The peaks of the Abyssal Mountain Range in the eastern part of the Dali Kingdom.
As the great earthquake struck suddenly, the snow-capped peaks swayed precariously, with landslides and avalanches imminent.
Torrents of snow and rock rolled down, destroying everything in their path on the mountainside.
The Western Alliance forces stationed in the mountain range were engulfed by an avalanche, losing over half their numbers in an instant.
Panic erupted among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the West stationed there, their cries of fear and despair echoing through the mountains. Many, as if seeing ghosts, turned deathly pale and fled.
"Oh my god, oh my god!!!"
"Shit! What the hell happened?"
"This tremor is a hundred times stronger than before! What is happening?"
"Fuck! This money isn't worth risking my life for, so many people are dead!"
...
"Anyone attempting to flee will be shot on sight!"
The five-star general commanding the Western forces issued a death order from his violently shaking command post.
Thus, amidst the deafening roars of the earth and sky, scattered gunshots could be heard.
Many soldiers who had dropped their weapons and fled were shot on the spot, but this did not stop tens of thousands from continuing their escape.
These hundreds of thousands of Western Alliance soldiers hailed from over twenty countries. After some of their officers perished in the earthquake and avalanche, the soldiers disregarded orders from foreign officers, especially those from smaller nations like Taowang Kingdom and Bolan Kingdom, whose troops were deployed at the most central and dangerous locations near the spatial anomaly, resulting in the highest casualties.
Consequently, they had harbored resentment for a long time. However, the primary reason for their uncontrolled flight was the unprecedented terror of this anomaly; they knew something extraordinary was emerging.
To stay meant certain death!
Thus, the Western Alliance's encampment at the eastern passage of the Abyssal Mountain Range gradually thinned, leaving only soldiers from major powers like the Beautiful Continent Kingdom, the Splitting Rock Empire, the Rotten Xi Kingdom, and the Will Kingdom, as well as the Dali Kingdom.
The five-star general, his white beard bristling with rage, roared at his adjutants to connect to the Alliance Council, composed of the presidents of the Western Alliance nations.
"The soldiers from Taowang Kingdom, Bolan Kingdom, and others have engaged in cowardly desertion! I hope the Alliance Military Court will sentence these deserters to a thousand years of imprisonment!"
The five-star general's first communication to the Alliance Council was to punish the soldiers of the smaller nations, rather than discuss the anomaly.
"Agreed!"
"Agreed."
...
The presidents of the core nations of the Western Alliance, including the Beautiful Continent Kingdom and the Splitting Rock Empire, immediately voiced their assent.
The presidents of Taowang, Bolan, and other nations appeared embarrassed, harboring suppressed resentment, yet dared not speak out. The technology and weaponry of the Alliance were controlled by these major powers!
"What is the situation with the spatial anomaly?"
The Beautiful Continent Kingdom's President Biden, his brow furrowed, asked, observing the violently shaking screen around General Tom.
"The situation is… not good…" The five-star general waved his hand, signaling his adjutant to display the reconnaissance video.
In the command room, the main screen displayed real-time footage from a reconnaissance aircraft.
Upon seeing the scene, the faces of President Biden and the other Western Alliance presidents changed.
"This… the anomaly has fully opened?"
"Didn't the scientists predict that it would take at least another twenty years for this anomaly to fully open?"
...
The more than twenty leaders, including President Biden, showed signs of anxiety.
As the footage showed, the main peaks of the mountain range, affected by the great earthquake and avalanches, revealed strangely shaped rocks.
And within the main peaks, the valley formed by four giant rock mountains, which was originally covered in snow, a pristine white expanse, had now vanished. A deep, bottomless abyss had appeared, as if leading to the netherworld, making one's heart clench even through the screen.
"Commander Tom, have any demons appeared?" asked the Prime Minister of the Splitting Rock Empire, Boss, suppressing his unease and fear.
The five-star general, Commander Tom, shook his head. "There are no signs of demons emerging yet."
"However, this will be a difficult battle. I hope the Alliance's demon-slaying missiles are ready for launch."
Biden, Boss, and other leaders conferred, nodding slowly. Biden, speaking on behalf of the council, stated, "Commander Tom, the council grants you temporary control of the space station. The demon-slaying missiles are at your disposal. We hope you can quell this crisis and uphold the honor of our Western Alliance."
"Yes!" With greater authority and access to weaponry, Commander Tom straightened his back, his voice gaining a few decibels.
"I will not fail this mission!"
While they were making their resolute pronouncements, bolstering their courage, the abyss within the valley suddenly erupted with a strange light.
The earth began to shake even more violently. The Western Alliance's most advanced black technology, the World Eagle anti-demon reconnaissance aircraft, was severely disrupted. Several aircraft, attempting to return at high speed, transmitted fragmented videos at the cost of their complete destruction.
"What is this..."
Suddenly, a cluster of seven-colored sacred light emerged from the abyss. Following the appearance of this cluster, the violent shaking of the earth gradually subsided.
"Is it a demon?"
Biden, Boss, Commander Tom, and many Western Alliance soldiers watched with tense confusion.
They had imagined that such a terrifying commotion would be accompanied by an extremely monstrous demon, or a vast horde of them, emerging, wouldn't they?
But what was this human-sized cluster of light?
This was a situation none of them had encountered before.
"The light cluster is weakening!"
"Move in for reconnaissance! Find out what this thing is immediately!"
...
With the personal attention of leaders like Biden, the World Eagle reconnaissance aircraft performed its ultimate maneuver, finally transmitting images that left everyone stunned.
Within the seven-colored sacred light, a girl appeared. Her features were exquisitely beautiful, her slightly elongated, pointed ears particularly distinctive. Her long, slightly curly hair cascaded over her shoulders. She wore no clothes, but was modestly covered by tender leaves that concealed her perfect figure.
Most striking were the four pink wings on her back, emanating a divine luminescence.
"Is… is that an angel?"
The many leaders in the Alliance Council could barely keep their eyes open. Even old men like Biden, with one foot in the grave, swallowed hard.
She was truly mesmerizing.
If they felt this way, the Western Alliance soldiers present were even more so. Many had already dropped their weapons. Her beauty momentarily made the Western Alliance soldiers disregard her unknown nature and potential danger.
The four-winged girl in the sky sensed the lewd gazes from below. Disgust flickered across her noble, beautiful face.
"Sacred elves will not tolerate desecration! All of you shall die. (Titus Common Tongue)"
The four-winged girl's expression shifted slightly, and she casually sprinkled some brilliant starlight.
Instantly, in the cold, snow-laden mountains, many plants burst forth from beneath the snow. These fresh-looking leaves and branches, sharper than swords, pierced through the soldiers' bodies before they could even react to the sudden appearance of a forest from the snow-covered ground…
The snow-white mountains were overtaken by green, and tragic, chilling screams echoed through the air.
"Kill her!"
Commander Tom, snapping out of his shock, roared the order in terror.