The main force of this war is the army, and the Martial Artists are here just to fill in the gaps, preventing any creatures from the alternate dimension from suddenly rushing out of the reservoir and escaping, causing unpredictable consequences.

Just think about it, these creatures from the swamp are all sources of infection by alternate dimension parasites.

If they manage to escape from here!

Hedong City has paid such a big price to barely control the situation, and it will rapidly deteriorate again.

The sun gradually rose, and the sunlight became increasingly scorching.

The temperature on the concrete ground was so high that you could fry an egg on it.

The thick Protective Suit felt as though your entire body was shoved into a steamer, stiflingly hot, and everyone was sweating profusely.

However, Chen Shouyi’s face did not have a trace of sweat.

A gentle breeze swirled around his body inside the Protective Suit, bringing a sense of thorough coolness, making him feel as if every pore was breathing.

What is happiness?

It’s when others are drenched in sweat on a hot day, and you are enjoying a gentle cool breeze.

Of course, if you have the ability to control temperature, it would undoubtedly be even better.

He glanced at Bai Xiaoling, whose hair was already sticky and wet, and whose eyes were stung by sweat to the point she could hardly open them, and said: “Liaison Bai, you might as well go back since you won’t be of much use here!”

Bai Xiaoling knew she couldn’t be of any help, so she didn’t insist: “General Manager Chen, I’ll head back first, I’ll be at the camp nearby. Just let me know if you need anything.”

Bai Xiaoling soon left.

The intensity of the battle wasn’t high, apart from the initial dozens of casualties, no more soldiers had died afterwards.

However, the creatures from the alternate dimension didn’t decrease at all; instead, they kept increasing.

At the bottom of the reservoir, the sewage mixed with blood and corpses had turned into a slightly viscous red-black color. Perhaps attracted by the strong bloody smell there, more and more creatures crossed the spatial passage and swarmed here, frantically tearing at the corpses at the bottom of the water.

“Why don’t we use toxins? We can’t possibly kill them all like this,” Xue Youcheng complained, removing his mask and taking a sip from a thermos.

It was really too hot.

“This place isn’t far from the Safe Zone, and they might be concerned about the toxins spreading and causing contamination in the future!” Lin Jingyi from A division spoke up before Chen Shouyi could.

Once toxins are used, they can’t possibly be in small amounts. Even if a large quantity of a powerful cyanide toxin is manufactured, it would undoubtedly be measured in tons; by then, while mutated creatures might be killed, this place would also become a hazard.

At nine o’clock.

The first cement spraying truck arrived at the embankment.

One look at the truck, and you could tell it was a diesel-powered vehicle produced before the mutation, just retrofitted with a new diesel turbocharged engine.

Although the first diesel-powered bus in the Safe Zone had been up and running for over a month, besides those buses, other diesel-powered vehicles remained scarce.

Hedong City had no intention of replacing technology, showing no signs of recovery from before the mutation.

Trucks running on steam power continued to dominate the roads.

Chen Shouyi could guess the reason. Since the power outage after the mutation, the petrochemical industry was virtually paralyzed, and gasoline and diesel couldn’t be mass-produced industrially yet. The gasoline and diesel being used now were from old stock, depleting bit by bit.

In comparison, coal was much easier to obtain and more economical in the current situation.

This cement spraying truck raised its pipes and started spraying cement concrete.

But it was barely a drop in the bucket.

After the entire truck was emptied, not even the tip of the sewage in the reservoir showed.

Fortunately, a second and third, and more trucks followed…

By almost noon, the sprayed area finally… had a bit of exposure.

“General Manager Chen, I brought you lunch.” Bai Xiaoling hurried over from afar, carrying a bag in her hand.

Xue Youcheng was just about to go over when Bai Xiaoling said: “Meals are served in turns, yours will be delivered shortly.”

Xue Youcheng stopped in his tracks with an awkward smile.

Chen Shouyi looked at the reservoir, which was mostly filled with small, less threatening creatures.

In fact, apart from the earlier snake monster, he had just shot a few arrows all morning out of boredom and had encountered no real danger.

He placed his bow aside, removed his gloves, and took off his mask.

“It’s all individual ration packs, the taste might not be great, just bear with it,” Bai Xiaoling said.

This place was the source of the parasites, and any exposed food carried some risk.

“I’m not picky!”

Said Chen Shouyi, picking up a three-year ration pack, he tore it open, chose a packet of beef jerky, chewed it, and found it surprisingly tasty, with a three-year rich and dense flavor.

It was just a bit salty.

He finished it in two bites.

And picked up a piece of compressed biscuit.

…

Bai Xiaoling brought five whole boxes, and Chen Shouyi finished all of them.

Ever since becoming a Divine Creature, he no longer had the massive appetite he used to, but getting full easily didn’t mean he couldn’t eat.

In fact, as a Divine Creature, his digestion and absorption abilities were more astonishing.

He could eat three to four times the amount of food he could before in one go, and could also endure hunger for longer periods.

After finishing, Chen Shouyi twisted open a bottle cap and drank the remaining water in one go.

Just after he put it down, Bai Xiaoling, who had tidied up the trash, handed over two bottles of one-year-old bottled water: “They are ice-chilled.”

“Where did the ice come from?” Chen Shouyi asked, surprised.

“I just went outside and bought some saltpeter!” Bai Xiaoling replied: “If you finish them, I’ll bring more for you.”

Xue Youcheng glanced down secretly at the thermos hanging on his waist, baked hot by the sun, his throat loosened slightly, and only felt the midday sun become more glaring.

Just then, with a loud “splashing” noise,

sewage splashed in all directions.

A monster suddenly emerged from the water, suspended mid-air.

With a pair of massive wings flapping wildly.

Its body, including its tail, was about eleven to twelve meters long, covered in gray-black fur, resembling a giant flying rat, with a narrow head, exposed interlacing fangs, and a goat-like beard on its chin.

Its golden eyes were cold and vicious.

This monster gave Chen Shouyi a sense of danger, causing his heart to sink.

He didn’t hesitate at all; he quickly grabbed the War Bow from the ground, and with a strong push of his toe, the stone fragments splashed on the concrete embankment. Before anyone could react, his body shot like an arrow from the string, running swiftly along the embankment.

This monster was over a kilometer away, near the opposite bank, and given his bow’s range, it was entirely out of reach at such a distance.

It wasn’t until he had run over twenty meters that people on the opposite side started shooting arrows.

Yet, with just a flap of its wings, this monster easily dodged, its golden eyes instantly focused on the crowd on the embankment.

The next moment, it fiercely flapped its wings, wind howling, carving a large bowl-shaped pattern on the water’s surface. Simultaneously, its massive body shot like a phantom at high speed towards the crowd.

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