Chapter 432: A New Life

Taigehe'er looked at the survivor with dull pupils before him, then looked at the other's protruding belly, and after a few seconds of silence, said.

"The Alien Mark on her body can be removed, but my psychic power will affect the life in her belly while destroying the mark. If you have no other suggestions, then I will proceed."

Upon hearing Taigehe'er's words, Huokan shook his head repeatedly and spoke up.

"Wait! Then first sever the connection between the marks on these survivors and the aliens; after we return, let the soldiers of the Fourth Defense Zone clear the marks from their bodies."

"That is simple."

Taigehe'er's psychic power surged, using it to eliminate the runes on the stones surrounding the cage.

"We have some work to do next; my brothers have found quite a few cages holding survivors."

"It is nothing, for the Emperor."

Seeing this, Huokan also spoke up in reply.

"For the Emperor."

The battle lasted for about half an hour. After the two Beast Race Priests were killed and the Rune Cannon Array in the rear was destroyed, the defeat of the Beast Race was a foregone conclusion.

The remaining task was to sweep the battlefield and search for the Human survivors held by the Beast Race. The follow-up work required a significant amount of time, and it was not until dawn that the cleanup Task neared its end.

"Lord Vulkan, we estimate 100,000 to 120,000 aliens were eliminated this time, our side suffered 7,461 casualties, many seriously injured! And we rescued 80,000 to 90,000 Human survivors."

After obtaining the battlefield cleanup data, the Kasrkin Second Lieutenant trotted to Vulkan and spoke.

Vulkan nodded and said.

"If those two aliens hadn't summoned those giant beasts, our casualties could have been reduced by at least half. However, because of this, these surviving soldiers have been tempered and have overcome their inner fear. There is no method faster than crushing inner fear head-on."

"At the beginning, they indeed had not shaken off their inner fear, but later, they truly conquered their inner fear, fought side-by-side with us, and eliminated the aliens."

"Report the situation here to Father."

"Understood!"

After the Kasrkin Second Lieutenant left, Vulkan walked toward the place where the battle had previously taken place.

As Vulkan stepped across the scorched earth, every step produced a crisp sound like shattering glass.

He saw a Human Alliance soldier who had gripped his Laser Rifle tightly even in death; his Bulletproof Armor had been neatly sliced open by some kind of sharp weapon, and the alloy plate at the cut glowed with an eerie red light.

This was the unique energy corrosion mark of the Biting Battle Axe—those axe blades engraved with Beast Race runes would release shockwaves capable of decomposing molecular structures when they struck.

He needed to request permission from Father to pull manpower from the Ninth Defense Zone; before the survivors rescued here recovered, there was much that needed to be built here.

"Waa, waa, waa..."

Just then, a cry pulled Vulkan back from his deep thoughts.

Vulkan followed the sound of the crying. He saw not far away, a Salamanders warrior carefully cradling a tiny figure.

That little life was still covered in wet amniotic fluid; he was opening his little mouth, letting out loud cries, as if announcing his arrival to everyone in this way.

Seeing this, an indescribable emotion welled up in Vulkan's heart. Without the slightest hesitation, he took long strides and quickly walked toward that Salamanders warrior.

"Father! This is the child of a pregnant survivor among those rescued. Just born, after the mark on her body was removed, this child soon came into this world."

In Huokan's steady tone, there was a trace of joy. Vulkan took the life crying in his palm from Huokan's hands and asked Huokan in a deep voice.

"Where is the child's mother?"

"Over here!"

Vulkan followed the direction Huokan pointed and saw a gaunt woman draped in a rag, lying quietly on the ground without a single movement.

Vulkan walked to the woman's side, looking at the lack of luster in her pupils, until Vulkan placed the little life from his palm beside her, at which point the woman had a slight reaction.

"Bring this survivor and the child back to the Fourth Defense Zone as a priority, let her rest well, and send someone to guide her so she can walk out of the shadows as soon as possible."

Huokan behind him heard this and immediately replied.

"Yes, Father!"

Fourth Defense Zone Outer City.

After the troops departed last night, Kelin had not closed his eyes all night. He came to the temporarily built city wall, looking at the Illumination Flare that had already risen in the distance, with explosions heard from afar from time to time.

Kelin even saw streaks of blue Rune Energy Shells flying past, and Laser Beams shooting straight into the night sky.

Not until news of the battle's end arrived from the front did Kelin's hanging heart finally drop; they had finally won.

Kelin hurriedly began to deploy the Settlement Area in the Outer City, so that those survivors who had been rescued could be properly settled.

For this reason, Kelin specifically called for his office.

When Fang Yue met Kelin, the stains on his work clothes had not yet been cleaned. Seeing Kelin's joyful expression, Fang Yue realized something and asked.

"Could it be that the Beast Army outside has been repelled?"

Seeing this, Kelin laughed out loud and explained.

"No, we had a great victory! The Beast Army was basically wiped out; only a small portion of the Beast Race did not go to the battlefield and fled when they saw the situation was not right."

"A great victory!"

After hearing this news, the fatigue originally on Fang Yue's face was swept away, and he excitedly muttered to himself.

"May the Emperor protect us!"

Soon, Fang Yue calmed down and asked Kelin.

"Councilor Kelin, then what is the matter for which you have summoned me this time?"

Kelin nodded, sat back at his desk, took out a document, and said to Fang Yue.

"According to the battle report from the front, 80,000 to 90,000 survivors were rescued from the hands of the Beast Army this time. We need to establish a Settlement Area and ensure that these rescued survivors are properly handled in the Settlement Area; all of this requires various supplies.

I need you to discuss with the workers in the Production Zone to raise efficiency a bit more to ensure these survivors do not encounter any trouble due to supply issues."

Upon hearing about so many people, Fang Yue's mouth opened slightly, and he finally nodded in reply.

"Rest assured, I will tell them. These survivors have had the same experiences as us; as a Human, as one saved by the Emperor, we naturally will not drop the ball at this time."

After handling the issue of settling the survivors, Kelin discussed some other matters with Fang Yue. Until dawn, when the front sent word again, asking Kelin to send the news of the great victory to the Ninth Defense Zone.

Seeing this message, Kelin slapped his own head.

"I was just wondering why I felt like I'd forgotten something; so it was this! I was too busy and forgot!"