After midnight at one o'clock, Chen Shouyi finally dozed off, but his sleep was still shallow, and he was startled awake several times.

When he was startled awake by a loud noise for the last time, he got up and sat up.

He glanced at his watch and found it was only four thirty in the morning.

He walked to the window, the night outside still hazy, with more than two hours until dawn.

The sound of guns and cannons in the distance had been resounding for most of the night, yet it hadn't stopped, instead, it seemed to grow more intense. From here, he could occasionally see flashes of firelight not far away, flickering in the darkness.

Chen Shouyi watched for a while and was preparing to lie back on the bed to nap for a bit.

At this time, a dull noise, resembling that of an old train, gradually grew louder from afar, and the ground began to tremble slightly.

Before long, a giant steel beast passed through the street near the neighborhood. By the moonlight, Chen Shouyi carefully discerned it.

It was a giant steam tank, towering one or two meters above the surrounding walls, with a long cannon barrel pointing forward, surrounded by six gigantic machine guns resembling small cannons.

The ugly tail spewing white gas like a locomotive looked quite conspicuous.

Chen Shouyi had seen many tanks in the stationed military district, but none were as grand and bulky as this one. Those once seemingly massive heavy tanks appeared tiny, like infants in comparison.

Its completion was very high. Although it appeared bulky, it was compactly structured without the slightest flaw on its surface, which was painted with jungle camouflage in mottled green.

Obviously, this tank was not recently developed.

In peacetime, it takes five to ten years for an important military equipment to go from requirement proposal to preliminary research to full army equipment, while in wartime, it might be shortened to a year or even less.

However, from the first mutation to the second mutation, it was only a little over three months. In such a short time, even if the entire Great Xia Country was fully mobilized and entered a wartime state, it was impossible for such quick equipment to reach the second-line troops stationed in Hedong City.

Indeed, that's the case.

This type of tank was finalized over ten years ago, initially intended to form a force for frontal assault on the otherworld, specifically developed for this purpose. It is purely steam-powered, and even the shells are ejected using ultra-high pressure steam.

However, due to the complex environment of the otherworld and various strategic factors, they were eventually only equipped in small batches to a few first and second-line troops.

Since being equipped, these tanks have had no opportunity for use, stored away in armories.

Until now!

Watching this behemoth rumble by from a distance, Chen Shouyi snapped back to reality, letting out a sigh.

At this point, he was no longer sleepy, so he decided not to go back to sleep.

As he dressed, he opened the attribute panel and took a glance, discovering his will had increased by 0.1, reaching 12.9 points, while perception also increased by 0.1, reaching 12.1.

The Shell Lady was still sound asleep. He gently picked up this little one from the bed and placed her into his briefcase.

The Shell Lady mumbled a few times, smacked her lips, and went back to snoring softly.

Sometimes, he really envied the simple and carefree mindset of the Shell Lady. Like today, tossing and turning all night, anxious, while she slept like a pig.

Seeing that it was still early, Chen Shouyi picked up his sword for a warm-up.

The increase in perception made him feel like he had gained an extra sense. Within a meter and a half radius, whether in front or behind, eyes open or closed, he could vaguely perceive and judge what was there.

It wasn't any kind of image, nor color, but a very intense intuition.

This ability was quite useful, as any slightest movement within the perception range couldn't escape his notice.

...

After training for about half an hour, a sudden scream came from outside, abruptly stopping, sending chills down his spine.

The sound was very close. Chen Shouyi felt a deep weight in his heart as he quickly halted, hurried to the window, and with just a glance, his pupils couldn't help but tighten as he quickly leaned against the wall.

A familiar silver figure, moving gracefully, entered the complex from the entrance.

Bathed in the dim moonlight, it seemed to be covered in a beautiful silver glow.

Chen Shouyi gripped the sword hilt tightly, eyes slightly narrowed, cautiously observing.

He wasn't sure if this was the same one encountered during the day, but its size seemed about the same. At this moment, another terrified scream resounded in the community.

Tonight, everyone's nerves were on edge; unless born with nerves of steel, who could sleep? Not only worried about these monsters invading the city eating people, but also afraid of being caught in the crossfire. Who knows how many people had stayed by the window all night, watching the situation outside.

The silver figure was instantly attracted by the scream, paused, then suddenly spread its wings and swiftly flew up.

As an insect capable of flying under triple gravity, its speed on Earth was unimaginable.

Its wings flapped at high frequency, like a silver light racing towards the residential building near Chen Shouyi's home.

With a bang, the glass on the eighth floor shattered, followed by a few shrill screams, which quickly died down within seconds, evidently having met with disaster.

Before long, there were some minor movements at home, soon someone walked into the living room. Chen Shouyi glanced at the shattered window on the eighth floor across the street, took a step to the entrance, and opened the door, swiftly saying, "Dad, gather everyone into the living room, don't sleep, move quieter."

Chen Dawei was startled, looking at his always composed son reacting this way, knew something major had happened, and didn't ask much:

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