This was a long, snowy night.
The fierce battle in Winter Garden was merely a microcosm of what was happening throughout Anhua City.
Of course.
It was also the largest microcosm.
Just as Cheng Han had predicted, the Patrol Department headquarters and more than a dozen outposts were attacked one after another by large numbers of Serpent Monsters.
Judging by the organization the enemy had displayed, this was undoubtedly a long-planned attack meant to exact vicious revenge upon the Patrol Department.
Xing Peng, a new Patrol Officer at the Third Outpost, also went through a heart-stopping night.
Two hours earlier.
Outpost Captain Tao Hongming hurried back to the outpost and announced the "martial law" order issued by the Director.
Together with a group of colleagues, Xing Peng got down to grueling manual labor.
The task itself was not complicated.
They opened a dedicated supply warehouse, and everyone donned a suit of protective armor. Even the Spirit Mastiffs were fitted with helmets and chainmail.
Xing Peng had personally witnessed a colleague turn into a monster, so he knew something major had likely happened.
Only at this moment did the newcomer realize that the situation was even more serious than he had imagined.
But he said nothing and simply buried himself in his work.
Next.
Under the command of a Patrol Captain, the Patrol Officers lifted heavy stone barricades and placed them at the outpost entrance and along every main passage.
Several tall watchtowers within the outpost had stood empty year-round. A few Patrol Officers took up positions inside them, fitting the large ballistae with metal bowstrings and loading thick bolts.
Two squads of Black Armor Army warriors answered Director Cheng's call and stationed themselves at the Third Outpost.
Finally.
Every Patrol Officer, Xing Peng included, received three small black objects from