'What will come, will come. Beasts, we have been looking for you for quite a while,' I thought inwardly as I gripped my laser gun tighter in preparation for combat.

"I wonder what manner of ugly bastards are they to make such terrible noises," muttered Zhang Bao'er beside me.

"Up until now, I have yet to see a good-looking beast. This is probably another one of those disgusting beasts," said Old Du.

Following the first howl, a second howl came from a different direction. Then, a third howl, and a fourth howl… A tsunami of howls came from the darkness surrounding us. At that moment, calm returned to me. A single beast could bring fear, but a group would bring war. And war was what we were not afraid of.

"We still can't contact the command center," said Dodo as they continued trying to establish contact with Zhang Xingxing's Skyhawk.

"There will be combat soon. Dodo, stay behind me later. I'll protect you," I reminded Dodo, who was not equipped with any offensive capabilities.

At that moment, the howls around us had...