Chapter 336 Absurd World

[Municipal Center District, Babel Tower]

[Floor 199, Joint Venture Branch, Acting President’s Office]

The glass curtain wall of the office has been switched to shielding mode, and the lights in the room have not been turned on. The light is very dark. Zhao Yiming sits quietly at his desk, and the holographic screen illuminates the expressionless face.

The screen was divided into two areas, and two equally majestic busts appeared on it.

One of them is a middle-aged man with half-white hair and gold-rimmed glasses, Alexander, CEO of the Crescent City Branch of the Iron-Blooded Alliance.

The other person is an elderly man wearing a haori and with many age spots on his face, Ryuichi Tsukimi, the president of the Crescent City branch of the Black Domain Group.

The three top leaders of the Crescent City branch of the three giant companies are currently having a rare remote group meeting.

Alexander took off his gold-rimmed glasses, rubbed his Qingming point, and said helplessly: "Zhao, are the people in your company here to make fun of you?"

"It's just that the Tianmen Patrol Station was overrun. Instead, it kept it a secret, confiscated Crescent City's weapons and equipment, and even let the beasts run here before the aftermath was completed. Your people are really good at getting things done. "

Zhao Yiming said expressionlessly: "Oh, really, then maybe you can teach me how to stop them when there are so many ferocious beasts moving at the same time, and they can even cooperate with tunnel worms to travel underground."

Alexander spread his hands and said: "That's your business, I have no obligation to advise you. If your company doesn't even have this ability, why not hand over the patrol station to Iron Blood in the future. It saves you trouble and we save worry, how nice?"

Zhao Yiming ignored Alexander's sarcasm and looked at Ryuichi Tsukimi: "You have nothing to say? If there is such a change in the ferocious beast, don't you within the Black Domain Group know everything?"

Ryuichi in Tsukimi looked very calm and said calmly: "If the cooperation company wants to shift the responsibility to us, then this approach is too clumsy."

"If our spiritual brain modifiers have the ability to control wild ferocious beasts, and at this staggering level, can the people in your headquarters sleep well?"

Zhao Yiming stared at Yue Jianli Long Yi for a long time, and looked away without catching anything strange in his expression.

He threw the documents on the table forward and said slowly: "Then let's stop talking nonsense and get down to business. The headquarters has issued an evacuation order to me, and I believe your headquarters has the same intention."

"Now Crescent City's heavy ordnance is trapped in the Tianmen, and the defense force is very empty. Although there is a large fortification like the Rust Wall, there is no guarantee that the inner city will not be breached before the main reinforcements arrive."

"To be on the safe side, we must immediately transfer important assets such as personnel, data, and experimental equipment within the Tower of Babel to minimize possible risks."

When talking about this topic, Alexander no longer ridiculed Zhao Yiming, but narrowed his eyes and said: "In this situation, land transportation will definitely not be possible, and air transportation can only be used."

Ryuichi Tsukimi: "Requisitioning all the transportation airships from the authorities, plus our own inventory, it should be about the same. If it's not enough, just ask those big mercenary groups to borrow them."

Alexander: "The key is manpower and time. Our internal manpower alone is not enough. Let the authorities' security forces help us and complete the transfer as soon as possible."

Zhao Yiming: "In terms of time, try to delay it as much as possible. With the defensive strength of the rust wall fortifications, it will be difficult for the ferocious beasts to break through from the front. There are so many baits outside, so let them stay where they should be."

In just a few words, the next action plans of the three giant companies were determined, which also determined the life and death of more than 6 million people in the border areas.

After confirming each other's eyes, Zhao Yiming stood up from his seat and said steadily: "That's it, let's all take action."

When the ferocious beast appeared in the border area, the Rusty Wall Defense Force immediately sent the news back to the command center, and the leaders of the city council also knew about it.

This news shocked everyone. No one expected that something that had never happened in a hundred years would actually happen in Crescent City.

As the director of the General Administration of Public Security, Schenkov was immediately appointed as the inspector and took a floating vehicle to the border area to inspect the situation.

When Schenkov arrived in the airspace of the border area and saw the scene below, he was shocked.

If the Border District was once the most chaotic district in Crescent City, then compared with the current chaos, everything in its past is nothing worth mentioning.

The entire border was filled with the roars of ferocious beasts, the collision of vehicles, and the screams of people, one after another echoing in the night sky and could even be heard through the car windows.

Countless ferocious beasts were swarming on the streets, hunting down those desperate border people who fled. No matter how they ran, they could not match the speed of the ferocious beasts.

Some people were torn apart by sharp claws, and blood gushed out like a fountain, dyeing the ground scarlet red.

Some were knocked down by ferocious beasts. They did not kill the people directly, but slowly bit them into pieces like food. The screams continued for several minutes before gradually falling silent.

Many buildings have collapsed under the impact of ferocious beasts, and there are broken walls and ruins everywhere. The raging fire reflects the night sky. From time to time, you can see people being crushed in the ruins, waving their limbs hard, but they can't break free, and are finally trapped. Devoured by fire.

In the midst of the chaos, Schenkov also saw someone, a young mother holding a swaddling baby in her arms.

She ran hard on the street, trying to escape from this hell, but unfortunately she was targeted by a vicious beast. Her front and back paths were blocked, and she just stood in the middle and howled.

When the ferocious beast pounced, the mother burst out with astonishing maternal instinct. She squeezed into the corner and lay there with her back facing out. She just pressed the child in her arms tightly, using her body to create the last barrier to protect her blood relatives.

However, in the face of the bloody reality, the power of maternal love is too small.

The mother was quickly torn apart by the ferocious beast, and the child she was protecting was snatched away from the bloody corpse and turned into food in the beast's mouth.

Seeing this tragic scene, the driver of the aerial vehicle was stunned and lost his mind. Schenkov even covered his mouth with tears in his eyes.

At this time, the border area had completely turned into a hell on earth, fear and despair enveloped the entire city, and countless lives were lost in this ruthless massacre.

Sichenko suppressed the negative emotions in his heart, wiped his wet eyes with his sleeves, and said in a deep voice to the driver: "Raise the altitude, I want to see the situation from a higher place."

The driver came to his senses and quickly complied.

As the float car rises to a high altitude, the details on the street gradually disappear, replaced by a wider field of vision.

Schenkov scanned the area below, supplemented by telescope observation, and quickly learned the general situation of the border area.

The tunnel worm appeared in the northern border area, and the ferocious beasts emerged from the tunnel it broke through the ground.

At present, the ferocious beasts have not completely spread. They are mainly concentrated in the North District, which is the most severely affected. Only small-scale ferocious beasts appear in other places.

On the streets of the cities that have not yet fallen, large crowds of people are surging. They must be civilians who have escaped from their homes and are fleeing eastward.

Schenkov soon realized: "They are fleeing to the Rusty Wall and want to take refuge in the inner city and return to the municipal building!"

In the main conference room of the municipal building, various satellite images and related videos were displayed on the screen, and Schenkov was also describing the situation based on what he saw with his own eyes.

"As I said just now, the northern border area is mainly occupied at the moment. There are usually few people there, and the breakthrough point for the ferocious beasts is there. It is a blessing in misfortune."

"In other border areas, people have not been seriously affected yet. They are fleeing collectively to the rusty wall. We should immediately open the entrances to each wall to admit them."

After Schenkov finished his report, the conference room was very quiet. Everyone just looked at the manuscript paper in front of them silently and did not speak.

Amir looked a little strange. He coughed lightly and said slowly: "Eschenkov, first of all we want to pay tribute to you. It's really hard for you to let you go to such a dangerous place to inspect in person."

"But, what did you just say? Open the entrances to the Rusty Wall to let those border people in?"

Schenkov asked puzzledly: "Is there a problem? Although Crescent City promulgated the "Rusty Wall Isolation Act" in the early years, nominally speaking, the border area is still an integral part of Crescent City, and the border people He is still from Crescent City.”

"Now that such a big disaster has broken out, are we going to leave them outside the rusty wall?"

Amir shook his head: "But have you ever thought about it, the safety of the inner city is more important. What if the rusty wall passage is opened and ferocious beasts break in when the border people enter the city?"

Schenkov said seriously: "So we need to come up with a specific plan! How to guide the people to evacuate after the security forces are dispatched, where to establish an isolation line of defense to resist the vicious beasts, how to command the troops and how to fight. Isn't this what we are going to discuss next? ?”

Amir touched the bridge of his nose and said with some embarrassment: "Uh, right. You were outside inspecting just now, so you didn't know this was going on. We have no security forces to command."

After hearing this, Schenkov was stunned and asked blankly: "What do you mean? I didn't understand."

Amir coughed lightly, spread his hands and said: "The security forces have been recruited by giant companies. They need manpower to transfer internal assets."

Schenkov was shocked, and then anger appeared on his face: "That's our security force! It's an important force in maintaining the security of this city! Why do they call for recruitment? What's the basis for it?!"

Amir motioned Schenkov to sit down and said in a soothing tone: "As I told you last time, in an emergency, the three giant companies have the right to requisition the government's military equipment. This is written into the world government code. ”

Schenkov sternly retorted: "It's true that they have the right to requisition military equipment, I admit it! But the code never says that they can requisition members of the security forces!"

"Without the security forces, what will happen to the security of this city?! What will happen to the millions of border people outside the rusty wall?!"

Amir was repeatedly contradicted, and his tone began to become impatient: "Then tell me, those three big shots jointly informed me that they would requisition the security forces. What can I do? Do you want me to be brave and act like a hero? ?”

Schenkov said seriously: "I'm not asking you to be a hero, but you should at least abide by your most basic duties as mayor!"

Amir had no patience anymore. He waved his hand and glanced at him coldly and said: "Shut up, Schenkov. If you have time to argue with me here, why not go home and pack your luggage quickly? We are also preparing to evacuate."

At this moment, the news of the appearance of ferocious beasts in the border area has spread like wildfire.

Even though the inner city has not yet been affected, panic has permeated every corner.

At this critical moment, social class differences have been ruthlessly magnified. If ordinary people want to escape from the city, it is no longer a matter of buying expensive air tickets at a higher price, but rather not allowing them to leave at all.

Tens of thousands of security forces have been assembled to control all traffic arteries leading to the airport to ensure that the big shots and their important assets can be evacuated first.

Transport trucks were lined up in a long line, starting from the area around the Tower of Babel and ending at the airport. The green lights were unimpeded throughout the journey, forming a constantly surging steel transport line.

Ordinary people's vehicles were blocked in the outer streets, and horns were blaring one after another. From time to time, car owners and the police officers could be seen arguing, and then they were knocked to the ground with rubber sticks.

Inside the airport, planes and aerostats waiting to take off are parked on the vast runway, and the load-carrying equipment is unloading various heavy objects brought by transport vehicles.

The privileged executives of giant companies and social elites are also arriving one after another. These people are not only bringing their families, but also many valuables packed and shipped.

There was even a giant corporate executive who hired a special team to evacuate and brought his precious limited edition piano with him, which took up a lot of space in the machine that could have been used to evacuate more people.

As the elite of the security forces, the Fourth Anti-Violence Section is required to be stationed inside the airport. Even if there is no danger at all, they must provide the powerful with a dispensable sense of security.

The members of Alpha Team were in the core area of ​​the airport, where the wind was calm and the clouds were calm. There was no look of panic on the faces of the evacuated elites. Many of them were still chatting and laughing with their families, as if they had never taken this disaster seriously.

After all, with their wealth and status, Crescent City is just one of countless residences.

Get on the plane, drink some red wine and take a nap. When you wake up and open your eyes, you can see your own holiday estate, and a new life begins again.

Ivan gritted his teeth as he stared at the absurd scene in front of him that was in extreme contrast with the disaster.

An Alpha team member looked ugly and asked in a deep voice: "Captain, there are neither ferocious beasts nor riots here. What are we doing here? Shouldn't we go to the front line?"

The muscles on Ivan's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't ask me, ask the city council."

Just when the Alpha team members were silent, a woman wearing the uniform of a joint executive company came over, holding a Chihuahua in her arms that was poking around.

"Hey, you." The woman pointed at Ivan and said in a commanding tone, "Tell your on-site person in charge that my Barbie is timid and not used to strangers around him. Help me arrange a special plane alone."

The Chihuahua named Barbie huddled in the woman's arms, bared her teeth fiercely, and kept barking at Ivan.

After the woman left with the dog in her arms, Ivan took off his helmet and slammed it on the ground, yelling: "This world is crazy!"