Chapter 130: Request for Rescue Assistance

Thomas hurried back to the car; fortunately, the screen was not damaged.

In the live news broadcast from Rosy City, a sudden commotion erupted; the shaking camera immediately turned toward the sky, where a human-shaped speck appeared against the blue expanse. The reporter screamed: "It's Yang Yi! She's back!"

Instantly, chaos erupted in the news background—excitement, ecstasy, and tears of joy born from despair as hope returned. Many screamed her name, while more shouted that title: "The God of Humanity"...

The foolish Defense Chief of Staff, Tony Carter, had blown up her return path, yet this superhuman had not abandoned them; instead, setting aside past grievances, she saved them once more. To them, it was no less than seeing God's Ark amidst a great flood.

The three Void-Devouring Beasts seemed to sense the death aura of their kin upon her; in an instant, three scarlet beams shot straight toward her.

Below, a thirty-seven-story building, destroyed in the Void-Devouring Beast's attack, finally could not withstand the strain and slowly collapsed, right above the cheering crowd.

The figure in the sky seemed to pay no attention to those three annihilation beams; instead, she lowered her head to look at the collapsing building. In the high-definition camera feed, her expression was calm and cold—not like the compassionate Virgin Mary in Western religious paintings, but as expressionless as the supreme deity statues of Eastern Taoism.

Yet she lightly waved her hand; an invisible mighty force held up the building. At the same time, the annihilation beams had already struck her.

Then she slowly retreated—only later did the people realize that was not a retreat; the annihilation beams, losing the contest against her invisible psychic power, were forced back.

The collapsing building was gently placed onto an open space; thoughtfully, it was leaned against the adjacent building to prevent it from collapsing again due to uneven ground.

Immediately after, the three Void-Devouring Beasts shuddered violently, seemingly destroyed from within; people seemed to "hear" screams coming from another dimension.

Those terrifying giant beasts, against which all governments and awakened ones were powerless, thus exploded into three fireworks.

Having done all this, a sonic boom rang out again, and the figure in the sky vanished instantly.

From her appearance to her departure, it took merely two minutes.

—

Ark Country, Mayo Hospital, High-End Ward Area.

As one of the world's most renowned high-end hospitals, it treated everyone from Middle Eastern crown princes to Western and American dignitaries; international superstar Chris Norton resided in one of its rooms.

Chris gazed blankly at the tree outside the window; every day he counted how many new leaves had grown on the branch reflected in the glass, wasting numb and empty years, as everything held no meaning for him.

"Chris!" Mary suddenly burst into the ward, her face radiant with joy. Glancing at her son's expressionless face on the hospital bed, she ignored speaking, grabbed the remote, and turned on the live news broadcast. The image on the screen immediately caught Chris's attention.

"... According to reports, Yang Yi first appeared in the suburbs of Rosy City, Britannia Country, where she saved people on the local highway... She then flew to the center of Rosy City and effortlessly killed three Void-Devouring Beasts..."

Chris stumbled out of bed and rushed to the screen; he didn't even feel the needle in his vein come loose, letting blood drip from the back of his hand.

He stared unbelievingly at the blurry figure on the screen, his eyes wide, striving to make out the face of that indistinct form.

"... Currently, Yang Yi is dealing with the local Void-Devouring Beasts in Zhongyuan City, Xia Country..."

"... According to footage captured by TikTok users, this is the place where Yang Yi first appeared..."

In the rectangular frame, the blurry figure in the sky compressed two Void-Devouring Beasts into a ball and exploded them into dust; then she descended to the ground. In the shaking camera view, she could be seen landing before a man and a woman from a distance. The young man took off his coat and handed it to her, and she naturally accepted it and put it on.

Immediately after, her figure suddenly vanished into the distance.

Before Chris could recover from the ecstasy of knowing Yang Yi was alive, this scene stung his eyes.

Who was that man? Why did they look so intimate? Had she returned long ago? Had she been with this man for this entire month? Otherwise, why would she be so familiar with him? Given her personality, she would never be so close to a stranger...

After the hot blood of ecstasy cooled, a surge of anger rose up instead.

Having suffered radiation in Londun City and tormented by inner anguish, his body was incredibly weak; he felt utterly powerless and nearly fell to the ground.

Mary supported him. "She's back! She's alive! Son!" Mary said repeatedly. "Now you can rest assured!"

"Who is that man?" Chris shouted loudly. "Mom, bring me my phone! I want to ask her... No, she's busy right now; I'll send her a text... Right, her phone was destroyed back in Wenbri..."

Just those few excited words made him pant heavily. He hurried to the bedside, retrieved his long-unused phone, opened TikTok, and searched for news about Yang Yi—no, news about that strange man...

Regardless, Mary finally felt relieved; although her son was extremely angry, he was far more lively than before, when he had been so expressionless...

—

Zhongyuan City has a population of over twelve million, with four Void-Devouring Beasts rampaging within the city. Although restrained by awakened ones and Xia Country's newly developed dark matter weapons, their annihilation beams were too terrifying; they could only do their best to protect fleeing civilians and lure the monsters toward less populated areas, fighting a very difficult battle.

Yang Yi spent three minutes eliminating the Void-Devouring Beasts and rescuing trapped people from the destroyed buildings.

Below, two familiar figures waved at her, shouting her name. It was Chen Chen Yushu and Zhang Zhang Ningning.

As soon as she landed, Zhang Zhang Ningning rushed over and hugged her.

"Yang Yi! Yang Yi! I knew you weren't dead! We were so worried about you!" Zhang Zhang Ningning wiped tears all over her.

Though slightly surprised, Yang Yi felt no aversion; Zhang Zhang Ningning might be the closest female peer she had in her entire life.

"Welcome back!" Chen Chen Yushu, whose face was usually cold, rarely showed a smile. "If you hadn't returned, besides launching nuclear missiles, we truly had no way to deal with such monsters!"

Before they could catch up on old times, Chen Chen Yushu's video call rang; it was Director Zhou.

"Excellent!" Director Zhou's face lit up with joy. "Yang Yi, let's skip the welcome speeches for now; the crisis is still severe. There are still two Void-Devouring Beasts in Sanya City, Qiong Province; resolve them as soon as possible. Our colleagues there are barely holding on. First, take this phone..."

While Director Zhou was mentioning the unresolved crisis in Sanya City, Yang Yi flew again toward Qiong Province.

Immediately after arriving in Sanya City and resolving the local crisis, she received an urgent meeting document on her phone: "Preliminary Discussion Results Regarding Requests from Other Nations for Comrade Yang Yi's Rescue Assistance."

The document's general content stated that several nations struck by Void-Devouring Beasts had sent rescue requests to Xia Country, asking Yang Yi to resolve the Void-Devouring Beast crisis.

After discussion, the ranking order of the rescue nations was as follows: Ross Country, Volga City, Petersburg; Saudi Country, Jeddah City; Heizhou, Nesburg, Tunisia; Yue Country, Haiphong City; Australia Country, Adelaide City, Newcastle City; Ark Country, Atlanta City; Canada Country, Faks...

This ranking order caught Yang Yi's attention; she silently pondered its meaning.

Ross Country ranked first because of its close relationship with Xia Country; internationally, it has always been a strategic partner, jointly resisting Western countries led by Ark Country.

Saudi Country ranked second because Xia Country has recently been organizing the "New Silk Road" initiative, intending to bypass Western trade blockades and reopen a smooth trade route.

Heizhou ranked third; maintaining friendly relations with distant nations while attacking nearby ones, Xia Country has always united with Third World nations internationally to secure international support...

Yue Country ranked fourth, probably because it is too close to Xia Country; to avoid collateral damage, it was resolved along the way.

Australia Country ranked fifth; this nation has always followed Ark Country's lead, willingly acting as their lackey. Its low rescue ranking serves as a warning...

Only then came Ark Country, Canada Country...

As for why Canada Country was ranked last: if they bypassed Ark Country to rescue Canada first, then circled back to rescue Ark Country, the targeting would be too obvious...

While Yang Yi was silently pondering, Director Zhou called to inform her that she held veto power over any decision on the document; the reason this document was marked "preliminary" was that the final result was up to her to decide.

She was given sufficient authority and freedom.

But how could one know if this was a test? If Yang Yi was willing to comply, it would indicate that this powerful weapon still wished to be controlled and retained basic human tendencies, rather than being an arrogant, heartless, or transcendent "god."

If she was unwilling to comply, it would indicate that this weapon had developed one's own thoughts, and how to treat her henceforth should be reconsidered.

Yang Yi looked at the document, her expressionless face betraying nothing; she sensed that as her power grew stronger, becoming increasingly beyond human control and restriction, surpassing Earth's existing power levels, and drawing nearer to "godhood," more complex and heavier situations might await her...

When a person becomes strong enough, they no longer exist merely as a human. Their will, their thoughts, their inclinations, even a single careless gesture of theirs, would be interpreted in various ways, triggering turmoil throughout the entire human world...

Yet, even if called the "God of the Human World," she was not truly a cold and heartless deity; even gods have their biases...

She smiled faintly and said to Director Zhou on the screen, "I am willing to become the shield of the motherland."

Director Zhou gazed steadily at her, then smiled with relief; everything was understood without words.