Chapter 191: Difficulties (1/2)

Chapter 191: Difficulties

Translator:Editor:

A few hundred meters away there was a tower surrounded by heavy engineering machines and heavy-duty trucks with several big containers. One of its walls had been bombarded, and a giant server was still visible from the ground. Luo Yuan looked up at the tower while the soldiers tried to move the giant server into a big container by using a crane.

Luo Yuan entered the defense base, which was made of several giant rocks. There were many medium to light weapons inside, acting as an emergency defense line.

“Xiao Fei, we're short on manpower. Why is there only a helicopter? Where are my 2-meter diameter missiles? This is not enough,” a guy with a smoked face and a messy beard complained as he shook hands with the Colonel.

”Buddy, you know that we have a limited supply of weapons, right? Stop thinking about the missiles. You should be grateful that you even have a helicopter. The other teams are also having a hard time, and we have no more soldiers at the military base,” the Colonel said rudely as he punched the man on the arm. Obviously, the two of them had known each other for a very long time.

“Oh, I haven’t introduced these evolved survivors to you. They are very powerful,” Xiao Fei said seriously. ”Both Mr. Luo and Ms. Mu are 5th level evolved people, while Ms. Wang and Mr. Xie are 4th level.”

Commander Xia quickly shook their hands and said, “It’s great you that were willing to come here. The servers are too important to the rehabilitation center for us to give up. However, there is something I have to tell you…”

He looked hesitant, as if he was not sure whether he should tell them or not. He knew those people were arrogant, and he was worried that they might not be willing to follow the instructions.

”Commander Xia, we are recruited, so we are now your soldiers. You don't have to say much, we know it's a dangerous mission,” Luo Yuan said, noticing that the man was hesitating to share.

The mission was a very challenging one, and they would need to have a centralized instruction system with high discipline in order to reduce any potential risk. Luo Yuan understood the importance of the servers to the rehabilitation center as well as the development of mankind.

The captain looked delighted as he tapped Luo Yuan on the shoulder. “Great! I know you have your own fighting style though, which will be a bit difficult to combine with front line soldiers. How about the reserve team? That way you can assist wherever it's the most dangerous.”

“Sure,” Luo Yuan said calmly.

Fatty Xie did not dare protest, even though he was not happy that Luo Yuan had represented them.

“How’s the situation now?” Xiao Fei asked.

“There was a tough battle about an hour ago, but nothing serious until now. I'm afraid this won’t last long though, as lots of sea monsters are moving to land,” Commander Xia said seriously.

“All these marine animals have nothing better to do? Why are they coming to land?” Xiao Fei asked as he kicked a stone on the ground. “What’s the sea level reading at the moment?”

“Based on our report, the water has reached the industrial area, which is five kilometers away from here. We are not sure why. You probably did not notice the mutated algae on the surface of the seawater, but it looked like a carpet. Even the tanks couldn't move through it.”

“Eutrophication,” Luo Yuan said.

”That's right. The nitrogen and phosphorus from all the feces, corrosive substances and daily waste have been eliminated into the sea and caused the algae to grow out of control. A lot of plankton was attracted, the big fish ate the small fish, and finally, the sea monsters joined the party,” Commander Xie explained.

Luo Yuan felt depressed. Suddenly, a huge volume of air was released by a mysterious energy, and a human shadow appeared. It was too sudden, and Luo Yuan was caught by surprise. He naturally jumped six to seven meters away into the air and pulled out his Zhanmadao. In less than a second, the Zhanmadao was placed against the throat of the mysterious man.

If Luo Yuan had not managed to hold himself back, the man would have died. He looked as pale as a ghost, and he did not dare move an inch.

“Calm down! Calm down! He is one of our people!” Commander Xia said quickly. It had all happened too suddenly, so it had taken him some time to recover. “Put down your sword, put it down.”

Luo Yuan realized he had misunderstood. The man was in an army uniform and had some paint on his face. It was obvious that he was a soldier. Luo Yuan quickly pulled back the Zhanmadao and said awkwardly, “I’m sorry, I was just surprised because you appeared so suddenly. I overreacted.”

”It's alright,” the evolved man, called An Ying, said shyly. He looked socially awkward and frightened as he gasped.

Everyone was curious about him. The scene they had just watched had reminded them of teleporting in movies.