165: Lead the troops to march

At Sanmin Base, on the Coast city wall.

When the Explosive Flame Bullet were fired, Yang Kui knew that the anomalous Gray Crabs no longer posed a threat.

However, his face showed no sign of relief.

In his headset, the mechanical voice of Xiao Xin, the Xinhuo Train's intelligent AI assistant, was cold and familiar.

"Please pay close attention to the sea conditions 1 to 2 kilometers offshore. There are 2 hours remaining until the third wave of indigenous invasion. The enemy has assembled. Prepare for real-time combat."

Following Xiao Xin's directions, Yang Kui raised his binoculars.

The previously dark sea, like a giant black cloth covering the surface, made it impossible to see what lay beneath.

However, when he aimed his binoculars at this sea area, something magical happened—the previously dark sea, under the special effect of the binoculars, became incredibly clear, as if enchanted.

Holding the binoculars, he slowly moved them from east to west, carefully observing every corner of this sea area as prompted by Xiao Xin.

When his gaze moved to approximately 60 degrees west, his entire body suddenly jolted, as if struck by a giant hammer.

He widened his eyes, staring intently at that sea area through the binoculars.

There, an extremely bizarre sight appeared.

That sea area had strangely risen into two opposing, distinctly separate tides.

These two tides seemed to be separated by an invisible barrier, with no interaction between them, yet both were turbulent and majestic.

Such a sight was truly illogical!

However, what shocked Yang Kui even more was yet to come.

When he focused his gaze below the two tides, he was astonished to discover that beneath them, dense figures were hidden.

On one side were the Serpentmen he had seen before, moving and swimming through the tides, appearing agile and fierce; on the other side were surprisingly large crabs, each several times larger than the Gray Crabs he had encountered previously, with shells as hard as iron and incredibly sharp pincers, sending shivers down his spine.

This sudden discovery completely stunned Yang Kui.

He had never imagined that so many secrets and dangers were hidden beneath this seemingly calm sea.

If not for Xiao Xin's reminder, what severe consequences would ensue if the enemy, like the Serpentmen encountered before, managed to sneak up—

Who knew?!

For some unknown reason, the two tides quickly subsided and flattened on the sea surface.

However, this brief but violent impact brought a huge shock to Yang Kui, leaving him unsettled for a long time.

Yang Kui did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately reported the situation he observed in detail to the Sanmin Base General Command.

At the same time, he decisively raised the city wall's danger level to the highest—Level Three Red.

This meant that all combat personnel must be armed and on duty, maintaining high vigilance at all times, ready to respond to any potential battle.

Under the Level Three Red alert, the entire battlefield was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Soldiers stood ready, their weapons tightly gripped, their eyes focused on the darkness outside the city wall.

The Beastmasters, who controlled insect beasts, also did not dare to be negligent; they quickly assembled, logged into their brain-computer interface cockpits, and, controlling their insect beasts, distributed themselves around the battlefield according to combat formations.

These insect beasts also seemed to sense the tense atmosphere, growling softly, filled with a desire for battle.

Yang Kui stood on the city wall, his gaze like a torch sweeping across the battlefield.

He knew that now, all they awaited was a command from the supreme commander, Lu Yang, and these forces hidden in the darkness would rush towards the enemy like hungry tigers, commencing a thrilling battle.

Waiting in the darkness was tense, solemn, and unbearable.

Two hours quickly passed; dawn was about to break, and the entire world was in extreme darkness.

Many soldiers' faces already showed signs of fatigue.

Just then, cool raindrops suddenly fell from the sky, making everyone shiver from the cold.

The original drowsiness instantly vanished without a trace.

In the frontline combat command room, Yang Kui looked at the rising waves on the sea, a slight sigh of relief escaping him.

It's finally coming!