Chapter 328: Chapter 321: The Swarm Descends At this moment, the fear experienced by people was indescribable; almost all the children and women burst into tears, mixed with the shouts, prayers, and curses of others, merging instantly, chaotic and noisy like boiling water.
Many started to scream frantically, some idiots even ran aimlessly away, trying to climb trees or high slopes, causing chaos among the crowd.
The mobilization power was demonstrated, hundreds of warriors were dispatched simultaneously, holding some riot shields and armor made from insect armor, rushed into the crowd, urgently restraining those overly frightened people. Meanwhile, the medical department also made an emergency dispatch, providing treatment to those trampled victims in the quickest manner.
Force can sometimes solve problems more effectively; under the intervention of the combat department, the crowd began to gradually calm down, although still somewhat chaotic, not as dangerous as before.
Most of the people escaped to relatively safe environments.
After more than ten minutes, the earthquake seemed mostly calmed down; although there were occasional aftershocks of magnitude four or five, it was no longer prone to collapse, cracks, or upheavals, relatively considered safe now.
However, the camp walls had several huge cracks shockingly, unimaginable if the tremor were stronger, this defensive wall might have collapsed.
And within the camp, over twenty buildings showed signs of damage; as for casualties, since there was no widespread collapse, only some trampling incidents causing injuries, even if there were casualties, it’s likely not a very horrifying number.
Looking at the environment like ruins, seeing those uprooted trees, hearing the rumble of aftershocks, each survivor felt their hearts bleeding, and that oppressive and heavy panic once again spread among the crowd.
Indeed, the power of order is incredibly strong, protecting everyone from monster attacks, but... human force is limited in the face of such disasters, no one can resist the terror of natural calamities.
Faced with disasters that human powers cannot defeat, humans lost from technological civilization are nothing but ants, ready to be crushed to death at any moment.
In such circumstances, everyone felt numb, not knowing what to do, living day by day without a guarantee, once again enveloped their hearts.
Even Chen Feng couldn’t help but sigh, sitting on the ground with eyes staring blankly at the cracked houses, dazed for a moment.
The earthquake came too suddenly.
But it’s not the most terrifying.
The most heart-trembling for him was, regarding this disaster, he surprisingly had no memory in his mind, what does it signify? It’s a calamity that didn’t appear in the previous life at all.
Perhaps some butterfly effect, for the first time, Chen Feng felt the sensation of bewilderment and helplessness.
In the past, he had the memory of foreseeing fortune and misfortune as reliance, often making responses before danger struck, but now, this earthquake appeared so suddenly, making him feel somewhat afraid afterward.
"Earthquake."
Chen Feng murmured, a sense of ominousness suddenly emerged in his heart.
Earthquakes cannot occur without reason, there must be some force indirectly causing this disaster to descend, could it be...
Chen Feng’s pupils shrank, his face suddenly turned pale.
The tremor was far in the direction of Bridge West.
Because of his arrival, this world has undergone some changes, in the previous life, when the insect emperor launched an attack, the five insect kings attacked simultaneously.
But now, three insect kings are already dead, even if the insect emperor reacts slowly, it must be aware when its underlings keep disappearing.
Normally, over a month later, the insect emperor would deploy forces to start attacking, but the disappearance of the insect kings might have drawn its attention, might the other side attack earlier?
With this thought.
Chen Feng’s heart began to beat wildly, everything happened too suddenly, he only felt his limbs a bit cold, thoughts ran through his brain several times, after confirming there’s indeed such possibility, he opened his mouth and yelled to his subordinates with the loudest voice:
"Sound the alarm!"
"Ring, ring, ring..."
Immediately, an urgent alarm sound started ringing above the order, hearing this alarm, everyone was stunned, not only the survivors, even the soldiers evacuating the crowd looked dumbly at the sky, then leaving some behind to make arrangements, the rest, like madmen, donned all their gear and ran towards the square.
Assembly bugle.
This was the highest summons in the camp, as long as they heard this alert, all professionals and warriors employed in the Economic Development Zone, unless suffering illness or significant injury, must personally go to the frontline...
Everyone knew what this signified.
War.
Is about to start!
Mr. Fang lifted his head, he stretched his muscles slightly, compared to those warriors with solemn faces, his enthusiasm was exceptionally high.
His thought was simple, war signified the monsters he created could truly show their value!
The medical department began packing gear, once war breaks out, most of them need to follow the army, in the event of casualties, they’ll provide immediate rescue.
Zhang Jianxiong put aside his work, mobilized the most elite combat personnel, and rushed towards the square. Wei Xun did the same; when he heard the alarm, he first trembled, then gathered his subordinates and began merging with the crowd.
A group of animal-masked members of the Dark Department first appeared on the street. These people varied in size and appearance; some had bodies completely sanded, some had right hands that could communicate with humans, some had wolf ears and tails, wielding a giant longsword. In short, these "people" simply standing there exuded an extraordinary aura, giving onlookers a sense of discordance.
"Go!"
A deep voice sounded, and immediately, these dozen or so people quickly advanced like scattered leaves in the wind, heading to where the adult had summoned them.
The Doom Lady opened the door, listening intently to the sounds from the sky, yet her face remained startlingly unchanged.
After a period of recruitment, the church’s numbers had reached eighty-nine. Although there was a substantial gap from her desired number, gains and losses coexist, and life had indeed undergone a tremendous change.
At the very least, there were people to take care of food, clothing, and shelter, making life no longer the ascetic existence she once led.
The Doom Lady remembered the agreement between her and Chen Feng. He would provide land and food, and in return, she would contribute some power when the city needed it.
"Such a hassle." The Doom Lady sighed, then began to assemble a team. This was a special squad composed entirely of professionals, which, once assembled, started moving towards their destination.
...............
In the vast square.