My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 451 - 419: Dragon Pan Fortress

Dragon Pan Pass, Dragon Pan Fortress.

It was the most important fortress on the western side of the Beiting Defense Circle.

And there was no other.

The convoy sped through the wasteland.

Past the Satellite City, the roads became much less populated and lacked the tidiness within the Circle, resembling the wilderness of Tiannan Province with cracked roads and rampant weeds, occasionally under attack from Demonized Beasts.

The towering steel fortress between the distant mountains was visible from afar.

Inside the Floating Chariot, apart from a member of the Personal Guard serving as the driver, Yao Jun was also seated.

The Floating Chariot, flying about ten meters above the ground, moved at extremely high speeds, capable of ignoring terrain. Yao Jun, watching the rapidly receding landscape outside the window, became increasingly astonished.

"...the Beiting Defense Circle’s resistance against the Demon Tide doesn’t seem as effortless as it looks?"

"That’s right." Yao Jun, coming back to his senses, smiled bitterly, "The Defense Circle is vast, providing us humans with a relatively broad area, but because of this, Beiting faces far more enemies than imagined."

"Level five Demon Tides... occur almost daily at the borders of the Defense Circle, and Catastrophe Level Demonized Beasts also appear frequently.

But these are not the main cause for the precariousness of the defense line; the key lies with the Alien Races. Around Beiting, five different Alien Race species are active, all with Transcendents among them who can manipulate the Demon Tide. Transcendent Strongmen are even capable of easily tearing open gaps in the defenses..."

From Yao Jun’s words, Tang Yu gradually understood.

At the onset of the apocalypse, the Beiting Army reacted swiftly, rescuing survivors and suppressing the Demon Tide.

In just over a month, they established the nucleus of a Defense Circle centered on the Base City, with eight Satellite Cities reinforcing it.

Two months later, Beiting built numerous fortresses and outposts outside the Satellite Cities... like a sieve that continually weakened incoming Demon Tides. Even if a few slipped through to the Circle’s interior, they couldn’t stir up any waves.

The nature of the Demonized Beasts, when not under control, instinctively targeted the Circle’s Transfer Stations.

Layer after layer of filtration created an environment with an extremely high safety coefficient within the Defense Circle.

By then, the Beiting Defense Circle was already complete.

With strong technological strength and a comprehensive defense system, even level five Demon Tides combined with Catastrophe Level Demonized Beasts posed no fear.

Thus, Beiting began to expand.

Preparing to extend fortresses and outposts outside the Defense Circle and set up Sanctuaries.

However, at this time, the appearance of Transcendent Alien Races dealt a heavy blow to the Beiting executives.

Not only were the Sanctuaries under construction destroyed, but countless fortresses along the defense line were also shattered. The front was pushed back outside the Satellite Cities, and it wasn’t until Grandmaster Meng suddenly became Transcendent and gained the capacity to compete with the Alien Race Transcendents, bolstered by technological weapons, that they managed to halt the enemy’s advance.

"Were it not for those Alien Races not acting in unison, the Beiting Defense Circle may not have held till now," Yao Jun shook his head, "But it’s quite normal for one or two fortresses to be destroyed by the Alien Race Transcendents leading a Demon Tide every now and then."

"This time is different. Once Dragon Pan Fortress falls, the Demon Tide will be able to break through and directly threaten Zhenhe Satellite City in the rear, and the western defense line will become riddled with holes."

The front lines were critical.

Meng Jingran, as a Transcendent, was already on his way flying.

Tang Yu considered for a moment and decided to take Eileen and Nancy with him to support Dragon Pan Fortress... Beiting and Green Shadow might compete, but they were in a situation where if one fell, both would suffer.

Only if Beiting was strong would it remain the thorn in the side of the Alien Races.

And now, Green Shadow was also gradually emerging.

...

Two Floating Chariots raced on.

Suddenly, with the sound of roaring, several fighter jets flew overhead.

Tang Yu was not surprised; Beiting was one of the few places where one could still see fighter jets in operation, but the jets’ deployment also meant... Dragon Pan Fortress was in an extremely perilous situation.

The Floating Chariots flew at full speed, and it took only twenty to thirty minutes to get from Ancestor Dragon Foundation to Dragon Pan Fortress.

Yao Jun presented his pass.

Several people ascended the tens of meters high Dragon Pan Fortress.

On both sides were towering, steep cliffs, with the Dragon Pan Fortress standing in the middle of the mountains, guarding this crucial passageway.

In front of the fortress, an endless Demon Tide surged forward, with countless Flying Demonized Beasts swooping down from the sky.

Anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, cannons... the roar was incessant.

The entire fortress was like a meat grinder, continuously spewing out flames of light, tearing the incoming Demonized Beasts to shreds.

The most eye-catching feature was the enormous gun barrel at the very top of the fortress.

The barrel, with a diameter exceeding ten meters, visibly gathered innumerable Source Power Particles, while the space around it twisted and Thunder Arcs flickered. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

Even the Flying Demonized Beasts dared not approach to disrupt it.

"What is that?"

"You could consider it a Super Energy Cannon," said Yao Jun, without hiding anything, "The presence of such a weapon is what makes the Transcendents cautious, but..."

He spoke of its limitations.

An ordinary Energy-gathering Cannon actually had the power to injure Transcendents, but its range was short, and it took a long time to gather energy, often getting destroyed by Alien Race Transcendents before it could continue with sufficient power.

As for the Super Energy Cannon... its range could reach several kilometers.

Despite also having the drawback of a long energy-gathering time, it allowed for energy to be continued in advance, ensuring it was ready to fire at a critical moment.

However...

While the gun barrel continued to gather Source Power, it also constantly dissipated Source Power.

Every second, hundreds to thousands of Source Crystals were consumed.

With each blast, millions of Source Crystals would be gone like ash in the wind.

Beiting dared not stop the energy-accumulation process, yet feared to unleash the cannon strike—even though a single shot could annihilate tens of thousands of Demonized Beasts, the moment it was fired, it would lose its deterrence. The Alien Race Transcendents lurking outside the firing range would then have no further reservations.

...

Tang Yu arrived at the command center of the Dragon Pan Fortress.

Meng Jingran, who had arrived a few minutes earlier, was discussing strategies with the fortress’s commanding general.

"...The enemy Transcendents won’t make a move so easily; currently, the most troublesome problem is the two ’Hives’ a few kilometers away."

The commanding general, Dai Mubai, spread out several blurry photos.

These depicted the situation a few kilometers away from the fortress; below was still the swarming Demon Tide, and above it floated two colossal objects tens of meters off the ground, crimson and shaped like inverted pyramids.

Despite the blurry photos, one could still make out the dense, honeycomb-like holes that covered them.

They were like beehives.

"’Hives’ are living creatures, likely a type of Demonized Beast, possessing the ability to continuously produce Demonized Beasts," explained Dai Mubai.

"Is there no limit?" asked Tang Yu.

"Perhaps there is, but we do not know; ’Hives’ have been encountered only a handful of times, and many of their abilities remain a mystery," he paused before continuing, "I have just requested support from a fighter squadron to destroy the ’Hives’, but they failed."

Dai Mubai turned his gaze towards the battle-filled walls, his voice trembling.

He turned to look at Tang Yu, then suddenly bowed deeply, "I had no hope at first, but you must be a Transcendent. With Grandmaster Meng also here, the two of you together might have a chance to destroy the ’Hives’, even if the Alien Race Transcendents interfere. I, Dai in this place..."

If it were only Meng Jingran, venturing out of the fortress would almost certainly lead to ambush by Alien Race Transcendents, and potentially fatal danger.

Only if they joined forces would there be a possibility of success.

However, the risk remained substantial.

Tang Yu frowned, and after a long pause, he spoke, "I am sorry, but I cannot agree to your request."

Dai Mubai, looking disappointed, did not make any further requests.

Then he heard Tang Yu continue, "Instead of letting the Alien Race Transcendents ambush us, why not... go for a big one, and try slaughtering a few Transcendents!"

PS: Today was a droop, writing and deleting, but... didn’t I say yesterday that this book is not ending, meow meow meow? The country has not yet been visited, the city not yet built, the Otherworld not yet explored, what what what has yet to be written (am I letting the cat out of the bag?), how could it possibly end so soon!