National Survival: I Supported the Dragon Nation by Hunting Dinosaurs

The guardian's massive body traced a parabola in the sky as it swooped down at full speed toward the land at the edge of its field of vision.

The air pressure changed drastically.

The temperature of the sea breeze rose rapidly.

Zhang Li lay prone on the back armor of the guard, his gaze piercing through the clouds.

Below is not a continental plate, but a tropical island with an area of ​​several hundred square kilometers.

The island is surrounded by wide white sand beaches, while the inland terrain is undulating and covered with extremely dense ancient tropical rainforests.

Towering native palm trees and giant tree ferns grow intertwined, and the air is filled with humid, sultry moisture.

"Land," Zhang Li commanded.

The guardian's six wings suddenly spread outwards, creating a strong downdraft above the beach due to the enormous air resistance.

White sand danced in the air.

The guard body landed steadily 30 meters from the coastline.

Zhang Li rolled over and landed.

As my feet touched the soft sand, a strong feeling of exhaustion instantly struck my nerves.

His third-order instincts forced him to stand upright, channeling his mental energy into his eyes...

The All-Seeing Eye is activated. Three dark golden halos silently rotate deep within the pupil.

Centered on him, an area with a radius of one kilometer was instantly digitized.

On the beach, in the shallow sea, and at the edge of the rainforest, the heat source signals of all living things lit up one by one in the field of vision, accompanied by system labels.

[Ancient Giant Tortoise: A prehistoric giant sea turtle from the Late Cretaceous period (approximately 7000 million years ago), also the largest known turtle in Earth's history, measuring 3.2 meters in length and reaching a distance of 860 meters. Carnivorous/scavenger. Threat level: Extremely low.]

[Microceratops colony: A miniature ceratopsian species endemic to Asia during the Late Cretaceous period (approximately 9000–6500 million years ago), measuring 0.6 meters in length and herbivorous. Threat level: None.]

Coelophysis (juvenile): A small, early theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic period (approximately 2.2 million years ago), and one of the earliest and most successful carnivorous dinosaurs on Earth, predating Tyrannosaurus Rex by 1.5 million years. It reached a length of 1.2 meters and was a small predator. Threat level: Extremely low.

The feedback from the All-Seeing Eye is very clear.

Within a one-kilometer radius, there is nothing that poses a threat to a third-order life form...

Zhang Li's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

With a slight thought, the massive guardian body transformed into a ball of eerie green light and was absorbed into the symbiotic space.

The beach returned to calm.

The waves gently licked the white sand.

"Let's find something to eat first." Zhang Li licked his dry, chapped lips.

The receding tide leaves behind a large number of puddles on the mudflats.

Zhang Li drew his military knife and precisely stabbed through the puddle.

Three minutes later, he walked back to the beach carrying two ancient placoderms and several benthic crustaceans the size of washbasins...

As they passed the edge of the rainforest, the All-Knowing Eye locked onto a giant gymnosperm that resembled a modern bread tree.

Zhang Li slightly bent his knees, rose ten meters into the air, and with one hand plucked two giant fruits covered in hard shells and emitting a pungent fruity aroma, landing steadily...

Seafood and fruit provide a good source of protein and vitamins.

Zhang Li built a simple windproof stove on the beach with stones, skinned and gutted the placoderms, strung them on branches, and placed them on top of the stove.

There is no flint.

The clothes were already tattered in the deep sea, and there was no dry tinder to start a fire.

Zhang Li did not go looking for dry wood.

He turned around and rummaged through the pile of rocks at the edge of the beach for a moment, picking up a fist-sized, dark red iron ore!

He placed the iron ore at the bottom of the stove and casually tore off a handful of half-dried moss to put on the stone.

Then, he stretched out his right hand and hovered it five centimeters above the iron ore.

Mobilizing mental energy.

Skill [Electromagnetic Pulse] activated.

Instead of unleashing the pulse in a radial pattern, Zhang Li used his third-order mastery of mental power to compress the electromagnetic field into a very small area, creating a high-frequency alternating magnetic field.

Instantly violent eddies were generated inside the iron ore. The resistance frantically converted electrical energy into heat energy...

In just three seconds, the dark red iron ore surface shone with a dazzling red glow, and the temperature soared to over 600 degrees Celsius.

The semi-dried moss that came into contact with the ore instantly carbonized, and then with a "whoosh," a bright orange flame shot out.

Zhang Li withdrew his hand and added dry branches to the flames, causing the fire to grow rapidly!

The live stream chat paused for a moment, then filled with question marks.

Physics expert Li Zhengying pushed up his glasses; it was finally time for him to explain.

"This is the ultimate application of electromagnetic induction heating! Eddy current effect! Zhang Li uses his electromagnetic pulse skills to create a high-frequency alternating magnetic field inside the iron-rich ore."

Free electrons inside the ore generate vortex currents under the influence of a magnetic field. Because the ore itself has resistance, electrical energy is directly converted into heat energy!

On the beach, Zhang Li sat by the fire, turning over the grilled platypus.

The fish meat shrinks under high temperature, and the oil drips into the fire, making a sizzling sound, and the aroma of caramelization spreads.

The moment the fish was cooked, Zhang Li, ignoring the heat, tore off a large piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

He didn't add salt, but the fish still had the original salty and fishy taste of the sea and the caramelized aroma of the protein.

He ate extremely quickly; in less than ten minutes, the two half-meter-long placoderms and several crustaceans were reduced to nothing but a pile of bones...

Then, he used a knife to split open the two hard-shelled fruits and swallowed the starchy and watery flesh inside!

The burning sensation in my stomach was mostly suppressed.

Zhang Li took out a first-tier evolution potion from his storage space, uncorked it, and tilted his head back to drink it.

The gentle energy dissipated within the body, and combined with the large amount of food consumed just now, the body's super recovery ability once again operated at full power.

The dried-up muscle fibers were replenished, and the hidden wounds left by the deep sea were quickly healed.

Zhang Li leaned against a rock and exhaled a long breath.

He's alive!

The embers of the campfire flickered in the sea breeze.

The smell of blood and the aroma of oil drifted on the wind into the depths of the rainforest not far away.

Zhang Li closed his eyes to rest, his super body recovering as it digested the energy from the medicine.

Within the surveillance range of the All-Knowing Eye, a heat source signal suddenly appeared, measuring five meters in length and weighing nearly a ton.

[Target: Ceratosaurus (adult). Medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur. Bite force: 1.2 tons. Threat level: Low.]

The bushes at the edge of the rainforest were violently knocked aside.

A horned dragon, its body entirely dark green and with a distinctive short horn at the tip of its nose, poked its head out.

Its bloodshot vertical pupils stared intently at Zhang Li beside the campfire.

In the mind of the Ceratosaurus, this hairless creature, less than two meters long, was clearly a snack that it could not resist.

It opened its mouth wide and let out a hoarse roar, saliva dripping down its sharp teeth.

With a sudden burst of power from its hind legs, its heavy body stomped on the sand with a dull thud, hurtling straight toward Zhang Li, who was standing beside the rocks.

It is very fast, with the ferocity characteristic of medium-sized predators.

Zhang Li leaned against the reef, without even changing his sitting posture.

The horned dragon rushed to within two meters of Zhang Li, and a foul-smelling gust of wind swept over him.

Just as the giant mouth was about to close, Zhang Li raised his right hand.

It's just pure physical strength!!!

Zhang Li's right hand precisely gripped the edge of the Ceratosaurus's lower jawbone.

With a burst of force from his five fingers, his finger bones pierced through the rough dinosaur skin and dug deep into the bone crevices.

The immense kinetic energy generated by the Ceratosaurus's forward charge, combined with its one-ton body, allowed it to stand perfectly still!

The transition from stillness to motion happens in an instant.

The massive body of the ceratops came to an abrupt halt in mid-air, as if it had crashed into an invisible wall.

It tried to break free in terror, its powerful hind legs kicking desperately at the sand.

Zhang Li finally opened his eyes, his gaze cold and indifferent.

He suddenly pressed his right hand, which was gripping his chin, downwards.

"Snap—!"

The sound of bones cracking echoed on the beach.

The head of the Ceratosaurus, weighing hundreds of kilograms, was pressed deep into the sand by an unparalleled and terrifying force.

The immense impact caused its cervical spine to completely break, with the broken bone piercing its skin and exposed to the air!

Instant kill. One-handed. Pure physical strength.

The live stream chat exploded with a barrage of comments.

"Am I blind?! What just happened?!"

"A five-meter-long dinosaur, weighing a ton! Its neck was broken when it was pressed into the sand with one hand?!"

Zhang Li withdrew his hand, flicking the blood from his fingertips. He himself was slightly surprised by the power he had just unleashed!

He brought up the system panel.

[Host: Zhang Li]

[Rank: Peak Third-Tier Life Form]

Strength: 380 (human limit 10)

Agility: 130 (normal human limit: 10)

[Arm explosive power: 3140 kg]

[Leg Explosive Power: 8763 kg (Buffed by the Super Jump skill!)]

[Body Strength: Increased by 650% (Stronger bone structures can withstand approximately 20 tons of pressure)]

[Mental Strength: 220 (Extreme human limit: 10)]

Zhang Li's gaze narrowed slightly.

Under the extreme pressure of the Annihilation Ark, coupled with the energy backflow when establishing a symbiotic connection with the fourth-order guardian, his body had been pushed to the absolute limit of the third order.

The three dark gold fourth-tier evolution potions lay quietly in the storage space.

Just drink one, and you'll break through.

Zhang Li's finger hovered in mid-air for a moment before finally retracting the panel.

It cannot be used here.

He had a strong premonition that breaking through from the third to the fourth level would be a complete leap in the level of life.

The recombination of the gene chain is no small matter, and the ensuing period of loss of control and weakness is deadly on this unknown island.

"We must wait until we return to the camp, with Leng Feng and the others protecting us, before we can take this step," Zhang Li decided in his mind.

Night falls.

The sky above the tropical island is filled with billions of stars, sparkling like diamonds, and the Milky Way stretches across the sky, clearly visible.

Zhang Li sat by the fire, looking up at the starry sky.

I've been in the dinosaur world for a long time now.

The more he saw, the more he realized how insignificant Earth was.

Do humans on Earth really have any hope of driving the Tek civilization out?

Zhang Li grabbed a handful of white sand and watched the grains slip through his fingers.

"The road ahead is long," he murmured.

But the next second, his eyes sharpened again.

"No matter how far away it is, now that the knife has been handed to me, I'm going to overturn this table."

At the same time, on Blue Star.

East China Sea, China. 2:15 AM.

The sea was battered by howling winds and towering waves, some three meters high.

The sky was covered with thick clouds, and there wasn't a single star.

One hundred and fifty meters below the sea surface, a completely black conventionally powered submarine without any hull number is silently sailing westward at a speed of six knots.

This is the latest improved version of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's "Taigei" class submarine.

Inside the submarine's command center, red tactical lights illuminated the tense faces of every crew member.

Captain Yuichi Takahashi stood in front of the chart table, staring intently at the coordinates on the screen.

His younger brother was the captain of the "Liangyue" destroyer, which was sunk by a missile from China a few days ago.

"Reporting, Captain, we are still thirty nautical miles from the territorial waters of the Dragon Kingdom," the soprano reported in a low voice.

Yuichi Takahashi nodded slightly and turned to look at a white man standing in the corner.

The man, dressed in a black combat uniform without rank insignia, with blond hair and blue eyes, was Viper, a special liaison officer sent by the US Central Intelligence Agency.

"Mr. Viper, we are about to enter the sonar surveillance network of the East China Sea Fleet of the Dragon Kingdom."

Yuichi Takahashi's voice was icy. "Are you sure the equipment you provided can help us evade the Dragon Kingdom's detection?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of the viper's mouth.

He walked to the control panel and patted a silver metal box embedded next to the submarine's main control system.

The surface of the box is covered with intricate geometric patterns and emits a faint blue glow... This is clearly a creation of the Tek civilization.

"Captain Takahashi, put away your doubts. This is a 'phase concealment generator' manufactured by Area 51 using Tektronix technology through reverse engineering."

Once it's activated, your submarine will appear as nothing more than a featureless mass of seawater to all the sonar, magnetic anomaly detectors, and underwater sonar arrays in the Dragon Kingdom.

Viper leaned closer to Takahashi and lowered his voice: "The Dragon Kingdom bombed our base with missiles and sank your warships. Did they think they could rest easy with that so-called 'National Dome'? Today, we're going to deliver this 'Tek Dirty Bomb' right under their noses at their East China Sea Fleet's home port."

A hint of madness flashed in Takahashi Yu's eyes.

Following the sinking of the "Suzutsuki," public opinion in Japan was in an uproar.

In an effort to salvage his approval ratings, the Prime Minister completely aligned himself with the United States, thus orchestrating this top-secret operation.

They intend to use this Tek bomb to pollute the ecology of the East China Sea coast and undermine the country's maritime defenses.

"Activate the stealth generator," Takahashi Yuichi ordered.

The silver metal box emitted an extremely high-frequency hum, and blue light followed the circuitry, covering the entire hull of the submarine.

At this moment, the submarine's noise, magnetic field, and heat radiation were completely neutralized by some unknown force field.

"Full speed ahead, target coordinates: the edge of the East China Sea continent of the Dragon Kingdom!" Yuichi Takahashi clenched his fists.