"An emergency transmission?"
Luo Yan took the headset and put it on, then heard a fragmentary broadcast.
"Here... we can't get out... requesting support..."
"...members of Fenghuo Base... giant beasts..."
Taking off the headset, Luo Yan said, "Contact Fenghuo Base immediately."
Fenghuo Base was contacted soon afterward.
"Captain Luo Yan, I'm the person in charge of Fenghuo Base. My surname is Ding."
Luo Yan put it succinctly. "Supervisor Ding, we received an emergency transmission. We suspect it came from members of your base."
"We're sending the audio to you now. Please confirm it."
"Understood."
After sending the audio, Supervisor Ding replied a moment later.
"They're personnel from our base. We suddenly lost contact with them this afternoon, and we were just preparing to request support from Youmugu Base."
Luo Yan immediately called over the soldier from before. "Can you pinpoint the transmission's location?"
"No problem."
After a while, the soldier brought over a tablet. A map was displayed on it.
There was a signal marker in a valley on the map.
"Captain Luo Yan, this is the transmission's location."
Luo Yan took a look. The valley wasn't far from his convoy, so he contacted Fenghuo Base and told Supervisor Ding that he would go over to take a look.
After reporting to Youmugu Base as well, the convoy changed direction and headed toward the valley where the transmission had originated.
It didn't take long for the convoy to reach the vicinity of the valley. The soldiers released drones to conduct reconnaissance.
In the blink of an eye, several images appeared before Luo Yan.
The images showed three mechas trapped inside the valley.
Outside the valley were several giant beasts.
Two Mengji, a Mirage Turtle, and a round, ball-like Tai Sui.
The giant beasts had repeatedly tried to charge into the