Howard’s voice was cold and he went tit-for-tat. “We can’t protect the dispersal device. How many times do you want me to say it? After the evacuation, I will immediately contact the dispersal centre to improve the work intensity of the other nine dispersal devices.”

An Zhe looked back and saw that Lu Feng’s face was cold. His right hand was touching the gun at his waist as he repeated word for word. “Show me the radar imaging.”

“You!” Howard seemed angry but he feared the Judge’s privilege of being able to kill anytime and anywhere. He waved his hand in one direction.

A man in a simple shirt came from the other side with a black instrument in his hand. Lu Feng picked it up and glanced at the screen. An Zhe watched the temperature on this man’s face drop from zero to minus 18 degrees. His voice was so cold that it could freeze out ice.

“The target of the monsters isn’t the people in the building, it is the dispersal device.” He looked up at Howard and spoke very quickly. “The atrium has the disperser and the foundation can’t be broken due to the reinforcement. They can only come out from the four buildings.”

Howard stated, “The Lighthouse’s report doesn’t support your conclusion, Colonel Lu.”

“I spend half the year in the Abyss.” Lu Feng’s fingers pressed against the butt of his gun, his eyes narrowed slightly and the cold deterrence freezing everyone present. “Howard, I’ve seen more monsters than you have ever seen.”

Howard was silent for three seconds. Then his eyes widened like he suddenly thought of something and his expression changed immediately. “The other dispersal—”

Lu Feng ordered, “Contact the other dispersal centres immediately.”

The judge behind him took out a communication device, dialled a string of numbers and pressed the speaker key.

Beep!

There was the monotonous sound of waiting for someone to pick up.

Beep!

Beep!

In the atrium, there was silence.

After nine seconds of waiting, the communicator sent a rapid busy tone. After another three seconds, the busy tone stopped. No one had answered and the communicator had hung up.

Howard quickly took out his communicator and after dialling a few numbers, he ordered the other side, “This is Howard from the city’s defense station. Transfer me to a dispersal centre, any is fine. Do it immediately.”

“Please wait a moment,” the operator’s voice was heard.

After this, there was a long silence. Three minutes passed before the operator’s voice was heard again, his voice holding a small quiver.

“We have lost contact with the dispersal centres.”

CHAPTER 20

The moment the operator’s voice was heard, Lu Feng’s expression changed. He turned and walked quickly, the lighthouse researcher trotting to keep up. Just then, a car parked outside the city’s defense station and a young judge ran over. “Colonel!”