Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Looking at the towering beam of light, Volaz narrowed his eyes.

"What is that?"

The adjutant looked in the direction it was pointing and saw the pillar of light that pierced the heavens and the earth, but he couldn't answer.

"Send scouts now!" Volaz roared, his voice booming outwards.

"Go check it out, see if those damned elves are behind this!"

"roar--!"

Dozens of gargoyles perched on the tree trunks of the world responded and moved.

They spread their fleshy wings, emitting piercing shrieks, and transformed into streaks of black shadow as they flew rapidly toward the pillar of light.

At this moment, the elves in the valley were still immersed in the shock of the spatial magic array being activated.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

A dark figure descended from the sky and landed heavily on the platform; it was one of the gargoyle scouts sent out earlier.

It knelt on one knee, its voice urgent and hoarse:

"My lord!"

Volaz stopped, turned around, and stared at it with his scarlet eyes.

"explain."

"The source of the pillar of light... is indeed in the direction of the Elf King's City!"

"That energy is extremely powerful; judging from its fluctuations and aura, it's similar to our space-jumping beast."

"They must be opening some kind of teleportation channel!"

"The Elf King's City?" Volaz grinned, revealing a row of shark-like teeth.

"What are those long-eared creatures trembling in the forest up to?"

"Summon reinforcements from another world?"

"Or are you trying to activate some ancient magic?"

As it spoke, the mockery on its face disappeared, replaced by solemnity.

Either way, it means there's always something to be done.

And what it hates most is change.

It turned to face the countless demon soldiers gathered below, its voice booming like thunder.

"All troops assemble!"

"Boom!"

The earth began to tremble.

On the distant flat ground, countless demon soldiers of varying sizes and with ferocious faces rose from the ground, forming a dark mass like a surging tide.

They wielded crude weapons and let out bloodthirsty roars.

"roar!!!"

Several colossal siege beasts, resembling moving hills, were awakened and unleashed deafening roars.

The sky was filled with more gargoyles and winged demons, which blocked out the light and formed an ominous dark cloud.

Volaz stepped down from the platform and stood before his army.

"Those long-eared elves! They cower in the last city, praying to their illusory gods!"

"Today, we will raze their capital to the ground and crush their hopes!"

"We will make them understand that there are no gods on this continent, and only by joining us can they find peace!"

"roar--!!!"

A deafening roar responded to it, converging into a destructive torrent.

Volaz drew his greatsword, which was burning with demonic flames, from his waist and pointed it forward.

"Set off!"

"Crush them!!"

The black tide surged wildly, its roar deafening.

"Roar roar roar!!!"

A massive demon army, with an aura of annihilation, began its assault on the direction of the pillar of light.

......

Blue Star, Arctic Theater Base.

Lin Mo pushed open the conference room door.

"Squeak—"

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

All the core members of the New Hope team immediately focused their attention on the doorway.

On the left is Zhao Gang, the person in charge, whose gaze is as steady as a mountain.

On the right, General Long Zhan stood ramrod straight, dressed in military uniform, exuding a fierce aura.

On either side of the long table, several national treasure-level academicians, including Qian Zhenhua and Liu Chengen, along with a group of top advisors and strategists, stopped their discussion and greeted Lin Mo.

Lin Mo nodded and walked to the table. He tossed a crystal the size of a quail egg, shimmering with a faint light, onto the conference table, where it rolled over to Qian Zhenhua.

Qian Zhenhua: "!!!"

His eyes widened instantly.

He pushed the chair back, carefully cradled the crystal in his hands, and looked at Lin Mo.

"What is this?"

Lin Mo: "They call them energy crystals or magic crystals over there."

Qian Zhenhua examined the crystals under the light, his face flushed with excitement.

"nice one!"

Liu Chengen: "Let me see!"

"You're a biology student, do you even understand this? Then move aside!" Qian Zhenhua clutched the crystal tightly in his palm.

The people in the conference room were used to this.

Lin Mo, who had just sat down, smiled and tapped the table to draw everyone's attention back.

"The portal is under construction now, and the spatial magic circle has been completed, but there's been a problem."

"I've come back now to verify a method."

He succinctly explained the three methods proposed by Kyle and how he became the key "spatial link".

"Hmm." Zhao Gang looked serious, glanced at his watch, and saw it was past midnight.

"So, the portal could open at any time, starting now?"

"Theoretically, yes." Lin Mo nodded.

"But I'm not sure how long it will take them."

"Great! We can finally go and see for ourselves!" Everyone was excited and full of anticipation.

At this moment, biologist Liu Chengen said:

"Oh, right, Commander Lin, there's some good news!"

He stood up and projected a document onto the large screen.

"The analysis reports for air, water, and soil samples from Terra are in!"

Liu Chengen pointed at the densely packed data on the screen, his tone arrogant.

"The microbial community has 97% similarity to that of Earth, and there are no deadly pathogens."

"The air composition is basically the same, so you can breathe it directly."

"Simply put, our people can live normal lives without any problems; they don't need special immune drugs or protective gear!"

"Furthermore, judging from the size of races like elves, the gravity over there should be similar to that on Earth."

This news completely enlivened the atmosphere in the conference room.

That was a completely new, vast world where humankind could thrive and multiply!

"General Long, are our warriors ready?" Lin Mo turned to Long Zhan.

Long Zhan nodded solemnly.

"Ready!"

"The expeditionary force, totaling 25,000 men, has completed all combat readiness!"

"All equipment and supplies are configured to the highest standard, sufficient for six months of independent operation without resupply!"

"We can leave anytime!"

Lin Mo thought for a moment, then stood up.

"Take me to see it."

……

Long Zhan led Lin Mo and Zhao Gang through several heavy alloy gates and elevators.

"Boom—"

The last gate, which is thirty meters high, slowly opened to both sides.

A wave of cold air, mixed with the smells of gunpowder, engine oil, and steel, swept over us.

An unprecedentedly vast underground space unfolded before our eyes.

It is several kilometers long, 500 meters wide, and the dome is more than ten meters high.

Twenty-five thousand soldiers, organized into battalions, stood silently in this space, forming neat square formations.

It was completely silent, like a silent steel forest.

Only their synchronized breathing could be faintly heard.

P.S.: Thanks to 'Empty Note' for the amazing certification, this chapter is an extra update for that!