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The swirling flames of war, the vast expanse of desolate ruins, and the battleship hovering high above the battlefield... Chaotic thoughts surged once again, like a wound-up toy. Every dawn, without fail, they would report to An Xiaotian's half-awake consciousness. Sunlight filtered through the drawn curtains, casting a deep blue hue over the room with the glow of morning light. An Xiaotian seemed to be waking up because he heard the roar of laser cannons and the continuous explosions of intertwining tongues of fire... Yet, the room was enveloped in an almost deathly silence.
An Xiaotian could not shake off the memories. He suddenly opened his eyes, staring blankly at the chandelier on the ceiling. The memories of the past year had finally come to an end, and what he recalled was the place where he currently resided, called M City Military Base, which ranked just below China's most advanced military base in City S.
"Oh right..." An Xiaotian's upper eyelid stubbornly refused to part from his lower eyelid as he reflected, "How did it all end so suddenly... So this is what war feels like."
Everything he had experienced seemed to fast forward, flashing momentarily on a dark screen, as the days of the past year slipped away in a blur. At the end of that year, the catastrophe caused by internal humans turned Military Base in City S into a wasteland of war; it would likely take five or six years to rebuild. Following adjustments made by the government, all members of Military Base in City S were relocated to the nearest M City Military Base.
This new day, just like a new life, resets one's memory, but doesn't completely erase it.
"Chirp chirp—"
Through the crack in the curtain, the scene outside seems to be calling for An Xiaotian to struggle to open his eyes. Just like the little sparrow outside the window seems to be calling, soon, another little sparrow flew onto the branch and hopped over to it, bathing together in the warm autumn sun. For them, this is the essence of this new day.
"That's great." An Xiaotian sat up in bed, pulling her hair back. She had often worn the Fierce Eagle armor, which had caused her hair to flatten.
"It's exactly seven o'clock, you're up right on time, Master. It's another sunny day, so make sure to stay happy!"
The small alarm clock on the bedside table greeted her enthusiastically, producing the familiar sound that An Xiaotian never tired of hearing every morning.
An Xiaotian named his smart alarm clock Xiao Meng. This way, he could imagine Yang Meng always by his side, even though they were separated by vast distances. He picked up Xiao Meng, smiled as he gently stroked the button on its back, and finally turned off the alarm switch.
Creak—
The window by the tree was opened, startling two little sparrows that were sneaking around, causing them to flutter away in a panic. An Xiaotian looked through the branches at the lazy morning sun and stretched.
They won the war, the first battle in human history against extraterrestrials. A year has passed, and An Xiaotian still finds himself reminiscing about the battlefield that night, unable to resist sharing everything he saw and heard. In the eyes of the Superhero Alliance, the significance of this victory goes far beyond that; it is a testament from Earthlings that we are not weak, and the enemy's strength has never been a guaranteed way to defeat us.
He has expressed his excitement to Qin Weishan countless times and shared it with Sister Jiao An as well. He even wished he could announce this thrilling news to the entire nation, but the government has maintained absolute secrecy regarding extraterrestrial matters. An Xiaotian can only share his enduring excitement with those around him.
But that is simply not enough.
Of course it's not enough, because ever since the first war that took place at the Military Base in City S, he hasn't seen his good brother Liu Xuan for a long time. According to General Jiang, people in the Military Base are generally not allowed to go out on their own. However, Liu Xuan is not an active-duty soldier; disregarding his superpowers, he is just an ordinary citizen taken in by the Military Base. That shouldn't be the case.
An Xiaotian became more and more puzzled. How could there be no news at all after his disappearance? Not only that, General Jiang also reassured An Xiaotian not to worry, as he had a mission and it was the kind that wouldn't endanger his life. Obviously, General Jiang knew where Liu Xuan was, but he didn't want to say.
Since General Jiang was unwilling to reveal anything, An Xiaotian could only give up. After getting dressed, he turned on the live news on his phone. The toothpaste squeezed onto the brush blocked the view of the host sitting upright in a suit on the phone screen.
"Yesterday, the T City government was attacked by unidentified giants, and there was a fierce conflict on the scene. Mayor narrowly escaped being killed! Currently, the military has explicitly denied the possibility of this being some kind of biochemistry weapon."
With the host's introduction, a video recorded by a witness gradually enlarges on the screen, showing a scene of the two giants, Aibo and Jin Keli, engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
"According to the witness, the original target of the giants was T City's Mayor, but another giant and a human intervened to prevent a tragedy from occurring."
"Perhaps, in this world, humans know too little... The appearance of the Stone giant from folklore for the first time, what impact will it bring to the biological world? And what does this foreshadow..."
An Xiaotian quietly listened, suddenly stopping the back-and-forth movement of his arm as he cleaned his teeth.
"Human?" An Xiaotian was a little curious why the host would say this word.
But as the news said, humans know too little about this world.
An Xiaotian touched the energy core on his chest, and everything he experienced last year flashed back in his mind. He didn't know what it meant; the word "calamity" began to be written stroke by stroke on his blank consciousness. He pursed his lips and spat out the white foam in his mouth. The moment he lifted his head, he saw a somewhat serious version of himself in the mirror.
"Ding—"
A message popped up on his phone, causing An Xiaotian to stop brushing his teeth. "Xiaotian, are you there? Come to the lab; we have new findings related to your armor."
“armor?” Upon seeing this word, countless scenarios suddenly flickered in An Xiaotian's expression. For him, the “Fierce Eagle” armor represented more than just an identity; it was an emotion, a love from a highly intelligent being towards inanimate objects, and it could also be seen as a heartfelt investment of his mission and Time.
“What discovery? Why are you so eager to tell me?” An Xiaotian seemed to scold, but in reality, he was filled with anticipation.
“Oh my, you really don’t know how excited we were last night! This idea is brilliant!” The message from Dr. Chen further ignited An Xiaotian's anticipation and curiosity.
"Come quickly! I asked for leave from Qin Weishan for you at dawn! If it works out, it will be an epic advancement for our Fierce Eagle!"
"What could make Dr. Chen so dramatic?" An Xiaotian put down her phone and hurried out of the bathroom like a child eagerly anticipating a birthday gift, her smile completely giving her away.
"Uh, Dr. Chen?" An Xiaotian tentatively knocked twice on the laboratory door. She tried to push it open, but it was locked. Was there no one inside?
"Here it comes, here it comes—" Dr. Chen ran over and opened the door.
"Why did you lock the door?" An Xiaotian asked, somewhat amused.
"Sorry, it's a habit. I don't like to be disturbed when I'm working with my team," Dr. Chen said with a chuckle, leading An Xiaotian into the laboratory.
"It is like this, we started with the armor from Gad and discovered a new metallic structure." Dr. Chen walked over to the control panel and pressed the silver switch on the console. An Xiaotian followed the mechanical sound and saw his partner, Fierce Eagle's armor, displayed in the blue cylindrical protective chamber in front of him.
"The armor worn by the Moon People employs an entirely new architecture. Both in terms of macro assembly and micro molecular combinations, it is something we have never seen before." Dr. Chen pulled up a floating diagram on the screen, pointing to the cross-section of Gad's armor. "You see, beneath each layer of armor, there are reinforced components similar to the soles of human feet, tightly packed together. In areas where there are curved gaps, explosive reaction armor has been filled in. According to our computer simulations, this mechanical structure maximizes the potential of every material used."
"So..." An Xiaotian nodded thoughtfully, looking through the holographic cross-section at the Fierce Eagle armor behind him. "Are you suggesting that it should be applied to my armor?"
"Correct!" Dr. Chen seemed to have thought of something else. He picked up the stylus and circled a small red dot on a specific joint axis in the holographic display. "What do you think of this idea? You are the master of 'Fierce Eagle.' As long as you agree, we can start working immediately!"
An Xiaotian was somewhat surprised. If that were the case, did he really need to agree?
"Sure!" An Xiaotian clapped his hands, excitement rushing to his head. "You know what? It's just like knowing that my own child got accepted into a top university!"
"But..." Dr. Chen expressed his concerns, "What if the modifications don't turn out well... right?"
An Xiaotian lowered his head, the words Dr. Chen Hao had just spoken still echoing in his mind, which he had been struggling to suppress. He looked at the armor disassembly simulation on the laboratory screen; the exoskeleton data reminded him of something. It was as if he had grasped an important insight, and he shouted, "Wait! Where did you say you found the metal structure?"
"The armor on Gad," Dr. Chen replied.
"Did you take it apart?"
"No. Who dares to approach him? It was 3D scanned, printed out, and compared."
"Are there physical objects printed out in 3D?"
"It's gone, used for research and dismantled."
An Xiaotian suddenly fell silent, looking at Dr. Chen.
"No, I didn't expect to keep a little, my fault, my fault," Dr. Chen became a little nervous, thinking that An Xiaotian wanted to see the structure of the high imitation armor that was simulated.
"I'm not saying that," An Xiaotian said, resting his hand on his chin. "I was thinking about going to see him."
"See who?" Dr. Chen exclaimed, his eyes wide in disbelief.
In fact, besides the soldiers from the Military Base in City S being transferred here, an Extraterrestrial Life had also been brought over and was imprisoned in an underground laboratory.
He is the commander Shatterer of the Moon Internal Human who was knocked out during last year's battle—Gad.
In the vast, dimly lit room, the heavy sound of footsteps echoed softly with Gad's pacing.
"Ugh!" As he approached the wall, his growing anger led him to punch it. He had considered breaking through the wall to escape, but he gave up; this wasn't the Moon, and it wouldn't matter where he went.
"Ah..." As his fist retracted, dust from the wall fell into the pit he had created, settling at his feet. Gad sat on the ground, waiting for the Caretaker to bring him food. Eating the prison food on Earth had become his only source of enjoyment here.
Suddenly, Gad's head buzzed. "Ah!" He clutched his head; someone was trying to send him a signal. This ability could only be performed by the Moon People with exceptionally strong telekinesis.
"Gad, thank the gods, we have arrived."
"Emperor Ban Sa!"
Gad stood up and looked towards the doorway that had been opened at some point. Only the Emperor could send him thought frequency waves.
However, Gad did not receive any further messages.
"Hello."
In a daze, An Xiaotian and Chen Hao had already arrived at the prison door. In front of such a large giant like Gad, they appeared so small, yet it was they who had captured him. This extremely unpleasant feeling surged back with An Xiaotian's arrival, causing Gad to snort and turn his face away.
An Xiaotian stepped forward with a food tray and shoved the meal inside.
Gad coldly glanced at the two, "What, is it you, Fierce Eagle?"
"Well, you have a good memory," An Xiaotian smiled, "It seems you have a deep impression of being defeated."
"Then remember this!" Gad eagerly stepped forward, gripping the prison bars tightly and shouting at An Xiaotian, "The time you can flaunt is running out, little one! Once I get out, you're finished!"
"Oh? You still want to come out?" An Xiaotian returned a cold smile, completely dismissing Gad's threat. He lifted his head and faced Gad directly, saying, "You might as well stay in there for the rest of your life."
"What does it matter if you imprison me? The disaster that is meant to come will ultimately fulfill its mission of destruction." Gad's eyes were bulging, and his arrogant demeanor made Chen Hao feel like he was the one in the wrong.
"You humans have reached your end because I can sense his presence." "You should hide quickly; you have no chance to fight back, or rather, you have no chance of survival at all."
"Ha." An Xiaotian shrugged his shoulders. "Who is it?"
"Our Supreme Ruler of the Universe, our lunar deity, Emperor Ban Sa."
Gad spread his arms wide and looked up at the ceiling.
An Xiaotian did not respond to Gad's words; he felt that this Big Guy might have developed some kind of illness from being pent up. He turned around and looked at Dr. Chen. "Are you ready?" Dr. Chen gave him an OK gesture.
An Xiaotian nodded and said, "We will meet again."
Gad put down his hand and said, "You think you can mess with my metal structure? It's useless. Under the giant axe of Emperor Ban Sa, no life can survive."
"I don't understand how this so-called Ban Sa is so powerful," An Xiaotian initially intended to leave, but upon hearing this, he turned around and glared at Gad again. "Let me tell you, Earthlings are not something that can be trampled on, especially us Chinese people!"
"Hmph! Just wait and see, hehehe..." Gad unexpectedly laughed like a victor...
In the mountains of T City, underground, the flames flickered in the underground camp, casting shadows on the ground where strange patterns were carved. All the Stone Giants stood in two rows, humming the Stone Giant hymn of blessings, welcoming the arrival of the two heroes.
"Come on, don't worry about what others think." Yuan Zun called out to Aibo, "Please forgive this old man. Perhaps my kindness has led to such a great disaster. Now I understand that only a truly righteous giant is qualified to lead us toward a better future, allowing us, the Stone Giant Clan, to coexist peacefully with humans. This is my final responsibility."
"No, Grandpa Yuan Zun, your greatness is beyond doubt. In everyone's eyes, this is not a mistake; it is an extremely difficult but correct decision. It's hard to imagine where the Titan Clan would go without you. We need you; this is not your final responsibility. We will keep moving forward." Aibo extended his palm and slightly bowed to Yuan Zun.
Yuan Zun smiled bitterly; in fact, he had already made an even more difficult decision. Walking under the gaze of other giants who worshiped and respected him, Aibo couldn't feel happy at all because he sensed that Yuan Zun's words must indicate some unfortunate decision.
Entering the depths of the cave, Yuan Zun took out the Life Wand from his chest. He placed it inside and then walked out with Aibo.
"Aibo, from now on, the Stone Giant Clan will be entrusted to you. Our fate, our future, will all be determined by you," Yuan Zun said with a final smile at Aibo before beginning to cast a spell.
A powerful aura of the magic circle instantly surrounded Yuan Zun. Aibo stepped back, suddenly realizing something.
"No, Grandpa Yuan Zun! Please stop! I'm begging you! Don't do this!"
He desperately tried to approach the magic array, but when his hand reached in, it felt like it was being torn apart. In the end, Aibo was bounced back out.
"Grandpa Yuan Zun!"
The plea of Aibo and the magical fluctuations within attracted the attention of other Stone Giants. The Stone Giants rushed over, and they saw Yuan Zun's body beginning to disintegrate, with chunks of stone falling at the cave entrance, gradually blocking the Life Wand inside.
Yuan Zun was left with only half of his body.
"Everyone, remember! From now on, Aibo will lead you towards a better future! Every three hundred thousand years, the stones here will reopen, and only Aibo can take them away." Yuan Zun looked at Aibo and said, "All disturbances have come to an end, Aibo. The new era will be opened by you."
"No! No—" Aibo knelt on the ground in agony, pounding the earth with such force that the entire mountain trembled! The sudden sorrow caused the ground to be riddled with countless intertwining gullies from the punches.
But if the Stone giant had tear ducts, Aibo's tears would have fallen like a spring. Until Yuan Zun's body completely disappeared, he never understood why Yuan Zun had to do this, and why he had to leave himself and his people in this way.
Yuan Zun clearly knew that without him, the Stone giant clan would be plunged into endless darkness. But in front of the Life Crystals, he still chose to give up his own life and children, and became a lifeless stone once again.
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