“BOOM—!”
The previously oppressive black sky, which had been in a state of gloom for the past few days, finally unleashed flashes of lightning and thunder, illuminating the entire horizon with dazzling rays of light.
Not far below the dark cloud layer, a military helicopter with rotating rotor blades steadily flew through the area at a moderate pace, resolutely heading in one direction.
Inside the helicopter, Alisa gazed at the thunderous sky with a hint of worry on her face. “Is it really safe to fly in this kind of weather?”
“Who knows?” Fang Li kept his eyes fixed on the touchscreen panel in his hand, nonchalantly responding, “Our luck shouldn’t be so bad that we’d get struck by falling thunder at a time like this, right?”
“Now, it wouldn’t be surprising if something like that happened,” Alisa’s tone remained uneasy as she spoke to Fang Li, “Are you really not worried at all?”
“Of course, I’m worried. If something unexpected were to happen again, we won’t be able to make it back to the Russian Branch this time,” Fang Li said with an indifferent tone, “However, even if we worry, it won’t change anything. I don’t want to stop just because of such incidents.”
Alisa opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but seeing Fang Li’s carefree attitude as if he didn’t take her words to heart, she couldn’t help but feel a little angry.
This guy, is he really not afraid of death?
Unbeknownst to herself, Alisa had inadvertently guessed Fang Li’s nature. She could only gaze out at the thunderous sky once again, silently praying that no more surprises would occur on their journey.
However, at that moment, Fang Li suddenly spoke up.
“Alisa, look down.”
Hearing this, Alisa’s expression froze, and instinctively she followed Fang Li’s words and looked toward the direction of the ground.
The next second, Alisa’s expression became rigid.
“Roar…”
“Howl…”
“Woof…”
A cacophony of roaring sounds began to echo through the air, accompanying the lightning and thunder, spreading across the distant land.
As far as the eye could see, an endless army of Aragami covered the area, like ants leaving their nests, marching steadfastly in one direction. There were small Aragami like Ogretails, medium-sized Aragami like Kongou and Chi-You, and even large Aragami like Vajra.
Various types of Aragami were swarming in groups, forming an extremely terrifying army, causing dust to billow up with every step they took, much like a migrating herd of beasts.
The sight was truly spectacular.
“This…” Alisa couldn’t help but be shocked.
Although she had long understood that this collective Aragami attack was far from ordinary, the sheer number alone had reached an astonishing level. Even the large Aragami were said to number in the tens of thousands, which is truly terrifying. However, before this, Alisa couldn’t comprehend just how terrifying the concept of “terrifying” could be.
After all, the previous Alisa was still a fledgling newcomer who couldn’t even assess an opponent’s strength. She had always believed that becoming a God Eater would allow her to hunt Aragami and avenge her parents. How could she have known just how formidable her adversaries truly were?
And now, Alisa knew that with her current abilities, she could at best handle medium-sized Aragami but was absolutely incapable of dealing with large Aragami.
In this situation, among the seemingly endless army of Aragami below, there were tens of thousands of large Aragami, not to mention countless other types of Aragami.
Alisa finally understood just how terrifying this army truly was.
To put it bluntly, with such a fearsome army below, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to overrun a Russian Branch. At least, anyone who witnessed the scene before their eyes would think the same way. Including Fang Li.
“With such a massive army, coupled with a Deusphage species Aragami, unless reinforcements are sent from Fenrir branches around the world, or even from the Fenrir headquarters, to collectively engage in battle, a single branch alone would definitely have no way to resist.” Fang Li gazed at the densely packed army of Aragami below and couldn’t help but speak.
“Faced with such enemies, the Russian Branch is resorting to sacrificing the rescue of the Far East Branch, and in doing so, they’ve jeopardized important plans and the lives of many soldiers and God Eaters. I hope that so-called secret they’re after is worth it.”
Alisa was also left speechless when she saw this scene.
As a God Eater affiliated with the Russian Branch, Alisa didn’t know what to say at this moment. In the past, it wouldn’t have mattered to her what the higher-ups were plotting; as long as they provided her with the power to kill her enemies, she wouldn’t concern herself with anything else. But now, Alisa had doubts.
“What exactly are they hiding?”
That was something many people wanted to know.
However, currently, it wasn’t the time for it to be revealed.
Yet, one thing was certain.
That secret was definitely unusual.
With these thoughts in mind, Alisa’s gaze flickered with a pensive emotion, and a trace of hesitation appeared on her face.
At that moment, Fang Li spoke again.
“We’ve arrived.”
His words snapped Alisa out of her contemplation.
Then, Alisa saw it.
In front of the densely packed army of Aragami, the familiar base surrounded by defensive barriers finally came into view.
However, instead of joy, Alisa was filled with alarm.
“Have the Aragami already advanced this close to the base?”
At the rate they were going, it wouldn’t be long before the Aragami launched a full-scale attack on the defensive barriers of the Russian Branch.
“What about the operation?” Alisa’s tone couldn’t help but carry a sense of bewilderment and uncertainty.
“We had a battle plan already. Why is there no sign of a single unit now?”
Could it be that the people sent by the Russian Branch had already been completely wiped out?
Just as Alisa couldn’t help but entertain such thoughts, Fang Li muttered to himself as well.
“It seems that time is running out for me too.” Fang Li said, “We need to enter as soon as possible before the Aragami attacks the Russian Branch.”
After speaking, Fang Li tapped on the touchscreen panel in his hand.
Immediately, the speed of the helicopter abruptly increased as it flew toward the direction of the Russian Branch at the fastest speed possible.
Neither Fang Li nor Alisa noticed that at the rear of the army of Aragami, which had spread all over the land, a colossal figure slowly emerged, also heading towards the Russian Branch.
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