Chapter 661

Lin An

Compared to the original occupied area, the core fortress now looks like a stronghold, expanded more than a hundredfold.

Staff members in white uniforms and military gear, carrying documents, file in and out.

Faction: Long An

Outside the flat, streamlined black metal hall, seven lines of fire defense are distributed.

Red-black uniforms, representing the most elite Awakened Ones squad, with solemn expressions, conduct uninterrupted patrol guard.

Second Level

d-level Permission

「Beep, target identity, C-level clearance (Mutant Hunting Squad outer member)... 」

1024 modified spirit-energy drones, carrying detection devices, fly in distribution to ensure no organism can infiltrate the core fortress.

Second Level Intermediate

Second Level Ice System

Body System

Set up at the edge of the defense line, dense anti-air missile systems slowly rotate.

Special props obtained through massive trade serve as radar systems, monitoring aerial targets 24/7.

Even if a bird flies past, the information section linked to the internal analysis system can determine its biological attributes in 0.1 seconds.

Mental Power Barrier

At the top of the over‑forty‑meter spirit‑energy tower, the radiance of pure spirit energy shines in all directions, providing secondary spirit‑energy operation for the entire core fortress.

Spiritual Energy Giant Cannon

Spiritual Energy Defense Tower

Spiritual Energy Drone

Awakened Ones residing here can slowly but steadily increase their strength each day.

Thus, amid competition among many Awakened Ones, being stationed here has actually become a cushy post.

Mutant

Core Fortress

About seventy meters high, the continually expanded new wall system has a spirit‑energy defense tower built every thirty meters.

Dark Crystal City Wall

Steel City Wall

Experimental Field

Land of Rules

Undying Rat Squad

Troops in groups patrol the wide alloy‑assembled walls, while helicopters occasionally hoist large cannons onto them.

Although this defensive line cannot compare to the inner city, the thickly assembled metal plates can still withstand the zombie tide's impact and First Level mutants without major problems.

Compared to before Lin An set out, many tents have been erected in the satellite city.

At this point, they have all been replaced with prefabricated houses, where over a million civilians reside.

A large number of construction machines are currently building workshops and supply warehouses.

The large blank area on the right has been divided into test fields; dozens of Awakened Ones in white uniforms from the Support System, under the guidance of agricultural researchers, are studying post‑Apocalypse crop planting conditions.

At the outer wall entrance, soldiers holding rifles and wearing full individual combat equipment carefully scrutinize the survivors entering the city.

Outside the city, heads crowd together; each person gazes at the successive defensive lines with a sense of awe.

On the newly rebuilt road in the distance, survivors occasionally drive trucks or vans, bringing their families, full of hope, heading here.

Of course, there are also many groups walking all the way, dragging woven bags, struggling to come.

To establish an image, this is also considered humanitarianism.

Whenever this situation arises, soldiers responsible for outer‑city security will deploy transport vehicles to pick up these exhausted survivors and bring them back.

So that they do not, after enduring all the hardships along the way, ultimately collapse at the gate of Long'an Base.

Everything is orderly; military vehicles frequently loaded with supplies return to the base like a long dragon.

Likewise.

Awakened Ones forming groups, after receiving their exit tokens, excitedly shout and call out, hoping that when they go out to scavenge supplies they will find something valuable.

"Undead Mouse Squad, recruiting Arrow System Awakened Ones! We're preparing to go to the suburban commercial street! Reward: half a bag of rice, 10 credit points!"

"Our boss has peak First‑Level strength, Body System! Absolutely safe, hurry up and join if you want to!"

Standing on an armored vehicle rented from Long'an's military, an Awakened One wearing a bullet‑proof vest‑like piece of equipment loudly calls out, recruiting his desired target.

"Ice God Squad, recruiting three Body System Awakened Ones to hunt down Second‑Level intermediate mutants! Reward: one piece of White Equipment, led by a Second‑Level Ice System Awakened One! Come after you've thought it through!"

"Listen up! As long as the Body System can hold up! No weaklings!"

A bald, muscular man shouldering a piece of equipment as thick as a person and shaped like a ship's anchor proudly shouts to form a team.

The man he calls boss wears a set of equipment gleaming with blue luster, his expression aloof as he plays with a frost bomb.

From the envious looks of those around, one can see that this Second‑Level Awakened One has considerable fame here.

It was merely when he was looking at the Awakened Ones gathered beside the squad, raising their arms to sign up.

The Awakened One playing with the frost bomb had eyes showing some disappointment and irritation.

These outer‑city Awakened Ones are too weak...

Since two days ago.

Long'an Base's inner city then entered the highest alert status, with all truly powerful Awakened Ones remaining stationed in the inner city.

Not only that, the tense atmosphere led many to secretly wonder if they had suffered a major setback.

Ordinary people don't really feel anything, so it's fine.

Some sharp-minded individuals, or other high-ranking factions, have even grown anxious and uneasy in the past two days.

Having fully withdrawn and abandoned its previous operations, what exactly has happened to the Long An base?

As the widely recognized strongest safe zone of the Three Provinces of Huanjiang and the surrounding seven or eight war zones, the Long An base is practically a benchmark for everyone.

"Please... don't let anything go wrong..."

An Ice System Level Two whispers to himself, his eyes continually looking toward the outside.

Maybe someone outside wishes for Long An to fail, but as a member who joined, he sincerely hopes this place will keep improving.

The outside world has already become a hell on earth.

Just as they were letting their mind wander, all they saw was, on the ground outside the city, a white streak drew out a sonic boom, and in an instant it rushed into the city.