CHAPTER 463: CHAPTER 228: PROTOCOL THREE

The Mountain City.

Lin Yu, covered in blood, lay hidden in a small cave shielded by two giant rocks.

Beside him were two corpses.

One belonged to the Ranger from the team.

The other was the Shield Guard who had doubted all along whether he would make it back alive.

He no longer needed to doubt, for he was truly dead now.

Seeing his corpse crushed halfway, seeing the pinkish meat pulp flowing on the ground, even Lin Yu, who had battled monsters for over ten years, couldn’t help but feel a bottomless dread.

Throughout the ordeal, he had never clearly seen the monster that attacked them.

Its body was so massive that Lin Yu even suspected for a moment it was a moving city.

But shrouded by thick fog, he couldn’t make out its shape.

He only knew that the Shield Guard next to him was just a fraction too slow and was crushed into pieces by an attack that came out of nowhere.

As for himself, he narrowly escaped the deadly fog simply because he was a step faster.

Lin Yu’s fingers trembled lightly, and so did the Scout who had miraculously survived nearby.

"We can’t get out..."

The Scout’s teeth chattered uncontrollably.

His voice hoarse, resembling the lament of a broken windbox.

"That monster..."

"It’s a Level One monster!"

"It’s the same one the previous squad mentioned..."

"Ji Xing! Remember? Ji Xing once escaped from that monster..."

"No."

Lin Yu shook his head.

"That’s not the same monster."

"It’s also a Level One monster, but it’s a different one!"

He took a deep breath, then continued:

"There are far more than two Level One monsters around the Mountain City; there are countless..."

"They were dormant when we entered, but now, like this city, they have awakened."

"We really can’t get out."

"The longer we delay, the more Level One monsters will awaken."

"This is one of the city’s main defensive forces... under their hands, we have no chance of survival."

"What do we do?!"

The Scout’s voice rose slightly, and Lin Yu’s sharp gaze immediately swept over.

"What do we do? Die here!"

He tightened his grip on his sword and continued:

"Since we’re here, we should be prepared to die here."

"At least our mission is completed!"

"We have delivered valid information to the Huaxia Army; they have initiated the decisive battle against the Beast Tide!"

"The Beast Tide besieging Jinling City will soon be resolved; this will be humanity’s first victory against the Beast Tide in this world!"

"We will be remembered by everyone... isn’t that enough?"

After these words, the terror in the Scout’s expression suddenly calmed somewhat.

Indeed.

Isn’t that enough?

He had lived nearly 30 years, long tired of this terrible world.

Perhaps now it was time to leave in a spectacular manner?

He inhaled deeply and exhaled deeply several times, and his rapidly beating heart gradually calmed down.

"Sorry, sir."

"I lost my composure."

He tried to control his voice, lowering it:

"But we must also think of a way out; we need to do something instead of sitting here waiting for death..."

"I know."

Lin Yu raised his hand to interrupt the Scout, then said:

"Retreat is impossible now."

"We’ve delved too deep; outside, there are so many awakened monsters and bizarre machines that crossing their alert zones is impossible."

"The only path to survival lies ahead."

"Ahead??"

The Scout stared at Lin Yu’s pointed direction, dumbfounded.

"The Mountain City?!"

"Yes, the Mountain City."

Lin Yu nodded slowly.

"This city has not completely awakened yet."

"At least, those unlit areas are still affected by the Huaxia Army’s assault aftermath."

"Those places should be safe... if we can enter the city, maybe we still have a chance to survive!"

"We are going in?"

"What else?"

Lin Yu said solemnly:

"We are less than two kilometers from the Mountain City’s edge now."

"At our speed, it will take no more than 5 minutes to cross."

"As long as we can enter the Mountain City, we can find new cover."

"It’s safer there than here."

"Follow me."

"Let’s go right away!"

Lin Yu sprang up suddenly as the words fell.

His muscles tensed to their limits; after a brief pause, they loosened, and his body shot forward like an arrow.

The Scout followed closely; they had no more communication.

Their eyes focused solely on one target.

The Mountain City!

The vegetation in front gradually thinned, and the path grew increasingly flat.

They were very close to their final target.

Yet as they moved away from the path and as time passed, it seemed endlessly long.

meters.

Lin Yu noticed from the corner of his eye that the massive shadow behind them was closing in.

He neither stopped nor tried to fight back.

Because he knew that in front of that monster, he was just like an ant.

How could the claws of an ant harm the towering "giant"?

To survive, the only way was to run.

Faster.

Even faster!

Only 300 meters left.

Lin Yu had seen the towering building.

And the gaping door at the front of the building.

He didn’t know what was inside, nor did he know if he would survive entering through that door.

But it was his only hope left.

"Keep up with me!"

He shouted as he sped up again, and the Scout behind him burst forth with astonishing power, overtaking him in a few strides.

The fog began to spread around Lin Yu; instinctively, he held his breath, but soon realized the dense, dangerous-looking fog might just be ordinary...

Water vapor?

meters.

Within 5 seconds, he could enter the building.

Lin Yu didn’t look back, but the rest of his senses screamed danger at him.

The monster might have already initiated an attack.

Yet, the attack seemed not to have reached him.

The buzzing noise chased relentlessly, the biting cold spreading from his legs throughout his body.

His eardrums vibrated intensely, even bleeding.

Blood sprayed into the air, and he could even feel his internal organs trembling violently.

One step.

Only one step left.

Lin Yu followed closely behind the Scout, crashing into the building.

"Bang!"

He fell to the ground.

The intense pain rendered him immobile.

At this moment, he gave up struggling.

This was his limit.

His eyes swiftly scanned his surroundings, and he found the building might not be as solid as he thought.

At least, it couldn’t withstand the monster’s attacks outside.

But he had no other options.

This was where it ended.

Lin Yu closed his eyes.

The next moment.

He suddenly heard a muffled sound.

"...Protocol Three..."

"Do not damage disaster preparedness facilities..."