Act 1: Broken Hearts Chapter 6: Frost in the Ruins
Five years after 2246, one of the twelve spatial nodes that humanity used to survive, the Frost Node, as its name suggests, shattered in the Frost Moon.
As of 3:30 a.m., the number of survivors counted: 12,417, which is less than 1/10,000 of the population in the entire Frost Node.
"Captain, should we retreat? No survivors have arrived for half an hour. Moreover, more and more human-beasts and earth-beasts are at war with our guards. A heavily armed soldier reported.
The captain looked at the purple crystal card in his hand: "There are still 30 minutes left before the scheduled time, tell the brothers, hold on for another 30 minutes, and we will retreat on time at 4 o'clock." Go and make an announcement. If there are survivors, it's up to them to create. ”
Look at the panicked crowd not far away.
The captain sighed. These people, even if they really reach the Frostfall Node alive, most of them can only become wanderers in the end. But the guys from the Explorer Alliance won't be affected. The captain looked at the hundreds of people on the other side, many of whom were beautiful women who could seduce people with their every move.
"I don't know what happened to Xuan Xin!" In the crowd of the Explorer Alliance, the young lady who had teased Resa before muttered softly that she was Ye Mosha, Xuan Xin's only friend.
"I hope you can escape!" Yemosha prayed with her hands on her chest. Although she knows that unless it is a miracle, Xuan Xin is afraid that there will be less luck.
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At 2:54 a.m., Ressa and his party had already set off for the Explorer Alliance headquarters, preparing to escape from this place by taking a space turn.
Along the way, it was even more dangerous than when Resa returned.
Not only do you have to quickly go to the Explorer Alliance, but you also have to worry about the surprise attack of the beasts, although many beasts are watching from afar, but there are also a few who choose to come up and attack the three of them.
Desbecca has never experienced such a battle, not to mention Ressa, from the beginning of Resa holding Ryxin and the three of them to follow, and then Debecca helped Resin to follow, Resa opened the way in front, the original short journey of about twenty or thirty minutes, but at the moment it seems out of reach.
"............Boom" After killing another earth beast, Resa bent over and gasped, fighting along the way, he didn't stop at all, and the ability in his body had already been squeezed out. Just recover a little, and you'll be thrown into the next battle.
Behind him, Rebecca was sluggish and looked tired, her lips were white, blood was dripping down her trouser legs, and she had obviously lost too much blood.
"It's not a way to go on like this!" Ressa shook her head a little swollen.
Looking at the dilapidated buildings on the left and right, it was about ten minutes away from the Explorer Alliance, but although the distance between them was not far, it was extremely difficult to reach.
While Resa was thinking about countermeasures, the original blood-red canopy began to flicker, and a piercing alarm echoed in the sky: "Please all survivors hurry up and go to the Explorer Alliance to prepare for a space jump." After 30 minutes, all survivors will be evacuated. ”
Ressa was slightly stunned, but felt a fishy sweetness in her throat, and a large mouthful of blood rushed up.
"Damn ......" Resa was a little angry, and although she forcibly swallowed the blood, a lot of blood still flowed down the corners of his mouth, causing the two girls to panic.
Ressa couldn't care about appeasing the second daughter at this time, he hurriedly took out a purple snake fruit from the space storage and swallowed it in two bites, the lilac juice flowed down the corners of his mouth, mixed with blood, making him look a little hideous.
Ignoring the heart-rending pain, Resa turned around, and in the panicked eyes of the two women, one in each hand, she put the two women on her shoulders and ran up.
Ressa wasn't sure when the unknown energy in his blood would explode, and while it became more and more peaceful as he grew, it was still not something he could afford now.
The power of the bloodline? Ressa wasn't sure, the only thing he knew, this burst of energy would make him look like a mutant, and although he still had this mind of his own, it was enough for him to have a mutation on his flesh, enough to sentence him to death.
Endless pain tormented his mind and body, and along with this hellish pain, a large stream of energy surged out of his body, and unlike the previous abilities, this energy was full of blood and tyranny.
Can't be suppressed?
Ressa's heart was dead.
Since it can't be suppressed, let it go! That way, at least they can ..................
Ressa's eyes began to glow red, and with this force, Resa rushed in the direction of the Explorers Alliance like crazy, and in the process of running, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop sprinkling blood droplets, and the eyes of Yan Xin and Debecca were terrified.
The speed of this kind of travel is definitely extremely fast, and all the beasts that approach are basically killed by Ressa without reacting, although this blood-red energy is not much, the quality is extremely high.
It's just that, while killing these beasts quickly, Ressa's injuries are getting worse and worse. So much so that his speed is getting slower and slower.
The massive loss of blood made his mind go into a trance.
Rebecca's eyes revealed heartache and worry, and after several stops, as if she had made some major decision, she gently bit her ring finger, a trace of sweet crystal red came out of her fingertips, she frowned slightly, and gently shoved her fingers into Ressa's mouth, allowing blood to flow into his mouth.
What she didn't know was that the moment she bit her finger, the entire Heavenly Beast in the ruins of the Frost Node fell into a riot, and after identifying the location of the breath, they frantically converged towards the location of the three people.
At this time, Ressa's consciousness was already blurred, and all the movements on his body were just his instincts.
Until a sweet liquid that made him intoxicated and familiar appeared in his mouth, he seemed to have ushered in a sweet rain in the long-arid earth, and basically subconsciously bit the jade finger on his lips and swallowed frantically.
A hint of pain flashed between Debecca's brows, the pain of blood being sucked from her fingertips made the corners of her eyes glow, but she bit her lip tightly and didn't make a sound. As more and more blood was sucked away, fine golden scales began to appear on her neck.
At the same time, in Ressa's body, surging abilities accompanied by wisps of unknown energy are constantly emerging.
A hint of coolness reawakened his consciousness. Feel something strange in your mouth. He subconsciously bit it lightly, but there was a soft muffled snort next to him, and then the jade finger quickly pulled out of his mouth.
He turned his head to look and saw that Rebecca was crimson, staring at him in shame, and tears were still glistening in the corners of her eyes, as if she had been greatly wronged.
After living together for 5 years, it was the first time that Resa had seen Rebecca look like this. It's really hard to imagine that she, who is usually cold and bland, actually has such a side.
"Humph~~~~~"
Seeing Resa looking at herself, Rebecca snorted softly and turned her head away from him.
Ressa's consciousness was not clear before, so she could only smile awkwardly.
Seeing that Resa no longer paid attention to herself, Rebecca lowered her head and gently licked the wound on her fingertips like a wounded little beast.
On the other side, Ressa was distracted by the heavy gunfire coming from behind her. It was only when he looked around that he realized. He actually took the two girls to cross the guardians' defense line and came to the door of the Explorer Alliance.
I'd love to know what was going on, but it was imperative to get out of here via the hopping device.
Resa put the two girls down, protected them behind her, and led them into the halls of the Explorer Alliance.
Not far behind him.
"I said, did you see that kid just now?" One of the Guardians spoke to the mechanic beside him.
The mechanic nodded: "It's terrifying, this is still a person?" ”
"This should be a super-strong superpower." The Guardian is talking, but the work in his hands is non-stop.
"When will I be able to have such strength?"
"I'll make it, don't dream about it, hurry up, cover the fire." The Guardian on the other side tapped on his helmet, and the mechanic hurriedly manipulated the turret to pour vitality into the beast tide not far away.
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For the scene in the Explorer Alliance, Xuan Xin is obviously prepared, but Rebecca has obviously not seen so many people, she is already very cold, and she rarely communicates with her brother at home. Seeing so many people at this time, she became even more silent.
Not long after Resa and the others entered the hall, the gunfire outside began to become intense.
Deceka seemed to sense something, and there was a trace of worry and fear between her eyebrows, and she subconsciously leaned towards Ressa's side. Xuan Xin was a little flustered, she didn't know whether she should follow Resa or return to the Explorer Alliance.
At this time, although he has reached the Explorer Alliance, it does not mean that he has escaped.
"Captain!" Not far away, a soldier lowered his voice and reported to a soldier who was obviously at the rank of a commander: "Our scout team was wiped out three minutes ago, and judging from the information they transmitted, I'm afraid that all the Heavenly Beasts in the Frost Node have gathered here. The beast tide is roughly estimated to be close to the 10,000 level. ”
The captain frowned: "How long can our defense line last?" With 15 minutes to go before the scheduled evacuation time, he really didn't want to retreat early, and if the survivors arrived at the last minute, they would be killing these hopeful people.
The soldier's face was a little bitter: "Ten thousand level is just our rough estimate, and from the information transmitted, there is no shortage of heavenly beast level existence in the beast tide, if there is a battle, our defense line will be torn apart in about 1 minute, and we will be wiped out in less than 2 minutes, and when the time comes, ............" He couldn't go on with the following words. He believed that the captain would understand what he meant, and in this case, there really was no one who would not be afraid of death.
The captain's face also revealed a solemnity: "How long will it take for the beast tide to arrive?" ”
"Without any resistance, in five minutes, this will be a flat place."
The captain took a deep breath: "Inform the mechanics, set up the sentry guide cannon, the demolition team will plant the bomb, and we will retreat." ”
"Understood" the soldier rushed out, shouting something over the walkie-talkie as he ran. Apparently the retreat was arranged.
There's not much to say about the retreat after that! It is still very risky for so many people to use the folding device at the same time. It's just that there is no better way to get to the point where it happens, and if it happens, you can only admit bad luck.
Moreover, in order to be on the safe side, to prevent some intelligent mutant humans and beasts from using the spatial reflex device to blend into other nodes, the demolition team planted bombs around the hall and then installed a high-tech concussion bomb on the reflex device.
The spatial fluctuations caused by the concussion bomb will completely obscure their whereabouts, and it will be difficult to find a trajectory even if you are familiar with space technology.
The gunfire outside became more and more intense, and the mechanics who had set up the sentry cannon withdrew one after another.
After the last soldier withdrew, the captain waved his hand, and everyone retreated to the jumping area, where there were more than 10,000 people, but it was very empty, and it was obvious that most of the people in the budget could not reach it.
The captain nodded, and as he did, a soldier clicked quickly on the console.
The jumping device began to operate, and the field gradually glowed with purple light, and the light slowly flowed, becoming more and more intense.
The sound of gunfire outside was much more sparse, replaced by a violent explosion, and it was clear that the beast tide had broken through the sentry cannons set up by the mechanics and entered the blasting area.
The crowd became a little flustered, and the fear of death oppressed everyone, and at that moment, the purple light flickered violently, and the leaping device finally began to leap.
Went to the largest frostfall node, more than 10,000 people here, most of them can only become homeless wanderers, but, alive, there is hope, right?
The brilliance dissipated, and the huge square fell silent.
Here, all that is the frost of ruins, and there is no trace of life.
Three minutes later, a large number of human-beasts and earth-beasts broke through the sentry turret set up by the mechanic. rushed into the Leaping Square, but the breath that attracted them had already dissipated in the air.
When the beasts arrived in the square, they were quiet, and they looked like they were forming an army. They seem to be afraid of something.
"Roaring ~~~~~~"
A roar sounded, the beasts trembled and parted to the sides, and a dazzling golden drake slowly walked into the hall, and after looking around, he finally focused his gaze on the inconspicuous blood stain on the ground, his huge nose gently stirred, and a trace of intoxication flashed in his eyes.
The dragon's claw gently clasped the bloodstained stone down, and a hoarse voice came from its mouth: "Tika, you don't want to escape from my palm." Clutching the stone of the dragon's claw tightly, an inexplicable beast whisper came out of his mouth, and several staggering humans and beasts hurried towards the leaping device, but just as the humans and beasts were about to approach the leaping device, a sudden explosion enveloped the entire hall.
After a long time, as the dust drifted away, a layer of pale golden light curtain slowly disappeared, and the violent explosion did not have any effect on this dragon beast. It's just a hall, but it has long been razed to the ground.
The golden dragon beast slowly flew up, the dragon claws clenched their fists, and a humanized smile appeared on the dragon's head, which was excited with a hint of sarcasm, he raised the dragon claws and put them on the end of his nose to inhale deeply, and said in his mouth again: "Tika, don't you want to escape from my palm, don't think!! ”