"Is this true? Heavens, the Yordon Outsiders' army has already arrived at the Holly Forest. Those rough, filthy beasts? "
After hearing Reina's report, Lieutenant Colonel Ned was as shocked as a girl who had seen a man's body for the first time. She was only short of screaming. The lieutenant colonel showed extreme uneasiness. He paced back and forth in his small office, rubbing the corner of his clothes with his veins protruding from his hands, as if he was unable to make up his mind.
Reina wondered why the Federation would send such a useless supervisor to Castellan Rock Base, but thinking about it, Castellan Rock Base was a snow crystal transit station in the past. There were very few opportunities for war threats, and in addition to the fact that the base did not have many combatants, there was no need for a true expert to guard it. Ned's own strength was even more mediocre, and he was barely able to sit firmly on the chair of lieutenant colonel.
It was normal for such a person to be at a loss when he heard that the base might become the target of an outsider attack.
Reina asked, "How many people can fight at Castellan Rock Base? How much defensive firepower do we have?"
He asked a series of questions. Lieutenant Colonel Ned was not a decisive person, but he knew the base like the back of his hand. He immediately answered Reina's questions one by one. There were only a hundred regular troops at Castellan Rock Base. In addition to other administrative, maintenance, logistics, and other personnel, there were only seven hundred people in total. The base's defense system was dominated by an intelligent multi-purpose turret array. This kind of turret, controlled by a brain and able to automatically capture and correct the trajectory, was more than enough to resist the attacks of the planet's natives. However, they were still not heavy firepower. Although there were still two missile silos in the base, the number of stocks in the warehouse was limited.
As for other weapons and ammunition, they could only be used to maintain daily consumption. Once the Catus or the Grai Giants attacked, how long Castellan Rock Base would be able to defend was indeed a question.
'"Listen, Lieutenant Colonel Ned, I believe the army we killed should be the enemy's vanguard. We don't know how many people there are in the enemy's main force, so you need to report this situation to the General Staff Headquarters. We may need reinforcements. You can also set up some combat missions, such as scouting the enemy, which I think Reese's team would be happy to accept. Another example would be some missions to assist the base. Recall all the hunting teams that are out on missions. The military probably wouldn't be stingy with the military rewards for those who assist in combat, right? "
Lieutenant Colonel Ned hurriedly said, "Of course. There is also a rule in my orders from my superiors that I can change the content of the mission according to the actual situation. This is within my authority, and I don't even need the approval of the military."
"That's good. What are you waiting for? Let's move."
Ned immediately called for the adjutant and asked him to inform all the personnel who were carrying out missions outside to return. At the same time, he set up urgent missions, including reconnaissance and combat assignments. Reina had work to do. Just as he was about to leave the office, he suddenly felt dizzy. Then, he discovered that the building and the lights were shaking continuously, and the frequency was becoming more and more intense.
Earthquake?
This was the first thought he could think of. Reina held onto the door frame and watched as the windows of the office shattered in the violent tremor. The cold wind with snow powder immediately poured in, blowing some of the documents on Ned's desk that he had not put away in time all over the ground. Then, the chairs and tables shifted, the cabinets toppled over, and thin cracks appeared on the ground. Fortunately, the situation did not continue to deteriorate. After shaking for more than ten seconds, it finally stopped, but the entire base was in a mess.
"Is this an earthquake?" Reina frowned. He didn't know much about Frost Star, so he didn't dare to make a rash assertion.
Ned supported himself on the wall and stood up. "It shouldn't be wrong," he said with a puzzled expression. "But there are almost no volcanoes in the frost, especially in the holly forest. I've been here for ten years and I haven't encountered an earthquake. "
"Forget it, ignore it. Let's continue doing our job. " Reina didn't care about natural movements. Even if there were no volcanoes, it wasn't surprising that the planet's crust occasionally moved.
For the surface, this earthquake only brought some headaches to the creatures on the surface. The Castellan Rock base did not suffer too much damage. The base was small, but the standards of construction were completely in line with the requirements of military buildings. Not to mention this level of tremor, even if it was a few more levels stronger, it might not be able to shake the base. The damage caused by the earthquake was at best a window, a lamp, overturned chairs and tables, and a few unlucky people suffered some injuries that were neither light nor heavy.
However, in terms of the underground, the damage caused by the earthquake was catastrophic.
Allen experienced this firsthand.
The beast tide advanced deep underground, and Allen and Katherine started another chase on the bodies of the exotic beasts. However, the chase did not last long before the two of them and the Beast Tide collided with the powerful earthquake. The cave maze was like a ball of linen tightly gripped by a large hand. Countless branches closed and squeezed, and the wild beasts that didn't have time to escape from the collapsed passageway were crushed into meat paste by an irresistible force.
The earth let out a terrified cry, rocks poured down, flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Under such circumstances, even Katherine could no longer chase after Allen and could only protect herself. The mountain walls on both sides continued to squeeze towards the middle, and large stalagmites fell from above. Their sharp tips nailed down the wild beasts running beneath them. The ground was like a violently wriggling esophagus. Not only were they rugged, they were also undulating up and down. From time to time, beasts would be thrown out, and most of them would fall into the cracks in the ground, reaching the abyss that was constantly blowing Febrile Wind.
The situation in front of him could be said to be chaotic. Allen could only concentrate and even throw Katherine's threat to the back of his mind. He kept moving between the beasts and the rocks, using Blood Concealment to cut open the obstacles in front of him one by one, opening up a difficult path of survival. After an unknown amount of time, about ten seconds, it felt like a century. The tremor finally stopped, but the chaos continued.
Allen was even thrown to the ground by an exotic beast. If he did not climb onto the body of another exotic beast in time, he would probably be trampled into meat paste in an instant. Along the way, there were already many seemingly strong wild beasts, but they were trampled into meat paste the moment they fell, leaving a deep impression on Allen.
He did not want to become one of the meat paste.
After avoiding another stalagmite that fell from the sky, the cries of wild beasts and the screams of hidden monsters suddenly sounded in front of him. Allen instinctively felt danger. Just as this feeling arose in his heart, his eyes suddenly lit up. He and the beast horde rushed out of a passageway, but the exit of this passageway was not flat ground, but void. Allen could clearly feel the feeling of falling when he was on an exotic beast.
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