The superhumans, who had been fighting on the front lines for nearly two days, were too exhausted to resist. If the city walls opened fire, none of them would be able to escape!
So the superhumans who were originally furious and making a ruckus to get in immediately fell silent.
but……
The horde of monstrous beasts, swirling with yellow sand, relentlessly approached from behind, the ground trembling violently.
If you cause a disturbance, you'll be shot.
Even without resistance, they cannot escape the fate of being devoured, torn apart, or even trampled into mincemeat by the beasts!
Just like in the past, if you retreated, you might be judged as a deserter; if you didn't retreat, you wouldn't get support and would die in battle sooner or later.
They seemed not to be a group of living people, but could only be controlled by those in power, and had no choice in life or death!
Unable to withstand the pressure from both sides, someone cried out, "I'm not a deserter! It was that space-type ability user who made us retreat! It was her order!"
Everyone knew perfectly well that Fang Qingdai had no right to command the others.
The reason everyone listened to her and retreated was because they knew they couldn't hold out any longer; if they didn't retreat, they would die.
Many of those who stepped down were originally planning to push Fang Qingdai to the front to bear the brunt of the commander's anger!
Now that someone has started, the crowd immediately erupted in an uproar, all saying in unison that it was Fang Qingdai who gave the order!
But not everyone in the crowd was ungrateful; many remained silent, pursing their lips, and did not join the chorus of condemnation against Fang Qingdai.
Some even argued vehemently, their faces flushed: "What did she do wrong? She just saw that everyone was about to give up and didn't want to see them sacrifice themselves in vain!"
It's not like we're at our wits' end. There's still a well-equipped and in good condition official team at Outpost No. 4, along with weapons allocated by the base.
For example, those guns pointed at everyone from the top of the city wall right now!
It's not like there's no way to turn the tide and we can only fight to the death. If Zhu Lingfeng just orders reinforcements to replace the exhausted superhuman squad with the official team, we can keep the defense line stable!
It was because Zhu Lingfeng delayed in giving the order that everyone was already at their breaking point, which is why they chose to return to the city when Fang Qingdai offered her opinion!
"Besides, if she hadn't led the people to stop the beast tide, at least a third of the people present wouldn't have been able to escape. How can you turn around and bite us!"
If it weren't for Fang Qingdai's team making a final stop, the teams that were a little slower in their evacuation would definitely have been swallowed up by the beast tide that broke through their defenses!
It was Fang Qingdai who led the team and bought everyone some time!
But amidst the deafening chorus of condemnation against Fang Qingdai, the words defending her seemed so weak and feeble.
Fang Qingdai could see everything clearly from within the space!
She couldn't help but curse the national essence, then gritted her teeth and said, "The base may not be good at anything else, but its control over power is superb!"
Just like the imperial power in ancient times, people were domesticated and had no desire to resist the supreme imperial power. Even if they felt resentful or bitter, they almost never dared to hate!
Even if you get slapped, you still have to smile and grovel to thank them, for fear that you haven't done well enough and that the supreme power will easily crush everything you care about!
After all, everyone has a family, and their families are still at the base, enjoying its protection...
Fang Qingdai jumped out of the space, her voice cold: "It's all my fault for giving the order? Why don't you all go back? The front line has just been breached, you should hurry back now, maybe you can even repair the defenses!"
The crowd that had just been righteously accusing Fang Qingdai of bewitching people fell silent instantly!
"Hurry up! If we delay any longer, the beast tide will advance too much, and it will be difficult to push back to the outside of the defensive line!" Fang Qingdai said casually, her rude attitude making people grit their teeth!
"You make it sound so easy. You were the one who ordered everyone to evacuate. Now the defense line has been breached, and the beast tide is surging. It's impossible to rebuild the defense line. This is your fault. Why don't you go and rebuild the defense line?"
"As long as you rebuild the defenses, we'll go back. I regretted leaving as soon as I left. I'm definitely willing to fight to the end for the base!"
That's a funny thing to say.
They only dared to boast that once the defense line was established, they would go back and continue the defensive battle, knowing that Fang Qingdai alone could not rebuild it!
If they truly had the courage to live and die with Outpost No. 4, why would they have retreated so quickly with the crowd?
Fang Qingdai shrugged: "Even without a defense line, we can fight to the end for the base. Look, the alien beast is right there. Every time you kill one, the stronghold faces one less risk. Go quickly!"
The people who had spoken up for Fang Qingdai earlier immediately chimed in: "That's right! It's inevitable that the defense line will break. Every single one of them here has exhausted their superpowers. Even if they don't retreat, they can only maintain the defense line for ten minutes at most!"
"Retreating ten minutes earlier saved your lives, but now you have the energy to shift the blame onto Qingdai!"
"Are you really that fearless, ready to turn back at any time and fight the beasts to the very end?"
Everyone's face looked terrifyingly pale!
Everyone knows what's really going on, but since the official team won't accept them and they don't have the strength to fight the monster horde, they're racking their brains trying to send out one person to smooth things over!
The troops withdrew without authorization, resulting in the destruction of the defensive line, which would surely enrage the commander!
At least give the commander an outlet for his anger, so he can save face and find a scapegoat for the breached defenses, thus providing a way out for everyone else to go in!
So even though their intentions were exposed and they were confronted with heated arguments, the crowd still clung to Fang Qingdai, convinced that she was the one who had bewitched them, which was why they chose to leave!
Zhu Lingfeng finally showed himself, standing high on the city wall, his tone indifferent: "So, you're saying it was you who instigated the troops, leading to the loss of the stronghold's defenses?"
He stared straight at Fang Qingdai, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust!
If he had known this person would cause so much trouble, he shouldn't have disliked Li Weidong's orders and not disposed of the person immediately as Li Weidong wished!
Zhu Lingfeng still suspects that the disappearance of the ** family is related to her. Since that's the case, he must seize this opportunity to get rid of her and prevent the ** family's affairs from being exposed.
Fang Qingdai replied with an equally cold face: "So what if it is? I was the one who ordered everyone to retreat. I can't stand seeing my comrades being used as sacrifices. I'm not as hard-hearted as Commander Zhu, who doesn't care about the lives of his comrades!"
Before Zhu Lingfeng could speak, Fang Qingdai quickly added, "I'm really curious what Commander Zhu is doing hiding in the base with his well-trained official team? Is he born a coward who's too afraid to go to the front lines, or is he saving his forces for some shady business?"
Zhu Lingfeng's expression changed, and he shouted, "Subordinates only need to follow orders. It's none of your business what I do. In short, I'm definitely doing things for the development of the base!"
"You instigated the troops to abandon their posts, leading to the breach of the stronghold's defenses. Now you should atone with your death to prevent others from being implicated!"
His meaning was clear: as long as Fang Qingdai took her own life, he would forgive her and let everyone into the stronghold!
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