Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

After the video call connected, Zhou Zhenshan and his group appeared on the screen, while the headquarters was also brightly lit.

After the beast tide broke out in Nanjiang City, no one here was in the mood to rest.

Zhou Zhenshan sat at the conference table, with Wang Jun and Old Ye beside him. The three of them had somewhat solemn expressions.

Lu Cang spoke directly: "Director Zhou, Black Dragon Mountain has breached the contract."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenshan's expression instantly turned cold. He had already guessed it, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly. He said, "Send the footage over."

Soon, the aerial footage transmitted back by the reconnaissance helicopter was simultaneously displayed on the headquarters' large screen.

When the image of dark blue vines spreading along the mountain range appeared, the entire conference room fell silent instantly.

Wang Jun's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, these vines should be the demonic vine from Black Dragon Mountain. What exactly does it want to do?"

Elder Ye said, "The second spiritual energy tide has ended, and the area of ​​the Nine Provinces has expanded. The Lord of the Azure Lotus can no longer sit still."

Technicians quickly overlaid the latest map onto the screen, and it was clear that the dark blue vines had bypassed both Linjiang City and Nanjiang City.

They spread outwards along mountains, valleys, abandoned roads, and spiritual vein nodes.

These vines possess their own consciousness and deliberately bypass human settlements, directly covering mountainous areas, canyons, and some mountain roads.

Wang Jun said angrily, "I've said it before, these beasts are just restless. If we don't get rid of them soon, who knows what kind of disaster they'll bring in the future? The beast tide in Nanjiang City is proof of this. This is a breach of contract."

Zhou Zhenshan looked at him: "And then? What do you plan to do now? Send people to cut down those vines, or open fire on Black Dragon Mountain?"

Wang Jun fell silent.

Zhou Zhenshan continued, "Nanjiang City is under attack by a beast tide, six surrounding towns are out of contact, the cracks in the abandoned wells have not yet been completely stabilized, and the situation with the tiger king in Changbai Mountain has not been resolved."

"If we start fighting the Qinglian Forbidden Zone again now, tell me, can Lingnan hold out?"

Wang Jun and Lu Cang felt extremely frustrated. Lacking strength, they could only be slaughtered at the mercy of others, which was a very unpleasant feeling.

On Lu Cang's side, the pro-war member next to him couldn't help but speak up: "Director Zhou, are we just going to watch it occupy the entire Lingnan region like this?"

Zhou Zhenshan's gaze fell on him, and he asked, "What's your name?"

The man straightened up and replied, "Liu Zhiqiang, Third Action Team, Linjiang Branch."

Zhou Zhenshan said, "Liu Zhiqiang, I understand your thoughts."

Liu Zhiqiang's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "Director Zhou, my parents died in the first beast tide."

"I know better than anyone that strange beasts are completely untrustworthy. If they dare to carve out 300 li of Black Dragon Mountain today, they'll dare to carve out 3,000 li tomorrow."

"If we humans don't make a decision soon, who knows if these alien beasts will cross the border and launch a full-scale attack on us. If that happens, we'll really have no hope."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent for a moment.

Zhou Zhenshan's expression was solemn. He nodded and said, "Liu Zhiqiang, I understand what you're thinking, but now is not the time for us to turn against the Qinglian Forbidden Zone."

The most urgent task is to immediately resolve the beast tide in Nanjiang City. As for the Qinglian Forbidden Zone, a solution will be found soon.

If Zhou Zhenshan might not have had much confidence before, then with the end of the second spiritual energy tide...

Based on some recent information, Zhou Zhenshan has already made up his mind.

Just as forbidden zones must be removed, humanity must also become stronger.

Everyone's expressions lit up when they heard him say that.

Everyone looked at Zhou Zhenshan. Lu Cang asked, "Director Zhou, what do you mean?"

Zhou Zhenshan said, "We will prioritize dealing with the beast tide in Nanjiang City. Headquarters will soon send people there to suppress the beast tide."

Lu Cang's expression changed instantly.

Currently, the only known strong players in the ninth round are Zhou Zhenshan and Qin Zhenyuan. Could there be even stronger individuals among them?

However, Lu Cang didn't ask too many questions.

After reporting the work situation to headquarters, he hung up the phone.

Just after the communication was disconnected, a communications officer hurriedly entered the Linjiang branch command center.

"Team Leader Lu, the latest battle report has arrived from the southeastern defense line of Nanjiang City."

"The beast tide has broken through the second blockade line, and the garrison requests air support."

Lu Cang's expression changed drastically: "Request permission to immediately dispatch an air special forces team for fire support."

the other side.

On the southeastern defense line of Nanjiang City, the garrison has established temporary positions using armored vehicles, sandbags, and steel plates.

Heavy machine guns fired wildly, and rockets blasted into the horde of beasts one after another.

The terrifying rockets exploded among the beast horde, flames rolled, fire waves soared into the sky, and shell fragments exploded, instantly tearing the bodies of countless monsters into bloody pieces.

A young soldier, carrying a rocket launcher, launched an attack directly at a mutated wild boar in front of him.

"Die, you dead wild boars! How dare you invade our human city! Die, all of you!" The soldier's eyes were bloodshot; he hated wild boars intensely.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the rocket struck the wild boar squarely in the head, sending the boar, which was as big as a small truck, tumbling away.

Several soldiers around couldn't help but cheer excitedly: "You hit it! Well done, Li Ergou, you're pretty good!"

Hearing his comrade praise him, Li Ergou became proud. He spread his hands and a communicator appeared out of thin air in his palms.

No one knew that during the second spiritual energy tide, he awakened a spatial ability, which is currently only the size of a small box.

Other awakened individuals awaken water-based or fire-based abilities, but his awakened spatial ability can only hold small items.

So Li Ergou was too embarrassed to report it, and when his comrades praised him, he became proud.

I remember that I used to be a Douyin (TikTok) influencer.

With around 100,000 followers, and not knowing whether he'd make it back alive today, he decided to just start a live stream.

The live stream was titled: "[Suppressing the Beast Tide in Nanjiang City; the Beasts are All Trash]"

The live stream quickly went live, and the camera showed Li Ergou standing amidst the ruins, carrying a rocket-propelled grenade. In front of him, flames soared into the sky, and a wild boar the size of a truck was hit by the missile and lay in a pool of blood.

The dead were beyond dead, and the corpses of other strange beasts, such as cheetahs and gray wolves, also lay scattered everywhere. Smoke filled the air, making it seem like the end of the world.

As soon as the live stream started, more than a hundred viewers flooded into the live stream room and were shocked to see this.

Lin Fenghuang of Beiyue: "Holy crap, who's this guy? Someone actually dares to livestream the beast tide in Nanjiang City! Dude, you'd better run for your life!"

Sofertari: [The streamer is awesome (voice cracks) for shoulder-borne missiles to bomb wild boars! I'm bowing down to the streamer!]

Xerxes II of Eastvale: [Haha, didn't the person upstairs notice the streamer's camera? Right now, those who can suppress the beast tide in Nanjiang City are either Awakened or the military. I'd guess the streamer is a big shot.]

As he watched the barrage of messages scrolling by, Li Ergou felt a surge of satisfaction and immediately turned the camera to face himself.