65: Chapter 65: Tide of Horrible Monsters
In the hazy mist, a Bronze Rank five City Defense Force member was hiding in an underground safe room over a hundred meters below.
Huang Shi looked at the screen in front of him with an extremely solemn expression, watching the surveillance footage from each split screen, the endless monsters within making it difficult for him to breathe.
In some of the split screens, there were also giant figures, and seeing this scene, his heart felt as if it would stop beating.
The massive monsters merely landed their feet, and the ground in the split screen would show slight vibrations; this was the ground itself shaking.
Countless monsters seemed to be driven by some unknown existence, their target entirely Sea City, thirty kilometers away.
Huang Shi suppressed the fear in his heart and immediately transmitted the intelligence from here back to Sea City... On top of the high wall, the Defense Force was already standing by in full battle array, with a Defense Force member every meter, holding various thermal weapons, their eyes serious, awaiting the arrival of the monster tide.
A suffocating atmosphere permeated this hundred-meter-high wall; the silent stillness allowed people to hear their own heartbeats.
“Reporting to the Military Lord, the monster horde has crossed the thirty-kilometer line and will arrive in fifty-five minutes. The known number of Gold Rank Monsters exceeds fifty, and there are likely flying Gold Rank Monsters.”
After receiving the intelligence from the front line, the intelligence officer immediately reported it to the highest-ranking officer, Long Zhan, the Military Lord of the Eighth Legion.
On top of the high wall, the Defense Force was already standing by in full battle array, with a Defense Force member every meter, holding various thermal weapons, their eyes serious, awaiting the arrival of the monster tide.
“Have someone notify the Chief of Staff and tell him that this monster tide is a bit tricky. Request support from the Third and Fourth Legions, and if necessary, ask the Chief of Staff to take action…”
Long Zhan spread out stacks of photos, looking at the dense monster tide. According to intelligence from five outposts, there were at least one hundred and fifty Gold Rank Monsters in this monster tide.
This was still known intelligence, and there were many areas that could not be investigated. If this exaggerated number was true, it might even double.
This was an unprecedented monster tide, and Long Zhan dared not be careless, immediately sending someone to report and request support.
At this critical juncture, the Defense Force Headquarters immediately issued various orders, mobilizing large armies from the nearest locations to the southern city wall to resist the impending monster tide.
At the same time, this order was also transmitted to the other three major forces.
Under the mandatory orders of the Defense Force high command, the Yan Family, Zhang Family, and Heavenly Evil Gang were all forced to dispatch some Gold Rank True Spirit Professionals to the southern city wall.
Even if they didn't want to, facing the more powerful Defense Force and the safety of Sea City, they had no choice but to send people to support.
All preparations were complete. The three major legions' three hundred and fifty Gold Rank Professionals, plus the experts from the other three major forces, brought the total number of Gold Rank Professionals on the human side to nearly four hundred.
Below them, there were also over thirty thousand official Defense Force members and more than fifty thousand reserve personnel.
Just as all personnel were nervously awaiting the arrival of the monster tide, six figures suddenly appeared in the sky, rapidly approaching this location.
Before anyone could react, these figures landed on the protruding city wall transfer station.
“Mayor, you actually came.”
Long Zhan, Tian Yang, and Tang Shi, the three Military Lords, seeing the appearance of the newcomers, straightened their postures and greeted him.
Their words carried surprise; Li Changtian's arrival made them no longer worry about this monster tide.
This was a Peak Legendary Rank ten True Spirit Professional, incredibly powerful, and possessing the mighty ability to fly freely, detached from the ground.
“Don’t make a fuss; this time, I’m just accompanying this girl to watch the monster tide. If there’s a crisis, I’ll take action…”
Li Changtian waved his hand, signaling them not to speak loudly, so as not to expose his arrival.
Originally, he wouldn't have appeared, but Li Xuefei said she wanted to see the monster tide with her own eyes. For this Genius of the Family, he naturally fulfilled her wish.
And so, Li Changtian directly brought Li Xuefei's entire Squad, along with Li Yuxuan, five people in total, here.
“…!”
Flying in the air for the first time, the four members of Squad were both excited and scared. Flying a hundred meters in the air made them, experiencing it for the first time, feel a bit of fear.
With her feet firmly back on the high wall, Li Xuefei looked at her grandfather with an expression of immense admiration.
Flying, this was a natural human yearning. If she could, the young girl still wanted her grandfather to take her flying again.
“…!”
Thanks to the Captain, Fang Yuan and the other two were very excited now?
The first time experiencing flight, the first time standing on the high wall to look out, all sorts of experiences were so exciting.
The few of them gazed into the distance. Standing at a high vantage point, they finally saw that the mist outside the city was actually only over eighty meters high.
Above, it was completely empty, without a wisp of mist, allowing them to clearly see the dazzling sun. The hundred-meter-high wall completely isolated the mist outside the city.
“You little ones just watch here; don’t run around.”
Li Changtian admonished the little ones, then stood motionless, gazing into the distance. There was currently no movement ahead, and he didn't know what he was looking at.
Looking at the unknown, unfathomable mist ahead, Fang Yuan deeply felt the terror within it. How many monsters would be in there?
On top of the high wall, he stood at the edge, silently gazing forward.
“What a strange little fellow.”
Li Changtian, beside him, swept a glance, sensing his Rank and the abundant power within him. This Legendary Professional felt a bit curious about the young man in front of him.
Having only Awakened for this short amount of time, he could already Breakthrough to Bronze Rank. Although his Talent was a bit lacking, he might still be worthy of his Family's Li Xuefei.
In silent stillness, as only a few Military Lords knew of Li Changtian’s arrival, the other Defense Force members remained very cautious about this monster tide.
Each Defense Force member had a determined expression, their hands gripping the trigger. As soon as the monster tide arrived, they would deliver a heavy, saturated strike.
Below the city wall, many Defense Force members also held controllers for bombs, awaiting the opportune moment to detonate them... Time passed bit by bit, everyone watching intently ahead.
“They’re here! All troops, prepare!”
Suddenly, Military Lord Long Zhan’s booming voice entered the ears of the surrounding Defense Force members, and then others quickly passed the message down. Soon, everyone on the entire southern defense line received the order.
Soon, many Defense Force members and those with relatively low strength like Fang Yuan and his group saw the monster tide's traces.
In the distant mist, several phantoms had appeared at some point, and high in the sky, there was a dense, dark mass of an unknown cloud.
Rumble! Rumble!!
Disordered rumbling sounds, from far to near, from small to large, heralded the official approach of the monster tide.
Soon, everyone could clearly see the situation of the monster tide.
Countless monsters of varying Ranks were rapidly rushing through the mist, approaching Sea City.
What everyone could clearly see were three Bowl Stone Monsters, over eighty meters tall. Their massive figures were even taller than the mist, their entire heads visible above the mist.
In the sky, a vast, dark mass was a cluster composed of various flying monsters.
Below the mist, there were also over three hundred monsters with bodies larger than ordinary monsters, generally ranging from ten to thirty meters tall.
The dense, seemingly endless monster tide intensified the pressure on everyone.