"Mm." Shen Heng nodded.
"Are you sure that the Kamaitachi -like Calamity Beast can reach S-Class?" Zhou Zhenguo asked in a deep voice.
"Uncertain, but..." Shen Heng paused, glancing sideways at Qin Yu's darkening expression, and said, "It's highly likely I'm right!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenguo took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
He looked at Shen Heng and said seriously:
"Can you hold on?"
"We have no choice but to support them, what else can we do?" Shen Heng said in a deep voice.
"No, you still have a way out!"
Shen Heng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Zhou Zhenguo.
Zhou Zhenguo looked at him with a serious and earnest expression and said, "Your original squad has one member capable of leading you out from underground, right? Before they come up and while their firepower is still suppressing them, you can organize the members of the Supervision Bureau to evacuate first!"
"But then Bedrock City will be gone!" Shen Heng said.
"Heh..." Zhou Zhenguo gave a bitter laugh, "Gone is gone. Haven't we lost enough cities in the past month?"
Shen Heng paused for a moment, then turned his gaze to the beast tide below.
Yes, haven't too many cities fallen to the Calamity Beast in the past month?
Their departure now is indeed the best option, and it's a policy the base had established long ago, but...
Shen Heng looked at the two Kamaitachi -like Calamity Beast.
You saw it, but you give up on everyone else without even trying?
S-Class Calamity Beast...
"I'll give it a try!" Shen Heng said slowly.
"Test?" Zhou Zhenguo was slightly taken aback and asked, "Test what?"
"Let's try to see if we can stop these Calamity Beast," Shen Heng said calmly.
"Block? Don't be ridiculous, do you think you can block S-Class?" Zhou Zhenguo's eyes widened suddenly.
Although he hadn't cultivated, he knew the difference between S-Class and A-Class.
Moreover, Shen Heng's abilities aren't even at the A-Class!
Shen Heng remained silent. He knew, of course, that it would be difficult for him to resist S-Class opponent, but what if he just needed to hold out for a while?
"I'll try to stall those two Calamity Beast for a while. Then, you can take this opportunity to have the other warriors unleash all their ammunition and kill as many of the other Calamity Beast as possible. If we can kill a large number of Calamity Beast in this horde in a short time, the horde should recede!"
"Don't joke around, that's S-Class Calamity Beast!!" Zhou Zhenguo repeated the difficulty again, his voice filled with anger.
"I know!" Shen Heng turned his head and looked calmly at Zhou Zhenguo.
Looking into Shen Heng's calm eyes, Zhou Zhenguo suppressed his anger and said, "You don't want to see the soldiers in Bedrock City sacrifice themselves?"
Shen Heng paused for a moment, then slowly nodded, not denying his initial intention.
"You should understand the principle that 'a kind heart cannot command an army, and righteousness cannot govern wealth'!" Zhou Zhenguo took a deep breath and looked sternly at Shen Heng.
"Given the current situation, your evacuation is the best option!"
"The nation can afford to lose ordinary soldiers!"
"But each of you has been nurtured by the nation with considerable effort and resources. If you were to sacrifice yourselves, the nation would find it very difficult to bear the loss!"
"Furthermore, the base's original requirement was that you be allowed to leave if things went wrong."
"Therefore, the best course of action now is for you to begin your evacuation!"
Even if not for yourself, you should think about the country!
"This beast tide shows that the Calamity Beast have already deployed S-Class combat power. Under these circumstances, simply retreating this time won't be of much use," Shen Heng explained calmly.
"Furthermore, I didn't say we wouldn't retreat; I just wanted to try and see if we could repel the beast tide using the method I just described!"
"If possible, that would be best, but if not..."
He paused slightly, then continued:
"I'll try to withdraw then, and then evacuate!"
"What if they can't come back after evacuation?" Zhou Zhenguo asked in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, I have ways to save my life, and I have no intention of dying," Shen Heng said slowly.
Without a reply, Shen Heng turned his gaze to the beast tide.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenguo paused slightly, looked at Shen Heng with a serious expression, and after a long while, asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure!" Shen Heng nodded slowly.
The two looked at each other.
After a long pause, Zhou Zhenguo nodded heavily. "Alright, but if I find anything amiss later, I have the right to order you to withdraw immediately!"
Shen Heng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.