When the battle finally ended and the gunfire stopped, a faint glow of dawn had already appeared on the distant horizon.
The snow had not stopped, still drifting slowly down from the sky.
Dawn gradually rose at the edge of the world, engraving the tops of the snow-covered mountains with a golden hue that seemed to burn.
The black smoke above the platform had vanished at some point, leaving dark ashes scattered everywhere by the wind.
The survivors who were still alive collapsed onto the ground. Some embraced each other and wept, while others stared blankly at the sky.
Of course, some clutched the cooling bodies of their loved ones, tears continuously welling in the corners of their eyes.
Without a doubt, this had been a brutal battle.
Although the narrow, winding cave passages hindered the Radiation Beasts' pursuit, they also made it much more difficult for the Rescue Team to carry out the rescue.
Especially when the gunfire began, the Radiation Beasts at the top had almost instinctively gone berserk.
Several waves had nearly broken through the survivors' defenses and reached the platform to slaughter them.
Fortunately, the guards eventually understood the markings carved into the walls. Otherwise, by the time they found the route to the platform, the survivors above might already have been overrun.
"It's over. It's all over."
Holding his sister Lin Yin, Lin Cheng forced a faint smile onto his blood-covered face and hid his left arm behind his back.
However, when a cold wind swept past, the sharp pain made him involuntarily suck in a breath.
"Big Brother, let me see your wound."
"It's fine. They're just minor injuries."
Unable to resist Lin Yin's persistence, Lin Cheng helplessly extended his left hand.
About four or five centimeters above his wrist, a long, narrow gash