117: Chapter 117 The Secretly Protecting Force

Lin Fang thought that if he had studied biology, he might have been ecstatic seeing this situation.

What is the skeletal structure of these Pure Titans? Where does their tissue regeneration ability come from? Could he catch one to raise?

Unfortunately, he was not. Outside the city, these monstrous giants, more terrifying than their cinematic depictions, were already approaching the attack range of the H.D.S. Forces.

Lin Fang admitted these giants were quite imposing.

"Take them out."

The H.D.S. Forces, having received the order, sprang into action. The 12.7mm Vulcan Gatling cannon instantly erupted with a roar, its six rotating barrels spitting tongues of fire as countless bullets poured forth.

Before these giants' wounds could regenerate, the dense hail of bullets blasted their heads into fragments.

[Boss, watch the three o'clock direction]

Several crawling infected creatures, with exposed flesh and blood and grotesquely shaped bodies, crawled out from the shadows of the ruins, roaring as they lunged toward Lin Fang and his five companions.

Lin Fang was an old acquaintance with them—the Lickers from resident evil.

Just how many worlds had fused into this bizarre dimension? Lin Fang experimentally tried to store the nearby building into a Spacetime Package, but found it impossible; there was no reaction.

Lin Fang's expression turned grave. Although the H.D.S. Forces were powerful, it was unrealistic to expect them to defend the 100-meter diameter Schwarzschild Channel behind them.

That was just the beginning.

Before their main force arrived, Lin Fang browsed through his warehouse, planning to select a base with high walls to protect the channel behind him and create favorable terrain.

A moment later, Lin Fang manifested a large Research Institute named Deep Space Exploration. He remembered this institute had decent defenses and covered an area of 800,000 square meters.

The central building of this Research Institute pierced through the edge of the Schwarzschild Channel, straddling two worlds.

After having the H.D.S. Forces place the other large items around the Research Institute, Lin Fang issued a command:

"Little Black, leave 200 Clone Soldiers to clean up any that slipped inside. Have the rest all come in."

The sky grew even gloomier.

The horizon ahead was writhing. A rolling tide of undead monsters was advancing at full speed toward this black "sun pillar" that attracted them. From above, the Research Institute's location looked like a tiny dot at the center of a target.

Looking at the images transmitted by the drones, Lin Fang breathed a slight sigh of relief. Their main force had finally arrived.

Good, not too many.

Lin Fang waved his hand. The Clone Soldiers' artillery trajectories suddenly tore across the gloomy sky.

Two thousand one hundred against thirty million. The advantage was mine.

——

[Boss, the defensive line is projected to fall in two minutes]

Little Black reminded Lin Fang, who was already seeing red from the killing. The pile of flesh and corpses ahead was almost as high as the walls, reeking to the heavens, a scene of utter carnage.

Less than half an hour had passed.

Three spider demons, with humanoid heads and limbs ending in sharp spider legs, used their agility to break through the defensive line. They leaped up from the sea of flesh and sprayed Lin Fang with highly corrosive liquid.

Zzz—

The liquid was blocked by an invisible Force Field surrounding the young man. The brains of these spider demons were instantly turned to pulp.

Lin Fang took a sharp breath of cold air as he looked at the endless tide of undead monsters.

"Little Black, did you miscalculate? Why are there still so many?"

Little Black: [...]

"Set the detonator for a three-minute countdown. Have all Clone Soldiers retreat to the underground space."

There was no other way. Lin Fang was preparing to abandon this place.

[Setup complete. Nuclear detonation countdown initiated]

After the order was sent, all Clone Soldiers left the defensive line and retreated toward the Schwarzschild Channel. The monsters surged over the walls behind them like a tidal wave.

The situation in the underground space was much better. Only a few flying infected creatures had managed to burrow in from the air.

Compared to the outside, the several thousand flying creatures above the military base were truly a minority. The automated artillery and the Clone Soldiers left here were mopping them up.

As long as they weren't overwhelmed, this place could be held.

Lin Fang lamented that it was fortunate they were underground; otherwise, the creatures would already be flying all over the sky outside. The people of Earth would never know that there was a force guarding them in the darkness.

After receiving reinforcements, the situation at the military base improved further. Lin Fang also briefly relaxed. Now, it was time to see the situation on the other side of the channel.

Lin Fang had previously placed four nuclear warheads, each with a yield of 10 megatons, obtained from the Venom World, 15 kilometers away from the Research Institute.

Whether they could hold or not depended on this wave.

[Nuclear detonation countdown: 00:00:03]

[Nuclear detonation countdown: 00:00:02]

[Nuclear detonation countdown: 00:00:01]

At this moment, countless densely packed grotesque faces appeared at the edge of the hundred-meter channel, greedily gazing at this other world.

It was filled with the scent of food.

But, with precise calculation, just as the main force of the undead tide from the other side of the Schwarzschild Channel stepped through, the nuclear bombs behind them exploded!

The moment the mushroom clouds rose, a massive ball of light, brighter than the sun, leaped from the ground around the Research Institute, like the white eye of a freshly opened purgatory.

Light radiation, a million times more intense than the midday sun, expanded spherically. The ground surface centered on the blast points bulged in wave-like patterns. Millions of infected creatures and monsters were carbonized into ash!

The shockwaves spread outward at 400 meters per second. Within a ten-kilometer radius, the ruined city was torn apart as easily as paper. Combustible materials in streets and alleys burst into raging flames in the blink of an eye!

For those undead tide monsters greedily stretching out their arms, opening their huge mouths, and squeezing together, this light was a painless end. They maintained their lunging postures as their bodies were torn apart within seconds. Their exposed, rotting skin and muscles boiled, separated, and turned to flying ash, like wax figures thrown into a steel furnace.

Only then did the four mushroom clouds break free from the earth's grasp and soar into the sky. The violent shockwaves swept the sky clear of clouds, leaving only a ring of cirrus clouds swirling around them!

From Lin Fang's perspective, the undead tide monsters and some building debris seemed to be hurled outward by a tremendous force, splattering in all directions.

Other than that, it was eerily quiet.

The violent energy and deadly shockwaves from the other side seemed to crash against an invisible wall of abyss. There was no medium for their propagation within the Schwarzschild Channel, which also prevented nuclear contamination.

This was also why Lin Fang dared to place nuclear bombs so close. It seemed the effect was good. For the next several hours, nothing else emerged from within.

——

The next day, the Clone troops, having received reconnaissance orders and wearing protective suits, crossed the Schwarzschild Channel once more.

Lin Fang, playing it safe, chose to guard the rear.

On the surveillance screen, the land where the Research Institute stood looked like an island surrounded by craters.

Little Black had tallied it: a total of over five hundred thirty types of undead tide monsters had appeared in the previous defensive battle, originating from forty-three movies.

Lin Fang could recall over a dozen: *World War Z*, *Attack on Titan*, *I Am Legend*, *Dawn of the Dead*, *Sweet Home*, *The Rise of the Blood Queen*, *The Cabin in the Woods*...

Things were getting even more interesting.