"Then there’s the situation on Noah’s side. The original plan to cross the Storm Sea and land in the Polar region was completely ruined by Star Abyss 13’s frenzied devouring. They were forced to reroute through Panama, later making a forced landing on the Hakko Coast and conducting a full land relocation of all personnel. The commander plans to have the main Noah structure, in the form of an empty ship, traverse the man-eating crimson tide and then enter the Stormy Sea for ocean crossing."

"However, on December 11th, while the Hakko landing field had not yet stabilized, the world-class disaster ’Earthquake Catfish’ from Star Abyss 13 suddenly emerged from the coastal waters, directly stranding Noah on the beach and triggering a crimson tide. That battle..." Shi Weidong sighed deeply: "Describing it as a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood would not be an exaggeration. So many Crystal Grid Evolutions Superpower Users from Nightwalker Units 1 and 2 nearly faced total annihilation. It was only with the main force of Dawn Center arriving from the north, coupled with assistance from Phoenix City in the south and the European Storm Alliance, that they managed to open a breach, allowing the Heavenly Calming Ship and most of Noah’s survivors to complete their transfer. Otherwise, we might have lost half of human civilization right there."

He opened his eyes with a few traces of exhaustion and a nearly numb heaviness: "The main force of Dawn Center encountered ’Chaos’ in the Colorado Grand Canyon, and they were already at the end of their rope. They fought several major battles in the shattered canyon while searching for the rescue train convoy..." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Then what happened?" Lin Xian asked.

"It didn’t work."

Across from him, Raymond exhaled a heavy puff of smoke and shook his head, saying: "Nearly filled two Iron Guard Brigades in there because the major bridge in the Colorado Canyon broke. Oh, you can’t even say broke; I heard that damned place shattered the canyon itself. The Orbit Team couldn’t escape at all; even those with all-terrain vehicles or those who abandoned their vehicles and fled couldn’t escape the crimson, let alone that place now resembles hell, filled with monsters everywhere. Unless the train can fly, otherwise..."

He stopped mid-sentence, glancing at Lin Xian and KIKI before swallowing his words. He knew Lin Xian’s convoy was indeed the train convoy, so he didn’t continue.

Shi Weidong lifted his head, staring directly at Lin Xian, eyes bloodshot but still holding an indomitable stubbornness: "Currently, the main forces of the interstellar army’s second, fourth, and seventh continental units are all stationed near Ushuaia without crossing the Storm Strait."

"Why?" Lin Xian asked.

"Of course, we’re unwilling to give up." Shi Weidong shrugged, looking at Lin Xian: "Including these crimson outposts, it’s all to support the convoys that survived the crimson. That’s our mission: to try everything possible, find, and support those lonely convoys that miraculously survived the calamity, and lead them..."

The conference room remained as silent as ever.

Lin Xian was frowning deeply, the crisis was worse than he had anticipated, and at this moment, he was quite puzzled, breaking the silence by speaking: "According to Phoenix Society’s investigation, why did crimson appear, and why did it suddenly erupt so severely?"

"Because of the Descent Faction."

As soon as Lin Xian finished speaking, a responding voice quickly sounded. Lin Xian followed the voice and found it was Song Wei speaking, immediately puzzled: "Because of humans?"

"Didn’t you notice?"

Shi Weidong looked at Lin Xian, saying: "Star Abyss’s previous stable yet chaotic devouring expansion, after the appearance of crimson, seems to have developed a clear strategic consciousness. The eruptions of Star Abyss 13 in the Pacific and Star Abyss 12 and 9 in North America are all related to our major group transfers, very accurately timed and located."

"Moreover, the Noah Fleet and Orbit Team, one in marine transport and one in land transport, are both vital to our material aggregation." Raymond flicked his cigarette ash bluntly, saying: "This is the means the Foundation and Holy City have employed to targetedly dismantle our human camp."

Song Wei simultaneously said: "We believe that the Foundation has already established a means of information exchange with High Tower Civilization, which is precisely why crimson erupts, world-class appearances become increasingly lethal to us humans, stripping us of material supplies and survival areas, constituting a catastrophic blow to us."

"Wait..." Lin Xian frowned, looking at her: "High Tower Civilization?"

"Someone within Phoenix Society has solved the mystery of that civilization game." KIKI looked at Lin Xian at this moment, her eyes flickering: "You should know, Chu Yan."

"Indeed." Shi Weidong nodded, face extremely grim: "Our enemies are now very clear, not just High Tower Civilization, but also these Descent Faction who are incredibly familiar with our own civilization..."

Lin Xian could hear the tone of Shi Weidong carried a deep-seated hatred borne of helplessness, only their own people truly know how to inflict precise harm upon themselves.

"But finding you, and the fact that you’re still alive, means Sentry Post 374 hasn’t failed its mission." Shi Weidong looked at Lin Xian, exhaled a long breath, and told him: "Next, we will spare no expense to send you to the Polar, where the commander will await you. These past few months have been filled with brutal battles and massive relocations, many survivors have been engulfed in despair. Your appearance will surely bring a precious belief and confidence to Kunlun!"

Lin Xian’s expression darkened: "Ha, you may have overestimated my importance. Compared to those sacrificed Nightwalkers and soldiers, I’m just an ordinary Superpower User among the survivors."

"Ordinary?" Shi Weidong’s gaze locked onto Lin Xian: "Sword Holder, if you think that way, you’re mistaken. Now, the tens of millions of survivors in the Polar region regard your past achievements as the light of civilization. While it’s intentional, we genuinely need a role model, someone who can bring hope like a candle flame."