Dragon An Base's Outer City.
Dozens of armed helicopters raced toward the outskirts of Linjiang, their broadcasts blaring nonstop beneath the fuselages.
"A-rank warning! All Outer City survivors, return to the base immediately and defend it!"
"A massive zombie tide has been detected approaching!"
"Warning! All Awakeners who are not members of the Dragon An Legion, assemble and stand by! Anyone disrupting order will be killed without exception!"
One piercing alarm after another rang out, and red warning lights lit up the very edge of the Outer City. In the Inner City, seven elite Army Groups, each consisting of ten thousand soldiers, hurried to the Dark Crystal City Wall to prepare for the defense.
The Spiritual Energy Defense Towers began charging. The newly built Dark Crystal Giant Cannons also adjusted their barrels amid a series of thunderous rumbles.
Bombers took off, while soldiers surged onto the walls in droves.
The Inner City's gate, more than forty meters high, slowly lifted. One piercing sonic boom after another swept across the sky overhead. Those were Supersonic Fighter Jets carrying bombs toward the zombie tide.
In the Outer City, hundreds of thousands of survivors frantically fled into the city.
Farther away, several squads preparing to head out in search of supplies hurriedly turned their vehicles around.
The wheels suddenly veered, leaving tire tracks that carved arcs across the earth like black charcoal strokes.
Seen from above, Dragon An Base, which covered a radius of roughly ten kilometers, now resembled a giant wheel retracting its axle. Under the red alarms, it slowly contracted.
They had no time to care about the tents and motor homes outside the city.
More than a dozen survivors dragged large and small bags behind them as they fled toward the city with the surging crowd.
Their expressions were panicked,