Chapter 44: Mercenaries of the Martial World!

This clearly contradicted the intelligence Shen Yu had seen earlier.

It also contradicted the current official propaganda of the Northern Alliance.

However, Shen Yu felt very little surprise.

Subterranean detection was indeed a technological challenge in this era; if those worms hadn't been massive enough, it would have been impossible to detect them previously.

From the very beginning, he hadn't counted on them much anyway.

He turned to look at Interstellar Shen Yu and said solemnly, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"Alright." Interstellar Shen Yu's figure rose into the air, flying directly toward a nearby spot.

His speed was quite fast.

His prosthetic modifications had also been upgraded and enhanced earlier.

Initially, he could never have afforded this level of anti-gravity system.

At this moment, Martial Arts Shen Yu's figure appeared beside Shen Yu, accompanied by the gray mist.

"Everything is arranged," he said directly. "The old man is very excited. Although he is quite old, his strength is indeed formidable. However, because of this, it won't be convenient for him to return anytime soon. You all need to take good care of him; I also promised to bring back messages and video recordings for him."

After all, the travel expenses were simply too exorbitant.

Even the fare for a one-way trip had not been fully gathered until now.

"Please rest assured about that," Lars said immediately upon hearing these words, clearly filled with anticipation.

He already understood what this was about.

A superman from another world!

In fact, after this news spread, not just Lars, but the entire upper echelon of the Northern Alliance was shaken!

The wonders of multi-dimensional worlds still exceeded their initial expectations, evolving toward a magical degree that modern science could entirely fail to explain.

A group of people were even preparing a reception plan.

It would be optimal if the guest could feel at home and leave behind some samples, or even genetic material.

Shen Yu could tell at a glance what Lars was thinking, but he could only conclude that they were overthinking it.

With such a powerful expert coming to this era, he would be utterly invincible. Only Shen Yu possessed the ability to influence and control him, not to mention that only Shen Yu could communicate with him.

Even though he was invited as help, essentially, he could only be regarded as a kind of multi-dimensional mercenary.

However—the gray mist was still not enough!

Shen Yu glanced at the gray mist. Even now, it was less than half a million, and less than two hours remained. Under these circumstances, there might not be enough time.

At that moment, the communication from Interstellar Shen Yu arrived.

It was a three-dimensional holographic projection, appearing directly through his personal terminal.

"I have deployed and activated the subterranean detection device, and shared the detection results with you." Interstellar Shen Yu stood in front of a device about three meters tall. On the other side of the projection, the detection results clearly showed hundreds of probe tips spreading continuously into the ground like plant roots.

Wherever they passed, vast subterranean details were revealed.

Soil, rock strata, stones...

Finally, at a depth of about four thousand meters underground, a big guy was discovered.

Location—directly beneath Gerald City!

"Fifty-six meters in diameter, six point three kilometers in length!" Shen Yu's expression turned grave. "This bastard is staring straight up at the city!"

Yes, everyone was staring at the projection, and they could clearly see that raised, massive head.

People could even perceive a distinct greed in that movement!

"Damn beast," Lars muttered fiercely, his face uncontrollably turning pale.

Facing such a behemoth, humans always felt an instinctive terror.

Not to mention, this was a clear enemy—an enemy that used humans as food!

"Then it will be very difficult to lure it to another location," Shen Yu said with a hint of regret, though he had no choice but to accept reality.

If there had been a chance to intercept and deal with it before it entered the city, there would still have been a possibility of minimizing casualties and deaths.

But now that it was directly underneath...

Disaster was almost inevitable; the only thing that could be done was to minimize casualties as much as possible.

Shen Yu took another look at the amount of gray mist and suddenly said, "Issue a full-city warning and carry out a city-wide evacuation."

"What?" Lars was stunned for a moment. "Right now?"

With less than two hours left, what good would an evacuation do at this point?

"Right now, immediately! Run as many as you can! If all else fails, do not stay in high-rises—use underground security zones and open areas. Don't tell me this city doesn't have those places," Shen Yu accelerated his tone.

The gray mist was still falling short, and this approach would at least yield some gray mist in advance.

"But Plan A... Yes, I understand." Lars nodded heavily and immediately went to make arrangements.

The entire command center sprang into rapid action, relaying various orders one after another.

Yes, Plan A no longer needed to be executed. Even if the evacuation resulted in the worm not swallowing the building prepared with a tactical nuclear weapon at the very first moment, it didn't matter. Whether it was the mercenary from the martial arts world or the cosmic battleship, either could eliminate the worm's head immediately.

There was no need to use nuclear weapons.

The only trouble would be the subsequent "death roll."

Just over ten minutes later, a piercing siren immediately echoed through the entire Gerald City.

At this time, the city was approaching dusk. Students had just returned home or were strolling and playing on the streets; many people in high-rises were preparing to leave. The traffic and crowds on the streets had increased, and even the vagrants had stopped wandering. Everything seemed no different from usual.

Yet once the siren sounded, this routine was abruptly shattered. Everyone raised their heads in confusion, unaware of what was happening.

Until their phones all received the same message.

"Evacuate the city immediately, or leave buildings and head to the nearest open areas and underground shelters. This message comes from the Northern Alliance Supreme Security Bureau. This is not a drill, nor is it a joke!"

More than just a message was sent out; helicopters hovered in the sky, and loud-speakers repeatedly broadcast the exact same content.

Some people finally began to realize something in hindsight.

Panic began to emerge.

"What's going on? Is a meteorite coming?"

"Could it be those bug monsters?"

"Please! Please! Answer the phone!"

"Damn it, why is the car in front stopping? Didn't you hear the broadcast? Drive!"

"Mom, where are you? I'm coming to pick you up right now!"

"..."

Various sounds grew increasingly dense and chaotic. The streets were filled with a cacophony of car horns, and an urgent, tense atmosphere instantly thickened, with some people even screaming wildly on the main avenues.

Had they received such a message half a year ago, people would have simply taken it as a joke.

Even a few days ago, such a rapid shift wouldn't have occurred.

But now it was different.

Everyone knew about the changes in the world, knew about the existence of monsters, and knew that several worms, even larger than Godzilla, were constantly crawling beneath their feet and growing even bigger!