Bulwark of Light

Chapter 507 Defense of the Umbrella ([-])

Zou Hai was very busy in the monitoring room.

Today's Gubao is in a fully sealed state!
Due to the sudden outbreak of "spiritual toxins", there are new "suspected infected persons" who are pulled into the isolation area every day. The available manpower in Gubao Fortress is not enough... and it is getting less and less!
The preparation atmosphere in the fortress was unprecedentedly tense.

The brigadier general isolated himself in the attic study, and the command task of the monitoring room fell on the shoulders of Zou Hai alone. He has not closed his eyes for two consecutive days... For a spiritual superman, this is originally It’s nothing, but there are new mission instructions and handover communications every second. Gubao Fortress is known as "the throat of human destiny". The arrival of this huge storm will affect the entire Beizhou front. Destiny, a large number of extraordinary people have already been stationed outside the fortress.

It's just that Lin Lin gave the order.

The fortress is tightly closed, and entry and exit are strictly prohibited!
These extraordinary people carry legion weapons, source quality, and sufficient supplies, but it's a pity that they can only stand by outside the gate of the fortress...

If the infection of "mental toxin" shows a downward trend, even if all the infections have not been completely blocked, Gubao will consider opening the door, but the trend of infection is getting more and more serious now. It may spread rapidly, and at that time, just placing and treating the wounded will drag down the fortress.

Today's Gubao.

It is a truly lonely city.

"Adjutant, the Third Army is calling."

The operator in the monitoring room suddenly received a call. He looked nervous and asked for instructions.

The Third Legion...that is the army of General White Lizard.

This is an incoming call from the public channel. If you choose to connect, the sound of this incoming call will resound throughout the monitoring room.

Zou Hai frowned slightly, thought for a second, and nodded to indicate that he could connect.

"Hey……"

A low voice echoed in the monitoring room.

It was the voice of a middle-aged man, with a mellow and elegant voice, which made people feel relaxed.

His voice is recognizable.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone knew who was on the other end of the communicator... "Osmond" who was called the Eye of the Third Legion.

Osmond was born in Central Continent, but he came to North Continent when he was very young. He has lived in this land for 30 years, fought with the general, and experienced the turbulent wars of the Northern Continent royal family. It is estimated that the name "Osmond" means "great" and "crowd", and he is a natural leader.

And he did exactly what the name implies.

Now he is known to everyone in Beizhou, and he is the man who is most likely to succeed the position of general in the Third Army.

Zou Hai pressed his forehead with his fingers.

Just hearing this name, he felt a burst of pressure...

There are so many strong men under the general's command, and the "top strong man" like Osmond who stands out from thousands of masters, because of his outstanding ability, will usually be responsible for guarding a fortress alone, and will only walk around in person in rare cases , because their actions mean the will of the "General".

"Adjutant Zou Hai."

Osmond's voice was deep and elegant, "I'm the 'garrison' closest to the Castle. The storm is coming. I hope to help the Castle fight together."

Fighting the storm...

Is this what the general meant?

Zou Hai gritted his teeth and said, "I'm sorry... Due to the 'sudden epidemic', the gate of Gubao cannot be opened."

"Understood." Osmond's voice was still calm, and the high-level executives already knew all about the mental poison: "But I want you to know one thing, once Gubao is breached, the entire Northern Continent front will cause drastic changes... maybe Hundreds of thousands of fighters will be forced to fight inland, and playing the final cards like the 'Fire Torch Project' will bring unprecedented pressure to Beizhou."

He's not applying pressure.

It's a statement of fact.

And Zou Hai understood the meaning of Osmond's call.

In the face of the two disasters... Beizhou's high-level executives can only choose multiple-choice questions, and both sides of the scale are "casualties", and this call probably implicitly conveys the position of General White Lizard.

The general believed that the destruction of the giant wall by the "source quality storm" would bring even greater disasters.

Open the gates of Kürnburg.

Solve the toughest problem first.

As for the other side of the scale...it can only be resolved after the fact. No choice in the world is perfect. No matter which side you choose, someone will always have to sacrifice.

Life and death, more or less, these are indeed cruel questions.

Either way, there are innocent people.

"Mr. Osmond."

A cold voice suddenly sounded in the monitoring room.

Zou Hai turned around in surprise.

A blond young man came here at some unknown time, and behind him stood seven elite members of the second team of the investigation legion.

A surprised voice sounded from the communicator: "Zhong Yuan?"

If I remember correctly, the crusade against the Doru River disaster has just ended... The second captain of the investigation army should be resting.

How did it appear in Gubao?

"It's me." Zhong Yuan took the words and said calmly: "I won't explain the specific situation. Now I'm in Gubao... I don't think it's a good choice to directly open the gate of the fort at the current stage. The 'spiritual toxin' this time is not simple. It is very similar to the power in the Doru River disaster. It may be the 'power of the same source'. You can pass this news to the general. I want to open the gate of Gubao , may cause a second unnecessary disaster.”

"We always have to do something..."

Osmond paused.

Obviously, after hearing Zhong Yuan's words, the Eye of the Third Legion also hesitated a little.

"I think that today's Gubao still has a chance to resist this disaster... There are a total of 140 nine energy boats and [-] energy cannons. If we can attack outside the 'umbrella line', even Without the assistance of [Deep Sea], it is still possible to form a direct blow to this storm to reduce the impact of its landing."

Zhong Yuan said calmly: "We need time to fully control the spread of the 'spiritual toxin'. As long as the giant wall can hold it during this period, then the door can be opened."

"..."

He is not refusing to support.

Instead, I hope that the Third Army can give "Gubao" more time.

"Understood." Osmond said softly: "Within twelve hours, this storm will make landfall, and Gubao needs to give me feedback on the situation at all times... I mobilized 120 energy boats, and these energy boats are not It will land on the giant wall and be ready to participate in the battle at any time."

At his level, there is no need to apply repeatedly with the general.

He has the dispatch authority of an entire fortress.

The spread of "spiritual toxin" is carried out through the spiritual contact between living beings. This is an incomprehensible extraordinary power... and the most frightening thing is that this "toxin" may even infect the "deep sea". Now the majority of the Gubao Fortress is in a self-blocked "local area network" state.

"Deep Sea" only retains basic auxiliary functions.

under these circumstances.

What Gubao needs most now is "manpower". Because the "toxin" has not yet been controlled, the third army cannot enter the city, but the floating energy boat can directly reach the huge wall and provide fire support. It is a blessing in misfortune !
The phone hangs up.

Everyone in the surveillance room breathed a sigh of relief.

Zou Hai looked tired, and looked at the blond youth, "Thank you..."

"There is nothing to thank, I just stick to the correct decision for you." Zhong Yuan replied lightly, and then came to the command room, staring at the [Sky Eyes] deployed outside the umbrella line of defense. Here, as the second captain of the investigation corps, he has a certain reputation in Beizhou, and Lin Lin handed over part of the command in the fortress to him.

And the monitoring room at this moment really needs a "backbone" that can support the scene.

"No news yet?"

Zou Hai also looked at the screens that Zhong Yuan was looking at.

The second elite team on the task of going out of the fortress... not long ago, the link was suddenly disconnected in the "Book of Life and Death", which was exactly the same as the scene when Hong Zhong was performing the task, and this was considered a sign of their successful arrival in the maze.

Fortunately, not long after.

The extinct spiritual breath of all people has been restored again.

Last time, Hong Zhong was the only one who "recovered", which should mean...all of them are out of danger.

It's just that the next situation is very bad. There is a big storm outside the giant wall, and the "storm" is bred and born faster than expected. This is simply desperate news.

Judging from the original planning time of the return journey, this team may have already encountered a storm.

However, a "miracle" happened at this moment.

In the book of life and death, no member's spirit has been extinguished, which means that they are all alive!

It's just... Now the storm is about to land on Gubao.

Their figures have not yet appeared.

Zou Hai knows very well that if the storm reaches a certain range of the "umbrella defense line", Gubao will not hesitate to carry out the most severe defensive counterattack... and at that time, all the floating boards are closed and retracted, even if the team reaches the defense line , and no chance to enter.

And after Osmond's phone call.

The energy boats around Gubao have already started to mobilize, heading towards the huge wall.

War is imminent.

The remaining time of the explorer team has already begun to be counted in "seconds".

"My lord adjutant...【Sky Eye】returns the screen!"

On the big screen in the central control room, someone punched the table heavily.

The inspector's voice was unusually agitated.

The screen refreshes, zooms in, and zooms in again.

After zooming in more than ten times in a row, the "storm" on the horizon became clearly visible. The sky-swallowing tornado sucked everything into it, and the mountains along the way, Changling, collapsed one after another.

And before the storm.

There is a group of running figures.

Compared with the storm that swept across the world, their figures are very small... even if they are zoomed in dozens of times, they are still like ants. They can't see the specific appearance, but can only see some outlines.

This is the explorer team for the maze quest!
They ran desperately before the storm.

"Open the 'Umbrella Line of Defense'!"

Zhong Yuan's golden pupils burst out with a strange brilliance, he felt the blood in his body was boiling and burning, and his voice became high-pitched, "Second Team of the Investigation Legion, all obey orders...Leave immediately, follow me to the giant wall, and welcome back Countryman!!!”

(End of this chapter)