"Now's the time! Charge out!!"

Fang Qingyu's voice carried a trace of hoarseness.

"Charge——!!!"

Qin Hui and Old Qiao snapped back to their senses, unleashing earth-shaking roars!

Lifting the wounded like ferocious tigers out of the gate, they made a desperate charge along the charred, smoking death corridor carved out by thunder, heading towards the perimeter!

Qi Hao and Lv Chen followed closely, supporting their companions!

Although Jiang Wei's face was pale, her eyes shone brilliantly as she looked at the proud, mountainous figure ahead.

"Look quickly!! A passage! A passage has appeared!!"

"It's Captain Fang! They've charged out!!"

"Support them! Quickly support!!"

On the perimeter, members of teams "Rock," "Sharp Blade," "Iron Wall," and others, just recovering from the cataclysmic shock of thunder, saw the forcibly cleared passage and the figures charging out of it! Ecstasy instantly overwhelmed them!

"Fire support!!"

"Block the flanking bugs!!"

All remaining able fighters on the perimeter unleashed unprecedented power!

Long-range firepower poured down like torrential rain towards the sides of the passage, trying to prevent the bug swarms from closing in again! Melee martial artists roared, forming a defensive line, firmly blocking any lone bugs rushing in!

Under Fang Qingyu's rearguard cover and the desperate support from the perimeter squads, this team, composed of Fang Qingyu's squad, the remnants of Fenghuo Squad, and some support members...

Finally broke out of the deadly maze made of steel ruins and endless bug tides.

Yet escaping the core of the shipyard's steel maze did not mean they were safe.

Though Fang Qingyu's cataclysmic strike indeed cleared a hundred-meter radius of bugs...

Beyond that, the endless bug-like life ghosts, like a black tide, were merely stunned for a few moments by the majestic power of heaven!

In the next moment, shriller, crazier screeches swept back like a tsunami!

"Quickly move! Don't stop!"

Fang Qingyu's voice remained calm, as if his previous strike carried no burden.

The retreat was long and suffocating.

Everyone trudged along the outlines of destroyed streets, navigating through collapsed building ruins and the wreckage of twisted vehicles.

From time to time, scattered bugs, not completely cleared by perimeter fire, leaped out from unexpected corners, bringing new thrills and wounds.

Everyone's stamina was depleting rapidly.

The adrenaline-fueled excitement was gradually fading, replaced by bone-deep fatigue and pain.

Who knows how much time passed, maybe a few minutes, maybe countless hours.

As the group turned a corner crushed by a giant billboard, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

"Look! The edge of the force field!!" Qi Hao's voice brimmed with post-calamity joy, almost breaking.

About three hundred meters ahead, the invisible barrier separating the inner and outer worlds appeared like a massive, gently rippling transparent water curtain, clearly visible under the murky sky!

The hope for life was right in front of them!

"The last 300 meters! Charge through!!"

Fang Qingyu's voice was resolute, carrying indisputable power, as Dragon Sparrow Calamity Slash erupted once more with piercing Black Flame, forcing back the nearest wave of bugs by several meters!

"Charge——!!"

"Going home!!"

"Brothers of Fenghuo! Hold on! We're almost there!"

Hope ignited everyone's potential! Qin Hui, Old Qiao, and others let out their final roars, even the severely injured members of the Fenghuo Squad gritted their teeth, squeezing out the last of their strength, staggering towards the light curtain symbolizing safety!

Three hundred meters... two hundred meters... one hundred meters...

The distance was rapidly closing!

The unique ripple of the force field barrier, as if space itself was slightly distorted, became clearly visible!

Fang Qingyu suddenly turned, unleashing one last Tribulation Ashes strike, its blazing Black Flame Blade Qi like a burning wall, temporarily blocking the vision of the bug tide.

Then he let out a low roar: "Go!"

Qin Hui and Old Qiao supported Liu Zheng, Qi Hao and Lv Chen dragged their companions, Jiang Wei closely shadowed Fang Qingyu, everyone using their final strength, crashing towards the faintly rippling, invisible barrier!

Buzz——!

Like passing through a layer of thick, cold water.

The deafening bug screeches, the acrid blood and burnt stench, and the despair-inducing death pressure...

In a split second!

Were completely stripped away!

Replaced by the deafening...

Clamor!

Piercing sirens, urgent shouts, roaring vehicle engines, and even the distant street noise of a normal city, mingling human voices and faint music!

The scene in front of them suddenly brightened!

No longer the murky, dark red sky and ruin silhouettes.

But countless flashing, spinning police lights in red and blue, makeshift glaring floodlights in white, and further ahead... the dazzling neon lights of the city, intertwining into a wondrous sea of light and noise!

The smell in the air was completely different too.

The scent of disinfectant, sweat, motor oil, and even the smoky aroma of food wafting from roadside stalls... all mingling together, full of vibrant "ordinary" breath.

Underfoot lay solid, smooth asphalt, not the rubble and sticky filth of ruins.

The stark contrast made all those who had just crawled out of hell stand frozen.

Qin Hui and Old Qiao, still maintaining their supporting posture, looked up blankly, at the flashing police lights and the rushing medical staff, as if their souls had not yet returned.

Qi Hao and Lv Chen, supporting their companions, gasped for air, their gazes vacant, staring at the distant neon-lit skyscrapers, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

The surviving members of the Fenghuo Squad, including the carried Liu Zheng, upon encountering "normal" air and sounds, had their tense nerves snapped, some collapsing directly, others letting out uncontrollable, post-calamity sobs.

Jiang Wei also exhaled lightly, her face still pale, but as she looked at the familiar "mortal world" scenes around her, her tense body relaxed.

Fang Qingyu leaned on the Dragon Sparrow Calamity Slash, standing at the force field entrance, breathing slightly labored.

Now, the Black Flame on him had completely vanished, the profound black power dissipated, leaving only a torn and bloodstained combat uniform and an unhideable fatigue.

Gazing at the chaotic yet life-filled nightscape before him, he turned to look once more at the area still shrouded by the immense, silent force field dome, resembling the shadow of a giant beast lurking to devour.

The neon lights flickered over his face stained with blood and soot.

Prosperity, apocalypse...

Separated by just an invisible barrier.

As if in another world.

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