But at that moment, the intercontinental weapons that had not yet reached their optimal bombing points suddenly exploded in the air without warning. And it wasn't just one; it was all twenty missiles, shattering into pieces. The intense fire and shockwaves instantly spread across the entire surface of Blue Star.

"What's going on! The detonation signal hasn't been transmitted yet. Why did they suddenly detonate?"

"They haven't entered the strike zone yet!"

"Is there an error in the program?"

For a moment, the entire command center was in chaos.

Buzz!

The satellite monitoring video began to turn towards the Sky Citadel. After the fire from the nuclear weapon explosions dissipated, people saw the terrifying dragon. At this moment, it was raising its terrifying head, its indifferent gaze fixed on the direction of the satellite.

Even across thousands of miles, the dragon seemed to be looking at everyone in the Allied Council command center!

"It... it's staring at us!"

Suddenly, it let out a piercing roar, its ferocious face revealing extremely human-like mockery and contempt.

"I... I understand! I understand why they didn't dodge. It's because it knows these intercontinental missiles can't reach them. They have the technology and ability to intercept intercontinental weapons!"

A weapons expert widened his eyes.

As he expected, ancient civilization buildings might not be able to withstand the impact of intercontinental weapons, but they had another ability: to ignore the threat of intercontinental weapons!

That was to intercept them and detonate them mid-air!

"So far, human civilization simply doesn't have the technology to intercept intercontinental weapons. Once intercontinental missiles enter the atmosphere, there's almost no way to stop them!"

"But these ancient civilizations can not only intercept intercontinental missiles, but they can even selectively intercept them at designated locations!"

"They not only far surpass us in terms of life forms, but their technology far exceeds ours too!"

At this moment, the weapons expert realized that the other side had not only successfully intercepted all the intercontinental missiles, but the locations where they detonated the intercontinental missiles were also very special. When the nuclear warheads exploded, they were less than a hundred kilometers away from the Sky Citadel.

This was a very risky operation.

Generally speaking, intercontinental weapons are slowest and easiest to intercept when they are first launched!

But by the time they are about to explode, their speed has reached its peak, and their threat level has also reached its peak. Intercepting them under such circumstances would be countless times more dangerous and difficult.

If anyone were to say that the other side didn't do it on purpose, nobody would believe it!

"They didn't dodge the intercontinental weapons, nor did they intercept them at other, easier-to-intercept locations... They are using this method to show us their strength!" The EU president's brow twitched wildly. He realized the other side's intentions: "They want to tell us that our most powerful weapons are no threat to them at all!"

"What we should confirm most right now is... whether the ability to intercept intercontinental weapons comes from the technology in those five ancient buildings, or from those five terrifying creatures. If it comes from the latter, then it's too terrifying!"

"It's impossible for it to come from those five creatures themselves. No creature can be that powerful!" Someone immediately voiced their opposition.

Inside the command center, everyone was arguing.

Finally, someone exclaimed, "Look, the dragon from the Sky Citadel is moving! It's leaving the citadel and charging towards our defense lines!"

Was the ancient civilization about to launch an attack?

Could they stop it?

These were the thoughts in everyone's mind.

"What about Kuangxi Island? Has there been any news from Li Tianran? He proposed this operation. Why hasn't he made any move since the ancient civilizations awakened?" The EU president asked, his face gloomy.

...

The terrifying dragon swooped down. It was closest to the human defense lines, and the fighter jets had already entered its attack range.

Boom!

The fighter jets roared, and small missiles flew through the sky, pouring down on it like a rainstorm. Huge fireballs erupted in the sky, completely engulfing the dragon.

This kind of firepower could turn a city into ruins in a short period of time!

However, something unexpected happened. With a flap of its two huge, sun-obscuring wings, the dragon's massive body rose from the fireballs. Its scales were covered in the scorched black marks from the explosions, making it look very battered, but in reality, it was not injured at all. This firepower, which was enough to destroy cities, didn't even break its defense.

Bai Jingyan once used the genes of a secondary evolver to make a calculation. He speculated that the flesh of an ordinary secondary evolver could withstand ordinary missiles, but at the time, the level of flesh and blood he identified inside the statue was far from reaching the level of the ancient civilization's kings.

The true six ancient civilization kings, at their peak, would be incredibly despairing.

Boom!

It swung its huge wings down, and a massive electromagnetic pulse swept across the sky like a tidal wave.

"Our control systems are malfunctioning! We can't control the fighter jets!"

A large number of aircraft instantly swayed, like small boats being washed away in a tidal wave. Instruments exploded in the cockpit, electromagnetic turbulence surged, and they crashed straight down to the earth below.

Crack!

The dragon's giant claws tore through the air, directly crushing two fighter jets.

Amidst the blazing flames, its cold, indifferent eyes were like those of a grim reaper from hell.

While the dragon was wreaking havoc in front of the human defense lines, strange phenomena were also occurring around the world.

One after another, figures exuding terrifying auras began to appear beneath the earth, in swamps, and in the depths of the sea. Some were beasts, some were humanoids, like rows of armies, breaking out of the ground and slowly gathering together.

"Subordinate sequence 'Believers' under the Sky and Plunder Apostle obey the order and are resurrected from the deepest part of the earth!" A large number of creatures crawled out of the rift valley below the Sky Citadel and formed ranks!

"Subordinate sequence 'Explorers' under the Sea and Slavery Apostle obey the command..." Again, a large number of creatures emerged from the seabed.

"..."

"Each of their kings has their own race!" In the Allied Council's monitoring room, people saw this scene through satellite surveillance. Countless monsters more terrifying than sea beasts appeared, and their current locations were where the five ancient buildings had appeared!

They were like the most loyal armies, waiting for the orders of their race's kings, ready to break through the human defense lines at any time!

"Mr. President, a call from Kuangxi Island!"

At this moment, someone finally picked up the satellite phone and handed it to the EU president's ear.

Just as he answered the phone, before the EU president could express his dissatisfaction to Li Tianran, he heard Li Tianran's very cold and firm voice.

"The Kunlun Jujian (Kunlun Battleship) is leading the warriors of Kuangxi Island to the nearest Cartier Fortress defense line! We will arrive in no more than thirty minutes! Before I arrive, I want you to hold this defense line, no matter the cost, you must not retreat from the defense line!"

"This is our first war with the ancient civilizations, we must not lose, and we must not flee!"