Chapter 281: The whole city is dead!

Chapter 281: The whole city is dead!

Chapter 281: The whole city is dead! (1.3 hits! Please give me your monthly votes at the beginning of the month!)
"I'm sorry, Captain Lin, thank you for giving me such an important item as the Hell Black Chrysanthemum. Please forgive me for using it for dangerous experiments without permission. Although I installed it on the ejection seat of the co-pilot and added protection, I know that I may not be able to come back after this trip..."

"I don't have the courage of General Zhang and Team Leader Bai. I didn't survive the pile of dead bodies. When the Weihe River was evacuated, as a scientific research and technical backbone, I was actually the first batch of people arranged by Team Leader Bai to be transferred. I saw your fearlessness at Yubei Airport, so I don't want you to think I'm a coward. I'm afraid of seeing too many people die around me, so I made such a risky decision. I know that this may just be my cowardice and escape..."

"It's the end of the world. I don't know if I can see the dawn. Maybe you can. If you can receive this recording, please tell the teacher that I'm sorry. I, a disappointing student, have never had the courage like him."

In a laboratory temporarily converted from the command center at Xilan Airport, a computer was playing a recording from Wei Kexue. This recording was found on the protective device of Hell Black Chrysanthemum. After being ejected from the warehouse, it fell into the valley of Fenglan Mountain and was eventually recovered by Ding Junyi and Lin Xian.

The atmosphere in the hall was heavy and depressing.

Many people in the scientific research team were jealous.

Guo Sicheng stood in front of the crowd, and he seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

Because it was a temporary incident, apart from Zhao Yu, He Zhen, Wen Zhuo, Xiao He and other members of the Phoenix Society, only Lin Xian and a few people from Shi Diyuan who were helping with the search work in the west of the city were here.

Lin Xian sighed slightly in his heart at this moment, he did not expect that Wei Kexue, who had reminisced with him the day before yesterday, was gone just like that. Lin Xian took out the iron box from his pocket, opened it and saw that the three blood essences inside were still quietly placed. This was the 'reward' he gave to Lin Xian, just to borrow his Hell Black Chrysanthemum for research. In fact, Lin Xian had no idea of ​​exchanging any benefits at all, he just knew that if he accepted this, Wei Kexue would feel better.

Perhaps Wei Kexue would never have thought that he would die on the eve of evacuation for this theory.

The Hell Black Chrysanthemum was placed on the table, shining with a crimson glow, while Yu Yuheng, who looked disheveled, was sitting beside it.

This means that he is also marked with a level 5 mark.

Zhao Yu's face darkened. "The current situation is that the experimental team found evidence of the Dark Mark, but discovered other anomalies?"

Mr. Guo raised his glasses and nodded, saying, "The ultra-pure germanium detector has captured a weakly interacting massive particle. This particle forms a dark matter bond with the human cell membrane. The dark matter flow can penetrate any barrier, making the marked person a "lighthouse in the dark." This is an unprecedented discovery. If we are given some time to develop a special sensing device, then everyone can detect their own marking situation."

Team leader Wen Zhuo looked at the frightened Yu Yuheng and said, "Team leader Yu, can you tell us in detail what happened? Why did you say that the monster was a scout? What was your basis for this judgment?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Yu Yuheng at this time, and they were all very concerned about this issue.

Yu Yuheng's eyes were a little dazed. He looked up at everyone, and the shocking scene two hours ago kept coming back to his mind.

Two hours ago.

Yu Yuheng's aircraft had just fallen out of a cloud, and the huge feeling of weightlessness almost made his mind go blank. Fortunately, the aircraft's automatic flight control system quickly stabilized.

At this time, he, who had no driving experience, hurriedly checked the instruments and the conditions outside the porthole.

But when he looked up, he found that a huge black shadow had suddenly appeared in the originally hazy clouds on the right side of the aircraft, completely blocking the already gray moonlight.

It was a monster with countless giant feet, each of which was perhaps hundreds of meters long, like a black sea urchin floating in the air, covered with countless red compound eyes. The dense cilia on its legs kept swaying with the snowstorm, and the small aircraft that Yu Yuheng and Wei Kexue were riding was terribly small in front of it!
Beep beep, the aircraft sounds an alarm.

"Professor Wei, it's above our heads!!!" Yu Yuheng gasped.

"Pull it up, pull it up!" Wei Kexue exclaimed from the communicator.

"Is the disaster plant lit up?!"

"No."

"how come!?"

Beep beep. At this moment, various instruments on the aircraft began to issue fault alarms.

"The detector is in working order. It looks like this thing is watching us!"

"It's been hiding here all along!"

"Never mind, just fire at it and see what this monster does!" Wei Kexue gritted his teeth. His adrenaline surged and the fear and panic he had just felt were suppressed in an instant.

"what!!"

Sizzle, chi!
The combat missile on the aircraft flew out from the magazine, and the tail flame drew an arc and flew towards the compound eye floating in the air at a high speed.

Bang!
There was a flash of explosion, but the huge strange creature did not suffer any damage. When the missile approached, it seemed to hit an invisible wall in the air and exploded. A translucent halo rippled in front of the "sea urchin" and then disappeared.

"what is that?!"

"Some kind of shield???"

"Oops"

"What should we do now?"

Wei Kexue looked back at the Hell Black Chrysanthemum behind him, but there was still no movement. So he gritted his teeth and said, "Team Leader Yu, I'll get closer. According to Professor Ding's research report, this disaster plant only covers 500 meters. Maybe we can get closer."

"500 meters is too close!" Yu Yuheng shouted.

"There is no other way, we only have this one chance!" Wei Kexue took a deep breath, turned the direction sharply, and drove the aircraft directly towards the monster.

"Professor Wei!"

"Don't come over here, keep a safe distance and receive the capture signal. If I eject, remember to watch where the disaster plant lands. I promised Captain Lin that I would return it to him intact!!"

Woo!
The turbo engine of the Tongxing aircraft began to gain power. Wei Kexue penetrated the clouds and flew straight towards the giant monster with gritted teeth.

Drop, drop.

The detection signals on the radar continued to beep.

At this moment, the countless red compound eyes in the sky looked at the aircraft approaching it, and a strange red light began to vibrate out. In an instant, the sky was scarlet. Yu Yuheng felt a chill all over his body. He looked up and saw that the huge monster seemed to have turned red all over, like a blood moon in the sky, and Wei Kexue's aircraft rushed forward without hesitation.

"Professor Wei!!"

Drop drop drop drop.

Yu Yuheng's eyes were bloodshot as countless strange images flashed before his eyes. Bloody ripples kept surging, and his pupils reflected broken visions in the trembling. Tens of thousands of pale pupils condensed into a huge compound eye in the void, surrounded by the eye of the storm formed by rolling black clouds.

He hurriedly took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and tried to find the computing module of his computer on the aircraft.

“Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!!!”

Yu Yuheng was frantically refreshing the feedback signal from the detector.

Drop drop drop drop.

hum!
"It's lit! The disaster plant is lit!" At this time, Wei Kexue's loud shout suddenly came to my ears.

Ding, at the same time, the monitoring unit of the ultra-pure germanium detector emitted a green light, which meant that the capture was successful!

"Professor Wei, hurry up..."

boom!
Before Yu Yuheng could finish his words, a horrible shock suddenly occurred, and all the instruments on the entire aircraft went out. Then he felt a huge sense of weightlessness coming at him at a rapid speed.

At this moment, he looked up out of the porthole and saw a tiny cluster of fire exploding in front of the huge strange body that looked like a blood moon. It was Wei Kexue's aircraft!

“Wei Jiao…!!”

hum!
Before Yu Yuheng could shout out, he suddenly felt dizzy and the world was spinning. He didn't know how much time had passed before he heard alarms blaring in his ears.

【High alert, high alert.】

【Take over the flight control program.】

[Mountain ahead, mountain ahead]

[The pull-up failed. The pull-up failed. ]

Yu Yuheng, who was dizzy, suddenly came to his senses and grabbed the joystick of the aircraft...

……

"That monster is different from the ones we have seen before. Ordinary weapons seem to be unable to harm it, and it also has some kind of group attack method."

In the laboratory hall, Yu Yuheng described his previous experience in detail. He took off his glasses, pinched his brows, and sighed: "At that moment, all the instruments failed. I seemed to see something horrible in my head, but that thing was different from this one. I had a feeling that it seemed to be communicating with something and guiding something. This feeling was very strong..."

He Zhen frowned: "You mean, there is more than one S-level monster?"

Zhao Yu groaned: "If this is a subordinate relationship, then the other one may be more than just S-level."

Hearing this, everyone felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

"Whether it is S-level or not, it represents a greater crisis for us." Zhao Yu let out a long breath, and then said to He Zhen and Wen Zhuo: "Now that the monster tide has withdrawn, let's organize an early evacuation and speed up the progress. All casualties statistics and preparation plans are on the way. Xiao He, call Han Jun and Qin Xueming together to discuss the issue of ammunition supply."

"Yes!"

"Wait." At this time, Lin Xian, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said, "Manager Zhao, I know the evacuation plan is to be carried out tomorrow, but don't you think that the situation we have encountered from yesterday to now is very strange?"

"I have the same feeling. Isn't it a bit too weird that an S-level monster is hiding like this and not attacking us?" Shi Diyuan couldn't suppress his suspicion at this time and spoke directly.

"Indeed." Wen Zhuo nodded, looked at Zhao Yu and said, "Assuming this is really a scout, looking for prey for a dark creature, then why was I attacked by a strange tide tonight? If the whole city is dead, what's the point of doing this."

“Because this was not an attack.”

At this moment, a female voice sounded in the hall. Everyone looked and saw Ding Junyi walking out of the crowd.

"Professor Ding, what do you mean it wasn't an attack?" Zhao Yu frowned and looked at her.

Ding Junyi looked at Yu Yuheng and then said
"Professor Wei is right. The monster didn't come here just for the Hell Black Chrysanthemum. It was just an accident that it found the Hell Black Chrysanthemum. The reason why there is no mark in the entire Xilan City is because all the snow monsters no longer issue dark marks to the outside world, because only S-level weird bodies can mark the level 5 mark. In addition, the monster seems to have noticed that we are researching the dark mark, so it marked the Falcon Squad that was patrolling outside the city first, triggering the attack on the city tonight."

He Zhen looked puzzled: "Didn't you just say that it wasn't an attack on the city?"

Ding Junyi looked at Hell Black Chrysanthemum and said, "Except for that high in the sky, no strange body is emitting dark marks now. That monster is monitoring Xilan City. The reason why it didn't mark it before was to make the city safe so that more and more people would gather!"

She said with a stern look, "Because Xilan City has a strong defense force, maybe it's to reduce casualties, or simply to confuse and scare us, so... tonight we are not attacking, we are driving them away!"

"But our original plan was to evacuate tomorrow!" another female researcher couldn't help but say.

"Yes, we can evacuate in time now, and have a better chance of avoiding the coverage of the polar night and the No. 5 Star Abyss. Isn't this better?"

Everyone looked puzzled.

At this time, Lin Xian came out and said, "What if we mark the entire city as level 5 before we evacuate?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt a chill run down their spine.

The atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

He Zhen's eyes narrowed, and he recalled the situation of the Falcon Team before, and said in a deep voice: "You mean..."

Lin Xian looked at Zhao Yu at this time: "Manager Zhao, I suggest that we call the captains of all the convoys in the city and check the markings one by one. When I brought Hell Black Chrysanthemum here just now, I checked it by the way. All our convoys have been marked with Level 5. I think this may be related to the previous loud noise in the sky. If this is the case, then the reason why those strange waves retreated will be consistent with Professor Ding's speculation."

Zhao Yu frowned and looked at Lin Xian. After a few breaths of silence, he said decisively, "Okay, let's do as you say. Wen Zhuo, we will move to Michelle Church and gather everyone together. We will only call the team leaders and not reveal the specific reasons to them. Then we will disperse the tests and discuss again after the results are confirmed."

"He Zhen, you should first arrange for the statistics of casualties and replenish the ammunition on the defensive line. Before the evacuation is confirmed, the line cannot be relaxed."

"I understand." He Zhen nodded.

Zhao Yu checked the time and said to everyone, "Time is urgent. Everyone should act now. It will be too late to wait until daybreak. We must implement the evacuation plan before 5 o'clock."

"it is good."

The night's battle had just subsided, and before everyone had time to catch their breath, they felt a greater crisis. For a moment, everyone was in panic, and the entire Xilan City seemed to be shrouded in a suffocating situation.

Hua Hua Hua.

At 4 a.m., people were busy on the Michel Church Square. Captains of countless survivor convoys were urgently summoned. The piles of monster corpses on the devastated square had been temporarily cleaned up by the Night Walkers, but the strong stench still made people's heads heavy. Under the bright lights of the square, Ding Junyi and many researchers were conducting marking tests on the captains.

"What is this for?"

"I don't know, just cooperate..."

"It is said that they have confirmed the attack pattern of the strange body, which is called the Dark Mark. Everyone who is marked will attract monsters in the dark night."

"Ah? So that's how it is..."

"So checking this now means there is another attack?"

"We haven't dealt with many of the casualties in our convoy yet."

"Fortunately, the Phoenix Society will provide us with ammunition and supplies..."

"Are we going to evacuate?"

On one side of the square, Zhou Wuer, Peng Peng and a group of Night Walker Postmen stood in a corner, watching the scene with complicated expressions.

"So many people have been marked. It looks like our evacuation plan needs to be changed." Peng Peng said with his arms folded across his chest.

Zhou Wuer had been killing all night, and now his face was extremely serious: "Who knows, I hope everything goes well."

"Chichi."

At this time, the communicator rang, and he waved his hand behind him: "Go, let us in."

04:35
A lot of people gathered in the temporary command center of the church's Gospel Hall at this time.

The leaders of the Phoenix Society headed by Zhao Yu and He Zhen, the scientific research team Guo Sicheng and Yu Yuheng, as well as the leaders of the various teams of the Night Walker Organization and the Red Phoenix Order, Lin Xian, Shi Diyuan, Qian Dele, Han Jun, Qin Xueming, Zhang Tianfang, Chen Xiao and so on.

"The test is complete. Among the 1236 convoys in the city, 786 convoy captains are carrying level 5 dark marks." Xiao He reported the data with a serious expression.

"Why doesn't everyone have it?" He Zhen was puzzled: "This monster is selective about people?"

"I think it is very likely that the actions of Team Leader Yu and Professor Wei had an impact on the monster, so some people were not hit, which is also the reason why the monsters retreated early." Ding Junyi said.

"64%" Zhao Yu frowned and murmured, "I don't know whether to say it is a good thing or a bad thing."

After he finished speaking, he looked up and glanced at everyone: "I have just explained the specific situation. I want to hear everyone's opinions."

"I think we must retreat immediately, otherwise are we going to be killed by that S-class monster?" Qin Xueming of the Space Fleet had just finished a battle and was in a very bad state. When he heard such bad news, he immediately expressed his thoughts.

"I think so too. Is there any other choice?" Chen Xiao of the Torch Alliance suffered heavy losses tonight. He looked at everyone with a puzzled expression: "Do we still need to discuss this?"

"Didn't you hear the explanation of the scientific research team just now? If you carry a level 5 mark on your body, you will definitely die if you go out!" Zhang Tianfang said at this time.

"Then what else can we do? Kill the S-class?" Qin Xueming asked in confusion, "Or do we have to kill the guy who is more powerful than the S-class?"

Han Jun of the Arctic Wind Alliance was the calmest at this time. He turned to look at Lin Xian and said, "Captain Lin, you, the Infinite Team, have the most experience with dark marks. Can we reduce the concentration of our marks by killing a large number of snow monsters and demons, so that we can be safer or enter a silent state?"

He Zhen nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, I thought so too. It's not like this mark can't be removed. Since there is such a way, we don't have to kill the S-level weird body."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone showed their approval.

On the contrary, Zhao Yu did not express his opinion, but looked at Yu Yuheng, Ding Junyi and Lin Xian from the scientific research team.

"Research team, Infinite Team, what are your opinions?"

Yu Yuheng said at this time: "I...I just think that things are not that simple."

Ding Junyi nodded: "Have you ever thought about why those monsters retreated as soon as we were marked?"

"Uh……"

Qin Xueming was shocked: "Fuck, this is too dark."

Han Jun's face was also heavy at this time. It sounded like the monster that was secretly watching Xilan City had a certain degree of intelligence, and this attack was also a premeditated arrangement...

Clearing the marks allowed more and more survivors to remain in Xilan City. When everyone felt a little more secure, they suddenly attacked the city, causing fear, and marked the entire city in an attempt to drive everyone away!

If they evacuate at this time, those with level 5 marks will never survive to Quancheng, and staying here will also be a dead end. Everyone will face the terrifying loud creatures in the clouds and... the even more terrifying unknown existence!

What is in front of everyone at this moment seems to be...

The whole city is in a dead end!

At this moment, everyone felt a chill down their spine.

"Brother Lin." Shi Diyuan frowned and whispered to Lin Xian beside him: "What should we do? Aren't we doomed to be defeated?"

Lin Xian's eyes were complicated at this time, and he also felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart. For the first time, he felt a sense of fear of being dominated by dark creatures.

"Oh my~ It seems that these monsters really want to eat us humans like dumplings." Qian Dele sighed deeply, lowered his head and touched the fur on his body: "Forget it, let's go back and have a couple of drinks, and then fight."

When Lin Xian heard this, he looked at Qian Dele and his expression changed slightly.

"You're right. If we give it a try, we might still have a chance."

Just when everyone was at a loss, Lin Xian suddenly spoke loudly, and everyone's eyes instantly fell on him.

"If we fight hard, there might be a chance for a turnaround!"

Qian Dele, who was standing by, looked puzzled. He immediately came over and whispered, "Hey, what I meant by fighting hard was just rushing out. There's no turning point."

He Zhen, Wen Zhuo, Han Jun and others all looked at Lin Xian.

Zhao Yu said, "Captain Lin, tell me what you think."

At this moment, a crazy idea kept growing in his mind, causing Lin Xian to gasp for air in his chest. His eyes kept flickering, and then he stared fiercely and said, "What if... we don't retreat tomorrow?"

"If you don't retreat, you're going to die?"

"That's right……"

Chen Xiao and the others opened their mouths immediately after hearing this, but Zhao Yu raised his hand to interrupt them. He looked at Lin Xian seriously and said, "Go on."

"If we don't retreat tomorrow, the most we'll have is polar night. But is polar night necessarily scary? If we don't have any marks on our bodies and enter a silent state, we may be able to safely pass the edge of Star Abyss No. 5!!!" Lin Xian looked up at Zhao Yu and said anxiously, "We've tried it before. If we don't have any marks on our bodies, there's a high probability that we won't encounter anything in the dark, unless we're extremely unlucky and run into a monster's territory."

Zhao Yu frowned: "You mean we can use one day to remove the mark? But the problem is, the monster won't give us this opportunity, and it's guiding another one that's even more..."

"What if we kill it?!"

Before Zhao Yu could finish his words, Lin Xian suddenly shouted, “Since this monster wants to mark us and treat us as its meal, we might as well just kill this beast and completely remove the Level 5 mark on its body. The polar night will gather in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. The bigger one is likely to come through the tide in the polar night or the extreme cold vortex. The time difference is exactly the opportunity left for us!!”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes began to change.

"You mean, we kill an S-level monster?" Han Jun frowned.

"But that monster is hiding on purpose. Isn't he said to be a scout?" Qin Xueming also spoke.

"Yes, even if we want to kill it, we can't do anything if it doesn't come out," said Zhang Tianfang.

Yu Yuheng nodded at the side: "That thing has been hiding in the clouds. It is difficult to find its location. It is hiding and monitoring us..."

"That's not necessarily the case!"

Lin Xian said sternly, "First, if it is really a scout, its purpose is to mark the entire city as level 5. We have only hit 64% of the city now, and the mission has not been completed. So if we don't evacuate tomorrow night, there will be another attack, and the sea urchin will use the same trick again."

"You mean, we should take action when it releases the mark again?" asked Wen Zhuo, the leader of the Spark Team, with a frown.

"But if it's in the air, there's really a limit to what we can do." He Zhen said, "The aviation combat formation has no experience in encircling and suppressing S-level strange entities. Also, Team Leader Yu just said that missiles are ineffective against it. If we can't resolve it in a short period of time, then everyone in the city will be stuck."

He Zhen's analysis hit the nail on the head about what most people were thinking. If they tried their best to escape now, they might still have a chance of survival. But if they really waited until the city was attacked tomorrow night, it would be a question whether everyone could withstand the monster tide. Not to mention that they would have to deal with an S-class monster with some kind of protective shield?

This possibility sounds very small, but if it fails, the whole city will be marked as level 5 and face the polar night and the arrival of the extreme cold vortex, and the whole city will be wiped out.

"There is a way to get it down." At this moment, Lin Xian suddenly said.

"What method?" Zhao Yu looked at him and asked.

"Damn it." At this time, Ding Junyi, who had been silent all the time, slapped the cultivation cabin of Hell Black Chrysanthemum: "Have you ever thought about how an S-level weird body could fail because of two small aircraft?"

"Yes."

Lin Xian said sternly: "This thing can attract A-level abyss worms for a short period of time, and it will definitely attract that monster!"

Yu Yuheng stood up immediately after hearing this: "Yes! Yes! That guy's whole body turned red at that time. It was definitely not as simple as our two aircraft attacking it. Now that I think about it, it must have sensed the presence of the disaster plant on Professor Wei's aircraft!"

Zhao Yu's expression kept changing when he heard this, and He Zhen also fell into thought.

Lin Xian looked at He Zhendao

"Captain He, if we start to deploy defenses throughout the city from now on, using Xilan City's steel mill, weapons factory, radar station, rail station and other special places to set up defense facilities, and all the convoys do not flee in chaos but set up traps and defense strongholds in advance, and make reasonable war arrangements, turning the encounter into a defensive or blocking battle, will the situation be better than tonight?"

He Zhen's eyes sharpened and he said, "Of course. The city is thick and high, the moat is deep and wide, the weapons are sharp and good, and the soldiers are well-selected. Our preparations last night were very hasty, and we did not consider the possibility of the inner city falling. If we defend the city and strengthen the troops, we can definitely reduce a large number of casualties."

"There is one more point, which Professor Ding just mentioned."

Wen Zhuo also spoke up at this time: "Xilan City has a large number of heavy city defense fortifications and base weapons. If we evacuate, we can't take these things with us. If the monsters really want to drive us away, they may also be afraid of this."

"That's right!" Shi Diyuan nodded in agreement. "Of course, vehicle-mounted weapons are not as powerful as base weapons. If we retreat like this, won't we become an easy target? I agree with Brother Lin's plan!"

"I agree." Qian Dele crossed his arms and said, "It's better to defend the city with a strong city and powerful artillery than to flee in a blizzard. What's more, if you run with a level 5 mark, won't the road become a mobile hunting ground for monsters?"

The words of several people made Qin Xueming and others a little shaken. He looked at Han Jun who was standing beside him.
"Hey, Mr. Han, what do you think?"

Han Jun said solemnly: "Burn your boats and escape may not be a bad idea, but..." He looked at Zhao Yu.
"Manager Zhao, we in the Arctic Wind Alliance will follow your arrangements."

On this side, Zhao Yu and He Zhen exchanged glances.

"Old Zhao." He Zhen looked at Zhao Yu's expression and said, "You just mentioned good news and bad news, this is what you meant."

Zhao Yu nodded after a deep breath.

64%, that means 3% of the people are actually unmarked and can survive. If he chooses not to retreat, he cannot force these people to stay, which means that the number of people defending the city will be reduced by %, and the pressure of defending the city will undoubtedly be greater.

But if these people choose to stay, they will be betting their entire fortune and lives on Zhao Yu.

If we fail, the whole city will lose.

He didn't dare to gamble, nor did he have the right to let those who could live die.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yu looked at everyone and said
"Strategically, I agree with Captain Lin and Professor Ding's plan to defend the city and eliminate the mark. Although it is very difficult, it is indeed more reliable than retreating from the city with a level 5 mark. Whether it is weapons, city walls, or psychological level, we are more proactive rather than passive. From a military perspective, He Zhen, you also agree with this, right?"

He Zhen nodded upon hearing this: "That's right, turning passivity into initiative and turning danger into opportunity is indeed the best strategy."

"Then do it!"

Zhao Yu said solemnly, "In the name of the Phoenix Society's Xilan City Supervisor, I agree to defend the city!"

"In addition, I need to first listen to the opinions of more than a thousand other teams, make the actual situation of the crisis clear to everyone, and determine which teams will stay or go. For the rest, we will immediately implement the defense plan!"

Hua Hua Hua.

05:00
The Michel Church Square was crowded with people. There were more than a thousand team captains, leaders, some deputies and key personnel surrounding it. There were thousands of people standing in the square.

The cold wind was howling. The general manager Zhao Yu stood on the high platform and solemnly synchronized the dark mark, the current changes in the city, and the Phoenix Society's change of strategy in defending the city through the radio.

For a while, the square was filled with cries of grief and despair and suffocation.

"What... We're all marked with Level 5? Does this mean we're going to die?"

"I heard that a patrol team was like this yesterday. They didn't even have a chance to escape..."

"Oh my god, I thought we could evacuate right away tomorrow!"

"When we were testing just now, it seems that we didn't have any marks..."

"Staying to defend the city and evacuating in the polar night, this... is this really feasible?"

"If that's the case, we'd rather stay here. At least we have shelters and cannons. If we were on the road, our cars wouldn't be able to withstand that level of monster tide."

"That's right. Since it's already marked, what else can we do but fight?"

"Yes, listen to the Phoenix Society and fight them. Maybe there is still a chance of survival!"

"Defending the city? I think I can. I like playing tower defense the most. I have a lot of experience. Can I be in charge?"

"Come on, Captain He has been leading troops in battles for many years. Does he need your little gaming experience?"

"..."

The crowd was talking and feeling heavy.

Zhao Yu glanced across the square. "This is the situation. Without further ado, all convoys can express their opinions now. Whether marked or not, they can choose to evacuate. I have asked the support point to prepare some supplies and ammunition needed for emergency evacuation. The evacuation time is before 6 o'clock. In addition, I will share all the remaining ammunition and supplies with the whole city, and formulate a detailed defense plan. We will form tactical teams based on the convoy vehicles, weapon ratios, and abilities of the psychics, and set up a temporary city-building battle command center to complete all preparations for the battle before dark."

As soon as the words fell, the crowd below suddenly became much quieter.

"Um..." The captain of a convoy in the crowd raised his hand at this time: "Can we really evacuate without the mark? Does it mean there is no danger?"

His words also attracted the attention of some other unmarked convoys, and they all looked at Zhao Yu.

"That's right. Those who are not marked can evacuate. As for whether there is no danger, I believe in the judgment of our scientific research team. At least, the danger will be reduced to a minimum. I believe this will also be the common judgment method for the world to deal with dark creatures in the future." Zhao Yu responded in a stern voice.

"Then...then we choose to evacuate." The convoy that asked the question just now gritted its teeth. His convoy had suffered heavy losses last night and had basically lost the will to resist.

"We'll evacuate too."

"It seems that our team has no mark either... Then it's none of our business." The person who spoke at this time was Long Dahei from the Heizi team. He looked at the Phoenix Society members on the stage with a complicated expression and said, "I don't know what to say. Well... Thank you for your support. I hope you can succeed."

After saying that, he took a deep breath, turned around and left with a few of his men.

At the same time, more convoys left one after another, and the square was silent.

"We believe in the decision of the Order of Phoenix, and we will live and die together with everyone!" At this time, a tenacious female voice broke the silence.

"That's right, we will fight to the death in Jucheng!!" Her voice seemed to trigger some kind of emotion.

Those who suffered heavy losses, those who were separated from their wives and children because of the strange tide, and those who were angry because they knew they were in a desperate situation, the emotions of more and more people were ignited!

"Damn it, you dare to treat us like pigs and even mark us, then we'll fucking kill us!" a big man with foul language roared at this time.

"I haven't killed an S-class yet. Maybe if I kill an S-class, our whole city will evolve. What do you think? Is that right?" At this time, someone said with a unique idea.

“Oh, that’s right!!”

"What are you afraid of? Just fight them. We didn't have enough fun last night. We are fully prepared this time. We can kill all these beasts without leaving a single one alive."

"That's right, don't think that we humans are easy to mess with. I'm at the top of the food chain!!"

"Done!"

"We have no marks, and we stand by the Order of the Phoenix!"

"Kill, kill, kill. Our Dingli team will sign up first!"

The noise in the square suddenly began to boil, and the atmosphere of challenge became stronger.

"Xiao He, count the final number of people and inventory the weapons." Looking at this scene, He Zhen's eyes calmed down and he immediately gave instructions to his adjutant Xiao He.

"Yes."

Soon, the statistics were completed, and in the command center hall, everyone began to discuss the city-building plan.

"Report, there are a total of 1236 convoys surviving in the city. 1072 convoys chose to stay and defend the city, and 164 convoys evacuated. All of them were unmarked convoys. The total number of people and weapons are currently being counted." Xiao He reported.

"Night Walker is also summarizing the supernatural power data collected from previous tests. It will take some time to deploy them in groups." Wen Zhuo also said at this time.

"it is good."

"Then let's immediately finalize the city-building plan. He Zhen, let's talk about the defense layout first."

A holographic sandbox tactical table was placed in the center of the hall. Zhao Yu stood at the front, surrounded by the leaders of the Survey Corps, the Night Walkers Organization and the representative convoys. At this moment, everyone was looking at the holographic map of Xilan City on the tactical table with serious expressions.

"it is good."

He Zhen held a baton and pointed at the north and east city walls of Xilan City.

"The three walls on the north, east, and south are permanent fortifications. Now the city can no longer stop the influx of monsters. If we still focus on the defense outside the city, we will be attacked from behind."

"So my plan is to abandon the city defense and let the northern defense line and the passenger rail station and Xilan Airport in the rear form a triangle strategic position. The eastern defense line and the steel industrial zone and weapons manufacturing factory form a triangle strategic position. The southern defense line relies on the mountains and the Duga radar array station for defense. The west of the city has no defensive strongholds, Fenglan Mountain and the mine are not defensive, so we give up. Finally, deploy a highly mobile and powerful attack team on Michel Square and Central Avenue. They will carry disaster plants to attract and flexibly respond to A-level abyss worms and S-level cloud black thorns. They can work closely together in the three key areas. In this way, when necessary, they can form a pincer attack and launch a concentrated attack on the crisis in the city."

When everyone heard He Zhen's explanation, they all looked at him with approval. It was indeed the most ideal solution to concentrate the core forces in the city defense system area, rather than dispersing them in the city.

In this way, the city wall is not only for external defense, but can also be linked to form an island-like defense inside the city.

"Captain He has thought it through very carefully. Once a defense system is established in places like the passenger station, the airport, the steel plant, and the Garad array station, they will indeed be easy to defend but difficult to attack." Zhao Yu nodded as he looked at the holographic sand table.

The strength of these special buildings in Xilan City is incomparable to that of ordinary residential buildings, and they were built with strategic considerations in mind. In order to cope with war crises, the average wall thickness of residential buildings in Xilan City exceeds 80 cm, and these special constructions are even thicker than 100 cm. Combined with the steel torrent defenses of each fleet, they can indeed greatly ensure their solidity.

"Now the second question, how to kill the S-level Black Thorn in the Cloud before the dawn of September?!" Zhao Yu looked at Wen Zhuo.

Wen Zhuo said solemnly, "There are currently 112 Berserker-class warriors and 1201 Diamond-class warriors in the city. According to Captain He's arrangement, I suggest selecting a number of elite warriors who are suitable for mobile operations based on their special abilities to form a large hunting attack group of five people under my command. We will first try to kill the Abyss Worm. If the S-class Cloud Black Thorn appears, we will first conduct a contact attack to understand and determine its weakness. Then, we will use the hunting group's strong mobility to attract and transfer it to the three defense strongholds, and try to eliminate it with the help of the strongholds and aerial firepower."

"It sounds possible, but it's a bit too optimistic." At this time, Qin Xueming said, "If that S-level weird body chooses to directly attack one of the stronghold defense areas, and the other two can't help, then won't we be in an embarrassing situation of being defeated one by one?"

"That makes sense, but we can't have all the people in the city guarding one place." Steve Yuan said sternly, "Tens of thousands of people can't unleash their firepower. If they do, the internal situation will be in chaos first, which will be troublesome."

Wen Zhuo said at this time: "My idea is to use the strong offensive attraction of high-level superpowers, such as fire, laser, telekinesis, Han Jun's water, and my magnetic power..."

"In that case, the main pressure is concentrated on this supernatural hunting team." Han Jun frowned and said, "We have to move throughout the city, and physical exhaustion is also a big problem. Xilan is not a small city. The three bases in the east, south and north are dozens of kilometers apart. Not everyone can fly."

"If all the troops and convoys are concentrated in the three defensive strongholds, the city will be very empty. Even for the supernatural hunting team, it will be difficult to face monsters of that level without strong firepower support." Zhang Tianfang said with a gloomy face.

"I can arrange for the Dreadnoughts to provide air support in the city." At this time, He Zhen said, "But the situations that air support can deal with are limited after all."

"Yeah..." Qian Dele nodded when he heard this: "After all, it's an A-level or S-level monster. No matter how powerful our psychics are, it might just take one bite."

“Are there any other options?”

He Zhen frowned slightly: "We can gather some heavy weapons and missiles together, maybe there will be some improvement."

"It's still unclear what the monster's ability to defend against missiles is. If, as Team Leader Yu said, it's some kind of supernatural shield, then conventional weapons may not be effective against it," said Han Jun.

"Yes, I agree with this. If it is an extremely special defense mechanism, then all our preparations may be in vain." Qin Xueming said with a worried look on his face.

Lin Xian was standing at the farthest end of the crowd at this time, his face heavy. When he heard what Han Jun and the others said, he immediately remembered his AT force field shield.

If the monster has such a defense mechanism, it would be very difficult to deal with.

"Hey." At this time, a quiet voice came close to Lin Xian. Lin Xian glanced sideways and found it was Zhou Wuer.

"I saw in the mission log that you once used your ability to create sunlight outside Xilan City. It might work wonders."

"That's because there is sunlight during the day." Lin Xian responded in a low voice. At this time, he didn't know whether his gravitational lens could produce the same effect as when he dealt with the red light before.

"It's okay. I think the plan you proposed is very bold. Maybe we can really turn this deadlock around. Yes, very insightful."

Lin Xian sighed slightly when he heard this. In his opinion, relying on the defense of Xilan City and everyone's joint efforts to deal with the scout and then evacuate is the best plan. But it does not mean that this plan will definitely succeed. Even the Phoenix Society is not sure about dealing with an S-level monster, and there are currently no successful cases reported around the world.

Lin Xian looked at everyone. At this point in the discussion, they fell into a silent stalemate. The city defense strategy was not very difficult to arrange, but the core issue was how to deal with the S-level weird body. If it could not be solved, all the city defense would be meaningless.

But the problem is that the three defense lines cannot be concentrated to deal with the S-level monster, and it is impossible for the tens of thousands of people in the city to be concentrated together. This means giving up the advantages of the three city wall fortifications and base weapons.

Wen Zhuo's plan to concentrate powerful psychics to carry out a diversionary attack inside the city seems to be the best plan, but everyone knows that even with more than 100 violent-level ones, it would be extremely difficult to deal with an S-level monster.

There are quite a few people who have never encountered an S-level monster, let alone how to deal with it.

Just when everyone was in a stalemate,
bang.

At this time, the door of the Gospel Hall was suddenly pushed open, and a tall man in a military coat walked in quickly and said loudly
"If there is a war weapon that can suppress the monster tide in the city and deal with S-level weird bodies, this problem will be much simpler."

Lin Xian recognized the newcomer as a familiar figure, it was Chen Wei who had been in the Tracamar Ice Valley camp before!
"Chen Wei, why are you here? Your injury..." Yu Yuheng spoke immediately after seeing this.

But Chen Wei did not respond at this time, but spoke to everyone as he walked.

"Emperor Project Pangu Unit-125, height 8665 meters, total weight 500 tons, dual fusion reactor turbine processor, two-person neural synesthesia driving, super carbon yne alloy composite armor, compound multi-aperture array wave light radar, legs equipped with hydraulic power distributor, 4238KT gyro stabilizer, KKG-level high-agility torque drive, 2 muscle units in the whole unit, each muscle unit is equipped with 19 magnetic control engine groups, weapon system includes right arm I-4 plasma cannon, foldable high-frequency blade chain sword, double-arm ultra-high voltage pulse electric hammer, left arm orbital incinerator cannon, chest 8X missile vertical launch system, elbow equipped with rocket propulsion device..."

"Also, the bug in the north of the city was killed by my brother and I using the chain sword. If we can restart Unit-01 in Ice Valley, we can use it as a strategic fulcrum in the central city. I can also demonstrate how to kill bugs again!"

After these words were spoken, Han Jun and others all looked surprised.

"What? There is such a terrifying mecha?"

Zhao Yu's eyes changed slightly. As the chief official of Xilan City, he naturally knew the emperor's plan. Not only him, but also Shi Diyuan and Qian Dele who were present had seen the war beast in the ice valley with their own eyes.

"But, the operating cabin and coherent drive of Unit-01, as well as the left arm..." Yu Yuheng immediately understood Chen Wei's intention and responded immediately.

"I can fix it!"

At this time, Lin Xian, who had been silent, suddenly spoke with a crazy look in his eyes: "Although it cannot be fully repaired, this time is enough for me to solve several core problems. In addition, I remember that the stele core you brought back is a spare intelligent control core itself."

Chen Wei's appearance suddenly made Lin Xian react. His current mechanical manufacturing has reached level 5. As long as he can get back before tomorrow morning, he will have more than 24 hours to repair it. Moreover, that mecha itself was built to deal with S-level monsters. If he can have that mecha, the success rate will be greatly improved.

Yu Yuheng's face was complicated when he heard this: "But, even if it is repaired, it will require at least two pilots with a level 5 common coefficient, and..."

"I am a level 5 common coefficient driver." Lin Xian said directly before Chen Wei could speak.

At this moment, not only Yu Yuheng, but also Chen Wei and He Zhen from the Survey Corps looked at him in surprise.

"Are you serious?" Chen Wei looked at Lin Xian with a sharp and doubtful look.

"Yes, I am a mechanical mutant myself. You should not doubt my control over machines." Lin Xian said.

"Okay!" Chen Wei was shocked, and a smile appeared on his face: "Although I don't like psychics very much, it is not impossible to cooperate with psychics with a level 5 common coefficient."

Lin Xian looked at him: "Although you have a bad temper, I also appreciate that you can stand up at this time. This is a good plan."

Chen Wei smiled, turned around and looked at everyone, his expression became serious, and he saluted solemnly: "Director Zhao, Captain He, Team Leader Yu, all the leaders, Chen Wei formally requests you to go into battle!"

Zhao Yu looked at Yu Yuheng at this time: "Team Leader Yu?"

Yu Yuheng's expression kept changing at this time, becoming more and more anxious and excited.

"That's right, that's right! If Captain Lin can repair the control cabin, the symmetric drive, and the left arm, with the help of the intelligent control core of the monument core, Unit-01 can indeed be restarted!"

"Then let's decide it!" Zhao Yu's eyes were shocked and he said to Lin Xian

"Captain Lin, then you will lead the team and bring back the ultimate weapon of the Emperor Project!"

"I can't ask for it!"

Lin Xian's eyes were filled with the raging flames of war. He looked through the Holy Father stained glass of the Gospel Church towards the southeast of Xilan City. 700 kilometers away, deep in the Tracamar Ice Valley, a super-giant war mecha was sleeping on the top of the ice peak.

The dual-nuclear fusion reactor turbines that had been extinguished in the chest seemed to be waiting to be ignited by heat again!

(End of this chapter)