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Shanghai Joint Emergency Command Center

Commander-in-Chief Xiang Tianwen and a group of military region commanders were discussing the great battle against the orcs.

Nine areas were prominently marked on the display screen in front of them.

These are the nine regions that the Magic City was divided into by the Orcish Forest.

"Nine areas, with a total of eighteen first lines of defense from north to south. Currently, only three lines of defense in areas two, seven, and nine have repelled the orcs."

"The first line of defense in the remaining areas has been breached by the orcs, and they have begun to retreat to the second line of defense."

"..."

Looking at the battle reports from the various defensive lines, Xiang Tianwen asked, "How did those three defensive lines repel the orcs? Can we learn from their experience?"

Xiang Tianwen’s chief of staff, Qian Xinshu, shook his head and said, “Based on the combat videos sent by the three frontline commanders, there is absolutely no possibility of learning from them.”

"The reason these three lines were able to repel the orcs was entirely due to the three gatekeepers; their methods... were completely beyond our comprehension."

"Xiao Zhao, play the video."

"The person who pushed open the door at the South First Defense Line of Zone Two is a soldier from the East China Sea Fleet of Shanghai, named Wu Shiyi. The battle has lasted for four hours..."

In the scene, just as the orc army reached the first line of defense, a man jumped from a military helicopter into the dense horde of orcs.

While in the air, the man began to spin with his sword in both hands.

The storm of blades formed by his body and greatsword grew larger and larger as the man spun around for longer.

Wherever the storm of blades passed, countless orcs were either killed or wounded.

Only one of the tiger-headed beast kings was entangled with Blade Storm for a relatively long time.

However, this tiger-headed beast king was eventually killed by Wu Shiyi's sword storm.

It seems that Wu Shiyi only used this one move, Blade Storm, throughout the entire battle, spinning around on the battlefield like a top for four hours.

It was this very spinning top that forced the orc army to retreat.

When the orcs retreated and the blade storm subsided, Wu Shiyi collapsed from exhaustion.

Seeing this, Xiang Wentian asked with concern, "Was that soldier alright afterwards?"

Qian Xinshu said, "It's alright. These door openers' abilities are truly bizarre. One door opener who also practiced medicine woke up Wu Shiyi on the spot..."

Xiang Wentian said, "Let's see what happens next."

The second video played, featuring a woman in a red robe.

Qian Xinshu said, "The next defense line at the North First Line of the Ninth District is led by a woman. According to the information she filled out, her name is Zhao Baining. She repelled the orc army here in just three hours..."

In the scene, Zhao Baining, outside the defensive line, first opened her magic book and unleashed three fire dragons at the orc army in front of her.

These three fire dragons roamed the battlefield for several minutes, causing the deaths of dozens of orcs.

After that, she stopped using fire magic.

As he stepped out of the defensive line, he casually raised his right hand, and swarms of green ghostly figures floated out from the bodies of the orcs who had just died.

Among these green ghostly figures, there was also a white shadow—a beastman child.

Zhao Baining, holding the hand of the white orc child, walked towards the orc army in front of her.

Countless orcs who approached Zhao Baining were torn apart by the green shadow, and then new ghostly figures were generated from their dead bodies.

The cycle repeated itself, and the number of green ghostly figures on the battlefield grew ever larger...

When the orc army retreated, even the person who pushed open the door was so frightened that they kept their distance from Zhao Baining.

After all, it was the middle of the night, and the scene of green ghosts all over the ground was just too eerie and terrifying!

Xiang Wentian was also startled by the deep green shadows in the video.

"These door-opening people's abilities are truly... each one more amazing than the last..."

"And one more?"

Qian Xinshu said, "This doorman from District Seven hasn't registered his personal information yet, but he... drove back the orc army from the south in just one hour..."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Wentian couldn't help but say, "Even more...magical than that little girl from before?"

Qian Xinshu said, "See for yourself..."

Then, the scene of Chu Yang flying across the battlefield, reaping a group of orcs with each snap of his fingers, appeared before the eyes of the military district commanders.

Everyone in the command center was stunned.

They realized for the first time that murder could be so simple, so violent...

The combat scenes of the three men pushing open the door had a great impact on these military leaders.

"The existence of these door openers has given us leverage in our fight against this catastrophe."

"But isn't it too dangerous for ordinary people to wield such godlike power?"

"That's definitely dangerous!"

"Now is not the time to think about these things. Didn't you hear the report say that a new monster might appear in seven days?"

"Indeed, no matter how dangerous this power may be, it is always a blessing as long as it is in the hands of us humans."

"In order to survive this catastrophe, we need to equip more soldiers with this power."

"That's not enough! In my opinion, this power should be popularized among the entire population!"

"Nonsense! The mortality rate for entering the gate is so high, how can we let ordinary people take such a risk?!"

"That's still better than them facing monsters without any ability to defend themselves!"

"..."

"Alright, alright!" Xiang Wentian interrupted as the discussion grew more and more heated, "This is not the time to discuss these things. Have someone find out how those three people who pushed the door are doing."

"If they are still able to fight, please ask them to have other gatekeepers to assist in the defense of other lines."

"Remember to be nice, especially to those who are not sergeants and push open the door."

"yes!"

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In District Seven, before the command center even issued its orders, a group of non-military door-opening personnel had already spontaneously rushed to the northern defense line.

This all started because of Chu Yang.

Because Chu Yang's intimidating presence on the battlefield was so strong, most of the orcs on the battlefield were drawn to him personally.

This greatly reduced the pressure on the other people pushing the door open.

Therefore, in the previous battle, the door openers did not suffer many casualties, but the human race gained quite a few contribution points.

When they saw Chu Yang flying towards the northern front, some of the gatekeepers who still wanted to safely collect contribution points followed him.

Chu Yang didn't mind sharing the spoils with these people; in his view, the stronger the overall human race was, the better.

Only in this way can he get things going!

Chu Yang was the first to arrive at the northern battlefield.

When he arrived, the second line of defense to the north had just been breached.

As the lead crocodile smashed through the defensive wall made of quick-cure cement with its body, Chu Yang flew over and blasted the crocodile king back with a shield attack!

Seeing that the crocodile hadn't been blasted into a bloody mist by his attack, Chu Yang knew it was most likely a beast king.

The reason he didn't use "Shield Blast" was simply because the crocodile was charging too far forward, and he switched to a normal attack to prevent "Shield Blast" from going on cooldown.

The power of Chu Yang's attack clearly frightened the Crocodile King.

Its entire body was blood red, and it turned and shrank back into the group of beastmen.

The other gatekeepers guarding this defensive line had already planned to flee back when they saw a flaming flying man suddenly appear and blast the previously invincible crocodile monster away with a single blow.

What surprised them even more was that this fire-wielding man actually plunged into the vast horde of beastmen behind him all by himself!

Chu Yang suddenly became reckless again, not only because his shield value was now close to 300 million, but also because his Crystal Prison skill had finally evolved during the previous battle with the orc army!

The evolution effect he chose made his rune {Reflecting Prism} look almost ashamed!

The evolution effects of "Crystal Prison" are as follows:

The crystal prison you create takes 50% less damage from attacks, and this 50% damage is reflected back to the target attacking the crystal prison!

Chu Yang plunged headlong into the beast tide, simultaneously creating a crystal prison with 20 HP, enveloping himself and the beastmen near the Crocodile King!