Facing these ragtag mobs, Bai Qi exerted almost no effort. With a mere thought, he halted all incoming cannonballs in mid-air. With another motion, all the frozen projectiles detonated simultaneously. Concurrently, Bai Qi's consciousness, like radar, instantly swept across the entire battlefield.
Every blade of grass, every tree, every pebble on the battlefield was under Bai Qi's surveillance.
At this moment, inside a civilian house.
"Everyone, take cover! The enemy is powerful; ordinary weapons cannot harm them."
A squad leader, holding binoculars, observed Bai Qi in the distance and continuously reported useful intelligence to his teammates. But the next moment, he heard his teammates' heart-wrenching screams through the comms.
"What happened? Answer me quickly!"
The captain's questions received no response. The communication channel was now filled with a cacophony of screams.
Sensing that something was wrong, the captain turned to retreat. But the moment he lifted his leg to leave, a searing pain erupted in his chest. As he looked down, flames instantly engulfed his entire body.
Not only the government forces but also the rebellious troops, who thrived on chaos, were affected. Under Bai Qi's precise strikes, they were reduced to ashes by flames. In less than a minute, the once noisy battlefield fell silent. As far as the eye could see, no living person remained.
"Not bad."
Satisfied with the cleared battlefield, Bai Qi departed.
In the days that followed, Bai Qi did not rush back to the Demon One. Instead, he walked the earth as an observer, witnessing nation after nation turn to ashes in the crucible of war, with vast numbers of refugees displaced, famine, plague, and death spreading across the land.
Of course, these were only one aspect. Facing both natural and man-made disasters, Bai Qi did not exclusively see the ugliness of human nature.
When Bai Qi arrived at a town ravaged by war, he saw streets pockmarked by artillery fire and houses reduced to rubble. However, he saw no bodies of the deceased.
Bai Qi walked openly on the street. Occasionally, one or two fighter jets from the Giant Wolf civilization would fly overhead.
The Gluttons, a civilization with a population of only ten million, invaded Earth, a planet with a population of over eight billion. Even with advanced technology, their capacity for plunder and destruction was very limited. Moreover, not all countries on this planet had completely submitted; many resistance forces were still fighting against them.
Therefore, several vassal civilizations of the Gluttons joined their suzerain in invading Earth. Among them, the Giant Wolf civilization was the most powerful.
This civilization was even more bloodthirsty than the Gluttons. Without needing to be driven, they willingly became the vanguard of the invasion to satisfy their inner desire for slaughter.
The town he was currently in happened to be on the edge of the patrol range of a Giant Wolf civilization destroyer.
Along the way, Bai Qi saw many bloodstains, some long dried, others still fresh. Coupled with the presence of Giant Wolf civilization aircraft flying overhead, it was not difficult to infer that those human corpses had likely been dragged away and eaten.
At this moment, Bai Qi saw a few human survivors emerge from a street not far away. They held weapons, were fully armed, and peered around cautiously, clearly not ordinary survivors.
The moment Bai Qi spotted them, they also noticed him. Judging by the shock in their eyes, it was evident that they were stunned by Bai Qi's brazen walk down the street.
Seeing Bai Qi approaching, they immediately raised their weapons and entered a state of alert.
Just then, the roar of engines echoed from the sky, followed by a Giant Wolf fighter jet diving down. After descending to a sufficient altitude, it strafed them with gunfire.
The group reacted swiftly, but casualties were unavoidable. One unfortunate soul was riddled with bullets on the spot, while two others, though not dead, had one losing their right leg and the other with a punctured abdomen; only two remained unharmed.
Among them, a blonde woman quickly rushed to her teammate whose right leg had been blown off and began bandaging him with gauze from her personal kit.
"Quick, go."
The teammate, enduring intense pain from his leg, said, "Go quickly, they will be here soon, go!"
"It's okay, I'll carry you, we'll go together. Hold on, we'll be fine."
The woman ignored her teammate's words, encouraging him to hold on while bandaging him.
"No, Ellie, not this time. Their sense of smell is too keen. Our blood scent will expose you. Go quickly, Billy and I will stay behind to cover."
"He's right. Take him, and you and your teammates won't survive."
At this moment, a voice reached Ellie's ears.
Following the direction of the voice, she saw it was Bai Qi.
"Come and help!"
Bai Qi was in human form. Seeing Bai Qi's appearance, Ellie instinctively felt that he was one of her own kind. At least when facing those hideous, bloodthirsty aliens, all Earthlings should unite.
Facing the woman's plea, Bai Qi showed no intention of acting. Instead, he looked into the distance and said, "The Giant Wolf civilization will arrive here in less than five minutes. Abandon your companion and run quickly; you might still save your lives. If you take him, all of you will die."
At this point, Ellie was about to get angry at Bai Qi's sarcastic remarks. Billy, who was severely wounded, clasped her hand and said with a complex expression, "Ellie, he's right. If you take me, none of us will escape."
"Don't talk now, conserve your strength. We'll be fine."
Ellie knew time was running out and stopped arguing with Billy. After finishing bandaging his wound, she exerted all her strength, hoisted him onto her back, and struggled towards the dilapidated civilian houses nearby.
As for Ellie's two companions, they had also completed bandaging their wounds and had hidden in the civilian houses, beginning to construct defensive positions.
There was no choice. The Giant Wolf aliens had an acute sense of smell, especially for blood. With two injured companions, running would not allow them to outrun the pursuing Giant Wolves, and they had no idea from where the pursuers would come. Blindly fleeing and running headlong into the enemy would be embarrassing.
Therefore, rather than running blindly, it was better to take advantage of the remaining time to establish defensive measures and hold their ground, waiting for reinforcements. At least their chances of survival would be higher.
Just as they had completed the basic framework of their defensive positions, a Giant Wolf alien clad in a metal combat suit arrived. However, it was more of a battle suit made of individual metal plates that protected only a few vital areas of the body, leaving most of it exposed to the air.
True to the name of their planet, this creature was a perfect embodiment of a bipedal wolfman. Its strong muscles and tough fur provided natural protection. Excessive metal would not only fail to protect but would also restrict its movements.