119: The rainforest expedition faces a deadly predicament; a shocking event in the North shatters peace.

Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Two: Searching for the Source in the Rainforest Leads to a Deadlock, A Sudden Change in the North Shatters the Peace

The mist in the Amazon rainforest grew increasingly dense, and a dark purple halo rolled through the clouds, dyeing the entire sky in an eerie dark tone.

The Source Exploration Task Force led by Lin Zhou retreated to an abandoned rainforest observation station. The team members' faces were solemn, and their Magnetic Storm Rifles remained in a state of high alert. The walls of the observation station were covered in hideous claw marks, traces left behind by the energy waves of the Hell Envoy during the recent retreat—dark purple corrosive marks spread like spider webs, and even the reinforced alloy walls were slowly dissolving.

"Commander, the results of the energy analysis from just now are out." A researcher transmitted a report to Lin Zhou's terminal, their voice carrying an irrepressible tremor. "The Hell Envoy's scales contain an unknown dark matter energy that can directly absorb and convert magnetic storm energy. Our Modified Dual-Effect Anti-Core Bombs can only cause surface damage at most. Furthermore, the energy of its Bone Sword possesses strong mental erosion; the neural center of anyone hit will instantly necrotize, making it impossible to save them."

Lin Zhou stared at the data on the terminal, his fingertips turning slightly cold. In the brief exchange just now, the task force had already paid the price of three sacrificed warriors, and the Hell Envoy hadn't even truly exerted itself. What made him even more uneasy was that on the observation station's Radar screen, the energy signal in the core area of the mist was continuously strengthening. Dark purple energy waves diffused regularly like a heartbeat, and more and more mutated creatures were gathering toward the core area, forming a seemingly endless 'Swarm Corridor'.

"It seems the Hell Envoy is using meteorite energy to mass-produce mutated creatures," Lin Zhou said in a heavy voice. "Notify the base to immediately deploy ten of the latest Star Core Interference Cannons. We need to cut off its energy supply first. Additionally, have the American Allies' fleet blockade the Amazon coastline to prevent the Hell Envoy from spreading to other continents."

Just as the communicator was about to connect, a sudden, urgent red alert exploded on the terminal. The piercing alarm drowned out the insects' chirping in the rainforest, causing everyone's hearts to tighten suddenly.

"Emergency battle report! The northern defense line has encountered a large-scale assault by Hell Demons!" Chen Hao's voice, carrying unprecedented panic, came through the encrypted channel. "The Bear Country's Siberian Military Region defense line has completely collapsed. The demon forces have broken through the defenses with overwhelming momentum and have currently advanced to the Lake Baikal region. The Bear Country defenders have suffered over seventy percent casualties, with only a few survivors fleeing toward our border!"

"What?!" Lin Zhou stood up abruptly. The terminal screen instantly switched to satellite imagery of the North—on the Siberian plains, dark purple mist spread like a tide, and thousands of dark shadows flitted through the fog. They took various forms: some resembled the Hell Envoys in the Amazon rainforest, wielding Bone Swords and unfolding bone wings; others were massive, deformed monsters surrounded by burning dark purple flames. Wherever they passed, towns were turned to scorched earth, and rivers were contaminated by dark purple venom, bubbling with eerie foam.

Even more hair-raising was that behind these Hell Demons followed a 'Puppet Legion' composed of mutated Bear Country soldiers—their eyes were hollow and their movements stiff, yet the weapons in their hands were aimed with precision at their former comrades, clearly under the complete control of the Hell Envoy's mental power.

"What about the Bear Country's winter war god mecha formations? What about their Aurora Railgun positions?" Lin Zhou roared and asked. He could not believe that the Bear Country's defense line, which once stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Huaxia, would collapse so quickly.

"Seven winter war god mechas were melted by the demons' flame energy, and the remaining three are covering the survivors' retreat," Chen Hao's voice carried a hint of sobbing. "The energy core of the Aurora Railgun was directly pierced by the Hell Envoy's Bone Sword, and the position was overrun within three minutes... Those demons are too fast, and their attacks ignore most energy shields. Our satellites have detected that the runes on their bodies can directly tear through space to perform short-range teleportation!"

The terminal screen suddenly cut to a real-time feed from a Bear Country survivor: at the border line, dozens of ragged, wounded Bear Country soldiers were sprinting toward a Huaxia outpost. Behind them, three Hell Envoys with unfolded bone wings were in hot pursuit. As they swung their Bone Swords, dark purple energy waves fell continuously, instantly turning the last few soldiers into dust.

"Open the gate! Open the gate quickly!" The survivors screamed at the outpost's magnetic storm power grid, their eyes filled with despair and fear. The Huaxia soldiers at the outpost looked at the approaching Hell Envoys, their faces full of struggle—if the grid were opened, the Hell Envoys might take the opportunity to break in; but if it wasn't, these survivors would surely die.

"Immediately order all northern outposts to open emergency channels!" Lin Zhou made a prompt decision. "Have the entire Gene-Enhanced Warrior Squad move out to receive the survivors, and simultaneously activate the Magnetic Storm Defense Zone along the border to block the Hell Envoys outside! Research team, immediately analyze the demon energy data sent back from the Bear Country battlefield, focusing on cracking their spatial teleportation ability!"

"Understood! The northern defense zone has been activated, and the Gene-Enhanced Warrior Squad is providing reinforcement!"

Lin Zhou hung up the communication, his face so dark it looked like it could drip water. He had originally thought the Hell Envoy in the Amazon rainforest was an isolated case, but he hadn't expected the enemy to have already laid out a global plan, using the gap while humanity focused on the Amazon to raid the relatively weakly defended northern border of the Bear Country.

"Commander, what do we do now?" an officer asked, his eyes full of anxiety. "The Hell Envoy here in the Amazon is still gathering strength, and the North has been raided. We simply can't be in two places at once!"

Lin Zhou took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the churning mist outside the observation station and then at the tragic images of the northern battlefield on the terminal. He had already made a decision: "Leave one squad behind with a Star Core Interference Cannon to continue monitoring the Amazon rainforest. If any signs of the Hell Envoy spreading are found, immediately activate the interference cannon to cut off the energy supply. Everyone else, return to Huaxia with me immediately to reinforce the North!"

He paused, his voice carrying an unquestionable firmness: "The Hell Envoys want to launch a two-pronged attack to destroy humanity's defense system. Then we will beat them at their own game—concentrate our superior forces to solve the threat in the North first, then turn back to deal with the remnants in the Amazon! If humanity could survive the crisis of mutated creatures and God Devourers, we will certainly not be crushed by these invaders from hell!"

The gates of the observation station slowly opened, and the task force quickly assembled, speeding toward the outskirts of the rainforest. From the mist behind them came the low roar of a Hell Envoy, sounding like a mockery from the abyss; while in the distant North, the sounds of gunfire, explosions, and the cries of survivors blended together—a cross-border rescue battle concerning the survival of humanity had already begun.

Lin Zhou sat in the cabin of the transport plane, watching the clouds speed by outside the window. He knew in his heart that this crisis was far more terrifying than any before. The Hell Envoys not only possessed overwhelming combat power but also understood the tactic of feinting in the east to attack in the west. Humanity's joint defense system was facing an unprecedentedly severe test.

What he did not know was that at the meteorite core in the Amazon rainforest, a taller figure emitting black flames all over was slowly opening its scarlet eyes. In its hand, it held a Scepter embedded with a dark purple crystal. The crystal at the top of the Scepter flickered with vibrations similar to the Earth's core frequency—their goal was not just to destroy humanity, but to devour the life energy of the entire planet.