Chapter 393 The Great Wall! (12,000 monthly tickets requested)
Rumble.
The clear sky in Dawn City did not last long. After the afternoon, the sky was covered by dark clouds again. The rain began to fall on the ground, and the air became a little colder.
On several main roads in the east and north of the city, large convoys of survivors roared away from time to time, raising dust along the way. The rubble and uncleared garbage on the ground were wet by the rain. The various posters symbolizing prosperity that had gradually faded on the walls of the streets and alleys were dripping with a sound of "da da da". All kinds of strange and twisted corpses could be seen everywhere in the streets. The garrison and Iron Guard Brigade troops were using bulldozers and engineering mechas to clear the main traffic arteries.
In the community buildings and camping areas, the survivors who were unable to evacuate stood on the rooftops and behind the windows, watching the convoys that kept leaving with tense and complicated expressions. If it weren't for the notification from the Order of Phoenix, the garrison and the Iron Guard Brigade had not begun to fully guard Dawn City, and anxiety and despair would have spread everywhere long ago.
The city, which originally had a population of nearly 7 million, lost more than half of its population in just two days. Most of the people left in the city now are the poor and weak from the outer city, as well as a large number of small and medium-sized vehicle fleets.
They did not have strong firepower, or had long lost the courage to flee, so they bet everything on the two walls of Dawn City. More and more survivors joined in helping the Iron Guard Brigade and the garrison to clean up the city.
In the sky above the inner city, the Phoenix Sky Guard Ship and the Iron Guard Brigade fleet quietly hovered in the area above the inner city starport, symbolizing that the city has been taken over by the Phoenix Order and all kinds of basic order have been temporarily restored.
In a large conference room, Lin Xian sat by the window, looking at the Dawn City and the huge City Wall No. 1 under the rain, his face silent.
In the conference room, an emergency meeting was underway. Ye Lan of the Phoenix Society, Xu Zhenyue of the North American United Front, commander of the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade Huo Jiang, commander of the garrison Lu Tianye, head of the Night Walker Organization Qi Nuo, as well as former federal senator Xu Yan, Minister of the Seraph Department Luo Ming and many senior officials of the Phoenix Society were all present. The atmosphere was dull and depressing. The news that Lin Xian and Chu Yan had successfully brought back was like a death knell, striking loudly in the hearts of all the senior personnel.
"Report, at 11:26 today, a super-large atmospheric creature was detected in the storm from the Yunlan direction. It launched an attack on the city before nightfall. Judging from the scale, it should be a test. The creature has been identified as the 16th S-class creature and officially named [Sky Touch]. This is the picture sent back by the Sky Surveyor."
The reporter was the adjutant of Huo Jiang, the commander of the Iron Guard Brigade, a young officer. He continued, "In addition, the Tianwei direction discovered the movement of creature No. 19 [Wanderer] from the No. 8 Star Abyss, heading towards Dawn City. Then, through the shock wave detection of the Qilian Mountains, it was initially determined that it might be creature No. 11 [Earth Surge]. Finally, it was from the No. 5 Star Abyss..."
"Corpse chaser."
The adjutant's face was stern. "The four confirmed super-large disasters are these. Except for the one in Qilian Mountain, where the direction of movement of the creature is not yet determined, all of them are heading towards Dawn City."
"Don't be uncertain, just assume they are all here!" Huo Jiang was a middle-aged man with a calm and slightly plump face. His eagle eyes carried a soldier's murderous aura. He spoke with a dialect accent, tapping his fingers on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Four S-level monsters, how should we fight this battle?"
Lu Tianye said in a hoarse voice: "From the day of the apocalypse to now, the interstellar army has never dealt with four S-level weird entities at the same time. Not to mention the corpse chasers, the three S-level ones alone are enough to deal with them."
"Corpse chasers, world-class. We know the least about these two creatures right now. The Phoenix Order believes that judging from their size and destructive power, they should be higher than S-class." General Xu, commander of the United Front, said at this time: "Our previous exploration of the Siberia No. 1 underground parasites caused huge losses. This is not just a direct threat. Our elite soldiers cannot resist the dark infection released by creatures of this level."
"The construction standard of City Wall No. 1 is not to deal with S-level creatures."
At this time, former federal senator Xu Yan spoke out his thoughts: "If there is only one, we can block it with the firepower deployed in the area and rely on the city wall. But if there are four, including the sky and the underground, then our defense line will not be able to stop it at all."
"We have to move as soon as possible." Luo Ming, the head of the Seraph Division, said at this time: "General Xu is right. The city walls and firepower are not the most important. With four strange creatures approaching, we don't know what the dark infection released by the creatures will cause. Most people in the city don't know about this situation yet. If they knew, they might be even more desperate. Maybe the changes will start before dark."
"Transfer? Where to?"
Zino, the leader of the Night Walkers, was sitting in a wheelchair. His left calf had been replaced with a mechanical prosthesis through surgery. In his words, apart from feeling a slight difference in the weight of his left and right feet and not being able to pick his toes, there was no difference.
He shook off the ashes from his cigarette and said in a stern voice, "Is it possible for us to transfer all three million people before dark, or should we just abandon them all and let them fend for themselves?"
"It's not a question of 3 million people now." Lu Tianye looked at Lin Xian who was silent in the corner. "According to the intelligence of your Crescent Moon Operation, Dawn City and other places, including Reykjavik, the Dawn Center in the direction of the Tianji Qionggu Strait, Phoenix City in Ushuaia in South America, the Alaska United Front in North America, Noah in Oceania and the Republic Shelter Islands, these directions may be a matter of tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"I don't understand how the situation has suddenly come to this point."
Huo Jiang shook his head: "Perhaps we have made a strategic misjudgment, and the temptation of darkness is only Dawn City?"
"Don't have any illusions, prepare for the worst!"
For a moment, the discussion surrounding the strategic deployment became heated. What was facing humanity at this time was undoubtedly a difficult and desperate problem. Lin Xian had a dizzy head and left the meeting room alone while a room full of leaders were discussing.
He wanted to get some fresh air. The city ring searched the entire city. After a night of fierce fighting and swallowing up starships, Lin Xian felt like a walking corpse.
Lin Xian didn't know whether it was because of his physical fatigue, or his feelings for Chu Yan, the members of the Infinite Alliance, the remaining old, weak, sick, and small and medium-sized car teams in the city, or the sadness of the approaching end of humanity, that made him feel as if his mind was being twisted and sucked into a whirlpool of the abyss, making it hard to breathe.
In the passage of the Zhentian ship, busy people kept moving around. It was not an easy task to take over the operation of such a large city. Emergency teams, medical care, supplies, city basic service maintenance, water, air, dark mark determination, repairs, even psychological and disease services, thousands of Phoenix staff were busy, and at the emergency material collection points in various urban areas, the crowds queuing for food and supplies stretched for several kilometers.
All you get is a piece of bread and a small bottle of water, but there will be special options such as canned meat or fruit for you to choose from. If you choose fruits and vegetables, you will get a portion of fresh fruit or vegetables grown in the Phoenix Society and the Federation's cultivation base, maybe two apples, or half a cauliflower.
This kind of thing is more rare than canned meat. After all, many people have not eaten fresh food for a long time. Moreover, green vegetables and fruits can balance the dark invading toxins in the body, which can be regarded as rare supplies.
On the Infinite Alliance side, Jian Xuwei, Chen Sixuan, Shi Diyuan, Jiang Yun, and others were vigorously preparing supplies and weapons in order to cope with the upcoming large-scale transfer and war. The extended joint train was urgently used. According to Lin Xian's request, as many people as possible could be accommodated. Now they had no time to consider the issues of supplies and interests.
At the Xingcheng Railway Station, on the 15-kilometer-long joint train, Shi Diyuan, Lao Mo, Luo Yang and others urgently collected dozens of carriages of various types from the maintenance area and freight area of the railway station, and connected them all to the rear of the joint train. No matter whether they were rusty freight carriages, abandoned ground tracks, passenger carriages, or even ore cars, they all became shelters for the helpless survivors.
Large numbers of children, women, abandoned injured and weak people boarded the bus one after another as if they had grabbed a life-saving straw. No one complained even if there was only a dirty corner.
The rail station was like a Dunkirk war transfer station at this time. Densely packed people lined up, holding up the supplies they could provide and their babies in their arms, hoping to be able to board the last doomsday train of Dawn City.
Chen Sixuan and other core members of Infinity all looked heavy-hearted, and everyone felt a suffocating feeling as if a storm was about to come.
Shasha stood on the roof of the Infinity, looking at the endless crowd, frowning on her face: "Sister Chen, there are so many people, can we save them all?"
Chen Sixuan did not respond directly, but just said: "Let's do our best."
"The Brotherhood of Steel is hiring! Those with guns are preferred! Those without guns have skills! Car repair, medical treatment, farming are all possible! - Repeat! Anyone who can move and has no mark can come! Up to 300 positions!"
In the survivor frequency band, a hoarse male voice roared in the electromagnetic noise, and the roar of engines and the sound of metal collision came from the background.
"Attention, East District Convoy! Attention, East District Convoy! We have thirteen armored trucks with plenty of fuel, but we need fire cover! We can still squeeze in about 200 people, gather at the Pingcheng Old Power Plant! Repeat--"
"Everyone, please pay attention. We are the Red Flag Alliance. We are preparing in the old industrial area of the northern outer city. The convoy is preparing to move to Qingbo City at a low speed. All survivors on foot can join us. Gather and provide cover!"
At this time, the survivor channel was flooded with information, with messages of recruitment, help, shouting, and synchronized regional situations coming one after another.
"Lin Xian, the combined train can carry a maximum of more than 4,000 people. The other teams in the alliance, such as Wang Hongyuan and He Linqiu, can only carry a maximum of more than 5,000 people."
Lin Xian came to the top of the Twin Star Tower at this time, standing on the edge of the building to enjoy the breeze, and Chen Sixuan's voice came from the headphones.
"If the Sky Train is fully open to carry passengers, it can accommodate at least 10,000 more people. What is the current situation? To what specific location does the Phoenix Society need us to transfer these people?" Jian Xuwei's voice was also heard.
"If we want to reach Qingbo or Pingcheng before dark, we must set off before 16:00 to avoid being contaminated by the dark mark!" Shi Diyuan also said in the communication band.
"The car convoy must set off first, otherwise there won't be enough time." Jiang Yun said.
Lin Xian listened to the sound in the headphones and felt his thoughts were confused. He pressed the mute button and the world suddenly became quiet. He wanted to calm down for two minutes and take a good look at the world.
But he couldn't calm down, and kept thinking about what Chu Yan said to him.
A breeze blew by, and Lin Xian suddenly found that a tiny black ant was blown onto the back of his hand from somewhere. After the Apocalypse Day, a large number of creatures on the blue planet had become extinct, and the only ones with strong survival ability were some dark underground burrowing creatures. In memory, ants were very common insects, but Lin Xian had forgotten when was the last time he saw an ant.
The ant didn't know where it was. To it, the breeze was like a torrent that overturned the world, taking it from one strange world to another.
Now, the world in front of it was a plain area covered with fluff. The fluff was very hard, like thorns, so it had to climb carefully. Soon, four hills appeared on the plain. It didn't know that they were Lin Xian's finger joints. It climbed to the top of the mountain and moved towards the valley. Suddenly, the hills seemed to have an earthquake, which obviously frightened it, and it began to accelerate.
The four hills are not the same. After climbing two hills in succession, the ant found that the two hills behind were obviously much shorter. This is a good thing, as it means that it has safely passed through this hilly area where vibrations may occur.
Lin Xian looked at the small black ant crawling on the back of his hand, his mind seemed to be a little blank. He stretched out his other hand, put the back of his hand forward, and tried to let the ant crawl to the other hand.
This action immediately caused great confusion and anxiety to the ant, because those four hills were completely outside the "plan", which made its original hopes come to nothing, but the black ant just shook its head to test it, and continued to climb up the four new hills, ready to continue crossing. But what it didn't know was that Lin Xian alternated his hands and put them together again. In the eyes of the black ant, the hills that were originally from high to low suddenly turned into hills from low to high, and seemed endless.
It did not realize that the world beneath it was constantly receding and alternating, while the hills and mountains in front of it kept appearing. It tried to change direction, but strangely, the underground world seemed to know its purpose, and new hills would always appear when it was about to reach the edge.
Lin Xian was observing the ants in his hand and didn't notice a figure appeared beside him. He reacted and turned around to look at the gray hair.
Lin now had the feeling that Ye Lan could always see him. This seeing was not just on a physical level. Just like the first time he talked to Ye Lan, he used Chu Yan's spiritual connection. Ye Lan couldn't see him in person, but when talking to him, it was like now, her eyes completely illuminated him.
"Professor Ye, it's too hot in the conference room. I'm going to come out for some fresh air."
Ye Lan said calmly: "It's okay, I know you are under a lot of pressure. You are so young, and you have to stand in the leadership of our Phoenix Society and face and bear all this. It is unfair to you."
Lin Xian smiled inexplicably when he heard this: "What's fair or unfair? The end of the world has nothing to do with age. Darkness does not respect women and children. It is this group that suffers the most casualties."
"Respecting and protecting women and children is our responsibility and civilized mission that has evolved in order to protect society, because we need to protect and reproduce the next generation. Do you know that in nature, it is actually very rare for a species like humans to cry at the loudest when they are born, because this is not conducive to survival, just like we need to remain silent in the dark. But our children cry because humans have formed collective self-protection in their genes. There are no natural enemies of humans in the nature of the blue planet, so under natural evolution, our genes have also undergone such changes."
"Yes, just like this ant." Lin Xian looked at the ant in his hand. He didn't want to play with it, but he felt that this kind of interaction with life was very interesting and could relieve his troubled mind at the moment.
Ye Lan glanced at him indifferently and said nothing.
Lin Xian felt that the atmosphere was a bit dry. There was such an important meeting going on on the Zhentian ship, and he didn't know whether he should go back. It was as if Ye Lan was the teacher who forced him back to attend class, which made Lin Xian inexplicably nervous.
"Professor Ye, I didn't see you just now..."
"I have just contacted the Emperor Action Team in Yongcheng Port and are preparing to mobilize the Emperor-class mechas into Dawn City." Ye Lan said calmly.
Lin Xian looked at her in surprise and asked, "Has the result of the meeting come out?"
"In fact, there is no need to argue about anything. Everyone knows it clearly." Ye Lan looked at the huge Dawn City: "There is no essential difference between giving up 3 million people and giving up 30 million people."
"Do you think we can only fight with our backs against the wall?" Lin Xian was shocked. He was not surprised by the result. What surprised him was that Ye Lan, the commander-in-chief of the Phoenix Society, would make such an unhesitating decision and judgment!
Ye Lan said: "Our war with darkness has always been in a situation of asymmetric information and power. It's like an ant in your hand. You can arbitrarily control its behavior and life and death, but you don't have such a purpose. You just don't want to or find it boring. This premise is because you know it is an ant, not something else."
"For the ant, what it sees are mountains, abysses, and a world where it has no control over the future. But the problem is that if you don't know this creature well, you may not have such feelings, because you don't know if it will bite you next. According to human common sense and logic, the creature that kills itself is not necessarily related to its size."
Ye Lan looked at Lin Xian and said, "If this ant bites you, will you continue to tease it?"
Lin Xian smiled and said, "I will slap it to death or blow it away immediately."
"These are two extreme results, but what if it is a poison dart frog that is only 2 centimeters long?" Ye Lan asked in return.
"Then I'll have to think about it."
Buzz!
At this time, a large transport ship flew over from a distance. Lin Xian took a look and found that it was a flying vehicle from Silent City.
"Mochizuki Shinji is here, come on, we should discuss how to fight back."
Ye Lan signaled to Lin Xian with his eyes, and the two began to walk back towards the conference room. The atmosphere in the conference hall seemed to have changed a lot. Lin Xian didn't know if he was wrong. Although there was a disaster at hand, the conference hall seemed... a little more relaxed than before.
Shinji Mochizuki was still wearing a plain robe with his sleeves rolled up, with an expressionless face that showed he was not afraid of death but only of trouble. He followed Lin Xian into the meeting room, sat opposite him, and smiled at him.
A subtle expression that says, "I know you're not in a good mood, but I think you're doing a good job."
Lin Xian gave him a helpless expression. He found it hard to understand how a robot like Mochizuki Shinji could be so unconcerned about the end of the world. But Ye Lan's next words made his blood boil.
"For the game between us and darkness, we don't need to do too much psychological preparation. From the perspective of power game, there is a gap between us and the dark creatures. But if this crisis is regarded as an extended test of the darkness on the human capital, the only thing we can do is to fight back. Because from the beginning of its establishment, the Phoenix Society has been prepared to fight for the survival of human civilization for a lifetime. If this is a game, we have no way to retreat and no choice, so the theme of the next meeting will be changed to a combat meeting on how to annihilate the four S-level creatures!"
"Comrades, we need to make adequate preparations in a very short time. Please give us your opinions."
Lu Tianye straightened his back and said in a stern voice, "I agree. Dawn City has built two city walls, 2,675 "Thor's Hammer" 120mm electromagnetic railguns, 3,500 sets of Great Wall-50 base railguns and 1,130 combined defense arrays, more than 1,200 Fiery Heavy Artillery, 6 layers of ultra-high temperature plasma beams and large pulse string vibrators forming an outer city defense network, 420 heavy weapon sentry towers, and 16 air defense systems in the city consisting of Silent Hunters, anti-aircraft guns, storm missile systems and pulse laser sky arrays. Our garrison has 130,000 troops, two mecha divisions, and a special armed power battalion. The firepower is enough to deal with the weird body tide. The main problem is the S-level. Even if we have subnuclear devices and heavy bombs, if we can't break through the defense, we will fall into a quagmire."
"Yes, S-class creatures basically have defense fields or related means to defend against thermal weapons. This may be the evolutionary effect brought about by the previous nuclear bomb offensive." Luo Ming of the Seraph Department said at this time: "We have more than a thousand psychics in the Seraph Department who can be responsible for special offensives, cover, and detect changes in the S-class defense system. We gained some experience from killing the Gray Mist Messenger last time. Even if the S-class has a defense field, it cannot be used without limit."
"As long as the S-class is a carbon-based creature, there is nothing that cannot be killed!" Huo Jiang, commander of the 83rd Iron Guard Brigade, said at this time: "The core issue is the battlefield situation. The fact that Xilan City's [Black Thorn in the Cloud] and Dawn City's [Gray Fog], as well as Reykjavik (European Storm Alliance) injured two S-class creatures, proves that finding the weaknesses of the S-class is more important than frontal firepower coverage."
After that, he said to his adjutant, "Li Zheng, please introduce the combat power structure of our brigade. Tonight, the focus is on the fan-shaped areas to the west and south of the city. The combat power needs to be redeployed."
The young adjutant of the Iron Guard Brigade immediately turned on the holographic screen and introduced: "Our 83 Iron Guard Brigade has a total strength of 42,500, all of whom are equipped with tactical power armor. Like the garrison, we also have a special armed power battalion composed of Iron Hunter and Phantom Wolf, with a total of 1,200 people. At the same time, we are equipped with a mecha wing composed of 300 Iron Guard-3 assault-type, 275 Guard-X assault-type, 120 Vulcan series mechas and 8 Star Raiders. We have fought with creatures No. 13 and No. 14, and created a set of tactics for mobile combat with S-class creatures."
As he spoke, he began to introduce a set of tactics centered around the Star Raider Mech.
(Vulcan Series)
(Iron Guard-3 military assault model)
(Guardian-X Assault)
"We have eight fully configured Star Raider mechas. These mechas are 60 meters tall and weigh 4,665 tons. They have nuclear fusion reactor turbine processors and are piloted by a single person with neural synesthesia. They use super carbon yne alloy composite armor, high-frequency blade chain swords and plasma wrist cannons, as well as "foehn" jet systems and 16-unit destructive missiles. They are the core combat units of our tactics!"
"That's perfect. We are in need of units that can attack head-on." Lu Tianye nodded and said excitedly, "As long as the city wall is not lost, we will definitely win this battle."
"With the participation of Silent City, our firepower is indeed sufficient." He said looking at Mochizuki Shinji.
Shinji Mochizuki nodded gently in the face of everyone's gaze. "The personnel of my Silent City No. 2 have been transferred. All the combat personnel and firepower configuration of No. 1 City are complete. We can either transfer or fight. However, due to the terrain problem, Silent City will remain suspended in the air with the fleets, or even higher, to deal with the atmospheric creature."
"Air-to-air, that's good!"
At this time, Xu Zhenyue of the North American United Front said, "Our United Front fleet and the Phoenix Society's Sky-Suppressing Ship have a total of 16,000 troops, with the core being the Psychic Action Force. I suggest that the Night Walker Organization and the Seraph Division cooperate to carry out joint operations. The United Front and the Phoenix Society's Iron Guard Brigade fleet can provide air fire support together. However, there is a problem, which we just discussed. With so many S-level sieges, the impact of the dark invasion will be huge. We must ensure that no large-scale mutations occur in the city."
"I have a suggestion."
Former federal senator Xu Yan said at this time: "The current underground strategic fortifications have been completely sealed, but the underground transportation network of Dawn City still exists, and the areas have been blocked in sections to prevent the invasion of strange bodies. So in order to prevent the mutation from spreading on a large scale in the city, I suggest that the old, weak, women and children who are not capable of fighting in the city be transferred underground in batches, and then some genetic evolutionists or personnel who are not suitable for fighting outside the city are selected from the mutant teams on both sides to protect these people in different areas. First, it can reduce casualties. Second, if a mutation occurs, it can be controlled in a small area."
"This is a good suggestion." Ye Lan said at this time: "General Xu, Team Leader Qi, Minister Luo, you will be responsible for dispatching personnel to Xu Yan and Su Jin to carry out hidden protection in batches to minimize the possibility of mutation."
"Okay, but I have a question."
General Xu looked at Huo Jiang and Lu Tianye and said, "Generals, apart from the city, the psychological pressure and darkness invasion of the soldiers in front of us are our first difficulty."
Although soldiers who have been fighting for a long time are much stronger than ordinary survivors in terms of psychological quality and mental evolution, this does not mean that no mutations will occur within the army. The initial collapse of the interstellar army's combat effectiveness on the Day of Apocalypse was caused by internal mutations.
"That's right." Huo Jiang said solemnly at this time: "We have powerful firepower. Even if we have more than 200,000 soldiers, what we need is the will to fight."
Lu Tianye's eyes turned serious. "We must clearly inform every soldier of the situation and combat objectives we are facing. Although I believe in my soldiers, this is indeed a great pressure."
Having the will to fight and the determination to not fear death does not mean that you will not attack your comrades after a mutation. When danger arises from within, it is often the most terrifying.
For a while, the meeting discussion came to a standstill.
"Um...can I make a suggestion?"
At this time, Lin Xian, who was sitting in the corner of the crowd, suddenly spoke to break the silence. Countless eyes suddenly fell on him. Mochizuki Shinji, who had a calm face, brightened his eyes and looked at Lin Xian with interest with a smile. Ever since the previous Xingyuan crossing operation, he has been extremely interested in Lin Xian's proposals, as if Lin Xian was the only one who was beyond his calculations and analysis in all the action plans.
Ye Lan was sitting at the head of the group, and now he looked at Lin Xian with a smile: "Captain Lin, you are an important member of our leadership of this battle. If you have any suggestions, you can directly raise them without restraint."
"It's not that I'm restrained, it's mainly because the aura of the generals and leaders who are going to fight is so strong that I dare not speak out."
Lu Tianye looked at him and said, "Captain Lin, you did a great thing at the Giant God Peak Launch Site and saved the entire city. I don't think you are a coward. Just say what you have to say. No one here will disrespect your words."
As soon as these words were spoken, Huo Jiang, Xu Zhenyue, Qi Nuo, Xu Yan, Su Jin and others all nodded slightly and cast approving glances at Lin Xian.
Although he looked the youngest one here, no one looked at him strangely.
Lin Xian took a deep breath, and then spoke out the idea he had just thought about on the top of the Twin Star Tower.
"We are currently using Dark Erosion Cells to resist dark attacks at an efficiency of 18%. If we can obtain the energy data on Dark Erosion Cells absorbing dark attacks from the [Civilization Pioneer], we can use Dark Erosion Cells to convert the potential energy of dark attacks and achieve 100% resistance. In this way, wouldn't this trouble be eliminated?"
"But the [Civilization Pioneer] is now outside the Sky Curtain." Xu Zhenyue said calmly: "Could you obtain this data through the spiritual connection with Chu Yan?"
Lin Xian shook his head: "If that were possible, I would have brought it back earlier."
"Then why do you make this suggestion?" Huo Jiang, commander of the Iron Guard Brigade, asked in confusion.
Lin Xian cleared his throat and spoke in a somewhat unnatural tone.
"Although I can't obtain this data through the mental link with Chu Yan, I can... directly go into the [Civilization Pioneer]!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room suddenly became quiet, and Mochizuki Shinji narrowed his eyes slightly.
Ye Lan looked at Lin Xian with an intriguing look: "You mean, the [Civilization Pioneer] that has been destroyed?"
Lin Xian nodded. "I landed on the [Civilization Pioneer] during Operation Crescent Moon. At that time, I thought the experimental device storing the Dark Erosion Cells was the Curtain Breaker. I guessed that the people from the Crimson World would activate it before launching it, so I was careful and left something on the device."
Lin Xian didn't keep anyone in suspense. He looked at everyone and spoke directly.
"It's a forbidden item called the Flash Bullet. I sealed it in a lead box and hid it in the [Civilization Pioneer]. This forbidden item allows me to directly perform space transformation. This means that now, as long as I think about it, I can immediately be teleported to the scientific experiment cabin of the [Civilization Pioneer]."
Lin Xian never expected that his cautious mind would actually play a role here. After scanning the entire city, he even forgot about this matter for a while, and his mind was full of the action of searching for the curtain-breaking device with Chu Yan.
It was only after he regained contact with Chu Yan's consciousness that he remembered this matter. However, his original purpose was to consider how to rescue Chu Yan.
"What did you say!?"
Hearing this, Qi Nuo stood up from his chair and asked, "When did you do this?"
Not only him, but everyone else also had an expression of disbelief at this moment. Shinji Mochizuki, who was sitting opposite, suddenly raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and there was even a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Luo Ming, the head of the Seraph Department, frowned and said to Lin Xian, "I know the records of this forbidden object, but are you sure you can transfer it so far?"
"I'm sure." Lin Xian nodded, because he could sense the presence of the bullet at any time between his eyebrows.
"Okay." Luo Ming pressed his hand and continued, "Second question, even if you go up, how are you going to get down?"
"The Sky Curtain has blocked all information." Su Jin, the former head of the Far Star Project, said at this time: "We have tested it. Even the high-power electromagnetic wave signal sent back by the Natural Selection was also transmitted back with the help of solar gain reflection. And preliminary speculation is that it has something to do with the Sky Curtain being broken at that time. Now even if you are on the intact Civilization Pioneer, you will definitely not be able to send back information."
"He wasn't trying to send a message back."
At this time, a calm but rational voice sounded. Ye Lan, who was standing at the head of the group, looked at Lin Xian with deep eyes and said lightly, "You want to fly the Gray Mist Messenger back into the atmosphere with Chu Yan, right?"
Lin Xian was slightly speechless. He felt as if Ye Lan had seen through all his thoughts. However, he was not surprised and said bluntly:
"It's worth a try, isn't it."
Lin Xian's eyes focused slightly, and he said more confidently: "If we get this data back, we can use the same-energy gain technology of Silent City, combined with the city ring of Dawn City that I have repaired as a same-energy tower, to release this dark energy conversion energy. As long as the energy is sufficient, it can completely cover the entire Dawn City and shield all dark invasions. By the way, we can also bring back a 385-meter, 160,000-ton colonial monster with a resurrected action brain and equipped with starship armor, the mecha troops of the Iron Guard Brigade, the defensive weapon of the garrison, and the two emperor-class mechas of the Emperor Project. Maybe they can really fight against the corpse chasers..."
"How about arm wrestling?"
quiet!
The conference hall was unusually quiet at this moment.
All the world leaders were looking at the young man in the corner with shocked eyes, unable to believe that he could come up with such an amazing plan!
Teleport the [Civilization Pioneer] to bring back the energy data of the Dark Erosion Cells absorbing the dark invasion, and then use the [Gray Mist Messenger] to shuttle back to the atmosphere. This will not only save Chu Yan, but also bring back the fire of survival that Chu Jing reserved for mankind!
Snap, snap, snap~
At this moment, a strange sound of applause rang out. Lin Xian frowned and knew who this person was without having to guess.
Shinji Mochizuki.
This guy looked very excited at this moment.
Ye Lan looked at Lin Xian at this time and said solemnly: "Captain Lin, this is a very critical proposal. If we can solve the problem of the dark mutation, our chances of winning will be greatly improved."
Everyone was shocked at this moment. Lin Xian's plan was like a ray of hope, which dispelled most of the gloom in the conference room.
"If that's the case, we can just let go and beat them to death!" Lu Tianye looked at Lin Xian with admiration and said in a loud voice.
"That's right! Supplies, water sources, mutations, if these problems can be solved, even if we all die here, humans in other areas will be able to catch their breath and survive in the dark!" Xu Zhenyue said loudly.
"What great news! This kid is really good!" Brigade Commander Huo and a group of senior officials also said at this time.
At this moment, Lin Xian slowly stood up and looked at Ye Lan, as if he had something to say.
Everyone watched him stand up and fell silent again.
"Professor Ye."
Lin Xian's eyes were cold at this moment, and he said very seriously: "I have another suggestion."
"you say."
"I think these alone are not enough to overcome Xingyuan's temptation."
Ye Lan waited for him to speak, but from the look in her eyes, Lin Xian knew that the other party already knew what he wanted to say.
"Yes."
Ye Lan took a deep breath, stared into space, and said seriously: "This is a test of the darkness to us humans. If we want to win, we need more than just sufficient firepower, solid defense, and protection of the weak. If doubt is a signal, then fear is also a signal."
She stood up slowly as she spoke: "Turn on the Phoenix Order Global Radio immediately. We need to call on all humans in Asia Pacific and those who have left Dawn City to overcome their fear and fight to the bitter end!"
"If we fail, the dawn of tomorrow may not come again, but if we succeed, perhaps we can regain time and the initiative of survival for Dawn City and other Dawn Lands!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a strong sense of mission rose up from everyone's heart. Next, the deployment of the Dawn City defense war was carried out quickly. The whole city was in motion. A steel defense line consisting of more than 200,000 garrisons, the Iron Guard Brigade, and the North American United Front began to be built, and dense troops and military vehicles continued to pass by on the road.
Boom, boom, boom! Rows of heavily-armored interstellar military mecha troops marched with steel steps, constantly making the sound of hydraulics clashing. In the sky, the huge City of Silence stood suspended in the air. The Sky-Slaying Ship, the North American United Front, the Iron Guard Brigade's fleet and the Dawn City garrison's over 100,000 drones roared in the sky.
On the ground, air defense positions were quickly prepared and deployed.
Far in the north of Shuguang City, towards Qingbo, and east of Pingcheng, thousands of convoys of all sizes are rushing towards the distance. The large convoys with tens of thousands of people are as mighty as a steel torrent, and some small and medium-sized convoys have taken the initiative to gather together to form a temporary alliance.
The Dawn Watch Alliance convoy, which has more than 100,000 people, moved quickly toward the north along with the rail train convoy. The convoy captain Lin Qingyu sat in the base vehicle, constantly directing the movement of the surrounding teams.
The number of people in Lei Zhen's convoy of the Common Alliance expanded from 80,000 to nearly 130,000 overnight. Most of them were temporary federations that he took away using the convoy's resources. Many convoys also joined along the way. Lei Zhen cursed and scolded those who got into his convoy all the way, but he had no intention of driving these people away. Instead, he asked his men to connect the communication frequency and take care of them.
The Windtalker convoy was lightly armed and mobile. Luo Heng was a scout, so their speed and efficiency were extremely fast. But because of this, they could carry the least supplies and survivors. They kept communicating with the various convoys along the way.
Han Tiege of Full Metal Panic was sitting in a military armored truck, his fleet was almost a mobile arsenal, energy and weapon vehicles accounted for almost half of it, there were still many fleets approaching on the road wanting to buy weapons and ammunition resources, and this short and statured guy who was usually frugal sold all transactions at a low price at this time, after all, many fleets were exhausted in the battle last night, and all aspects of resources had disintegrated after the dissolution of the Federation, so with the mentality of helping if he could, he directly announced a price reduction.
Tsk tsk.
At this moment, a rustling sound of electricity was heard from the convoy's radio, and a calm and old female voice sounded, with a steady tone but carrying unquestionable power.
"This is the Supreme Command of the Phoenix Society. I am Ye Lan."
"Tonight, Xingyuan will launch an unprecedented offensive against our last capital, Dawn City. This is not an ordinary attack, but a test, a test of the dark civilization against human civilization. If we retreat, if we fail... then tomorrow, it is very likely that the sun will no longer rise."
"The Star Abyss wants to observe humans, observe our weaknesses, and observe the coordinates of our survival. When we retreat, they will expand. When we flee from fear, darkness will mutate humans. So I am here to tell the world that this battle in Dawn City is very likely to be our last battle. If we fail, the Star Abyss will expand indefinitely. We will no longer have 1 year and 96 days, no longer have 10 months, and even no next dawn."
"There are 3 million homeless people stranded in Dawn City who have lost their means of survival. They are the elderly, women, the wounded, and children. They are our compatriots. Phoenix will not abandon anyone. The 200,000-man defense line composed of the garrison, the Iron Guard Brigade, the North American United Front, the Night Walkers, and the Seraphs will hold on to the last person in Dawn City. Now, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Phoenix Order, I call on all those who are near Dawn City or are leaving to assemble in Dawn City!"
"Comrades, humanity's counterattack begins tonight in Dawn City!"
Tsk tsk.
The rustling sound of the electric current slowly disappeared, countless rushing convoys rolled up a cloud of dust, and the sound of the radio seemed to disappear silently.
Dawn City, Heaven-Suppressing Ship.
Ye Lan put down the global radio intercom and immediately said to Huo Jiang: "Brigade Commander Huo, notify the Emperor Project Team, 02 [Emperor-Suzaku] and 03 [Emperor-Xuanwu] immediately release the airborne pre-position, activate the Yongcheng Port strategic transport ship, and transport the Emperor mecha into Dawn City before dark!"
At this moment, hundreds of kilometers away at the Xinghua Heavy Industry Strategic Factory Base in Yongcheng Port, sharp alarms began to resound through the sky.
Woo~woo~
The 168-wheel platform transport device slowly entered the base under the operation of a large number of engineers. At this time, two "Gods" were slowly started in the two giant loading wells.
[Alarm, alarm, the Suzaku Foehn is about to be ignited, all upper deck personnel evacuate.]
In the No. 1 loading well, a No. 02 super-large human weapon with yellow energy beams flowing through it, which was several dozen meters taller than Unit-01, slowly released the rear connecting cable.
[Qin brothers, please take your positions and prepare to start the real machine neural synesthesia. The combat unit has been deployed. All irrelevant personnel please evacuate immediately.]
In the No. 2 loading well, two tall young men wearing mecha lining suits walked in unison towards the giant dark blue mecha in front with firm expressions. The two nuclear-powered turbine engines were slowly rotating at this time.
"I heard there are four S-level ones. Are you scared, brother?" His younger brother Qin Chuan teased with a smile.
"Remember that." Brother Qin Yue stepped forward with a stern face: "The mechas of Dragon Country are a great wall when they stand up, and they are also a great wall when they fall down!"
(End of this chapter)
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