My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Lu Jianjun's expression was grave.

In the post-apocalyptic world, information transmission becomes difficult.

This is especially true near the red fog.

Drones have become obsolete in modern times.

The photos are not as clear as they used to be.

The images on the screen often depict investigators risking their lives to get close and investigate, and many of them have even sacrificed their lives in Maple Leaf Town.

"Take another look at these photos, everyone."

Each photo was taken from multiple angles of the red fog area. Some photos are not very clear, but they all have one thing in common: they capture the deep crevice in the abyss.

Lu Jianjun pointed to the screen and said, "According to professional calculations, this abyssal fissure is over 150 meters long."

"What?!"

"One hundred and fifty meters!"

The expressions of all the bigwigs present changed slightly.

The size of the abyssal rifts varies; the larger the abyssal rift, the more numerous and powerful the demonic beasts that emerge from it.

Abyssal fissures are generally classified by size into fifty-meter, one hundred-meter, one hundred and fifty-meter, two hundred-meter, and so on.

Most of the abyssal fissures discovered so far are in the 50-meter range, meaning the fissures are over 50 meters long but not more than 100 meters long. However, this one is a 150-meter-long abyssal fissure.

Everyone looked grim.

Individual firearms are often only able to threaten the weaker mutated beasts.

A single demonic beast at the fourth level of awakening can inflict considerable losses on an army, and a 150-meter-deep abyssal rift...

No one dared to imagine it.

Even demonic beasts far exceeding the fourth level of awakening may appear this time.

"What are your thoughts on this abyssal rift?"

The crowd looked at each other, but no one answered.

Lu Jianjun was somewhat disappointed, then said, "This abyssal rift is too close to the shelter and poses too great a threat. I have decided to take the initiative and wipe out the demonic beasts near this abyssal rift."

"Taking the initiative?!"

"That's too risky!"

"We can defend the city walls."

"A city wall? This half-finished city wall can hold back the demonic tide, but do you really think it can stop the hordes of demonic beasts swarming in from the abyss rift?"

Some people wanted to say they could stop it, but they just couldn't bring themselves to say it.

All the high-ranking officials present were well aware that once the demonic tide broke out, it would not be an ordinary demonic tide, but a level two, level three, or even higher demonic tide.

"Our shelter is too close to the abyss rift. As you all know, the characteristics of the demonic beasts are that they are attracted by human presence. Our shelter's hundreds of thousands of inhabitants are like campfires at night to the demonic beasts, extremely conspicuous. Right now, demonic beasts are still pouring out of the abyss rift. Once the number of demonic beasts accumulates to a certain level, a demonic tide will erupt. Given the distance between the shelter and the abyss rift, this large-scale demonic tide will inevitably cause a violent impact on the shelter."

"Using the city walls for defense certainly has its advantages, and if we can hold them off, that's fine. But who can guarantee that these walls can stop the demonic tide? And who can guarantee that among the demonic beasts, there won't be powerful demonic beasts capable of destroying the walls?"

"Think of the hundreds of thousands of survivors behind us. If we fall, the disaster will be enormous!"

"Let me mention another statistic. The casualties among these Awakened are three times higher than before, while their Source Crystal income and mission completion rate are less than half of what they used to be. I believe you all understand why this is the case. If we cannot take preventative measures and eliminate those demonized beasts, the situation of our shelter will become increasingly dangerous."

General Lu finished speaking.

The entire room fell silent.

They weren't idiots, nor were they oblivious; it's just that...

Lin Wei, who was in the front row, suddenly spoke up, "What about the losses? Don't forget, there was once a division in the north that went deep into the area where the rifts were frequent. The entire division was almost wiped out. I wonder if General Lu still remembers this incident."

Lu Jianjun looked around, taking in everyone's reactions, and finally fixed his gaze on Lin Wei. "Of course I remember, but don't forget, this time, the Abyss Rift is very close. We don't need to fight at long range or stretch the battle lines. As for the losses? I'll take full responsibility! My troops will be the main force in this attack. However, I also hope that everyone can contribute their manpower to cooperate with us."

"Nobody wants anything to happen at the shelter."

He gave Lin Wei a meaningful look.

The only truly armored force in the Lin Dong Shelter is the troops under Lu Jianjun's command.

But the other high-ranking officials were all powerful and influential figures before the apocalypse, and they already had their own people under their command.

After the apocalypse, these bigwigs recruited people, forming powerful teams.

In terms of equipment and overall strength, Lu Jianjun's army is undoubtedly the strongest.

However, in terms of the number of awakened individuals, the military may not necessarily have the largest number.

The military has high requirements for recruiting, usually requiring various reviews, but some high-ranking officials accept all applicants.

Everyone knows the strength of the demonic beasts born from the 150-meter-deep abyss rift. If some terrifying demonic beasts were to break through the walls of the sanctuary, the sanctuary would inevitably suffer great losses.

The higher-ups don't want anything to happen at the shelter.

However, they were equally reluctant to see their own elite troops suffer losses.

Since General Lu was willing to lead the main force, everyone expressed their support.

Soon after discussing the plan to attack the Abyss Rift, the meeting ended, and the high-ranking officials left.

The meeting room was empty.

Only the projector was showing pictures of Maple Leaf Town, its devastated state.

"Cough, cough..."

Lu Jianjun couldn't help but cough. He wasn't an awakened one, and at this age, his health was deteriorating.

I cough whenever I experience significant emotional fluctuations; it's a recurring problem.

The guard captain behind him changed his expression and quickly stepped forward, patting Lu Jianjun on the back. "Commander, please have some water. There's no need to get angry over these people."

Lu Jianjun's expression softened as he looked in the direction the crowd had left through the doorway. "I'm not angry, it's just... sigh, with disaster looming, everyone is only thinking of themselves. If this continues, our human civilization, our sanctuary, is in grave danger!"

"Sir, there are still sensible people out there, so you don't need to worry too much."

At the meeting just now, there were also high-level officials who expressed their support from the beginning, such as the vice president representing the Academy of Sciences, and Secretary Wang...

However, some people, led by Lin Wei, are always secretly making underhanded moves.

The guard captain knew that the chief had been working tirelessly for the shelter all these days, and his hair had turned quite gray.

"Commander, how about we..." He gestured.

"No way," Lu Jianjun replied decisively. "If it were that easy to solve the problem, it wouldn't be a problem at all."

Lu Jianjun is not a pedantic person.

If killing Lin Wei could solve the problem, he would not hesitate to do so.

unfortunately,

Killing Lin Wei wasn't difficult; the challenge was ensuring the shelter didn't descend into chaos.

As a local strongman in Lincheng, Lin Wei was largely in charge of the construction of the entire shelter.

Most of the food supplies at the Lin Dong shelter were also controlled by Lin Wei.

That alone is not so terrible.

What's terrifying is that after controlling the crucial food supply, they also possess immense power.

Lu Jianjun had once sent someone to test the waters.

Lin Wei has powerful awakened individuals around him, no weaker than his own bodyguard captain.

He knew even more clearly that Lin Wei had many spies planted in various important departments of the Lin Dong Shelter, and these...

Lu Jianjun stopped thinking about it and instead focused his thoughts on the abyss crevice.

Regardless of the circumstances, the safety of the shelter must not be compromised.