When Lu Ning and his group arrived at the North City Wall, it had already become quite lively.
A large number of guards gathered, and various guns, ammunition and other supplies were being transported rapidly.
There were originally some kinetic energy guns and soul crystal cannons on the city wall, but not many of them.
Now, a machine gun emplacement and a soul crystal emplacement are deployed almost every few meters.
Besides the guards, Lu Ning also saw many members of the Mist Bureau's action teams, as well as free awakeners.
Among them were several acquaintances, such as Liu Qiang, Yan Qing, Yan Feng, and Yun Rou.
They gathered together, and Li Yihang was among them.
Upon seeing Lu Ning and his group approach, everyone nodded in greeting.
Liu Qiang smiled and said, "Colin, Lu Ning, you're here."
Yan Qing nodded to Lu Ning, a faint smile appearing on his usually aloof face.
When the Fallen Incense Burner swept through the headquarters, Yan Qing, Lu Ning, and Colin fought side by side, so they could be considered comrades-in-arms.
Lu Ning nodded slightly to the group.
Colin glanced around and asked, "Anyone else not here yet?"
“Yes, Teams 8 and 9 are quite far away, so it might take them a while to get here.” Li Yihang nodded.
Beside Li Yihang was a middle-aged man in military uniform.
He held a high military rank, being a major general.
He should be the head of the guard force in this base city.
Because the base city's garrison and the Fog Bureau are not part of the same system and don't interact much, Lu Ning had never seen this middle-aged man before.
Noticing Lu Ning's gaze, the middle-aged man looked at Lu Ning, a slight smile appearing on his cold face. "Comrade Lu Ning, right? Although we've never met, your name is legendary. This time, we'll probably still need your help to deal with those top-tier monsters and infected individuals. After all, the power of firearms is limited, and the stability of the Soul Crystal Cannon isn't high either."
Lu Ning nodded calmly: "I'll try my best."
Seeing that the two had started chatting, Li Yixing took the opportunity to introduce them: "This is Major General Fang Lanfang, the commander of the garrison of Base City 116. Major General Fang is in charge of commanding and defending against the monster horde."
Colin and other senior members of the action team obviously knew Fang Lan, and simply greeted her familiarly.
Ke Qing and Lu Ning, whom they didn't know, formally introduced themselves.
After a brief introduction, the other teams that were further away also came over.
Everyone went up to the city wall together.
Through the city wall, Lu Ning could see that the white fog in the distant wilderness was much denser than when he last left the city.
Even within the white mist, there were layers of ripples spreading outwards.
Lu Ning speculated that this might be the effect of the so-called "spiritual pollution storm".
Outside the city walls, scattered monstrous beasts and mutated beings were already attacking the base city.
However, these monstrous beasts and infected individuals were killed by machine gun fire as soon as they got close.
These calamity beasts and diseased beings were not very strong; according to Lu Ning's observation, they were probably no more than the fourth rank.
Such monstrous beasts and mutated beings are still no match for heavy firearms.
"The mental pollution storm has spread, affecting the nearby monsters and infected. They've already started their siege. However, the main force hasn't arrived yet," Li Yihang said, frowning.
Fang Lan, who was standing to the side, thought for a moment and said, "According to our investigation, the large-scale horde of calamity beasts has only just emerged from the mist and is still some distance from the base city. We probably have about half a day left."
At this point, Fang Lan paused and said, "The problem now is the Misty Border Fortress. The horde of monsters has already approached the border fortress. Based on the observed scale of the horde, the border fortresses within the direct impact range of the horde are probably doomed. The garrison of those fortresses has already contacted me; they will risk their lives to hold back a wave of monsters and weaken their strength."
"But the border fortresses located on the flanks, avoiding a frontal assault, still have hope. If the monster horde lasts a long time, they will lose their supplies and run out of ammunition and food in the face of wave after wave of attacks. We need to find a way to rescue the people in those border fortresses before the monster horde fully erupts."
Fang Lan looked at Li Yihang and said, "We need a team of elite soldiers. Director Li, your people are the most suitable."
Li Yihang nodded and looked at Lu Ning, saying, "Lu Ning, can you lead the team, along with six fifth-tier experts, to rescue them?"
Lu Ning nodded: "Okay."
Li Yixing immediately took stock of the candidates, and three old acquaintances, Colin, Liu Qiang, and Yan Feng, joined the team.
In addition, there are three other team leaders and vice-leaders: Alex, who has the ability to control storms; Yang Xue, who has the ability to absorb and control energy; and Ye Yinfeng, who has the ability to freeze.
Given the time constraints, the team left immediately after its formation, driving two off-road vehicles.
Instead of exiting through the north gate, which was directly confronted by the horde of monsters, they took a detour and set off from the east gate.
Because of the beast tide, all the city gates were closed. However, since Lu Ning and his group were leaving on a mission, they could have the city gates opened and let them out.
After leaving the base city, the group headed straight for the nearest border fortress.
There are a total of eight border fortresses in the direction of Fog 233, which is close to Base City 116.
According to the information provided by Fang Lan, the areas near the third and fourth fortresses are the frontal impact zone of the monster horde.
The other border fortresses are located on the edge of the monster horde, and the closer they are to the frontal impact zone of the monster horde, the more dangerous they are.
Without support, they probably won't last long.
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