Let's push time forward, just a little bit.
Xu Yu's team.
"Sieve--"
The spearhead was pulled out, and fresh blood flowed freely.
Xiao Yu looked at the Calamity Beast lying on the ground and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"Hey, you scared me! I thought the Calamity Beast was up to something. Turns out it just wanted to summon Calamity Beast to see if it could completely cut off our supply lines?" Xiao Yu laughed.
Although it was somewhat difficult, they eventually learned from the Calamity Beast themselves the reason for the change in the number of Calamity Beast in this Erosion Zone.
The Ruins Realm is actually trying to completely cut off their logistical supply lines in the two outer cities?
This is ridiculous! If they were afraid of this, they wouldn't have gone out to build the city in the first place!
Zhao Yuan looked at the captain, who seemed to be deep in thought, and then looked away, saying:
"Don't be so optimistic. Although our resource reserves are relatively sufficient and there won't be any impact in the short term, we still won't be able to hold out in the long run, especially in terms of personnel and ammunition!"
"What would happen if we ran out of personnel and ammunition?" Xiao Yu looked over and asked instinctively.
"If we were short of personnel or ammunition, we wouldn't be able to launch campaigns against the Calamity Beast outside like we are now," Zhao Yuan explained.
"After all, even when ammunition and personnel are plentiful, casualties can still be very serious, let alone when both are insufficient!"
"Well... at worst, we won't go out to fight. We'll just stay in the city and wait for our supplies to be replenished." Xiao Yu frowned, pondering a solution. "Anyway, the city has the ability to produce water and electricity, and we can grow vegetables. We can also go out and hunt Calamity Beast to get meat!"
"What if the Calamity Beast surround us and prevent us from going out hunting?" Zhao Yuan asked instinctively.
"Then..."
Xiao Yu opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to say that he wouldn't go out, but before he could finish speaking, he swallowed the words back.
So you're not going out? That just feels so weird...
Zhao Yuan also frowned, pondering the words she had just blurted out unconsciously.
However, before she could come up with a solution, Xu Yu, who was standing on the corpse of the Calamity Beast, jumped down and said:
"If we don't go out, all those soldiers in the city will soon be starving due to lack of food."
"At that time, in order to solve the food problem, we will have no choice but to go out and fight against the Calamity Beast."
"But with a lack of ammunition and personnel, the casualties are bound to be even heavier!"
"More importantly, now that this problem is solved, what about the next one?"
"If the Calamity Beast simply send another horde to surround the city, then we'll have no choice but to repeat the same process."
"If such a situation arises, for the cities located outside, it's simply a matter of whether they die sooner or later!"
"Unless the supply lines are restored!"
The heavy sound fell.
At first, no one reacted, but soon, one by one, their pupils began to contract.
Xiao Yu couldn't help but gasp.
"This... is impossible, isn't it?"
"It's indeed very difficult to achieve this, given the sheer size of the Erosion Zone, but..." Xu Yu paused, glancing at the corpses of the Calamity Beast beside him, "Just because we think it's impossible doesn't mean the Calamity Beast definitely can't do it. In fact, the fact that they're taking action now shows that they have a very high chance of succeeding!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze became even more serious.
"Captain, what should we do now?" Lu Ning asked Xu Yu.
Without an immediate response, Xu Yu frowned, seemingly deep in thought.
Xiao Yu then continued:
"That goes without saying. This situation is beyond the capabilities of our small team. Go back and report to Captain Shen and the others, and have them communicate with the base to see how to handle it!"
After saying that, he paused, and said with some regret:
"Hey, we were hoping to thwart the Calamity Beast ' plans, but it turns out it's something we can't even do?"
The crowd was somewhat speechless, but they still agreed with Xiao Yu's statement.
This kind of thing is definitely not something their small team can handle; at most, they can only deal with a section of the route!
"Shall we head back right now?" Lu Ning asked again.
Everyone looked at Xu Yu.
Xu Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The group quickly began dissecting the corpses of the few Calamity Beast they had just killed, and then started moving back at a rapid pace.
However, after walking for a while, Xu Yu suddenly stopped.
"Captain, what's wrong?" Zhao Yuan stopped and asked.
The others also stopped and looked over.
Xu Yu stood there, her brows furrowed in thought for a moment, then seemed to have made a decision and said:
"You all go back. I'm going to check out the destination the Calamity Beast was originally heading to!"
Everyone was slightly taken aback.
"Captain, what's wrong?" Chen Zhuo asked.
"It's nothing, I just have a vague feeling that something's not right," Xu Yu said slowly.
"Wrong?"
Everyone frowned slightly.
"Well, I can't explain the specifics right now, which is why I'm planning to go and take a look!" Xu Yu replied.
"Well..."
Xu Yu herself didn't know why, and for a moment, everyone was at a loss for words.
Zhao Yuan looked at Xu Yu, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"Okay, but you should bring Lu Ning along too!"
After a pause, Xu Yu nodded and turned her gaze to Lu Ning.
"In that case, Lu Ning, come with me. Let's go see if the Calamity Beast has any other motives!"
"Yes, Captain, I understand!" Lu Ning nodded in response.
Turning her gaze away, Xu Yu interrupted Chen Zhuo and Xiao Yu, who were still arguing.
"That's settled then. You all go back as soon as possible and relay the information we've gathered. There aren't many hunting teams out there right now, and we're probably the only ones who know this."
"Hmm? The only one?" Xiao Yu's eyes widened slightly.
"Well, there are only a few hunting teams in total. Based on my judgment of the other teams, they probably haven't realized this," Xu Yu said, her eyes slightly narrowed.
There was no questioning; everyone trusted this conclusion.
Just like before, if the captain hadn't brought this up, they would have thought they were just lucky to have encountered so many Calamity Beast!
Xiao Yu, standing to the side, looked even more excited.
"So, in other words, we can still play a decisive role in this mission, just like the main characters?!"
Everyone was speechless.
Xu Yu also ignored Xiao Yu. He looked at everyone and said:
"Besides the information we gleaned from the Calamity Beast, you also need to tell me about what I'm worried about..."