Chapter 1308: Fourth Level Battle

>y The battle ended quickly.

When the first batch of Alien Species, under orders, began a desperate breakthrough, assaulting at all costs to flee, the earth-shaking cheers almost echoed through the clouds.

However, compared to the soldiers' cheers and excited embraces, whether it was Tai'er and the others who arrived or Gao Tian, at this moment none showed any joy of victory.

They didn't know what was still to come.

Although it seemed these Alien Species had already been defeated.

Four Third Level senior, two peak, plus a hundred Third Level, and the military forces intercepted outside the defense line.

To be honest, looking back, if they had known before the battle how terrifying the enemy's strength was, perhaps none of them would have had confidence to win this battle.

But dragging on until the end, they actually won.

This force, already enough to crush most countries, under normal logic would be all the power a faction could muster, but for those who know the inside information like An Jing Tian and others, they know the Alien Species may not be limited to these.

"What exactly are these monsters?!"

"Lord Lin An, what about him?! Isn't he going to make a move?!"

Covered in blood, Tai'er looked with lingering fear at the fleeing Alien Species; only now did he have time to think.

Too terrifying, and too strange.

These monsters, each seems to occupy a human body. In actual combat, it usually takes three or four of the same level to suppress them! Their uniform fighting style, completely disregarding casualties, instantly inflicted heavy losses on the Soviet Third Level.

Third Level combat is much faster than Second Level, and far more brutal and intense.

Either it's high-speed slaughter, killing the opponent within a few seconds, or realizing they're outmatched, they flee at full speed.

Compared to Second Level combat, which is still at the human level and usually hard to tell apart, the outcome may not be decided even within a few minutes.

For Third Level beings whose movement speed and reaction time reach supersonic, the entire battle is just a matter of a few seconds.

Thus the battle ended so quickly it felt like a dream.

After asking, Tai'er subconsciously looked toward the direction the Alien Species fled, his heart itching like a cat's claw to find out exactly what was going on with Mo Ling.

He dared not pursue, nor could he.

In just a few seconds, when the Alien Species realized that continuing to fight could not possibly draw out Lin An, these monsters, uniformly accepting orders like machines, directly abandoned their comrades and fled without hesitation.

Even so, even with overwhelming numbers and the cooperation of the Red Clothed, the Third Level that Tai'er brought still suffered over forty casualties.

If it weren't for keeping the promise, and also being constrained by Lin An's deterrence...

To be honest, Tai'er felt so heartbroken he wanted to flee with his people.

Don't look at how many Third Level he brought; the Soviet Third Level's numbers also broke through six hundred after the confrontation, perhaps breaking a thousand after the second round of trials...

But averaged across the entire war zone, Third Level are still extremely precious high-end combat power; losing one is a major matter.

"Alien Species."

"Our war zone's high-level officials have all been controlled by these monsters."

"Are you Tai'er? I've heard Brother Lin talk about you."

Under the support of the Long An Awakened Ones, Gao Tian likewise looked at Tai'er with some curiosity, seeing that Mo Ling seemed unwilling to engage with Tai'er, he simply replied in his place.

But when speaking of the Alien Species, he couldn't help but give a bitter laugh.

"Alien Species?!"

"Those really are people from your war zone?!"

"My goodness... no wonder they looked so familiar to me!"

Hearing Gao Tian's answer, Tai'er's expression shook, instantly realizing the gravity of the problem.

They actually also noticed some abnormalities in the Huaxia Military during the confrontation, but having kept their distance, they never really figured out what exactly happened.

Especially, who would think along these lines?

"The high-level officials have all been taken over..."

"Goodness... what about you... what about you..."

Looking around, Tai'er couldn't help but gulp; even as an outsider, he felt a wave of panic and shock.

According to what Gao Tian said, combined with the monsters they just saw... he could hardly imagine what the Huaxia war zone had become...

The authorities are all controlled, and indeed they have simply become the enemy...

In such a situation, where is there any hope of survival?

If the Soviets were like this, just thinking about it makes his scalp tingle, leaving him feeling utterly hopeless.

"Are they unable to resist attacking you? Or is it because Lord Lin An exposed their true nature?!"

"Do the people in your war zone know? What are you planning to do next?"

"How many more of these monsters are there? Are these all there are?"

As fellow humans, also having been helped many times by Lin An, Tai'er considered Long An—or rather Lin An—to be their ally. He immediately asked, his face pale with tension.

The former, he could roughly guess some of the truth.

Especially thinking about Lin An's disagreement with the Huaxia Military, he instantly realized the true reason at this moment.

It's hard to imagine how Lin An managed to get to this day despite the hostility of these monsters! He even established such a magnificent Safe Zone!

And the latter concerns all of humanity!

If the Huaxia war zone cannot hold, they might not fare any better! Such monsters capable of controlling humans are truly terrifying!

"Yes...."

"However, a large portion of our war zone's people still haven't... still don't know about the Alien Species."

"As for their numbers, sorry... perhaps several million?"

The smile grew even more bitter.

Gao Tian, facing Tai'er's question, even felt a bit absurd when speaking himself.

Who could have imagined that the Huaxia war zone, as the world's strongest war zone, essentially had long become the monsters' lair, with most of the official forces being the enemy.

And the number of alien species was something Gao Tian couldn't even imagine; he could only cling to a faint hope, hoping that perhaps not that many of those monsters could come out—this batch was the last one, they still had some room to breathe.

The remark hit Tayel's ears like a heavy bomb, shocking and horrifying to hear.

He glanced around in a daze; the turmoil in his heart was beyond words.

For some reason, he had once thought the situation in the Soviet war zone was already extremely dire, only seeing a glimmer of hope after Lord Rayen appeared.

But compared to the situation in the Huaxia war zone, he actually felt the Soviets were extremely fortunate...

This...

How can we survive?

No wonder Lin An looted resources everywhere like a swarm of locusts, and despite his own war zone being strong, he still demanded they sign a support agreement.

Here, it was like an iron ship about to sink, struggling to stay afloat in the downpour.

If Lin An hadn't done that, they might not have been able to hold on much longer...

Even from the perspective of an outsider, or someone who had been extorted by Lin An, Tayel now felt a certain admiration for that man.

If it were him, he would most likely have given up struggling and fled on his own.

He could tell that this rumored first safe zone was really well built; even though it had been battered into a half-ruined state, one could still see how prosperous and powerful it once was.

With internal treachery and external threats, the fact that this place could exist at all was already a miracle.

And the number of monsters Gao Tian spoke of was enough to make anyone listening feel despair.

Looking at Tayel's current state, Gao Tian sighed and didn't intend to say anything more.

He knew that if he said that before Tayel arrived, they had been attacked by a peak third-stage monster, Tayel would find it even harder to believe.

Just as he was about to thank Tayel and say something, Mo Ling, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

"If Lin An comes out late, remember to tell him: no sleeping with other women!"

Huh!!

Hearing Mo Ling's puzzling words, An Jing Tian and the others were stunned; before they could realize what was happening, Mo Ling simply gazed calmly into the distance.

"They're here."

"Chu An told me that if Lin An doesn't come out, I am the ultimate trump card."

As the words fell, in an instant, at the farthest edge of the horizon, a terrifying aura spread unchecked across the world.

That was.

Fourth Stage.