Inside the Flameheart Base, Grandpa Chi and his group stood in the center of the courtyard, gazing up at this supernatural scene.
"It seems Nan Nan's premonition was correct," Old Master Chi said softly. "An even bigger storm is brewing."
He turned to his youngest son: "A-Yue, pass the word: double the patrols as arranged last night, and raise the base to maximum alert. We'll talk about it after A-Yan and the others have finished absorbing the crystal cores."
Chi Qingyue immediately nodded: "Okay, Dad! I'll go arrange it right away."
Grandpa Shi walked over to his old friend, his white eyebrows furrowed: "What on earth is this thing? A screen appearing in the sky? I've never heard of anything like it."
Grandpa Chi gently shook his head: "We'll meet force with force and water with earth. What storms haven't we old bones weathered? Are we afraid of this broken screen?"
Under Chi Qingyue's command, although everyone at the Flameheart Base looked worried, all tasks were being carried out in an orderly manner.
The patrols increased their vigilance, moving quickly between the various sentry posts...
The logistics team began taking inventory of supplies to ensure sufficient reserves to deal with any possible situation.
The medical team made emergency preparations, arranging emergency supplies neatly...
In the sky, the countdown on the electronic screen relentlessly ticked: 23:30:00, 23:29:59, 23:29:58...
Time ticked by, second by second...
"Upgraded! I upgraded!" Excited shouts came from the Lu family villa.
Gu Wan was the first to rush out, intending to loudly boast about her progress, but she stopped abruptly when she saw the strange phenomenon in the sky.
"What...what is this?" She stared at the electronic screen in disbelief.
Aunt Gu from the next courtyard heard the voice: "Wanwan?"
"Auntie, what is this?"
"I don't know, I suddenly appeared in mid-air!"
Following closely behind, Wen Qing, Luo Xingyou, Ji Xian, Chi Yi, Gu Qi, He Zhuo, Shi Xu, Lu Xici, Lu Beiye, and others also emerged from the room one after another.
Everyone was beaming with joy, but their expressions froze the moment they saw the countdown screen in the sky.
The group exchanged bewildered glances, their initial joy at the breakthrough dampened considerably by the unknown threat.
After Lu Nange completed her upgrade and felt the surging power within her, she gently exhaled a breath of stale air...
This breakthrough went even more smoothly than expected. The moment the wind element advanced to level eight, a level seven crystal core was stuffed into his palm by Zhizhi.
After receiving that familiar energy boost last time, her mental abilities also broke through to level eight. When she opened her eyes, the little tree spirit was waving its vines.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
[Congratulations on your breakthrough, Master!]
Gangzi flapped his wings and flew from the crib to Lu Nange's side: "Beauty, congratulations, beauty!"
Lu Nange gently patted the two little ones' heads: "Thank you for watching over me all this time! I'll try out my upgraded mental power."
The two little ones stood obediently on either side of her. Lu Nange extended her mental energy from the room and discovered that after the upgrade, her shared visual experience with Zhizhi was almost the same...
She could clearly see Lu Beiye and his group sitting in the courtyard, as well as a huge electronic screen in the air that blotted out the sun, with a bright red countdown that was particularly glaring.
"What is this?" she murmured to herself, her heart tightening.
Without a second thought, she quickly got up, picked up Zhizhi with one hand and Gangzi with the other, and rushed downstairs.
As soon as she stepped out of the villa gate, she bumped into Chi Yanzhou, who was walking briskly from the courtyard gate.
The moment their eyes met, Chi Yanzhou exclaimed, "Nan Nan!"
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