Not long after, Chen Qianxiao received news from his members. A large group of giant bugs had appeared on the south and east sides. They couldn’t estimate the numbers.
When he thought that the situation was bad enough, another piece of news came from the west side. A large group of zombies was coming. Judging from the size, it might be a zombie horde.
Being surrounded from all sides, even the ever-calm Chen Qianxiao broke out in a cold sweat. "Damn it!"
With limited manpower, he had to divide the guards he brought to help defend the other sides.
Noticing the situation, Jin Xuyan turned to his members and said, "Wen Kai, Wen Mo, Mo Junjie, Li Qixuan, Yin Yusheng, the five of you, go to the west side."
"Feng Yun, Qin Luzi, Shen Jinzhe, Di Hansheng, Yu Fuyun, go to the east side. Li Sikai, Yixie, Chen Wenwu, Zhou Huajian, Zhang Yuan, go to the south side."
As soon as the members received the order, they replied in unison, "Understood!"
The members moved at a fast pace and rushed to their appointed locations. The rest of the members continued to guard the north wall.
Chen Qianxiao saw the arrangement and heaved a sigh of relief. With the Phantom Team members helping, his members and the guards would be able to hold on.
Ten minutes later, the Lunar Base’s guards and ability-users joined them to defend the base. The ordinary guards used the weapons given by the Phantom Team and provided support from behind.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Sounds of gunfire and explosions echoed throughout the entire area. Colorful attacks from both sides illuminated the dark night, deepening the fear and panic in everyone’s hearts.
As the base was under attack, the ordinary people gathered in one place and hid inside the underground base built over the past month. There was water and food stored inside, enough for them to last for at least three months.
While no one could see the situation outside, the earth-shattering explosions and the nonstop shaking of the ground made them unable to rest or eat.
All they could do right now was pray to the Gods, hoping that everything would be fine and that the attack would be over as soon as possible.
At the same time, the situation above the ground was dire.
The arrival of the Matkuna soldiers increased the pressure and pushed the guards, ability-users, the Silver Snake Team, and the Phantom Team members into defensive positions.
At this moment, Jiao Lizhi turned to take a look at the base and saw that the situation on the other sides of the base was not promising.
"Host, the total Matkuna soldiers attacking the base are one hundred and fifty thousand. Three Matkuna Captains and one Matkuna General have also been spotted."
"Gaia, is there any way to protect the base?" she asked.
Before Gaia could reply, Jiang Ziyi’s voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
"If you want to protect the base, there is actually a way. But you need your sister’s help."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Activate the system barrier. This barrier can block attacks equal to a Level Ten Zombie. But to activate the barrier, you need a code from both Gaia and Krayan. Also, the energy needed to activate and sustain the barrier is not small. Your Sthanam crystal is only able to last for at most ten days."
As soon as she heard this, Jiao Lizhi asked coldly, "Jiang Ziyi, how do you know so much about Gaia and Krayan? Who are you exactly?"
"You can choose not to trust me, but you have no other options unless you can ignore the lives of so many survivors."
While she was hesitating, she heard Gaia say, "Host, the system barrier is the only option."
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Jiao Lizhi saw that the Matkuna soldiers and the mutant animals had reached the wall and were attacking the guards. Even the ability-users were barely able to fight against one Matkuna soldier. They had no chance when facing so many Matkuna soldiers.
Crash!
A guard was stabbed in the chest by one of the matkuna soldiers and thrown into the group of mutant animals.
"Argh!"
As his body was torn apart, Jiao Lizhi recalled the pain she felt when she died in her previous life. As she slashed the mutant animals pouncing at her in half, she said, "Activate the system barrier."
At the same time, Du Beiye heard Krayan’s voice echoing in her mind.
"Requesting permission to activate the system barrier."
Unlike Jiao Lizhi, Du Beiye knew more about her system’s functions. So she nodded and said, "Permission granted."
Soon after, a mechanical voice echoed in her mind. "Sending the control code."
After a moment of silence, Du Beiye heard Krayan’s voice again. "Activating the system barrier in five... four... three... two... one..."
When the countdown hit zero, blue light spread out from Jiao Lizhi’s and Du Beiye’s bodies. The light spread far and wide and soon turned into a dome-shaped barrier, enveloping the entire Lunar Base.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
As soon as the barrier was activated, the mutant animals and Matkuna soldiers on the wall were trapped inside, while the ones outside couldn’t enter.
Everyone was shocked by the sudden appearance of the blue barrier, including the Phantom Team members.
They quickly returned to the wall. At first, they thought that they couldn’t enter, but unexpectedly, when they moved past the barrier, they didn’t feel any restriction at all. It was like passing through a jelly-like barrier.
The members were full of doubts, but at this moment, the barrier increased their chance of survival, and they didn’t have time to ponder over it.
With the barrier protecting them, they quickly killed all the mutant animals and Matkuna soldiers trapped inside before continuing to attack those outside from behind the barrier.
While the morale of everyone increased, both Du Beiye and Jiao Lizhi spat out a mouthful of blood at the same time.
"Cough!"
Du Beiye felt her vision blur, and her chest was in burning pain, but she regained her composure soon after and continued fighting. As for Jiao Lizhi, after she spat out blood, she fell from mid-air.
Seeing this, Jin Xuyan rushed over. "Ah Zhi!"