Chapter 762: Chapter 215 The Only Way Out (6K Words for Monthly Pass)_4
After making the decision, Xu Shu asked, "Director Bai, how long do you plan to hold out?"
Bai Sanxiang was initially taken aback upon hearing this, but then understood that Xu Shu was referring to the defense of the city walls, and replied, "At most two days! Our safe zone is now completely cut off from communication, someone will definitely notice something is wrong. At most three days, no, two days! Support from the Eastern Extreme Zone will arrive in two days!"
Xu Shu countered, "When support arrives, will it be useful?"
"What do you mean?" Bai Sanxiang felt a bit confused by the question.
Xu Shu said, "I mean, once support arrives, can they rebuild the safe zone?"
"Without the Star Tower, what can we use to rebuild after the disaster." Bai Sanxiang shook his head.
"Then, can they rebuild the Star Tower?" Xu Shu asked again.
He was asking a question to which he already knew the answer.
The origin of the Star Tower, "Extermination of Immortals 24," was in his possession.
And based on the legendary "Historical Recurrence" he had seen and heard, these sword instruments were each unique; it wouldn’t be possible to have extras, otherwise, they wouldn’t be numbered.
Sure enough, Bai Sanxiang answered, "Of course, it’s impossible to rebuild."
They can’t rebuild...
Xu Shu nodded, letting go of some thoughts, then followed up, "If they can’t rebuild the Star Tower, what are they coming for?"
Bai Sanxiang said, "For such a major incident, a Demigod will surely come! The power of a Demigod Level is enough to change our current dire situation."
"Indeed powerful, and then they will come to help us repel the monsters? Or help us collect the corpses?" Xu Shu said with a smile.
"Of course..." Bai Sanxiang stammered.
He had also realized the problem at hand.
The Eastern Extreme Zone headquarters would definitely send someone to check on the disconnected D8B3 area, and it would surely be a Demigod Level expert, perhaps one, maybe two, but no more than two – that’s the treatment for a Third-class Safe Zone.
These two Demigods would teleport directly to a neighboring safe zone and then... travel through the wilderness to fly here.
But what then?
The Demigod Level experts would discover the situation in the D8B3 zone, a situation they won’t be able to resolve.
After all, even a Heavenly List Expert would need to act cautiously in the wilderness.
Demigod Level experts can’t just stride boldly across the wasteland; they must be even more cautious.
As a consequence, these Demigods would have to fly back to get more people for rescue.
But the back and forth would consume a lot more time.
After a series of considerations, the people of the D8B3 area...
Well, not to mention whether they would be abandoned or not.
By now, they’re probably all dead...
The room fell into a long silence.
"Do you have any idea?" Bai Sanxiang broke the silence.
Xu Shu candidly answered, "Migration. The entire population of the safe zone must band together and migrate to a neighboring safe zone. Once we cross the border, we’re basically safe."
"Migration... have I not thought of this? But leaving aside the mobilization issue, just consider crossing the wilderness with our capabilities, how could it possibly be done?"
Bai Sanxiang felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
The two words were simple to say, but the task was incredibly difficult.
The distance between the borders of two neighboring safe zones, a 2,000-kilometer journey, is not overly distant.
For ordinary people, even with a clear path to drive straight without stopping, it would take at least a day and a night to reach.
And this is an ideal scenario, far from what can be achieved in reality.
With complex terrain and danger lurking in the wilderness, how could one move in a straight line?
How easy could it be to relocate over 2 million inhabitants of the safe zone?
No, it’s not just difficult.
It’s downright impossible!
"Do you have a solution for the road issues in the wilderness? If we really are to migrate, who knows how much time it will take, and by then..." Bai Sanxiang pursed his lips and fell silent.
With so many people together, mobility would be nearly nonexistent, not to mention the number of monster attacks they’d encounter along the way.
Even with Transcendents clearing the path in front, two million might seem like a lot, but on the wilderness, they would barely fill the gaps between the monsters’ teeth.
Xu Shu said, "There’s no way to solve this issue, I know many will die, but it’s better than waiting here for death.
"Director Bai, stop deluding yourself. You know better than I do that with the current defense, you won’t last until midnight before the line breaks, and by then, everyone in the safe zone will be buried alongside these beasts that won’t even drop a crystal."
"But..."
"A tree dies when it’s moved, but a person lives on. Director Bai, don’t hesitate any longer. Crossing the wilderness is our only path to life. Even if one in a hundred survives, it’s better than everyone dying here!" Xu Shu declared with finality.
Bai Sanxiang turned deathly pale, Xu Shu had completely seen through his weakness.
However, the thought of the terrifying number of potential deaths made Bai Sanxiang unable to make a decision.
Just then, a warm and mellow voice unexpectedly rang out from the side:
"Comrade Xu Shu, I am here to assist you."