The Eleventh Army received the news the day after Gu Li returned to District One. With He Shiyi's help, she absorbed the eyeball.

Although her body has not yet recovered, the sudden increase in pollution within her has greatly enhanced her strength.

At this time, she was undergoing adaptive training at the Eleventh Army's training ground to avoid a recurrence of incidents where someone could stretch out their arm to walk and end up with a broken arm or leg.

The person who reminded her was He Wei, who was surfing the internet intensively.

"Incurable, hopeless, just wait to die": [Video] Gu Li!!! Have you seen this? It's gone viral on the StarNet overnight! Many people have even gone to the hospital because of this!

Gu Li gestured to He Shiyi, who was walking over with a long sword not far away, to pause the video. While drinking water, she opened the video sent by He Wei.

The video begins in complete darkness, and the person filming seems to be deliberately creating a terrifying atmosphere, moving forward cautiously and leading the audience on the other side of the camera into the shadows.

Gu Li looked at the place more and more familiar it seemed, until the camera moved upwards and a rooftop that was out of sight appeared before him.

Gu Li: ...

She paused in her drinking, paused the video, and looked at He Shiyi beside her with a puzzled expression: "After I came back from there, did I forget to report to the military?"

He Shiyi looked at the video in her hand, his eyebrows twitching slightly, then fell on her face, which was flushed from exercising, and said slowly, "Reported, recommending strengthening isolation and raising the danger level."

Gu Li's gaze fell on the small mole on the corner of his lips as he spoke, waiting for him to continue.

He Shiyi: "The Third Army believed that we were overstepping our bounds and firmly refused."

Gu Li: ... (JPG image from an elderly person's phone on the subway)

She sighed, moved the virtual screen a little closer to He Shiyi, and clicked to continue playing.

The group consisted of students from the Individual Combat Department of the Federal University, and they even brought along a Child of Light. Initially, they faced some low-level creatures that had been attracted to them.

The group cooperated fairly well, and even when they were injured, the Children of Light healed them. Perhaps the praise from the comments section boosted their confidence.

Someone suggested going up to explore, and they brought climbing equipment.

Things started to go wrong from here. When everyone had climbed halfway up, the live stream screen started flickering.

The boy who was lagging behind cautiously suggested, "Why don't we go back first? That's about enough for today."

The Child of Light in the group was a girl, who also gritted her trembling teeth and said, "I feel like something's not right up there. Let's go back first."

"There must be a reason for the military's blockade."

Gu Li listened to their conversation, but her gaze was fixed on a patch of darkness above the camera lens.

Something was already getting closer, and while they were still arguing in mid-air about whether to leave or not, she turned off the video when the sudden event occurred and they all screamed at the same time.

Gu Li closed his eyes and suddenly realized his oversight.

Back at the Red Bee's base, she gouged out two eyeballs. She brought one back, but what about the other one...?

She suddenly felt a warmth on her body as He Shiyi draped a coat over her shoulders. His large, well-defined hand brushed across her furrowed brow before quickly withdrawing.

"Let's go, it's almost time."

Gu Li's body had shrunk, so she could no longer wear the custom-made military uniform. Instead, she wore a small dress that Eric had prepared for her to move around in: a dark blue, embroidered royal blue, fitted blazer with a lapel, paired with matching shorts, calf socks, and stockings.

As she walked, the long hem of her dress fluttered slightly behind her.

Gu Li walked to the door of the training room, where Eric was already standing. He looked at Gu Li first, and said with a gentle smile in his eyes, "Miss Gu Li really suits this little dress."

She paused, her serious expression faltering slightly. She looked at him helplessly and complained softly, "I'm not really a child. You don't have to praise me every time we meet."

Eric bowed slightly and said yes, handing her the documents he was holding.

“This is the list that the military sent over today,” a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. “As you expected, there are very few Children of Light who can accompany us on this mission. They said it will take some more time.”

Gu Li grunted and opened He Wei's message.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

She handed the list He Wei had sent to Eric: "These are all students who haven't graduated yet, and they applied to join the team."

Eric smiled and opened the list, then casually gave instructions to process the onboarding of these people, praising, "These are all brave kids; they deserve praise."

The group left the training room and went up to the top floor of the building.

Led by Levy, Cecil's team was already waiting on the rooftop.

Under everyone's gaze, Gu Li boarded the spaceship and signed the documents Eric handed her. This time, she and He Shiyi had a different mission.

Her sky-blue eyes looked trustingly at Eric and Cen Xingbang: "After we leave, this place will be in your care."

Eric gently touched his heart and nodded slightly: "It's my pleasure."

Cen Xingbang placed the pendant in Gu Li's hand and instructed, "I've changed the storage location to a sealed room with a 50-centimeter-thick steel plate, but I still don't recommend that you send back any strange things."

Feeling guilty, Gu Li hung the pendant on her waist.

"I know."

[Friday, September 22, 55th year of the Commonwealth Calendar, 2:00 PM.]

Special infiltration operation begins.

Led by the 11th Army, the military headquarters assembled eight elite teams (including eight volunteer students of the Light) to head to the Bellamy Empire.

On their first night in the Bellamy Empire, all teams lost contact.

Meanwhile, three designated locations within the federal area were upgraded to Level 1 pollution, and the federal government activated a Level 1 response.

The heavy civilian casualties and declining public trust prompted higher authorities to recommend mandating the activation of all soldiers' live broadcasts on the StarNet in an attempt to win back public favor.

On the third day after the live stream started, the live stream room called "Alien Stage: Come If You're Destined" quickly rose to the top of the charts.

Upon investigation, the owner of the livestream room was identified as Gu Li, the former commander of the 11th Army Corps.

The room was dark and damp, with even the ceiling covered in bluish-gray moss, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell that had been trapped for a long time.

A group of people huddled together in the room, their expressions strangely reassuring.

They are among the few normal people who have survived in the main urban area. They were not eaten by the alien species, were not sacrificed, and did not mutate due to the increasingly high concentration of pollution in the air.

They were all waiting for someone to help them escape from the fangs of the aliens, and after tonight they could escape this hell!

"Thump thump thump".

Calm, unhurried footsteps approached from afar, and the people huddled together in the room suddenly became excited, their faces filled with anticipation as they waited for the person to open the door and, as promised, lead them away from Bellamy.

"Squeak—"

The door, which had been locked from the outside, opened, and a man in a black cloak gave them a reserved smile.

"Good evening, everyone. It's time to hit the road."