Volume 3: Global Vanguard & The Advanced Pinnacle
The sea breeze howled like an evil pack of ghosts surging forth from the nether realms.
Above the coastal skies of Shanghai, the ink-black clouds hung oppressively low, almost brushing against the crests of the waves, repeatedly torn to shreds by dazzling streaks of purple-red lightning. The stench of deep-sea mire, mingled with the biting salt of the brine and dried blood, whipped straight into the faces of the soldiers manning the trenches with every violent gust.
The vast, boundless ocean abruptly turned a deep, sinister shade of green before churning into a furious froth. From the unfathomable depths of the abyssal trench far offshore, muffled tremors rippled through the deep water columns, causing the reinforced concrete foundations of Embankment No. 1 to shudder and fracture.
On the highest observation deck of the frontline general headquarters, Lin Feng stood with his hands clasped behind his back. The hem of his thunder-dragon battle robe snapped violently in the tempest, and his raven-hair flew wild, revealing a pair of eyes as tranquil and bottomless as an unruffled lake.
“Reporting! The magic battle array has scanned an extreme energy reaction from the southeast, sixty nautical miles off the embankment!” A combat officer’s voice cracked with terror as his hands pressed frantically against the flashing red jade command panel. “The energy exceeds one hundred thousand spiritual crystals... and it’s still skyrocketing!”