Inside the Shelter.

Lin Yi looked up at the sky, pondering silently, "Are those clouds real or just illusions?"

He knew those "stars" were actually space-time fragments filling the Sea of Space-Time.

But as for clouds, he knew nothing…

[These clouds are artificially generated to maintain the microclimate of the Shelter. If you install a weather center, you can control the process!]

"Can you shut up? I know there's no such thing in the store now."

[The Shelter is low Level because you're not putting in enough effort. You need to look for the reason within yourself!]

"…I'm not arguing with you, I'm going to listen to some music…"

Lin Yi mumbled to himself as he walked towards the lake in the dark Shelter…

As usual, there was a music event by the lakeside that night, with someone playing rock music, and the audience was packed.

Joy House (Women's Yard)…

Entertainment Center (Bell Venue)…

Full of people!

"Looks like it's time to thoroughly clean up this red, glowing light district…"

Lin Yi couldn't find a place to kill time, so he headed to the lakeside.

At this time, the football field and tennis court were also packed with people.

Now the Shelter had a large population but few entertainment activities… And although everyone had to work, most people's work intensity wasn't particularly high.

So by sunset, they weren't exhausted.

The forest by the lake was peaceful and quiet.

Lin Yi thought no one would want to walk in the forest at night, but soon he encountered an interesting couple.

A young soldier and his girlfriend were strolling in a clearing in the central forest.

They were enjoying a standard picnic, with a guitar and some snacks.

When Lin Yi stumbled upon them, the picnic was already ending, and they were getting intimate, their hands exploring each other.

He decided not to disturb the young lovers and walked towards the lakeside.

There, he encountered another couple he was familiar with—Xiaochuan and Melanie.

Melanie was arrogantly walking along the lakeside, with the boy struggling to keep up behind her.

Either confessing his feelings or apologizing.

Melanie just kept walking forward without turning her head, but she wore a satisfied smile on her face.

Lin Yi accidentally became a voyeur, sighed, and mumbled.

"Oh, kid, you found a good woman, but I have bad news for you—she's going to drive you crazy in the future…"

Lin Yi continued moving forward.

At the girls' request, about half of the lake area had been transformed into a beach.

Simply put, half of the lakeside was for fishing, and the other half for recreation.

At this moment, Melanie was leisurely strolling on the beach, listening to every word Xiaochuan said behind her.

But Xiaochuan seemed to be starting to panic, and his steps slowed down gradually.

Then Melanie suddenly stopped, turned around slowly, said something, and quickly kissed the stunned man.

Then she giggled and continued walking.

From a distance, Lin Yi caught sight of this scene, felt a pang in his heart, and shook his head.

"Ah, it's over… Looks like this guy is completely done for… He's been thoroughly controlled…"

As someone who'd been through it himself—once madly in love, acting like a fool, swearing to move mountains for her.

But in the end, all ended in despair…

"Wish them well… Now, I should check out the city wall…"

Shelter, south wall.

Despite being late, the barracks were surprisingly lively.

Soldiers were carrying boxes of ammunition, trying on bulletproof vests, while many were cleaning and maintaining their rifles,

The Hubert team watched on the side.

These experienced mercenaries were instructing former civilians on how to properly maintain equipment, including dismantling and cleaning guns.

Seeing Lin Yi, Hubert came over and smiled, "Ha, boss, can't sleep?"

"What about you?" Lin Yi turned to face this older veteran, "Don't you ever sleep?"

"Hahaha! I'll sleep when I'm dead!" Hubert laughed again, in his forties, still full of energy even so late.

"So, shall we talk?"

"Of course!"

Lin Yi felt a nagging sensation that tonight might not be peaceful.

That was also why he couldn't sleep.

Thus, the two spent a long time discussing how to best prepare for the upcoming battle.

By the time they finally finished planning, it was already 3 AM.

And the enemy's attack happened just then—

It began!

Hubert stood on the wall, observing through the sniper rifle's scope, reported.

"They're coming…"

"It seems these infectors are attacking us and the Beastmen's Fragment World simultaneously."

Lin Yi saw the Beastman settlement engulfed in thick smoke.

Suddenly, he noticed that the infectors were coming from a southwestern location.

Eureka!

Teleported to the Space-Time Beacon.

He climbed to the top of the pyramid, gave an order, then floated up and was sucked into the sphere.

"What the hell is this?!"

Seeing the Shelter's fragment and the Beastman's fragment, he mumbled to himself.

A massive fragment, if it could still be called a fragment, was now linked with the Beastman's Fragment World from the southwest.

This fragment was dozens or even hundreds of times larger than other fragments, but it didn't glow like the others. It emitted some kind of black substance that wasn't entirely like smoke nor completely like fog.

In summary—

There was, at least on the surface, an enemy stronger than both humans and Beastmen combined, invading them simultaneously!

Lin Yi left the beacon and returned to the wall.

At this time, Hubert was getting the soldiers armed and, seeing him return, quickly said.

"Boss, they're about to charge. What should we do? Engage them at the fence, or attack from the wall?"

"Same as last time!" Lin Yi decisively ordered.

He planned to let the Beastmen engage in close combat while other soldiers provided cover from the wall.

Currently, Shelter had ample ammunition, so there's no need to conserve bullets.

If there's no Zombie General leading the infectors, then the enemies are just handing over Experience Points.

"If the infectors are too smart, too dangerous, we'll draw them to the wall here."

"Yes, boss!"

"Where's Solomon?"

"He's testing our new equipment, getting it ready for battle. He's mounted the Fire God Machine Gun on a military jeep."

The battle was about to explode!

The infectors surged out from the forest like a landslide, numbering in the thousands!

"Fire! Single shots!" Hubert shouted.

Instantly, gunfire erupted from the wall.

The searchlights brightly illuminated the fence and the area a few yards around it.

Visibility seemed decent, yet it made the entire scene even more ghastly.

Last time, the infectors aimlessly approached the fence, but now they were desperately trying to destroy it.

But the soldiers wouldn't let that happen.

When they were about 5 meters from the fence, they threw Hand Grenades there!

Dozens of deafening explosions cleared a large area by the fence.

Yet the tide of undead was unfazed. New enemies immediately filled in…

Lin Yi pulled out his favorite Level 3 pistol.

Experience Points surged wildly!

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