Lotus City, on the edge of the gray mist, inside a multifunctional tactical vehicle.

Inside the temporary mobile command center.

The moment Demon Mountain descended, all communication devices within the city fell into paralysis, completely losing contact with the outside world.

Fortunately, with Ma Ran's prophecy, the authorities had long prepared fully.

Every disaster relief warrior had undergone rigorous training, keeping the rules and precautions of this operation firmly in mind.

Even without real-time commands, they could orderly complete their assigned tasks.

Every minute, soldiers emerged from the gray mist carrying injured or mobility-impaired civilians.

Simultaneously, battle-ready and energetic warriors charged into the thick mist to take over shifts.

Meeting the two fundamental requirements needed for the Demon Mountain assault team, "Life Strength" was something few could satisfy.

Even the most elite scouts would find their limbs weak and energy drained within an hour inside this mist, unable to fend for themselves.

But when it came to "Spiritual Will," that was too easy to satisfy!

Even if they hadn't reached the standard for Superpower awakening through direct contact with the Victory Stone, at least the warriors chosen for this mission wouldn't be led by the Class B Radiation to head towards the center of Demon Mountain, rushing to their deaths.

As long as the shift change time was precisely controlled, handing over work before physical exhaustion, citizens could be rescued.

Ma Ran stood in front of the tactical vehicle, watching the warriors emerge from the mist, feeling stirred up, eager to rush into the city and fight alongside everyone.

In the wars against various alien influences, elite teams with special powers were crucial.

The efforts, dedication, and sacrifices of these soldiers without supernatural powers were irreplaceable!

Ma Ran took a deep breath, suppressed his inner impulse, and walked into the tactical vehicle.

Inside the vehicle.

With the cooperation of multiple Superpowers like [Unity], [Caged Gaze], and [Visual Imprint], everyone inside could capture real-time events happening within the gray mist.

Wei Zuxia and Old Huang watched the scene before them with solemn expressions, feeling extremely heavy-hearted.

Demon Mountain descends!

Only by seeing it with their own eyes can one understand what these simple four words truly mean!

Gray mist enveloped the entire city, and every inch seemed to shine so brightly that it was blinding.

The closer to the center, the denser the mist became.

Those with weak wills were quickly enchanted by the degenerated Class B Radiation, becoming puppets of Demon Mountain, heading inward, even launching indiscriminate attacks on other passersby.

Most of them were quickly subdued by the soldiers and forcibly removed from the Demon Mountain area.

This was only the beginning of the crisis, not even an appetizer!

Through Wan Haihao and his team's visual sharing, Ma Ran saw some quite unlucky passersby being bound and tightly entangled by steel-glossed thorns from the start.

The thorns slowly absorbed their blood.

Imprisoned people gradually shriveled.

Shriveling to nothing but skin and bones, the thorns seemed to pause their blood-sucking action.

The victims weren't completely drained, but the light in their eyes gradually faded.

"Damn it!"

Wei Zuxia slammed his fist on the control panel: "We thought we had prepared enough, but it wasn't!"

Ma Ran's expression remained calm, his mindset steady.

No matter how well-prepared a stone-age civilization is, can it easily defeat cannons, airplanes, firearms, and warships?

Being backward means being beaten—a rule that holds universally.

Moreover...

We're just getting started!

Don't look at how tragic the city seems, with blood everywhere.

In reality, so far, not many people have actually died.

Having personally experienced disasters a hundred times more brutal, Ma Ran felt annoyed, but it didn't cause him to lose balance.

One second chatting and laughing with fellow team members, the next second nearly all teammates dead—he'd faced this too many times.

Compared to those experiences, the current situation was as mild as could be.

Ma Ran silently observed the images projected onto the table by superpower users.

"It shouldn't be just about absorbing flesh and blood."

"There are obvious gaps and figments in the classified past-life files on Demon Mountain."

Ma Ran's mind raced, and focusing his spirit into a stream, he said through the Enclosure Text imprint left on Nightmare Mother 98725: "Five minutes have passed."

"Any gains?"

In the half month waiting for Demon Mountain's descent, he hadn't been gaining nothing.

Now Ma Ran's Enclosure Text skills had advanced significantly.

Perhaps due to a much-strengthened Spiritual Power, or the influence of medals, Ma Ran had already surpassed the limits of an ordinary Master Youwen.

After Inner Qi surpassed the Ninth Rank, Ma Ran could combine Enclosure Text with Inner Qi, leaving it on any biological and non-biological entities.

As long as the distance didn't exceed a hundred miles, he could freely create and remotely control illusions.

Seven kilometers away.

Floating in the dense mist on the edge of the gray fog, Little Walnut, this moment, was suspended in the mist.

Black-striped Enclosure Text imprints emitted heat, and the round body of 98725 trembled slightly, quickly responding: "This mountain is alive!"

"It should be a relatively special low-grade silicon-based lifeform."

"Soil, metal, bricks, plastic, flesh, it eats everything! The more it eats, the larger its coverage area!"

Saying this, 98725 hesitated: "Actually, these are just superficial aspects."

"If I'm not mistaken, this mountain is absorbing the emotions and spiritual power of Earth Humans on a large scale in some way."

"But the conversion efficiency is low!"

"It probably takes an average of two hours to completely 'consume' an Earthling's brainwaves!"

"After two hours, this mountain can accumulate enough energy to start moving freely."

Little Walnut felt quite proud of itself.

On a professional cat forum, it had reached over a thousand posts, now recognized by many peers (pet owners), becoming a new big-shot in the forum.

Being able to satisfy various unreasonable demands from pets, 98725 considered itself an excellent pet owner!

Must not get cocky!

Need to remain modest, continue learning, exchange experiences, and improve technical skills!

Little Walnut thought so.

Ma Ran received the intelligence sent back by 98725, his eyes shifting slightly: "Thank you for your hard work."

No trace of resistance or emotional backlash was felt.

Very good.

In this Demon Mountain calamity, the hidden mechanism on 98725 seemed unnecessary to activate.

Now what needs attention is Demon Mountain itself.

The Demon Mountain descending upon Lotus City indeed operates less efficiently than Nightmare Mother.

But it's greedier, more ruthless in its actions, and when devouring and plundering, it acts with a city-wide scope, unlike 98725, which picks targets one by one!

Ma Ran clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, then said gravely: "Before Su Qiangwei, Zhu Hanyi, and Wan Haihao set out, I infused all five hundred twenty Inner Qi acupoints into their bodies."

"Through changes and fluctuations in Inner Qi, I gathered some new intelligence."

His tone resolute, Ma Ran declared: "Two hours later, the citizens ensnared by thorns will die."

"Don't waste time on the way!"

"The core of the Demon Mountain is approximately eighty kilometers northwest!"

"Destroy it!"

Strategizing from a distance, securing victory from afar, in all fairness, Ma Ran's performance seemed fantastical.

However, whether the superpower users in the tactical vehicle or the three-person assault team on the frontline, they were all willing to trust his judgment.

...

Demon Mountain core, command room.

X9500 pushed the white helmet, expressionless, observing the ever-changing mini-map of Lotus City.

On the constantly changing map, countless differently colored light dots slowly moved.

Tens of thousands of small black dots were guiding and leading even more small green dots out of the gray mist-covered area.

"This country performed well."

"Although technologically lagging, it fully utilized the information and intelligence advantage brought by the 'Prophet'."

X9500 was very calm.

Before coming here, he knew the entry point he chose had a somewhat higher difficulty.

The conquerors at the other six mobile bases progressed much faster than X9500, facing hardly any significant obstacles.

Compared to those guys, X9500 preferred challenging harder things.

It was precisely because of this that he was invited by Team Nine to personally descend to Earth.

"Green dots are harmless natives."

"Black dots represent order enforcers."

X9500 poked the only golden light spot on the entire Lianshan map: "A young commander of a low-level civilization, whose name I remember..."

"Let me see what you're up to?"

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