Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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Dong Nanbiao then handed Lu Yunhe an ID card, which allowed him free access to the entire base and the ability to contact him at any time without going through the front desk.

When he left, Dong Nanbiao also gave Lu Yunhe a large amount of monster meat, which was basically of warrior-level quality.

"Now I can focus on my cultivation in peace!"

Back home, Lu Yunhe ate monster meat while practicing his guiding technique and continuing to hone his power generation skills.

During his cultivation, Lu Yunhe also tried to transform into Ultraman using his physical form.

After all, he is now essentially a human form, so he should be able to transform.

However, whether it's due to the strength of Ultraman's clones or his height, Ultraman's power always dissipates as soon as it covers half of his main body.

Although he failed, it confirmed for Lu Yunhe that he really could transform into Ultraman.

Although this transformation is no different from Ultraman's clone fighting on its own, and may even be inferior, Lu Yunhe still persists in practicing it, after all, it was once his dream.

Before he knew it, a month had passed. Just as Lu Yunhe had expected, Dong Nanbiao had not disturbed him except for occasionally coming to talk about his condition, allowing him to cultivate in peace.

However, it's more accurate to say that it's the cultivation of Ultraman's clone rather than his training.

In just one month, Lu Yunhe's cultivation progress was not high. With the buffs from his human form, he only gained a few hundred kilograms of strength, still a little short of becoming a high-level warrior.

Although Lu Yunhe's main body is not progressing quickly, his Ultraman clone is cultivating rapidly, basically advancing to a new realm every few days. It has already reached the ninth level of apprentice, and it will only be a few days before it breaks through to the planetary level.

The only thing that bothered Lu Yunhe, besides the fact that he still couldn't transform, was that the Ultraman clone was only the height of a person, less than two meters tall.

"Don't worry, I'm just a one-month-old Ultraman baby right now, so don't have too high expectations."

The Ultraman clone stated that he did not grow by taking hormones; he grew almost twice as long in just over a month, which is fast enough.

"When I break through to the planetary level, the power of the Giant of Light should be revealed once again."

The Ultraman clone sensed the restless power within its body, seemingly waiting for some kind of stimulus.

"With the help of the breakthrough, I should be able to break through to become a high-level warrior."

As the human form of Ultraman, Lu Yunhe's real body can also take this opportunity to hitch a ride.

Thinking about the difference in cultivation between the two, Lu Yunhe couldn't help but sigh. This situation would probably continue until they entered the universe.

"Step into the universe!"

Lu Yunhe stroked his chin and pondered. He didn't really want to wait until Luo Feng rose to prominence before entering the universe together.

After all, even Ultraman, as a top race in the universe, progresses very quickly during his apprenticeship and weekly training, which only takes one or two years.

However, once you reach the stellar age, even cultivating on your own will be incredibly slow. After several decades, you won't even be able to complete the accumulation required for the stellar age.

"Looks like we need to think of a solution."

Just as Lu Yunhe was pondering how to enter the universe, Dong Nanbiao also encountered trouble.

Is this news really true?

Dong Nanbiao looked at the middle-aged man sitting opposite him and the white-haired old man beside him with a solemn expression.

"This is information that countless soldiers have confirmed with their lives."

"I understand!"

Dong Nanbiao pondered the information given by the military: the sea monsters in the Yangtze River were making unusual movements, seemingly preparing to launch an attack on the land, and the base not far from the Yangtze River would be the first to bear the brunt.

In fact, the greatest threat to humanity during the cataclysm is the monsters in the ocean, after all, the ocean covers 7% of the Earth's surface and has an astonishing number of animals.

At the very beginning of the cataclysm, those island nations were wiped out immediately.

As for the monsters on land, due to their natural environment and numbers, large countries can still barely contend with them.

"I never imagined that the sea monsters would start invading the inland areas along the outflowing rivers."

Dong Nanbiao was filled with emotion, which also meant that the areas around the two mother rivers had become unsafe.

"Let's move!"

After discussing it, the three realized that there was no other way but to relocate the entire base.

With the base's current firepower, it's no match for the invasion of the sea monsters, so they have no choice but to head to the Jiangnan base on the other side.

"A full million people!"

Feeling the staggering number, Dong Nanbiao shuddered. This wasn't just the relocation of a few hundred or a few thousand people, but tens or hundreds of thousands.

Although they were reluctant to face this fact, decisiveness was the least lacking thing during the Great Cataclysm. Dong Nanbiao and the other two reached a consensus, and the entire base instantly began to operate.

The commander-in-chief was in charge of base deployment, Dong Nanbiao was in charge of leading the warriors to clear out the monsters along the way, and the army was responsible for the final defense to buy time.

If no one covers the rear, the transfer of millions of people will definitely be overtaken by the monster, and then it won't be a matter of just a few deaths.

Chapter 11: Entering the Microscopic Level?

September 10th, 2018!

After making the decision to relocate the base, Dong Nanbiao's martial arts team was the first to take action, trying their best to deal with the powerful monsters along the way.

"What happened?"

Lu Yunhe looked at Dong Nanbiao, who was giving a speech, with some doubt. The latter did not tell everyone the decision, but only said that it was a special martial arts operation.

Based on the experience of major catastrophes, information should not be disseminated in advance unless the Great Escape has officially begun.

However, many of the martial artists present were very experienced and had some guesses, but they kept their thoughts to themselves and just followed orders.

"start to act!"

With a wave of his hand, Dong Nanbiao led 151 martial artists in groups of three or four to head out into the wilderness.

"Finally, I can fight a real monster!"

Lu Yunhe was also very excited. He had killed many monsters during the Great Cataclysm, but those monsters were not even beast soldiers and could only be considered wild beasts.

Therefore, even though Lu Yunhe's combat strength was now comparable to that of a junior general, he had never personally killed a formal monster.

Unfortunately, just as Lu Yunhe was about to take the opportunity to join a small team, he was stopped by the sharp-eyed Dong Nanbiao.

"You've never worked with them before, so joining in recklessly will only harm them. So, just stick with me!"

Dong Nanbiao snorted coldly. How could he be at ease leaving Lu Yunhe alone in the wilderness? Even if he died, he had to ensure that this genius survived.

Upon hearing Dong Nanbiao's words, the four guards beside him looked at Lu Yunhe with some curiosity.

Although Dong Nanbiao's reasons were valid, how could they cooperate if they didn't fight together? This young man must have other secrets.

"I've never heard of Instructor Dong having an illegitimate child outside of his job."

The four guards exchanged glances, tacitly refraining from asking any questions, and obediently followed behind.

"Our destination is the Blood Demon Wolf King, a lord-level monster, located in East Valley."

Dong Nanbiao revealed their purpose: while the other martial arts teams were focused on killing as many monsters as possible along the way, their goal was to eliminate this lord monster that was the only way to reach Jiangnan City.

In the early stages of the cataclysm, coastal cities faced threats from the ocean, but due to their previous urbanization, they faced less pressure from land monsters, which could be considered a balance of nature.

The group of five traversed the wilderness. Although their target was the wolf king in the valley, Dong Nanbiao was not stingy in giving any of the monsters they encountered along the way a blow with his axe.

After all, it involves the relocation of millions of people, which is not something that can be done instantly, so there is still plenty of time.

"Hmm, an F-rank Shadow Cat!"

Not long after they entered the wilderness, the group encountered their first high-level beast soldier-class monster.

Similar to the classification of humans, monsters are also divided into three levels: Beast Soldiers, Beast Generals, and Lords, corresponding to Warriors, War Generals, and War Gods, respectively.

Seeing a team led by a war god, consisting of four intermediate-level generals and one intermediate-level warrior, the shadow cat, even though it couldn't discern their exact strength, was driven by an instinct for survival and desperately wanted to escape.

Unfortunately, just as Shadow Cat was about to turn and run away, Dong Nanbiao stopped him.

"Yunhe, I'm leaving this monster to you. It'll be good practice for you."

Although Lu Yunhe's power exertion technique was very strong, Shadow Cat was known for its speed, and Dong Nanbiao felt that it should be able to cause the opponent a lot of trouble.

"Sigh, this isn't the kind of training I wanted!"

Seeing this, Lu Yunhe sighed inwardly. Although it was his first time facing a monster head-on, and it was even a high-level warrior, with a war god in charge, he didn't feel any excitement at all.

"Besides, who does a mere beast soldier look down on?"

Lu Yunhe stepped forward, past the crowd, weapon in hand, and stared directly at the trapped beast.

Seemingly realizing that it could not escape, the Shadow Cat launched a frenzied attack on the weaker creature before it, determined to make its enemy suffer even at the cost of its own life.

"high speed!"

Although Shadow Cat was fast, it wasn't fast enough to surpass Lu Yunhe's reflexes.

In less than a second, the Shadow Cat transformed into a black shadow and rushed in front of Lu Yunhe, covering a distance of only a few dozen meters.

"hiss!"

At this distance, Lu Yunhe could even smell the stench of feces on the other person.

"This cat hasn't had a bath in ages!"

Lu Yunhe mentally assessed the situation, slightly tilting his head to the side to dodge the Shadow Cat's claw aimed at his neck, without moving his feet at all.

Unfortunately, the Shadow Cat, having survived in the wild for so long, is also a seasoned veteran.

With its claws missing their target, its whip-like tail lashed out fiercely towards Lu Yunhe's body.

With the strength of a high-level beast soldier, even a steel plate would be split in two by that tail. Lu Yunhe certainly didn't dare to take it head-on, so he could only move his feet to dodge the attack.

"What a failure!"

Lu Yunhe sighed inwardly. He had to move his feet to deal with a mere beast soldier. It seemed that his cultivation was indeed inadequate.

Now that his body was already moving, Lu Yunhe decided to stop holding back. A cold glint appeared in his sword, and then the sword struck like thunder.

"Twice the power!"

Speed ​​is power, but power is also speed. With double the combined force, by the time Shadow Cat noticed, Lu Yunhe's alloy sword was already in front of the opponent's ear.

As a mere apprentice-level monster, it is completely unable to escape the effects of its physical structure. Even if its skin can withstand bullets, its vulnerable areas remain relatively fragile.

Tear!