Chapter 46: Meeting

Deep within an ordinary mountain range in the Great Xuan, hundreds of meters beneath the earth, a series of passages constructed from reinforced steel and iron had unexpectedly appeared.

Inside these tunnels, several figures could be seen patrolling every few seconds.

The entire underground space resembled a military base.

At this moment, in a room here, dozens of people were gathered around a long table.

Clearly, an important meeting was taking place.

Suddenly, a figure stood up, took a deep breath, scanned the room, and spoke,

"Gentlemen, I presume you are all aware of the recent actions of the God-Worshiping Cult."

"According to our observations, It has moved."

Hearing this, even those who had known the news in advance felt a chill run through their hearts at this moment.

"It is moving toward the direction of Xuan Star. This was not only observed by our Great Xuan, but other nations have detected it as well."

"From this, we can deduce that if we do not take action, It will inevitably descend upon Xuan Star in the near future."

"Putting everything else aside, simply due to Its sheer mass, even if It did nothing else, crashing onto Xuan Star would completely annihilate all living things on the planet."

"When that time comes, let alone the outside world, even these steel structures buried deep beneath the earth will be flattened like a pancake, or perhaps completely vaporized."

"Not to mention the polluting power It possesses."

"Therefore, no matter what, we must delay the time of Its descent and buy more time for Xuan Star, giving us more preparations."

"Ideally, we should make It lose the coordinates of Xuan Star so that It cannot find the planet."

"Its movement toward Xuan Star must be connected to a resonance with this place. As long as we can sever this connection, It will be unable to obtain the precise coordinates of Xuan Star for a time."

"Or perhaps even lose the coordinates of Xuan Star entirely."

"According to multiple observations and verifications, the reason It is moving toward Xuan Star and has formed a resonance with it lies precisely with the God-Worshiping Cult."

At this point, the standing figure's gaze turned cold.

"Every time It stirs, members of the God-Worshiping Cult are performing blood sacrifices, attempting to communicate with It. Although we do not know whether the cult has truly communicated with It,"

"It is undeniable that the current crisis facing Xuan Star is heavily connected to the God-Worshiping Cult."

"Although suppressed by the Law Enforcement Teams, the God-Worshiping Cult within the borders of Great Xuan is like a rat in the gutter, struggling to accomplish much, and any of them discovered are executed without exception."

"However, there are always those who slip through the net and secretly perform living blood sacrifices."

"Things are relatively better within Great Xuan, as at least no large-scale blood sacrifices have occurred, but abroad it is different."

"Large-scale blood sacrifices have already been discovered in several overseas nations, with the largest involving no fewer than tens of thousands of living beings sacrificed."

At this, not only the standing figure but everyone else as well couldn't help but gasp sharply.

This was simply too ruthless and too cruel.

One must know that to please the other party through the sacrifice of living beings, only human lives would suffice.

How could this not shock them?

Following close behind was a blazing fury.

"Bang!"

"Despicable! We must hunt down all these swine-like scum. When the time comes, even slicing these wretches into a thousand pieces will not appease our hatred!"

Suddenly, the sound of a hand slamming against the table rang out, drawing sideways glances from the others.

They saw a man suddenly stand up, his hair standing on end, consumed by rage.

No matter how many times they heard such information, it was impossible for them to remain calm.

"The reason everyone has been gathered here this time is also because there is a mission."

"Currently, Military Generals Li Daozong, Wang Tiany, and Ye Wuwei, along with the elderly Heavenly Master from Mount Longhu, the Daoist priest from Xuanwu Temple, the Master of the Myriad Beasts Martial Arts Hall, and several other martial arts myths, have left Great Xuan and are wandering among other nations to hunt down members of the God-Worshiping Cult and put a stop to the blood sacrifices."

"However, the remaining members of the God-Worshiping Cult within our country require your cooperation to deal with."

"In addition, we must also prepare for the worst. The construction of the shelters cannot afford any mistakes."

"With the shelters, we will at least have a fraction more of a chance at survival."

"Next, let the person in charge of this project brief everyone!"

Upon hearing the words of the standing figure, a middle-aged man nearby first greeted everyone and then began his presentation.

"The shelters are all built adjacent to cities, making it convenient for citizens to evacuate in case of any emergency."

"Moreover, built hundreds of meters underground, any disturbances are hard to transmit to the surface. Up to now, the news of the shelters' construction has not leaked out."

"However, in the future, we will still need to find a suitable time to make this news public, so that the people can head to the shelters for refuge at the very first moment should an irresistible disaster strike."

"Although we began building shelters as soon as we discovered Its existence, three years is still too short."

"The shelters must be built at least a hundred meters deep underground, or even deeper. Furthermore, building shelters capable of accommodating millions or even tens of millions of people increases the difficulty exponentially."

"Currently, across the thirty-six prefectures of Great Xuan, among thousands of cities, the number of truly completed shelters does not even reach five hundred. The maximum population they can accommodate is only about five hundred million."

"And that assumes the shelters are packed to the limit with stored daily supplies and ecological systems."

"In reality, if we want the shelters to operate normally for a year, the population they can accommodate is likely fewer than two hundred million."

"As for the other shelters, it will probably be difficult to complete them within the next year or two."

Hearing this news, the others wore solemn expressions.

Clearly, this was not good news for them.

"However, if we can delay the time of Its descent by a few more years, the other shelters can indeed be completed."

"By then, all the shelters combined could accommodate at least one billion people and operate normally for three to five years without relying on any external resources, achieving complete self-sufficiency."

"One billion? The thirty-six prefectures of Great Xuan have a population close to five billion. How is one billion enough? When the time comes, who gets to enter the shelters and who doesn't?"

Someone spoke up at this moment, raising a question that no one wanted to voice.

"No, this is far too few. We must expand further."

"Are we expected to abandon a portion of our citizens? Which part should be abandoned? Who makes this decision? Who draws this line?"

"Enough. As long as we can promptly disrupt the God-Worshiping Cult's blood sacrifices, we will have enough time to build the shelters."

"Therefore, our top priority right now is to find the traces of the God-Worshiping Cult."

The figure who had spoken earlier chimed in, bringing the topic to a close.