"I don't know." Yan Feng shook his head.
Colin said, "Let's go down and see if there are any survivors."
The group drove to the ruins.
Because the fortress has been reduced to ruins, although there are still quite a few monsters and infected people left here, the total number is definitely not as many as we encountered at the Fifth Frontier Fortress.
As the vehicle approached, the noise of the engine attracted the attention of the nearby monsters and infected individuals.
These monstrous beasts and diseased beings rushed towards them.
As a result, he was killed by Lu Ning and his group.
Upon arriving at the ruins, Lu Ning discovered that the destruction was far more extensive than he had imagined.
Almost no intact houses remain standing on the ruins.
Bloodstains were everywhere, along with the remains of the soldiers guarding the border fortress.
The horrific scene caused everyone to frown slightly.
They searched the vicinity for a long time but found no signs of survivors.
Just as they were about to leave, Ye Yinfeng suddenly shouted from somewhere, "Come and see!"
Upon hearing this, everyone rushed towards Ye Yinfeng's location.
Soon, they arrived at Ye Yinfeng's side.
Ye Yinfeng was looking down at the ground, and Lu Ning and the others followed suit.
On the black metal floor, there was a line of blood-red words.
"We saw the Yellow Springs..."
"The Yellow Springs?" Yan Feng asked, somewhat confused. "What are the Yellow Springs?"
Alex glanced at Yan Feng speechlessly and said, "Yan Feng, you must not have studied before. The Yellow Springs is a river that the dead had to cross in myths and legends before the Age of Mist!"
Colin asked with some doubt: "Since the Underworld is something from myths and legends, how could they possibly see it?"
Others also found it somewhat incomprehensible.
After the Age of Mist, that era of peace and stability has vanished.
Not to mention the myths and legends of that era.
How could something so ethereal and intangible possibly be seen?
The group exchanged glances, unable to determine the meaning of the blood-written words.
Since it's impossible to be certain, there's no point in them staying here any longer.
Ultimately, they decided to leave first.
They boarded the off-road vehicle and headed to the first border fortress.
The situation at the First Border Fortress is acceptable; although it is under siege, the siege is not very intense.
Lu Ning and his group easily killed the besieging monsters, and then left with the convoy that had already assembled at the border fortress.
When they returned to the base city, the beast tide was already very close.
The guards who returned from the border fortress had already joined the battle.
The scientists who were conducting experiments at the border fortress were given a break.
Li Yihang and Fang Lan had originally planned to let Lu Ning and the others go and rest.
After all, their rescue work was not easy.
However, Colin and the others shook their heads, indicating that they did not need it.
"Lu Ning did most of the work this time; we just assisted him, so it wasn't tiring."
Colin's words were unanimously agreed upon by Yan Feng and the others.
Upon hearing this, Li Yihang and Fang Lan looked at Lu Ning.
Lu Ning shook his head: "I'm not tired either."
Seeing their reaction, Li Yihang and Fang Lan stopped insisting.
Fang Lan said with a self-deprecating laugh, "I'm not afraid to admit it, but our base city is indeed lacking in top-tier experts. If you were to rest and recuperate, we might not be able to deal with the powerful monsters in the beast tide."
"Major General Fang, we will do our best to deal with those monsters."
Just then, Colin remembered something and told Li Yihang, Fang Lan, and the others about the blood-written words he had seen earlier.
The others were somewhat taken aback when they heard this.
"The Underworld..."
"Is this the river from myths and legends that carries the dead? How could such a thing exist in reality? And how could it have been seen?"
Liu Qiang said, "We previously questioned the guards and researchers at the First Border Fortress, and they all said they didn't see anything about the Yellow Springs."
"Could it be that the blood-written words weren't finished?" Li Yihang suddenly asked.
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.
Colin and the others recalled the blood-written message from before.
Ye Yinfeng said, "I'm not sure. Maybe it was because of time constraints that it wasn't finished?"
No one thought about the question anymore.
Everyone climbed onto the city wall, awaiting the arrival of the beast tide.
More than an hour later, wave after wave of mental pollution came crashing down on them.
In Lu Ning's vision, the thick white fog ahead was rapidly approaching.
Below the white mist, swarms of monsters rapidly approached.
An endless array of monstrous beasts and afflicted beings.
"They're here!" Fang Lan said, holding binoculars, her expression serious.
He immediately ordered his deputy, "Pass down the order to prepare."
"yes!"
When the monstrous beasts and the diseased beings got within about ten kilometers of them.
Fang Lan immediately ordered: "Fire the ground!"
The next moment, missiles shot into the sky from the base city and rapidly bombarded the beast horde.
The missile was extremely fast and landed in the beast tide in a short time.
A roaring sound accompanied by flames erupted.
All the monsters ahead were under the cover of artillery fire. When the flames of the artillery fire dissipated, they left behind a field of corpses.
The ground was stained red with blood.
However, the damage caused by this missile attack is not significant in the context of the entire beast tide.
Many of the infected and the monstrous creatures survived the aftershocks of the missile attack.
Fang Lan frowned and ordered again, "Launch missiles continuously! Give them a good beating!"
The order was passed down, and a large number of missiles were launched.
Wave after wave of bullets were fired at these monstrous beasts and infected individuals.
The roaring sound was incessant.
This saturation bombardment lasted for several minutes.
In those few minutes, these infected people and monsters couldn't even get a step closer to the base city.
Standing on the city wall, Li Yihang, Yan Feng, and the others felt the roar of the cannon fire and couldn't help but sigh.
"The lethality of firearms is still very strong."
"Yes, it's very deadly for low- to mid-level monsters."
"Unfortunately, the lethality of these firearms is greatly reduced against high-level monsters, even those at the Saint or Demigod level," Li Yihang couldn't help but sigh.
If firearms can damage demigod-level monsters, then they won't be afraid of the fog.
As long as the artillery fire washes over the land, and the area covered by the fog is barren, what difference does it make if there are many calamities and diseased beings?
Just then, his deputy brought a message: "Commander, the missile stockpile is empty."
Hearing this, Fang Lan frowned and muttered under her breath, "Damn it! We don't have enough firepower!"
Because these thermal weapons are needed in so many places, and missile production is not high, each base city has limited stockpiles.
I didn't expect it to be over so quickly.
As the flames of the artillery fire dissipated, the dense monsters behind them continued forward, stepping over the flesh and corpses in the area covered by the artillery fire.
This made Li Yihang and the others' expressions serious.
Now comes the moment of truth for them.
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