CHAPTER 499: CHAPTER 280: CITYWIDE DEATH TRAP! (PART 2)

He Zhen looked puzzled: "Didn’t you just say it’s not an attack on the city?"

Ding Junyi looked at the Hell Black Chrysanthemum and said: "Right now, aside from up in the sky, no Abnormal Body is sending out Dark Marks, that monster is watching over Xilan City, and the reason it didn’t mark before was to ensure safety within the city, allowing more people to gather!"

Her gaze was fierce as she said: "Because Xilan City has strong defensive power, perhaps to reduce casualties, or simply to cause confusion and fear, this night isn’t an attack but a drive-away!"

"But our original plan was to evacuate tomorrow!" another female researcher couldn’t help but say at this moment.

"Yeah, now we’re evacuating more timely, and have a better chance to avoid the coverage of Extreme Night and Star Abyss No.5, isn’t that better?"

Everyone looked puzzled.

Then, Lin Xian stepped out and said: "What if we mark the whole city with a Level 5 mark before evacuating?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt chills all over.

The atmosphere in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

He Zhen’s gaze tightened, recalling the situation of the Falcon Squad earlier, he spoke in a deep voice: "You mean..."

Lin Xian looked at Zhao Yu: "Director Zhao, I suggest that we call in the leaders of all small and large caravans in the city and check the mark situation one by one. When I brought the Hell Black Chrysanthemum over earlier, I already checked them, all our caravans have been marked with Level 5 marks. I think this might be related to the previous massive noise in the sky, if that’s the case, then the reason for the Monster Tide retreat can correspond with Professor Ding’s speculation."

Zhao Yu furrowed his brow as he looked at Lin Xian, then decisively said after a few breaths: "Alright, do as you said, Wen Zhuo, we move to Mitchell Church and gather everyone together, summon only the leaders, don’t disclose the reason to them first, then test separately, wait until the results are confirmed, then we’ll discuss."

"He Zhen, first arrange to count the casualties, reinforce ammunition on the defensive line, before confirming the evacuation, the line cannot be relaxed."

"Understood." He Zhen nodded.

Zhao Yu checked the time, then addressed everyone: "Time is tight, everyone move now, we won’t make it by dawn; we need to finalize the evacuation plan by 5 o’clock."

"Alright."

The battle of the night had just settled, and as everyone barely caught their breath, they felt an even bigger crisis looming, suddenly everyone was on edge, as if Xilan City was shrouded in a suffocating situation.

Rustle rustle rustle.

At 4 AM, figures hurried on Mitchell Church Square, numerous leaders of the Survivor Caravan were urgently summoned, the war-torn square was stacked with piles of monster corpses that had been temporarily cleaned by people from the Nightwalker Organization, yet the intense stench still made heads spin, under the bright square lights, Ding Junyi and other researchers were dispersed testing marks on each leader.

"What’s going on here?"

"I don’t know, just cooperate..."

"They say they’ve confirmed the Abnormal Body’s attack pattern, called the Dark Mark, everyone marked will attract monsters at night."

"Huh? So that’s how it is..."

"Does this inspection mean there’s still an attack coming?"

"Our caravan suffered many casualties still left unprocessed."

"Fortunately, the Phoenix Society is distributing ammunition and supplies to us..."

"Is it evacuation now?"

On the side of the square, Zhou Wuer, Peng Peng, and a bunch of Nightwalker Postman group stood in a corner, a complex look in their eyes as they watched the scene.

"So many people marked, looks like our evacuation plan needs to change." Peng Peng, crossing his arms, said.

Zhou Wuer, who had fought all night, was now extremely serious: "Who knows, let’s hope everything goes smoothly."

"Buzz buzz."

At this moment, the communicator buzzed, he waved his hand behind him: "Let’s go, they’ve let us in."

04:35

In the temporary command center of the Gospel Hall in the church, quite a few people were gathered.

Led by Zhao Yu and He Zhen, Phoenix Society leaders, the research team including Guo Sicheng, Yu Yuheng, and leaders of Nightwalker Organization and Red Phoenix Order caravans, Lin Xian, Shi Deyuan, Qian Deli, Han Jun, Qin Xueming, Zhang Tianfang, Chen Xiao, and others.

"The testing is completed, out of 1236 cities’ caravans, 786 caravan leaders carry the Level 5 Dark Mark." Xiao He reported the data with a heavy expression.

"Why isn’t everyone marked?" He Zhen was puzzled: "The monster is being selective?"

"I think it’s possible that Group Leader Yu and Professor Wei’s actions affected that monster, resulting in some people not being marked, which is also why those monsters withdrew early." Ding Junyi said.

"64%" Zhao Yu furrowed his brows, muttering: "I don’t know whether to consider this good or bad."

After he finished, he glanced up at everyone: "The details have just been explained, I’d like to hear everyone’s thoughts."

"I think we should retreat immediately, otherwise are we waiting to be wiped out by that S-Class Abnormal Body?" Qin Xueming of the Cosmos Caravan, having just fought a battle, looked very battered, and upon hearing such bad news, he immediately expressed his opinion.

"I agree, is there any other choice?" Chen Xiao of the Torch Alliance, who had suffered heavy losses tonight, looked puzzled at the people: "Does this really need discussion?"

"Didn’t you hear the research team’s explanation just now, carrying a Level 5 mark, going outside is certain death!" Zhang Tianfang said at this moment.