"...Our entire unit has been wiped out..."
Wang Lei's voice echoed through the Command Vehicle.
The spider-shaped Command Vehicle was racing toward the fortress at full speed, its massive tires kicking up clouds of dust.
Through the windows, large armored formations could be seen following at varying distances. Every unit was moving at top speed while carrying out basic reorganization on the march.
Dongfang Zhenghong had left sufficient firepower in the middle of the wasteland to eliminate the wandering Blade Beasts.
As for the fortress, the most important thing now was to transport enough drones and their supporting control centers back, then find a way to seal the breach on the forty-ninth floor.
In the holographic projection, the fortress's cross-sectional diagram had been enlarged several times. The red dots representing the Blade Beast Swarm had already charged into the forty-ninth floor and were rapidly assaulting the forty-eighth.
Yes, these Blade Beasts were not in a hurry to slaughter humans on the forty-ninth floor. They were frenzied, yet purposeful. Three still-immature General-Class Blade Beasts were directing them underground.
"Blow up the connecting road between forty-eight and forty-nine!"
"Yes!"
Dongfang Zhenghong quickly asked, "Where are the defensive forces?"
"The advance units have begun entering Middle City! Moving the heavy weapons will take a great deal of time!"
"The connecting road's self-destruct mechanism has been activated! Three, two, one—successfully destroyed!"
"The automatic weapons at the forty-ninth-floor checkpoint have activated! They are firing at full capacity! The Blade Beast Swarm is climbing upward by piling on top of one another!"
Dongfang Zhenghong said firmly, "Make them move faster! Faster! Other than the forty-fifth floor, close the fire passage gates on every floor! All fortress levels are entering sealed mode! These Blade Beasts are likely trying to break through our garrison forces!"
"Yes!"
"Increase detection