Gathering, Familiar Faces, and an Exit

Shen Heng slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced at Han Ling, who was looking at him, and then turned his gaze to Tang Yuanyang and Lü Wenrui.

Both sides nodded to each other, then quickly got up and headed towards the area in the distance where black snow was falling.

Along the way, Shen Heng slowed his pace slightly.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the Light Gate.

Although they were quite far apart, a figure could still be vaguely seen flying towards the Light Gate.

The plan includes their participation, but not that they should be the first to go in.

Headquarters dispatched Jiang Lin to handle the situation alone.

They, on the other hand, worked as laborers, constantly traveling back and forth through the Erosion Zone, carrying up various weapons and equipment.

Unfortunately, the Light Gate in the Erosion Zone is hundreds of meters in the air.

If relying solely on mechanical transport, many weapons and equipment cannot be delivered in a short time.

In comparison, it would be much more convenient to have these flying martial artists transport it.

As long as the weight is controlled, many things can be lifted up and flown into the air.

Of course, they weren't just used as laborers.

Before the base is fully established, they will need to remain stationed there to guard against future attacks from the Calamity Beast.

A few minutes later, the four of them arrived directly beneath the Light Gate.

There were thirty or forty people gathered here, and even more were coming from different directions.

"Wow, so many people!" Lü Wenrui exclaimed, looking at the rapidly increasing number of figures.

This was the first time he had ever seen so many members of the Supervision Bureau.

Although many days had passed, the group had not met because they needed to be on guard against the Calamity Beast that might appear at any time.

Instead, like Shen Heng and his group, they arrived, reported their arrival, briefly learned the situation, and were then assigned to the first line of defense.

Therefore, this was also the first meeting between the inspectors assigned to the Plateau Erosion Zone.

Shen Heng glanced at it briefly, then fixed his gaze on what was directly in front of him.

Li Daoyi was seen talking to a girl with a mushroom-shaped haircut.

He didn't go over to disturb them, but instead turned his gaze and swept it around the surroundings.

In just a short while, the number of people around had increased from thirty or forty to fifty or sixty, and this rate was still rapidly expanding.

Everyone is about the same distance from the Light Gate in the Erosion Zone; if you don't deliberately slow down, the time it takes to get here won't differ much.

Soon, after another minute or two, no one came over anymore.

One hundred and twenty-three people?... Shen Heng's gaze swept across each of their faces.

Many of them were unfamiliar, while others seemed somewhat familiar; they were probably the captains of the local Supervision Bureau I had seen during meetings at headquarters.

I also saw Gu Lingxuan, Qi Yue, Cao Mingyu and others.

This is not surprising, since when assigning personnel from various regions to the Erosion Zone, they were first allocated based on distance.

If Shen Heng is assigned to the plateau, then the others from Lingnan Province will also be assigned here.

This is also why Shen Heng told Gu Lingxuan during a meeting at headquarters that they would meet in the Erosion Zone.

Shen Heng's gaze suddenly paused, and after nodding slightly to Gu Lingxuan, who was also looking over, he moved on again.

Suddenly, my gaze fell upon a figure walking towards me.

Zhou Xuan, my roommate during the training camp, has an A-Class ability to God Invocation.

"Hey, Shen Heng, you're in this Erosion Zone too!" Zhou Xuan walked over as the light began to shine.

"Hmm." Shen Heng nodded in response. "You were assigned here too?"

"Hehe, yes, I'm from Northern Guizhou!" Zhou Xuan laughed.

Northern Guizhou?... Shen Heng nodded slightly.

This place is much closer to the plateau than Lingnan.

No, or rather, Lingnan Province is actually quite far from the plateau. If you go to another province, Shen Heng and his group won't be assigned to the plateau, but rather to the Erosion Zone at sea.

"Hehe!" Lü Wenrui suddenly darted over from the side, grinning.

"Huh? What are you doing here?" Zhou Xuan asked, frowning.

"Huh? What? You guys can get closer to the plateau, but I can't?" Lü Wenrui puffed out his chest.

"No, it's just that I don't really want to see you," Zhou Xuan said, frowning with a heavy expression.

"Huh? No, I was actually quite happy to see you, and this is how you treat me?" Lü Wenrui's eyes widened.

"There's nothing I can do about it. It's your own fault for messing with me in the simulation." Zhou Xuan said bluntly.

"I... this..." Lü Wenrui choked, recalling how during the final simulation, it seemed he had caused the team to be constantly exhausted. "It's not entirely my fault, you know my capabilities..."

Shen Heng listened to their conversation, his gaze flickered and lingered on Lü Wenrui.

He suddenly realized that being assigned to sit next to Lü Wenrui might not be entirely a coincidence.

Can you, through your own efforts, limit Lü Wenrui's misfortune to the greatest extent possible?

Their own abilities allow them to foresee danger early on, thus minimizing the chances of encountering troublesome Calamity Beast...

After exchanging a few words, the group fell silent again.

This is really not the time to talk.

Black snow fell, and the starlight from the Light Gate cascaded down like a waterfall.

The group waited below the Light Gate.

During this process, one special vehicle after another drove up to the group.

There were tanks, self-propelled artillery, and truck-like trailers.

Then, one by one, the soldiers got off the vehicle and began to quickly carry out the corresponding procedures.

Shen Heng's gaze swept over the special vehicles; these were the weapons, equipment, and personnel they would be transporting later.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Heng suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed on the sky above.

There, a figure slowly descended from the Light Gate.

He looked like a young man in his early twenties, with black hair hanging down, obscuring his somewhat pale face.

Is this Jiang Lin?

Shen Heng's gaze remained quietly fixed on that figure.

His gaze searched the figure, but apart from the somewhat tattered clothes, there seemed to be no other external injuries...