Chapter 1526: Stars Like Rain

Blinding charging light suddenly illuminated the near-Earth orbit above North America.

Inside the cramped battle cabin, Yun Tian stared fixedly at the blue planet beneath his feet.

As the orbit synchronized, the outline of the North American continent became clearly visible at this moment.

The cabin shuddered.

「Thump-thump—thump-thump」

The red light above his head flashed.

Just like the flashing red light, Yun Tian's heart began to pound violently at this moment.

Inside the cramped battle cabin, it seemed as if only the echo of the heartbeat remained.

He had not chosen the second wave of rapid descent, nor had he chosen his most skilled aerospace legion to participate in this operation.

For no other reason, he only wanted to rush down as soon as possible!

Even if the first batch of combat personnel were the most dangerous!

Even if they would drop straight in front of the monsters for a % chance!

Gripping the safety belt tightly, Yun Tian seemed to see before his eyes the scene of his first meeting with Lin An.

Perhaps Lin An now no longer remembers him...

As Long An's Awakened Ones grew more numerous, the talent he once prided himself on was no longer important.

But...

He had always remembered Lin An! Remembered that man who forever stood before them!

Just this time...

It was time for them to take over!

「Hum! 」

Soon, the vibration ceased instantly.

Only to see thousands of battle cabins simultaneously turn, like satellites, each aiming at sixty-seven coordinates.

In an instant, the mechanical sound from Zhuanxu sounded in unison:

「Beep, coordinates locked! 」

「Serial number a3039 combat personnel Yun Tian, please confirm your current status! 」

「Confirmed, no abnormalities! 」

「Beep, status confirmed! 」

「Enter descent orbit in three seconds! 」

「Please note! 」

「This rapid descent will last seconds! Four seconds later enter the atmosphere! Initial descent speed will exceed thirteen Mach! Terminal descent speed 37 Mach! 」

「Estimated energy released on impact: 16.9 billion joules! 」

「Combat personnel in the coordinate area of 29°45′N, 095°20′W, please exit the cabin immediately 0.7 seconds after impact! 」

「All combat personnel, please take note! Upon discovering Commander Lin An, please immediately initiate a war assembly! 」

「Received!! 」

「Received!! 」

In an instant, after the thirteen hundred responses sounded in unison.

Inside the battle cabin.

Whether it was Yun Tian or other Third Stage individuals, under the instantaneous burst of acceleration, their bodies were pressed tightly against the cabin walls.

Yet facing humanity's most insane plan in history, no one felt fear.

This is a war, an unprecedented undertaking; whether successful or not, it will be recorded in the annals of history as a great battle!

「Boom!!! 」

The ignition-triggered acceleration engines of all simultaneously erupted!

In near-Earth orbit, all battle cabins rushed into the atmosphere like meteors.

Under instantaneous acceleration to ten times the speed of sound, the high temperature generated by friction between the cabin and the atmosphere burst forth with blinding light.

If someone were to look up at the sky at this moment, they would likely be shocked to see the North American sky...

Stars glittered!

「How much longer until the coordinates? 」

「Has Lin An brought it under control? 」

At high speed, it swept over city after city.

Fugitives gathering from all directions across the United States surged forth like sharks smelling blood.

Flying at the forefront, in the Third Stage squad closest to the Houston region, a haughty-looking Fourth Stage individual casually asked.

「Sir! At our speed, we'll be able to see that place in at most 170 seconds! 」

「Lin An hasn't yet brought it under control, but it's merely a dying struggle. Rest assured, he won't escape! 」

「His subordinates among those humans don't even have Third Stage! 」

「However... the Annihilators' side seems to have sped up. A squad spotted that group of Mutants also accelerating to catch up. 」

「Especially, those few Fourth Stage... should we have others intercept them? 」

The subordinate of the fugitives flying beside the Fourth Stage True God spoke respectfully.

Being extremely fortunate, this squad also counts among the first to have found Lin An. Not only can they receive the Truth Society's reward, but they may also have a chance to return to the Dungeon God Kingdom to enjoy themselves thoroughly.

Hearing the subordinate's report, the leading fugitive of Fourth Stage True God level gave a cold chuckle and nodded in satisfaction.

As if thinking of something, he only spoke after a brief hesitation.

Annihilators? If we intercept...

Forget it..

That coward, if he really goes mad, it's not advantageous for us either.

Let those mutants come over; anyway, per the agreement, Lin An—whether dead or alive, corpse or whatever—belongs to us.

At this distance, it'll take them over an hour to get here.

Having said that, the leading Fourth Rank smiled indifferently and didn't think further.

He was also curious what secret Lin An hid that made the alien species behave so strangely.

The mutants' speed is very fast, faster than others of the same rank.

But coming from the American coast, nothing can compare to them.

He couldn't understand why the Annihilators would go to such lengths, even hiring mutants to seize this time.

But it doesn't matter now.

He cared more about capturing Lin An alive to make him their slave vessel.

A discarded perfect being would be quite suitable.

This is far more useful than Andre originally was.

Just as he was considering whether to speed up himself and go ahead first...

In an instant, he suddenly looked up, as if sensing something, and even his flight stopped.

What sound!?

What sound above their heads!?

His pupils contracted instantly.

Suddenly he heard a strange noise from high above.

He instinctively became alert and looked.

As a Fourth Rank, he instantly realized this sound could only be made by an object moving at hyperspeed! And with the successive booms, even the sky seemed to tremble!

Is it the Annihilators? Or that group of alien species?

He couldn't help but want to act!

Before the whole team could become wary and speculate...

The next second.

Thousands of fireball-like objects instantly filled the entire sky.

Dense and thick, covering the heavens and earth!

Especially above their area, the rapidly enlarging meteor-like fireballs, like falling stars, suddenly smashed toward the ground!

What is this!?

He was stunned and lost his senses.

Except for the leading Fourth Rank fugitive, the other team members all stared blankly at the scene before them.

Having stayed on Earth this long, they had never seen such a sight.

Sir!? This is...

Before the subordinate Third Rank could cry out in surprise.

After the leading Fourth Rank fugitive briefly lost his senses, he stared fixedly at the nearest 'meteor'.

Descending from the heavens!?

This speed.. cannot be a meteor!

Only see his pupils rapidly dilating and contracting, as if focusing, straining to see what it was.

With senses far surpassing a Third Rank, in the blink of an eye he saw what the fireball actually was.

But the moment he saw it, his expression changed drastically, as if he'd seen a ghost, his mouth agape in shock.

What is this thing!?

It was as if he recalled something, his eyes filled with incredulous shock!

Artificial metal pods... plummeting from the sky at hyperspeed... covering everything in batches!

He had endured far more than the lower-tier fugitives.

From the start of his escape until now, he felt his hairs stand on end, suddenly recalling something he'd once seen on the civilization battlefield!

That was a mobile unit existing only in a third-level civilization!

Drop pods!? Those are single-soldier combat capsules dropped from space!?

By loading soldiers onto space warships and sending them into planetary orbit, then using their formidable physical strength to enter the combat capsules, they can reach up to a hundred times the speed of sound, rivaling a Fourth Stage Peak existence, breaking through any firepower defense!

In his distant memory, this is the bloodiest troop type in civilization warfare!

Although the 'meteors' he sees now are far less terrifying than in his memory!

But...

Damn it! Who taught these earth worms this stuff!?

Long An!? Assemble!? Space!?

Damn it!!

Orbital warriors!

These are orbital warriors!!

Stop them!! Quickly blow them up!!

How fast the Fourth Rank's reaction is!

After a sudden surge of strong unease in his heart, this Fourth Rank fugitive suddenly rushed toward the sky, attempting to block the landing!

The bodily strength capable of bearing the landing impact must be at least third rank or higher!

One glance sweeps away at least a thousand rays of light below.

He could imagine that once these third-rank individuals meet up with Lin An, they would cause them enormous trouble!

You must know, the number of third-rank individuals they control is merely a fraction of the opponent's!