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She picked up a freshly washed berry and put it in her mouth; the sweet and slightly sour juice instantly ignited her taste buds.
"Notify the kitchen to prepare an extra meal tonight, so everyone can try some fresh food!" Jingnan, now the second-in-command of the Lighthouse, gave the order.
This bountiful harvest not only signifies an improvement in food sources, but also inspires people and brings hope for life.
This also proves that everything will become better as long as you follow Chen Yuan.
In the command room, Chen Yuan watched the real-time footage of the mechanical legion conquering and wiping out the beast hordes on the hologram, while listening to Jing Nan report the good news of the farm's bumper harvest. A strange sense of accomplishment rose in his heart.
This is just the beginning.
The banner of shadow will surely cover more land.
……
Dragon Bone Village.
Although Chen Yuan helped the village build a large-scale base defense system, the villagers remained highly vigilant.
That evening, Xu Tong, who was on the watchtower outside the village, was the first to notice the anomaly.
"Watch out for a high-speed flying object approaching from the northwest. Its energy is unfamiliar. It's neither a Lighthouse model nor a Devouring Beast. We are currently confirming its identity."
Xu Tong's voice, tinged with tension, was transmitted to his teammates through the loudspeaker of the Gale mech.
In an instant, the Dragonbone Village defense system quietly activated, the muzzles of the automatic turrets were slightly adjusted, and the energy barrier was ready to be activated at any time.
Bai Yuekui's figure appeared silently on the highest broken wall outside the village entrance, supported by the Jingzhu mecha, her gaze coldly fixed on the sky.
A black dot rapidly enlarged; it was a uniquely shaped, dark gray radar-absorbing coating covering its entire body, with its engines spewing out eerie blue ion streams—a high-speed stealth fighter.
Its condition was clearly poor at the moment, with multiple damages and burn marks on the fuselage, and the left engine even occasionally spewing small sparks, and its flight path was somewhat unstable.
Behind it, a small group of ghostly beasts followed closely, emitting sharp screechs and constantly spitting out red energy blasts, trying to shoot down the fighter jet.
The fighter jets had clearly spotted Dragonbone Village and seemed to be heading straight for it. They quickly flew in that direction, while their machine guns opened fire wildly to intercept the attacks from behind, but they seemed to be struggling to keep up.
"Hmm? It's Hisakawa's Nightingale reconnaissance and attack aircraft."
Bai Yuekui recognized the newcomer's model at a glance, and his brows furrowed slightly.
She hadn't expected the people from the Hisakawa base to come here on their own initiative, especially in this way.
She only told the approximate location of Longgu Village to the leader of Jiuchuan Base, Lin Zhenguo, who took over Jiuchuan Base after the disaster.
"Do you need any help, boss?"
Shandong University brandished the giant fist of Chongxiaohao, eager to try.
Bai Yuekui pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Xu Tong, you taciturn one, intercept the Winged Beasts and prevent them from getting close to the village. The rest of you, stay on guard."
"Order!"
Xu Tong's Gale instantly took off, transforming into a streak of blue light as it headed towards the horde of beasts.
The taciturn Mountain Ship also soared into the sky to intercept it.
Xu Tong skillfully maneuvered among the energy missiles, releasing source matter inducement to interfere with the perception of the ghostly beasts, thus relieving most of the pressure on the fighter jet.
He cheered while interfering, having a great time.
Soon, with the help of the village's defenses and Xu Tong's cooperation, these ghostly beasts were quickly killed.
The Nightingale fighter jet, trailing black smoke, made an emergency landing on a relatively flat area on the outskirts of the village.
The landing gear made a screeching sound when it touched the ground, and it glided for a long distance before finally coming to a stop, with thick blue smoke billowing from the fuselage.
The hatch opened with difficulty, and a pilot wearing the standard combat uniform of Hisakawa Air Base, looking exhausted and with some blood on his head, struggled to climb out.
His arm was also injured and was in a sling with a simple bandage. As soon as he landed, Shan Da and the others came to greet him.
"Hello, I am from Jiuchuan Base and have been ordered by Commander Lin Zhenguo to deliver urgent intelligence to Ms. Bai Yuekui in person."
Bai Yuekui gracefully landed on the broken wall and walked up to him. The mask of Jingzhu Hao fell away, revealing her face. "I am Bai Yuekui. Commander Lin sent you here. Is there a problem with your base?"
Chapter 184 The Situation at Hisakawa Base
When the pilot saw Bai Yuekui, a glimmer of hope and awe flashed in his eyes. He hurriedly took out an encrypted data chip from his pocket and handed it to her with both hands: "Ms. Bai, Jiuchuan Base... the base is about to collapse."
He spoke very quickly: "For some reason, the number of Devouring Beasts around the base has increased dramatically in the past month, and they are no longer scattered as before, but rather seem to be surrounding us in an organized manner. Commander Lin judges that there may be something more powerful behind this, and the target is likely our base."
He took a breath and continued, "Just three days ago, all of our reconnaissance teams... all of them lost contact. The last footage they sent back showed swarms of flying beasts. They were fast, extremely ferocious, and preying on lone individuals. Several outposts on the base's perimeter have already been taken down. Commander Lin said that if this continues, it's only a matter of time before the base's defenses are breached."
"The general... he really had no other choice, that's why he sent us to find you."
At this moment, the pilot's voice trembled with tears, "The base is short-handed, the Awakened are exhausted, the Commander knows you don't want to go back, but... but he begs you, for the sake of the past, save the base, we need your strength."
Three fighter jets arrived, but two were lost en route. The pilot didn't go into details about these events because his mission was to persuade Bai Yuekui to come.
Bai Yuekui listened quietly, expressionless, but Xu Tong and others who knew her well could sense that the air pressure around her seemed to have dropped a little.
With a sigh, she took the chip, still warm from her body, inserted it into the mecha's interface, and watched the recorded information.
Bai Yuekui slowly spoke, "I understand the situation. Jiuge, please treat him."
Then, she looked up into the distance, towards the direction of the Hisakawa base.
The video footage in the data chip corroborated the pilot's statement: a malevolent mana ecological energy was gathering and enveloping the area around the Jiuchuan base.
Lin Zhenguo's judgment is likely correct; this is not an ordinary beast tide.
Her personal feelings toward the Hisakawa base were complex, but it did indeed preserve an important spark of human civilization, the unfinished work of her father, and many innocent lives.
"It seems we need to find some help."
She murmured to herself, and the mask of the Pure Candle Horn closed again.
Before this, Bai Yuekui would not have hesitated to help, but after the appearance of the Ghost Winged Beast, she had to consider it carefully.
She couldn't just abandon the effort; given the current situation, her only option was to contact Chen Yuan.
Upon receiving the news, Chen Yuan decided to take Charles, the Lin Yuan Zhe, to see him. Bai Yue Kui had given some instructions, asking the warriors of Dragon Bone Village to stay and guard the village, and she was sure she would also be going.
Thus, Chen Yuan, Charles the Abyss Walker, and Boss Bai, a total of three people, went to support the Jiuchuan Base after arriving in Dragon Bone Village.
Seeing the Abyss Armor on Charles, Bai Yuekui's eyes revealed a complicated expression, but she didn't think too much about it. At the moment, the most important thing was to support the Jiuchuan Base.
The three escorted the Nightingale fighter jet at breakneck speed, breaking through the increasingly dense area of Devouring Beasts along the way, and finally arrived at the outer area of the Jiuchuan Base.
Upon entering this area, the atmosphere changed abruptly.
An invisible, chilling atmosphere permeated the air.
On the barren ground, cleverly camouflaged firing ports and sensor probes can be seen everywhere.
The Loongson 9's sensors immediately issued a warning.
[Warning: You have entered a high-defense zone. Large-scale intelligent mine deployment detected, triggered by life essence and vibration. Hidden clusters of automated turrets detected nearby, energy weapons… Multiple energy barrier activators detected in standby mode…]
"Wow, that's quite a warm welcome."
Charles peered around through the visor of the Abysswalker's Armor, a hint of amusement in his voice.
He could sense that there were many unseen gun barrels around them, already locked onto them.
The fact that this area hasn't been damaged yet proves that the herd hasn't launched a full-scale attack.
Bai Yuekui's Jingzhu mecha did not react excessively. The pilot stepped out and said, "This is Bai Yuekui. He has come at the invitation of Commander Lin Zhenguo. The two behind him are his companions. Please allow him to enter."
After a short silence.
A slightly synthesized female voice responded through the channel (clearly an AI-generated voice): "Identity confirmed, Ms. Bai Yuekui, welcome back. Your companion has been detected. Please strictly follow the guide light strips lit on the ground. Any deviation from the path may trigger the defense system."
As soon as he finished speaking, a path composed of glowing blue arrows lit up on the ground, winding its way to what appeared to be an ordinary mountain rock face.
The three followed the guide and strode forward.
These landmines, while not causing any harm, don't need to be shown off at this time.
Chen Yuan could feel a subtle vibration coming from deep beneath his feet; it was feedback from the intelligent landmine safety system being deactivated and reset.
Amidst the ruins on both sides, the muzzles of automatic turrets could be vaguely seen adjusting their angles slightly as they moved, maintaining an absolute deterrent.
Upon reaching the rock face, the guiding light disappeared.
Just as Charles thought he needed some special mechanism, the huge rock in front of him, which was integrated with the mountain, suddenly opened to the sides with a few loud thuds, revealing a large metal lifting platform.
At the edge of the platform, two rows of elite soldiers stood holding energy guns.
These soldiers are dressed in the dark gray streamlined combat exoskeletons unique to the Jiuchuan base, with helmet visors that are single pieces of dark goggles, and they carry advanced energy rifles that integrate multiple functional modules.
They moved in perfect unison, standing silently like steel statues, with only the faint energy flow at the joints of their exoskeletons indicating that they were on high alert.
This is the unit at Hisakawa Base, which has inherited the elite spirit of the old era.
The leading officer immediately stepped forward; his exoskeleton shoulder armor bore clear rank insignia.
He raised his hand, making a gesture to disarm, and the soldiers behind him simultaneously lowered their guns by forty-five degrees.
"Ms. Bai Yuekui, on the orders of Commander Lin and Dr. Elena, is here to greet you. Thank you for arriving in time."
The officer's voice came through his mask, polite yet with the characteristic firmness of a soldier: "And who are these two?"
His gaze swept over the futuristic Loongson 9 and the Abyss Walker, which emanated ominous bio-energy, scrutinizing them.
“They are my allies, and their strength is key to dealing with this crisis,” Bai Yuekui explained succinctly.
The officer seemed to have received some instructions, nodding slightly and turning to the side: "Understood. Gentlemen, please follow me. The general and the doctor are discussing matters in the command center."
The lifting platform began to descend rapidly, and a feeling of weightlessness came over me.
All around were the rapidly rising, cold, thick alloy well walls, covered with various pipes and reinforcement structures, making them appear incredibly sturdy.
Chapter 185 Three Top Combat Forces
The platform descended for nearly a minute, penetrating at least several hundred meters underground, before slowly coming to a stop.
The view before me suddenly opened up and became exceptionally bright.
They felt as if they were in a huge underground steel city. Before them was a very wide alloy main passage, wide enough for heavy armored vehicles to drive side by side. Above them was a soft lighting system that simulated natural light, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.
On both sides of the passage are multi-story buildings where busy people, high-speed hovercraft, and various sophisticated equipment and instruments they have never seen before can be seen, indicating a high level of technology.
The air is fresh, with a faint smell of ozone and engine oil, and the temperature and humidity are kept within the most comfortable range.