Chapter 215
Chapter 215: Let Me See How Many People Can Come
Everything before Li Mu’s eyes was difficult for him to believe.
The world was undergoing a drastic transformation.
Right before his eyes.
The entire land was continuously stretching.
All the terrain, landforms, and monsters that had once belonged to the Abyss were now emerging from underground.
They were being spliced onto this planet.
One had to know...In Li Mu’s understanding, even minor crustal changes could trigger world-destroying earthquakes, tsunamis, and other disasters.
Changes in continental plates took an extremely long time measured in hundreds of millions of years.
Yet now, it was happening rapidly before his eyes.
The key point was that Li Mu had been paying close attention to Linyuan City’s changes the entire time.
Only a very small number of buildings had collapsed. There was no super earthquake like he had imagined.
This was already a creation-level supernatural power that science could not explain.
At this moment, Li Mu felt a sudden sense of realization.
This world was like a game created by gods.
Starting from the descent of the Abyss...
Old Shui’s father’s generation had been the open beta players.
Old Shui and the others had been the version 1.0 pioneer players.
Li Mu had entered the game in version 2.0.
Now the game had updated to version 3.0, adding new maps and monsters.
The problem was...Were humanity’s levels, skills, and equipment enough to handle version 3.0?
Li Mu did not know.
But he was also powerless to stop it.
The world’s drastic transformation continued for a full hour and forty minutes.
It was exactly the same amount of time as the interval from the white light appearing in the Abyss to the Abyss being filled in.
The earth finally began to stop trembling.
At this moment, nearly ten percent of Linyuan City’s buildings had been destroyed.
Most of them were illegal constructions with weak structures.
Li Mu looked at the distant mountains that had risen out of nowhere.
Then he looked at the endless dense forest of towering trees that began three kilometers outside Linyuan City’s walls.
Beep, beep, beep!
His Technological Watch rang. Li Mu answered An Xing’s communication.
“We have lost contact with Bloodpool City and Ironhand City.”
An Xing’s voice was extremely heavy.
Li Mu’s heart tightened. He took out his phone and called his mother in Ironhand City.
Sure enough, there was no signal.
In other words, Linyuan City—or rather, all the cities—had now become isolated islands unable to contact the outside world.
Li Mu quickly returned to the city.
Above the former Abyss entrance was the fortress. This place also had the Abyss-Suppressing Army’s ground facilities.
Although they were not as complete as those underground, they were still about one-third the size.
At this moment, this place had already become the temporary command center of the entire city.
Whether military or municipal personnel, they had all gathered here.
When Li Mu returned, the place was already operating in full swing.
Regarding Stage Three of the Abyss, the Research Institute had long since prepared countless emergency plans.
Although this Stage Three had exceeded everyone’s expectations, many general plans were quickly being implemented.
At the very least, they had not fallen into disorder.
On the Abyss-Suppressing Army’s side...
The commanders of the major military districts began forming temporary “scout” squads.
They began extending reconnaissance outward from the outskirts of Linyuan City.
Large numbers of troops began deploying toward the northern city wall.
For the next few days, many soldiers might have to work hard and sleep directly atop the city wall.
At the same time, they would try to restore communication links with other cities as quickly as possible so that intelligence could be exchanged at any time.
At this moment, inside the fortress’s large military conference room...
The leaders of the major military districts, municipal leaders, and the heads of the Research Institute had all gathered here.
This meeting was not closed either.
The front and rear doors were wide open.
The assistants and deputies of the various leaders acted as messengers, carrying documents and equipment back and forth with hurried expressions.
They immediately transmitted and relayed the plans discussed by the major figures.
The leaders from all sides were also discussing things loudly.
Someone was speaking.
“Then what do we do before we contact Bloodpool City?”
“We cannot behave like children who only know how to look for their mother once there is no milk!”
“There are nine kinds of Abyss in the entire world. Now that the Abyss has risen to the surface and the land has been stretched, that means nine civilizations are invading at the same time!”
“Of course, to each one of them, the other nine Abysses are all enemies.”
“But for the sake of self-preservation, the first thing they will certainly do is launch probes against the surrounding civilizations!”
“A monster siege could happen at any time!”
“We must preserve our strength and defend with everything we have.”
Some people agreed. Others expressed their own opinions.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere among the military personnel was extremely heavy.
The moment Li Mu appeared, An Xing and several other officers took the initiative to make room for him.
The entire conference room fell silent.
Although Li Mu was the youngest, the more these major figures knew of the inside story, the more they understood his weight.
He was someone whom two Earth Rank experts and the Military Merit Bureau had all stood up to support.
Zong Hongsheng’s position had even been higher than many people present.
And in the end, had he not been killed by Li Mu until not even dregs remained?
Seeing that the surroundings had quieted down, Li Mu simply asked directly, “I will not participate in the discussion of other matters. I only have one question. Where are the statistics on the number of Abyss-Suppressing Army soldiers?”
“How many soldiers have yet to return?”
Chu Ying, the Commander-in-Chief of Red Horse Military District, said, “Red Horse Military District has a total of 31,085 people. According to the count just completed, 24,187 are currently in the city.”
Pei Hai, the Commander-in-Chief of Spirit Dragon Military District, said, “Spirit Dragon Military District has a total of 28,522 people. There are 21,754 people inside the city.”
An Xing also said somewhat heavily, “Wanren Military District has a total of 34,985 people. There are currently 26,784 people in the city.”
“Commander-in-Chief Hong Liangpeng is also among those who have lost contact.”
“These should be the people who were out carrying out missions, or who were trapped inside the military districts when the Abyss entrance closed.”
“Someone already tried using a Return Stone to return to the military district’s Teleportation Array just now.”
“But the place where they appeared was at the edge of the forest roughly three kilometers north of the city.”
Li Mu frowned and asked, “How many people above the Profound Rank are there?”
“There should be no more than ten.”
After An Xing finished speaking, everyone fell completely silent.
The question Li Mu asked suddenly made everyone’s hearts stir.
That was right.
The more than twenty thousand people trapped in the military districts were soldiers who had gone out to carry out missions.
The vast majority of them were Yellow Rank.
Right now, no one knew how far the military districts were from here.
The Abyss had already entered Stage Three. There would definitely be far more Profound Rank monsters than before.
If they encountered many Profound Rank monsters on the road...
Would they not be slaughtered by the monsters?
Even if they were not wiped out, the casualties would be enormous.
Li Mu asked again, “Is there a plan to receive them?”
An Xing sighed and said, “A monster siege could happen at any time. The military district soldiers and high-end combat power cannot be moved casually.”
“Moreover, the three major military districts combined only have about one hundred thirty to one hundred forty experts above the Profound Rank.”
“Even sending out half of them would involve great risk.”
Li Mu naturally understood what An Xing meant very quickly.
The Profound Rank experts of the Abyss-Suppressing Army were controllable experts.
When war broke out, they could be freely mobilized with a single order. They were willing to give their lives to preserve the city.
This was the mission of the Abyss-Suppressing Army.
However, independent martial artists and those powerful families did not have such a mission.
This was precisely the time to make use of them.
“How many Profound Rank experts among independent martial artists and family martial artists are there in Linyuan City?”
Li Mu asked again.
“About three hundred.”
An Xing said.
Li Mu immediately raised his head and asked, “Who is in charge of the Voice of the City?”
A leader from the Municipal Administration Hall raised his hand.
“I am!”
The Voice of the City was Linyuan City’s official media.
It was also responsible for controlling the alarms. The Voice of the City possessed one function.
To put it plainly, it was a giant loudspeaker that could instantly broadcast official announcements throughout every corner of the city.
However, this function was rarely used.
Li Mu waved his hand.
“Send out a notice. Say that Wanren Military District calls upon all combat-type martial artists above the Profound Rank to come and support the war effort.”
“Let me see how many people can come.”