Chapter 662 Melee (Part 3)
Bai Yu never imagined that she would see such a scene when she returned after only half a month away.
The area surrounding the base had long since become a chaotic border region.
One after another, transport vehicles loaded with ammunition passed by her, speeding towards the front lines.
Before Bai Yu could see clearly, two modified medical vehicles drove towards them from the opposite lane, carrying a group of seriously injured people back to the base for emergency treatment.
The carriage door was not closed.
Bai Yu saw that the wounded lying inside either had vacant eyes or were unconscious, and the blood had almost soaked through the blanket covering their chests...
The strong smell of blood mixed with the odor of disinfectant wafted in the wind, making one feel nauseous.
Bai Yu felt as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping her heart, and she didn't even hear anyone calling her.
"Hey you guide over there, come here quickly!"
You can't see their faces in the dark.
The sentry who called her over glanced at her hastily, assuming she was a guide who had just come out of base for a shift change. Seeing that she didn't react, he called out again, "Hurry up, the front lines are in a tense situation, don't dawdle!"
Bai Yu heard that the situation at the front was not good, and felt a little panicked. Without saying a word, she followed the directions and got into the car.
Seeing this, Wei Xu, who was standing next to her, gestured for the others to go back first, and then followed her and jumped into the car.
Upon receiving the order to retreat from the base, the three sentry teams at the outpost, along with three logistics personnel, Bai Yu, and Wei Xu, packed their belongings and returned.
The hardships involved go without saying.
They encountered a landslide on their way and were surrounded and intercepted by monsters.
Finally, the group abandoned their vehicle and ventured into the mountains, traversing hills and valleys before finally returning to their base.
They thought the pampered young lady was exhausted, but to their surprise, she got into the car as soon as someone called her, and the other sentries had no choice but to go in and report.
The vehicle has started.
To stay alert at all times, the driver took out a sedative and put it in his mouth while driving.
Bai Yu couldn't help but ask, "How's it going at the front now?"
The driver glanced at her in the rearview mirror, his eyes weary. "The sentries are almost pushed to their limits. The pollution concentration is too high, like being constantly immersed in strong acid. Their five senses are overstimulated, their mental barriers are severely worn down, and they still have to be wary of those monsters."
Bai Yu asked anxiously, "Where's the guide? Didn't the base send any support?"
"We sent them out, but it still wasn't enough."
The driver replied, "A guide often has to soothe several sentinels who are on the verge of a mental breakdown at the same time. Their mental energy is depleted even faster than that of the sentinels. Most sentinels can only be treated with guide hormones. If the situation is really critical, we simply use inhibitors."
Bai Yu originally thought the fighting at the front was just intense, but he didn't expect the situation to have deteriorated to this extent.
"Which logistics camp are we heading to?" Wei Xu asked, his voice remaining calm.
"Logistics transfer station No. 7 is the closest place to the front line that can still maintain basic operation."
The driver replied, "You're lucky to have a ride with us. Right now, all transport capacity is being prioritized for the delivery of ammunition and the wounded."
The two were mistakenly identified as support personnel and sent directly to the place that needed manpower the most and was also the most dangerous.
The vehicle moved forward in the increasingly dense darkness, struggling to cut through the suffocating fog. Occasionally, flashes of gunfire appeared on the distant horizon, and the roars of the mutant army gradually became clearer, reaching everyone's ears.
It's only a ten-minute drive to the logistics support battalion at the front.
As soon as the car door opened, several medics rushed in carrying a stretcher, shouting, "Make way! Make way!"
Wei Xu reacted quickly, pulling the still somewhat dazed Bai Yu aside and making way for her.
It's even more chaotic here than at the base entrance.
The makeshift tents were dimly lit in the darkness.
Everywhere you look, there are people running around busily.
On the opposite side, in a relatively flat area simply enclosed by sandbags and abandoned vehicles, sat a group of sentries who had just been rotated out or were waiting to be replaced.
Their condition was worse than Bai Yu had imagined.
Many sentries huddled in corners, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their hands tightly covering their ears, trying to block out the pervasive, insane murmurs emanating from the battlefield and the darkness itself.
Some people even experienced severe sensory overload, making defensive or aggressive gestures at the air and emitting meaningless growls.
Those who remained conscious quickly retrieved the pheromone, called for help to hold the sentries down, and injected them one by one.
"All mobile sentries, go to position number three on the east side! Repeat, all mobile sentries, immediately reinforce position number three on the east side!" A voice echoed through the camp through a makeshift loudspeaker, carrying an undeniable urgency.
The formation was almost completely disrupted by the sudden increase in dark matter.
The sentries who could still maintain basic sanity struggled to their feet, grabbed their weapons, and staggered toward the east; while the many more trapped in mental distress remained unresponsive, still wallowing in their own pain.
The guide must prioritize treating those whose mental state is on the verge of collapse.
For now, we can only rely on ourselves to bear the burden.
The roars of monsters and the sounds of cannon fire, along with desperate shouts, mingled together in the distance.
Bai Yu's gaze swept around her, her heart felt heavy, and she felt somewhat at a loss.
“Come on, the guide’s tent is over there.” Wei Xu quickly found the right direction and led her there.
At this point, the guide's role is paramount.
She came to the front lines because she wanted to do her part.
So Wei Xu not only didn't stop her, but instead led her through the logistics camp and quickly found the correct tent area.
The guides, whose numbers are far fewer than those of the sentries, have long been the busiest people in the area.
A young female guide had her hand on the forehead of an out-of-control sentry. Her body swayed slightly, and the veins on her forehead bulged, clearly struggling against the chaotic mental storm raging around him.
Beside her, another male guide had just finished a session of counseling when he couldn't help but vomit violently while leaning against a nearby box, clearly due to excessive mental stress.
Yuan Lan crawled out of the tent and looked up just in time to see Bai Yu appear.
She paused for a moment, then, without asking why, immediately pulled the person into one of the tents. "Quick, there are two sentries here who urgently need to be evacuated."
Wei Xu was left alone outside.
After confirming that the logistics camp was safe, he turned and left to find someone.
The darkness descended too suddenly.
Many people from Dawn Base have gathered here. In wartime, there is no distinction between you and me, and almost all the sentries have already started combat.
Wei Xu had to go check if his teammates were there...
At this moment, almost everyone is doing their best.
We hope that humanity can win this battle.
...
Manor castle.
Kerry was packing his things. Trucks were piled high with Yun Zhao's personal belongings. A small robot led the way, pulling a long cart to the castle gate.
The nine sentries who were exercising on the lawn were puzzled.
When Kerry brought the hibernation pod, it grabbed Uncle He and stuffed him into it without saying a word.
"There's a lot of noise outside."
Ignoring Uncle He's struggles, Kerry activated the hibernation pod while saying in his childish voice, "Damn the Pupil Shadow Clan, how dare they break the contract and harm our little master! I'm going to go out and kill them!"
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