Jin Wen Ye had set the deadline to three days, originally intending to allow time for review and improvement. What he hadn't expected was that not even three full days had passed when, at four in the morning on the third day, while most people were still asleep, the base's alarm suddenly blared.
[Alarm, alarm! A large swarm of aliens is entering this world from a spatial rift above the ocean. All humans, prepare for defense! All humans, prepare for defense!]
Everyone rushed to the conference room within fifteen minutes, most of them in their pajamas, some even in tank tops and shorts.
"What's going on?"
Jin Wen Ye had already obtained satellite imagery. The satellites in orbit hadn't been maintained for several years, and several were inoperable. Fortunately, one or two were still functional and transmitted a few images to them via 007.
Above the Indian Ocean, the closest to them, a blue storm cluster seemed to have appeared. According to the scale, its diameter exceeded five hundred meters. Various large aliens were continuously pouring out from within. There were flying, ground-dwelling, and aquatic creatures. What terrified them the most was that among them were dragons with deformed bodies.
Shen Qian pointed at a long shape in the picture and said in disbelief, "Is that... a dragon?"
The others also looked on in shock, momentarily speechless.
007, thinking they were genuinely unsure, stated, [It is indeed a dragon, an ancient Golden Dragon tribe, capable of controlling water and fire, with immense destructive power. Their numbers should also be considerable.]
These creatures seemed to have some connection to his host. Recalling past worlds, 007 felt he must be an anomaly among the transmigration systems.
Binding to such a chaotic host.
Truthfully, when he first bound to his host and mentioned the 880 million merit points for a super grand prize, he hadn't expected the host to actually possess so many merit points. He only needed merit points, but he had still concealed the fact that he was bringing the host into a transmigration world.
Back then, he had simply thought that a host with so many merit points must be a formidable figure. The facts proved his guess correct, it was just that the host's style was somewhat… unusual.
Too powerful.
"How do you know them? Did you encounter them in other worlds?"
[I've encountered them before. Their attack power is immense. Furthermore, their entire race was either killed or imprisoned, possibly for tens of thousands of years. Now that they've emerged, their resentment could revive ten Evil Sword Immortals. You'd best call Wu Xiang back quickly; you can't handle them.]
007's tendency to joke was no secret; everyone had grown accustomed to it.
"Are they connected?"
[Trying to trick me?] 007 retorted. [Stop guessing. Even if there's a connection, it's an ancient feud spanning thousands upon thousands of years, not something people like you, living on borrowed time, can meddle with. Take care of yourselves.]
Everyone felt a sense of exasperation.
It would take at least three more days for Wu Xiang to return. Those creatures could reach them in three hours at the earliest. Calling anyone else would be useless. Jin Wen Ye immediately arranged for everyone to prepare for the enemy.
The elderly, weak, sick, disabled, and pregnant, who lacked offensive capabilities, were moved into the underground shelters. The air and ground defense forces quickly took their positions. Those with some self-preservation ability but no special powers were tasked with preparing food and transporting supplies.
That day, everyone worked with immense tension to fortify their defenses. Jin Wen Ye was so busy he barely sat down. By afternoon, after everything was arranged, he immediately went to find Lin Wan, thinking of his wife and child.
Lin Wan was also busy, preparing food.
"Wan Wan."
Lin Wan looked up, somewhat surprised. "Why are you here? Are the defenses all arranged?"
"Almost," Jin Wen Ye said while helping her pack things. "I want you and An An to go back and hide in the space until everything is over."
Lin Wan shook her head. "No, I won't let you face this alone. We'll face it together. If we die, we die together."
"Wan Wan!"
"Don't try to persuade me, you know it's useless. An An... why didn't you bring An An with you?"
Jin Wen Ye blinked, confused. "An An, I didn't bring him today, did I? I was so busy today, I didn't have time to look after him."
Lin Wan immediately became anxious. "But An An wasn't in the room when I left. I thought you had him. Where did he go?"
Lin Wan took off her apron and ran outside. Jin Wen Ye quickly followed, informing the people responsible for An An's care via walkie-talkie. However, they all stated they hadn't seen him.
They all assumed An An was with Jin Wen Ye. With how busy everyone was today, no one had noticed.
Lin Wan grew more anxious and ran towards home. Jin Wen Ye followed closely, simultaneously instructing his security team to find the child immediately.
[Alarm! A large swarm of aliens is approaching the base. Siege attack expected to begin within half an hour. Prepare for defense!]
"An An, An An!" Lin Wan cried out in distress. She searched several rooms without finding him, then rushed out again, grabbing Jin Wen Ye's clothes, her voice choked with tears, "An An is gone! An An is gone, Ah Ye, what do we do? What do we do?"
Jin Wen Ye forced himself to calm down. "Don't panic. I've already sent people to look for him. Don't worry, An An will be fine."
As soon as he spoke, his communicator rang. He answered immediately. "Did you find An An? Where is he?"
Shen Qian's voice came from the other end. "An An is missing? What happened?"
"An An is missing. I'm looking for him. What is it?"
Shen Qian immediately said, "It's nothing. I and Commander Wu are in charge of the defenses here. You go find your child first. Don't panic. Think about where he might go... Ask 007 to check the surveillance footage."
Jin Wen Ye was going mad with worry and hadn't thought of this.
"Okay, I'll ask right away."
Ending the call, Jin Wen Ye immediately queried 007. A few minutes later, 007's voice sounded on his communicator.
[Surveillance footage shows he was taken out of the base. After I notified them, the person is on their way back, expected to return in about an hour.]
Jin Wen Ye felt he was about to lose his mind.
"Direction! Direction!"
He got into the car, started the engine, shifted into gear, and floored the accelerator, speeding out.
[Head southwest. I've set the navigation for you.]
Lin Wan heard the car engine and quickly ran out, shouting after Jin Wen Ye, "Ah Ye! Ah Ye! Jin Wen Ye!"
Jin Wen Ye stopped the car with a sigh. Lin Wan rushed over and got into the passenger seat. The car set off again.
"Where is An An?"
Jin Wen Ye's lips were pressed together tightly, his eyes red. "He was taken away. Heading southwest."
Lin Wan couldn't help but cry.
He sped all the way, reaching the city gate in less than ten minutes. The gate was already closed. He immediately used his highest authority, had it opened for him, and then accelerated out of the base, heading southwest.
The emergency conference room was full of people. Seeing that Jin Wen Ye had not arrived, someone couldn't help but ask. Shen Qian said, "He has something urgent and can't make it for now. Everyone focus on your own tasks. Teams, report in time and adapt accordingly."
"What is more important than the safety of the base? At a time like this, to not show up, he puts the base..."