90: Chapter 90 A Beast Tide of Ten Million, Jiangcheng in Crisis

Noon the next day.

Lin Mo was eating in the cafeteria, while Yi Xiaoyu and the others sat around a table, chattering about their plans after the internship ended.

"Once we get back, I'm definitely going to have a good meal!"

Lin Sisi's eyes lit up.

"The oil-splashed noodles in the cafeteria, the small noodles at the alley entrance, and that grilled fish place in the west of the city—"

Ye Zhixia rolled her eyes at her.

"All you ever think about is food."

Lin Sisi was unconvinced.

"Food is the paramount necessity of the people!"

Yi Xiaoyu spoke indifferently.

"I heard that after this internship ends, our military merit can be exchanged for academic credits."

"Maybe we'll be able to finish our credits early and graduate ahead of time."

Lin Sisi, who was beside her, had her eyes light up.

"Really?"

Lin Mo ate in silence, not participating in the discussion. Shen Yi sat beside him, equally quiet.

This training internship was coming to an end, but a sense of unease had been lingering in Lin Mo's heart the whole time.

The Mimic, the beast tide, and the mastermind Cao Shen, who had been hiding in the shadows—these threats were like an invisible net.

He was not afraid of enemies in the open.

No matter how strong an opponent was, as long as they had a form and left traces, one could always find a flaw.

What he feared were those schemes hidden in the dark, the blades that suddenly stabbed at you when you thought you were safe.

"If you can't eat it, don't force yourself." Shen Yi spoke up suddenly, her mood seemingly good.

Lin Mo was taken aback for a moment. He looked down at his bowl; the rice had already been poked into a honeycomb by him.

He smiled and put down his chopsticks.

But just then, the cafeteria door was pushed open violently.

Uncle Zheng, who had always been by Li Chengxi's side, rushed in, his face deathly pale.

"Lin Mo!"

Everyone was stunned.

Uncle Zheng usually handled things with great discretion and had never been so flustered.

He rushed to Lin Mo's side and said in a low voice:

"Something big has happened! The Young Master wants you and Miss Shen Yi to rush to the conference room immediately!"

...

The camp, conference room.

Li Chengxi sat at the head of the table, his brows tightly locked.

Below him were all the high-ranking officials from the Seventh Battalion and the Sixth Battalion.

Lin Mo was also sitting among them.

"Battalion Commander Li."

An intelligence officer stood up.

"We just received urgent intelligence from the front line!"

Li Chengxi raised his hand to interrupt, his face pale as he said:

"Everyone is here. Let's have Uncle Zheng give everyone a brief summary of the current situation first!"

Uncle Zheng, who was beside him, took a deep breath.

"The beast tide! It has fully erupted!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room was shocked.

"It started early this morning!"

"The fierce beasts in Nanling suddenly rioted. Current detected data shows that at least over ten million fierce beasts are converging in the direction of Jiangcheng!"

Lin Mo's expression changed drastically.

Jiangcheng, that was the place where he grew up.

There, he had his family and friends.

And the person most important to him.

"The specific situation is as follows."

Uncle Zheng pulled up a holographic projection, and a huge three-dimensional map appeared in the center of the conference room.

On the map, countless red dots were converging on Jiangcheng from all directions, like a torrent of death.

"According to the data just sent back by the front-line reconnaissance troops."

"Just the number of ranked fierce beasts detected so far has already exceeded three million."

"Three million..." someone murmured, their voice trembling.

"And this number is still constantly increasing." Uncle Zheng manipulated the display to zoom in, and one could see more red dots emerging from the depths of Nanling.

He paused, then said with difficulty: "The number of unranked fierce beasts is even greater... Preliminary estimates put the number at over ten million."

The conference room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

"More importantly... the number of Tier 4 fierce beasts has already exceeded four digits."

"Four... four digits?!" A high-ranking official from the Sixth Battalion exclaimed.

Uncle Zheng continued:

"As for Tier 5 and above... it is temporarily impossible to calculate, but it is certain that this beast tide is being commanded personally by Beast King Dihou!"

"Beast King Dihou?!" This time, even Lin Mo's expression changed.

That was a Tier 7 fierce beast!

What was the concept of Tier 7?

It was a terrifying existence capable of destroying a city!

The last time a beast tide occurred in Jiangcheng was five years ago, a small-scale beast tide where the number of fierce beasts was less than one million.

But this time, it was a ten-million-level beast tide, and an ultra-large-scale beast tide with the participation of a terrifying existence like a Tier 7 beast king!

"Jiangcheng... what is the situation now?!"

Lin Mo stood up abruptly, his chair toppling to the ground with a harsh sound.

Uncle Zheng switched the projection to show real-time footage of Jiangcheng.

In the footage, the tall walls of Jiangcheng were already crowded with soldiers and Awakeners.

Outside the city walls, the dense, dark tide of fierce beasts surged in like water, kicking up dust that filled the sky.

In the distance, the mountain-like figures of a few Rock Beasts were vaguely visible, and their earth-shaking roars could seemingly be heard even outside the footage.

"Jiangcheng has now entered a Level 1 combat readiness state." Old Zheng's voice was heavy.

"The city defense troops are urgently reinforcing the defense lines, but... the number of fierce beasts is simply too great."

"According to the current trend, if the beast tide's advance is not stopped, Jiangcheng can at most hold on for..."

Uncle Zheng's hand, which was operating the controls, froze.

"How long?" Li Chengxi asked in a deep voice.

"Forty-eight hours. If you include civilian casualties within the city, this time will be further shortened."

The conference room fell into dead silence.

"Forty-eight hours..." Lin Mo murmured to himself, his fists clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms.

Li Chengxi took in everyone's reactions. He stood up directly and ordered:

"Pass on my order! At 3:00 PM today, all combat personnel are to depart with the army to support Jiangcheng!"

"Yes!" Everyone replied in unison.

"Also, Uncle Zheng, please contact headquarters again for me and request air support and heavy weapon reinforcements!"

Uncle Zheng nodded: "I will go handle it immediately."

"Dismissed!"

...

At the entrance of the conference room

Lin Mo stood at the doorway, looking out the corridor window.

The sky in the distance had already been dyed a dark red.

That was the dust kicked up by the beast tide, blotting out the sky and sun.

"Lin Mo."

Shen Yi's voice came from the side.

Lin Mo turned his head.

"What is it?"

Shen Yi's expression was grave.

"If I haven't guessed wrong."

"The fact that this beast tide erupted so suddenly means that Cao Shen's plan has reached its final stage..."

Lin Mo's pupils constricted.

Shen Yi explained: "Remember what I said before?"

"Cao Shen's goal is the supreme treasure in the Martial God Secret Realm."

"I estimate that his goal in orchestrating the beast tide to attack Jiangcheng is only one thing: to divert everyone's attention."

Lin Mo's fists were clenched tight.

"That lunatic!"

"Has he gone mad?!"

"There are millions of people in Jiangcheng!"

"Once the city falls..."

"The consequences would be unimaginable!"

Lin Mo's gaze turned cold.

"That bastard Cao Shen! He wants to enter the Martial God Secret Realm while things are chaotic?"

"That should be it." Shen Yi nodded.

"So this battle for Jiangcheng... is not that simple."

Lin Mo was silent for a long time and then sighed.

"No matter what conspiracy he has, we have to wait until we defend Jiangcheng first!"

"That is my home."

"My family is there."

Shen Yi looked at him, not speaking.

After a moment, she nodded gently.

"Mm, I know!"

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