city at a speed of one kilometer per hour!]

Su Qiong took the tablet and quickly browsed through its contents, her previously languid expression instantly vanishing.

Instead, there was an unprecedented solemnity.

Zhang Xinxin also came over, and when she saw the words "Calamity Level" and "Rule System", she was surprised.

A hint of shock flashed in those usually cold eyes.

"A calamity-level secret realm..."

Zhang Xinxin pushed up her glasses, her voice strained: "This is the first time a bizarre secret realm of this caliber has appeared in China since the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons in Japan three years ago."

"The monsters in these secret realms are mostly spirits that are immune to physical attacks, and they also possess the power to distort reality."

"Conventional firepower is completely ineffective against them; on the contrary, it only fuels their expansion."

Su Qiong frowned, her fingers tapping lightly on the table.

"Isn't the White Tiger Legion currently stationed over there for training? Although their legion commander, Sun Honglei, isn't a great person, his men are tough. How come they couldn't even hold their own in a single encounter?"

Jiang Shu swallowed hard and turned to the next page of the battle report: "The report says... they didn't see the enemy at all."

"As soon as you step into that gray fog, all communication devices will malfunction, and vital signs monitors will instantly drop to zero."

"It's like... being directly erased by something unseen."

The air in the command post instantly dropped to freezing point.

This kind of unknown fear often makes one feel more powerless than facing an army of millions.

Su Qiong remained silent for a moment.

Finally, he tossed the tablet back to Jiang Shu.

"This is not something we should be worrying about right now."

She leaned back in her chair, her gaze once again fixed on the dungeon entrance: "If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Those old men in the military and the real national-level experts will handle it."

"We only have one task now."

Su Qiong pointed to the dark door: "That's where we wait for Gu Xu to come out."

"Before this, even if Beichuan Province were to sink, I would not move an inch unless I received the highest order."

Although they said that, Su Qiong and Zhang Xinxin exchanged a glance.

They both saw a deep worry in each other's eyes.

The appearance of a calamity-level secret realm often foreshadows the beginning of some great upheaval.

And the emergence of Gu Xu, the "Lord of Calamities" profession.

Is it a coincidence, or some kind of destiny?

……

Meanwhile, in the northern suburbs of Beichuan City, several hundred kilometers away.

The sky was shrouded in a deathly gray cloud, and the once vibrant forest had turned withered and yellow.

It was as if all vitality had been drained away.

The atmosphere was oppressive inside a makeshift frontline command post.

Countless instruments are flashing red lights frantically.

The piercing alarms blared incessantly.

Sun Yuchuan, one of the deputy commanders of the White Tiger Legion, was standing in front of the holographic sand table with a solemn expression.

"Still can't get in touch with Wang Hu and the others?!"

At one point, he suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the command post.

A communications staff officer took off his headset and reported to the commander: "Reporting to the deputy commander... all signal frequencies are filled with static."

"Furthermore... based on the last footage transmitted back by the drone..."

The communications officer's voice trembled slightly: "There seems to be something moving in that gray fog."

"Um?"

Sun Yuchuan's eyes widened.

Before he could say anything...

Another observer, responsible for monitoring energy fluctuations, reported loudly: "Report! The energy level of the secret realm has surged again!"

"The fog is spreading faster! The affected area has already exceeded the one-kilometer warning line!"

"If left unchecked, it is expected to reach the outermost defensive line of Beichuan City in two hours!"

"What? So fast?"

Sun Yuchuan stared at the black area on the sand table that was expanding like ink.

His brows furrowed even more.

Clearly, dealing with bizarre and mysterious realms is more difficult than they imagined.

"Pass on my order! All heavy artillery units, open fire immediately! Aim at the center of that vortex and empty all remaining ammunition!"

"Also, have the Third Regiment send another 25-man team in to investigate."

"Tell them not to go too far. Just gather information on the outskirts."

"yes!"

As Sun Yuchuan issued his order, the battleground outside Beichuan City was set up.

Hundreds of heavy cannons roared.

Countless shells, trailing trails of flame, pierced the sky and crashed into the indescribable gray fog.

However, when the flames from the explosion lit up the gray fog.

The eerie fog not only failed to dissipate, but instead churned even more violently, like an enraged beast.

Faintly, a sigh seemed to come from the depths of hell.

It rang softly in everyone's ears.