Cold released the bio-inducer to its maximum before hitting the ground. The strong smell was that of the bio-inducer.
Before, when the dosage was small, people could barely detect it.
Now, with a dosage that could be directly smelled, who knew how many times it had been increased.
It was likely to attract all the most powerful monsters in the vicinity!
Zhao Longchuan's face turned ashen.
He was already struggling against the mutated wolf pack. If even more powerful beings arrived, they would be mutated Level VI or even higher.
Facing a Level VI mutated monster, even if the entire camp's advanced evolvers united, they might not be able to defeat even one.
If they swarmed in, the camp would be leveled in an instant.
Zhao Longchuan looked at Zhang Chen, who appeared calm and unhurried, as if he hadn't realized the gravity of the situation.
Even with Zhang Chen here, his incredible strength would ensure his own survival. However, to protect a camp of tens of thousands of people...
To put it mildly, one side of the camp's wall alone was 3 kilometers long. It would take tens of seconds, even dozens of seconds, for a strong person to run from one end to the other.
Moreover, the wall had four sides.
If Zhang Chen blocked one side, the other three would have gaps.
If even a few Level VI mutated creatures slipped through, the camp would face utter destruction!
This damn Cold was trying to drag him down with him!
Zhang Chen smiled as he watched Cold descend from mid-air to the ground.
In reality, he saw all of Cold's little tricks. If he wanted to, he could instantly appear and blast Cold's arm off with an energy beam. There were many ways to stop the detonation of the bio-inducer.
But Zhang Chen didn't do that.
It was rare for someone to reveal all their assets to help him grind monsters and level up. Why would he stop them?
Who would refuse crystal cores?!
Zhang Chen turned his gaze towards the location where a large amount of energy was emanating.
Soon, a line of prompts slowly appeared:
[Bio-inducer has leaked in large quantities, attracting mutated Level V and above creatures within a radius of 50 kilometers. This will be a slaughter feast. The first mutated creature will arrive in 47 seconds...]
Afterward, the prompt did not change, but the countdown numbers began to slowly shift.
Hiss...
Zhang Chen looked at the shape of the military base and couldn't help but frown.
Monsters within a 50-kilometer radius would be attracted...
This meant that these monsters would surge towards the military base from all directions.
But no matter how strong he was, he was confined by the terrain and could only defend one side. Wouldn't the monsters on the other sides be unreachable?
If the number and level of monsters appeared evenly distributed, it would mean he could only collect a quarter of the crystal cores at any given time?!
This... was too much of a loss!
This wouldn't do!
With this thought, Zhang Chen smiled apologetically at Zhao Longchuan and said:
"I'm sorry, Captain Zhao, this time... I'm afraid I've let you down a bit!"
Hearing this, Zhao Longchuan's heart sank.
It's over!
Zhang Chen must have realized the seriousness of the situation and decided to retreat first!
It made sense. With so many powerful monsters charging, let alone the survivors in the military base, even someone as formidable as Zhang Chen might not be able to withstand it!
Although his strength was immense, the monsters might find it hard to injure him.
But a person's stamina ultimately had limits. If the number of monsters exceeded a certain threshold, no matter how strong you were, you would eventually collapse from exhaustion!
"Zhang Chen... I understand your thoughts and respect your decision. I only hope you can take care of Xiyue for me!"
Zhao Longchuan said with a grave expression.
"Xiyue? I'm sorry, Captain Zhao, I can't take Xiyue with me. I will find an opportunity to compensate you later!"
Zhang Chen's old face flushed. He took two steps back awkwardly and then vanished from the city wall in an instant.
"Compensation? I'm afraid there won't be an opportunity..."
Zhao Longchuan gave a wry smile.
"Brother, where did Chen Ge go?"
Zhao Xiyue asked, utterly bewildered by their strange conversation.
"It's nothing. After all, this is the apocalypse. By leaving, he can at least survive. He doesn't have to follow us to his death!"
"He shouldn't have been here tonight in the first place. We should defend our camp ourselves!"
Zhao Longchuan said with a smile.
The only person he was reluctant to part with was his sister. He hadn't expected to have her fight and die beside him in the end.
He was truly a failed brother.
"Hm? Brother, what are you talking about? Chen Ge would never abandon us in times of crisis!"
Zhao Xiyue said with firm conviction.
"Mm..."
Zhao Longchuan didn't want his sister to be sad before she died, so he hummed in response without further explanation.
Bang!
Suddenly, a deafening roar pierced the sky!
Following that, a figure flew out of the sky at extreme speed, holding a mass of unknown substance that emitted a faint green light in the night sky.
"That is..."
After Zhao Longchuan saw the green light flying away, the pungent smell of the inducer also suddenly disappeared.
"Could it be... Zhang Chen took all the inducer away?!"
Zhao Longchuan was stunned by his own deduction!
Could it be... Zhang Chen wasn't fleeing to save himself, but intended to lure the monsters away alone, just to avoid implicating the military base?!
And when he said sorry, he meant he might have to sacrifice himself first?
No wonder he didn't want to take Xiyue. He didn't expect Zhang Chen, even facing death, to still think of the survivors of the military base and Xiyue.
This was the true hero, the true man!
"I knew Chen Ge wouldn't abandon us. He wants to sacrifice himself to save us!"
"Brother, we can't just stand by and do nothing. We have to go help Chen Ge. He can't do it alone!"
Zhao Xiyue became anxious and was about to jump off the city wall.
However, Zhao Longchuan quickly stopped her with his sharp eyes, his expression grave as he said:
"Xiyue, he's doing this precisely to protect the military base, to protect you..."
"I believe that with Zhang Chen's skills, as long as he doesn't get bogged down in a protracted battle, there's a high chance he can retreat unharmed!"
"If you go over now, wouldn't that just add a burden and encumbrance to him?!"
"We cannot betray Zhang Chen's good intentions, nor let his sacrifice be in vain..."
As Zhao Longchuan spoke, his eyes began to water.
He also couldn't bear to abandon his brother to save himself.
However, Zhao Longchuan wasn't living for himself. He had to live for the tens of thousands of Dragon Country survivors in the military base, and for his sister, Zhao Xiyue.
Even though he desperately wanted to join the fight, he had to restrain himself, and even hold back Zhao Xiyue.
His heart was filled with immense pain!
On the other side, Zhang Chen flew to a wide-open area quite a distance from the military base and stopped.
At this moment, Er Pang and Xiao Bai also caught up.
Zhang Chen looked around, ensuring that Zhao Longchuan and the others weren't following. Only then did he smile slightly and sprinkle the inducer all over his clothes.
"Let's begin our happy monster grinding!"