The system handed me over to the state.

"My...my leg...let go..."

"Ugh...no...don't do it again...ugh!"

"Bear with it. Only when you're warmed up can you be considered successful. It's okay if it hurts! What would I have brought you here if it didn't hurt?"

Bronya crossed her arms and looked at the five team members in the room in front of her, each being pressed down on a bed by a masseur for a special massage. She remembered using this move when she was training her own flexibility.

After a long period of exercise, this special massage is very effective in relieving fatigue and soreness in the body, so Bronya naturally brought the five of them here.

However, just when Bronya thought she could relax a little and slack off, a red alarm suddenly blared throughout the base. Bronya immediately threw down her phone and teleported away. The five team members also subconsciously got up, but were immediately pressed down by the masseuse. It was simple: the massage wasn't over yet, and this alarm wasn't specifically aimed at these five newcomers.

On the other side, Bronya had just landed in the control room when she heard some slightly chaotic noises coming from inside.

"A massive teleportation signal has been detected! The other party has already reached halfway through the passage!"

"An evacuation signal has been issued at the teleportation landing point! The target landing point is in the northern suburbs of Kyoto! A residential area still under construction!"

"Alright! There aren't many people there. Immediately prepare the Iron Curtain force field for a blockade!"

"Evacuate! Evacuate the crowd first! These are all large items, so leave some space!"

Hearing the commotion coming from the control room, Bronya quickly found Lao Yu, who was still directing operations nearby, and asked, "How's the situation?"

Old Yu glanced at Bronya, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he continued, "Notify the cabinet members to evacuate to a safe area immediately. Notify the Northern Military District, and the nearest army and air force units to proceed to the target area!"

"Evacuate everyone from the northern region as quickly as possible! We must act fast!"

"General! The northern region, even the entire northern suburbs, has nearly a million people! We simply don't have that much time to evacuate!"

"Moreover, the main evacuation routes are blocked, making evacuation impossible!"

"Tsk... Damn it..."

Old Yu slammed his fist on the holographic control panel in front of him. This time, Bronya asked seriously again, "What happened? Is the situation that serious this time?"

Old Yu looked at his adjutant beside him, "Tell her! Hurry up, we don't have much time. Immediately organize all available manpower in Kyoto to evacuate the masses, and remove important personnel and supplies!"

Old Yu's adjutant pulled Bronya away from the control panel for a moment and explained, "The situation is very serious. According to our monitoring, the enemy has torn a large hole in the world barrier and sent in a large-scale legion at once. Our initial estimate is that they number in the tens of thousands, and they also seem to have some kind of heavy weaponry."

"The enemy's landing site is a construction site in the northern suburbs of Kyoto. We can use the Iron Curtain Force Field to surround the surrounding area before the enemy's teleportation ends, but there will definitely be a part that cannot be evacuated quickly."

"We are still working hard on the evacuation. We can only evacuate as many people as possible before the Iron Curtain Force Field seals off the area. If it becomes impossible to evacuate them, we will try our best to protect them. Can you do that?"

The adjutant's words could be said to be adding a burden to Bronya's battle, a very heavy burden... If the Shadow Kingdom discovers her and launches a forced attack, it will be the reason why Bronya cannot fight in peace.

"How about reducing the Iron Curtain force field?"

Bronya suddenly asked, if the range of the Iron Curtain Force Field could be reduced, and the battlefield smaller, although there would be some problems with the confinement, preventing her from using many of her abilities freely, at least she could fight with peace of mind.

"Reducing the force field's range is indeed feasible, and once it's reduced, it will be difficult for the enemy to deploy their formations and fight us. Coupled with our familiarity with the terrain, it might actually be an advantage..."

"I understand. I'll communicate with the general immediately!"

The adjutant immediately returned to Lao Yu's side and told him about the idea. Bronya waited quietly for the result. After a while, the adjutant returned and said excitedly, "It's a success, Miss Bronya. The plan has been approved. You can prepare to depart now. We will teleport you and your teammates there soon."

Bronya nodded. Since she had made her decision, there was no need to hesitate any longer. However... as she teleported away, Bronya was still a little confused. Previously, only a few hundred people had been teleported, and the largest number was only nearly a thousand. How come the number had suddenly increased tenfold?

Wait... Bronya suddenly remembered something. Over the years, only Shenzhou had been alerted to the invasion of the Shadow Kingdom and had issued warnings, and had even been able to eliminate or capture the infiltrators.

But what about abroad?

The teleportation to the Shadow Realm is completely random. If it randomly lands abroad... and Bronya herself has never seen this thing have any effect on the joint defense measures between the European Union and the United States! Not even people in foreign countries know that the Shadow Realm has appeared.

At this moment, Bronya had another terrifying thought: Could it be that... the European Union and the United States' high-ranking officials have been completely infiltrated by the Shadow Nation... even their respective contractors have been kept in the dark, or even... possessed and controlled those contractors.

"If that's really the case... this is a huge problem... no, I have to go find Tong Xi."

Bronya was certain that after this battle, she had to go see Tong Xi. Lately, he and Yu Xin had been living a carefree life, and Yu Xin had gone from being his personal counselor to being his housekeeper.

It would be really unreasonable not to give her something to do.

Keeping the matter in mind for the time being, Bronya headed to the teleportation room, where Black Seele and Seele were already waiting. Upon seeing Bronya's grim expression, both of them realized that something was not good.

"You look so pale, it seems there's a big problem with this expedition?"

Bronya nodded. "Yes, there's a big problem. This time we're facing an army of tens of thousands armed with heavy weapons."

Hei hope's expression froze, while Xi'er's expression turned panicked. "Tens of thousands...? How many exactly?"

"I don't know, but Seele, remember, among us, you have the strongest self-defense ability, but the weakest combat ability. When you encounter danger, prioritize protecting yourself and leave it to me and Black Seele to handle. Understand?"

Seele nodded, and Bronya looked at Black Seele, "This time we don't need to hold back. Let's fight without holding back. The enemy didn't come here with any kind of test."

Hei hope revealed a wicked smile, "I've been waiting for you to say that for a long time."

Chapter 217: I'm Here to Negotiate Terms

"General, we have crossed the Shadow Passage and now stand on the land of the Light World, which we haven't seen for a long time. Do you have any special feelings?"

A jet-black mist swirled around his body, and his black armor, shimmering with crimson patterns, resembled that of a berserker from some work. However, his weapons were two knightly swords hanging at his waist, rather than his bare hands.

"Hehehehe..."

A chilling voice came from beneath the helmet. The High Priest of Holy Light, standing nearby, felt a pang of fear and took a step back, asking, "General, what should we do next?"

"No rush... Ah, the long-awaited sunshine... It's been so long since I've felt such brightness..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a black and red force field suddenly rose from the ground around them, gradually extending into the sky, and finally closing up above their heads.

The general slowly raised his head, staring at the closed iron curtain force field above him. "Hmm... what is this?"

"I wonder... were all the troops that were teleported before faced with this situation?"

The priest frowned. In recent days, a large portion of the troops they had teleported over had mysteriously lost contact. There were no follow-ups, no survivors, and no information whatsoever.

It was as if they had vanished into thin air. They had tried all their plans, but all of them failed. Fortunately, they deduced that some countries in the world had already noticed their existence and were able to identify their invading forces.

Fortunately, their invasion of other countries went very smoothly. They had gained a preliminary understanding of the technological level of this world, the specific situation of its civilization, and detailed planetary terrain data. They also successfully conquered the country that had wiped out countless of their reconnaissance teams, Shenzhou.

Thus, under the emperor's command, an annihilation legion carrying heavy weapons set out, starting from the country's capital, to completely dismantle the nation that stood in their way.

Now, their legion had barely settled in when this technologically unknown barrier enveloped their teleportation point, giving the high priest a sense of foreboding.

The high priest then turned to his subordinates and said, "Immediately contact the Empire. Make sure to establish contact with them and maintain it."

"Understood, Lord Priest."

Meanwhile, atop a nearby high-rise building, Bronya and her two companions, having deployed a stealth field, were observing the legion of tens of thousands below through binoculars.

The composition of this legion is very interesting. Half of it should be members of the Holy Light Order representing the Church of Holy Light, and the other half should be the regular army of the Shadow Kingdom.

However, Bronya was more concerned that the other side had not displayed any heavyweight weapons; in other words, they were unsure what other methods the other side was hiding.

"Are those two guys the leaders?"

Hei hope looked at the two people in the distance, whose attire was clearly different, and asked with interest. One was wearing a black and red armor, and his whole body was wrapped in black mist. The other was like holy light itself, radiating a faint golden light, wearing a white and gold armor and carrying a heavy hammer.

Tsk, do all paladins, regardless of the world, prefer hammers? Can't we have one who uses a gun or a sword? Even pure magic would be fine.

"Those two are mine, you guys deal with the rest!"

Before the battle even began, Black Seele declared that the two guys were hers. Seele smiled awkwardly, while Bronya rolled her eyes. "What are you getting so excited about? We don't even know what their condition is yet. Besides, you two kept me up all night. Listen to me today!"

Hei hope glared at her, "What do you mean I didn't let you sleep well? Where did I touch you? Did I make you uncomfortable just by holding you?"

"Hmph! I'm not hugging you anymore, and I won't hug you anymore either. Go to sleep by yourself!"

Seeing the sudden commotion, Seele quickly reached out her hand to calm things down. "Calm down, calm down. It's not a big deal. Don't be so impulsive. We can discuss the problem slowly and find a solution."

Bronya blinked. "It's okay, you'll get used to it. Don't be fooled by her current anger and tantrums; just act like nothing happened during dinner tonight."

Seele's expression froze. Black Seele scoffed, "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. You think you're familiar with us by now?"

Seele was speechless, thinking to herself, "Your arguments before... weren't like this at all..."

Forget about these things for now, let's focus on doing the things in front of us first!

Seele straightened her mind and attitude, focusing her attention on the upcoming battle. At that moment, Bronya suddenly spoke up, "I'll go talk to them."

"Wait! What did you say?"

Hei Xi grabbed Bronya's hand and asked incredulously, "They are invaders, and you want to negotiate with them? Do you think you're Doctor Strange with the Time Stone?"

"No, it's just about finding an opportunity to formally contact the real high-ranking officials of the Shadow Empire."

Bronya shook her head. She did indeed have the Time Stone, but it was currently being kept by Tong Xi. Moreover, it was still uncertain whether the Time Stone could truly have the same miraculous effects as depicted in the movies in this world.

“We need more intelligence, and this is an opportunity to demonstrate our strength and the inevitable defeat of the Shadow Empire. Perhaps we can both back down.”

"Currently, the Shadow Empire has only caused us property damage, with no casualties. This shows that there is still room for negotiation between the two sides. If war really breaks out in six months, it may not be a good thing for either China or them."

Hei hope frowned. She understood Bronya's thoughts. Avoiding war had always been Shenzhou's effort. Although the history of Shenzhou in the other world was different, it was precisely because they had experienced more wars and won more wars that they knew the tragic fate of the defeated.

Therefore, if war can be avoided, China will absolutely not let this opportunity slip by.

But the premise is... that the other side is willing to negotiate, and do these guys in front of us really have the qualifications and conditions to negotiate?

Do you really have to try?

"Yes, if we fail, we will continue the war as usual. If we succeed, we may be able to buy more time for China to digest the technology of the Civilization Package. Once our technological level improves, the initiative will no longer be in the hands of the Shadow Empire."

Hei hope's brows remained furrowed. "Are you... going to use Nuclear Nova and the Throne of Doom to negotiate?"

Bronya's expression froze, a flicker of panic crossing her face. "How could this be? Am I such a person who doesn't value life?"

Hei hope bit her lip tightly, finally shaking off Bronya's hand. "Go ahead and try to die! I won't stop you!"

Bronya smiled. "Thank you."

Having said that, he jumped off the high-rise building. It was time for a formal, direct confrontation with the Shadow Empire.

Chapter 218: Seriously Nonsense

"Ok?"

As the high priest was pondering, he suddenly noticed a woman walking towards him. The woman was wearing a magnificent black and white dress, with long gray hair hanging down her back, one strand of which was tied into a braid, and she wore only one white stocking.

His pale blue eyes revealed indifference.

"Oh? Do humans in this world look like this?"