Chapter 627 - 620: Infiltration
At this very moment, in Shanghai Prefecture on the Eastern Sea Shore of Donghua.
This was the most prosperous city in the eastern part of Donghua, its economic strength ranking first among all of Donghua’s prefectures.
The city remained as prosperous as ever. Its streets bustled with traffic and surged with crowds of people, each going about their daily lives as usual.
But a faint, underlying worry could be seen on the faces of these bustling crowds.
As one of Donghua’s most open international cities, its people were more sensitive to global news than anyone.
They were keenly aware of everything happening around the world: the terrifying wars, the horrific disasters...
The entire world was mired in the greatest crisis since the last great war.
Everything in Donghua seemed peaceful, but how long could this peace last?
After all, the primary target of the Starry Sky Country was Donghua itself!
And the one who had been Donghua’s strongest individual power, a man who once struck fear into the world like a guardian deity, was now gone.
Just as this anxiety was spreading...
On the Eastern Sea Shore.
WHOOSH!!
A figure suddenly leaped out of the sea from a remote stretch of coastline. An intense heat instantly radiated from his body, evaporating all the surrounding water into steam.
"This brings back some unpleasant memories."
"I didn’t expect Donghua’s maritime defenses to be so tight. Infiltrating in such an unsightly manner may be beneath me, but I will not make the same mistake of fighting the enemy at sea again."
A faint smile appeared on Rainbow’s face.
Donghua’s maritime defenses were extremely tight, even featuring a massive Array laid out along the coastline—likely the handiwork of the Xi Clan among the Spirit Guardians. However, for someone like him, who had touched the Power of the True Realm, it was hardly an obstacle.
He slowly walked onto a street, his smile growing more and more wild as he gazed at the dense city skyline in the distance.
"Soon, the ’Scorching Sun’ will rise upon this land once more."
"Now, I need a fitting ’offering’ to display my power."
"Shanghai Prefecture... Hmm, the East District Headquarters of the Donghua Secret Inspection Bureau. The Guardian there should be one of Donghua’s representative powers—the Azure Dragon of the East from the Four Symbols Form?"
"Heh, another insect daring to take the title of ’Dragon’? What an overconfident fool. The last one who was so arrogant should have already been disintegrated into nothingness by the chaotic currents of the True Realm, right?"
"Well then, I shall use you, this ’insect’, to serve as a foil for the might of a ’True Dragon’ like myself."
Rainbow muttered to himself.
"Now, let’s see just where you are, you little insect..."
Rainbow slowly looked up at the sky. Under his gaze, the sunlight seemed to undergo a strange transformation.
As the sunlight cascaded down, a peculiar magnetic field rippled through the city, covering an unimaginably vast area.
Fiery Sun Waves!!
"Found you..."
The smile returned to Rainbow’s lips.
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「Half an hour later.」
Rainbow had arrived near the East District Secret Inspection Bureau Headquarters.
’Looks like the infiltration ends here.’
A smile touched Rainbow’s face. His Fiery Sun Waves, capable of feeding back information on most changes, clearly sensed countless checkpoints and hidden sentries ahead. The area was packed with dense defensive measures and surveillance systems. Even he couldn’t possibly enter without being detected.
’Still about ten kilometers from the target...’
’Oh well. It’s just a few steps away.’
’In that case, right here will do...’
The next moment, Rainbow’s seemingly ordinary body began to undergo a massive transformation.
The sunlight in the sky seemed to converge upon him, forming a brilliant Crown of the Blazing Sun above his head. Streams of light flowed down like silken threads, weaving themselves around him into an incredibly magnificent Fiery Sun Robe.
Propelled by an immense power, his body slowly ascended into the air like a divine being, radiating an overwhelming pressure.
"What is that?!"
"Be careful!! It’s probably an enemy!!"
"Sound the alarm!! Sound the alarm!!"
"Attack! Open fire!!"
"..."
The stationed Warriors had spotted the anomaly instantly. They sounded the alarm while simultaneously drawing their weapons and firing at the figure.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The piercing sirens, mixed with the roar of gunfire and the tense shouts of the Warriors, were a different kind of music to Rainbow’s ears.
Countless bullets struck him from all directions as he hovered in the air. However, none of them managed to touch his body; they melted into molten iron under the intense heat of his robe.
"Is this my welcoming symphony? It feels... a bit too noisy."
Rainbow, high in the sky, slowly waved his arm.
WHOOSH!!!
A torrent of majestic light suddenly burst outward, sweeping across a range of several thousand meters. The shouts of the Warriors and the sound of gunfire all came to an abrupt halt.
In the scorching heat, the bodies of the countless Warriors loyal to their duty turned charred and dry. A gust of wind blew past, and their bodies toppled over, shattering into countless pieces with a crisp sound as they hit the ground.
In an instant, silence fell before Rainbow. Only the piercing, monotonous wail of the alarm continued to echo through the air.
"Now this is a much more pleasant welcoming symphony."
A smile touched Rainbow’s lips. Then his figure flashed, and he shot toward the East District Guardian, Zhou Qian, at an unimaginable speed.
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「Meanwhile.」
Zhou Qian and the upper echelons of the East District Secret Inspection Bureau were in a conference hall, connected to the Secret Inspection Bureau Headquarters to participate in a Far East Alliance meeting.
They were currently discussing response strategies for the Celestial Demon attacks occurring in various locations. Zhou Qian was in the middle of giving his opinion on the defense system of the Donghua East district.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
But the next moment, a piercing alarm blared through the conference hall. Flashing red lights instantly drew the attention of Zhou Qian and the others.
Moreover, since Zhou Qian had been speaking, the disturbance immediately caught the attention of everyone attending the meeting.
"What happened?"
"Zhou Qian, what’s going on?"
The Chief Commissioner and Chen Qingmu’s expressions changed as they asked sharply.
"This is Zhou Qian. What’s the situation outside? Report immediately!"
Zhou Qian’s expression was grave as he immediately picked up the intercom on the table and spoke.
"Guardian... an enemy, it’s an enemy, AHH!!..."
A shout came from the intercom, followed by a horrific scream, and then it cut to piercing static.
"Damn it!"
Zhou Qian’s face turned even uglier. However, just as he was about to move, he abruptly froze.
BZZZ!!
In his perception, an immense power suddenly descended from the sky.
A blinding light flashed through the entire conference room, and then...
RUMBLE-CRACKLE!!
Under the terrifyingly high temperature, half of the entire building containing the conference hall melted away, dripping down and exposing the scene outside.
A figure wearing a crown and a Fiery Sun Robe floated in mid-air, looking down upon everyone in the conference room like a god.