The highest commander here, the most powerful person in the underground city resistance corps, and the eighth-level powerhouse Katlu is stationed here.
When dawn broke and the sky became brighter in the morning, the sentry at the observatory immediately noticed the strange movement of the snow beast.
"Gathering? It seems that the Snow Beast King has finally sensed something... As expected, this matter cannot be concealed. The Ninth Grade has fallen. At such a distance, it is impossible for the Ninth Grade Beast King to not notice it."
General Catlu smiled bitterly and shook his head. His golden hair looked dim due to being awake all night, and his strong and capable face in the past was also full of sadness.
He had already expected this result.
It's been two years.
The humans and the Snow Beast Legion in the dungeon have been facing off for two full years!
In the past two years, the reason why the battle situation has been stable is not because of the bravery of the human soldiers, but because there are ninth-level soldiers in the dungeon!
The Beast King is the ninth grade.
Humans also have ninth-grade experts in charge!
It is precisely because of this that the battle has always been stalemate, with the two top warriors facing off against each other. They have never made a move since the confrontation two years ago.
Neither the Beast King nor the ninth-grade human dared to end easily, but everyone knew that it was precisely because of the checks and balances between the two that they could barely maintain such a situation.
In other words, the Beast King is too precious about his life and does not dare to fight to the death. Otherwise, how can he wait for two years? As early as two years ago, the dungeon may have been destroyed and people were dead!
And today...
The ninth level of humankind has fallen, which also means that the balance of confrontation has been broken.
The Beast King has no scruples anymore. Next, as long as the Beast King takes action and launches a general attack, Fortress No. 5 will usher in a fierce battle.
The entire camp has become popular, but after two years of buffering, although a new ninth grade has not been born, with the firepower of the entire fortress and the invention of new energy weapons, Catlu is confident to withstand a ninth grade!
Even... if you are lucky, you may not be able to kill the Beast King with weapons!
"Are you going to launch an attack? Order! Implement plan No. 1 immediately! Everyone is ready to face the enemy!" Catlu ordered decisively.
However, the next report from his subordinates confused Catlu.
"General, they did not attack, but... seemed to have formed a defensive formation!"
"Defense? Take me to see!"
Catlu was startled, and hurriedly ordered, and quickly came to the nearest observatory, and lay down on the telescope. With the help of the lens, he could clearly see the scene on the snowfield.
Gather the defense.
It is indeed a mass defense, but why?
"General! It has been detected that the spiritual energy content in the vicinity is rising rapidly. I don't know the reason!"
Suddenly, someone came to report urgently.
The level of psychic energy is rising abnormally? Snow beasts are gathering?
These two strange phenomena confused Catlu, but after a moment, he seemed to suddenly think of something.
He suddenly shuddered, widened his eyes, stared at the communication soldier, and asked: "How much is the psychic energy concentration? How much is it? Show me the data quickly!"
The signal soldier was frightened, and soon, the Resistance Army's detection department sent a piece of detection data to him.
The moment he saw the form, Catlu's face suddenly turned pale!
This dignified eighth-grade man, the leader of the entire dungeon army, was shaking subconsciously, as if his mind had been severely damaged!
Catlu shouted in his heart: Advance! Advance!
As a high-level powerhouse, he naturally knows that this data model means that there are powerhouses advancing nearby!
And looking around, the only thing I can guess is the King of Snow Beasts!
That beast king who is equivalent to the ninth level of human beings is going to be promoted again?
How is this possible? What a coincidence?
No!
It was no coincidence that Catlu realized in an instant that the Beast King might have been ready to break through and be promoted, but he was worried about being interrupted by the ninth-level human, so he delayed it until now.
"How is it possible...how is it possible..."
Katru murmured, his eyes were blank. This news was too shocking. What was above the ninth level? He didn't know, but he knew that once the Beast King was successfully promoted, the defense of Fortress No. 5 would become a layer of window paper.
, unable to cause any hindrance to the Beast King!
And once Fortress No. 5 is lost, the passage to the dungeon opens, and the Snow Beast Legion breaks in, it will be a disaster for countless humans in the entire dungeon!
"No, maybe the data is wrong, the data is wrong! Come here! Contact the underground city headquarters immediately and ask them to notify the other forts immediately for joint verification and calculation! I want the most accurate data! In addition... inform them, Snow Beast
The king may be promoted!"
Catroux shouted, paused, and suddenly shouted again: "Peter Durand! Take someone out immediately to investigate the situation and report to me!"
"yes!"
A young man with a red nose walked out from the crowd. He was wearing an officer's uniform, his face was serious and calm, and he was no longer the youthful man he was two years ago.
After ordering two people, he immediately walked out of the fortress filled with sadness and tension and headed down the mountain.
…
It's very cold outside the fortress.
Peter didn't seem to be afraid. In two years, he was promoted to the third level of cultivation like a rocket. Perhaps it was to avenge his colleagues who died. In the battle with the snow beast, he was extremely brave and became a member of the investigation team.
Sir.
Two years of fighting is enough for a person to undergo a complete transformation.
Bending down, using the terrain to hide his body, he approached the snow beast army in the distance.
Wearing a white combat uniform, he looked up at the falling snow, his heart heavy.
"Boss, what the general shouted just now...is it true?" A young man with brown hair following him couldn't help but ask.
Peter looked at him and gave a comforting smile: "What do you mean?"
"Will the Beast King really advance again? Wouldn't that mean he would become more powerful? Our ninth grade has fallen, can we... still be able to stop it?" Another warrior also said worriedly.
Sadness permeated the fortress, as did fear.
"Why not?" Peter became a little more serious. He said seriously, "Ninth-grade is not scary. It will be injured and it will be painful to face artillery fire. What's more, our fortress has been so strong in the past two years. Snow Beast
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve rushed in, so what are you worried about? Are you worried about it getting stronger? Hey, this is still nonsense. Who knows why the psychic energy fluctuates? Maybe the Beast King has given birth to a child, don’t be so pessimistic!”
The soldier couldn't help but said: "The King of Beasts is male...how could he give birth..."
Peter glared at him: "How do you know it's a male? Have you touched it?"
"Haha." Someone laughed.
The soldier blushed and said harshly: "But you haven't touched the boss, how can you be sure it is a female?"
Peter smiled and said: "Because my grandfather Durand is an excellent veterinarian! This is a family inheritance, do you understand?"
Everyone smiled after hearing this.
When he said this, the atmosphere suddenly became much lighter, and the tension in the hearts of the soldiers also dissipated.
Seeing that it was working, Peter continued to comfort him: "Besides, even if it really advances, what are you afraid of? Our fortress can definitely stop it. Even if things get to their worst, there may not be no improvement, just like... two
Years ago, the day the snow beast first arrived..."
As he said that, Peter suddenly fell into memories.
A mysterious oriental face wearing a black windbreaker appeared in his mind.
Although two years have passed, that figure is still firmly embedded in Peter's mind, and he has never forgotten that when he was already in despair, that figure appeared out of nowhere, saved him, and reminded the dungeon in time.
Otherwise, the city would have fallen long ago.
Unfortunately, since that day, he has never seen that figure again.
"Maybe...he has already left."
"If he is... no, no matter how strong he is, he should only be a mid-level, or at most a high-level practitioner. I am afraid he is not even as good as General Catlu. Even if he is here, what can he do? Is he still capable?
Can you defeat the Beast King?"
Peter looked at the vast land, staring at the increasingly heavy wind and snow, thinking in his heart, and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
…
Paris of old, ruins of today.
At the top of the tallest building, Cheng Lin looked back and forth at the mission information in his mind several times to confirm that he had read it correctly.
Then he showed a strange expression.
"Are you crazy? You want me to kill the Beast King? That Beast King is now at the ninth level and is about to advance to the Earth Emperor Realm. What about me? Even the third level is still a little short of it. Counting the five-core puppets, they are of no use. We
Taken together, they cannot even break through the snow beast's defensive circle."
"Yes, I know that I can be reborn infinitely in the deduction, and it won't hurt...but this doesn't mean that I can kill it. Do you still remember the awakened tiger that I met in the primitive forest? I
I cut it with a knife and died so many times, but in the end I just scared it away."
"It can run. Even if the Beastmaster doesn't move and lets me chop slowly, assuming I can break through its defense, how long will it take to chop it? By the time I chop through its capillaries, it will have successfully advanced to the next level.
"
Cheng Lin said slowly into the air.
After saying that, he spread his hands: "So, obviously, this is an impossible task, just like the last time you asked me to solve the puzzle. Okay, now please tell me where the 'key' is. I don't want to waste time.
."
Wait until he finally finishes.
The program was silent for a while, seeming to wonder why Cheng Lin didn't try chopping. However, considering the fact that this was indeed an unsolvable task, it fidgeted and finally injected a piece of information into Cheng Lin's mind.
After a while, Cheng Lin finished reading.
He raised his eyebrows, his eyes were a little weird, and he was eager to try, "Is this still possible? Then... okay."
He laughed, then put his hands on the edge of the building, and his whole body fell down.
Like a dark leaf falling from the top of a building hundreds of meters high.
"puff."
Shattered into a ball of bloody mud.
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…
In Fortress No. 5.
The atmosphere was tense and everyone was busy, but they didn't seem to know what they should be busy with. They could only wipe the combat equipment over and over again, as if the brighter they were, the greater the winning rate.
Commander Catlu paced back and forth in the camp, feeling extremely anxious.
He regretted a little. In his excitement, he spoke out his speculation, which made the people in the camp even more unstable. However, if this speculation was false, it would be nothing. If it was true, then... it would be nothing either.
.
Catlu thought sadly and couldn't help but look at the correspondent: "Hasn't there been a reply from the underground city yet?"
Without a reply, he would not be sure whether his guess was true or not, which involved the entire strategic arrangement.
After a moment, the pretty correspondent said in surprise: "Here it comes! General! A reply from the underground city command center... They requested to have a video conversation with you!"
Video conversation?
"Connected!"
Catlu ordered.
"yes!"
The correspondent operated it, and suddenly, a bright light and jitter appeared on a hanging screen in the room. Due to signal reasons, the wireless transmission between the surface and underground was very poor. This video was connected by wire, and every second was consumed.
A lot of energy.
The "snowflakes" neighed on the screen for a few seconds, and finally, a fluctuating image appeared.
Catlu didn't care at first, but when he saw the picture clearly, he straightened his back, performed a military salute, and said: "City Lord! Why are you here?"
Yes, what appeared on the other side of the screen was the supreme actual ruler of the dungeon.
Not just him, there were more than a dozen congressmen standing behind him!
This means that the city lord and the big shots in the parliament have all come to the underground headquarters!
This sends a very bad signal.
Catlu's heart sank.
in the screen.
The gray-haired city lord was looking at the ground commander Catlu across thousands of meters of network cable with an unprecedented solemn expression.
After a moment, the mayor opened his mouth, and then the voice came out from the microphone, which was slightly distorted, but low enough:
"General Catlu! The general headquarters just ordered all the ground fortresses to jointly measure the psychic problem. After several analyses, it has been determined that the Beast King is about to be promoted!"
Hearing the news, Catlu's body shook again. Sure enough... is it true...
The city lord’s voice continued:
"Command informed the council and me about the matter and we know what it means.
Relying on the current defense facilities of the fortress, it can only compete with the ninth-grade beast king at best. If done properly, there may not be any hope of killing it.
but!
If the Beast King succeeds in advancing! Then, according to analysis, the fortress will have no ability to resist him!
Once the fortress is occupied, the underground city will encounter a fatal crisis!
You know what this means!
After discussion by all members of the parliament, we are now announcing the final decision. Please organize all soldiers to evacuate immediately and return to the underground city! After that, we will implement the ‘capping plan’!”
Capping plan?
The moment he heard this word, Catlu's demeanor changed drastically, and he no longer cared about etiquette. He just said loudly: "Capping? Is it really going to this point?"
"This is the last resort! It's also the only way to survive!"
The city lord said in a deep voice.
"But...but..."
Catlu faces grief.
He naturally knows what the "capping plan" means.
That is a crazy plan developed by the dungeon. Once the ground is completely lost, all the fortresses on the ground will be detonated at the same time!
Yes, detonate!
At this time, all the fortresses will collapse and the bottom layer will collapse, completely blocking the passage!
However, this also means that the "vents" are blocked!
For two years, for this plan, the underground city dug a long, long tunnel that led to the land far enough to avoid the snow beasts.
However, there is only one such "ventilation tunnel", and the oxygen it can supply is very limited.
In addition to breathing, life in the underground city also requires combustion for heating, and combustion requires oxygen!
This also means that oxygen will not be able to meet the needs of people and flames.
Therefore, the final result is that in the entire underground city, only a small area with controlled access can barely survive by establishing an air isolation zone.
Humans in the rest of the city will be abandoned and suffocate or die of cold and starvation because they have no energy!
In other words, once the "capping plan" is implemented, at least three-quarters of the population in the entire underground city will die!
"No! We have another way!" Katru suddenly shouted, "As long as we can interrupt its promotion and make it fail!"
The city lord on the other side of the screen shook his head silently.
A well-dressed congressman behind him said: "General Catlu, this is not feasible. Now the Snow Beast Legion has completely formed a defensive posture. We cannot break through the defense circle to interrupt it. Besides...
Does interrupting really work? Who knows? Maybe it doesn’t work at all. It kills the soldiers and then they continue to be promoted, so what?”
Catlu said angrily: "How can you know if you don't try it?"
He was furious.
He understood what these congressmen were thinking. As big shots, they were not worried about suffocation. Even if everyone else died, they would not die. At most, their quality of life would be reduced, but it was better than dying in the mouth of a snow beast.
Much more.
Most of the people killed by the capping plan are civilians, and this group of "nobles" will not be harmed at all.
In fact, as an eighth-grade strongman and commander of the resistance army, Catlu is also a "big shot", but his father's generation was a commoner, and he happened to be awakened, so he became a big shot. If he hadn't awakened in the first place, he would have been abandoned today.
One of the civilians!
Therefore, he was particularly angry.
However, reason told him that this was the only way to survive. Compared with everyone being eaten by snow beasts, it was obviously wise to give up the majority and survive for the few.
"General Catlu... This is the last resort. For the continuation of civilization, we can only do this. We cannot break through the defense circle of the snow beasts, no one can. The snowfield is their home field. We have no hope, even if it is
You, as an eighth-grade strong man, will only die if you try to break through! Don't make fearless sacrifices anymore, please execute the order as soon as possible." The city lord said.
Catlu was silent.
Yes, they have no hope. The only ones who can walk through the snowfield are practitioners. And even if he gathers all the practitioners and goes on stage in person, it is impossible to break through the defensive circle.
Is the eighth grade strong?
They are very strong, but among the snow beasts there are also several beasts equivalent to the eighth level!
The snowfield is their home field, and humans... have no hope.
Catlu's fists clenched and unclenched, and in the end, he could only let out a desolate sigh.
"Order……"
He said in a lost voice, "Order, everyone, to assemble and return to the dungeon."
Compared to those civilians...the resistance army is more valuable and should not be abandoned, but can survive.
Catlu laughed silently. He couldn't save humans, so at least... he should save his men.
However, at this moment, on the observation platform not far away, a soldier suddenly exclaimed loudly: "General! Come and see! Someone! Someone is approaching the Snow Beast Legion!"
"What?! Who is it? Is it Pete and the others? Order them to retreat immediately, it's too dangerous there!"
"No! Not Pete! But... a... a stranger! His clothes... are definitely not ours!" the soldier shouted.
Not one of our people?
Who is that?
Catlu was startled, rushed over, and raised his binoculars. The next moment, he saw a thin man wearing a black trench coat and a top hat appearing in the lens. With the help of a high-magnification lens and the eyes of an eighth-level powerhouse,
With his eyesight, he could even see clearly that the other party seemed to be... an Oriental?
How could there be an Oriental walking in the snowfield?
Wearing so little, walking in a blizzard, approaching the snow beast...
What is he going to do?
The next moment, Catlu clearly saw that a weapon suddenly appeared in the oriental man's right hand, which looked like a sword!
He held his sword and walked calmly and leisurely through the snowy field.
At this moment, Catlu suddenly woke up.
"He, he wants to break into the snow beast's defense circle? How is this...possible? I can't even do it. He must be a lunatic who doesn't know where he came from!"
Although I think so in my heart.
But for some reason, Catlu still held the telescope firmly and followed the figure with his eyes, as if...expecting something.
…
"Boss? Boss? What are you looking at?"
In a certain hollow in the snowfield, the scouts were lying there.
A soldier suddenly found his captain standing at the edge of the pit. The captain just said he wanted to look up to see the situation, but in the end, he stopped moving.
"Boss? What did you see?"
Several soldiers were extremely curious, but because of the order, they did not dare to get up and take a look.
At this moment, Peter, who was lying beside the snow pit, was just stunned, staring in disbelief at the familiar yet unfamiliar shadow walking in the wind and snow not far away.
He was so shocked that he couldn't help but wipe his eyes. It was not an illusion, it was real!
But...how is that possible?
"It's him? It's him...it's him!"
Pete roared in his heart: "He...is back again!!!"
ps: 5,800 words, I’m too lazy to split it into two chapters. It’s almost Monday again. As usual, I’d like to ask for some recommendation votes. Good night...Mobile version website: m.