Chapter 31: Death Count
Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, it was the last day of the countdown, and at the wall at the edge of the defense zone, there was a mutant team responsible for prevention and vigilance every less than 100 meters, and an unlimited number of soldiers were also equipped to assist in the defense.
In the last two days of the countdown, the final defense strategy was officially set, splitting the mutants with a number of about 3,000 into two parts.
The first part is 2,000 people, with a total of 400 squads, with an average of 5 people per squad, and these mutants are mainly responsible for defending the edge of the defense zone, covering the entire defense zone of more than 30 kilometers of circular defense.
The remaining 1,000 people are responsible for the defense of the second line of defense one kilometer deeper, which was officially arranged for safety purposes and with enough time, so it can be regarded as an additional security guarantee.
At this time, at the wall of the first line of defense, several members of the Guardian Team were climbing high and looking into the distance.
However, outside the defense zone, there are many high-rise buildings and vertical streets, so that everyone's eyes can not be spread out at all.
Liu Yuting frowned and pondered, the worry on her face was full of worry, and the faces of the people around her were not good-looking.
Especially those ordinary soldiers who have been assigned the task of assisting in defense, they do not have the physique of mutants who are different from ordinary people, and they don't know what they have to face tonight, the fear and uneasiness of unknown things are written on almost everyone's faces, and their expressions are nervous, solemn like a black cloud, so that they have to clench the Type 95 rifle in their hands, as if this can slightly increase a sense of security.
Seeing this, Poplar was a little helpless, and encouraging before the battle was not his strong point at all, and he was not a member of the army, let alone their direct superior, so he had neither the ability nor the right to do that.
"Look at you cowards!"
Just as Bai Yang secretly had a headache, suddenly a powerful shout came, attracting the attention of everyone nearby.
I saw a small but quite strong man pacing back and forth, with a resolute face and a hint of anger, and his eyes were scanning the soldiers by the wall.
Poplar had seen this man, a company-level officer who was responsible for leading the defense of this defensive line, but he didn't know his name yet.
"Everyone, look down the fuck, what are you wearing?"
The loud voice continued to sound, and the bodies of many young soldiers trembled.
"It's a military uniform, and what does a military uniform represent? It's an honor! β
"As a soldier, a soldier of the people who is about to kill the enemy, the most terrible thing is not bloodshed and sacrifice, but the loss of confidence and faith, which makes you numb and retreat."
"It's a fucking shame! Shame on surrendering without a fight! β
"You're sorry for the military uniform on you, and you're even more sorry for the people's trust in you."
"I know that you were just ordinary soldiers sweating on the training ground yesterday, but from today onwards, you are brave soldiers who have shed blood and fought on the front line."
"There is a mission that must be forged with blood and fire, and tested by life and death, and this is the mission of a soldier!"
"So, please take up your mission as soldiers, fight for honor, fight for the people, and fight for the sake of not nailing yourself to the pillar of shame in history!"
As the last word fell, the scene was a little silent for a while, but the next moment the crowd was excited, and everyone's faces no longer had the previous look of depression and fear.
"Fight! War! War! β
The sound of "battle" was like thunder, and it sounded in unison at this moment, and the people who did not know the specific situation in the distance also shouted in unison at this time as if they had been invisibly infected.
Then, as if a pebble was thrown at the calm surface of the lake, the cries spread out like water waves to the surrounding area, until finally the sound of "battle" sounded in unison on the entire 30-kilometer defense line, shaking the heavens and the earth and suppressing the clouds.
Morale has reached an unprecedented height, and everyone is excited and determined at this moment.
Even the poplars were enthusiastic, and some of them couldn't help themselves.
Bai Yang looked at the "initiator" with great admiration, and found that the other party also happened to glance at each other unintentionally, and the two nodded at each other, which was regarded as greeting each other.
"He is Dabao's former superior, called Wang Feng, and he is a talent." Liu Yuting whispered on the side.
Bai Yang turned his head to look at Wei Dabao, only to see that he was looking at Wang Feng not far away with awe, and there seemed to be a trace of guilt in his eyes.
"Dabao respected his company commander the most in the past, but he made a little mistake before, so that Wang Feng was also implicated and criticized, and then Dabao was transferred." Liu Yuting continued.
Bai Yang nodded, reached out and patted Wei Dabao's shoulder, which was regarded as comfort.
However, Bai Yang didn't speak, but the ninth master next to him spoke up:
"Kuroko, seeing that you are so honest, I didn't expect you to have a criminal record? It's okay, I'm here in our team, I'll teach you to be a man again, I'll have you a share of the good things in the future, and I'll carry the bad things, anyway, I'm fat and fat, in other words, I'm rough and thick, and I'm even more beaten by scolding. β
Wei Dabao grinned, and didn't care about the ridicule in the ninth master's words, but nodded a little gratefully.
After such an episode, the tension of everyone on the defense line has eased a lot.
As the sky darkened, the "click" sounded, and the searchlights erected by the fence turned on in full power, illuminating the small half of the sky. By now, the concentration of purple qi between heaven and earth has decreased, and it is much lighter than some time ago.
Poplar looked at the time, there were still a few hours left before the countdown ended.
Looking at the dead silence of the buildings outside the wall, the huge black image faintly appeared in it, and the terrifying beast with its teeth and claws was very open, as if it was about to open its huge mouth and swallow it towards the people by the wall.
Poplar's face was a little solemn, and it was impossible to say that he was not worried.
Looking back more than half a month ago, he was just a mediocre young man in the market, with no big ambitions, and just wanted to live in peace and stability in this complicated world.
But everything came too suddenly, not only him, but the entire human civilization's experience in these ten days or so has far exceeded their civilization accumulation in the past thousands of years.
Just yesterday, Poplar met with the three elders again, and in addition to discussing the city's defense deployment together, the three elders also revealed some information to him that was difficult for ordinary people to access.
Countries around the world have not completely adopted a passive defensive posture to face this change, and many people are aware of the unusual nature of this incident.
Therefore, after many frequent and long-term discussions, the high-level leaders of various countries finally decided to establish a global international organization that is more suitable for the current form than the current United Nations, and the name of the organization is called "United Earth Defense Government", or "Coalition Government for short".
The executive head of the coalition government will remain the Secretary-General, who will continue to serve as the current Secretary-General of the United Nations, AntΓ³nio Guterres.
One of the most important of these is to develop and implement a plan for the defense of humanity on earth for all nations and peoples of the world, which will be formulated in response to the different levels of threats that humanity may face or will face in the future.
When necessary, the coalition government can requisition the existing military, scientific, technological, and livelihood forces of various countries in order to better implement the defense plan.
When he first heard the news, Poplar was still very happy, at least the human race is moving in the direction expected by the ancestors, and the "human community" is the best way for human civilization to solve the existential crisis and move forward with rapid development.
Although this system is far from reaching the stage of maturity, it has a good start, and the future of human civilization is still promising.
Liu Yuting, who was standing on the side, noticed Bai Yang's somewhat solemn look, and a hint of softness appeared on her pretty face, which was usually indifferent, and said softly:
"You've done enough."
A sentence as plain as water, but it made Bai Yang's heart feel a little warm, and sure enough, women understand men's hearts better.
The corners of Poplar's mouth twitched slightly, and he gave the beauty around him a sunny smile in return.
It was already completely dark, and even with the strafing of searchlights, there were still many blind spots outside the defensive zone that could not be seen clearly.
But fortunately, the mutants do not have this problem, and with the strength level of most people, they can now clearly observe the range of two hundred.
Bai Yang had already used the perspective ability of the Heavenly Eye to roughly observe the strength of the mutants present, except for a very few people who could compete with the other three people except for Bai Yang, the strength of the rest of the people could only be regarded as just stepping into the ranks of cultivators, after all, the time given to them was still too little.
"Everybody has it, wear night vision devices."
At this moment, Wang Feng shouted and gave instructions to the soldiers by the wall.
After a while, all the soldiers had already turned out their night vision devices and put them on.
Many soldiers use night vision devices for the first time, because their own armies are generally not equipped, firstly, the demand is not strong, and secondly, this part of the funds is diverted in order to develop heavy weapons from other major countries.
But this does not mean that the official is not capable of equipping it, so after the finalization of this incident, the official began to urgently mass production, and so far, it is basically guaranteed that every soldier is equipped with a night vision device.
The clock ticked by and the hands pointed to 23:45 in the middle of the night, with less than 10 minutes left before the final countdown ended.
At this time, there was silence on the defensive line, and everyone had gradually stopped talking dozens of minutes ago, and began to wait solemnly, waiting for the last moment to come.
Many people already had small beads of sweat on their faces, their fingers trembling slightly, and their expressions were nervous.
Wang Feng walked back and forth under the wall, patting the calf of each soldier standing high above the wall as he walked, while repeating the word "war" in his mouth.
After many rounds of encouragement, the soldiers finally slowly recovered their minds, and focused on the muzzle of the gun's crosshairs, staring at any objects that might move outside the defensive zone.
Bai Yang and the others also looked solemn, their eyes scanning every corner of the high-rise buildings and streets.
Time seems to have slowed down several times at this moment, and the silent countdown to the seconds resounded in everyone's hearts, like a heavy drum beating, shocking people's heartstrings.
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