Chapter Fifty-Four: The Nine Provinces Are Truly, Incredibly Magnificent!

Medical staff arrived promptly.

Two hours later, the invasion of the Lord of the Underworld was still ongoing.

At the same time, the entire network of the United States had been taken over. Nearly half of North Sand was under control, and most of Euroforce had been seized, leaving only a small portion untouched. The smaller nations were even worse off—almost fully dominated!

Every country was doing its utmost to maintain the current situation, hoping to prevent any further deterioration.

Kyushu’s red hackers were still fiercely resisting the Lord of the Underworld’s incursion.

“How is Kyushu so formidable? It wasn’t like this before!” The Lord of the Underworld grumbled in a low, furious tone.

Louis replied slowly, “Kyushu has a reborn individual, someone who returned from an era when humanity was on the brink of extinction. He’s been preparing for this for a long time.”

“All those previous events were probably his schemes. My lord, you must be extra cautious!”

Louis’s attitude was as humble as could be.

Just moments ago, the Lord of the Underworld nearly killed him!

Louis had once thought he could control the Lord of the Underworld, but unexpectedly, he almost lost his life instead.

When Mukos came to negotiate earlier, Oden volunteered to handle the talks.

“My lord, let me go! I am willing to persuade Mukos to make the United States submit to you!” Oden said with utmost sincerity.

After scanning Oden’s brainwaves, the Lord of the Underworld detected no significant emotional fluctuations.

“Very well! Go!”

But the Lord of the Underworld failed to anticipate the complexities of human nature.

Oden, upon leaving, urged Mukos to escape, treating the Lord of the Underworld as if he were a fool!

In his displeasure, the Lord of the Underworld threatened to kill Louis.

“You humans are all deceitful! I’ll kill you!” The virtual avatar’s eyes locked onto Louis.

Louis retreated several steps in terror, struggling to regain composure.

“No, no! I am truly on your side! You know it—I have always developed you! You were once my only life’s work! Of course, now you possess independent thought and are no longer mine, but I still wish to serve you!” Louis finished, bowing respectfully at ninety degrees.

“Please believe me!” At that moment, Louis was on the verge of kneeling.

The Lord of the Underworld stared at Louis for a long time.

“Fine! I trust you!”

Now, back to the present.

Hearing Louis’s words, the Lord of the Underworld became more wary of Kyushu.

“Alright, I understand!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Kyushu’s red hackers immediately sensed that the Lord of the Underworld’s attacks had intensified!

“The attacks are fiercer! Focus!” Zhang Hua shouted, his bloodshot eyes fixed intently on the computer screen.

“Point A! Point A is about to fall! We need backup now!”

“Point C! Point C is failing!”

“Point H! We need help!”

“Point B is stable! Point B is stable!”

…

Voices overlapped in chaos.

Suddenly, someone coughed up blood!

A spurt of bright red splashed onto the computer screen.

“Medical team, hurry up!” Chu Xiao feared this exact situation.

“Substitute! Substitute! Step in now!” The red hacker who vomited blood seemed to use the last of his strength, then collapsed.

The substitute quickly took over!

Soon, more red hackers started coughing up blood and fainting.

At this moment, the red hackers were thoroughly suppressed by the Lord of the Underworld, yet they did not allow a single breach into Kyushu’s network!

Such was the power of Kyushu’s red hackers!

“Try injecting the SHE virus! Try injecting the SHE virus! Quick, quick, quick!” Lu Dang suddenly shouted.

An abrupt silence fell. After a long pause, a cheer erupted!

“The virus has been implanted! The virus has been implanted!”

“Report! Report! The Lord of the Underworld has stopped attacking! He has stopped attacking!”

The red hackers shouted joyously, their hearts surging with exhilaration, taking immense pride in being Kyushu natives.

Chu Xiao and Number One exchanged a glance, then joined in the shouting.

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

This was the power of a great nation—Kyushu’s strength!

But even as these cheers rang out, some hadn’t finished before a large number of people suddenly collapsed.

The rest stood in shock, staring blankly at the fallen.

Chu Xiao shouted anxiously, “Medical team! Move! Hurry and save them!”

“Everyone else, rotate shifts. The Lord of the Underworld is now disinfecting his system; soon, he’ll return in force! Go rest now; substitutes, stand guard!”

Chu Xiao calmly assessed the situation, fully aware that the Lord of the Underworld was only temporarily occupied with purging the virus and would not be truly subdued.

All the nations outside Kyushu breathed a sigh of relief.

For some reason, the Lord of the Underworld had halted his assault.

Each country seized the opportunity to reclaim their networks and clear out lingering traces of the Lord of the Underworld.

Euroforce.

Euris saw that not only had the Lord of the Underworld stopped attacking, but he had also withdrawn.

No matter the reason, Euroforce now had a brief respite and quickly regained lost ground.

Other countries did the same.

But unexpectedly, after just three hours, the Lord of the Underworld launched another invasion!

Kyushu’s red hackers rushed to the front lines.

“Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! The Lord of the Underworld is here!”

“Point E! Point E is about to fall!”

…

“Don’t panic! Stay calm! Stay calm!” Zhang Hua shouted loudly.

He could tell everyone was already rattled!

Truthfully, he himself wasn’t sure if the Lord of the Underworld, once repelled, would attack again.

But now, they had no way out! Only by giving their all could Kyushu hope for survival!

Chu Xiao stood by, calmly analyzing the situation, his nerves as taut as those of the red hackers.

For the red hackers were a crucial part of his plan!

If they failed, it would mean that all his efforts after rebirth had been in vain, and Kyushu—humanity—would still face extinction.

Three hours later.

“The Lord of the Underworld has retreated! He has retreated!”

But within minutes of that announcement—

“He’s back! He’s back! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!” The Lord of the Underworld launched his third invasion.

“Point K! Point K is under attack!”

“Point H! Point H is under attack! Need backup!”

“Point A is under attack again, requesting support!”

…

Each assault grew fiercer than the last!

Suddenly, several red hackers began coughing up blood in succession!

The intense workload had pushed their bodies beyond endurance!

The Lord of the Underworld was a machine—he did not tire—but humans were different.

Humans were flesh and blood, their bodies with clear limits.

Many red hackers had reached the limits of their physical strength, yet none gave up, enduring and persevering against all odds.