Response
"I'm not going?"
Chen Hua asked instinctively.
His words seemed to convey a sense of relief, but also a hint of regret.
So Captain Shen thought of that too!
"Okay, we won't go!" Shen Heng replied, then turned to Qin Yu, "How many days will the food we brought last?"
"Not counting today, we can eat for three more days!" Qin Yu replied.
The supplies were all designed to ensure that even if a minor accident occurred, they would have enough to reach Frontier-Pacifying City, without slowing down their march by carrying too much food.
As for what to do when returning, well, we'll just take it directly from Frontier-Pacifying City.
I've already come to your aid, so even if we don't encounter Calamity Beast in the end, it wouldn't be unreasonable to take some food from you to eat on the way back, would it?
In any case, each city has a food reserve that can last for a considerable period of time.
Shen Heng nodded, quickly thought for a moment, and said:
"When you go downstairs later, let them know to leave half a day's worth of food, and divide the remaining two and a half days' worth of food into five days' worth!"
Somewhat puzzled, Qin Yu nodded to indicate that she understood.
She wasn't the only one with similar doubts; Chen Hua was even more puzzled.
Seemingly sensing their confusion, Shen Heng spoke up:
I have no intention of going there!
"Hmm? This..."
Chen Hua hesitated for a moment, feeling that the sentence sounded somewhat familiar.
He thought for a moment, then realized that this was exactly what Captain Shen had just replied to him.
Qin Yu's eyes flickered, as if she had thought of something, "The Calamity Beast have been surrounding us for a long time?"
Hearing this, Chen Hua was stunned for a moment, glanced at Qin Yu, and then turned his gaze to Shen Heng.
"Yes," Shen Heng nodded seriously, "Today is the sixth day!"
"Why...?" Chen Hua's eyes widened; he had never seen anything like this before!
"According to the analysis of people inside Frontier-Pacifying City, it's possible they're trying to see if they can be surrounded and killed, or they might be waiting for reinforcements!" Shen Heng's eyes were deep and serious.
"Surround them? Provide support?" Chen Hua repeated subconsciously.
"Hmm," Shen Heng confirmed.
"So what should we do now? Should we wait here, and then attack the rear of the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast they start attacking Frontier-Pacifying City?" Chen Hua asked.
"If there is no follow-up support, then we will continue with this method, and after the beast tide begins its siege, we will go and attack from both sides!" Shen Heng said with a solemn expression.
"But we don't know if we have it!" Chen Hua frowned.
"That's what I was saying, the purpose of prolonging the consumption of food," Shen Heng glanced back, "We need to wait and see if any reinforcements from the Calamity Beast arrive!"
"What if reinforcements arrive?" Chen Hua asked.
"Then let's find a way," Shen Heng said with a grim expression, "To destroy it!"
"Shoot it down?... Chen Hua's eyes widened slightly. "We only have less than two thousand people, and we don't even know how many Calamity Beast there are..."
"For over 20,000 Calamity Beast to wait here, it must be quite a lot!" Shen Heng said.
"If that's the case, then won't it be even harder for us to win?" Chen Hua frowned.
This time, they had no cities to rely on, and there seemed to be no advantageous terrain nearby to exploit.
In this situation, should we confront the Calamity Beast head-on? Or will we definitely outnumber them?
"If there are too many Calamity Beast, then we'll consider other options. But if the number of Calamity Beast isn't too large, then we need to find a way to eliminate them."
Shen Heng paused, his gaze growing increasingly profound.
"Otherwise, when the Calamity Beast gather, even if we suffer no casualties and all our troops are stationed in Frontier-Pacifying City, it won't be easy to hold it!"
The room fell silent for a moment, then Chen Hua asked again,
"What if the Calamity Beast don't provide support and then don't attack?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng slowly turned his gaze toward the direction of Frontier-Pacifying City.
"No support, and they don't even fight..."
"Captain!" Qin Yu called out softly from the side.
Shen Heng turned his head and looked over.
"Could we send someone to the nearest city to report the situation and have them relay the message back to base using a communication flare, so that base can make the arrangements?" Qin Yu whispered.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Heng slowly nodded.
The three people are going downwards.
Wu Hao and Xu Ruiyu came over; they had just been maintaining Order down below.
Shen Heng began by explaining the general situation.
A moment later, a figure broke away from the group and ran in one direction.
A moment later, the troops set off, circled halfway around, and arrived at the other side.
Bedrock City is located on the upper left side of the entire Plateau Erosion Zone, while Frontier-Pacifying City is located in the upper middle.
Coming directly from Bedrock City will take you to the left side of Frontier-Pacifying City.
However, the Calamity Beast almost always came from the right side.
Therefore, they need to adjust their positions and move to the other side.
Only in this way will they have a chance to intercept the Calamity Beast when they arrive.
After everyone arrived on the other side, they immediately began construction.
Shen Heng was responsible for keeping quiet, while Qin Yu was responsible for concealing any movement.
Then, they stopped there.
Time passed day by day.
On the first day, nothing happened.
The next day, nothing happened.
On the third day, there was no further movement.
On the fourth day, there was no further movement.
The food has been divided into five days' worth, as requested by Shen Heng.
Each person can only eat half full each day, and their physical strength is slowly declining, but no one complains.
Everyone knew what they were waiting for.
On the evening of the fifth day, Shen Heng leaned against the rock wall with his eyes closed, his gaze stretching into the distance.
A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes.
The troops set off again, and under the cover of night, it took them more than an hour to reach a half-high mountain peak.
This mountain peak and another one are separated by a canyon.
But to be honest, it's not that steep, and the canyon in the middle is quite wide, so it might not even qualify as a canyon!
But there was no other way; this was the most usable terrain along the path of the beast tide!
Somewhere on the mountaintop, Shen Heng silently gazed into the distance, occasionally bringing a large piece of Calamity Beast to his mouth.
A moment later, a figure walked over.
Shen Heng glanced at him sideways and asked, "Is assimilation complete?"
Qin Yu nodded and asked:
"Captain, can you sense the specific details of the arriving beast tide?"
"Hmm," Shen Heng nodded, "Three Fifth Tier beasts, the leader being a Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni."
Three? Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni?... Qin Yu's brows furrowed slightly. She hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Captain, you might need to be careful, the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni is very strong!"
"Yes, I know!" Shen Heng nodded.
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni is recorded in the Calamity Beast Illustrated Guide as A+-Class Calamity Beast.
Qin Yu stood to the side, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"Captain, the part where the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni connects to its body seems quite vulnerable. If you're going to fight it later, try attacking that part where its tail connects to its body."
Shen Heng paused for a moment, then looked at Qin Yu.
doubt.
He asked:
"How did you know? There's no record of this in the Calamity Beast Illustrated Guide."
"The Calamity Beast point I was in charge of last time encountered Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni, and during the battle, I noticed that it seemed to be protecting that part of its body, so I suspected that it might be its weak point," Qin Yu explained.
Shen Heng looked at Qin Yu, then nodded slightly after a moment and looked away.