Lu Beiye, held in Lu Xici's arms, nodded vigorously: "Yes! Sister is right! Grandpa, you guys are amazing! With you guarding the house, we're not afraid at all!"

Grandpa Chi: "Alright. We old folks will take care of the house."

He turned his gaze to Chi Yanzhou and Lu Nange's group: "Don't worry, we're here at home! We're waiting for you to come back."

Chi Yanzhou, Lu Nange, Lu Beiye, Lu Xici... the group nodded.

The elders walked to the back, and Lu Beiye blinked.

"Sister, Brother Yan, I'll go call Sister Xingyou, Brother Zhuo, and Brother Xian right now!"

"Bring all the metal and earth elemental ability users from our base. Grandpa and the others are at home. We need to completely seal off the outer perimeter of the base and reinforce it with our abilities!"

Once the convoy is all parked, you can dispose of the bodies and prepare for cremation, and we'll finish reinforcing the defenses. Then we can move the battlefield forward without wasting any time!

Chi Yanzhou: "Thank you for your hard work, Aye."

"Mmm!" Lu Beiye responded, then patted Lu Xici, who was still hugging him, "Brother, put me down..."

Lu Xici clicked her tongue, tightened her arms, and instead of letting go, lifted him up a little higher and adjusted her holding position.

"You little... little kid, running around like that, how much time are you wasting? Let me carry you! It'll be faster!"

Lu Beiye: [Don't think that just because I packed up quickly I didn't know you were going to call me short-legged, hmph!]

Seeing the fine sweat on Lu Xici's forehead, she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Lu Beiye put his arm around Lu Xici's neck, gave a muffled "oh," and waved his little hand at Lu Nange and Chi Yanzhou.

As noon approached, the sun grew increasingly intense, and the air became scorching hot.

Sunlight leaked down from the edge of the giant curtain in the sky, cut into dazzling beams that slanted down on the walls, the ground, and everyone.

In the light and shadow, shadowy figures moved about, their sweat pouring down their faces.

Once Grandpa Chi and his entourage of elders stood on the ground of Flameheart, Lu Beiye, Luo Xingyou, Ji Xian, and He Zhuo immediately sprang into action...

They brought along the metal and earth elemental ability users of Flameheart and began to "lock" Flameheart up.

The pale golden power and the earthy yellow energy complemented each other, layering, reinforcing, and sealing the inner and outer bases of the tall shield wall.

Ultimately, the entire Flameheart base was completely encased in a "shell" constructed using their supernatural abilities, leaving only a few small square observation ports and some tiny ventilation holes above the shield on the rear side.

Through the square observation port, you can still see the giant electronic screen that is still suspended in the sky.

If the situation becomes critical, Grandpa Chi and the others can use their metal and earth elemental abilities to completely seal off the opening, turning Flame Heart into a truly airtight "iron can".

After doing all this, Lu Beiye and his group immediately headed towards the front line of defense where Lu Nange and Chi Yanzhou were located.

When they arrived, all the vehicles from various bases that had come to provide support were already neatly parked in the open space in front of the Flameheart Gate.

The people in the car had already disembarked and joined the Flameheart ability user.

The battlefield that was previously filled with zombie corpses has now been almost completely cleared.

Gu Wan, leading a group of fire-type ability users, was carrying out the final incineration.

Gu Wan: "Brother, He Zhuo, Ji Xian... wrap it up!"

Gu Qi controlled the water jets to extinguish the fire, while He Zhuo and Ji Xian unleashed their earth-based powers.

The ground began to roll and writhe violently.

The embers were swept underground, and fresh, damp soil was churned up from deeper within, covering the surface...

In just a few breaths, the battlefield, which was once ablaze with flames and littered with corpses, was now covered by a patch of freshly turned, level brown soil.

Lu Beiye and Luo Xingyou have also retrieved the two metal ramps and resealed the tops.

Just as everyone began to advance orderly along the top towards the front, the image of the Flame Core Base, which occupied the center in the sky, suddenly shrank and receded, becoming one of countless segmented images.

And even more images appeared on the screen!

Each frame contains a similar yet different scene.

A large horde of zombies is approaching in all directions...

The images constantly switch and refresh, starkly presenting the crises that are unfolding or about to erupt around the world to everyone.

The cold, emotionless synthesized electronic voice once again pierced the eardrums of everyone who looked up.

"I'm not happy with the start. Well then, you ants... good luck!"