Sun Hang's words left the cabin in silence.

If before today, the concept of eternal night was only a textual description for everyone, now, the indescribable pressure had firmly fallen on their shoulders.

There's a saying in Xiazhou, "When the sky falls, don't panic; the tall ones will hold it up"… But now, the ones sitting in the cabin were those "tall ones."

…

"This is my stop." Ye Jiu broke the silence, tapped Sun Hang's shoulder, and said, "Although you're a really annoying guy... just don't die, okay?"

"The tsundere attitude is outdated; get off," Sun Hang grinned and kicked Ye Jiu in the backside, sending a surprised Ye Jiu flying out of the cabin.

"Damn you—" Ye Jiu's curse quickly vanished in the air.

"He shouldn't die from the fall, right?" Sun Hang glanced outside the cabin, where they were seven hundred meters up, and the Qingcheng Mountain Base below looked like a miniature architectural model.

"He won't die," Ye Xuan said calmly, "He's tried skydiving from four thousand meters without a parachute and without protective gear, and landed successfully."

"Four thousand meters? Didn't he faint mid-air?" Yang Lian couldn't help but ask, "Does that armor maintain life signs?"

"I don't know… Once you put on that thing, you can't regard him with normal human standards," Ye Xuan said, "The true combat prowess is the equipment itself; the suitable bearer is merely the living CPU of the gear."

The helicopter continued towards the planned destination carrying Sun Hang and the others, but behind them, a giant flying platform with a diameter of over two hundred meters had ascended and was quickly catching up.

"This big guy wasn't made on short notice, was it?" Sun Hang glanced at his wristband, six minutes left before Dragon Rock Fortress impacts Tianfu City.

"Aerial combat platform 'Garuda I'," Ye Xuan introduced, "This was urgently transferred from the northern defense line after the arrival of eternal night, just delivered to Qingcheng Mountain yesterday, and it's already in use today."

Sun Hang looked up and saw a figure fully encased in heavy protective clothing standing alone in the middle of the platform. Around her, staff occasionally rushed by, but no matter how urgent their expressions were, they preferred to take detours rather than venture within thirty meters of that person.

It was as if it was a forbidden zone that would invite misfortune upon entry.

"It's Bao Si; she's prepared," Ye Xuan said, "When Garuda reaches the front of Dragon Rock Fortress, she'll remove all her protection… If the charm succeeds, Garuda will slowly steer Dragon Rock Fortress, skirting Tianfu City's edge and moving northward in a tangent. Once far enough, it'll guide it northwest."

"If the charm succeeds..." Yang Qi took a deep breath and fixed her gaze on Ye Xuan, "How's the progress on evacuating the citizens in those dozen city blocks west of town?"

"Only 2% complete; time is too tight, and the earthquakes caused by Dragon Rock Fortress's movement add difficulty to evacuation. Forced evacuation would result in severe stampedes," Ye Xuan shook her head, "We can only prioritize critical scientific personnel and equipment; as for ordinary citizens..."

Ye Xuan did not continue further.

This is a battle with no retreat.

Sun Hang looked again at Bao Si in the distance; she wore that bulky, comical protective suit like the mascot of a tire brand.

Sun Hang didn't know what she was thinking now… Perhaps, very nervous?

After all, millions of lives were resting on her shoulders.

If it were him standing there… would he feel nervous?

Sun Hang suddenly felt a bit confused.

In the depths of his mind, a voice seemed to whisper—those unrelated to him, their life or death, is insignificant. Yet his consciousness repeatedly told him this thought was wrong. If he truly believed this, one day, he would completely lose his humanity and become a sinister entity.

…

Roaring sounds flooded Sun Hang's ear canals, like a drumstick fiercely striking his eardrums—far more shocking than the visuals seen in videos.

He now fully understood the panicked tone of the observer's report… a mountain, a moving mountain, splitting the earth, tearing through hills, enveloping everything it touched, grandly moving towards humanity's symbol—cities.

The man-made aircraft circling the mountain were as small as mosquitoes, even the vast Garuda was but a hovering stainless steel platter before Dragon Rock Fortress.

"Prepare to adjust angles!" The person in charge of directing on-site yelled hoarsely in the communication channel—he had to shout as loudly as possible, or his voice would be drowned by the roaring sounds of Dragon Rock Fortress's movement.

"Final confirmation, defense group is fully positioned! Dragon Rock Fortress inducement operation begins in fifteen seconds!"

"Check safety measures once more; once complete, idle personnel, evacuate from the platform area!"

"All monitoring equipment above the platform is to be shut down! On-site personnel, mind your own views! Only focus on your assigned directions, absolutely no turning back!"

"Can Bao Si's charming ability still work through the screen?" Sun Hang asked.

"It can," Ye Xuan nodded, "And even if thick mosaic covers her, it wouldn't matter... Temporarily shutting down monitoring equipment is out of necessity."

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