Chapter 661 Melee (Part Two)

Outside.

The moment the source was destroyed, the dark matter rippled violently, and a vast, invisible energy spread rapidly.

Darkness has fallen.

In an instant, the sky was completely covered and swallowed up by an endless, thick, and substantial dark substance. The light from the sun, moon, stars... all celestial bodies was completely blocked.

The four bases became isolated islands in the dark tide.

Desperate cries mingled with some inhuman roars, and chaos reigned all around.

front.

The sentries, who were fighting the mutants, quickly realized something was wrong.

Dark matter is no longer content with eroding matter; instead, like an invisible fog, it seeps into the air, soil, water, and even... begins to directly affect all conscious entities within its range.

Some of the sentries quickly went berserk and began attacking indiscriminately.

Fortunately, the sentries operated in small teams, and the anomaly was quickly noticed by their teammates.

"Guide! Where's the guide?! Come quick!!!"

The sounds of explosions, shouts, and some kind of inhuman screams mingled together, drowning out the sentries' calls.

The surrounding figures moved about.

Looking up, all you could see was a living, writhing, dark sky radiating cold malice.

The dozens of guides scattered at the front line couldn't see anything at all.

"Guides, stay where you are and turn on your flashlights. Sentinels who need to be directed, move toward the light source!" Yu Shu endured her discomfort and took out a megaphone to shout to the surroundings.

A few faint beams of light shone in the thick darkness, like fishing lights swaying in a storm.

Driven to madness, the sentry staggered toward the light sources, desperately held back and guided by his teammates.

The guides immediately began to provide mental guidance, and soft light shone in their hands as they tried to dispel the dark mire in the sentinel's mind.

The process was slow, with new Sentinels constantly teetering on the brink of collapse under the dual pressures of battle and the encroaching darkness.

The temporary chaos at the front gave the mutant army an opportunity.

Countless monsters began attempting to break through the defenses.

Without the constraints of the contaminated zone, these mutants have entered their final, frenzied phase!

Like a swarm of bees without a queen, driven by instinct, they devour all the food within range in order to complete one last deformed bloom before destruction.

The pressure on the defense line has increased dramatically!

A gap has appeared in the firepower network.

"Protect the guide!"

Someone shouted at the top of their lungs, and the sentries who were still conscious immediately moved towards the source of the light.

The battle became even more brutal and chaotic.

Often, just as you pull a teammate back from their frenzy, you have to immediately turn around and deal with the monsters that pounce on you.

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, the three adjutants in charge of the battlefield immediately tried to call for backup.

Fortunately, short-range communication is still maintained.

Upon receiving the message, the command center immediately ordered a tightening of the defenses and dispatched additional guides to the front lines.

Everyone understood that once the outer perimeter of the base fell, humanity would be trapped, utterly engulfed in endless darkness and madness in this last refuge.

The number of guides was already small, and this additional deployment meant that almost half of them were sent out.

The Special Abilities Department also dispatched another twenty guides to take turns guarding the power plant and the machine room 24 hours a day.

Now, almost all that remains in the base are guides of lower rank and weaker mental strength.

Those inside are not having an easy time.

All entrances and exits of the air-raid shelter were closed, and reinforcements were patrolling, but dark matter was still seeping in through the ventilation ducts.

The testing instruments hanging on the stone walls in various areas kept making noise.

Many people watched helplessly as their pollution levels rose.

Panic spread rapidly.

In the darkness, some began to sob softly, while others fell into an eerie calm, staring blankly at the ceiling, as if they had already accepted their fate.

Chief Chen and Minister Bai arrived at the entrance of the air-raid shelter, holding flashlights.

"Don't worry too much. There are sentries around Xiaoyu, and the sentries at the outpost will also evacuate with her. They will definitely protect her safety."

All outposts in western Sichuan have lost contact.

No news came back until darkness fell again.

Minister Bai gave a wry smile. "How could I not be worried? Judging from the timeline, they should be able to evacuate back from western Sichuan."

"More than twenty hours have passed and there's still no news. How can a father not be anxious?"

Minister Bai sighed as he spoke, "I'm useless too, not as steady as Minister Duan."

Duan Xi also disappeared without a trace.

Minister Duan has remained silent and steadfastly at the command center.

The base commander patted him on the shoulder, "Let's wait a little longer. Once the people arrive nearby and there's a signal, messages will come in."

Minister Bai nodded, looking at the dark sky with a heavy heart: "The scene of the sun reappearing back then is still vivid in my mind. I never thought it would only be twenty years later."

Chen Jidi sighed.

The two stood in front of the air-raid shelter for a while.

Upon receiving the news, Deputy Officer Jin, who was in charge of the air-raid shelter's security, came out to report the situation to the two leaders.

Upon learning that the pollution level inside was rising rapidly, the two exchanged a glance, waved their hands, and began to walk up the stone steps beside them.

Climb to the top of the mountain.

The base chief was panting heavily, and a biting wind carrying a heavy, dark aura blew against the corners of their clothes.

Beneath our feet lies the air-raid shelter, a refuge that holds our last hope; above us hangs the dark sky, swallowing everything.

After a moment's pause, the base chief stood at the entrance of a ventilation duct and said to Minister Bai, "According to the intelligence Xie Tu sent back, they are probably making a final attempt to save humanity right now."

"We can't hold them back either."

The base chief has made his move.

A vast and boundless spiritual force silently erupted from him.

The spiritual energy did not spread very far, but rather, as if it possessed a self-awareness, flowed towards all the ventilation duct entrances of the air-raid shelter down the mountain.

At every point along the pipeline, this force rapidly weaves and extends, forming a spiritual filter that is invisible to the naked eye but truly exists.

The dark matter that was seeping into the air-raid shelter through the ventilation ducts was swallowed up by the mental power of the base chief, as if it had encountered an invisible black hole vortex.

Yun Zhao was right.

The base chief is a hidden dark guide.

Minister Bai's expression remained unchanged throughout, clearly indicating that he was in the know.

Inside the air-raid shelter, the pollution concentration readings on the walls, which had been steadily rising, suddenly began to drop.

"It's...it's dropping! The reading is decreasing!" someone screamed in disbelief, their voice trembling with relief.

Everyone looked up blankly, not knowing what had happened.

On the mountaintop.

The base chief's face was turning pale at a visible speed, and fine beads of cold sweat were seeping from his forehead.

Consuming such a vast and malevolent dark substance would also be a tremendous burden and corrosive force for him.

"How long can it last?" Minister Bai asked.

Commander Shen looked somewhat exhausted and waved his hand, "We can't hold on for long. I hope Yun Zhao and the others can succeed."

"I need to go back and rest for a while. The rest... is up to you."

Minister Bai nodded and helped the person down from the mountaintop.

The two had just separated when Minister Bai's communicator suddenly vibrated.

Upon seeing who sent the message, he visibly became excited, and the worry in his heart finally subsided.