“The ammunition stockpile is already less than one-fifth… the nuclear weapons reserve is exhausted and the number of soldiers is insufficient. Requesting…” The dispatcher gritted his teeth and continued, “Requesting support.”

There was silence.

CHAPTER 44

Silence often meant facing a critical decision. To save or not save.

“Can we still get in touch with the Underground City Base?” A voice broke the silence.

“There is no reply.”

“The first meeting in the conference room is over. Based on existing resources, if we guarantee the city’s survival then we can maintain this for three to ten days.”

“What if we don’t guarantee the city’s survival?”

“If it is only the Twin Towers and Eden then resources are guaranteed to last for 15 to 30 days without considering climate factors.

“In extreme cases, if the core personnel is transferred to the underground refuge in Eden then long-term survival can be considered.”

“Then there is still a bit of hope.”

It was silent again. Finally, someone wondered, “Can’t we save them?”

The lieutenant general looked around the room. An Zhe had heard the broadcasts to convene meetings and knew that at this time, the room was full of the highest-ranked officers of the command office, the staff department and the operations centre. Unlike the logistics and city defense personnel who met in the first meeting room, they had all been on the front lines.

Even An Zhe knew how dangerous the front lines would be at this time. What would make the most well-equipped human base on the verge of falling so that even the artificial magnetic pole couldn’t be kept?

Perhaps it would already be a dead city before the reinforcements arrived. Perhaps before reaching its destination, the reinforcements would crash in a storm onto the ground or into the sea. Or perhaps the Northern Base helping the Underground City Base would deplete their own armaments supply so that the next time there was a heterogeneous attack, they wouldn’t be able to resist.

In the long silence, An Zhe heard Lu Feng speak. “I’ll go.”

The lieutenant general stared at him for a long time before saying, “You are the best candidate.”

An Zhe glanced at Lu Feng. He knew why the lieutenant general said that Lu Feng was the best candidate.

In different areas of the same continent, there were still huge differences between the monsters. The Northern Base and Underground City Base were separated by an ocean and the monsters’ habits and fighting methods might be completely unknown.

Who could best adapt to this unknown? It was people who often went to the Abyss. Monsters in the Abyss were chaotic and crazy. Almost all patterns of variation were found in them.

Then another officer said, “I’m good at commanding large joint operations. I will apply to go.”

“The captain of AR137.” Lu Feng suggested. “Contact him and ask if he will go voluntarily.”

“Mr Hubbard has agreed to go.”