The Star Kite Battle Group's camp was shrouded in a thin layer of volcanic ash when suddenly, ripples of spatial fluctuation spread across the air, like a stone dropped into calm water, bringing with it a subtle yet undeniable energy tremor.Inside his tent, Xia Qi's heart tightened. Almost instinctively, he shot out like an arrow from a bow, his military boots digging two shallow pits in the red earth.Almost simultaneously, experts from various parts of the camp also emerged, tearing open their tents, with bursts of psionic energy.The next second, everyone was stunned.A silver spatial gate was slowly contracting, its edges glowing and fading like a breath.Two figures stood before the gate. The person on the right wore a grey-black military uniform with the Star Kite Battle Group's insignia, dry black blood still clinging to the torn hem. It was the comms officer, Zhao Feng, whose mouth was slightly agape, the shock in his eyes not yet faded, as if he hadn't fully recovered from the recent teleportation.The man on the left, however, was completely different. The black military uniform looked exceptionally sharp on him, his features were stern, and his deep, ocean-like eyes swept across the camp with an unstated sense of pressure."Zhao Feng!" someone exclaimed softly.Everyone was familiar with Comms Officer Zhao Feng, but who was this unfamiliar officer beside him? And what was the deal with this spatial gate that appeared out of thin air?These questions swirled in everyone's minds, but their hands, gripping their weapons, dared not relax in the slightest.Just then, Xia Qi stepped forward, his gaze falling upon the crisp colonel's uniform. He took a deep breath, his voice carrying an undisguised solemnity: "Regiment Commander Qin, on behalf of all the warriors of the Star Kite Battle Group, I welcome your arrival."The moment his words fell, Zhao Feng snapped back to attention, quickly straightening his back, his voice still tinged with lingering shock: "Regiment Commander! This is Regiment Commander Qin Tian of the Crimson Gold Battle Group! Regiment Commander Qin just brought me here from the Broken Blade Defense Line in the blink of an eye!"In the blink of an eye?Xia Qi's pupils contracted abruptly. The surging waves of shock he had forcibly suppressed instantly churned in his heart—the Crimson Gold Battle Group and the Star Kite Battle Group were seventy kilometers apart, with magma rifts and demonic energy turbulence all along the way. ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) Ordinary psionic spells would be severely affected in such an environment, yet Qin Tian could open a spatial gate and achieve stable, precise teleportation?A thought flashed through his mind like lightning: As long as Qin Tian was in command, the forces of the Iron Wall, Crimson Gold, and Star Kite Battle Groups could quickly reinforce each other.When the demonic tide attacked, whichever defense line was in distress, reinforcements could arrive immediately; resource allocation and casualty transfers could also overcome geographical barriers. The strategic value behind this was simply immeasurable!The bloodshot veins in Xia Qi's eyes seemed to brighten, and the fatigue of days was washed away by a surge of hot excitement.The experts of the Star Kite Battle Group around him also reacted instantly. Vice Regiment Commander Zhou Ming's fingers, gripping his combat knife, tightened unconsciously, and the Sixth-Tier expert Lin Rui even exclaimed softly: "Seventy kilometers... instantaneous teleportation?"Everyone exchanged glances, seeing undisguised surprise in each other's eyes—they had thought the arrival of reinforcements was like a timely help, but they hadn't expected this new Regiment Commander to possess such astonishing abilities. The wind on the red earth seemed to soften, and even the volcanic ash fell a beat slower.Xia Qi took two steps forward, extending his hand proactively. The calluses on his palm met Qin Tian's in a firm, powerful grip: "Regiment Commander Qin, this spatial ability of yours has truly solved our urgent problem. Come, let's discuss the details inside the tent!"Just like that, before Qin Tian could say a word, Xia Qi pulled him into the tent, and several Sixth-Tier experts and camp commanders also eagerly followed."Regiment Commander Qin, please have a seat."Xia Qi personally pulled out a chair, gesturing for Qin Tian to sit down.As soon as he settled onto a rough wooden stool inside the tent, Xia Qi leaned forward, his voice filled with an indescribable emotion: "Regiment Commander Qin,your arrival and that of the Crimson Gold Battle Group have truly given us a new lease on life. To be honest, without further reinforcements, the Star Kite Battle Group might not have been able to withstand this demonic tide."Qin Tian looked at the undisguised bloodshot eyes, knowing there was no exaggeration in his words.This Regiment Commander, with his mixed-race features, originally had a radiant appearance—golden hair like the morning sun, amber-like brown eyes, and distinct facial contours softened with a touch of Eastern grace, like a prince stepping out of a picture book.But at this moment, his golden hair was matted with dry bloodstains and volcanic ash, tangled into clumps, as if he lacked the strength even to lift a hand to smooth it; the stubble on his chin was hard and dense, grinding down his once handsome features to mere exhaustion, and his voice was hoarse as if abraded by sandpaper when he spoke.For a Sixth-Tier expert to be pushed to such a state, with an unshakeable anxiety steeped in the bloodshot veins of his eyes, it was clear what immense pressure the Star Kite Battle Group was currently enduring.Beside him, several Sixth-Tier experts and camp commanders also nodded heavily, their fatigue and anxiety identical.Only they knew best that the morale of the Star Kite Battle Group, from top to bottom, was already stretched taut like a fully drawn bowstring—ordinary soldiers slept less than five hours in three days, dozing off even while on patrol; even their group of Fifth and Sixth-Tier experts began to experience sluggish psionic energy circulation. In last night's defensive battle, Vice Regiment Commander Zhou Ming, a formidable Sixth-Tier expert, had his shoulder guard torn open by a Fifth-Tier Infernal Demon, an unimaginable occurrence in normal times.If they continued to hold on like this, the team itself would collapse before the demonic tide broke through the defense line.Seeing this, Qin Tian spoke, his tone calm and forceful, yet carrying a reassuring power:"Regiment Commander Xia, I came this time to discuss the upcoming joint defense plan with the Star Kite Battle Group in detail. Rest assured, now that my Crimson Gold Battle Group has arrived, we will not let you continue to fight alone.""Regiment Commander Xia, could you first introduce me to the situation of our defense line?""Alright!"Upon hearing this, Xia Qi seemed to have finally found someone to share the burden with. He abruptly straightened up, reaching for the defense map on the corner of the table, his movements stirring a sour, putrid smell of sulfur mixed with sweat—a scent that permeated one's very bones after enduring too long on the red earth defense line."Regiment Commander Qin, please look."Xia Qi unrolled the defense map on the table. The rough parchment, brittle from magma steam, had charred, frayed edges.Qin Tian's gaze swept across the map, seeing it densely covered with dark red dots, like a scattering of congealed blood beads. Even before Xia Qi spoke, he could feel the danger lurking behind these markings."These red dots represent magma pools or fire pits." Xia Qi's fingertip landed on one of the red dots, red earth debris still embedded in his nail bed. "Each one harbors anywhere from five hundred to two thousand demons, mostly low-tier Lesser Infernal Demons and Fire Beasts, but occasionally mixed with Fifth and Sixth-Tier demons."He paused, his voice deep: "Whenever demonic energy surges, the demons in these magma pools and fire pits go berserk. Not only do they turn on each other, but they also madly charge the defense line. In the past half-month, the frequency of demonic energy surges has become increasingly dense. We face attacks from thousands of demons almost every day—sometimes a single fierce assault, sometimes several waves of continuous battle, giving us no chance to breathe."Qin Tian's fingertip tapped lightly on the table, finally understanding why everyone in the Star Kite Battle Group exuded such an exhausted, burnt-out weariness.Dealing with irregular and unpredictable demon attacks daily, with nerves constantly stretched like a bowstring, and no orders to retreat from headquarters, they could only endure. Anyone would be pushed to the brink of collapse.His gaze finally settled on the center of the map, where a prominent, fiery red flame icon was drawn, three times larger than all the surrounding red dots, its edges outlined with three jagged halos in cinnabar."And what is this place?"Xia Qi looked in the direction he pointed, his Adam's apple bobbing, his voice grave: "That is Mount Cinder, and also the only demonic source within a thousand-kilometer radius."

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