Chapter 224: Complete Loss

The great bell of Castres Cathedral was rung.

People walked out of the residential area in confusion, and were soon informed of the current situation, after which they quickly ran to various places.

Canister after canister of physical pollution was thrown into the central furnace, and the noise of the noisy people made the church buzz.

The Guardian Inscription is turned on at full power.

The machine gun position on the top of the cathedral was now equipped with a heavy machine gun. Boxes of ammunition were transported up. The islanders were puzzled and terrified. They didn't know why the bullets were transported here. Didn't the previous battles take place on the coast? This was the central area of ​​Castel.

Although the enemy has not been seen yet, the last line of defense has begun to be activated, which is disturbing in itself.

The Crusaders had already set off, and the people who used to patrol and guard the area near the church were nowhere to be seen. As for the banshees that could be seen occasionally, no one knew where they had gone.

People gradually flocked to various factories, the fires of steam engines burned brighter and brighter, and Castel's war machine gradually increased its power to the highest level.

Xius paced quickly in the room with a gloomy face.

Since that day, the war situation in Castel has completely changed. The intensity of the war was originally pitifully low, and the Crusaders went to the battlefield to kill monsters as if they were going out for a picnic.

But since he was forced to return, the sea seemed to be boiling, and monsters kept pouring out from the deep sea every second. The murlocs moved slowly, and were nothing more than living targets for rifles that could accurately aim, but now they were pouring out as fast as a rising tide.

And no matter how the Crusaders fired, they would not retreat. The monsters, which were originally afraid of death, suddenly became desperate for their lives.

As for those arm monsters, they will now gather together to launch an attack. When rows of arm monsters two or three stories high appear on the battlefield, only the roaring heavy machine guns can pose a threat to them. Even the Banshees have to temporarily avoid them.

"How's the battle going?"

"The entire front has been lost."

Ash's voice was low and mixed with heavy breathing. She was currently standing at the entrance of the webway, which was a high ground from which she could see far away.

And wherever she looked, she saw all kinds of hideous monsters.

"There are too many monsters. The defense line we built on the coast was quickly surrounded. Several bunkers held out for a long time, but the number of monsters was greater than the number of bullets brought by the Skitarii. I have asked them to evacuate from the webway and closed the gate of the webway."

Xius took a deep breath and spread out the map on the table. He needed to know the current specific battle situation.

He began to question the female demons stationed at each point.

"Each group reports their position and status, starting with the first group."

"Yes! The first group was originally located at the northern dock, but has now lost the dock area, the residential area, and the soap workshop area. We are currently exchanging fire with the enemy in the former nitroglycerin factory area!"

"How is the battle going? How long can we hold out?"

"The battle situation is not optimistic. After retreating to the third position, the monsters are coming much slower, but the number is still huge. The number of our Skitarii is small, and we are already placing explosives and preparing to evacuate."

Zeus's finger moved all the way from the northern coastline to a place not far from the central core area. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva. The speed of the defeat was too fast. Those fishmen were indeed mediocre as enemies, but once the numbers increased, his soldiers could not defend themselves against enemies from all directions.

Fortunately, after shrinking the front line, there are fewer areas that need to be defended, and the soldiers no longer have to worry about being attacked from both sides.

"Where's the second group? I remember you were in the eastern cave?"

"Yes, lord, all the caves have been lost. We transported the stored entity pollution back before the loss. We are currently building a defense line at the eastern test site to block the enemy."

Physical pollution, currently Castell's main fuel.

Zeus was not too worried about the fuel problem. Whether it was the fishmen or the arm monsters, their corpses after death would eventually turn into physical pollution. With the attack of the monsters, even though the power of the central furnace and the noisy ones were turned to the maximum, the fuel was still increasing.

As long as some corpses were dragged back from the battlefield, the pollution would continue. Hughes even used the surplus steel production capacity to build several huge fuel tanks to store the pollution.

Yes, although there was a war and steel was being consumed in large quantities everywhere, the steel production capacity was still fully sustained and there was even some surplus.

Although Castel has shrunk across the board, it has basically not lost any important factories. Under the premise of total mobilization, the increase in production capacity can only be described as terrifying.

This is the biggest characteristic of an industrial country. As long as the rear is stable, the production capacity of weapons, steel, and large machinery will increase.

As long as the process is mature, the speed of production in the factory will be faster than the speed of consumption.

The amount of ammunition consumed by the soldiers was astronomical, but the amount of gunpowder produced in the military factories was an order of magnitude more. In addition to supporting the soldiers' shooting consumption, it also provided a steady supply of various explosives.

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"What's going on at the Eastern Test Site?"

"The defense line here is quite solid. This is an old industrial area. There was a wall built here before. After the reinforcement, it became a huge war fortress. It is also close to the factory and has enough supplies. We also have many members of the Fire Moth here."

Those people of the Fire Moth? Zeus had heard about them. After the technology lock was lifted, under the leadership of Chloe, they conducted experiments day and night in the test field. All kinds of useful and useless inventions filled the warehouse. But this group of cultists were also interested in war.

They did some research in the testing grounds, and when they got tired they went to the fortifications to kill monsters with guns to relax, and when they had their fun they rushed back to the testing grounds. The Crusaders thought they were crazy.

It seems that with them around, the Eastern Test Site is still relatively stable. Although the important factories have been moved to Castel Cathedral, the production capacity provided by the factories there is still very valuable.

"What about the South? I remember it was the fifth group?"

"Yes, the fifth group is guarding the southern front. Uh, now they have retreated to the church."

Nini's voice came through the mind link.

Since the third ironworks was built, Nini no longer needs to use fossils as mud to make steam engines with her hands. Her magic is very powerful, but she only has six hands at most. By adding a few more production lines in the factory, she can increase her production capacity with just her hands.

"What about the mining area? Can we still defend it?"

"We can't defend it. There aren't many fortifications in the mining area. We have lost all our mines."

(End of this chapter)