Chapter 418: Unseen

On the second day of the zombie tide's attack, it was 4:36 a. m.

The camera mounted on the wall faithfully broadcast the scene, as if a film crew were shooting.

However, due to spiritual interference, the feed was somewhat intermittent.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

"As usual! Fire at close range!"

"Conserve ammunition! Focused fire!"

"Artillerymen ready! Fire at a 70-degree angle ahead, covering fire!"

As each order was given, the soldiers on the wall nervously placed their fingers on the triggers, waiting for the zombie attack.

There was little time to catch their breath.

The sky was still dimly light.

The distant zombie tide looked as if seen through frosted glass, making it hard to see clearly.

The zombie tide was about to move, like a rising tide surging toward the towering wall.

The sergeant, who had been a student counselor just a month ago, couldn't help wiping the sweat from their forehead.

Although it was cold in the early morning, under the tension the sweat still flowed uncontrollably.

He dared not show his emotions in front of the soldiers.

He instinctively lowered his cap brim and loudly berated the soldiers who were not yet ready.

But his eyes, which kept looking toward the tower top, betrayed his anxiety.

Lord Lin An..

Not present..

Lin An, who usually stayed at the top of the defense tower and was regarded by everyone as the strongest combatant, was not there.

Starting from midnight yesterday, Lin An disappeared before their eyes.

Aside from a few high-level officials, no one knew why he had withdrawn from the front line.

Without absolute trust and long-term familiarity with Lin An, they might even have thought he had run away.

On the high tower, An Jing Tian was in charge of overseeing and commanding the front line.

He noticed that morale on the front line had dropped significantly compared to before, and for a moment he could only sigh silently.

The formidable image Lin An had built had both advantages and disadvantages.

When he was present, the entire base feared nothing—'not afraid of heaven, not afraid of earth.'

Once he did not appear, everyone could not help wondering where he had gone.

He deeply felt this during the days when Lin An went to the Amoeba Worm Dungeon.

Morale must not keep falling..

An Jing Tian glanced around, and taking advantage of the last few seconds before the zombie tide launched its attack, his voice echoed across the field via the broadcast:

"Cheer up! Lord Lin An is right behind us! He will act at the crucial moment!"

"Fight as we usually train!"

"Don't let the people of Wangjiang see us as a joke!"

Wangjiang Military Region Meeting Room, nearly a thousand people crowded into the temporarily expanded conference center.

Compared to the first day, when only 700 Awakened Ones were watching the battle.

This time, even non-military Awakened Ones were summoned as well.

Just as expected.

Unlike the military region's Awakened Ones, who more or less knew some of Lin An's deeds.

The newly added three hundred Awakened Ones were mostly ordinary people before the Apocalypse, and their knowledge of Lin An still remained at that global announcement.

Looking at the broadcast image of Long'an Base, many people couldn't help whispering to each other.

"Is this Long'an Base? The first Safe Zone?"

"Is that the wall? I see the material looks like metal—how was it done?"

"Safe Zone... is this really the Safe Zone?"

Their expressions were filled with astonishment and excitement.

Upon seeing the rumored Safe Zone for the first time, many Awakened Ones instinctively took a closer look.

Once upon a time.

When the first Safe Zone appeared, how many people longed to enter it!

Back then, the Apocalypse had just begun, and everyone was desperate.

That Safe Zone announced in the global broadcast was practically a shot of adrenaline.

Although various major military regions and even factions had built Safe Zones, the chat channels were filled with claims that the first Safe Zone was useless.

But in everyone's heart, it remained a place they had once longed for.

"It turns out... Long'an Base is right beside us..."

A somewhat older man gazed with mixed feelings at the soldiers guarding the wall on the screen, a faint hint of envy flickering in his eyes.

When he first appeared in the chat channel, he often sent messages wanting to join Long'an Base.

Later, seeing that Long'an Base never showed up, he simply joined the military region.

On the screen, the soldiers of Long'an Base wore combat uniforms supplied by the weapons testing facility; after a month of intense training, each person's morale was quite good.

The somewhat older Awakened One pondered silently.

The soldiers of Long'an Base are well dressed, and they seem to eat well too.

Unlike the Wangjiang Military Region, where most people look dirty.

Having taken in a large number of survivors, many in the Wangjiang Military Region don't even have a place to live, let alone any morale.

Each one looks like a refugee.

Compared to the members of Long'an Base shown in the footage, the gap is huge.

Among the non-military-region Awakened Ones, a first-level Awakened One seemed to be the squad leader.

Looking at the footage, their gazes were full of thought.

The defensive measures of Long'an Base look completely different from those of the Military Region.

The walls reach a height of 20 meters, their entire body purple-gold, truly magnificent; I don't know how they were built.

The artillery emplacements set up in the Rear are crowded with people, and the snipers assigned to each firing port look well-equipped.

Even the Military Region doesn't have such equipment.

Especially those three spiritual-energy defense towers, they are like medieval towers combined with a technological feel; just looking at them makes them seem mysterious and unfathomable.

Looking at the details revealed in the footage, everyone couldn't help but secretly feel envy and awe.

The cameras set up in the Rear even captured some scenes inside the Safe Zone.

The facilities are complete; they even caught a glimpse of what looked like playground equipment for children.

Amid the chatter and observation, a thought flashed through everyone's mind.

Several young Awakened Ones kept scanning the footage from various angles, unable to resist asking the sleepless Commander Wang Meng:

"Commander?"

"That... where is Lin An? The commander of Long'an Base, Lin An?"

The young Awakened One voiced the question on everyone's mind.

They stared for a long time, yet they couldn't see anyone resembling Lin An.

As the Wangjiang Military Region that had firsthand information on Lin An, they obtained his information before forcibly entering the Meeting Room.

According to the Military Region's Awakened Ones, Lin An was still on the screen yesterday; how is he gone today?

Regarding Lin An, they had countless questions in their minds.

Whether it was the former title of 'Number One Person' or later being mocked by various factions as a timid turtle, Lin An himself was like a half-legend in their minds.

Nobody wanted to see for themselves whether Lin An was really as the rumors said.

In the rumors.

Some heard that Lin An was a burly man, big and thick, very stalwart.

Others claimed Lin An was a shorty, shrewd and calculating, like a dog-headed military advisor.

Some even claimed Lin An was half-human, half-monster, which is why he dared not appear in public view.

All sorts of claims exist, thus also shrouding Lin An in a layer of mystery.

If one were to ask who is the most mysterious in the Huaxia war zone, everyone would probably think it is...

Lin An.