Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 646 - 372 Collapse of the Situation, Assistance in Rescue_1

Hearing Su Yunxi’s inquiry, Zhao Guofeng pondered briefly before nodding and saying, "If it’s 50,000 mutated animals and 1,000,000 mutated insects, although it might be a bit difficult to hold them off, it shouldn’t be a problem."

If it had been a month earlier, he would never have dared to say this.

But with the opening of the ancient ruins, humanity had gained a wealth of benefits, especially from those cultivation methods, which had sent them into a period of rapid development.

Ordinary people could only rely on these methods to cultivate, but the elite forces in the military also consumed something called "Spiritual Liquid" in addition to their training.

This was another era-transcending product from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, following the Gene Liquid.

Spiritual Liquid, made from highly concentrated Spiritual Energy and compressed, could significantly speed up the pace of cultivation.

With the help of both, the average realm of the military’s elite forces had reached the Third Order.

Joined with the power armor, which had been rolled out on a large scale, their combined combat power could wholly rival that of Fifth Order mutated animals.

Further enhanced by various high-tech weapons, particularly the newly developed 2nd Generation Destroyer Hand Cannon, their attack power could reach that of the Sixth Order.

And of such elite forces, they had 10,000 here, plus 40,000 more had been called in during these three-plus hours, totaling a formidable 50,000.

Additionally, the regular troops here had increased from the original 50,000 to 200,000.

Keep in mind, now even the standard soldiers, after a month’s time, even if they couldn’t break through with cultivation methods, were given priority for the Gene Liquid.

Thus, they had achieved the milestone of an entire force made up of evolutionists.

Even the regular soldiers, though lacking power armor, certainly had exoskeleton armor and were equipped with the First Generation Destroyer Hand Cannon.

While they might struggle against mutated animals, they definitely had no problem taking on the weaker-defended mutated insects.

Such formidable troops, combined with the city walls’ defensive system, would likely manage to hold off 50,000 mutated animals plus 1,000,000 mutated insects—the main concern was how to control casualty numbers.

After obtaining the desired answer from Zhao Guofeng, the tension on Su Yunxi’s face visibly relaxed.

Now the question was how to safely bring these contestants back.

But that shouldn’t be a big problem; he had just issued a notice, and all contestants were on their way back, with those closer likely to make it directly.

For those farther away, he could also send transport helicopters to pick them up.

Thinking this, he prepared to continue issuing orders, but at that moment a communications officer suddenly stood up, shouting at him, "Director Su, contestants in Area 61 report a large number of mutated animals and mutated insects!"

"What!" Su Yunxi was immediately taken aback.

Consider that Ye Feng and his team were in Area 89, which was virtually at the opposite end of the map from Area 61.

More crucially, from a horizontal perspective, Area 61’s penetration into Daxinganling was nowhere near as deep as Area 89, with at least a 20-kilometer difference.

That is to say, these mutated animals had almost circled around to their flank unnoticed.

"How many of them are there?" Su Yunxi quickly asked, striving to stay calm.

But before the communications officer who had just spoken could respond, another one stood up and reported, "Director Su, over a million mutated animals and mutated insects are also found in Area 65."

"Director Su, a large number of mutated animals and mutated insects have been found in Area 73..."

"Director Su..."

Watching one communications officer after another stand up to report, Su Yunxi’s expression gradually turned ashen.

"Damn it! They’ve moved past Ye Feng’s team without making a sound, clearly, this is why they sent out the mutated flying beasts to scout; it was to determine our position," Su Yunxi muttered as he slammed his fist onto the desk.

Zhao Guofeng beside him remained relatively calm, patting Su Yunxi on the shoulder and saying, "Right now, the most important thing for you is to bring the contestants back."

Then, he turned to the staff officer next to him, "From your side, calculate the combat power and numbers of the mutated animals and mutated insects and redraw the plan."

"I’m going to contact the nearby allied forces to continue calling in more manpower. The greater the threat in Daxinganling, the more essential it is for us to fight this battle."

Zhao Guofeng’s words were emphatic, instantly breaking the previously suffocating atmosphere in the room.

"Alright, I understand," Su Yunxi immediately nodded and dispatched all available rescue teams from his side.

The situation was urgent, and all he could do was attempt as many rescues as possible.

At this moment, Ye Feng had gathered his team and was rushing back.

But before they had gone far, Su Yunxi contacted him again.

And briefly relayed the current situation.

"In general, it was our oversight; we completely underestimated the strength and realm of the mutated beings in Daxinganling; otherwise, we definitely wouldn’t have let you proceed further into the area," Su Yunxi said with a trace of self-reproach.

Ye Feng, recalling what had been said earlier, frowned deeply, "Are you saying there appeared a full 50,000 Sixth Order mutated animals? And a staggering 5,000,000 Sixth Order mutated insects?"