Chapter 1538: Truth and Lies of the Past!
The roars of monsters.
The intense sound of gunfire.
Suddenly, it filled the Uptown of ‘Nightless City.’
The tranquility was shattered in that instant.
The residents of Uptown looked unbelievably towards the direction of the gunshots and monster roars.
‘The Council’?!
How is this possible!
Every resident of Uptown in ‘Nightless City’ was dumbfounded.
But, facts are facts.
They don’t change because of anyone’s disbelief.Beep, beep!
The piercing sound of alarms echoed.
The street broadcasts sounded—
"All residents, please return home!”
"All residents, please return home!”
"All residents, please return home!”
A tone devoid of any warmth.
It was a mechanical announcement.
With a commanding tone.
Yet, none of the surrounding residents felt angry.
On the contrary, their unease disappeared.
Each of them breathed a sigh of relief, heading back to their homes.
In their hearts, they believed the ‘Council’ would be fine.
Uptown would be fine too.
And them?
Naturally, they would be fine too.
The evacuation of residents was extremely swift.
Military units began to appear on the streets.
"How is it?”
The leading general asked his messenger.
"General, we cannot contact the inside of the ‘Council.'”
The messenger replied.
"Try again!”
"Use all means!”
The general said with a somber expression.
"Yes, General.”
The messenger quickly ran to the side, repeatedly using radios and communication formations.
The general kept his gaze fixed on the ‘Council.’
This was something he had never encountered in his tenure.
Though there were drills, when it truly happened, everything was different.
Unease.
Like a shadow looming over his heart.
However, thankfully for the usual drills, the general knew what to do.
"Construct defensive works around the ‘Council.’
"Quickly!”
"Maximize the depth!”
The general shouted to another messenger.
Then, turned and headed towards a military jeep nearby.
There was a radio on it.
A radio that could contact other ‘Councilors.’
And just as the general began contacting other ‘Councilors,’ the ‘Council,’ wrapped in layers of Barriers, broke open from the inside like a fortress breached from within.
‘Yao’ slaughtered wave after wave of monsters.
But the monsters seemed endless.
Like a tide, surging continuously.
Relying on ‘Yao’s strength.
Hundreds of Uptown soldiers formed a simple defensive line.
Their guns poured bullets.
Combined with endless secret techniques, this seemingly simple defensive line stood firm like a rock in the tide.
‘Yao’ knew clearly that as long as he held on for a while, more soldiers would come from the four barracks within Uptown.
At the same time, his colleagues would also return to Uptown.
By then, everything would reverse.
Although he would be implicated by this incident. .
It would definitely not hurt his foundation.
He still had the capital to rise again.
At worst, take on the role of a ‘Guardian.’
‘Yao’ thought of the worst outcome.
Just as he saw twelve Black Knights appearing in the ‘gate’ at the end of his sight, ‘Yao’s face changed.
Then, he retreated.
Swiftly retreated.
"Shadowy Knights!”
Soldiers forming the first line of defense exclaimed.
As the guardians of the ‘Council.’
Their authority far exceeded ordinary soldiers.
They knew things that ordinary soldiers did not know at all.
At this moment, seeing the Black Knights filled their faces with despair.
Clatter!
The sound of hooves was crisp.
The twelve Black Knights lined up in a row.
Their black warhorses seemed to trot slowly.
But in an instant, they reached the scarlet gate outside.
Boom!
The twelve Black Knights crashed into the makeshift fortifications.
Shattered!
Whether it was the fortifications or the people inside!
All shattered!
Along with the remaining Barrier.
And this was like the last gate holding back a fierce tiger being broken.
The surging monsters roared ferociously.
The ‘Uptown’ residents, completely ignorant of what was happening, looked in horror towards the direction of the sounds.
Then, they were engulfed by monsters.
Together swallowed was the defensive works that the general hadn’t finished.
Even the general himself.
When the twelve shadows burst out, he had just connected to other ‘Councilors’ with the ‘last resort,’ but before he could finish speaking, the general was torn apart.
Bam, bam, bam!
Bodies were shattered.
Blood mist began to spread.
Watching all this, ‘Yao’s face was already ashen.
He realized when he saw the severed finger that things were bad.
But he didn’t expect ‘Jing’ to be so ruthless.
At first, he thought Jing just used his ‘severed finger’ as bait, sending out a signal.
Much like a signal tower.
Helping the monsters below locate Uptown.
But now, it was clear that wasn’t the case.
Sending out a signal was definite.
Yet being able to quickly establish a path for ‘Shadowy Knights’ to pass wasn’t simple, not even with the monsters in Sector 30 preparing for a long time.
This required a mutual process.
One side’s effort alone was not enough.
Simply put, it seemed like just a severed finger, but in fact, it was a ‘medium.’
A ‘medium’ using its own vitality as ‘fuel.’