Age of Evolution

Chapter 373: 373: Impersonating Lin Zhen’s Girlfriend

Translator: 549690339

Compared to the tragedy of the United States, other countries fared a bit better.

The European Union, Sand Russia, and India have always been somewhat indecisive, in a semi-supportive state. They neither advocate for nor oppose public gatherings and have not made any public statements. In short, they have not yet made a decision.

Therefore, the number of people participating in their gatherings was relatively small, with crowds in their capitals not exceeding ten million.

However, even with this number of people, they suffered heavy losses.

The Tianhe Empire’s fleet was divided into seven routes. The Sky City went to the United States, and the remaining six war fortresses went to the other six countries.

These war fortresses didn’t have the firepower as strong as Sky City, but with the cooperation of other various aircraft and the full strength of the Star Realm guards, they still caused considerable losses to these countries.

Of the eight million European Union participants, less than two million remained, who fled to various corners of the Base City. The war fortresses did not continue their pursuit.

Of Sand Russia’s seven million people, 1.3 million remained, and of India’s nine million people, only a few hundred thousand remained.

The African Union and Brazil, two relatively weaker nations, fared somewhat better. They followed Hua Xia’s advice and only had a few million people attending. After the war broke out, although most of these people were already dead, the countries’ top leaders were preserved.

The people of the Tianhe Empire were not madly killing everywhere; the first wave of attacks was part of their plan. They thought that once they shattered the people of Earth’s resistance, it would be enough. After all, these slaves would be sold for money in the future.

A planet with a level of civilization like Earth’s had no significant value; what attracted them were the people of various ethnic groups. Slave trading was prevalent in the interstellar realm, and every ethnicity’s slaves had their market. The more people they killed, the greater their loss. So, the first wave of attacks was enough.

They did not want to travel tens of thousands of light-years to end up only with ruins.

After the primary battle in the United States ended and the last resisting Meteor Stage expert was killed, the cold and beautiful master of Sky City, Countess Diana, spoke with a hint of a smile on her red lips: “The people of Earth are really too small and weak; there are too few experts. This expedition will end soon.”

“This expedition is far from over!”

Ya Xuan looked down angrily, these Hua Xia people were really cunning, having made early defensive preparations and arranging numerous missiles and anti-aircraft artillery around the square.

They even set up the latest orbital cannons, which were used in the first wave of exchanges between the two sides. While their defensive weapons were mostly destroyed after a round of bombardments, Ya Xuan’s fleet unexpectedly lost over a hundred small spaceships!

At the beginning of the assignment of nations, the fleet conducted internal research and finally determined that Hua Xia might be the strongest country on this planet.

Initially, Diana’s Sky City was supposed to come to Hua Xia, but Ya Xuan voluntarily chose Hua Xia because of a few casual conversations with his colleagues. In his view, no nation on this planet could cause trouble for the Empire’s expeditionary army. He even bragged that there would be zero losses during the first wave of attacks.

The reality was a slap in the face; it was not zero loss, but a one with two zeros in front of it.

More than a hundred aircraft were lost, let alone the crew inside.

At least one imperial citizen was in each aircraft!

Each citizen was at the Star Realm stage, yet they actually died in the explosion of these aircraft.

Thankfully, the firepower of the Empire was still incredibly strong, destroying Hua Xia’s defensive weapons. Enraged, Ya Xuan unleashed his anger on the crowd gathered in the square.

“Kill everyone in the square, not a single one will be spared! Damn it, doesn’t Hua Xia have a population of over 500 million? Why are there only a few hundred thousand people here?”

When the vengeful alien artillery fire poured down on the earth, people like Li Mengxi were completely dumbfounded.

Just when the exchange of fire began, they were still shouting at the City Defense Army: “Don’t open fire! These people are guests! Everything can be negotiated!”

“If you open fire, there will be no turning back. You would have destroyed our path to join the Tianhe Empire. You are all sinners!”

Fortunately, Hua Xia’s firepower wasn’t too fierce; after a round of bombardments, the artillery and missiles were annihilated. Li Mengxi and the others rekindled their hopes; perhaps, seeing their active performance, these alien visitors would make an exception and allow them to become citizens.

As long as they could become citizens, they would be willing to work for the Tianhe Empire and pull more Earth people into the fold.

Of course, those who joined later could only be slaves.

But before their fantasies could end, the opponent’s artillery fire arrived.

Atop the war fortress, thousands of gun muzzles extended, and a barrage of energy cannons rained down, shaking the earth.

Not only were there hundreds of thousands of fanatics from all over Hua Xia, but also some military and government personnel.

The Hua Xia Government had made thorough preparations for the war that might erupt.

The Earth’s technological forces could not compete with the aliens, and they were well aware of this. So, after gathering the forces that could be assembled temporarily, military personnel prepared for evacuation.

Artillery and missiles were set to automatic firing since, under these circumstances, there was no need to aim.

The Tianhe Empire’s artillery fire destroyed the defensive weapons, but most of the military survived, either hidden under the rubble or unable to move due to injuries.

At this time, the ready Martial Artist action squad moved.

Like leopards, they swiftly traversed the battlefield, rescuing one injured person after another, and dispersed in all directions.

Because the top hierarchy had once received a call from Baggio, who said it was Lin Zhen’s idea, the aliens could not possibly kill everyone on Earth. As long as they hid among the civilians and engaged in guerrilla warfare, the aliens wouldn’t have any good solutions.

The government took Lin Zhen’s advice, temporarily dismantling agencies and dispersing them into the civilian population, which surprisingly had excellent results.

Of course, their rescue efforts had targets. They ignored those fanatics who wanted to join the Tianhe Empire.

Li Mengxi was originally a Level Nine Warrior. She had already reached Level Nine when she was in Yi Lan, but she couldn’t advance to the War General Stage for all these years. It’s not easy for female martial artists to advance, and she couldn’t be considered a true genius.

As a Level Nine Warrior, she ran and dodged forward in embarrassment in the midst of artillery fire. The people who followed her had already lost their lives.

However, in such an environment, only War God-level experts could move forward freely. It was already not easy for her, a Level Nine Warrior, to persist until now.

“Boom!”

A green Wood Element Energy Cannon exploded beside her, with thorny branches shooting out in all directions. One of the branches pierced through her calf, which she couldn’t dodge in time.

Li Mengxi screamed and fell to the ground, one leg completely immobilized.

She gritted her teeth, pulled out a sword, and tried her best to cut the branch, hoping to cut it off.

“Boom!”

Not far away, an Azure Wind Element Energy Cannon blasted down. The fierce hurricane blew the sword in her hand away.

“Oh no! I can’t go on like this…!”

Li Mengxi looked at the sword in despair as it fell a hundred meters away from her. Without the sword, she would be stuck on the branch until the next attack hit her and turned her into ashes.

In her desperation, she saw an Advanced War God passing by quickly not far away.

She seemed to find the person familiar; he should also be from Ice City.

Li Mengxi quickly shouted for help: “Senior, you are from Ice City, right? Come and save me, I am also from Ice City!”

The advanced War God was not very old, only in his early twenties. He held a Star Artifact longsword in his hand. Hearing Li Mengxi’s words, he hesitated for a moment and then walked over.

“Do you recognize me?” He came to Li Mengxi’s side and didn’t immediately cut down the tree limbs. Instead, he looked down and asked her.

“Yes, yes… You seem to be from Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall, right? Brother Cheng, I’ve seen posts about you on the internet.” Li Mengxi gently pinned her hair back with her hand, trying to look as pretty as possible, hoping to attract this young Advanced War God.

With such strength at such a young age, he should be a valuable potential asset. Li Mengxi had some other ideas in mind.

“You’re not wrong; I am Ah Cheng from Blue Sky. Who are you? I still have to save other people. We won’t save people like you, even if you are a fellow-townsman.”

Cheng Ge looked at Li Mengxi with a slight frown. Although Li Mengxi was beautiful, she did not compare to Su Mingyue and An Ning.

Moreover, she was filthy at the moment, covered in blood, burnt patches, and a mixture of tears, blood, and dust on her face. She really didn’t look beautiful at all.

Seeing that he wasn’t swayed, Li Mengxi became anxious, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration: “I am Lin Zhen’s girlfriend. If you save me, Lin Zhen will definitely remember you and will surely repay you.”

“Lin Zhen’s girlfriend… are you talking about our Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall’s national hero Lin Zhen?” Cheng Ge looked at Li Mengxi up and down.

“Yes, yes, it’s him! I am his childhood friend and girlfriend, and he loves me very much.”

Cheng Ge looked at her and suddenly showed a smile: “To be honest, my achievements today are partly due to Senior Lin Zhen’s encouragement and care. Not to mention his numerous national contributions; he has also been very kind to me. I will surely listen to his girlfriend’s words.”

“Then why aren’t you saving me yet? Cut off this piece of wood!” Li Mengxi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she could finally survive. Lin Zhen’s reputation was indeed handy, and there was practically no one in the country who wouldn’t give him face.

However, contrary to her expectation, Ah Cheng didn’t immediately take action, instead, he smiled faintly: “As far as I know, Senior Lin Zhen has only two girlfriends: An Ning and Su Mingyue, who are you, then?”

“I am his first love!” Li Mengxi said boldly.

“First love… are you that person An Ning mentioned online, the one whom she called a clown?”

“That… That was An Ning slandering me out of jealousy… She’s just envious that Lin Zhen likes me.” Li Mengxi continued to insist.

Cheng Ge snorted coldly: “An Ning has followed the senior these years and made great contributions to the country and the nation. What do you think you are? Daring to impersonate his girlfriend. I have never seen a woman with such a thick face!”

“You… You can ask Lin Zhen if you don’t believe me, you can even ask his family!”

“No need. The senior must be very busy now and has no time to deal with someone like you. You’d better pray for your own survival.”

Cheng Ge glanced at the sky and turned away without another word.

“You bastard! I curse you… Ouch!”

Li Mengxi wanted to curse but couldn’t because the pain from her wound caused her to break out in a cold sweat.

Just as she was about to check her wound, another round of Energy Cannon blasted from the sky and exploded right before her eyes!

A gust of wind blew past, and only the bloodstains on the ground, which proved that someone had just been there, remained.