Chapter 111: Ch 111- Beast Tide (5)
Soon, Mo Yuan reached the main gate of Cang Lan Base. The area was still crowded with cultivators preparing to leave the base. Some were carrying weapons, while others were checking their supplies one last time.
Mo Yuan stopped beside one of the guards and asked, "Where is Team 14 gathered?"
The guard pointed toward the outside of the gate.
"Go outside, they are gathered there. The team will depart in fifteen minutes."
"Thank you."
Mo Yuan nodded and walked through the gate.
Once outside, he quickly found a large temporary camp. A huge banner had been placed at the entrance with the words Team 14 written on it.
Many cultivators were already gathered there.
Some of them were holding strange-looking guns. They looked similar to assault rifles from the old era but their designs were completely different.
’Those should be Primordial Qi Guns.’
Mo Yuan had seen information about them before.
These weapons were not powered by ordinary electricity or gunpowder. They used Primordial Qi as their source of power, allowing even ordinary cultivators to use them effectively against beasts.
After the apocalypse, almost all the technology from the old era had become useless.
Nuclear bombs and Hydrogen bombs no longer worked.
Even ordinary electrical technology had stopped functioning properly.
No one knew why.
It was almost as if some invisible force had deliberately restricted humanity’s old technology and forced them to rely on Primordial Qi instead leaving Humanity with no choice but to adapt.
Mo Yuan approached the entrance of the camp.
The security was strict and as soon as he arrived, a guard stopped him and asked for his identification card.
Mo Yuan handed it over.
The guard checked his information before nodding.
"You are assigned under Li Qiang’s team, go to Tent Number Five."
"Okay."
Mo Yuan took back his identification card and walked inside.
The camp was quite large, many cultivators were standing around and several tents had been arranged in different areas. Every team had its own assigned location.
Soon, Mo Yuan arrived at Tent Number Five.
There were already quite a few people gathered there.
Mo Yuan checked their talents but there was no one with a talent that he wanted.
As Mo Yuan approached, a young man at the Origin Soul Realm noticed him and walked over.
"Yo, buddy. Were you also assigned to Tent Five?"
"Yes."
"Then you’re in the right place. Just wait for a few minutes. Attendance will be done soon and then we’ll leave."
The young man looked around before continuing.
"As for the mission details, wait for the team leader. He’ll explain everything once everyone arrives."
"I see."
Mo Yuan nodded.
"By the way, I’m Mo Yuan."
He extended his hand.
The young man smiled and shook it.
"Ye Fei."
Mo Yuan looked around for a moment.
Something felt strange.
Ever since he entered the camp, everyone had been unusually quiet. Nobody seemed interested in talking. Even the cultivators who were standing beside each other did not say much.
Their expressions were gloomy.
Mo Yuan understood that this mission was dangerous but the atmosphere was still strange.
He looked toward Ye Fei.
"Why does everyone’s mood seem so bad?"
Ye Fei stared at him for a moment before giving a bitter smile.
"Because we were assigned to Lin Jiang Base."
"Lin Jiang Base?"
"Yeah. It’s a Tier 3 base."
Ye Fei sighed.
"There are only two Origin Lord Realm cultivators stationed there."
Mo Yuan’s expression became slightly serious.
Two Origin Lord Realm cultivators were already a decent defensive force for an ordinary Tier 3 base but this time, the situation was completely different.
"Our Team 14 has five Origin Lord Realm cultivators and Li Qiang is one of them," Ye Fei explained. "Normally, that would be enough to protect a Tier 3 base."
"But this time..."
He stopped for a moment.
"The beast tide attacking Lin Jiang Base has ten Peak Realm beasts, around a hundred High Realm beasts and thousands of beasts below them."
Mo Yuan’s eyes narrowed.
Ten Peak Realm beasts.
The five Origin Lord Realm cultivators and the two from the Lin Jiang Base won’t be able to deal with such a force.
"And that’s why everyone is so quiet," Ye Fei continued. "We only have one choice. Protect the base as much as we can and hope the Sovereign Realm cultivator from the Human Federation can convince the Flood Dragon to stop the beast tide."
He gave a helpless laugh.
"If the Flood Dragon refuses..."
Ye Fei looked toward the dark wilderness outside the camp.
"Then no one here is going to survive."
Mo Yuan remained silent.
Ye Fei looked back at him.
"So tell me, can you really be cheerful at a moment like this?"
Mo Yuan thought for a moment before asking, "Why don’t the Holy Base or the Tier 1 bases help? Sending a few Sovereign Realm or even Monarch Realm cultivators shouldn’t be that difficult for them, right?"
Ye Fei gave him a strange look before letting out a mocking laugh.
"The Holy Base? The Tier 1 bases? Heh, they are already occupied with their own matters."
He shook his head.
"They don’t care how many Tier 3 or Tier 4 bases are destroyed. As long as the beasts don’t directly attack Cang Lan Base, the Holy Base and Tier 1 bases won’t bother sending reinforcements."
Mo Yuan fell silent after hearing this.
’What a cruel world.’
A Tier 3 or Tier 4 base could have hundreds of thousands or even millions of people living in it. Yet in the eyes of the strongest bases, they were still not important enough to risk their own forces.
Mo Yuan looked around at the cultivators gathered around him.
Then a faint grin appeared on his face.
’Well, I guess it’s their lucky day that I was assigned to their team.’
Peak Realm beasts?
He really couldn’t care less about them.
With his current strength, even a Peak Realm beast would probably be killed with a single attack if it wasn’t unusually powerful.
’I’ll deal with Lin Jiang Base first.’
’After that, I’ll immediately leave for Dong Hai Base.’
His eyes became slightly cold.
Soon, another five minutes passed.
Everyone assigned to Tent 5 had finally gathered.
There were thirty Origin Soul Realm cultivators and around two hundred Origin Sea Realm cultivators.
As for cultivators below the Origin Sea Realm, there were none.
Mo Yuan couldn’t help but find the number somewhat strange.
"Why are there so few people?" he asked Ye Fei.
Ye Fei explained, "It’s because of how the teams are organized."
"Every team responsible for protecting a Tier 3 base has five Origin Lord Realm cultivators. Under each Origin Lord Realm cultivator, there are thirty Origin Soul Realm cultivators and two hundred Origin Sea Realm cultivators."
"As for cultivators below the Origin Sea Realm, they have already been sent directly to the Tier 3 and Tier 4 bases in as large a number as possible."
Mo Yuan nodded after hearing this.
It seemed the Federation had already made proper arrangements.
Although the situation was dangerous, they were at least trying to send enough manpower to each base.
At that moment, footsteps came from outside the tent and a man in his forties walked over.
He had a scar running across his forehead and his face carried a serious expression.
The moment he arrived, an Origin Lord Realm aura suddenly spread throughout the camp.
Many cultivators immediately became quiet.
Mo Yuan glanced at him and silently activated his Copy and Paste Talent.
The information appeared in his mind.
Human: Li Qiang
Cultivation Talent: Ultimate Grade
’Ultimate Grade Cultivation Talent.’
’Not bad.’
Li Qiang stood in front of everyone and looked around.
Once he confirmed that everyone had arrived, the attendance was quickly completed.
Li Qiang then spoke in a deep voice.
"I’m Li Qiang, your team leader."
His gaze swept across everyone.
"Our mission is simple."
"Protect Lin Jiang Base until our last breath."
His words were short and direct and everyone understood what those words meant.
This wasn’t a normal mission, they were going to a battlefield where ten Peak Realm beasts and thousands of High Realm beasts were waiting for them.
After Li Qiang finished speaking, the team immediately began moving.
One group after another left the camp and headed toward the main gate of Cang Lan Base.
