"The first line of defense is right in front of us. It is also the most important line of defense," Commander Xia said with a hint of emotion in his voice.
It was a gray fortress. Even from afar, one could see its huge size. It was nothing like the bunkers from World War II. It was a hemispherical war beast armed to the teeth.
Weapons of various types and calibre filled every inch of this hemispherical structure. One could even see a few magnificent cannons within it. That dark and huge hole was large enough to fit a grown man inside. It was a daunting sight to behold.
Looking at it, whether it was horizontal or vertical, the fortresses were built one after another until the end of the line of sight. It was a shocking sight.
As they approached the fortresses, Luo Yuan could not help but feel emotional.
It was difficult for him to use words to describe such emotions. There was an uncontrollable excitement, but there was also a sense of homesickness. He wanted to see it urgently, but there was also a vague sense of fear. He had been wandering outside for too long, and had developed a sense of unfamiliarity with human society. Moreover, with such a long experience of not being bound by any restrictions, could he still adapt to the addition of heavy shackles to his body? However, all these emotions could not stop him from wanting to go there.
"There are thousands of such fortresses. Two-thirds of them are located outside. Its walls are about three meters thick and can defend against almost any kind of attack. Besides the cement, the ground is paved with a layer of steel plate that is half a meter thick. Besides the operators, each fortress has a battalion of artillery troops as a mobile force."
At this moment, a fortress about ten kilometers away suddenly burst into flames. A long chain of fire stretched straight to the sky like a long whip. A mutated bird that was circling in the sky screamed and struggled to fall down.
"Can the monster horde break through such a defense?" Luo Yuan turned around and asked.
Commander Xia was silent for a moment and said, "It can defend against a monster horde below level five."
Without waiting for Luo Yuan to ask, Commander Xia explained, "This is the classification of the danger level of the monster horde in the reconstruction area. A level one monster horde is less than ten thousand while a level five monster horde is between one million and five million. However, this classification was not accurate. The density of the monster horde, the impact, and the size of the monster horde had a huge impact. However, to the Reconstruction Area, the most frightening thing was not the mutated beasts or mutated birds, but the insect horde. Not only were there a large number of insects, they were also small in size, making it difficult to defend against them.
Previously, the Reconstruction Area had encountered a Zerg Tide. That time, the losses were very serious. A few of the surrounding cities were turned into ruins. "
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"So big!"
Looking at it from afar, they didn't feel anything special. However, as they walked up to it, they could feel how huge and heavy it was. It was nearly a dozen stories tall, and its surface area was tens of thousands of square meters. It was like a giant beast lying in the desert. Coupled with the weapons all over its body, it gave off an oppressive aura that made people feel anxious.
Even Luo Yuan felt uncomfortable. The cannons made him feel insecure.
At this time, the huge iron gate of the fortress suddenly opened, and a fully enclosed jeep quickly drove over.
Luo Yuan quickly asked the giant lizard and King Kong to stop. He jumped down and waited for the jeep to come closer.
After a while, the door opened and two tanned soldiers quickly walked out, jogging all the way to them.
"This is the 151st Military Fortress of the Defense Area. How many of you are survivors?" One of the officers with the rank of lieutenant asked loudly. He could not help but look at the giant beast.
"Hello, lieutenant comrade. The four of us are soldiers from the 15th Brigade of the 19th Division. We lost contact due to a plane crash. I am Xia Qiang, the commander of the 5th Company of the 3rd Regiment. They are the survivors." Commander Xia saluted excitedly. The other three soldiers also saluted at the same time.
When the lieutenant returned the salute, he was obviously surprised. "Oh, so you are the comrades who lost contact? You are very lucky to be alive. However, the 19th Division is not here. I heard that they have been stationed at a new oil field. I am not very sure about the specific situation. You may have to report to the Military Political Department of the Reconstruction Area. "
Commander Xia nodded. Obviously, he was mentally prepared for this kind of situation.
Then, the lieutenant turned his attention to Luo Yuan and the rest. There was a hint of curiosity and scrutiny in his eyes. He had seen many survivors before. Some of them were wearing ragged clothes and had dull eyes. Some of them looked emotional and painful. There were also some who were arrogant and fierce. However, none of them were as special as this group of people.
Their clothes were surprisingly clean and tidy, as if they had just changed. There was no dirt under their fingernails. Obviously, they cleaned themselves frequently. Their skin was white and their faces were rosy. Obviously, they had not experienced hunger and were eating well. Other than being slightly excited and happy, they were exceptionally calm. They did not feel like survivors of the apocalypse. Instead, they felt more like people in peacetime.
However, this was not what he was most curious about. Before he came out, he had suddenly received an order from his superior to welcome a group of evolved people riding on mutated beasts. He had to give them special treatment.
He had not seen the video of the battle between Luo Yuan and the desert crypt worm. Naturally, he did not know how important his evolved ability was to the Reconstruction Area. The underground mutated beasts had always been a very tricky problem. They usually went deep underground and were very hidden. Until now, there was no good detection method.
What was worse was that there were a lot of such underground creatures in the desert. There were hundreds of attacks happening in the Reconstruction Area almost every day, and thousands of people were killed. Moreover, they were becoming more and more cunning. After a single attack, they would hide underground. It was almost impossible to kill them. Now, they had become a nightmare for humans.
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The exterior of the fortress looked extremely ferocious and had a sci-fi feel. However, the interior was rough and empty.
The cement floor was uneven, the walls were rough and had not been painted. There were all kinds of encouraging slogans. The only thing that attracted attention was the rows of huge rocket vehicles on both sides. A few children walking on the aisle were not even as tall as a tire.
They followed the soldiers into the fortress. They asked a few simple questions and took a few photos. The only difference was that Huo Dong was holding a box of canned food given by the lieutenant. Everyone had a pass on their necks that was stamped with a seal.
It made Luo Yuan feel a sense of familiarity.
However, the difference was that it did not have a plastic shell. It only had a piece of wood and a thin hemp rope. After the apocalypse, there was a shortage of resources. Plastic could not be wasted here.
There were many fortresses in this area. They stopped along the way and waited for inspection. Fortunately, the inspection was short. They only had to check the pass and they were immediately let go. After passing through 13 fortresses, they finally got rid of the endless inspection.
Commander Xia was silent along the way. He was sometimes emotional and sometimes he was worried. As a "war casualty", he dared not imagine what would happen to his family. The Reconstruction Area encouraged childbirth and strictly prohibited single people, especially women. That was how his marriage came about. As a newly promoted "widow", he had to be mentally prepared.
Luo Yuan opened the wooden box that was full of canned food. There were carved patterns on the outside that simply indicated the type of food and the date and level. There were eight canned meat of level four and four canned vegetables of level one.
Level four canned food was dark blue in color while level one was white.
Since they woke up at five in the morning until four in the afternoon, they did not stop because of their excitement. They did not eat anything except for water. Luo Yuan opened the canned food one by one.
These canned food were very precious to ordinary people. However, it was nothing to Luo Yuan and his team. They had even eaten green level canned food before.
The canned meat was a powder-like substance. The tough mutated meat had obviously been ground up and there seemed to be a lot of starch in it. However, the texture was much better than the original. Not only was it delicious, but it was also easy to eat. Everyone who had not eaten any seasonings for a long time had a great appetite.
In the end, even the dehydrated canned vegetables were eaten by everyone.
There was still quite a distance between the first line of defense and the Reconstruction Area. Luo Yuan finally saw the lights in the distance at seven in the evening.
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