Kunlun: The Azure Dragon Expedition

Luo Feng, a former Aerospace Force major, is transferred by official orders to the depths of the Kunlun Mountains, where he accidentally activates an ancient star gate left underground by the precursors, leading directly to the Azure Dragon constellation 3.3 million light-years away. His genes serve as the precursors' universal key. Missiles refuse to kill him, starships recognize him as their master, and a bronze-gold deserted city submerged at the bottom of the ocean for 12,000 years fully illuminates the moment he steps inside. However, the precursors did not evacuate; they fled. The rulers of the Azure Dragon constellation are the Spirit Devourers, who feed on human life, harvesting the human civilization of the entire galaxy like crops every 320 years. Moreover, the activation signal of the star gate has awakened sixty mother-ship dreadnoughts from hibernation. The containment field has less than twenty hours remaining. There are shuttles in the hangar, and only he can pilot them. His teammates comprise a complex mix of personalities: a genius physicist who fears death yet rushes to the front lines, a female star-guardian warrior bearing 320 generations of inherited spears, a reckless second lieutenant who asks if the spaceship can reverse even with a broken leg, and a veteran whose knees click constantly but whose gun muzzle never shakes. There is no retreat. There is no backup. Therefore, the only option is to press forward.