Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 590 - 564: Provocation

For some reason, during the point allocation process just now, an incredible scene flashed through Chen Shouyi’s mind.

In the midst of the gray fog, he seemed to see a colossal body standing upright, entangled with endless energy, magnificent yet terrifying. The giant’s face was blurry, but vaguely resembled him.

"Why is such a scene appearing?" Chen Shouyi frowned, pondering, "Could this be some kind of revelation!"

He looked at his hand.

At this moment, the black patterns on it had disappeared, even the tiny arcs of electricity were gone.

His heart stirred.

With a "tear" sound, his clothes burst apart, and his body instantly swelled to three meters.

Countless black patterns emerged again, with strands of lightning flashing across his body.

He immediately sensed a noticeable difference.

Unlike before, every time he transformed, he could clearly feel an omnipresent faint anxiety.

This anxiety stemmed from the subtle unease caused by the rapid depletion of physical strength.

But this time, he found there was none of that.

It seemed as though some kind of energy within him was continuously replenishing the body’s consumption.

Chen Shouyi carefully sensed that this energy was not the legendary energy, nor was it worldly Original Force, or any known type.

It seemed to appear out of thin air within his body, integrating and continuously flowing.

In the past, when the progress was only 3%, this phenomenon wasn’t obvious, he only felt his transformation was extended. But now, he could clearly capture the energy that was supplementing his expenditure.

Chen Shouyi glanced at the crackling arcs on his body, thinking, "These are probably the spillage of this kind of energy!"

He secretly clenched his fist. There was a low "buzzing" sound, the arcs exploded on his body, quickly dancing on his skin. The air rippled, sweeping a breeze through the room, causing the curtains to sway wildly.

"The power seems to have increased a bit as well!" he thought silently.

Then he glanced at the Shell Lady and couldn’t help but find it amusing.

She was so scared she had shrunk into the quilt, only revealing a pair of fearful yet curious eyes.

As a small creature who had lived alone in the wild from a young age, things like electricity and fire are probably the things she fears the most.

He immediately returned to his normal size.

The Shell Lady was no longer scared at all, quickly crawling out of the quilt.

"Am I an impressive giant?" Chen Shouyi asked with a smile.

"Great giant, you are the most impressive!"

What an honest child.

Before Chen Shouyi could praise her, the Shell Lady asked, tilting her head up: "Then do you know what 85 + 47 equals?"

"Seventy-one?"

"Great giant, you’re so dumb, it’s one-one... one-one!" The Shell Lady talked non-stop for a minute, breathless, then looked at the dumb giant with disdain,

Hmpf!

No matter how strong you are, it doesn’t matter. When it comes to intelligence, she is still the smarter one.

...

The war remains in a stalemate.

The Great Xia Country has no intention of starting a war. The main purpose of amassing troops this time is to apply pressure and give the retreating European Union some breathing room, without any intention of igniting conflict.

Still, they have made preparations for war, in case the worst happens.

...

A jeep was rushing along an international highway towards the frontline.

Not far away, a giant self-propelled artillery piece was parked on the roadside, its massive barrel aimed directly at the sky. The barrel alone was estimated to be over ten meters long.

Surrounding this cannon were a battalion of soldiers providing guard.

"This is a nuclear cannon!" a military officer explained immediately upon seeing Chen Shouyi’s interest.

Chen Shouyi looked up at the enormous object, even he felt a sense of awe, as it was a weapon capable of killing him.

Since the mutation, nuclear bombs, once strategic deterrents, have now become almost conventional weapons. A war without nuclear bombs is hardly considered a significant battle.

"How many are there?"

This was a military secret. The officer hesitated, but decided not to hide it and risk displeasing this important figure, so he said, "In total there are seven deployed!"

Then he added, "This must remain confidential."

"Understood!" Chen Shouyi nodded solemnly.

He felt silent inside.

These were merely the smallest yield nuclear artillery shells; the real high-yield nuclear weapons were still far in the rear, mounted on missiles and strategic bombers.

The brutality of nuclear war can only be felt by those who have experienced it, terrifying and hopeless.

Ordinary soldiers are just numbers in such a war.

"Hopefully, they won’t be used," Chen Shouyi thought inwardly.

On both sides of the long battle line along the road, trenches crisscrossed like an intertwined network, with countless gray soldiers nestled in them.

Watching the jeep drive by, they saluted in unison.

With eyes full of curiosity and awe.

"How many soldiers are there here?" Chen Shouyi asked.

"One and a half million, and if the situation worsens, over two million more in the rear can be called for support at any time," the officer said.

"Do we need so many soldiers?" Chen Shouyi asked.

"They have nuclear weapons too, sourced from the fallen Israel, and some possibly seized from the European Union battlefields. Once this war starts, it’s highly likely nuclear warfare will occur!" The officer’s face turned grave.

Chen Shouyi was momentarily stunned, a bit disoriented.

All along, humans used nuclear weapons against the Barbarian God, everything else from Barbarians to human cultists were insignificant in such warfare.

But in this war, the Barbarian God stood high above, controlling the great war among humans.

No wonder the European Union was retreating continuously.

No wonder the command center was situated deep underground.

When both sides possess and potentially use nuclear bombs, the test lies in the soldiers’ morale on the battlefield, and their fearless courage.

Evidently, in this aspect, the fanatic cultists are more capable.

The jeep drove along, quickly nearing the border line.

The other side was similarly littered with trenches and barbed wire everywhere. Chen Shouyi watched for a while, not discerning much, but it was clear this was the method of the human army.

This was a civil war among humans.

A tall, robust Central Asian man saw the vehicle opposite, stood upright from the trench, pounded his chest hard, and shouted provocations in heavily accented English.

"Fuck you, #@￥#..."

"President Chen, please don’t be impulsive!" the officer beside him quickly advised, worried Chen Shouyi would be provoked.

"Rest assured," Chen Shouyi said calmly.

This provocation was too crude, passing him like a breeze, he paid it no mind. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Let’s head back," the officer urged the driver.

The jeep began to turn around slowly.

"Boom boom boom..."

At this time, Chen Shouyi’s face turned cold, and he suddenly turned around to see the Central Asian man firing a cannon, spraying fire, continuously shooting in this direction. Fortunately, he didn’t dare to aim directly at the jeep, lightly starting a conflict, only leaving a line of small pits a dozen meters behind.

The jeep drove faster and faster.

Rough laughter from the Central Asian man rang behind.