amaotonovel Chapter 326 I’m back
Chapter 326 I’m back
After the morning's battle, Li Chenglong gathered those who would be accompanying him the next day in the hall, with Zhao Ruolan, Li Fei, and others who held important positions among the children also present. Han Xiaoling took out a simple map they had drawn and said to everyone, "About 400km from our shelter, in the plains, there's a base built by the Dane aliens. As far as we know, there are five level 12 Dane aliens and at least 20 level 11 ones inside. According to our previous intelligence, the high-level crystals they've collected are in the treasure vault in the city center, specifically in this location."
Han Xiaoling then took out a simple map of the Dane alien base and marked the location of the treasure room for Li Chenglong. Li Chenglong looked at the map, memorized the location, and then said, "We don't need too many people with me tomorrow. For safety, we must leave a few level 11 people to protect this shelter. Han Xiaoling, Yang Liu, Wang Shuang, and Zhao Liying will come with me."
Knowing they were part of tomorrow's operation, the four immediately saluted excitedly, saying, "Yes, sir!" The others who weren't chosen looked regretful. Zhao Ruolan asked timidly from the side, "Lord Li, no, Grandpa Li, can I go with you? From birth until now, the farthest I've ever been is to some alien camps within a 200km radius to steal supplies. I've never been to their main base."
Yun Qian was about to stop him when Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Alright, but don't run around. Obey orders. If you can do that, I'll let you come along." Zhao Ruolan immediately smiled and said, "Yes, I will definitely obey orders and won't run around." Then Li Chenglong had a brief discussion with the people who would be going with him the next day, and then they dispersed.
They had hot pot for lunch. To be honest, these kids, around ten years old, had probably never even eaten hot pot before. The shelter's electricity was a bit insufficient, so Li Chenglong took out a super crystal generator. If they ran out of food, their spiritual energy space had everything they needed. Yun Qian had people bring out all the tables and chairs and place them in the middle of the shelter, so the eight of them could sit at one table and have a proper meal.
Li Chenglong cooked a piece of mutton and asked Zhao Liying, who was sitting next to him, "I've read all your reports, but I'm a little confused. Why isn't there a report about the zombies? Where did they go?" Han Xiaoling chimed in from the left, "Although we're having a terrible time, with many of us captured by aliens to be used as laborers and slaves, the zombies are having an even worse time. Because zombies can work almost 24 hours a day and are physically strong, a month after our Dawn City fell, the alien coalition suddenly launched an attack on the zombies. Almost all the high-level zombies were killed, and the mid-level and low-level zombies were captured by the aliens to be used for hard labor and dangerous jobs."
Yang Liu added from the side, "Moreover, as far as I know, many zombies were sold to other aliens as slaves by the alien coalition. When the zombie emperor Zhao Wuji died, he regretted his actions, but it was too late. He was killed by a dozen level 12 Kiel aliens. The number of zombies still on Earth is probably less than the number of humans, but it cannot be ruled out that there are still some lurking like us."
Li Chenglong nodded, understanding the whole story. He changed the subject: "Yesterday I was looking at photo albums, and many people I know from behind Dawn City got married. Have any of you gotten married?" Han Xiaoling blinked and introduced, "None of us have. However, after Flying Cloud Base was overrun by zombies, the Xu and Wei families led their remaining forces to join Dawn City. Xu Qingming and Sister Li Xue got married. But on the third day after their wedding, Xu Qingming heroically died in a zombie attack. Brother Zheng Yong and Sister Shen Menghua got married the day before Dawn City fell, witnessed by tens of thousands of people. The next day they were among the first to fight and also sacrificed their lives."
As Han Xiaoling spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. After learning this, Li Chenglong became even more determined to return to the moment he left and completely change the fate of Dawn City, China, and Earth.
The next morning, after a reluctant farewell to everyone, Li Chenglong and his five entourage drove an SUV towards their destination. Actually, the alien influx had brought many new technologies, such as the space capsule Zhao Ruolan used and the new motorcycle. However, because they had been hiding in the shelter and living in very difficult conditions, they didn't have any new vehicles. Li Chenglong simply retrieved an SUV from his psionic space and personally drove the five women there.
The group chatted and laughed along the way, cherishing the little time they had left together. Li Chenglong had initially thought of asking them to leave a message for his past self, but then he reconsidered, realizing it was best not to tell them about his arrival in the world 70 years in the future, so he abandoned the idea.
Due to poor road conditions and numerous alien camps along the way, the 400km journey wasn't completed until 3 PM. Upon reaching the vicinity of the Dane alien base, Li Chenglong sensed five powerful energies in the distance, presumably the five level 12 aliens, along with over twenty energy emanating from level 11 aliens. In terms of individual combat strength, these level 11 Dane aliens might not be a match for Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling, but their sheer numbers meant that even if one couldn't defeat them, two would be more likely to prevail.
As soon as Yang Liu and the others got out of the car, they asked Li Chenglong how to fight. Li Chenglong shook his head: "You don't need to get involved. I brought you here so you could see how this base was destroyed and to avenge you. You just need to watch from here and protect yourselves." With that, he turned and shook hands solemnly with each of the five people before walking away into the distance without looking back.
As Li Chenglong walked towards the gate of the Dane alien base, the energy emanating from him grew increasingly powerful. At this moment, the Dane aliens noticed Li Chenglong approaching, and the gatekeepers immediately reported to their superiors. Li Chenglong charged towards the gate, a three-foot-long dragon-patterned longsword appearing in his right hand. "Holy Dragon Fierce Slash!" With a single strike, Li Chenglong cleaved open the heavy gate, then dispatched the Dane aliens one by one as they rushed out.
Less than a minute later, another group of Dane aliens wielding laser guns charged over. Li Chenglong watched all this indifferently: "Dragon Fist Burst!" A golden dragon flew out from his right fist, rushing towards the group of Dane aliens. The golden dragon charged left and right, burning any aliens it touched to ashes.
Not wanting to waste time, Li Chenglong spread his arms and flew into the air. He then shouted, "Galactic Explosion!" Five orbs of light, each containing a galaxy pattern, flew from his left and right hands, bombarding various parts of the base. Immediately, explosions of varying sizes occurred throughout the vast base. This attack finally drew out the five level 12 Dane aliens.
The level 11 Dane aliens wanted to attack Li Chenglong, but were stopped by the five officers standing at the highest positions in the base. They had already realized that no matter how many of their level 11 subordinates there were, they were no match for that Earthling. The five ascended into the air and surrounded Li Chenglong. Li Chenglong smiled contemptuously, spread his arms, and focused his mental energy intensely: "Holy Dragon Armor, Combine and Upgrade!"
Immediately, a golden dragon flew out of his body, circled once, and then rushed back into his body. During this process, Li Chenglong's entire body was covered by brand-new armor. This was the fourth set of armor Li Chenglong had learned after mastering the armor transformation. According to El and Tris's father, it was a form that could only be obtained after truly fusing with the G-Crystal.
The new Holy Dragon Armor integrates the attributes of strength, speed, wind, rain, thunder, lightning, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, achieving true perfection. Furthermore, it is divided into four basic forms: red all-rounder, blue agility, gold strength, and green perception, as well as more advanced forms. However, Li Chenglong can currently only use the four basic forms. Another point is that the different forms use different weapons: the red all-rounder uses a sword, the blue agility uses a spear, the gold strength uses a giant axe, and the green perception uses a crossbow.
Li Chenglong looked at his brand-new armor, his confidence growing even stronger. Zhao Ruolan, seeing Li Chenglong surrounded by five Dane aliens in the air, asked nervously, "Will Lord Li be alright?" The other four didn't answer, focusing intently on the battle in the sky.
Of the twelve Dane aliens, two were late-stage level 12 and three were mid-stage level 12, all wielding their weapons and eyeing Li Chenglong menacingly. However, Li Chenglong glanced back at the spot where Yang Liu and the others were standing, and then suddenly vanished. He had actually been searching for the treasure vault's location; returning to his own era required a vast amount of energy, which he didn't want to waste here. Besides, if he could return to the past, these things in the future would cease to exist.
Li Chenglong arrived at the treasure vault in an instant. Seeing the warehouse overflowing with crystals, the lowest grade being level 9, he immediately began absorbing them. During the absorption process, he didn't forget to deploy an energy shield to block the Dane aliens' scanning and perception. Ten minutes later, the vast warehouse was completely emptied. At this moment, the Holy Dragon Armor emitted a dazzling golden light, flickering intermittently.
Li Chenglong let out a long breath and shouted, "Dimensional Transmission!" Then, space seemed to be torn apart, creating a vortex. Li Chenglong took out the Dragon Emperor Sword and concentrated all his spiritual power: "G Crystal, gem that brings infinite miracles, take me back to my era!" Then he jumped into the vortex.
The vortex was like a sky full of stars, filled with countless points of light. Li Chenglong, like a golden shooting star, flew through these points of light, heading deeper into the vortex. After speeding for an unknown amount of time, just as Li Chenglong was about to exhaust himself, he finally saw a bright entrance and used his last bit of strength to rush inside.
Meanwhile, on the western front of the Feiyun Base, Yang Liu was frantically searching for Li Chenglong's whereabouts with her special forces team. Suddenly, a vortex appeared above her head, and a person fell down, knocking Yang Liu, who was engrossed in her search, to the ground. Yang Liu was about to curse when she looked closely and realized it was Li Chenglong, so she immediately shouted.
The other special forces members rushed over upon hearing Yang Liu's voice, only to find Li Chenglong unconscious and collapsed in Yang Liu's arms. Han Xiaoling covered her mouth and said, "Is this really my brother? How could he have become like this in less than an hour?"
Han Xiaoling wasn't wrong. Li Chenglong now had long, light blond hair, was taller than before, and looked more well-proportioned overall. More importantly, due to the time travel, Li Chenglong's clothes were tattered and he looked extremely disheveled.
Just as Yang Liu was about to treat Li Chenglong, she saw his abdomen suddenly light up for no reason, and he woke up. The moment Li Chenglong opened his eyes, everyone was surprised again. They saw that Li Chenglong's left eye was golden and his right eye was red. The golden eye was dazzling and bright, and the red eye was fiery and intense, as if it could see through everything.
Li Chenglong rose from Yang Liu's embrace, looked around, and said with a smile, "Everyone, I'm back." The special forces members, initially surprised, had calmed down and gathered around Li Chenglong, asking him questions. Jin Mengqi, whose perception was the strongest, said with some surprise, "Captain Li, have you leveled up? Before, I could sense you a little bit under normal circumstances, but now it's as if you don't exist in my perception."
Li Chenglong patted Han Xiaoling's head, thinking of the graceful Han Xiaoling he would see 70 years later, and said with a smile, "Yes, we've leveled up. Now that the zombies have retreated, let's not stay here any longer. Let's help rebuild the Feiyun Base first, and then return to Shuguang City."
At this moment, the four marshals and eight protectors were smugly convinced that they had eliminated Li Chenglong and could take these bases whenever they wanted. They thought it would be better to retreat and wait for the human army to fall into disarray. Protector Qian said to the Eastern Marshal, "Marshal, is it really okay for us to keep besieging the humans like this? I always feel that those aliens who are helping us have ill intentions, and in terms of threat, the alien coalition that will arrive later is clearly a greater threat than the humans."
The Eastern Protector said, "I understand what you're saying, but we don't have the strength to fight the aliens right now. Even if we can kill Naritel and Ingram now, what about the ones that are coming later? We definitely can't beat them. For now, we can only take it one step at a time." The Qian Protector nodded and fell into deep thought.