Chapter 113 A Bad Omen

The storm's raging tide crashed against the Umbrella Defense Line.

The source-energy艇 retreated slowly in the aftermath. The buffer zone was compressed inch by inch. The sky was filled with the roar of artillery fire, but it only had a weak "resistance effect." This unprecedentedly huge storm would arrive at the Great Wall in at most half an hour.

When Lin Lin's voice rang out in the fleet's communication channel, Zhong Yuan opened his mouth without hesitation, "Deep Sea, command transferred!"

Then he switched to a private channel.

"Is your mental state stable enough to command?!"

"No problem."

Lin Lin was expressionless. He connected to the fleet's command system and began to issue instructions. The fleet in the buffer zone continued to fire, striking the storm, and retreating at the same time. "It's unwise to bombard this storm in the buffer zone. The bombardment effect previously achieved outside the Umbrella Defense Line was weak, and the buffer zone must be even worse."

Zhong Yuan was stunned.

"What do you mean?"

"After letting all members retreat to the Great Wall... some things are destined to happen, and we can only accept them." Lin Lin said calmly, "Even if we use up all our ammunition, we can't shatter this storm in the buffer zone. If it crashes into the Great Wall, the source substance will react with the strong logic wall surface, creating a large-scale melting phenomenon. That will be the weakest moment of this storm."

"Are you crazy?"

Zhong Yuan was shocked. "You want to let the storm in and then fight it..."

This was simply a tactic that only a madman could come up with.

The entire North Continent's right wing defense line was sending source-energy艇 to Gu Fort, and everyone was desperately supporting it because they wanted to keep this storm out... Once the source-energy tide spread into the North Continent, it would be unstoppable, and it would continue to sweep southward, and every inch of its advance would destroy the homes that the people of North Continent had worked hard to build for hundreds of years.

"I can tell you some good news..."

Lin Lin's voice did not fluctuate, and he didn't sound like a patient who had just been released from mental toxins at all.

In fact, his mental state wasn't that good.

It's just that a major event was at hand.

His thoughts were extremely clear.

"The 'mental toxin' of Gu Fort Fortress has been resolved."

This was an explosive piece of news, but Lin Lin did not explain it in the public command channel, but only revealed it to Zhong Yuan alone in a private link. The news that the mental toxin had been cured had not yet spread on a large scale in Gu Fort.

The expression on Zhong Yuan's face was exceptionally wonderful.

There was no time for surprise or astonishment.

"There's also bad news," Lin Lin said coldly. "That is, even if we open the city gates immediately at this moment, the nearest support will take an hour to arrive. What does an hour mean? This storm has already crushed the Great Wall... Haven't you noticed? All the attacks you are carrying out in the buffer zone at this moment are ineffective. This storm has 'self-healing properties' unless the firepower reaches its 'self-healing' limit, otherwise it is just wasting limited ammunition and energy!"

Zhong Yuan was instantly silent.

Of course, he realized it... This storm was born from different wind pressure points in the Old World. While devouring a large amount of chaotic transcendent source-energy, it also showed some of its own characteristics.

Self-healing was the most obvious point that could be observed with the naked eye!

The initial salvo of source-energy艇 on the edge of the defense line had already torn apart the storm's abdomen... However, this storm quickly received a source-energy supply from the Old World. It devoured other storms and became even larger!

Bombarding it in the buffer zone could certainly "buy time"...

But from the ultimate goal—defeating the storm—was this measure really effective?

Zhong Yuan couldn't give a definite answer.

"All members retreat to the Great Wall. Do not carry out the next round of shelling without my order." Lin Lin issued such an order in the command channel, which was beyond the expectations of all source-energy艇 pilots in Gu Fort Fortress. However, no one refuted or questioned it. If Zhong Yuan had issued this order, there would have been questions in the channel.

But at this moment, they chose to entrust their "lives" and the "homeland" behind them to the young commodore commanding in the閣樓.

They trusted Lin Lin enough.

This was a man who could bring miracles to Gu Fort.

Gu Fort's source-energy艇 began to accelerate their retreat.

Those source-energy艇 from Osmund's command, those that were constantly firing, also took similar measures...

More than two hundred source-energy艇 began to move closer to the Great Wall.

Seeing this scene, Zhong Yuan's previously tense heart eased slightly.

"Osmund also issued the order. Is the 'Third Legion's Eye' making the same tactical deployment as Lin Lin?"

The blond man stood in the main ship.

He silently watched the storm in the distance, and only felt that the destruction and withering at this moment was actually a beautiful scene... The heavenly eyes of the Umbrella Defense Line had been removed, and mankind had lost the qualification to peep at the storms of the Old World, leaving only this group of prepared members in the source-energy艇. They watched the storm devour everything in the buffer zone. This was the feeding ground left to it by mankind, and it was also the last mercy.

There was nothing in the buffer zone.

The storm crashing through the defense line and continuing to advance towards the Great Wall meant that it would lose its energy supply from the Old World. No matter how powerful it was before... it would only become weaker and weaker at this moment.

After the shelling stopped.

The storm advanced extremely quickly.

The turbulent tide arrived above Gu Fort's Great Wall in an instant. A dozen miles of coastline at the edge of the fortress was burning with scorching flames. That was the Spirit A-level Sealed Object Saint Tinder, which every fortress on the North Continent's right wing defense line was equipped with. The flames enveloped every warrior wearing source armor inside the Great Wall, reflecting their firm faces.

Source-energy cannons, heavy strong-logic machine guns, and heavy-duty strong-logic rockets above the Great Wall, these ground-to-air behemoths, had been equipped decades ago. In addition... there were also thousands of elite Gu Fort warriors who were prepared to dedicate their flesh and blood. If the Great Wall was shattered and the heavy weapons attack was ineffective, then the last line of defense against the Storm would be themselves.

Every transcendent could become a part of tearing the storm apart.

Tear apart the storm, and then be torn apart by the storm...

If sacrificing themselves could bring peace to their homeland.

They would rush forward without hesitation and use their chests to resist everything that roared toward them!

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"It will take another seventy-four minutes to completely remove the mental toxin."

Chu Ling was performing calculations in the database: "Gu Fort has changed its battle plan. There are nineteen minutes left before the storm lands on the Great Wall..."

"So fast?"

While the Great Wall was filled with fire, Gu Shen didn't rest for a single second.

He had already asked that big dog to expand the dream to the maximum, removing the mental toxins of several infected people at a time... Then, according to Chu Ling's detection in the local area network, he drafted a list of candidates, and it would probably take this long to completely suppress the disaster in Gu Fort City.

It's just that the storm was moving faster than he had imagined!

"Before changing the battle plan, Gu Fort's success rate in resisting the Storm was 4%."

"After changing the battle plan, the success rate increased to 39%."

Chu Ling analyzed: "The source-energy艇 ammunition reserves of Gu Fort Fortress and the temporary support are limited. Shelling in the buffer zone can delay the time it takes for the storm to reach the Great Wall... but it will also waste the best opportunity to fight. At the moment the storm hits the Great Wall, there will be major losses. Bombing has a certain probability of directly destroying the storm's main body. This is the best way to buy time for reinforcements to arrive."

Gu Shen said in a deep voice, "How long will it take to release Gu Fort from the locked state?"

"According to the military regulations of Gu Fort Fortress, it will take at least ten minutes."

Chu Ling said calmly, "I have already drafted a list of infected people... If we control these people, Gu Fort can open its gates."

"Give me the list, and you're in charge of opening the gates." Gu Shen was silent for a second. "At this critical moment, there's no time to go through the procedures."

He sent the list directly to Lin Lin.

While commanding the fleet, Lin Lin saw the names of these people. Without Gu Shen saying much, he tacitly ordered Zou Hai to have the fully armed rescue team take control of the personnel... Then, he issued the Release Lockdown order.

According to Deep Sea's program settings.

Things like Release Lockdown require a certain amount of time to buffer.

But this time, the time buffer setting seemed to have failed. The lockdown state was immediately lifted the moment Lin Lin issued the order... The young commodore, who was multitasking, noticed this detail in the midst of his busy schedule. He was slightly stunned, and then looked meaningfully at the extended dream beneath him, his gaze seemed to penetrate the floor, pointing directly at the visitor from Dong Continent who was also looking up at him.

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"I want to connect with Gu Fort."

Osmund asked Deep Sea, "Can it be done now?"

"I'm sorry, Vice Admiral Osmund, Gu Fort Fortress is currently in a locked state and cannot be linked."

Deep Sea's response was very anthropomorphic. The gentle tone seemed to have a hint of apology.

But this answer was chilling.

No one knew what Gu Fort was like at this moment.

The city gates were tightly closed, and the storm was coming!

The support troops outside the fortress, the heavy weapons, and the high-level transcendents could only wait outside the door at this moment, and they were all helpless about everything that was happening on the outskirts of the fortress.

Osmund was still calm, but a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes.

The outside world had given him infinite praise. The people of North Continent called him the "Eye of the Third Legion" and "the most likely candidate to become a general," but at this moment, apart from sending source-energy艇 to the fortress, there was very little he could do.

The scale of that storm was several times greater than what was estimated a week ago!

"Detecting the intervention of additional authority..."

Deep Sea's voice changed.

"Gu Fort Fortress Lockdown Released, you can link, linking..."

The next moment.

"I'm Lin Lin." A young voice came from the communicator. "Mr. Osmund, Gu Fort needs outside support. The city gates have been opened. Source-energy艇 and heavy weapons have priority in entering. The epidemic in the city has been controlled... There are sixteen minutes left before the storm lands on the Great Wall. We must race against time."

Osmund immediately woke up from his anxiety!

At this critical moment, such good news actually came from Gu Fort Fortress!

"Good!"

The Legion's Eye, who had always been as steady as Mount Tai, slammed the table excitedly, stood up, and said, "All members, prepare to set off, and be sure to arrive at Gu Fort within ten minutes!"

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The moment the fortress Lockdown Released—

Lin Lin's communicator almost exploded!

A large number of messages flooded into his mind. The mental link returned to normal. They were messages from the defenders of various fortresses in North Continent, a total of more than a dozen.

The North Continent fortresses were relatively independent and would provide assistance in the event of a major disaster.

And this time the storm...

Not only did it alarm big shots like the "Eye of the Third Legion," but it also caused the defenders of all the surrounding fortresses to send out considerable help. On the border of North Continent, no matter what kind of major event occurred or what kind of support was needed, each fortress needed to guarantee the basic defending members, but this time, the support force was astonishingly large.

Lin Lin immediately saw the most eye-catching messages.

"Dragon Bone Fortress, one hundred and twenty source-energy艇, estimated to arrive in six hours."

"Fallen Silver City Fortress, one hundred source-energy艇, arriving in fourteen hours."

Gu Fort Fortress, as the throat of North Continent's destiny, had a total of one hundred and forty-nine source-energy艇. The scale of source-energy艇 equipped by Gu Fort could already be compared with some super-large fortresses.

Only a top-level figure like Osmund, the second-in-command of the legion, could afford to send more than one hundred source-energy艇 to support North Continent.

Lin Lin was very familiar with Dragon Bone Fortress and Fallen Silver City Fortress... These two places.

The defender of Dragon Bone Fortress was Heavenly Dog, and the defender of Fallen Silver City Fortress was Wild Dog. These two guys... were both Zhu Xue's confidants.

Lin Lin looked at the messages that kept popping up on the communicator.

He, who was expressionless, lowered his head, lit a cigarette, and smiled silently.

It seemed that A Liuer had arrived at Central City and completed his instructions.

Now that he thought about it, even Osmund's support was a little "wrong." This storm defense battle was indeed large-scale, comparable to the worst in twenty years, but these guys had almost emptied their homes. With this scale of reinforcements arriving, not to mention an A-level disaster-level storm, even if a real S-level storm came, a dozen fortresses emptying their homes and bombing it wildly could blow it over, right?

The cigarette burned.

Lin Lin flicked the ashes. After the lockdown was lifted, the roaring sound in the air also sounded. Countless source-energy艇 poured into the sky above Gu Fort, which was the most powerful firepower from the entire right wing defense line of North Continent. The entire fortress was completely shrouded in overcast skies, even his阁樓 study was no exception.

The young commodore, with a cigarette in his mouth, pushed open the window, wanting to breathe some fresh air.

He saw a dark sky.

Sometimes.

Darkness is not necessarily despair.

At this moment, the Gu Fort warriors raised their heads, stunned, looking at the huge whale shadows almost squeezed together in the sky.

They never expected...

This defense battle would attract such a large amount of support in such a short period of time!

Lin Lin leaned on the window.

He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, squinted his eyes, looked at the dark clouds covering the top of the sky, and the source-energy艇 numbers in front of him came from all directions of the North Continent fortress, not only the right wing, but also some source-energy艇 from the side wings, and even the royal reserve艇 of Central City, appeared in Gu Fort.

The numbers of these source-energy艇 seemed to be a line of fortress cities connected to Lin Lin's eyes...

This was some hateful guy showing off to himself.

Just how powerful was the power of the Central City royalty!