Chang Jianyi called Hua Jingran over that day, saying, "With a great enemy at hand, you must also become an ability user. Once the battle begins, we will not stay at home. All matters at home will be entrusted to you. Therefore, you must become an ability user."
"Thank you, Sister. I will definitely work hard and not let you down!" Upon hearing that she could also become an ability user, Hua Jingran was overjoyed. Previously, she had not ranked first in the exam, so she could not obtain the ability potion. However, now that Chang Jianyi was willing to use the ability potion on her, it meant she had been accepted.
Chang Jianyi had no choice but to do this. Ever since Du Xinshi died, almost no one had been handling the affairs of Fengshen Palace. Fortunately, at this time, Hua Jingran took the initiative to manage the affairs of Fengshen Palace. Thus, Chang Jianyi went with the flow and let Hua Jingran be in charge of the matters within Fengshen Palace, making her the chief steward of Fengshen Palace.
When it came down to it, there were not many people she could trust. In Chang Jianyi's heart, Hua Jingran could be considered one, much more reliable than others.
It was just that Wang Xiqiang was also clamoring to go to the battlefield every day. However, his current combat power was too low, so Shen Feng would definitely not let him go to the battlefield. Thus, he gave him a task: "You have an important mission in Fengshen Palace, which is to protect the two young masters and ladies. Additionally, you must ensure that the castle does not lose power."
There was still a cryopreservation unit containing Du Xinshi's body in the castle's basement. If it were damaged, the person inside would surely die. Shen Feng had not forgotten this, so the castle absolutely could not lose power.
Wang Xiqiang was very excited after learning about his mission because he felt it was his time to shine. He quickly said, "Master, please don't worry, I will definitely guard the castle well. No matter what enters, I will kill it."
Originally, Shen Feng had hoped that Li Keyi would stay in Fengshen Palace to protect his family. However, Li Keyi said, "I am new here and have not earned any merit. At this time, I should show myself and prove my abilities."
Shen Feng nodded. What she said made sense, but the family could not rely on only Hua Jingran and Wang Xiqiang, two ability users, for protection. The evolution of these two was not strong, and their combat power was also insufficient.
Shen Feng had originally hoped that Chang Haojie could stay in Fengshen Palace for protection, but Chang Haojie said, "I have grown up. I also want to fight like a man, not hide in a corner trembling. Brother-in-law, I must go to the battlefield."
"Forget it, let Luo Qing come to Fengshen Palace to protect everyone. As for me, since I will be on the front lines, I will definitely not be short of ability users. I will be fine," Chang Jianyi said helplessly.
Although Chang Jianyi was an ability user, her combat ability was not very strong, so she often needed Luo Qing's protection. However, Fengshen Palace could not be left without protection now, so Luo Qing could only be dispatched to Fengshen Palace. As for Chang Jianyi on the front lines, she could only be careful.
"Then you must be careful. The battlefield is too dangerous. An accident can happen if you are not careful," Shen Feng said seriously.
Finally, the mutated birds began their attack. The sky was filled with dense flocks of birds. Due to the sheer number of birds, they even blocked out the sunlight in the sky. Sharp and mournful air raid sirens sounded in the city. Upon hearing the air raid sirens, everyone quickly grabbed their families and ran into the air-raid shelters to hide.
Fortunately, with the intelligence brought back from the north by Li Keyi, the people of Yuzhou knew how to deal with the mutated birds. When they heard the air raid sirens, they had to hide in the depths of their houses, seal the doors and windows, and it was best to hide in the air-raid shelters. Hiding in the air-raid shelters was foolproof, whereas hiding at home carried the risk of mutated birds entering the house.
Many young children were held in their parents' arms, running towards the air-raid shelters. They looked at the sky in surprise and couldn't help but ask, "What is that?"
The children of Yuzhou had never seen such a scene. Many children had lived in Yuzhou for four or five years without encountering too much danger, because Yuzhou cleared out wild beasts in the mountains every year, preventing the formation of beast tides and ensuring that various parts of Yuzhou were not threatened by mutated beasts. Now, seeing the danger from the sky for the first time, they were ignorant and didn't know anything.
"Those things are demons. Don't let them catch you. If they catch you, they will throw you down from the sky and let you die from the fall." Parents began to scare their children at this time, fearing that the children would not understand the danger.
Upon hearing their parents' words, the children appeared shocked and then became fearful, following their parents into the air-raid shelters to hide. They only had to imagine such a terrifying scene, and their hearts began to worry about being caught. If they fell from a high place, they would surely turn into a pulp of meat.
"When will these demons leave Yuzhou?" the children continued to ask.
"We don't know, but we believe that as long as the City Lord is here, we will be fine. Lord Fengshen is the strongest!" The adults did not know when the war would end, but they believed that as long as Fengshen existed, Yuzhou would not fall.
Since the doomsday descended to this point, there was no danger that Shen Feng could not solve. In everyone's hearts, Shen Feng was the strongest. No matter Shen Feng's ranking on the global ability user list, in everyone's hearts, Shen Feng was the undisputed number one.
Everyone had unconditionally chosen to believe in Shen Feng, believing that Shen Feng could definitely solve this problem.
The mutated birds descended from the sky and immediately began to attack the people on the streets. Seeing the people on the streets running desperately, the mutated birds looked down from the sky as if they saw fresh food wriggling before them. How could they remain indifferent? At this time, many machine guns and artillery turrets had been set up on the high places of the city. Upon discovering the mutated birds' tendency to attack, they immediately began to sweep them. Yuzhou lacked missiles. After all, pistols and rifles could be replicated, but missiles were not easily manufactured. Missiles were too expensive, so Yuzhou could only develop light and heavy weapons. Under normal circumstances, light and heavy weapons were sufficient for combat.
Bullets of different calibers were fired, forming a dense barrage in the air. The mutated birds were hit by bullets as they descended, and their bodies were torn apart. Blood mixed with feathers fell like rain. The soldiers were also on high alert and did not dare to slacken. Yuzhou currently had a population of 900,000, so the pressure of defending the sky was not particularly great. Relying on the current firepower, they could barely cope with the mutated bird attacks.
Upon seeing the situation before him, Shen Feng could no longer hold back. He let out a loud roar, flew into the sky, and charged towards the most densely packed area of mutated birds. He had already cast "Wind King's Barrier" on himself, a shield protecting him. Countless wind blades appeared around him, and he actually went into the sky to fight.
"Sister, don't you think he's too reckless? There are millions of mutated birds in the sky, and he just rushed up like that. What if something happens?" Chu Chaoyan was extremely worried when she saw Shen Feng directly soar into the sky and start fighting.
Chang Jianyi said with a sigh, "Shen Feng's strength is no longer something we can catch up to. He is thinking of protecting us now, so no matter how powerful the enemy is, he will fight until the last moment. Of course, his strength will definitely ensure his safe return. It's a pity that our abilities are of little help in aerial combat."
As soon as Shen Feng flew into the sky, he began to fight. The mutated birds had never seen anyone fly into the sky alone, so they pounced on Shen Feng, vying to peck Shen Feng into a sieve.
Shen Feng was completely fearless. He was now a seventh-tier ability user, filled with power. Even with dense flocks of mutated birds around him, he was not worried at all. He then unleashed "Furious Wind," and countless wind blades shot out, piercing the mutated birds.
The soldiers on the ground saw their City Lord fighting so ferociously, daring to charge into the sky alone. They were immediately inspired, and their eyes showed fervent light. It seemed that Shen Feng had become the faith in their eyes. Countless people fought even more bravely.
The person commanding the battle was Guo Pinming. He entrusted Guo Lili to a friend's care and was now focused on commanding the battle. The most important thing in defending against the mutated bird attacks was to maintain the density of the barrage, so he was always paying attention to the ammunition consumption of the soldiers below. If the ammunition was insufficient, it must be replenished.
At this time, Li Keyi also said to Chang Haojie, "Sister, I'm also ready to go and fight. Take care of yourselves. I will definitely earn merit."
Chang Jianyi nodded and said, "Go ahead, be careful too. We will be watching you fight from here."
Li Keyi left the command center and then went to a building by the river. Immediately, her entire body began to glow, and the surrounding light suddenly dimmed because a large number of photons had been gathered and then turned into the strong light on Li Keyi's body.
Beams of strong light shot towards the sky. The birds in the sky seemed to be attracted by the light, but when the strong light shone into their eyes, these birds were instantly blinded and fell uncontrollably. For a time, Li Keyi became the focus of the nearby battlefield. Many people in Yuzhou looked at this scene in shock, thinking, "As expected of the Goddess of Light, truly powerful!"
Li Keyi had not been in Yuzhou for long, and not many people even knew she had entered Fengshen Palace. Many people in Yuzhou thought she was a useless person. However, now that Li Keyi had truly displayed her terrifying strength, many people were surprised. They did not expect Li Keyi to be so powerful. With Li Keyi's presence, the threat from the sky was greatly reduced.
Seeing this, Chu Chaoyan felt very jealous and said in a low voice to Chang Jianyi, "This woman is too attention-grabbing. I don't like her."
Chang Jianyi looked at Chu Chaoyan and said, "Stop being jealous of her. After all, you are family. Be more harmonious in the future. She is not a threat to you, and she has been trying to please you these past few days. Why do you have such a prejudice against her?"
Chu Chaoyan explained, "That's because I think she's a bad woman. She's too scheming. Who knows if she has any ulterior motives?"
Chang Jianyi shook her head helplessly and said, "Stop talking about this. Hurry up and find some reporters to film this scene and then publicize it. This way, Li Keyi can officially enter Fengshen Palace."
Chang Jianyi acted very magnanimous at this time because she knew that Li Keyi could not threaten her position. Since that was the case, it was better to use facts to announce to the world that Li Keyi was now married to Shen Feng.
Soon, reporters appeared. There were always fearless reporters who wanted to capture shocking scenes because these scenes could be passed down to future generations. And now, Yuzhou was facing an attack, which was precisely such a moment. The sky was full of enemies. At this time, having an ability user turn the tide was a remarkable thing.
The reporters then filmed the battle scenes. The most eye-catching among them was Li Keyi, followed by Shen Feng, who could freely shuttle through the sky. As long as Li Keyi's strong light swept across the sky, the birds would fall directly to the ground, with no ability to resist. Shen Feng, on the other hand, shuttled through the flocks of birds in the sky. As Shen Feng moved, there were always clear areas appearing in the dark sky, because the aerial areas Shen Feng passed through had all been cleared, and the birds fell to the ground like rain.