Chapter 1707 - 1703: Utterly Powerless (First Update)
Chapter 1707: Chapter 1703: Utterly Powerless (First Update)
The Commander-in-chief of the Nation smiled bitterly and said, "The master indeed has keen eyesight! I am here because I have something very important to ask Mr. Xue!"
As he spoke, the Commander-in-chief of the Nation looked intently at Xue An.
Xue An smiled faintly, "Oh? What does the General want to ask me?"
The Commander-in-chief of the Nation took a deep breath, "May I ask, sir, in your opinion, how powerful are these demons?"
Xue An was slightly taken aback, then shook his head, "In my view... they are no match at all!"
This answer from Xue An might sound arrogant to others, but everyone present deeply believed it.
Because Xue An’s previous performance had already proven that he had the right to say such words.
However, the seriousness on the face of the Commander-in-chief of the Nation did not ease. He said solemnly, "Sir, what if the strength of these demons increases several times or even tenfold? Can you still handle them so easily?"
These words from the Commander-in-chief of the Nation caused many people’s expressions to change.
Xue An smiled faintly as he looked at the Commander-in-chief of the Nation, "May I ask why the General is asking this?"
The Commander-in-chief of the Nation showed a bitter smile, "To be honest, ever since the upheaval of heaven and earth when the demons first began attacking Earth, we established a command center and inputted all the data into a supercomputer for simulation. We found that..."
A shade of seriousness appeared on the Commander-in-chief’s face, "The strength of these demons is increasing at a terrifying speed!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
As frontline combatants, they had experienced this firsthand.
Initially, the strength of these demons was laughably weak, and any ordinary cultivator could easily deal with them. However, over time, not only did their numbers increase but their strength also gradually grew.
This change was subtle, so many ordinary people did not notice.
The Commander-in-chief of the Nation continued, "And the sudden burst of strength of the demons this time has even changed our simulation results! That means, in the future, there might be attacks several times or even tens of times stronger than this time!"
"At that time, I don’t know if you can still face it so easily!"
Shush!
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Xue An.
Xue An simply smiled gently, then picked up his wine glass, and took a light sip, "Don’t worry, since I have returned, I will see this matter through to the end!"
"I still say the same thing: no matter what their strength is, they shouldn’t even think of setting foot on Earth!"
This statement instantly made the atmosphere of the scene enthusiastic.
Though there was still a trace of worry in the eyes of the Commander-in-chief of the Nation, this result was already the best he could imagine, so he too raised his glass.
"In that case, I will toast to you, sir, to thank you for your contributions to China and to the whole world!"
After saying that, the Commander-in-chief of the Nation drank all the wine in his glass.
Xue An smiled, accompanied, and drank a glass as well.
After the glasses were placed back on the table, the atmosphere became lively again.
But the Commander-in-chief of the Nation sighed softly, "Actually, if the major countries in the world worked together, even if you didn’t return, we wouldn’t necessarily fear these demons!"
These words carried a hidden meaning.
Thus, Xue An raised an eyebrow slightly, "Oh? Why do you say that?"
The Commander-in-chief of the Nation said somewhat angrily, "Isn’t it because of that meddlesome M Country!"
To make someone of his rank speak such vulgar words shows how much the Commander-in-chief of the Nation held against M Country.
"You may not know, ever since the upheaval of heaven and earth and the invasion of demons, this M Country did not consider the bigger picture and work with us to jointly resist the enemy! On the contrary, they hide behind, stirring up trouble, sowing discord!"
"They even said the demon invasion was because of China and that China should apologize to the world!"
Saying this, the face of the Commander-in-chief of the Nation was already full of anger.
Xue An said in a detached tone, "Apologize to them?"
"Yes!"
"Heh, don’t these idiots understand who China is fighting for?" Qin Yuan, who had been accompanying them all along, sneered suddenly.
The Commander-in-chief of the Nation shook his head, "It’s useless! Once their stance is skewed, even if they understand, they’ll play dumb! What’s more, this upheaval of heaven and earth caused evil to flourish across the Divine Land, but fewer incidents occurred on M Country’s soil, which is why they direct their blame at us, thinking China attracted these evils!"
Light flashed in Xue An’s eyes, then he nodded, "Alright, I got it! I will conclude this matter myself!"
The Commander-in-chief of the Nation wanted to say something more, but noticing Xue An’s demeanor, he swallowed his words.
His main purpose for coming this time was to inform Xue An of the simulation results from the command center and to gauge his reaction.
Having achieved these goals, the Commander-in-chief of the Nation sensibly refrained from discussing work further and instead engaged in a lively conversation with Zhuge Cang.
Meanwhile.
At the CIA headquarters in M Country, a high-profile meeting was underway.
When they saw Xue An in the video easily annihilate the gigantic demon with a few punches and kicks, the attending high-ranking officials let out a series of low exclamations.
After the video ended, the president of M Country, with puffy eyes and disheveled hair, spoke with an extremely displeased expression, "Edward, have the analysis results come out?"
CIA director Edward nodded, "Yes, Mr. President, the analysis results just came in!"
Saying this, Edward picked up the document on the table and started reading it.
"From the video analysis, it can be deduced that this powerful individual from China, Xue An, delivers a punch with a force of approximately ten thousand tons, which means he alone could equal an aircraft carrier!"
The meeting room erupted into gasps again.
The president’s face darkened so much that it seemed water could drip from it, "And then?"
"Then, through observation data at the time, we calculated that Xue An didn’t use any extraordinary powers, which means..." Edward paused, then continued in a somewhat trembling voice.
"When he annihilated that terrifying creature, he didn’t use his true strength; it was purely physical power!"
"Impossible!" The chief scientist, who is also the foremost expert in M Country’s field of extraordinary power research, was the first to oppose.
"Oh?" The president’s gaze turned to this scientist.
"Respected Mr. President, I seriously doubt the authenticity of this report. To throw a punch with ten-thousand-ton force with one’s own strength, his muscle strength would need to surpass even the hardest titanium alloy! And this is absolutely impossible! So, I believe Xue An must have used some methods that we are unaware of!"
"You mean..." A cold gleam flickered in the president’s eyes.