The Last Sentinel

Fusang, Defense Agency, Chief's Office.

boom--

The blue-and-white porcelain vase shattered on the floor, and folders on the table were scattered all over the place. The old commander roared hysterically, panting, his eyes shining red like a bull's as he stared at the image on the projection screen.

In the scene, there are broken and collapsed statues, dead and injured shrine priests, and a girl under a cherry blossom tree with a long arrow piercing her heart. The bloodstains on her snow-white dress are as mottled as cherry blossoms in bloom.

"Iga Shrine! Yata no Kagami!"

"The place where Amaterasu's light shines!"

"Who is blaspheming the gods!"

"A special group!"

The old commander roared hysterically, like an aged lion, his eyes filled with an unprecedented rage.

Compared to the hundreds of thousands, even millions, of casualties among ordinary people in Tokyo Bay, he could casually say that necessary sacrifices are worthwhile when it comes to the rise and fall of the empire.

After all, the deaths of these millions of people are none of my business; it's none of my concern, so I'll just ignore it!

But Amaterasu is truly a matter of vital interest to the old commander!

In the eyes of the old commander of the Defense Agency, even the slightest bit of foul language about Amaterasu was a great blasphemy and must be punished with death immediately!

After all, his days on earth were numbered. As a high-ranking figure in Japan, he was destined to go to Takamagahara after death!

After entering Takamagahara, one's contributions to Takamagahara during one's lifetime will be tallied up one by one, and one's status in Takamagahara after death will be determined based on one's achievements during one's lifetime.

But right now, the Iga Shrine, which enshrines Amaterasu, has been destroyed by an unknown murderer. The girl enshrined at the shrine, Orin, the human form of Amaterasu, has been shot to death by a sharp arrow. The shrine's priests are now bleeding profusely!

the most important is!

The Yata no Kagami, a relic of Amaterasu on earth and one of the three sacred treasures of Japan, has disappeared!

This was a complete shock to the Director-General of the Defense Agency!

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

The old officer gritted his teeth, "Come in!"

The female secretary cautiously reported, "Sir, we have checked the nearby surveillance cameras, and it is true that someone visited the shrine that day."

The old officer growled, "Release the video! I want to see who it is!"

On the screen wall, a surveillance video unfolds.

The camera zooms in, and at the entrance of Iga Shrine, a young man dressed in a silver-white sci-fi combat suit walks leisurely down the shrine steps with his hands in his pockets.

A mirror floats on his shoulder. The mirror is bronze in color, with pine branches, bamboo joints and plum blossoms carved on the edges, and auspicious patterns of tortoises and cranes carved on the back.

When the old officer stared at him, he seemed to notice the old officer as well. He looked up and glanced at the surveillance camera, a disdainful smile curving his lips, as if mocking the old officer, "What are you looking at? Come and mess with me if you dare!"

"Baka!"

The old officer slammed his fist on the table, his eyes flashing with malice, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Who is he?!"

The female secretary beside him said, "Sir, I've already investigated. According to internal intelligence from our Fusang Genius Club, this person is a member of the Great Xia Southern Heavenly Gate Project!"

The old commander roared, "Nonsense! Do you think I can't tell this is the combat suit from Project Nantianmen? I'm asking, who is he?!"

The female secretary said, "His name is Ye Feng, codename [Sentinel]. He's an S-level genius with both S-level mental and S-level intelligence. As soon as he joined the Human Alliance, he started a super-luxurious personal show. First, he captured the God Particle live in front of 100,000 people in the Human Alliance, then fought against the God Formula [π], opened the gates of the Temple of Mathematics, summoned the True God of Mathematics to fight against the God Particle, and finally went toe-to-toe with the God Formula. After that, he fought against the Hexagonal Warrior King Arthur, defeated King Arthur in one minute, and recruited the S-level team [Punishment Knights]."

"By the way, the mecha pilot who will be sent by Nantianmen to support Fusang in this mission is also this Ye Feng."

"But for some reason, the [Crimson Destruction] is nowhere to be seen. Instead, he appeared alone in Japan, launched a surprise attack on the Iga Shrine, and stole the sacred artifact, the Yata Mirror!"

The deputy chief of staff adjusted his glasses, confidently stating, "Now that we know their identity, let's immediately and publicly hold Dongfang Daxia accountable. We sent them to provide support, not to take advantage of our misfortune. Let's tarnish Dongfang Daxia's reputation and force them to return the [Yata Mirror]! And make them apologize to us!"

Upon hearing this, the old officer's bloodshot eyes appeared before the deputy chief of staff.

The deputy commander, seeing the old commander's fierce face, panicked. "Sir, am I wrong?"

The old officer suddenly drew his sidearm and pointed it at the deputy staff officer's skull. "Are you trying to kill us?"

The deputy staff officer knelt on the ground with a thud, stammering in fear, "Sir, how could this be! He..."

The old commander abruptly interrupted the deputy chief of staff, "The enemy launched a frontal assault on Iga Shrine and completely destroyed all the guardians within the shrine, including the human form of Amaterasu, the priesthood with considerable magical power, and even the spirit beasts guarding the Yata Mirror. This demonstrates that the enemy's strength is beyond what we mortals can contend with!"

"Given the other party's immense strength, destroying surveillance cameras is merely a thought for him if he wants to, and he could even avoid being seen on camera altogether."

"And the other party deliberately appeared on the surveillance footage!"

"This is a provocation, a blatant provocation!"

"He's telling everyone, yes, I destroyed the shrine. If you're unhappy, you can take revenge on me. You're welcome to come and seek vengeance!"

"And this super genius from Nantianmen also possesses the [Crimson Destruction], one of the four great mechs of the Eastern Divine Continent! Do you understand how much power he wields?"

"Looking across Japan, no one can defeat him in battle, not even the [Samurai Maru]! It's no match for the [Crimson Destroyer]!"

"If he wanted, he could even summon the Crimson Destroyer to completely annihilate Tokyo and then claim it was the work of an S-class monster!"

"No one in the international community will hold him accountable."

"Because no one questions the strong; the words of the strong are justice itself!"

Countless beads of sweat rolled down the deputy staff officer's forehead, and he couldn't utter a single word.

The old officer stared intently at Ye Feng on the screen, his pupils almost contorting into knives.

A deathly silence fell over the office. Everyone felt as if they were carrying a mountain on their backs, a mountain that could collapse at any moment and crush almost everyone present.

The old officer's words were very straightforward.

The fact that the other party, a super genius with a mecha, parachuted into Japan without piloting his mecha and went on a killing spree suggests that he wanted to conduct his business discreetly.

If you make this public, if you make it public that Ye Feng attacked the shrine, you've gone too far!

That would be undignified!

Since you're not respectable, then I won't be respectable either!

Next, with the goal of going all the way, the other side will send their mechs to the door and wipe out all the command staff and high-ranking officers!

Under the plasma flame jet, you won't be able to reach Takamagahara; your body and soul will be destroyed, and you won't even see Amaterasu's face!

It's like that classic Western saying: when others suspect you have weapons of mass destruction, you'd better actually have them!

When others doubt that you have a mecha, you'd better actually have one!

Time ticked by, and it was during this maddening moment in the atmosphere of death.

A phone call came in.

The old officer answered the phone: "What is it?"

The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Lord Hattori Senjun, Mr. Darwin invites you to lunch at the revolving restaurant on the 33rd floor of Ginza."

After a moment of silence, the old commander Hattori Sengun said, "Alright, I'll be there in half an hour."