"Waaah--"
The sirens wailed.
One figure after another sprang into action the moment the flute music began.
Zhang Weijun also walked briskly forward.
His face was calm, and one thought after another jumped into his mind.
Calamity Beast, Surprise Attack, Sixth Tier...
Is the Ruins Realm planning a counterattack?
Is it targeting the Erosion Zone on the plateau, or several other Erosion Zone as well?
Moreover, if a counterattack were to be launched, then Shuofang City and North-Pacifying City, which are closer to the Calamity Beast...
As if he had thought of something, Zhang Weijun frowned slightly, but he quickly dismissed it.
No matter what, it's impossible for not a single person to escape from the two cities of Shuofang and North-Pacifying.
So, does this mean that the Calamity Beast' actions this time might be simultaneous, or only targeting the base?
Zhang Weijun frowned deeply.
Due to insufficient intelligence, he was unable to determine whether other Erosion Zone had been attacked, or whether other cities had been attacked.
Maybe not, maybe yes.
But no matter what, there's only one priority to do right now!
A commotion arose from ahead.
"Quickly, have the investigators double-check..."
"It's already confirmed..."
"Distance, direction, convergence..."
Zhang Weijun glanced up at the room with the "Command Center" sign not far away, and quickened his pace again.
He turned and stepped inside.
The command center is very large, at least seven or eight hundred square meters, and it is filled with all sorts of equipment.
At this moment, many people gathered around the equipment, busy checking and verifying it.
Nearby, there were quite a few people, some walking back and forth, others asking questions to confirm the information.
Noisy and restless, yet they tried their best to maintain the most basic Order.
"Commander-in-Chief!" A soldier who was closer to the door saw Zhang Weijun and instinctively stood up straight and called out.
Zhang Weijun nodded and walked towards the central control panel at the back, where several officers were already waiting.
"Chief of Staff!" The officer in charge greeted him, his face somewhat grave.
"Yes, has the message been synchronized with the Daoist priest?" Zhang Weijun nodded.
"It's synchronized, and we've already integrated the Daoist priest's terminal into the command center's communication system. He can see or hear everything we say in the command center!" The officer nodded in response.
"Hmm, what about outside?" Zhang Weijun asked.
"We've already sent people out to relay the message! As for Shuofang City and North-Pacifying City..."
The words were left unsaid, but the meaning was clear.
Zhang Weijun nodded, not dwelling on the matter, and asked:
"What's the current situation?"
The two stopped at the center console as they were talking.
"Not good. So far, we've confirmed that we've detected two more Sixth Tier Calamity Beast!" the officer replied.
Two?... Zhang Weijun frowned and asked, "Where are they now?"
"Here!"
The officer pointed to the map projected on the center console.
"They're heading to rendezvous with the Sixth Tier Calamity Beast that's been keeping watch outside the city. They're expected to act after they rendezvous!"
Zhang Weijun looked at the map.
Three bright red dots were visible on the map.
One of them remained stationary, while the other two slowly approached the stationary red dot, one farther away and one closer.
Next to the red dot, there is also a helpful piece of information about the known Calamity Beast, such as its race, rank, and size.
"What about those below the Sixth Tier?" Zhang Weijun asked, frowning.
"There has been a slight increase in the Calamity Beast below the Sixth Tier, but the increase is very small!" The officer raised his hand and gestured on the map, and new, lighter red dots quickly appeared on the map.
"Very few?" Zhang Weijun's gaze swept over the newly appeared pale red dots.
"Yes, that's right!" The general nodded. "Since the alarm sounded, the number of Calamity Beast added has only been a couple hundred at most, and they're moving in a scattered and slow manner, not like they're acting in an organized manner!"
No information was found about the beast tide? Or were they moving slower and falling behind?... Zhang Weijun stared at the map with a serious expression.
After a long pause, he said in a deep voice:
"We're prepared. This time, the Calamity Beast probably won't be attacking the city in the same way as before."
There was no response, and everyone nodded solemnly.
They had already considered the relevant possibilities to varying degrees.
They could barely handle two Sixth Tier Calamity Beast, but three...
To be honest, this is already beyond the scope of what their base can handle!
After all, Sixth Tier Calamity Beast can no longer be dealt with using conventional weapons. The only two things we can rely on are equally high-level warriors and nuclear bombs.
"Speaking of which, aren't these Calamity Beast afraid of breaking ties with us and us detonating nuclear bombs to blow up the entire Erosion Zone?" a general said irritably.
"In that case, we'll probably all die together!" said another officer beside him.
"So what if I die? It's not a loss if I can drag them down with me before I die. What, you...?"
Zhang Weijun stood to the side, listening silently, without offering any judgment on the plan.
The plan is good and feasible, but... it's ultimately impossible to implement!
No one can bear the consequences of the space of the Ruins Realm completely overlapping with the space of Blue Star.
Especially considering that this consequence occurred on the territory of the Great Xia!
Therefore, the Supreme General Administration had long ago issued a strict ban to prohibit such a situation from occurring!
Therefore... even if it means abandoning all current gains!
However, only a few people knew about this ban.
Firstly, it's to prevent the Calamity Beast from finding out about this through various channels; secondly, this matter is indeed very useful for threatening the Calamity Beast!
At least, a significant part of the current situation is due to the fact that the Calamity Beast are afraid they will overturn the table and blow up the Erosion Zone, which is why things have turned out this way!
But it is precisely for this reason...
Zhang Weijun stared at the map, deep in thought.
What caused the Calamity Beast to decide to carry out this operation?
The voice faded away beside them.
"... So, what should we do next? Just hold out?"
The question was met with no response.
Everyone instinctively looked at Chief Zhang Weijun.
Just as Zhang Weijun opened his mouth to say something, a report suddenly rang out from below.
"Report: A new target with a high concentration of Origin Power has been suspected to have appeared in the northeast direction, at 23°!"
The group paused for a moment, then looked over.
A female soldier wearing headphones was raising one hand and reporting in this direction.
The officer in charge of the matter quickly realized what was happening and reached for his earpiece.
"Radar team, confirm the newly appeared red dot in the northeast direction and its corresponding movement speed..."
"Life detection team, be alert for potential life over there..."
"Capability reconnaissance team..."