After more than ten hours of travel, Chen Chuan "s group got off the train and rested for half an hour at the roadside fortress Base. Then, they drove seven armed off-road vehicles out of the Base and continued towards their destination.

Advisor Rao, seeing the sky outside gradually darkening, said, "We need to reach the next outpost before dark!"

Not all military Bases are along the railway line. Some are distributed along the rivers of the Convergence Zone, and some are situated in strategically important terrains.

The place they were heading to this time was the latter.

Before night fell, Chen Chuan "s group entered the local garrison area at around six o'clock. As they entered the fortress area, darkness seemed to descend in an instant. Looking back, it was already pitch black outside.

Advisor Rao had been very nervous along the way, constantly checking his watch, but now he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike his apprehensive state, Chen Chuan and the other two were Martial Artists and confident in confronting external threats, so they maintained good physical and mental condition.

This Base was just a small fortress with more than fifty people stationed here. The sudden influx of such a team made it seem a bit crowded.

However, they were only staying here for one night and would continue forward the next day. Knowing that they were on an urgent mission, the stationed officers arranged for them as much space as possible and provided them with food and water.

While eating, Chen Chuan asked, "Advisor Rao, how many more Bases are there past here?"

"There are five more Bases past here, and we still have two days to travel."

Chen Chuan said, "These places are not far from the train tracks, so transporting supplies is relatively easy. I see that there are Bases even further away. How do they solve the supply problem?"

Advisor Rao said, "On one hand, we rely on air transport, which can solve the supply problem for a long time. On the other hand, we can occasionally obtain simple supplies from some locals."

"Locals, like those Imperial Family remnants ?" Yuan Qiu Yuan interjected from the side. He said in surprise, "Are they willing to cooperate with us?"

Advisor Rao replied, "Some are, and some are considered Natives here."

"Oh, there are Natives here?" Yuan Qiu Yuan suddenly became interested.

"When we say Natives , they may be people who came here earlier during the period of change. They have completely adapted to the environment here, and there are slight differences between their appearance and inner workings compared to us. One study believes that they may be distant relatives from 20,000 to 30,000 years ago, or at least several thousand years ago."

Yuan Qiu Yuan said, "Wow, that's a distant relative indeed."

Advisor Rao said, "These people are different from those Imperial Family remnants . Most of them maintain a good relationship with us because they are equally afraid of the existence on the other side and have been fighting against it for a long time. In this regard, we are on the same side.

After all, they have been in contact with the existence on the other side earlier than us and have a lot of information that we don't know. However, some of them have deep hostility towards us."

Chen Chuan said, "It seems their relationship with the Imperial Family remnants isn't very good either."

Advisor Rao said, "Yes, in the past hundred years, the Imperial Family remnants have often relied on force to plunder their wealth and population, and encroach on their territory, so they are also quite cooperative in dealing with this enemy."

Chen Chuan nodded. In fact, he knew that the Governments and Companies of various countries were not necessarily good people, but at least they knew who they could temporarily cooperate with and use. It could be considered a mutual need. If there was no common enemy, the performance of the Governments and Companies of various countries would probably not be much better.

Yuan Qiu Yuan clicked his tongue and said, "This place is quite complicated."

"Complicated?"

Advisor Rao shook his head. "This is just the beginning. Because we are about to move away from the railway line, we have to be careful of the various creatures in the Convergence Zone in the next section of the road. If we accidentally stray into the territory of these creatures, we may be attacked by them."

He explained that most of the creatures in the Convergence Zone are large and very ferocious, which is still manageable, as some weapons can be used against them. The most feared are some swarms of creatures, which appear overwhelmingly and are very difficult to deal with. It is impossible to stop them without hiding in a fortress.

Therefore, he suggested avoiding them in time when encountered. If losses occur due to accidental encounters, such sacrifices are not worth it.

After eating, Advisor Rao took out a map and pointed to a place, "If the journey goes smoothly, we can reach here in two days, Fortress Base number "Seventy-three'."

Chen Chuan looked over. From the map, this small fortress was right at the entrance of a river valley, at the tip where two mountain ranges intersected. If you wanted to go to the rear without going through here, you would have to detour a long way, which could take ten days or half a month under ideal conditions.

Outside the fortress, there were only some outposts scattered, and they were relatively sparse. Further away, there was a bright red color, which should be the Control area of the old dynasty.

However, the Convergence Zone is vast and boundless. Every Central City in the world has an entrance to the Convergence Zone, so they are now facing only the enemies on their side.

He didn't know what the situation was in other Central Cities.

Advisor Rao then said, "There are three options for entering the rear. One is to make a wide detour, but that would take too much time, and the situation is constantly changing. Maybe our dispatched team will have returned by then, or more Strength will have been recruited from the rear, so "Iron Demon " will not choose to do that.

The second option..."

He pointed to a certain place, "Here, Fortress "One-Zero-Four' is guarding an upstream river bend, where it is very easy to raft or go down the river.

If Iron Demon wants to take his men from there, it is impossible not to be noticed, and even if he slips past, we can block this retreat route. So he either simply ignores it, or he chooses to remove this place before advancing.

The last place is Fortress "Seventy-three', where we are going."

Chen Chuan said, "Advisor Rao is taking us straight here because he believes that Iron Demon will choose to break through here this time?"

Advisor Rao nodded.

"Based on the information we obtained earlier, as well as the analysis of Iron Demon "s personality and behavior patterns, we believe that this time, he is most likely to break through from here and enter our rear!"

Qin Qing Que then asked, "Advisor Rao, if they launch an attack, when does the intelligence department predict it will happen?"

"Iron Demon is leading no less than fifty Mounted Warriors this time. According to the distance, if they are heading straight for "Seventy-three', then they will arrive there in three to four days at most, one or two days later than us. If they don't care about their horses' stamina and travel day and night, then they may arrive in one or two days, so our time is relatively tight."

Chen Chuan "s eyes focused on the map, "Then let's get there as soon as possible."

After resting for one night, they sped up their journey during the day, and the trip went smoothly. After a day and a half, they arrived at the Seventy-Three Fortress. More than two hundred soldiers were stationed here, and there was always a Third Limit Martial Artist guarding here.

This Martial Artist , named Hai Cheng, was burly, and both of his hands had been replaced with Implants, and even one of his eyes had been replaced as well. He was already in his fifties, but this age range would not diminish much Strength for a Martial Artist , and his experience was even richer.

He had already learned through Radio that they were here specifically to deal with Iron Demon , so he was prepared and showed great enthusiasm, because several of his friends and many of his subordinates had been killed in Iron Demon "s attacks.

Chen Chuan let the team rest, while he talked to Hai Cheng to understand the situation here. At this time, he saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old Young man looking at them in the distance, and even approaching Yuan Qiu Yuan to try to inquire about information.

He glanced at him and asked, "Hai Guard, do you have soldiers as young as that here?"

"Him." Hai Cheng rubbed the short hair on his head and said, "How should I put it? His father is from our Da Shun, and he is said to be my fellow villager. He was a predecessor stationed here. Later, he fell in love with a Native woman here, so he simply settled down here and never returned to Central City.

My fellow villager left early, leaving behind two sons. The eldest son, like him, joined the garrison. He was a good young man, but later Iron Demon attacked our patrol team, and the entire team, including this young man, died in Iron Demon "s hands. This kid is determined to avenge his brother, so he has been staying here looking for opportunities.

Actually, I originally wanted to send him back, but I thought to myself, if I don't agree, this kid might run out on his own, but his mother's family has a lot of power here. If something happens to him again, it might Influence our relationship, so I simply kept him as a logistics soldier by my side, which can be regarded as giving him a thought."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "There will be opportunities."

He asked Hai Cheng to assign a soldier who understood the surrounding situation to take him around to familiarize himself with the terrain around the fortress. Then he returned to the fortress and discussed and arranged specific tactics with Advisor Rao.

However, they waited for two days in a row without seeing Iron Demon "s figure.

At this time, they received a message through Radio that last night, a small group of troops passed through the river guarded by Fortress One-Zero-Four.

The sentry conducted a long period of machine gun fire, and at dawn, it was discovered that the ambush cable on the river surface had been cut off. A Dragon Nose Horse that had been shot dead was also found downstream, suspected to be Iron Demon "s group.

This information Disrupted their original deployment. Could it be that Iron Demon did not intend to go here this time, but chose to break through from another place?

If this is the case, then they have guarded the wrong position this time. It seems that they can only choose to evacuate from here and pursue this group of people next.

However, Advisor Rao was very persistent about this. He said to Chen Chuan , "No, I still think that is not his choice. This is likely a smokescreen released by the other party. Iron Demon "s target should still be here!"

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