"Hey, I've never seen any of these machines before!"
Lü Wenrui and Tang Yuanyang walked over, their eyes slightly surprised as they looked at the machines that were building the city wall in the distance.
"It should have been developed by the Equipment Department, specifically designed for the rapid establishment of bases during wartime." Shen Heng's gaze also swept over those machines.
Engineering vehicles over ten meters tall;
A metal block that automatically unfolds when placed on the ground;
Soldiers wearing exoskeletons, whose movements are not very agile, but whose strength far exceeds that of normal people;
There were even rows of robots operated by humans, resembling Gold Iron Beast...
Shen Heng's gaze lingered for a moment on the seven or eight-meter-tall robot.
Its movements are not very agile, and its energy consumption is probably quite high. It's still a long way from being suitable for combat... Shen Heng pondered to himself.
"Is that so?!" Lü Wenrui nodded in realization, his gaze still somewhat dazed as he stared at the scene, feeling as if he had suddenly stepped into a science fiction era.
"Aren't you going out to continue moving other supplies?" Shen Heng turned his gaze back to Lü Wenrui and...
"I'll take it." With that, Lü Wenrui turned his gaze to the captain he was with.
Shen Heng followed his gaze and looked at Tang Yuanyang.
"Be careful. If you need anything, just let us know when we come in," Tang Yuanyang said to Shen Heng.
"Yes, don't worry, I understand," Shen Heng replied.
After giving his instructions, Tang Yuanyang immediately turned around and ran towards the Light Gate.
Lü Wenrui followed closely behind.
"Captain, why wasn't I assigned to stay on guard duty?"
There was a pause in the air before a reply came from afar.
"At a time like this, I think you'd better not stay..."
Turning his gaze back, Shen Heng looked at Han Ling was gazing into the distance.
"You can rest on the side. I'll let you know if anything happens."
Han Ling looked at Shen Heng, nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said:
Do you think the Calamity Beast will come?
"I can't be sure, but it's highly likely," Shen Heng replied calmly.
This assessment wasn't just his opinion; the military shared the same view.
This is why they were assigned to guard this area, and why the construction of city walls and weapons was prioritized.
After speaking, Shen Heng paused, as if he had thought of something, and added:
"That Inspector Jiang seems to have used his abilities to do something to several Sixth Tier Calamity Beast, causing them to temporarily leave this area."
"Therefore, you don't need to be too careful at the beginning, but it will become more dangerous as you go further."
"Once those Sixth Tier Calamity Beast recover, they will likely organize the rest of the Calamity Beast to come over."
"What did you do? Make them leave this place temporarily?" Han Ling frowned slightly.
This news wasn't released just now due to time constraints.
"Something must have caused them to become unwell, making them afraid to approach, fearing they'll be killed," Shen Heng said.
Han Ling paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Turning his gaze back, Shen Heng looked around once more.
This was also the first time he had carefully observed the world since he came in.
The ground nearby was splattered with bloodstains that had not yet dried, as well as traces of battle that varied in size.
The trail stretched outwards for several kilometers.
Meanwhile, the corpses of Calamity Beast of varying sizes gradually densed outwards.
Shen Heng's gaze lingered on the largest of the corpses for a moment.
A-Class, Silver-Patterned Frost Leopard?
This does not mean that the most threatening Calamity Beast in the recent battle was only A-Class.
On the contrary, it likely means that the lowest threat level of the Calamity Beast that just participated in the battle is A-Class!
Even so, Jiang Lin single-handedly fought four of them, killed one, and chased away the other three?
Shifting his gaze, Shen Heng's eyes swept over the remaining corpses of the Calamity Beast scattered a little further away, a hint of doubt in his expression.
Their corpses were covered with claw marks and fang marks.
Raise your gaze and look into the distance.
After leaving the battlefield, the scattered black snow began to thicken, stretching for more than 20 kilometers.
Subsequently, towering mountain peaks took their place.
Shen Heng lowered his eyes slightly and took a soft breath.
Is this place, like a plateau, no different from the outside world?
Without thinking further, Shen Heng let out a soft breath, closed his eyes, and began to listen carefully to the sounds in the distance.
The sounds of construction work nearby, the wind in the distance, and the faint, distant growls of wild animals...
"Boom--"
One shipment of supplies after another, along with more and more personnel, were brought in from outside.
Shi Ruiyuan looked at the large building block that had just been moved in.
"I said, are we just going to wait here like this?"
"Hmm," a man beside him nodded, then continued, " Chief Zhang just told that... that..."
" Shen Heng?" Shi Ruiyuan replied.
"Yes, that's right." Huang Jun nodded. "Wasn't the plan to have Shen Heng come in and investigate?"
"But..." Shi Ruiyuan hesitated and turned his head to look at a certain place.
There, a figure sat on the sealed cabin, seemingly resting with eyes closed.
Beside him, another figure was sitting cross-legged, practicing breathing exercises.
"He came in, and after a short while, this is how it is. Is that alright?"
"Hmm... that might have been how it was when he was doing his reconnaissance," Huang Jun said, not entirely certain.
"Ability?"
I think so.
"What kind of ability is this?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's some kind of externalized mental perception or something."
"Huh?" Shi Ruiyuan's eyes suddenly widened, and he turned to look at Huang Jun. "You mean, he can know what's happening dozens of kilometers away just by sitting here?"
Why tens of kilometers away?
Because the area within 20 to 30 kilometers of the Light Gate was not blocked by anything else, if there were any Calamity Beast, not only could they see them, but even ordinary soldiers could see them.
"I don't know exactly how much we can find out, but roughly," Huang Jun nodded.
"How wonderful!" Shi Ruiyuan exclaimed as he looked over again.
"That's pretty good." Huang Jun nodded in agreement. "If only we had someone like that in the bureau back when we were in the city!"
Shi Ruiyuan nodded in agreement.
Beside them, a figure shorter than the previous generation, with rough, sallow skin, opened his eyes.
He glanced at the figure in the distance, then looked away and said:
"There's nothing to envy; everyone has their own strengths!"
"That's true, just like the Daoist priest who isn't responsible for handling many affairs," Huang Jun chuckled.
Shi Ruiyuan nodded, then turned to look at the figure who had just spoken and said:
" Brother Hu, what do you think will happen when the Calamity Beast arrive? We were outside before..."