Amidst the furious shouting, the entire city center devolved into chaos—gunshots, blows landing, screams, and roars interwoven into a deafening pandemonium.
Many who had been calmly observing from within the crowds visibly paled upon hearing the news that the passage was sealed, roaring and desperately pushing forward.
The assembled generals and soldiers tasked with maintaining order watched the surging, savagely grimacing crowd and their faces too changed. Some captains and generals barked out sharp, angry commands: "What are you doing? What in the hell are you doing? Stop! Stand down!"
Seeing these generals, whose aura commanded great respect, managed to dampen some of the rage in many hearts, but they still shouted angrily, demanding justice!
"Why seal the passage? Why won't you let us in!"
"You hypocrites!"
"Trash! Scum!"
Many spat curses, some even wrenching off their shoes to hurl them at the soldiers.
A young Major, sharp-featured, stood behind a protective railing, gazing down at the masses with a detached superiority, shouting admonishments at those trying to surge forward. He looked utterly imposing until, suddenly and without warning, a shoe flew from an unknown source, smashing squarely onto his mouth as he yelled. Whether injured wasn't clear, but it left a dark, undeniable shoe-print! Furthermore, it completely ruined his meticulously combed hair, leaving him looking quite disheveled.
Boom! It was as if the Major’s mind had suddenly exploded. He stared at the shoe fallen at his feet, an inexplicable fury erupting from his core. His hair stood on end, his handsome features contorting into a savage grimace: "A bunch of worthless scum! Silence yourselves! Whoever speaks another word, I'll shoot them dead!!"
The soldiers behind him quickly raised their rifles in support, shouting fiercely, "Don't move! Anyone resisting further will be shot!"
The anger in the crowd was likewise ignited.
"Shoot us then, I'm not afraid of you!"
"Worst case, we all die together!"
"Damn it! You dare to shoot? Have you any shame left? I’ll spit dog blood in your face! Come on and shoot me, come on!"
The crowd instantly descended into even greater disarray. The Major’s anger burned white-hot; he pulled out his rifle, and with a sharp crack, blew out the head of a man who was shouting defiance!
"Ah! He killed someone!"
"Damn it! They've gone too far, they actually fired a shot!!!"
"Everyone charge them!!!"
The dense mass of people surged like a tide, instantly crushing through the barricades, grabbing hold of numerous soldiers and generals. Though their individual strength might have been slight, they unleashed a deep-seated ferocity, clutching at the soldiers' uniforms and necks, pressing forward wave after wave, brutally trampling many soldiers to death underfoot.
"Quiet! Quiet!!!" A Great General roared over the chaotic scene, but his voice was completely drowned out by the human tide.
On the battlements, an instructor spotting the scene in the city center through his binoculars roared in fury, "What is happening? Why are they fighting each other!"
With a monster army pressing in from outside, internal strife was breaking out inside—how could he not be enraged?
A soldier rushed over, reporting breathlessly, "Bad news, sir! Many citizens have revolted, claiming they want to drag us down with them; they are fiercely blocking the entrance to that ruin!"
Bang!
The instructor hurled his binoculars to the ground, his face crimson with rage, veins bulging terrifyingly. "These bastards! This base city wasted its kindness raising such garbage! They're causing trouble at the crucial moment! Doesn't that bastard think about who is currently guarding the walls, fighting those monsters for them?! Who is giving them grain? Who gave them shelter!!!"
"Damn their mothers! At a time like this, they want to drag us to our graves too, a bunch of despicable wretches, despicable wretches!!!"
The soldier’s face was equally livid.
"Damn it, next time let all this garbage die! When we weren't giving them extra grain, they complained the homeland neglected them! They grumbled about the city maintenance fees! Damn it! Don't they realize where the base city's resources come from? We fought and bled for it!! When we were retreating, we covered the rear! We truly couldn't wait any longer for these sons of bitches, and they still want to drag us down with them!! Bastards!!!"
The instructor was boiling over with anger. "I told the Commander long ago not to show mercy! You must be ruthless with this trash. Why should we care? They are trash; trash belongs in the bin!!"
Boom!
In the distance, a rolling stone projectile hurled through the air like a meteor, smashing violently against the city wall. It instantly crushed the instructor, the soldier, and the surrounding fighters, causing even the solid wall to crack and splinter.
The monster army pressed forward relentlessly. Many creatures possessing astonishing arm strength were hoisting stones, seemingly sourced from nowhere, and hurling them at the ramparts—they didn't even need siege engines.
Murong De watched as numerous defensive lines were breached, and monsters poured through the gaps like wolves entering a sheep pen, beginning a massive sweep across the base city!
Dark brown and black-furred creatures resembling apes and bears, each standing ten zhang tall, roared and bellowed through the streets. With every swipe of their massive arms, buildings collapsed, and the screaming occupants fleeing outside suddenly found the sky above them plunged into darkness before a huge, shaggy black paw descended, crushing them instantly into pulp!
Others met even more gruesome ends, snatched up like lima beans, dropped into the massive jaws of the monsters, chewed a few times, and swallowed whole.
This sight sent chills down the spines of those watching from afar. Fear intensified their will to survive, driving them madly toward the city center. Reaching the densest parts of the crowd, some cunning individuals climbed directly over the backs of others, scrambling above the mass, stepping on countless heads and shoulders to move swiftly. Sometimes they slipped, falling back to the ground, and before they could even pull themselves up by someone’s trouser leg, they were trampled underfoot by the masses...
"The monsters are here..."
"Ahhh! ... Don't kill me!!!"
Many screamed in terror, while others cried out in bitter regret: "Damn it! If the housing prices in that city, Atlantis, hadn't been so high, I wouldn't have been so reluctant to hand over so much Jihua meat! Now I wouldn't be squeezed in here!"
Now, they would willingly pay ten, even a hundred times the price to get inside, but alas, the passage was sealed...
Murong De clenched his fists slightly and ground out two words through gritted teeth: "Retreat!"
Surrounding him were numerous Great Generals, high-ranking Commanders, and the leaders of various Guilds, such as the heads of the Dragon Ascent and Iron Blood Guilds. They looked anxious but dared not speak much. Hearing Murong De's command, they momentarily froze.
Retreat?
To retreat from this position and enter the civilized city of Atlantis meant abandoning the entire territory of the Huaxia Base City on Earth!
The vast fields of wheat and other crops planted by the base city were only months away from harvest, promising immense stores of grain. To retreat now meant losses beyond measure!
Everyone exchanged glances, seeing the bitterness in the eyes of the others. If they didn't retreat, what choice did they have? Wait for death?
The order was soon relayed. Many soldier captains followed their regiment commanders, falling back towards the interior of the base city, fighting as they withdrew, leaving a contingent behind to cover the retreat. If everyone turned to flee at once, exposing their backs to the enemy, they would be swiftly annihilated.
Thus, Murong De, Qin Lan, Hua Bu Luo, and others, under the escort of their personal guards, retreated first, leaping from the battlements and speeding toward the city center. The main army behind them began to gather and started a massive withdrawal immediately following them.
Having grown so much, Murong De and the others were all Level 100 experts; their speed was incredible. Within ten minutes, they reached the city center and immediately saw a dense mass of people blocking the entrance to the ruin passage.
Hua Bu Luo stared blankly. "Why haven't these people left yet?" He had assumed that once the ruin entrance was sealed, these people would disperse and seek shelter in the underground bunkers, not remain clustered here.
Murong De frowned. Just then—
Boom!
A deafening explosion erupted near the eastern wall; a massive gap was torn open in the rampart, through which several ten-zhang-tall, hulking, golden-furred, purple-eyed beasts charged in, puffing out their chests. Ahead of them was a rhino-like monster, reaching a height of Q zhang, entirely covered in black hide, its single, sharp horn thrust defiantly toward the heavens, exceptionally keen.
"Not good!" Qin Lan's delicate face lost color. "These monsters are at least Level 1000!"
"Go!" Murong De couldn't afford to worry about anything else. His figure shot forward; he leaped into the air, his Qili supporting his body, soaring toward the ruin entrance. He frantically activated his communication device, urgently telling Ai Er Bi: "Quickly activate the ruin entrance!" In this moment of crisis, even this usually composed man showed a trace of panic.
Rumble~
The pitch-black opening, a hundred zhang in diameter and immensely wide, slowly materialized before them. This stunned many who were locked in battle with the orderly generals, who then erupted in overwhelming joy. Fearing the passage would close again, they rushed toward it frantically.
"Hurry! Get in!"
"You in front, move faster! I’ll—[expletive deleted]—your ancestors for eighteen generations..."
Many people’s eyes turned bloodshot; some were crawling over others to rush inside. This entrance was the most tightly packed area; not even a needle could be inserted. The chances of landing on someone if one fell were slim, simply because there was no clear ground to fall onto.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Murong De, Hua Bu Luo, Gu Lan, and several high-ranking commanders soared across, rushing toward the ruin entrance. The Level 100 and below personal guards and generals behind them stamped their feet in desperation, wishing they could swat away the millions of people blocking their path!
The entrance was right there, agonizingly close.
One step separated life from death!
Whooosh!
A whistling sound tore through the air from the distance, moving incredibly fast. Even with Murong De's physique, he only had time to turn his head and look. His pupils contracted violently as an extremely thick wooden club, ten zhang long, rapidly expanded in his vision, sweeping across the airborne group with lightning speed, clearing a path through the densely packed crowd below!
Boom!
The thick wooden club, its momentum undiminished, smashed into a nearby building, causing it to instantly collapse!
The previously clamorous scene fell into utter silence.
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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Murong De, Hua Bu Luo, Gu Lan, along with several high-ranking commanders, swept forward, hurtling toward the entrance of the ruins. Behind them, the personal guards and generals who had not yet reached Level 100 stomped their feet in frustration, wishing they could sweep aside the millions-strong crowd before them with a single wave of the hand!
The entrance was right there, tantalizingly close.
A single step separated them from life and death!
Whizz!
A whistling sound tore through the air from a distance, moving with terrifying speed. Even with Murong De’s physique, he barely had time to turn his head. His pupils snapped wide as an immensely thick, ten-zhang-long crude wooden club expanded in his vision. With blinding speed, it swept through the group suspended in mid-air, simultaneously clearing a path through the dense crowd surging below!
Boom!
The massive wooden club, its force undiminished, slammed into a nearby structure, instantly reducing it to rubble!
The previously clamorous scene fell into an abrupt, profound silence.
(To be continued)~~~~