National Fate: Eight Yin Generals Guard China from Their Sleeping Coffins

[The second round, third wave of monster siege has ended.]

The defense lines of the White Elephant Country, South Korea, Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia have completely collapsed.

All six teams have been eliminated.

[The national punishment procedure has been initiated. Shadow Assassins from each faction will simultaneously manifest in ten times their original number at the capitals of the six nations.]

Mumbai.

A high-end French restaurant in the city center.

Singh, a wealthy businessman from White Elephant Country, cuts open a rare steak.

He was wearing a Patek Philippe on his wrist.

The sound of police sirens and the cries of the poor could be heard from the street outside.

Singh picked up his glass of red wine and took a sip.

His heart was filled with contempt.

The lowly and despicable only know how to shout nonsense; the poor should just wait to die on the streets.

He pays the government a huge security fee every year, and an armored battalion stationed two blocks away protects his safety.

The restaurant was brightly lit.

Singh put down his knife and fork and wiped his mouth with a napkin.

The shadow beneath his feet distorted.

A black bone spur pierced through the solid wood floor from bottom to top, pierced through Singh's high-end leather shoes, went straight through his thigh, and pierced out of his back along his spine.

Singh's eyes widened.

He couldn't make a sound, and a large amount of blood gushed from his mouth.

The wife sitting opposite him stood up and let out a piercing scream.

A huge crystal chandelier casts a large shadow on the restaurant ceiling.

Five shadow assassins emerged from the shadows of the chandelier, their claws reaching out.

They landed without making a sound.

Five claws gripped Singh's wife's limbs and head.

Pull hard.

Minced meat was scattered.

The high-end silk dress was dyed dark red.

Their five-year-old child slid off the chair and ran crying toward the restaurant door.

A young child walks past a brass trash can by the door.

From the shadows beside the trash can, half of a mandible covered in barbs protruded.

The jaws snapped shut, biting off the child's neck.

The headless body lay on the expensive carpet.

Other diners inside the restaurant rushed toward the entrance, trampling each other.

The street outside the gate has been transformed into a living hell.

From the grating openings of the sewers, and from the architectural shadows cast by the intersecting buildings, 64,000 Shadow Assassin Beasts swarmed out.

They don't need to hide; they pounce directly on the fleeing crowd.

A car collision triggered a series of explosions.

The firelight illuminated the night sky, but it also created more chaotic shadows.

The monster darted through the shadows.

The streets of Mumbai are littered with severed limbs and broken bodies.

Seoul.

Night fell over the bustling city.

The 1st Armored Division of the South Korean Army is stationed at Gwanghwamun Square.

Major General Kim Tae-seok sat inside the bulletproof command vehicle.

He stared at the death report on the tactical tablet and slammed his fist down.

The screen is cracked.

Damn Chinese people.

They had a way to deal with the Shadow Monsters, but they could only watch helplessly as the Korean players died in battle.

Kim Tae-seok was filled with resentment.

He doesn't believe in superstitions.

His modern armored forces possess state-of-the-art thermal imaging and night vision systems.

As long as the firepower is applied, any monster will be blasted into dust.

"Cut off the main power supply to the city and activate the military searchlight array!"

Kim Tae-seok gave the order into the communicator, "Raise the flares! Open fire at will on any unusual targets!"

All residential streetlights in Seoul were turned off.

Darkness engulfed the buildings and streets.

Piercing screams echoed from every block.

The high-frequency searchlights on the military convoy instantly turned on.

A thick white beam of light swept across the street.

Under the beam of light, more than a dozen Shadow Assassin Beasts that were pouncing on civilians stopped and retreated into the shadows of the nearby alleyway.

"They're afraid of light! Fire!"

Dozens of heavy machine guns spewed fire.

The bullet struck the darkness, sending sparks flying, but failed to hit anything.

Adjust the angle of the searchlight.

The moment the beam of light moved away, the area that had just been illuminated was plunged back into darkness.

A large amount of black slime gushed out from the shadows.

The Assassin Beast appears.

A row of soldiers operating heavy machine guns had their throats slit.

The body lay on the sandbags.

In the center of the square, a K2 main battle tank is adjusting its turret.

The searchlight was mounted on top of the turret.

Beneath the vehicle, the tracks cast a deep shadow.

The shadows rippled.

Fifteen Shadow Assassins emerged from under the tank chassis.

The barbs on their limbs gripped the tracks.

Three of the monsters crawled through the gap into the escape hatch under the vehicle.

The loader's agonizing screams echoed through the communication channel, accompanied by the sound of bones cracking, before the connection was completely severed.

Outside, several assassin beasts raised their claws and overturned the chassis of a tank weighing tens of tons.

The fire control arm was dragged out of the vehicle and torn to shreds instantly.

Kim Tae-seok stared at the monitor screen.

Cold sweat dripped down his chin, soaking the collar of his military uniform.

The searchlight illuminated the area ahead, but created an even larger shadow behind it.

This is an unsolvable dead end.

His armored division had lost more than half of its troops before it could even get a clear view of the enemy.

The global sky screen broadcast live footage of the capitals of six countries.

The bullet screen system scrolled wildly.

[God, Mumbai is gone! The monsters even prey on babies!]

This is what happens when you lose your defenses. Don't complain about the system's ruthlessness; it stated from the beginning that the city would fall and everyone would perish.

[I don't want to die! Someone save us! The South Korean army has been wiped out, Seoul has become a slaughterhouse!]

[Thank you to the gatekeepers of China! Thank you, Grandpa Ji!]

Please stay indoors and avoid direct sunlight! Make sure there are no shadows around you!

[It's useless. Even in the light, you'll cast your own shadow. The Shadow Beast will emerge from your shadow to kill you.]

Great Britain is now full of refugees, and the security situation has collapsed. I saw police officers shooting and looting supplies on the street.

[Please, China, open the gates! Let us in! We are willing to hand over all our assets!]

China cannot stand idly by and watch people die! You pride yourselves on being a land of etiquette; now is the time to demonstrate humanitarianism!

Get out of our live stream! Moral blackmail will bring death to your entire family! Our border only protects the Chinese people!

Tens of millions of people have gathered outside the spiritual energy barrier of China; the situation is very dangerous!

【……】

Southwestern border of China.

The rain poured down.

A pale blue spiritual energy barrier rose from the ground and soared into the sky.

Raindrops pounded on the barrier, creating ripples that slid down to both sides.

Inside the barrier, China was brightly lit, and military vehicles were being dispatched in an orderly manner on the highways.

Outside the barrier, on the muddy wasteland, millions of refugees who had fled from neighboring countries crammed in.

They were soaking wet and looked dazed.

Screams and the rumble of collapsing buildings echoed from afar.

The Shadow Assassin is reaping lives in the surrounding area.

The refugees frantically pounded on the blue light screen.

The surface of the light screen transmitted a huge recoil force, which sent people in the front row flying.

More people continued to surge forward.

Among the crowd, CIA agent Steven, wearing a black raincoat, stood out.

He pushed aside an old woman who was blocking his way.

The old woman fell into the mud and was trampled by the crowd behind her.

Steven didn't look down.

He looked up and examined the blue barrier.

Chinese people are always bound by so-called morality.

Steven sneered inwardly.

If we could just blast a hole in this barrier, we could let hundreds of thousands of refugees rush in.

The Chinese military would never dare to open fire on civilians in public.

If the defenses crumble, agents mingling among the refugees can seize the opportunity to penetrate deep into the heart of China and obtain the cultivation techniques that awaken spiritual awakening.

Easterners deserve to be stepping stones for the bald eagle.

Steven reached inside his raincoat with his right hand and pulled out a tiny black high-frequency oscillation disruptor.

This is the latest array-breaking device developed by the U.S. military, specifically designed to deal with energy fields.

He squeezed forward a few steps and reached the edge of the barrier.

He grabbed a wailing child with his left hand and held him in front of him.

He gripped the destroyer in his right hand and pressed it against the cyan light screen.

Border Post No. 1

The command room was lit by cold, incandescent lights.

Staff Officer Li, holding a tactical tablet, strode to the window.

"Sir, the refugees abroad are completely out of control. We've detected Shadow Assassins on the perimeter. They're driving the refugees to attack the barrier."

Zhou Yaoguo had his hands behind his back.

He stood in front of the bulletproof glass, looking down at the dense crowd below.

"The Skynet system just screened the people in the front row."

Staff Officer Li swiped his tablet, bringing up a dozen faces marked with red boxes. "A large number of intelligence personnel from the United States and Japan have infiltrated. They are carrying jamming equipment and are attempting to destroy the key nodes of the barrier array, creating a breach."

Zhou Yaoguo's facial muscles were tense.

There was no hesitation in his eyes.

When China was weak, these people used their powerful ships and cannons to break open the country's gates and seize resources.

Now that China is prosperous, they are using the guise of refugees to try to use human lives as cover to bleed China dry.

He would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Are the Dragon Soul Awakeners in position?"

Zhou Yaoguo spoke, his voice echoing throughout the hall.

"The third battalion of three hundred snipers and elemental awakeners has been deployed to the towers and ridges along the route."

Staff Officer Li stood at attention and answered.

"Pass on my orders."

Zhou Yaoguo turned around and straightened the collar of his military uniform.

He pressed the main control button on the communicator to issue the command to the entire border.

"Anyone who attempts to breach the aura barrier."

"For any foreign national who crosses the boundary marker by even one centimeter."

"Do not ask about nationality, do not listen to explanations, and do not fire warning shots."

Zhou Yaoguo stared at the rain and uttered four words.

"Kill without mercy."