"Sir!" The vice commander greeted Albert. He was rather young, but the fact that he was a Tier 5 human was enough to give him the position. And he had been defending this area after the commander's death, so his ability seemed reliable.
Albert nodded. "We are planning to evacuate the city. How is the situation?"
"Please take a look at this, sir." The vice commander pointed to the map. The city was split into two. The first one was a small red circle in the middle, and the second was a green circle that covered the rest. "Currently, the beasts are occupying the stone pillar as well as all the buildings around it, including the military area and the essence bank.
We are currently setting up a blockade on the third block."
"What about our casualties?"
"We can't find the exact number right now, especially because there are about two to three hundred people leaving the city in panic. Their fate is currently unknown. Meanwhile, there should be 400 casualties inside the city. Because they are coming from the middle, most of the casualties are coming from the soldiers. They have bought us precious time to evacuate the citizens to the outer circle."
"Are they scattered in all areas?"
"In that case, I need you to gather at the south gate. I also need another team to secure food and water for the evacuation because we don't bring much. The evacuation route should be secured in three to four hours. Before that, we'll have to complete the preparation for evacuation."
"Understood." The vice commander nodded furiously. "Ravi. Set up two teams. Go door-to-door if necessary. Mobilize all the troops and ask for the cooperation of the citizens if necessary. In this situation, even if you are a normal citizen, you're expected to contribute."
"Sir!" A young soldier saluted before heading out.
"What about the Tier 7 beast?" Albert asked.
"Please take a look at this." The vice commander typed a few things, showing a video. "This is a record before we lost contact with the commander."
"!!!" Albert widened his eyes.
The video showed an ambush in the control room. All the beasts crawling inside were spiders. They immediately secured the room, including destroying the security camera.
But he could see the giant figure in the corridor. Its body emerged from the floor below, which reflected its size.
"Is that the Tier 7?"
"Yes. We suspect that the spider is about 8 meters tall. Its legs could reach as far as 20 meters. I'm sure that Sir Albert has seen webs on the stone pillar. This Tier 7 spider covered the entire pillar in just twelve hours."
"…" Albert frowned. There was a chance that the inside of the stone pillar was also filled with webs. Even if they used explosives, it would be useless because the rubble would be stopped by those webs. "Where is the spider's location?"
"We don't know right now. After covering the stone pillar with webs, we couldn't find the spider anymore."
"Is it inside the stone pillar?" Albert clenched his fists. On the one hand, it was extremely dangerous to go inside the stone pillar. On the other hand, he had to confirm its existence and location personally.
"I can't say for sure." The vice commander shook his head.
"It doesn't matter." Albert sighed. "For now, you will focus on the evacuation. I will clear up the path once we're ready."
"Understood." The vice commander saluted.
The soldiers worked quickly. They immediately spread to all corners with their military jeeps.
"All elderly and children are to head toward the south gate for evacuation."
The people were coming out of the buildings. They were desperate to go to the south gate because they wanted to go out as quickly as possible.
Still, some of them were rational enough. They realized that the outside was still swarmed by beasts.
"Sir. There are also beasts outside!"
"Yes. It doesn't matter if we go or not!"
They were swarming the car in panic.
"Don't worry. Tier 7 Explorer Albert Risevan is helping us with the evacuation."
Those who heard it were delighted. They had heard Albert Risevan's name, so they hurriedly turned around while running.
But before they could go too far, the soldier also said, "All adult males are to help with the evacuation and go door to door if necessary. Please help us to get as many people out as possible. All adult females should secure food and water supplies. The faster we prepare, the faster the evacuation will be. Please."
When the people heard of this announcement, some of them felt called out but chose to ignore it. They simply continued running toward the south gate, focusing on their safety.
However, some of them chose to help with the evacuation. At the end of the day, they needed to work together if they wanted to survive.
At least, almost half of them turned around and actually helped the soldiers.
"We need to help the soldiers."
"That's right. If we can do it fast, we can get out of this city faster."
Some people felt moved by their reactions and chose to help as well. In fact, not only adults, but elderly people and children also wanted to help.
It was a shame that a lot of people were selfish and chose to ignore the plea, but there were still a lot more that tried to help.
They ransacked the supplies from stores. In fact, some store owners ordered their employees to bring out all their entire stock and it for the evacuation.
While there was chaos here and there, it didn't change the fact that the flow was going toward the south gate.
As for Albert, the one in charge of the evacuation, he was standing on top of a tall building, looking at the stone pillar.
His expression was solemn as he muttered, "Now then… What should I do? Should I poke them right now and find the Tier 7 beast, or should I wait a few more hours before accomplishing my mission? With all the ruckuses going on, I'm afraid that the beasts will notice them and try to attack us."