Chapter 5

Three days had passed since Zhang Zheng resigned from his job, and he had been living a retired life at home, enjoying his days in a carefree manner. Occasionally, he would go out for a walk in the park, chat with former colleagues, and have a good time. Today, Zhang Zheng had invited Captain Liu to have drinks and skewers.

"Have you found a job yet?" Captain Liu asked with concern as soon as they met.

Captain Liu was nearing forty, and to him, 24-year-old Zhang Zheng seemed like a child, especially after learning that Zhang Zheng's parents had passed away. He had always advised Zhang Zheng to work hard and not just drift through life.

However, Zhang Zheng, knowing the plot, understood that once Earth went to war with the Taotie, no matter how good a job or how much money one had, it could all be lost in an instant. So, he had not taken Captain Liu's advice to heart.

Seeing Captain Liu's continued concern for his job, Zhang Zheng felt touched. To honor Captain Liu's concern, Zhang Zheng decided to lay everything out that night. He also intended to persuade Captain Liu to move to North Star for safety.

Zhang Zheng remembered from the original plot that only North Star had not been invaded because a few angels had desperately defended it. It was relatively safer.

With his mind on these matters, Zhang Zheng and Captain Liu didn't drink much. Zhang Zheng invited Captain Liu back to his home, poured him another glass of water, and they sat facing each other.

Looking at Captain Liu, Zhang Zheng said very seriously, "Captain Liu, aliens are about to invade Earth."

Captain Liu, initially thinking Zhang Zheng was going to say something serious, burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Seeing Captain Liu laughing dismissively, Zhang Zheng knew it was time to reveal the truth. He extended his right hand, palm up, and an energy ball glowing with golden light floated above it.

Captain Liu's jaw almost dropped at the sight. He asked, "Xiao Zhang, what's going on? Are there really aliens? Are you an alien too?"

Seeing Captain Liu's astonishment, Zhang Zheng slowly explained, "I'm a Super Soldier."

"The Taotie vanguard arrived on Earth a few days ago."

"It was at the airport road in Juxia City, and I happened to be there, so I dealt with them. But next time, they won't come in such small numbers."

"That's why I'm advising you to move to North Star. After all, it's the capital of Huaxia and its defensive capabilities will be stronger."

"You, your wife, and your nephew will be relatively safer there."

Hearing this, Captain Liu was somewhat dazed.

He was just an ordinary person who had never seen human warfare, let alone an alien invasion. The sudden news of a war with aliens left him completely unprepared.

Seeing Captain Liu's dazed state, Zhang Zheng said to boost his confidence, "A few days ago, I really saw angels at the company meeting room, and they are our allies. So humanity won't be defeated."

Indeed, hearing this, Captain Liu's expression improved somewhat.

After seeing Captain Liu off, Zhang Zheng returned to the sofa. It seemed he now had friends he cared about in this world.

Just as Zhang Zheng was lost in thought, the doorbell rang.

He thought Captain Liu had come back and hurried to open the door. However, standing at the door were not Captain Liu but a middle-aged man in military uniform and a young man in a black suit.

Du Kào looked at the young man in his twenties and was about to introduce himself when Zhang Zheng interrupted him.

"I know you. You're Du Kào, the war maniac from the De Nuo Civilization, now General Du Kào of Huaxia."

Hearing Zhang Zheng immediately name his identity, Du Kào was not surprised at all.

In this world of technological deities, even beings at the Main God level could easily read the dark information of ordinary people.

But Du Kào misunderstood, thinking Zhang Zheng knew the plot. The Infinity Stones on the Infinity Gauntlet could read Du Kào's mind directly, but that was unnecessary.

Zhang Zheng turned and invited Du Kào and A Jie into the living room.

Looking at A Jie, Zhang Zheng said, "Commander of Operation Abralla."

A Jie was delighted to hear that Zhang Zheng recognized him, as that operation was one of the proudest moments of his military career. However, no one on Earth knew about it, which had left A Jie feeling disappointed for a while.

Seeing that Zhang Zheng knew him, A Jie approached him with a smile. "Hello, Mr. Zhang."

"Hello," Zhang Zheng greeted A Jie in return.

Then he turned to Du Kào and asked, "General Du, what brings you here?"

Although Zhang Zheng could guess the reason, he decided to speak up to gain the initiative in the conversation.

Du Kào looked at the young man before him and asked, "What do you think of the Taotie invasion?"

"The Taotie invasion? I don't think much of it. The Taotie are just small fry."

"Without the God of Death Karl, I could eliminate them from Earth by myself."

Du Kào thought about Zhang Zheng's previously demonstrated power and realized that Zhang Zheng might actually be able to do it.

Seeing Du Kào deep in thought, Zhang Zheng continued, "The Taotie aren't a big deal. Your Iron-Blood Legion can handle them."

"The real danger to Earth is the demons. I have communicated with the angels who came to Earth last time, and they are here to search for the Demon Queen Morgana."

"And once the demons arrive, the angels will come too. That is the real crisis."

Hearing Zhang Zheng's words, even Du Kào, with his millennia of experience, was momentarily stunned.

While he had confidence in dealing with the Taotie, the angels and demons were different. These two were the strongest civilizations known in the universe.

The angels were even considered the most powerful civilization in the universe, with their queen, Kesha, known as the King of Gods, the most powerful being in the known universe.

Zhang Zheng looked at Du Kào, who was deep in thought, and said, "Don't worry. If Morgana takes action against the Iron-Blood Legion on Earth, I will stop her. However, I cannot casually deal with her demons."

"To be direct, it's soldier against soldier, general against general."

Hearing this, Du Kào felt somewhat reassured but still wondered if Zhang Zheng, only 24 years old, could really stand up to Morgana. He asked, "Mr. Zhang, can you really defeat Morgana?"

"Ha ha," Zhang Zheng wasn't surprised by Du Kào's doubt.

Just like Ge Xiaolun's Galaxy Power, which was also Main God-level strength, mastering this power would require at least ten thousand years without a protagonist's halo.

Zhang Zheng was similar; he couldn't fully master the Sentinel's power either. For example, he couldn't perform molecular recombination but could only passively recover, rather than use it as an offensive weapon against enemies.

However, Sentinels had controllable abilities, such as flight, super strength, super speed, and energy projection. These abilities awakened instinctively and could be used, along with the Stormbreaker and Infinity Gauntlet, which were sufficient to handle these known universe Main Gods.

Just like how Morgana was wary of Emperor Reina, whose abilities were not yet fully controlled but were unlocked, Morgana was reluctant to appear directly in front of her.

As Morgana said in the original work, "If this kid jumps over and fuses me, it would be quite embarrassing."

Confidently, Zhang Zheng said to Du Kào, "Rest assured, I can block those Main Gods."

Hearing Zhang Zheng's assurance, Du Kào had no choice but to believe him, even if he was skeptical.

Du Kào then invited Zhang Zheng to stay at the Supergod Academy and help take care of the future gods.

Seeing Du Kào's offer, Zhang Zheng agreed after some thought. After all, being around the protagonists might lead to unexpected benefits (though the protagonist might think otherwise; the system had already completed its mission and retired).

With Zhang Zheng agreeing to go to the Supergod Academy, Du Kào's purpose for the visit was achieved, and he even obtained useful information from Zhang Zheng.

After bidding farewell to Zhang Zheng and arranging for A Jie to pick him up the next day to go to the Supergod Academy, the two left.

Watching them leave hurriedly, Zhang Zheng also turned back to his home, contemplating what to do next. After all, having promised Du Kào, his days of leisurely living would soon be over.

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