Turning his gaze away from the floor-to-ceiling window, Shen Heng looked to the side.
Han Ling was sitting a little closer to him, cultivating using the 'Flow' technique.
More than ten days have passed since the first day she arrived on the plateau, and Han Ling has already roughly learned how to use the flow.
After that, what awaited her was the refinement and improvement honed over time.
Shen Heng shifted his gaze to other directions.
One after another, figures were scattered throughout the training room, some sitting cross-legged breathing exercises, some practicing the Five Animal Fist, and others cultivating some kind of combat technique.
The base doesn't currently have the resources to build a training room for each of them.
Therefore, all the inspectors gathered in several relatively spacious training rooms to practice.
Of course, you can also train outside, as long as you don't mind the occasional glances from ordinary soldiers and don't disturb the soldiers who are working on the project.
Withdrawing his gaze, Shen Heng gently closed his eyes and continued cultivating.
Sound waves vibrated gently within his body...
A corner of the training room.
A figure with a waist-length braid lowered her fist.
She turned her head and looked around, then her eyes lit up as she walked over to a short-haired girl sitting by the window.
" Sister Zhaoran, you've finished your cultivation too?"
Lin Zhaoran nodded and pushed a glass of water on the table towards him.
Without being polite, Yu Yanhui raised her cup and gulped it down.
After drinking most of the water in her glass, Yu Yanhui couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, then leaned back in her chair.
"Hey, it's been so many days, I still don't know Calamity Beast is doing!"
"We just need to do our own thing and leave the rest to the commander and the others," Lin Zhaoran said calmly.
"That's what they say, but thinking about it all the time feels like it's better to just come and do it all at once!" Yu Yanhui muttered.
Lin Zhaoran raised his cup and took a sip, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"By the way, Sister Zhaoran,"
Yu Yanhui seemed to remember something, and suddenly sat up straight in her chair, her eyes shining as she looked at Lin Zhaoran.
" Wang Hu and Liang Yanhao are also in our Erosion Zone!"
"So what if I'm here?" Lin Zhaoran raised her eyes and glanced at Yu Yanhui indifferently, then lowered her gaze again.
On the internal forum for inspectors, Wang Hu and Liang Yanhao are widely recognized as among the more capable inspectors.
Liang Yanhao became famous a little earlier, while Wang Hu only gradually gained fame during the previous overlapping incident.
In any case, both of them now have quite a few combat videos on the inspectors' internal forum.
"With them around, the battle against the Calamity Beast should be easier, right?" Yu Yanhui, her eyes shining.
"In the face of war, one or two individuals are actually not that significant," Lin Zhaoran said calmly.
"But their defensive lines are always relatively solid, right?" Yu Yanhui.
This time, Lin Zhaoran didn't refute, but simply nodded.
Compared to that, she felt that what Yu Yanhui had just said was more worthy of attention: the movements of the Calamity Beast.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhaoran turned her gaze to one direction.
There, a figure sat quietly, cultivating.
Shen Heng's ability is reconnaissance-related...
That's all the information she knew.
If the Calamity Beast attacks, shouldn't the attackers have prior knowledge of it?
Just as Lin Zhaoran was about to look away, she suddenly paused, her gaze remaining fixed on the figure.
"Hiss, roar--"
A low growl came from afar.
Shen Heng abruptly ended his cultivation and looked towards the northwest.
He listened intently to the northwest for a while, his gaze growing increasingly serious.
After a moment, Shen Heng spoke directly:
" Ringing Sound, connect to command center communications!"
"Connecting... Connected!"
"This is the command center!" came the reply from the wristband.
"This is Shen Heng. The beast tide is coming. It's about forty kilometers to the northwest," Shen Heng said calmly.
The person on the other end paused slightly, seemingly processing the information, before their voice became serious.
Do you know the exact quantity?
"Too many to confirm, but I'm afraid..."
Shen Heng looked up into the distance, the sounds of footsteps, growls, and howls echoing wildly in his ears.
There are nearly ten thousand!
This caused the person on the other end of the wristband to pause again, but the voice quickly returned.
"Okay, got it, will report it immediately!"
After ending the communication, Shen Heng stared intently in the northwest direction.
Nearly ten thousand; I wonder if the base can handle that number...
He didn't think any further and turned to look at Han Ling, who had already finished her cultivation.
He hadn't deliberately lowered his voice, so Han Ling, who was standing next to him, could naturally hear it.
The two looked at each other and nodded slightly.
Then, Shen Heng got up and was about to leave when he noticed that many people around him were looking at him.
Shen Heng glanced at many of the faces he had seen numerous times in the training room these past few days, and a possibility involuntarily came to mind.
Were these people specifically looking for his training room to practice, just to see what he would do?
Thinking about this possibility, Shen Heng looked at the crowd staring intently at him and felt that the likelihood of this possibility was extremely high.
He stopped and looked at the crowd, saying,
"The beast tide is coming! Everyone can go back and prepare!"
After saying this, Shen Heng didn't linger and quickly led Han Ling outside.
After they left, the training room quickly became lively.
Those who were cultivating and hadn't noticed the commotion were also alerted.
"Has it finally arrived?"
"I wonder how it will turn out this time?"
"Don't worry, we've been preparing for this for so long!"
"We've been preparing for so long, haven't the Calamity Beast been preparing for just as long?"
"..."
The expressions on everyone's faces ranged from solemn and apprehensive to those filled with fighting spirit.
Lin Zhaoran glanced at the others, then stood up as well.
Let's go back and get ready!
Yu Yanhui nodded and stood up as well.
However, compared to the others, her expression showed a hint of panic.
Could it be that the Calamity Beast came because I just said it would have been better to just come all at once?
No, it's definitely not a coincidence, it's all a coincidence!
Yu Yanhui patted her chest.
It's best to say less of these kinds of things in the future...
On the other side, almost as soon as Shen Heng and Han Ling stepped out of the training room, a piercing alarm suddenly blared across the base.
Attention all personnel! Attention all personnel!
"The highest-level beast tide warning has been confirmed; a large-scale horde of Calamity Beast is approaching from the northwest!"
"Repeated: The highest-level beast tide warning has now been confirmed!"
The following instructions are hereby issued:
All non-combat personnel must immediately cease all activities and proceed in an orderly manner to the nearest underground fortifications for safety, following the emergency evacuation guidelines!
All combat personnel, including soldiers from all combat units and base defense forces, shall immediately report to their respective combat units, collect their equipment, and enter a state of first-level combat readiness!
All members of the Supervision Bureau, please immediately proceed to your designated defensive positions assigned by the command center and prepare to engage the enemy!
"Repeat the instruction..."