High priest

The shadow has not dissipated, and the joy will not last long.After a night of leisure, a more compact life is ushered in.

The counterattack of Da'ao began, Wula's front line advanced, and the Nordic armies converged, gradually regaining the lost ground of mankind.North America integrated South America, opened up fortress cities, built steel fortresses, and cooperated with scientific research institutes at the two poles to bury a large number of anti-boundary gate devices at 30 degrees north latitude.

On the world map, the black magnets symbolizing the occupied areas are being removed one by one.

They seem to know that time is running out, and they seem to understand that opportunities are rare. When people's hearts are twisted together, the efficiency and completion rate of their work will almost double.Even if monsters appear from time to time at the gate, they can quickly control, cooperate, kill and clear the field.

However, staged victory does not mean anything.The more time passed, the more people panicked. Even people with the slowest sixth sense would feel a hairy feeling in their hearts.

The reason is that the star gate stretching across the sky is getting bigger and bigger.

The former Stargate could only cover a single area, leaving seven or eight demons behind.And with the rotation of the earth, no place with bad luck will "win the lottery".

But now, the star gate has expanded to cover a quarter of the equator, and people can't see it when they look down. Humans have to deal with it every day.

They are guarding against it, guarding against it, lest it will suddenly attack, and live in shock and depression all day long.

"This is really a very effective strategy to wear down the enemy." Qi Xinli looked up at the huge star gate above his head, and clearly analyzed the enemy's psychology, "The star gate is the shape of an eye, there is no white, it is all black, like a ghost Eyes. Covering the area light, there is always a period of time throughout the day, it feels like everything is being watched, and no one is comfortable."

"Psychologically, eye-to-eye contact is very particular. Over time, it will be considered a 'provocation', and it is very easy for people to enter a state of excitement and threat. Opening the star gate for a long time will undoubtedly intensify this provocation. It keeps man tense for hours every day, and sooner or later his nerves break down."

At that time, the opponent's army will press the border, and they are afraid that they will be in a state of fatigue to deal with the enemy.With such a start, the chances of winning are not great.

Moreover, opening the star gate several times without letting go of any demons will always give people a "wolf is coming" mindset.If this is done in the first half of the year, even if there are demons coming down, human beings will have to be slow.

"It's really passive to be beaten." Lackey concluded, "How far do you think it will stop when it expands?"

"Maybe except for Bermuda, the 30 degrees north latitude will be completely covered." Qi Xinli said, "The bigger the door, the more things can be stuffed in. I have reason to suspect that it didn't bring down the demons several times, because it was storing Can widen the channel."

"It's so annoying..." Lackey stared at it, and pulled the ax from the head of the monster under his feet.

"Let's go back." Qi Xinli said, "Since the Zinaha District in Mongolia has been cleaned up, it's time for us to go to Kyoto to meet everyone. A week later is the Alliance Awards Conference, so we can't miss it. Maybe the awards are over, and we We're going to lead the troops."

When the shadow of the star gate covers the whole world, they also have to deploy troops in various fortresses.The honor award will be the last gathering of the team before the big battle, and it depends on their fate whether they will survive or not.

"I didn't expect that I would catch up with the apocalypse only seen in sci-fi movies." Lackey carried an axe.

"I am fortunate enough to witness the decline of a world or the rise of an era, and I will have no regrets in this life." Qi Xinli chuckled, raised his hand and patted his teammates on the shoulder, "To survive."

"You too." Lackey snapped back.

……

On the night when the new year and the old year alternated, the 15th turmoil occurred in the Ningyuan Devil's Nest.By the time the awakened ones finished strangling a large number of frog-shaped monsters, it was already the next morning.

This New Year's Eve can be described as thrilling, but most people are really used to it.

They are used to life in bases and dungeons, they are used to the sound of artillery fire from time to time on the ground, they are also used to opening the alliance app to check current events, and they make it a daily routine to check in with the Awakened account.They are well protected.

Living in the base, you don't need to fight bloody battles; living in the dungeon, you don't need to face the star gate.It's just that whenever they see the death list announced by the alliance after regaining the lost ground, there is always an empty place in their hearts.

It is like a black hole devouring their emotions, and it seems that only by picking up weapons to fight and roar can it be filled slowly.

but--

"It's better not to add to the chaos." Someone sighed, "We are just a group of ordinary people, and staying where we should be is the greatest help. If we go to fight, I'm afraid it will be a disservice."

"They have done so much just to protect us. If they go up, they will really waste all their previous efforts. Don't think about losing everything. I heard that the alliance's award ceremony will be held in a few days..."

is it?

They're going to mess things up, aren't they?

But the vortex in the bottom of my heart was spinning endlessly, the condensed anger had no outlet, and it was shouting fearlessly.They still want to do what they can, they still want to... no, they really want to!

The emotions piled up higher and higher, and finally reached a climax on the day of the award day.

On January 1th of the new year, the awarding ceremony of the alliance was held in a secret place in Kyoto.

All high-level executives will be present, and the entire league will broadcast live simultaneously.The awakeners, generals, and scientific researchers were all present, and the entire auditorium was crowded and crowded, but the room was so quiet that only people outside the screen were breathing rapidly.

"That's our family, Qi Ning! The camera just swept across him, hey, why is his eye swollen, who hit him? Don't fall off the top bunk while sleeping?"

"The daughter of the □□ family is promising, is she called 'Zi Ying'? This meritorious service is at least a major general, leapfrogging."

"Laki...his mother is stronger. Yelanova took over 7 enemy-occupied areas in Ula by herself. His father is also very powerful. I heard that he works in a scientific research institute and has formulated an antidote that can Restrains most monster toxins."

"It's Team Shen and Xiao Jiang! Gang Bing, Hou Zi, Lao Zhou, come and see!"

"Chengcheng..."

Some people whispered excitedly, some had tears in their eyes, some covered their cheeks, and some cried and laughed at the same time.The people on the screen just sat quietly, waiting for the ceremony to start.Unknowingly, the world outside the screen also became quiet.

First of all, there are 36 national flags raised.

With Central Continent as the center, each flag was raised to the highest point of the auditorium.Immediately afterwards, the alliance's first battle song sounded, and in the majestic and thick music, the different national flags were slowly flipped and turned to the back—it turned into 36 identical flags.

With positive red as the base and golden yellow as the color, what is drawn is the unfolded world map.This color scheme means that Central Continent is dominant, and the map symbolizes unity and win-win.

Secondly, Mr. Huo, who was sitting in the middle, made a statement.

Everyone thought that Mr. Huo would speak generously, telling about the difficulties and obstacles of the past year, but he just said simply: "One year has passed, and everyone knows the ups and downs. I don't need to say more. The award of the alliance this time is The summary of the previous stage is also the consensus on the next stage.”

"The crisis is not gone, don't take it lightly; forge ahead, I hope everyone knows."

After finishing speaking, he put down the microphone and gave a military salute to everyone.After that, all the staff stood up, and they solemnly returned the military salute.

This is a silent oath, agreeing to risk everything to protect the entire homeland.Obviously no one has words to say, yet one movement says everything.

Finally, in a solemn atmosphere, the alliance's honor ceremony began.

They eliminated all the tedious etiquette, leaving only the crisp names and honors.There were more than 800 outstanding contributors present, and the award ceremony started at [-] o'clock in the morning and lasted for more than seven hours.

First scientific researchers, then soldiers fighting everywhere, and finally awakened ones.There was no applause or cheers in the lobby, only seriousness.

"Noble Rodrigo, made Major General."

The young man who was already full of tendons came to the stage, Huo Cheng's eagle eyes showed kindness, and he pinned the medal on his chest.Noble pursed his lips, but his eyes were still red.

"Nanya Rodrigo, awarded the Major General."

The lean girl has cut her long hair, and now Nanya is heroic, hiding her sharpness all over her body.Huo Chengying smiled and pinned the medal on her.

However, when it was Zhongzhou and Wula's turn to award honors, things gradually went a bit wrong.It's wrong that Zhongzhou is the awakened person who came to power, and it's wrong that Ula is the name of the awakened person!

"Jiang Qining, confer the honor of major general." After this group of young people are conferred, the older generation will quit, and the world should be the battlefield for the next generation.

Therefore, whether Jiang Qining is reliable or not is not important, what is important is that he is strong enough to lead troops.As for handling matters, Huo Chengying plans to provide him with a few...

Before he finished thinking, Huo Chengying saw that Jiang Qining's eyes were swollen, as if he had been punched.He was so sullen that he finally managed to hang the medal on someone.

If the silly child wants to cry or not, his eyes are even more swollen, and he looks ugly... Tsk.

"Yu Mingyang, Zhuo Wuya, and Shao Xiu were awarded Major General Honors."

"Vladimir Aleksevarier..." Huo Chengying finished reading Laki's full name calmly, but for a moment he couldn't remember who this child was. Names are linked together.

"Award the Lieutenant General."

lieutenant general!The first lieutenant general since being awarded the honor!

The cheers of everyone in front of the screen have exploded, but they are even more excited when they think that there are still stronger awakened people in Central Continent who have not been honored!

Even the process of awarding honors seems to be selling various high-ranking medals as Chinese cabbage.But looking back on the past year and thinking about the monsters that killed people, they really think that young people are worthy of it.

If none of them are worthy, who else is?

"Yelanova..." A long list of names came down, and Huo Chengying said, "Conferred the Honor of Lieutenant General."

"Jiang Ziying and Shen Yunting are awarded the honor of lieutenant general."

"Qi Xinli, confer the general honor."

Admiral...

How old is Qi Xinli, and he is the youngest general in history, right?

Qi Xinli seemed to have known about this outcome, and was very calm when he came on stage.After he was awarded the honor, he quickly glanced down the stage, and just saw his parents standing below.

He raised his hand and saluted them.Seeing that their eyes were red, they also gave him a military salute.

This is the only meeting and the deepest intersection between them in several years.For the country and the people, their family has endured a lot.

"Sino City."

When Huo Chengying called out this name, there was no sound from inside or outside the screen: "Give—Marshal Xun."

Five seconds of dead silence, an instant of mountain roar and tsunami!

The first Marshal of the Alliance, he was born in Central Continent!

"It's just your award, it's time for him to come." Huo Chengying looked at Sino City with a smile, "You are our pride."

Sinocheng raised his eyes and saw Ji Si took a medal and pinned it on his chest.