Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

When Wang Hu opened his eyes again, the warm current that had permeated his limbs and bones had completely settled down and transformed into a power hidden deep within his flesh and blood.

He slept very soundly and for a very long time.

It was already dark outside.

The command center was unusually quiet, with only a few people still busy at their posts; most of the seats were empty.

Wang Hu looked up in confusion and let out a long yawn.

A young soldier on duty noticed his movement, and immediately walked over quickly, lowering his voice with an barely suppressed excitement on his face.

"Tiger, you're awake?"

"Chief Qin is watching the show in the next conference room. Before he left, he specifically told you that if you wake up, you can go and see what's going on."

A good show?

Wang Hu didn't understand what kind of good show could be happening at this time, but his curiosity was successfully piqued.

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and his joints cracked and popped.

He then followed the soldier to the large conference room next door.

As soon as you get close, a noisy heat wave hits you.

The huge conference room was now packed with people; almost everyone who wasn't on a mission had gathered there.

On the huge screen at the very front of the conference room, the live feed of the newly appeared spatial rift was being played.

However, at this moment, an extremely fierce battle is taking place in front of the spatial rift.

The side engaged in the battle was naturally the mutants that kept emerging from that small town.

On the other side were well-equipped soldiers rushing out of the spatial rifts.

Clearly, the other end of the spatial rift has been discovered by the Japanese.

Moreover, like China, the other side has shown an extremely strong desire to possess this suddenly appearing interdimensional passage, and is currently fighting desperately for it at any cost.

Unfortunately, they were no longer facing the slow-moving ordinary zombies that the Chinese army had encountered when they first entered the country.

The intelligent entity in this area has been fully awakened, and all its units have evolved into mutants with strength, speed, and reaction capabilities more than ten times stronger.

The idea that Japan could force its way through with its flesh and blood is simply wishful thinking.

"Boom!"

Just then, a series of dense, blood-red fleshy spheres suddenly shot out from the direction of the town on the screen.

Those fleshy spheres precisely covered the area near the exit of the spatial rift, creating a death zone.

The dozens of Japanese soldiers who had just organized their formation and charged out were completely engulfed in the violent explosion and splashing corrosive liquid before they could even let out a scream. The entire army was wiped out.

Wow!

In the huge conference room, those who witnessed this scene were not nervous at all; instead, they all exclaimed in amazement.

"Is this the seventh time they've been completely wiped out?"

"Would you all like to bet that my period will hit its eighth time?"

An advisor crossed his arms and asked with a smile.

"I bet five cents they'll come!"

"The Japanese have always been eager to overtake us by taking a shortcut. This stable interdimensional portal, and the 'first' of its kind in the world, means they'll likely take it even if it means losing many lives!"

"You know, this is a world-leading opportunity!"

Another special forces captain spoke up with a smile.

He emphasized the word "first" when he spoke, clearly intending to tease him.

"You know what, the Japanese are really good at fighting. Look how many people have died, but they still charge in fearlessly!"

Immediately, someone nearby also spoke up.

"Definitely, they're at least much better than those people from India."

"The last time a rift appeared over in India, the other side only had some berserk zombies at most, not even a proper mutant. Yet, they still managed to push it back to their homeland."

"If that crack hadn't been unstable and only lasted for less than two days, the entire Indianapolis would probably have already fallen."

"We might be building a border wall right now."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, filling the entire conference room with a joyful atmosphere.

Everyone chatted and laughed, pointing and commenting on the battle between the Japanese army and the mutants on the screen, as if they were watching a wonderful offensive and defensive exercise.

"Seriously, this kind of behavior from Xiao Rizi is downright blatant disregard for human life!"

"The fighting has escalated to this point, and you're still sending infantry to charge? Isn't that just suicide?"

"Faced with a situation where the enemy has already occupied the exit, we should directly deploy heavy tanks, send out a hundred at once, and use the steel torrent to stabilize the position and establish an forward base."

"Unless that flesh-ball bomb hits the top cover directly, it won't be able to shake the main battle tank at all."

Some people seriously offered their opinions.

Upon hearing this, someone immediately objected.

"Tanks are too big targets, they're practically sitting ducks. Didn't you see how corrosive those flesh-ball bombs are? Even tanks can't withstand more than a few hits."

"If you ask me, in this situation, we have to out-produce troops against that AI. Use robots, robot dogs, and drones to push forward. I refuse to believe that its mutant numbers are unlimited! Once we've wiped out its fighting force, this place will naturally be ours!"

Upon hearing this, someone nearby couldn't help but chuckle and pursed their lips.

"You expect Japan to use robots? Are their robot technologies even up to par?"

"Can a robot that struggles to walk in a straight line fight a war?"

"Are we going to send them to wear down these agile and powerful mutants? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"

"Don't be fooled by the fact that these mutants are made of flesh and blood. They're practically robots, controlled by an intelligent agent. Their combat power shouldn't be underestimated."

A group of people were arguing noisily.

Suddenly, the battle situation on the screen changed again.

Suddenly, countless mutated creatures surged out of the town like a black tide, their target clear: the distorted spatial rift.

"Goodness, after several hours of probing, this AI has finally caught on."

"It must have finally realized that we are not on the same side as those people on the other side."

"This means they're abandoning defense and actively invading Japan!"

The noise in the conference room subsided, and everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Qin Tieshan, who was sitting in the main seat.

Qin Tieshan remained calm and composed, picking up the huge enamel teacup on the table and gulping it down in one go.

Then, he let out a loud yawn and slowly stood up.

"I haven't been sleeping well lately, I'm going to catch up on some sleep."

As he spoke, he walked towards the door, but halfway there, as if he remembered something, he added a sentence without turning his head.

"Pass the order: Yong'an City will continue to strengthen its defenses. Our defenses are not foolproof. We must guard against those mutants using feints and diversions to suddenly launch a sneak attack on us."

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and strolled out of the conference room.

The people left in the room staring at each other in bewilderment.

A few seconds later, someone finally realized what was happening.

"Did you all hear that? The commander ordered us to increase security!"

"Quickly relay the order to those on duty today!"

A young officer shouted at the top of his lungs to the communications soldier not far away, then turned back and pulled a bag of sunflower seeds from his pocket.

"Come on, come on, we don't have to be on duty today. This order isn't for us. Who wants it? Let's eat and chat..."

"Haha, I want it, I want it!"

"Me too!"

A group of people started shouting again.

The atmosphere in the entire conference room instantly became more than ten times more joyful than before.