Chapter 109 - Don't Be Impulsive Extra update for League Master Next Door's Wang Ting 13 in total

“Right, Sister Zinuo, how did you find the time to come out?”

Zhou Qian asked curiously.

“You guys, all dizzy from playing, haven’t you taken a look around?”

Lin Zinuo asked with a smile.

The crowd was slightly startled, turned their heads to look around, and were pleasantly surprised to find that the dense mist surrounding them seemed to be thinning.

“Are we about to get out of the Mist Zone?”

“Only noticing now, huh?

It won’t be long before we head back to Dawn City, haha!!!”

The more Lin Zinuo talked, the more excited she became, finding it hard to contain the thrill in her heart.

With this successful return of The Crane Orchid to Dawn City, she could already picture Zhao Han’s jaw dropping in astonishment.

Plus, she’d have a great opportunity to show off in front of other groups.

After this, if anyone dared say Elite Group Twelve was no good, she’d slap them hard in the face.

“Sister Zinuo, you really are amazing.”

“Oh, stop it, don’t try to butter me up…”

Su Mo looked out at the gradually dissipating mist and let out a deep breath, finally allowing his tightly wound nerves to relax.

As The Crane Orchid sailed out of the Mist Zone, a vast shadow rose from the depths of the distant sea.

A pair of crimson eyes fixed on The Crane Orchid from afar.

But that terrifying figure merely glanced over and showed no intention of attacking.

Several hours later, in the North Suburb Defense Line area of Dawn City, line after line of defenses was breached by Monsters.

Li Shi commanded his team members as they retreated again and again, organizing counterattacks one after another, but to no avail.

Even the reinforcements, many of whom were lifestyle players armed with light weapons and melee weapons, did little to alleviate the situation.

Seeing this, Li Shi, desperate, ran towards Zhao Han.

Arriving before her, he panted,

“It’s really getting unbearable, we’ve been fighting for seven days and nights.

Without reinforcements, we’ll really collapse.

Now we’re down to only three lines of defense, and there’s nowhere left to retreat.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Han, regardless of anything else, picked up the wireless communicator and connected to the leaders of the other five groups.

“Sisters, I know the difficulties you’re facing right now.

But this isn’t a joke, we’re really about to break here, the defense line is on the verge of collapse.

Please spare some people to help out.”

“Zhao Han, we’d love to help you, truly, if this were any other time, we wouldn’t hesitate at all.

The problem is that we’re under immense pressure ourselves; we are the ones looking for support.”

“Yes, we understand your urgency, but we are genuinely helpless here.

Our current defenses are barely holding as it is, with every spot being critical; there’s just no one to spare.”

“We truly want to help you, but our ability is limited.

Two of my defense lines are already breached.

Zhao Han, just hold on a little longer, once we free up, we’ll be there to help you right away.”

“I understand.”

Zhao Han took a deep breath, containing her frustration, and then ended the call.

There wasn’t much else to say.

If others were willing to help, it was a favor; if not, it was their right.

In fact, the leaders of the other five groups weren’t unaware of the severity of Zhao Han’s situation, but even knowing, they were reluctant to send aid.

It wasn’t adding insult to injury, but rather, they were close to their limits too.

Moreover, if they really sent aid to Zhao Han, their own lines might collapse as well.

While every defense crumbles, there’s still a difference.

Whichever line breaks first bears the primary responsibility, and they were not eager to shoulder it.

Even though they were part of the same Legion and obligated to rescue one another, the precondition was self-preservation.

Responsibility for a collapsing defense line is no trivial matter; a serious failure might not only lead to punishment but could result in dismissal, akin to falling from Heaven into Hell.

“Leader, what do we do now?”

Li Shi and the others all turned their gaze to Zhao Han.

Zhao Han struggled to utter two words, “Hold the line!”

At that moment, her heart was also filled with despair.

She knew the consequences of holding the line were severe; it was possible that the entire combat formation of Group 12 could be annihilated.

And it might not even be possible to hold the defense line, but what other choice did she have?

If they died in battle, her subordinates could at least fall honorably.

Retreating and causing the defense line to collapse would bring damage to Dawn City.

It could very well implicate everyone in the group.

“Understood.”

Upon hearing Zhao Han’s words, Li Shi’s expression immediately changed.

He was crystal clear about one thing; Group 12 was now pushed to the brink.

Thus Zhao Han picked up the communicator and formally issued the hold-the-line order to all combatants: “Brothers and sisters, I am Group Leader Zhao Han.

From this moment on, hold the defense line!

No one is permitted to retreat a single step, even if it means fighting with fists!

No retreating or running away is allowed.

If anyone is discovered doing so, it will be considered a serious breach of discipline!”

“Understood!”

“Understood!”

The communication channel filled with the heavy responses of team leaders.

Thereupon, the defenders on the position crazily retaliated against the oncoming zombie tide.

For a moment, the zombies surging like floodwaters were once again held back.

But even as Zhao Han witnessed the situation seemingly improving, there was not a single sign of joy on her face.

She knew all too well that it was like the last gleam of light before death.

If the enemy’s offensive did not slow down or receive support, they were doomed sooner or later.

But at that point, all she could do was to grit her teeth and hold out.

Unfortunately, luck did not favor Zhao Han.

One after another, Type II Elite Level aberrants entered the combat zone.

They opened their mouths to shoot beams of light.

Bombarding the defense area wildly, they instantly suppressed the defenders’ firepower.

The zombie cannon fodder then madly assaulted the defense line.

Within Zhao Han’s communicator, urgent reports from various teams kept coming in.

“Elite Group Marine Combat Team 78, over half losses…”

“Elite Group Tank Squad 23, combat losses over half…”

“Elite Group Marine Combat Team 123, nearing total annihilation.

We can’t hold on much longer.”

Zhao Han, listening to one report after another, could tell that the defense line was about to break.

She could bear it no longer and pulled out her automatic pistol from her waist, ready to go to the battlefield herself.

“Sister Zhao Han, don’t be rash!”

He Bing and the other sisters quickly grabbed Zhao Han.

“There’s nothing rash about it.

We can’t just stand by and watch.

Everyone, take up your weapons and follow me up!”

At this moment, Zhao Han had steeled her resolve, not wanting the people below to fight to the death while she, the one giving orders, hid behind.

Hearing Zhao Han speak like this, He Bing and the others were deeply moved.

They all picked up their weapons, united in a common cause.

“Sister Zhao Han, we’ll all follow your lead.

Let’s fight them to the end!”

Zhao Han was also very reassured that at the critical moment, no one failed.

At this time, within the main defense-line trench, each team member manned their machine guns, desperately mowing down the oncoming zombies, with spent casings falling to the ground.