Chapter 1373
Chapter 1373 - 1369: Old Friends Meet
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Lu Ping’an took a step forward, by chance and by necessity.
His past life experiences, beliefs, and skills had determined the choices he would ultimately make.
And at this moment, besides Chris, not even he himself knew precisely what that step meant...
"...You’ve surpassed me. No, you’ve set out on a path unlike mine."
Praise, or rather a statement of fact, was something Chris ultimately held back from saying.
This was a unique profession, but unlike the previous paths that followed a set course, this time, Lu Ping’an, with his past life experiences and accumulated knowledge, had carved out a new path from nothing.
It meant that he now had his own "personal truth," implying that he could step into the Rule-level at any time, and more importantly, even after reaching the Rule-level, he could continue on his own path.
"...This ability is quite interesting; collect more ’gifts.’"
He might not have realized yet, but he had stepped onto a "unique" path—one that even Chris had never seen this "concept" of before.
That meant that this path might even lead directly to the top.
Under Big Cat’s complicated gaze, Lu Ping’an simply treated it as a new toy, eager to collect more, then play with his "little friends."
But unbeknownst to him, his "little friends" had already made new "friends."
"...Damn capitalist lapdogs! Daring to invade our land."
"Ura! Kill those American robbers!"
"Where’s the artillery? Damn it, I’ve only got armored vehicles here....Quick, call in the Air Force for support!"
In a certain region of these mountains, a real war unfolded.
The Huaqi mercenaries, wielding American military hardware, encountered a flood of Red Star-armored forces in the mountains of Siberia...Although this is a classic theme in many cultural works and would have been impossible in another timeline, at this moment, it became reality.
The cold-resistant machinery sleds met the mountain-entering steel convoys. When Huaqi encountered Red Star on the narrow mountain roads, both sides hesitated for just a second....Artillery and gunfire extended their greetings to each other.
They had clashed in countless overt and covert confrontations around the world, but to start a war in one’s homeland.....that hadn’t been recorded in history at least.
"Damn invaders! Ura!"
The Red Star military and warriors charged recklessly, capitalizing on their familiarity with the local environment, driving the outsiders back step by step.
But the fewer in number mercenaries employed true large-scale lethal weapons...
"High-Tier Professionals! These bastards have High-Tier Professionals!"
"....What about our people? The reinforcements? They want to plunder our treasures and minerals, where are our great warriors!?"
"This damn weather, the connections are intermittent...They’ll come soon."
Unexpectedly, when an abundance of Huaqi mercenaries appeared on the Red Star Republic’s land, and some were even of obvious Rule-level Combat Power.....the people on the Red Star side went mad. The situation had completely changed.
Treasure hunting? More like taking out these foreign invaders first!
What? Siberia was originally uninhabited land...
"Unowned Land? You hairy-legged robbers dare to claim our land is ownerless? There’s not a single unnecessary inch in our territory!"
At the beginning of the conflict, despite having more numbers, the Red Star people suffered a disadvantage.
But the first to flee were the elite mercenaries equipped with superior gear and numerous professionals, and that was because...
Above, airships dropped heavy bombs from the sky.
Although creating a forest fire in this weather was challenging, the fearless Red Star Air Force had enough firepower to level the forest completely.
While Lu Ping’an was still "digging pits" in the mountains, a minor miscommunication caused by "nationality" had drastically escalated the situation.
"Explanation? Explain what? Explain that our deity just defected, and her legacy fell where a group of Huaqi people appeared—your people?"
"War? We never fear war!"
"Okay, Gray Rock mercenaries might be your official subordinates, but they also take private jobs... But how do you explain those Rule-levels! Multiple Rule-levels!"
When military equipment and a small number of soldiers appeared on enemy territory, it could still be barely explained. But when "Rule-level" strategic deterrents massively appeared in these unmanned mountains, no one believed any explanation.
Lu Ping’an’s "wanted order"? Nobody took it seriously because "rumors" and "reasons" had already surfaced in over thirty versions—some said it was preparation for full-scale war, some for exploring mines, some for clandestine border transactions, and others for searching for God’s Relic... Most ridiculously, possibly all of the above were true. These Huaqi mercenaries had come a long way; how could they only take on one job?
Most crucially, when the Red Star officials were searching for the "treasure," you entered the scene... no explanation would suffice because these outsiders were inherently unclean.
In just six hours, the conflict escalated continually... Eventually, a bewildered Huaqi official was abruptly hung up on. Considering the chaotic division of power within their ranks, he didn’t even know which state, company, or organization went mad, let alone who to hold responsible.
But prestige could not be lost—better to curse first...
"Reinforcements? What reinforcements? I don’t know."
However, that "lone army" that deeply penetrated enemy lines was probably on their own, while the Red Star side would spare no expense to eliminate them.
Especially in the recent wars in exotic realms, the "relatively honest" Red Star people had suffered a lot—just the incident on Green Planet was enough to linger in the minds of the Red Star people for a long time.
The explosions continued. Before the high-tier combat power from the military region arrived, the Red Star people would thoroughly entertain these outsiders with modern weaponry and the Air Force.
The only silver lining was the area’s outrageous climate... Even specially modified airships could only offer bombing support from the periphery. If they ventured into the ultra-low temperature zones, they would instantly be brought down.
But they, the local tyrants, cunningly controlled the range of the artillery and bombings, forcing the outsiders deep into the mountains—a region teeming with exceedingly threatening demons and zones forbidden to extraordinary life forms.
By this time, they also discovered it wasn’t just Huaqi people; there were mercenaries and warriors of various races and nationalities...
"Are you here to host a world expo?!"
Once the flames of war were ignited, they naturally couldn’t be easily extinguished. At this point, the furious Red Star military didn’t care which country you were from.
"Show no mercy to the invaders! Place their heads on the Boundary Monument on the borderline..."
Clearly, in a development that no one had anticipated, the situation had completely spiraled out of control.
God’s Relic? It seemed, it no longer mattered at all.
— End of Chapter 1373 —