Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Martial Arts World Mercenaries!
This was clearly inconsistent with the intel Shen Yu had seen before.
And also conflicted with the current official propaganda of the Northern Alliance.
However, Shen Yu wasn’t really surprised.
Underground detection was indeed a technological headache in this era—if it weren’t for those worms being big enough, they wouldn’t have been able to detect them at all.
He hadn’t counted on them much from the very start.
He turned to the interstellar world Shen Yu and said solemnly, "Then I’ll have to trouble you."
"Alright." The interstellar world Shen Yu’s figure rose into the air, flying directly toward the not-so-distant site.
The speed was rather fast.
His cybernetic enhancements had also been upgraded and strengthened previously.
At first, he couldn’t even afford an anti-gravity system of this level.
Just then, Martial Artist Shen Yu’s form, shrouded in Gray Mist, appeared beside Shen Yu.
"It’s already settled," he said directly. "The old man is very excited. Even though he’s not young, his power really is strong. But with this, it’ll be hard for him to go back for a while, so take good care—I’ve also promised to relay messages and record videos for him."
The travel costs were just too expensive.
Even a single trip hadn’t been fully funded up until now.
"Please rest absolutely assured." Lars had heard all this and spoke up immediately, clearly full of anticipation.
He already knew what they were discussing.
A superhuman from the Otherworld!
In fact, after word of this got out, it wasn’t just Lars—even the entire top brass of the Northern Alliance was shaken!
The wonders of the Multi-dimensional World had far exceeded their initial expectations—it was all trending toward levels of magic that science couldn’t explain.
A whole group was already preparing reception plans.
If the guest could feel at home, leave behind some samples, or even genetic material—that would be perfect.
Shen Yu could instantly tell what Lars was thinking, but could only say they were overthinking it.
For such a powerful expert to arrive in this era, they were practically invincible—only Shen Yu had the ability to influence and control them, and even more, only Shen Yu could communicate with them.
Even if they had been invited for help, at its core, it was still just a kind of multi-dimension mercenary contract.
But—the Gray Mist still wasn’t enough!
Shen Yu glanced at the Gray Mist—still less than 500,000, and less than two hours left. At this rate, there might not be enough time.
Just then, the interstellar world Shen Yu sent a communication.
It was a three-dimensional holographic projection, directly emerging from his personal terminal.
"I’ve already deployed and activated the underground detection device, and I’ve shared the scan results with you." The interstellar world Shen Yu was standing before a device about three meters tall, while the projection on the other side showed the scan results—hundreds of probe needles spread outward like plant roots, continuously extending deep underground.
Wherever the probes went, wide patches of the underground landscape appeared.
Soil, rock layers, stone blocks...
Finally, at a depth of about 4,000 meters underground, something big was found.
The location—directly beneath Jerald City!
"Fifty-six meters in diameter, six point three kilometers long!" Shen Yu’s expression was grim. "This thing is staring right at the city!"
Yes, everyone was staring at the projection—they could clearly see that giant head craning up.
People could even see a distinct greed in such gestures!
"Damn beast," Lars spat, but his face had involuntarily gone pale.
When facing such a giant monster, humans always felt an instinctive fear.
All the more so because this was an unequivocal enemy—a foe that fed on humans!
"Then it’ll be hard to lure it out anywhere else," Shen Yu said regretfully, but could only accept reality.
If there had been a chance to intercept and resolve it before it entered the city, then casualties and deaths could have been minimized.
But now, since it was already directly below...
Disaster was almost unavoidable. The only thing left was to minimize the sacrifice as much as possible.
Shen Yu glanced once more at the amount of Gray Mist, then suddenly said, "Issue a city-wide alert and initiate full evacuation."
"What?" Even Lars was stunned. "Now?"
There was less than two hours left—what good would evacuation do now?
"Right now, immediately—get as many people out as possible! If that’s impossible, don’t stay inside high-rises. Head for underground security zones, open areas—don’t tell me this city doesn’t have such places." Shen Yu’s tone sped up immediately.
The Gray Mist was still short. Doing this should at least yield some Mist in advance.
"But Plan One... Yes, I understand." Lars nodded heavily and hurried off to make arrangements.
The entire command center sprang into action. All kinds of orders were relayed out in rapid succession.
Yes, Plan One was no longer necessary. Even if the evacuation caused the worm to miss swallowing the high-rise loaded with the prepared tactical nuke, it didn’t matter—whether it was Martial Arts World mercenaries or a Cosmic Battleship, they could chop off that worm’s head immediately.
No need for nuclear weapons anymore.
The only trouble was the follow-up "Death Roll."
Just ten minutes later, the shrill alarms echoed across all of Jerald City.
The city was nearing dusk; students had just gotten home, or were hanging out on the streets, and many were starting to leave the skyscrapers. The streets were filling with cars and people— even the homeless had stopped wandering for the day. Nothing seemed any different from usual.
But as the sirens blared, that routine was shattered. Everyone looked up in bewilderment, not knowing what was happening.
Until their phones all received the same alert.
"Evacuate the city immediately, or leave buildings for the nearest open area or underground shelter. This message comes from the Northern Alliance Supreme Security Bureau. This is not a drill and definitely not a joke!"
It wasn’t just one alert; helicopters circled overhead, loudspeakers repeating the same announcement non-stop.
Some people finally started to realize what was going on.
Panic began to spread.
"What’s happening—Is it a meteorite strike?"
"Could it be one of those bug monsters?"
"Please! Please! Just answer the phone!"
"Damn it! Why are the cars ahead stopped—didn’t you hear the broadcast? Hurry up!"
"Mom, where are you? I’m coming to get you now!"
"..."
All kinds of voices grew denser and noisier, the honking on the roads came in waves, and a nervous panic quickly thickened. Some people even ran through the streets screaming hysterically.
If this had happened half a year ago, people would have thought it was a joke.
Even a few days ago, the reaction wouldn’t have been this swift.
But now it was different.
Everyone already knew the world had changed. They knew monsters existed. They knew there were worms bigger than Godzilla burrowing under their feet— constantly growing even larger!