binnovel Chapter 66 Critical Situation
Chapter 66 Critical Situation
As Li Chenglong rushed into the Dawn Building, the staff on the first floor had already stopped working. Then, Yun Qian and her group arrived on the first floor via elevator. Seeing Li Chenglong, Yun Qian quickly ran over and asked, "Captain Li, what happened? Why did the alarm suddenly go off?" Li Chenglong shook his head and said, "Immediately notify all the mid-level leaders currently on duty in Dawn City to stand by. I'll go upstairs right away." With that, he went to the core area on the eighth floor.
As soon as Li Chenglong entered the computer lab, he saw Alice already waiting there, and several patterns were displayed on the large screen. Li Chenglong immediately asked, "Alice, what happened?" Alice's usual gentle smile vanished, replaced by a tense tone as she replied, "The computer scanned the city walls of Dawn City using scanners and discovered a large number of strange beasts gathering in Longjiang, about 3km south of Dawn City. Preliminary estimates suggest they came from the sea and were attracted by the large population of Dawn City." Li Chenglong hurriedly asked, "Is it possible they will attack us?" Alice replied, "Based on my calculations, there's a 90% probability that Dawn City will be attacked, and the attack is expected to begin in about an hour. The area affected will be the southern wall of Dawn City."
"One hour?" Li Chenglong was somewhat shocked. He immediately said, "Alice, immediately establish contact with the computers of each combat battalion and the security department through the main control computer." Alice's eyes flashed red, and the main control computer next to the calculation computer automatically began contacting the computers of each department. Three minutes later, the battalion commander of the Third Battalion, Hao Dahai, and deputy battalion commanders Zhao Gang and Zhao Rui, the battalion commander of the Fourth Battalion, Zheng Yong, and deputy battalion commanders Song Tie and Yang Hu, and the battalion commander of the Fifth Battalion, Qi Guoan, and deputy battalion commander Liu Jianye, all came to their respective computers and communicated directly with Li Chenglong via video call. Li Chenglong succinctly told them the current situation. The members of the Third and Fourth Battalions indicated that they would immediately rush to the southern part of Shuguang City. Because Qi Guoan's Fifth Battalion was responsible for patrolling the entire city wall of Shuguang City, for the sake of the city's safety, Li Chenglong only allowed them to send one company.
After making his arrangements, Li Chenglong immediately went to the conference room on the second floor. Yun Qian, Wang Bing, Ma Tiancheng, Chu Kexin, Liu Dongliang, and others were already there. Li Chenglong instructed Liu Dongliang's security department to strengthen patrols and maintain order to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos. He also instructed Yun Qian to cooperate with Qin Fangyu to allocate military supplies, and to have Liu Qingqing and Chu Kexin strengthen public awareness campaigns to prevent panic among the people… After these arrangements, Li Chenglong concluded, "I hope all departments will work together diligently to win our first battle in Dawn City." Everyone replied in unison, "Please rest assured, City Lord, we will certainly not fail in our mission." They then left to begin their respective duties.
Looking at his watch, Li Chenglong estimated that there were still 40 minutes until Alice's predicted attack time. The Dawn Building was located in the very center of Dawn City, 7.5km from the southernmost Dawn South Gate. Marching 7.5km in 40 minutes was relatively easy, especially for Awakened and Ability Users. However, he couldn't just go and start fighting; he would definitely need to arrange positions, so he only had about twenty minutes left. Fortunately, the Second Military District, where the Third Battalion was located, was very close to the South Gate, only a little over two kilometers away, and could directly support Qi Guoan's Fifth Battalion, Second Company, stationed at the South Gate.
Li Chenglong walked out of the Dawn Building and found Yang Liu and all the special forces members looking at him with expectant eyes. Yang Liu spoke first: "Captain, I just heard Yun Qian say that a large number of alien beasts have appeared. Please let us go into battle!" The others also shouted in unison: "Please lead us into battle to kill the enemy, Captain!" Li Chenglong nodded: "We've been training for a thousand days to use them for one. In the past, your teachers complained that I didn't give you opportunities, but now the opportunity has come. There are a lot of alien beasts, and we only have a little over two combat battalions of troops. Now is the time to use you. Except for a few non-superpowered individuals who can have more time, the rest of you follow me. We need to reach the south gate of Dawn City within 20 minutes." After saying that, Li Chenglong took the lead and rushed out. The other team members also lined up and followed Li Chenglong quickly.
They could have driven, but the special forces team only has 50 people, and currently only buses or military vehicles can accommodate them. However, transportation is not very convenient for buses right now, and there are no military trucks assigned to the Dawn Building. Yang Liu sped up to catch up with Li Chenglong: "Captain Li, the situation is so urgent, why don't you call Team Yun back? Although they are indeed a bit far from us, they should be back in two hours at most." Li Chenglong shook his head: "No, actually I received a message from the communications squad earlier. It seems their situation isn't good either. There are quite a few alien beasts, and it seems there are also small groups of zombies appearing. We can't put too much burden on them."
On the other hand, just as Li Chenglong said, the First and Second Battalions did indeed encounter many strange beasts that landed from the sea. Some of these beasts resembled various conches, some jellyfish, some octopuses, and some squid. Many crab and shrimp beasts also came ashore one after another. Fortunately, these beasts were not of high level, with the highest being only level four. After a series of battles, Yunlan finally filled her Martial Power Tower.
Yun Lan felt her power surging through her body. She greeted Wu Gang and retreated several hundred meters, preparing to focus on leveling up. Meanwhile, within Yun Lan's spiritual sea, lightning flashed and thunder roared, with countless giant waves crashing against the two martial power towers standing within it. The fifth level of the first martial power tower was already radiating golden light. With a delicate shout from Yun Lan, a golden dragon and a fire phoenix burst forth from its body, circling around her for over a minute before plunging back into her. Wu Gang and the others also felt waves of energy surging behind them, followed by a massive burst of energy that vanished within seconds.
Li Chenglong was running when he suddenly felt a surge of heat in his body. The dragon-shaped ring on his left hand emitted a soft whistling sound, and then he felt his attributes increase by several points. Li Chenglong happily told Yang Liu beside him, "The Cloud Team must have leveled up." Yang Liu was overjoyed: "Really? That's wonderful!"
Yun Lan slowly opened her eyes and immediately activated the Eye of the Phoenix: Yun Lan. Level 6 SS-rank Awakener of the Dragon-Phoenix Body. Attributes: Constitution 260, Strength 266, Agility 270, Spirit 280. Dragon-Phoenix Spear Level 6, Explosive Dragon-Phoenix Rush Level 4, All Weapon Mastery, Meteor Shower Level 6 (Max Level 9), Eye of the Phoenix, Dragon-Phoenix Body, 12 Main Meridians Opened 6, Self-Healing Power, Dragon-Phoenix Heaven-Shaking Fist. Yun Lan swung her fist, feeling the energy within her body: "Is this Level 6? It's really amazing." After muttering a few words, Yun Lan rushed forward again to continue fighting. Wu Gang and the others sensed the aura emanating from Yun Lan and congratulated her repeatedly, happy for her level up.
On the other side, Li Chenglong had already arrived at his destination after a 15-minute forced march. This was only because Li Chenglong was considering the team members behind him. Otherwise, if he had accelerated at full speed, it would have taken him 8 minutes to cover 7.5km. If he had used teleportation, it would have been even faster.