Chapter 108: with translation of chapter title

Suchen, goodbye.

Lin Yue's voice was very soft, barely audible in the spacious command room.

He slowly turned, his gaze through the huge floor-to-ceiling window toward the city still ablaze with lights amid the battle's aftermath, his heart devoid of any reluctance.

This trip to Suchen, from the initial trade to the later beast tide, his gains were far beyond imagination.

Not only did it let Black Tortoise successfully advance to level 5, unlocking the mythic talent 【Share】, but it also earned him over 400,000 energy points.

And Suchen, whether the three major powers or those small and medium shelters, their Energy Crystal reserves were likely drained to about seventy or eighty percent.

Staying longer would be meaningless.

Han Ya.

Lin Yue's voice awakened the woman behind him, still immersed in the tremendous shock.

Subordinate reporting!

Han Ya shuddered, snapped back to attention, and straightened her posture.

Notify Old Wang and Minister Sun to come to the command room immediately for a meeting.

Lin Yue's tone returned to its usual calm.

Now that Black Tortoise City has grown so large, we must plan it properly!

Yes!

Han Ya hesitated not at all, turning and leaving at once.

At the same time, in the Supreme Command Center of Suchen Refuge, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme.

Everyone stared blankly at the real-time feed on the holographic screen, their minds empty.

It… it's leaving?!

Someone suddenly said.

Leaving… leaving is good! Leaving is good!

Qian Wanjin swallowed hard, his trembling hand pulling from his pocket a cigar thicker than his finger, but he fumbled to light it several times without success.

Leaving is good!

This plague, finally gone!

If it didn't leave, he truly feared being startled awake any night.

It seems our understanding of the apocalypse is still too lacking!

Sun Ba beside him spoke slowly, his voice somewhat hoarse.

As the leader of the Deep Blue Matrix, he knew better than anyone that the power displayed by that giant turtle had surpassed their current understanding.

That could no longer be explained as a mere mutant creature.

That was… a divine trace!

And they, however, failed to seize it properly.

Can't get in touch?

Zhao Weiguo didn't turn, merely asking softly.

A subordinate from the neighboring shelter gave a wry smile and shook his head:

Can't contact them. They cut all communication channels, obviously truly leaving Suchen.

Forget it, this is actually quite good.

Zhao Weiguo watched the receding figure, sighing with a complex expression.

His heart felt both the relief of a burden lifted and a faint, indescribable loss.

Although he had anticipated this day's arrival, he didn't expect it to come so soon.

……

Black Tortoise City's departure, aside from the Three Major Shelters, left the dozens of small and medium shelters in Suchen completely unaware.

At this moment, the leaders of those dozens of small and medium shelters were gathered, their faces all showing the wild joy of having survived a catastrophe.

We won! We actually survived!

Damn, who would've thought so many coastal mutant beasts would be wiped out just like that by Black Tortoise City? I still feel like I'm dreaming.

Yeah! Who could've imagined that giant turtle… no, the Black Tortoise divine beast, is simply invincible!

After the brief celebration, an elder-looking shelter leader sighed with a face full of worry:

Although we survived this time thanks to Black Tortoise City, it will surely leave someday; next time, what will we do?

That remark was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing everyone's excitement.

Exactly, what will we do next time?

They had witnessed firsthand the horror of this beast tide.

If not for Black Tortoise City's terrifying power akin to a natural disaster, those dozens of shelters, together with the tens of thousands of survivors inside, would likely by now have become the Mutant Beast's feast.

Just thinking of that, everyone couldn't help but shiver.

Rather than desperately waiting to die in the next unknown beast tide, it would be better to…

How about… we join Black Tortoise City?

A young leader gritted his teeth and voiced what everyone felt.

After a brief silence, someone spoke first:

I don't know what you think, but I'm willing to join Black Tortoise City; I just don't know if they'd accept us.

With so much labor we have, why wouldn't they want us?!

We have plenty of labor, but we also consume a lot of food!

Upon saying that, the person didn't know how to rebut.

Yeah, the food consumed by tens of thousands of people every day is an astronomical figure; it's not something everyone is willing to bear!

Then, the elderly shelter leader who had spoken first said:

"What's the point of arguing here? Let's just go ask him directly!"

Everyone looked at each other, seeing that no one else had any objections, so they agreed with his suggestion.

So they each returned to their shelters, gathered all the precious supplies they could muster, and rushed toward the industrial park where Xuanwu City had once been stationed.

But when they arrived at the industrial park, they discovered……

The Xuanwu City that should have been here has actually vanished.

In its place remained only a bottomless huge pit, and…… a mess strewn across the ground.

"City… where is the city?"

Everyone stared at the empty sight before them, their minds going blank.

"Xuanwu City… is gone?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Quick! Quickly contact Qian Wanjin! Ask him what exactly happened!"

"The leader of the Black Wolf Shelter, Lao Li, was the first to react, fumbling to pull out the satellite phone that Heavenly God Group had 'given' as a friendly gift from his pocket."

Soon, the call went through.

"Hello? Is that Lao Li? What's so urgent?"

On the other end came Qian Wanjin's signature voice, slightly greasy.

"Qian…… Boss Qian!"

The scar-faced sturdy man's voice was trembling,

"Xuanwu City…… how could Xuanwu City have disappeared?"

On the other end of the line, a long silence fell.

After a while, Qian Wanjin's sigh, tinged with a hint of complex emotion, finally came through.

"It left."

"Left?!"

This news struck like a bolt from the blue, hitting everyone's hearts hard.

"Boss Qian! What…… what on earth is going on? Weren't we supposed to stay for half a year? It's only been a little over two months!"

"Exactly! How could it just say it's leaving and then leave!"

For a moment, wails rose up everywhere.

"They had come here to join Xuanwu City, but now Xuanwu City is gone—what are they to do?"

"Old Li, you…… had better look out for yourselves."

Having said that, Qian Wanjin hung up the satellite phone.

Within the industrial park, a deathly silence fell.

Everyone stared at each other.

"Old Li, you're the person in charge of this mission—what do you say we do now?"

The leaders of the other shelters all turned their gazes toward Old Li.

"What should we do?"

Old Li took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth and said, word by word:

"What else can we do!"

"Pursue!"