Chapter 42: The Line Between Life and Death (3)

Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL

The Beast Tide came from the east to the west. If they ran to the west, they would be shot as “queue cutters”.

Chen Yu could only go to the east.

He found a random bush to hide under and took out his phone to open the notice of the Qingcheng Government.

In the notice, there was a general introduction of the scale of the Beast Tide, the time of its arrival in Qingcheng City, the batches of high schools that had retreated, and the call for all Level 1 and above warriors to participate in the resistance of the East City Wall.

When Chen Yu saw the third item on the notice’s sub-page, his eyes lit up.

[6.3: All warriors who ascend the East City Wall are not allowed to descend the city wall unless they have received instructions. (Note: students, record reporters, and special researchers are excluded.)]

“I am a student. That is to say, after I ascend the city wall, I can also come down at any time…”

With this thought in mind, Chen Yu thought for a while and ran toward the East City Wall.

He wanted to try and see if he could take Sister Qi with him.

At the same time, he could also see what the legendary exotic Beast Tide looked like…

…

The closer he got to his destination, the more armed guards patrolling the area.

From time to time, he could see many martial artists being “escorted” by the armed police.

In a city, martial artists above Level 1 were all recorded.

Usually, they enjoyed special privileges, but when the crisis came, whoever didn’t go up would be found out.

Soon, Chen Yu arrived at the city gate.

The originally spacious square was already full of people. It was a group of fully armed warriors waiting to fight for their lives on the city wall…

Following the guidance, Chen Yu walked to the registration desk and chose an empty registration desk. He took off his mask and asked, “Is this the place to register?”

“Yes.” Behind the temporary counter, a busy woman raised her head and said, “Name.”

Chen Yu replied, “Zhu Dacheng. Zhu Yuanzhang’s Zhu, big and small. Chang, who often comes home to visit.”

The woman tapped on the keyboard for a while and asked in puzzlement, “I didn’t find anything? Are you a martial artist above Level 1?”

“Yes. I just came to Qingcheng two days ago and haven’t registered yet.”

“I see.” The woman was respectful. She turned around and took out a wooden box from the back and handed it to Chen Yu respectfully. “Compared to those deserters, you are a real martial artist.”

“Thank you. What is this?”

“Provided by the government. Any martial artist can receive it.”

“Okay.”

Taking the wooden box and the pass, Chen Yu put on his mask and blended into the crowd in the square.

Opening the wooden box, he found that it was full of weapons.

A rather heavy special police 92 pistol.

Three high explosive grenades.

A Mitsubishi Army Knife.

Four clips of bullets.

Among them, three clips of Dumm Bullets and one clip of special armor-piercing bullets.

Obviously, they were specially prepared for exotic beasts.

Bringing all these equipment, Chen Yu shuttled through the crowd, trying to find Sister Qi’s figure.

However, he couldn’t find her even when the mayor arrived and started the mobilization meeting.

There were too many people…

“Comrades.” The Mayor went up to the stage and took the microphone. He said simply to the warriors, “I have been the Mayor of Qingcheng City for almost three years. 960 days and nights, I will work with you to forge ahead and build this ancient city together. Now, the Beast Tide has arrived. I am willing to use my flesh and blood to defend its dignity with all of you!”

After saying that, he tore off his white shirt and put on a special tight-fitting armor. He raised a long sword high and said, “All of you, stand at attention!”

Pa!

Below the stage, thousands of warriors stood up one after another.

Under the influence of this bleak and murderous atmosphere, Chen Yu could not help but straighten his back.

“For the humans!” The Mayor shouted at the top of his voice, “For Qingcheng! Get on the city wall!”

“Roar!”

Thousands of warriors roared and followed the Mayor up the city wall.

Those who didn’t want to go were held back by spears, so they had no choice but to brace themselves and move forward.

The city wall of Qingcheng City was twenty meters high.

The width was also more than ten meters.

Thousands of people spread out, and the space was quite spacious.

Chen Yu found a random spot and squatted down. He leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette. Facing the night wind, he looked at the wilderness outside the city.

He was ready to finish this cigarette and start looking for Sister Qi.

Sister Qi treated him well. If there was a chance to escape, it would be best to take her with him.

“Young man, can you give me one?”

At this moment, a one-eyed old man came over and asked Chen Yu.

“This?” Chen Yu waved the cigarette in his hand.

“Yes.”

“Here you go.”

“Thank you.” He took out a cigarette, lit it with Chen Yu’s lighter, and took a deep breath. “This taste is great.”

“Yes.” Chen Yu nodded, but did not reply.

He was still thinking about how to save his family in this desperate situation.

“Young man, you look young, right?”

“Yes.”

“You are already a Level 1 warrior at such a young age. You should be able to leave with the students.”

Chen Yu turned his head. “Aren’t adults not allowed to leave?”

“Of course.” The old man exhaled a puff of smoke. “The essence of retreating is to sacrifice the majority of ordinary people to ensure the survival of human elites and talents with potential. Even if you are an adult, as long as your talent is good, you can leave if you want to.”

“Is that so…” Chen Yu flicked the cigarette ash and did not comment.

“Looks like you don’t want to leave?”

“I just don’t want to leave on my own.”

“Oh.” The old man raised his eyebrows. “You want to bring your family with you?”

“Is there a problem?”

“No. Sixty percent of the people on the city wall have the same idea as you. But in the end… not many can succeed.”

Chen Yu hesitated. “Did the Beast Tide come too fast? Or did the students retreat too slowly?”

“Neither.” The one-eyed old man sat beside Chen Yu. “It’s because the transportation capacity is insufficient. The safest means of transportation is the elevated train. But there are too many people, and it’s too late to transport all of them at full capacity.”

“Even the students who evacuated early can’t be sent away?!” Chen Yu was shocked.

“Right. So, even if it’s a group of minors, there’s a sequence to the evacuation. Take high schools as an example. Good schools like No. 1 High School and No. 3 High School leave first. Bad schools like No. 6 High School and No. 7 High School leave later. If they leave too late, they’ll be buried together with the city.”

“…”

Hearing this, Chen Yu’s expression became even more unsightly.

This was truly a narrow escape…

“Go all out.” The one-eyed old man patted Chen Yu’s chest. “As long as we hold on long enough, the number of people that will evacuate will increase by quite a bit.”

“Hu…”

After spitting out smoke and flicking his butt, Chen Yu stood up and left.

“Where are you going?” The old man was surprised.

“To look for someone I know.”

…

Time slowly passed in torment.

One hour.

Three hours.

Five hours…

The sky was gradually brightening up.

In the distant horizon, there was still no sign of the Beast Tide.

“Damn it, where did Sister Qi go?”

After circling the Eastern City Wall many times, Chen Yu still could not find Sister Qi. He could only return to his original position and sit down.

“Did you find her?” The one-eyed old man seemed to have been woken up and yawned in a daze.

“No.”

“Are you looking for a girlfriend?”

“I’m looking for an old auntie.”

“Sure. A third-year female, holding a gold brick.”

“…”

Chen Yu had no intention to reply. He took out a cigarette and lit it up. He stuffed it into his mouth and closed his eyes to rest.

Another two hours passed.

The sky was completely bright.

At some point in time, the ground started to shake.

Everyone, including Chen Yu, stood up and looked out of the city.

They saw the black fog that stretched as far as the eye could see, covering the sky and the earth!

Chen Yu’s eyesight was better than the others. He could even see the behemoth that was more than a hundred meters tall in the ‘sea of Beasts’…

For some reason, he felt a fierce and hateful aura coming at him.

“Is this… an exotic beast?”

Wu– Wu– Wu– Wu —

The mournful alarm sounded once again throughout the city.

The mayor on the high platform gave the order, and the self-propelled cannons in the city began firing.

Sou, sou, sou, sou!

Accompanied by a deafening sound that almost tore one’s eardrums, thousands of cannonballs tore through the sky and charged into the black fog.

The war between humans and exotic beasts was about to break out at any moment.

Or rather…

The slaughter of humans by exotic beasts had officially begun…

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