North of Jinhe City.
Old Residents' Settlement.
Two Viper transport planes flew in one after the other, landing on the open ground beside the collapsed wall at the entrance to the Qi Tribe.
Most of the Burning Legion soldiers wore light protective gear at least as advanced as the Type Five exoskeleton, and each Viper could only carry ten to fifteen people.
To transport all five hundred Burning Legion players back to the Heart of Steel, sixty or seventy kilometers away, the two transports would have to make several round trips.
To be honest, most players did not really want to go back.
The event was about to end, and everyone wanted to earn more points on the front lines.
Besides, Spring Water's theory that the mutants might raid the Heart of Steel was only a guess. It was not guaranteed to happen.
Old White did not force anyone, since there were not enough seats on the transports to begin with.
Other than a few veteran Burning Legion players with higher sequence levels, the rest could decide for themselves. Those who wanted to return could come along, while those who did not could stay at the front.
Honestly, Old White was not entirely sure either.
The idea that mutants might attack the Heart of Steel sounded rather absurd. Even the Legion would not pull off something that ridiculous.
The key was that there was no airfield nearby!
Maybe Spring Water was overthinking it?
"Will the mutants really come?" Sitting in the cabin, Ye Shi could not help muttering softly, his heart pounding.
"No one knows. Everything we are doing now is merely preparation for the sake of the overall battle."
Fang Chang glanced at his VM screen. The quest log had not updated with any relevant information. Perhaps they really