My Monster Fuses Everything

Chapter 658: Chapter 424 Alien Race Invasion_2

“Oh, what’s there to be reluctant about? Decades ago, weren’t we crawling through mountain gullies and snowfields? Can’t do it now? From the beginning, we made the second choice in unison, didn’t we?”

Li Wenyuan actually smiled, his meaning clear.

In fact, what he said wasn’t wrong. Since before Su Han had reached Fifth Order, they had already designated him as humanity’s safety net. Wushan Base fully cooperated, and the quick stabilization and peace in the southern region were key to the second-hand preparations.

They kept gathering survivors at their bases, rescuing talents, and then transferring them, silently accumulating strength for the greater rear area.

If the recapture was hopeful, several major bases would become great launching points for a counterattack, but if not, the efforts and accumulations of these bases would become supplies for the southern region.

Li Wenyuan looked towards Su Han, who nodded and said in a deep voice, “Then let’s move.”

Su Han was actually worried about one thing. What if the attack wasn’t by a Sixth Order but by a Seventh Order like the Eclipse Worm?

He could temporarily fight a Seventh Order by leveraging the power of all Star Torch Trees, but ultimately, it would be difficult to defeat. If a great war truly broke out, it would spell destruction for the base he was in.

“First transfer the ordinary survivors, then the important supplies. The Armed Forces will evacuate last. We might have to use your Angel Envoy’s Great Demon Space this time.”

While the Bug Quality Rift could facilitate quick transfers, for a large-scale relocation it was insufficient. Keeping it open for an extended period would consume a huge amount of energy. If supported by the Mother Nest it would be relatively easy, but the Mother Nest was currently undergoing a fusion upgrade and couldn’t spare the effort for the time being.

“I’ll have the Void Behemoth cooperate; it can open more passages at once.”

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The plan for a comprehensive retreat was undoubtedly shocking. Many mid-level generals and leaders found this sudden change difficult to comprehend.

But an order was an order. The moment the order was issued, aside from Wushan Base and East Sea Base, which had already completely merged into the Tree Domain, the remaining four bases sprung into action. Also mobilizing were some larger survivor bases.

During Su Han’s constant battles, the communication between the major bases and other survivor bases was very close.

After the gathering of the Spiritual Energy practitioners, they had been guiding the development of the survivor bases and continually integrating more survivor teams.

As humanity struggled to hold territories beyond the south, they were also being persuaded. It was best to move into the Tree Domain one by one.

Indeed, such abrupt news made some bases question those run by the official government, but amidst such skepticism, more bases chose to relocate.

Small bases and subordinate county bases continuously converged through underground tunnels into several main bases. Then, starting with the ordinary survivors, they began moving into the Void Behemoth’s Great Demon Space with a large amount of supplies, embarking on a long relocation process.

The population of several bases far exceeded Su Han’s expectations. With the continuous effort to gather survivors, each base had at least tens of millions, with some reaching a population of tens of millions. They gathered from city clusters and then all moved into the Tree Domain.

Yan Meiyu and Li Ruikang were almost too busy to cope. They had to settle these survivors into various cities in the southern region and maintain the order of the entire base as best they could.

Integrating tens of millions of new inhabitants was not a small challenge to such order.

Fortunately, since the major bases had begun communicating with each other, the situation in the Tree Domain had been the focus of undercover promotion in every base. Moreover, the exchange system of the Tree Domain was represented in all the major bases. Thus, with this groundwork for understanding, the integration process was relatively smooth.

At Fenglu Base, Li Wenyuan returned from the Spiritual World and then directed his subordinates to prepare for the transfer.

He didn’t get personally involved but calmly sought out Academician Long Xingyuan, who was in the research center.

“Three subordinate cities, more than a dozen satellite towns, we need to transfer over ten million survivors, some of whom just settled in Fenglu Base days ago.”

In the research center’s room, where no one else was present, Li Wenyuan’s face showed a faint bitter smile. In front of Long Xingyuan, an old friend, he also revealed his reluctance.

If the old men of the Armed Forces thought a retreat was difficult, what about him?

The emperor defends the state’s gate; the king dies for his realm.

He was not an ancient emperor, but his current status and responsibilities indeed made him unable to retreat, nor should he.

Long Xingyuan poured a cup of water for Li Wenyuan and placed it in front of him.

At this moment, Li Wenyuan’s Zhongshan suit was already somewhat wrinkled and torn from battle, and he had no intention of changing it. His slim and small frame looked just like an average old man.

“Only by retreating can we save more people.”

Long Xingyuan sighed, “Among all of humanity, there’s only Su Han who is a Sixth Order, and for the Fifth-Order, we have only the Stellar Torch Guardian and the Insect God General. But even with such forces spread across the four major bases, it’s still not enough, still insufficient to defend.”

Indeed, a Sixth Order would not easily make a move, and neither would a Seventh Order.

Though the collision of worlds was intensifying, the suppressing force still existed. Besides, Fifth Order Leaders leading masses of the Alien Race in their attacks was already enough.

They had no real need to intervene, nor was there much need for excessive action.

Everyone was in the process of ‘cooking’ Earth as a dish, with war, plunder, chaos, and the like just adding more seasoning to this dish.

“Indeed, it’s not enough. I will temporarily abandon what the enemy covets, undergo Demon Promotion, then enter the Great Blood Sea. Humans too must draw strength from that place.”

“You?!”

Long Xingyuan looked at Li Wenyuan in astonishment, “What are you planning to do?”

“I’ll give it a try. That possibility I spoke of before, the method to resist the encroachment of the Great Demon Will, might as well be a shortcut.”

Li Wenyuan showed a slight smile to his old friend, but Long Xingyuan frowned, “It’s possible, but you…”

He paused, hesitant, then said, “You would then be completely bound to the Star Torch Tree and no longer the Li Wenyuan you are now.”

“So what?”

It seemed that Li Wenyuan had contemplated for a long time before he said, “I heard it, as if a voice told me this is what I should do, that only in this way can we save more people.”

“And it’s not about becoming a monster, but something akin—Incense Divine Spirit?”

“Hmph,” Long Xingyuan merely snorted coldly. He didn’t disdain the concept of the Incense Divine Spirit; rather, he saw through it even more clearly.

“You’ve lived a ripe old age, don’t tell me you don’t understand these things. The Star Torch Tree gathers a great deal of human faith, spirit, belief, emotions, and more. If you enter it and rely on this power to suppress the encroachment of the Great Demon Will, the odds are high. But, you will also always be influenced by these forces, growing stronger over time. But one year, two years… as time goes on and your exposure to these forces increases, you will also be partly affected, for example, by the gradual suppression of your humanity.”

“The power of humanity won’t be so easily suppressed.”

“But it can become numb.”

Long Xingyuan wasn’t buying it. When you see a child who has lost their parents, you feel pity, compassion stirs within you, and you help.

One might do so, and so might two, or three, or four, or five… But when countless such children appear before you, when similar situations arise again and again, eventually your compassion will become numb.

Li Wenyuan didn’t reply, believing in the power of humanity, and that power originating from humans themselves was surely a bit more friendly than that of the Great Demon Will’s.

What he didn’t tell Long Xingyuan was that he had indeed received some guidance, which made him increase his strength faster and made use of the power of the Star Torch Tree, the Lamp Tree, humankind, and even Earth to enhance himself and protect more things.

Just like at the beginning of the apocalypse when he, an ordinary old man, was among the first to awaken as a spiritualist and breach the Fourth Grade.

As a spiritualist, he seemed destined to become a transmitter of certain things.

Li Wenyuan’s silence made Long Xingyuan silent too, and after a long while, he said, “You should talk to Su Han about this. He’s the leader.”

“Haha, of course I will. It won’t be easy without his help, and it also has less impact. But you should start preparing on your end, at least help me choose a candidate who can use the Blood Sea Space.”

“Alright.”