Chapter 427

The defensive line at Long'an base.

Translation: Long'an Base defense line.

"First squad, prepare! Meet the enemy!"

Translation: "First squad, prepare! Meet the enemy!"

At midnight, amid the loud angry shouts of the squad officers, the exhausted soldiers hastily raised their rifles, ready to shoot.

Translation: At midnight, as the officers of each squad shouted loudly, the exhausted soldiers hurriedly raised their guns to prepare to fire.

On the battlements, Chu'an broke from his usual routine, abandoning rear command and, with two pistols at his waist, moved to the front line.

Translation: On the city wall, Chu An, contrary to his usual habit, abandoned commanding from the rear and instead, with two pistols at his waist, went to the front line.

"Alloy hook locks ready, sandworms standing by."

Translation: "Alloy hook locks ready, sand worms on standby."

A calm order was issued.

Translation: The calm order was given.

While Lin'an is away, he serves as the highest commander.

Translation: In Lin An's absence, he is the supreme commander.

Wen Ya quickly used her psychic power to contact the sandworm upon receiving the order, signaling it to hide underground.

Translation: Upon receiving the order, Wen Ya hastily used her mental power to communicate with the sand worm, signaling it to ambush underground.

After Lin'an tamed the sandworm Bodie, command of the worm was entrusted to her and An Jing-tian.

Translation: Since the sand worm Bodie was subdued by Lin An, command authority over this worm has been given to her and Jing Tian.

The alloy plates shifted and re-formed.

Translation: The alloy plates reassembled and slid.

Along the upper wall, the alloy hook locks concealed inside are ready.

Translation: At the top of the wall, the alloy hook locks hidden within the wall are ready.

As one of the key tools for restraining mutants, it's time to deploy it.

Translation: As one of the trump cards for restraining mutants, it's time to use it.

Behind Chu'an, An Jing-tian drew a deep breath, slightly tense, and clenched his black dagger.

Translation: Behind Chu An, Jing Tian took a deep breath, slightly nervously gripping the black dagger in his hand.

New equipment, a convenient white weapon.

Translation: Brand-new equipment, a handy white equipment.

After two assault waves before the base, having slain many mutants, every usable piece of dropped equipment was employed.

Translation: After two waves of attacks in front of the base killed many mutants, all usable equipment that dropped was put to use.

All to bolster their forces.

Translation: Everything was to replenish combat strength.

Seeing the corpse tide more violent than before, An Jing-tian instinctively asked Chu'an:

Translation: Looking at the corpse tide, more violent than before, Jing Tian instinctively asked Chu An:

"Do we not need Mo Ling to intervene?"

Translation: "Do we not need Mo Ling to intervene?"

"The corpse tide in this total assault is overwhelming—almost more than the first two combined."

Translation: "The all-out corpse tide is too many, almost more than the sum of the previous two."

As his words ended, Chu'an calmly looked at the black tide surging forward and the drill-type mutant at the forefront, then turned his head and said:

Translation: As his words fell, Chu An calmly gazed at the surging black tide and the drill-type mutant leading the charge, then turned his head and said:

"No."

Translation: "Not needed."

"Mo Ling's ability can only disrupt part of the corpse tide at most, throwing off their rhythm."

Translation: "Mo Ling's skill can at most interfere with part of the corpse tide, disrupting their rhythm."

"But the risk is too high."

Translation: "But the risk is too great."

"There are too many mutants; if anything goes wrong, neither of us can explain it to Lin'an."

Translation: "There are too many mutants; if anything goes wrong, neither of us can answer to Lin An."

"Furthermore..."

Translation: "Moreover..."

An Jing-tian let out a bitter smile and nodded.

Translation: Jing Tian let out a bitter laugh and nodded.

Furthermore, if Mo Ling runs into trouble, could that be the moment to act?

Translation: "Moreover, if Mo Ling encounters an accident, could that be the moment to act?"

After swiftly assessing the corpse tide's attack direction, Chu'an barked orders at lightning speed:

Translation: After quickly observing the direction of the corpse tide's attack, Chu An issued orders at extreme speed:

"An Jing-tian, take half of the awakened to the right wall, where the wailing banshees are gathered."

Translation: "Jing Tian, you take half of the Awakened Ones to the right side of the wall, where the wailing banshees gather."

"Try to prevent them from scaling the wall; otherwise the losses will be severe."

Translation: "Stop them from climbing the wall as much as possible, otherwise the losses will be great."

An Jing-tian gave a firm nod, without hesitation gathered twenty-four awakened fighters behind him, and rushed to the relatively weak right-side defense.

Translation: Jing Tian nodded heavily, without hesitation gathered 24 Awakened Ones behind him, and rushed straight to the weaker-defended right side.

After a moment's pause, Colonel Chu turned to Wen Ya and said carefully:

Translation: After a brief pause, Colonel Chu looked at Wen Ya and said carefully:

"All psychic sharing is reserved for Gao Tian."

Translation: "All mental power sharing is left to Gao Tian."

"Ensure his fighting strength!"

Translation: "Guarantee his combat strength!"

"His newly acquired second-stage skill is Death Cycle; once triggered, its annihilation effect kills the target and any enemies nearby."

Translation: "His newly learned second-level skill is 【Death Cycle】; once the annihilation effect triggers, it can kill the target together with enemies nearby."

"With so many mutants still left in the total assault, we have to rely on him to hold them off."

Translation: "There are too many mutants left in the all-out attack; we can only rely on him to stall the offensive."

"Nobody else needs attention! Even using psychic shields to save people must be forsaken!"

Translation: "No need to worry about anyone else! Even using the mental power barrier to save people must be abandoned!"

Wen Ya, her face slightly pale, gave a soft hum, her eyes betraying unavoidable worry.

Translation: Wen Ya, whose face was somewhat pale, gave a soft hum, her eyes revealing unavoidable worry.

The corpse tide in the total assault still has 24 mutants remaining—12 of them second-stage, exactly equal to the number of first-stage mutants.

Translation: The all-out corpse tide still has 24 mutants remaining, of which 12 are second-level mutants, exactly equal to the number of first-level mutants.

I don't know whether the system arranged this intentionally.

Translation: I don't know if this is an intentional arrangement by the system.

In the overall defense mission, each stage's difficulty doubles.

Translation: In the entire defense mission's difficulty, each stage's difficulty is doubling.

Chu'an spoke rapidly, having already laid out plans and issued orders to several core members, then turned to the silent Gao Tian:

Translation: Chu An spoke extremely quickly, having already prepared plans and instructed several core members, then turned to look at the silent Gao Tian.

A rare solemnity.

Translation: A rare solemnity.

"Gao Tian, with Lin'an away, you are the base's strongest fighting force."

Translation: "Gao Tian, Lin An is not here; you are the base's strongest combat power."

"We don't need to exterminate the corpse tide; we just need to stall until Lin'an solves the problem!"

Translation: "We don't need to kill all the corpse tide; we just need to hold out until Lin An resolves the issue!"

"So, hold yourself back!"

Translation: "So, restrain yourself!"

"Everything is about buying time!"

Translation: "Everything prioritizes buying time!"

"Give up what needs to be given up."

Translation: "Abandon what should be abandoned."

Chu'an's words left Gao Tian feeling a bitter-sweet pang.

Translation: The meaning in Chu An's words made Gao Tian involuntarily feel a bittersweet pang.

He knows how heavy the burden on his shoulders is.

Translation: He knows how heavy the burden on his shoulders is.

Back when Lin's team and Zhang Tie were blocking the front, he never felt any pressure.

Translation: When Lin Dui and Zhang Tie previously "blocked" in front, he never felt any pressure.

He is naturally gifted and strong, and also enjoys Lin'an's favor and care.

Translation: He himself is talented and strong, and has also received Lin An's favor and care.

But when the pressure weighs on him, he finally realizes how much Lin's team has always looked after them.

Translation: But when the pressure bears down on him, he only then feels how much Lin Dui has always looked after them.

Gao Tian took a deep breath and earnestly accepted.

Translation: Taking a deep breath, Gao Tian earnestly accepted.

Colonel Chu's meaning is actually quite simple.

Translation: Colonel Chu's meaning is actually quite simple.

If a base member is attacked by a mutant, his top priority isn't to rescue and relieve them, but to hold off the mutant that would cause the most damage to the wall.

Translation: If a base member encounters a mutant attack, what he most needs to do is not to rescue and relieve the siege, but to stall the mutant that causes the greatest damage to the wall.

A handful of mutants breaking through will cause deaths.

Translation: A small number of mutants rushing in will cause deaths.

But if the corpse tide breaks through, defeat comes in an instant.

Translation: But if the corpse tide rushes in, defeat will be instantaneous.

After pulling the composite bow from his back, Gao Tian leapt without hesitation to the highest point.

Translation: After drawing back the composite bow from behind, Gao Tian leapt without hesitation to the highest point.

Beneath the city wall, the fastest wailing female demon has already appeared at the front of the corpse tide.

The angry shouts of over a hundred squad officers rang out:

"Fire!"

"Covering bombardment! Kill!!"

The artillery roared in unison.

By the time of the final battle, the entire base could no longer afford to conserve ammunition.

Dense as a rain of fire, guns and cannons howled toward the corpse tide, and the blast waves dropped a rain of blood.

"Commander! The corpse tide's full-scale attack has begun!"

Inside the Wangjiang Military Region's meeting room, the staff officer couldn't help but loudly remind Wang Meng, who was talking with Gao Yan in the room.

Half an hour earlier, Gao Yan's squad had smoothly returned to the military region.

Although their numbers were somewhat reduced, Wang Meng didn't pay it much heed.

"Bang!"

Kicking the door open, Wang Meng strode out upon hearing the sound, with Fan Bing disguised as Gao Yan following behind.

"This fast!? I thought it would be tomorrow morning!"

Rushing to the screen, Wang Meng looked somewhat surprised at the fierce battle displayed.

As if something had occurred to him, he quickly asked the staff officer:

"What about Lin An?"

"Has Lin An appeared?"

After speaking with Gao Yan, Wang Meng didn't obtain much more information.

Fan Bing, posing as Gao Yan, merely kept telling him not to act rashly.

Even the predicament of the senior chief required Long'an Base's cooperation to break the siege...

Long'an Base is strong, and Lin An is strong.

As for the former, Wang Meng reluctantly admitted it.

As for the latter, he bluntly asked Gao Yan in the room whether she had ever seen Lin An take action.

An Awakened One who never lifted a finger in the city defense battle—what could you have him believe to think Lin An is strong?

After receiving the staff officer's denial, he became all the more convinced of his own judgment.

Even Chu An, who looks like a clerk with glasses in the footage, has gone to the front line.

As the supreme commander Lin An, he instead has remained hidden and not shown up to this day.

Regarding this, Gao Yan (Fan Bing) also couldn't say anything.

Even if she described Lin An's combat prowess, it would be of no use.

Even if she brought up Gao Wang—her father—to pressure Wang Meng, it would have no effect.

It's a simple matter.

Although Wang Meng is a direct descendant of Gao Wang, he is also a soldier of Huaxia, and more specifically, the acting commander of the Wangjiang Military Region.

Before truly witnessing Lin An's strength, before being genuinely shaken, any discussion is useless.

Do you expect a single sentence to make Wang Meng abandon his designs on Long'an Base?

How could that be possible?

Superiors have issued orders, and he himself wants to obtain Long'an Base's token, even coveting the Awakened Ones and the defensive tower structures.

Therefore, Fan Bing's actions can only be temporarily shelved until Lin An takes action.

Being able to dissuade Wang Meng from 'profiting from the chaos' would already be good.

Seeing mutants already charging onto the city walls in the footage, Fan Bing's eyes were full of worry.

In less than ten minutes, the wailing female demon had already rushed onto the battlements by virtue of her speed.

Six broadcast feeds almost covered the entire battlefield.

But there was not a trace of Lin An to be seen.

As she had long since set out for the Wangjiang Military Region, she naturally didn't know that Lin An was still defending the core stronghold.

Ten thousand doubts and anxieties filled her heart.

The same confusion as that of Long'an Base and even all the Awakened Ones of the Wangjiang Military Region.

Lin An, why haven't you taken action yet?

How much longer can Long'an Base hold out?