For a moment, everyone who heard the news was stunned.

What do you mean by "Kujou Naruya is dead"?

Was the resurrection a failure?

Or was he resurrected only to be killed again?

At this moment, everyone's minds were more inclined to the first scenario: someone must have successfully interrupted the resurrection ritual before Kujo Naruya was resurrected.

After all, that's a powerful SSS-level professional.

Even if all the strongest people in the Great Xia were combined, they would still be no match for Kujo Naruya.

Not to mention killing him, who could do that?

However, even in the first scenario, it is extremely difficult.

Unexpectedly, the surprise force that Marshal Zhao sent out actually succeeded.

Wei Liao held the communicator, his hands trembling with excitement.

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail!"

On the other end of the communicator, Tang Qi's voice sounded hurried, carried by the wind.

"We are evacuating according to the planned route, so it's not convenient for us to say more."

"Please rest assured, sir, we have obtained the life pendulum and will bring it back intact!"

The communicator then lost connection, leaving only a busy tone.

Did it really succeed?

Someone murmured, still somewhat unable to believe what Tang Qi had just reported.

What kind of team did Marshal Zhao send?

Not only did it actually interrupt Kujo Naruya's resurrection ceremony.

They even snatched the pendulum of life from Kujo Hiroharu's hands.

Wasn't it said that there were at least four SS-level powerhouses in Tokyo?

How did they do it?

Besides Lord Gandalf, who else was in that group?

Just as the generals were somewhat bewildered by this bombshell news, the messenger brought another piece of good news.

"Report! Enemy troops on multiple cherry blossom defense lines have begun to withdraw!"

"It seems they're all moving towards Tokyo!"

“Our professionals used their skills to glean some information from those Japanese generals.”

"It seems... the entire command center in Tokyo has been destroyed!"

"The entire Sakura National Army headquarters is in complete chaos!"

In a short time, good news kept pouring in.

It gave everyone present a huge boost of confidence!

It seems like we... succeeded?

We won!

The oppressive atmosphere in the command room was completely ignited at this moment.

Someone shouted first, and then cheers erupted like a landslide and a tsunami, resounding throughout the entire command center.

Many tough men embraced each other and wept, their faces streaked with tears.

...

One day later.

When Tang Qi led his battered squad to the front-line command post at Changmen Port.

All the generals who rushed to the scene fell into a long silence.

Their gazes were fixed on the huge golden pendulum clock behind Tang Qi.

The pendulum clock exuded an ancient and mysterious aura, its hands motionless as if time had been frozen.

The pendulum of life.

So many people sacrificed their lives, even Marshal Zhao died for it.

This incredibly powerful artifact has finally fallen into the hands of the Great Xia people.

Chen Huaishuo stepped forward and stretched out his wrinkled hand to gently stroke the cold surface of the pendulum.

My heart is filled with countless emotions.

Even now, he still finds it hard to believe that it's real.

Initially, although the generals of the Great Xia military all supported declaring war.

But in reality, everyone is pessimistic.

After all, the difference in combat strength between the two sides is so vast.

Everyone was prepared to go all out and die on Sakura Island.

Surprisingly, they actually succeeded.

This can only be explained as a miracle.

Chen Huaishuo withdrew his hand and invited {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} the travel-worn Tang Qi into the command room.

Except for a few high-ranking generals, everyone else was asked to leave.

"Now, can you tell me in detail what exactly happened in Tokyo?"

Tang Qi nodded, making no attempt to hide anything.

The report was given immediately.

"Reporting to all generals, before the sacrificial ceremony began, we mobilized all the Great Xia agents of Sakura Kingdom according to Lord Hundred Transformations' plan to guide the relocation of ordinary people. The purpose was to reduce the number of people to be sacrificed, thereby lowering the success rate of resurrecting Kujo Naruya."

"The operation went smoothly at the beginning. Lord Baibianxing destroyed the city wall of the West Gate for us. However, we soon encountered the Kujo family's ace force, the 'Red Oni Clan,' as well as the legendary sword saint of the Sakura Kingdom, the SS-rank powerhouse Wada Hirayama."

Upon hearing this, many of the generals present became serious.

Hotan Pingshan alone is enough to give their frontline troops a run for their money.

Tang Qi continued, "Just when we were about to be completely wiped out, the reinforcements arranged by Lord Baibianxingjun arrived."

"The leader is Lord Gandalf."

"In addition, there are five SS-level powerhouses whose strength is unfathomable."

"No, wait a minute!"

General Ma cried out in alarm.

"Five SS-level?"

"When did our Great Xia Dynasty produce five SS-level experts?"

"Where did that 'Ever-Changing Star Lord' come from?"

The series of questions left Tang Qi completely bewildered.

Aren't these issues issues something you high-ranking military officials understand better than I do?

It's like everyone's hearing about this for the first time.

At this moment, Wei Liao, the head of the intelligence department, spoke.

The ever-changing star lord that Tang Qi mentioned is the person in charge of this plan to seize the pendulum of life.

His identity was classified as top secret by Marshal Zhao.

The sudden appearance of those five SS-level professionals must have been their doing.

Not only that, the blue-haired twin-tailed girl who turned the tide in Yungang, a support-type character who is suspected to be SS-rank, also seems to be one of his people.

Hearing this, everyone present was deeply shocked.

So this was Marshal Zhao's hidden trump card all along.

No wonder Marshal Zhao declared war on the Sakura Kingdom without hesitation.

Five SS-class heroes, plus Gandalf, and that blue-haired girl.

That's a total of seven SS-level professionals!

No, not only that.

Tang Qi's hoarse voice rang out in the silent conference room. He raised his bloodshot eyes and corrected him.

"It should be eight."

"The strength of that ever-changing star lord is at least SS level or above."

hiss--!

Everyone gasped in shock.

If we calculate it this way, including Marshal Zhao and Marshal Deng who took the initiative to fight, Great Xia has mobilized a total of ten SS-level personnel this time!

That's a full ten SS-level characters!

Previously, the total number of publicly known SS-level experts in the entire Great Xia Kingdom was less than half of this number.

"Marshal Zhao... he really kept it from us for a long time."

General Ma muttered to himself, his expression extremely complex.

There was shock, there was realization, but above all, there was boundless respect for the deceased marshal.

Before this, no one knew at all.

Their Great Xia Kingdom actually has so many SS-level professionals hidden away.

No wonder they were able to snatch the pendulum of life back from Kujo Hiroji.

This force is enough to sweep away any medium-sized country.