In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Richard's fingers trembled uncontrollably.

He grabbed the red pen on the table, and his wrist muscles spasmed from the force.

The pen tip slammed heavily onto the map.

Radiation emanates outwards from the Hamburg camp.

One hundred kilometers.

Two hundred kilometers.

Three hundred kilometers...

Richard tightened his wrist and drew glaring red circles on the map.

Each red circle represents a gathering point of third-tier mutated beasts that has been reported by the Great Xia Dynasty but has not yet been dealt with.

He was panting heavily, staring at the wall covered in red circles.

We can't wait any longer, not even for a second longer!

As long as these mutated beasts' gathering place still exists, the Great Xia's monster legion has a perfectly legitimate reason to advance towards the Hamburg camp!

"Call all the Awakened Ones in the camp over here."

Richard pressed the internal communicator on the table, his voice filled with madness.

"I want to see everyone in the operations room in twenty minutes."

……

Twenty minutes later.

The iron door to the operations room was pushed open.

Dozens of people walked in one after another and sat down around a rectangular metal conference table.

More than fifty awakened individuals sat scattered on both sides of the long table.

Eleven people were sitting in the front row.

They were the entire foundation of the Hamburg camp, eleven third-tier awakened beings.

In the first position on the left, Matthew, a third-tier awakened individual, yawned, casually flicking out a flame from his fingertips and lighting himself.

Smoke spread through the operations room.

At the end of the long table sat a dozen or so regular commanders from the foreign legion.

They were wearing heavy winter coats, and ice crystals hung from their hats.

These dozen or so people held military power over several thousand ordinary mercenaries.

"Bang!"

The iron gate was pushed open again.

Richard walked in.

He hadn't slept for two days. His eyes were dark and bloodshot.

He walked to the head of the table and slammed a snow-covered map of the entire continent of Europe onto the table.

Map unfolds.

Several circles were drawn on it in red pen.

"Notify the men below to check their equipment and prepare to depart."

Richard rested his hands on the edge of the table, looking at the people on either side.

"This time, I'm going to launch a full-scale attack."

He pointed to the red circle on the map.

"Clear out all the mutated beast gathering areas around the camp!"

Not even a single mutated rat can be spared!

The operations room was quiet.

The only sound is the exhaust fan turning.

A few seconds later.

Matthew stopped what he was doing, frowned, and looked at Richard with a puzzled expression.

"Boss, did I hear that right?"

He pointed to the map on the table.

"Set off now? To wipe out these high-risk gathering areas?"

"Are these soldiers out of their minds?"

The other third-tier awakened individuals also looked towards the main seat.

"Yeah, boss, aren't we waiting for heavy weaponry support from Great Xia?"

An awakened individual with curly hair spoke in a serious tone.

"We just sent the supply list to the Great Xia Command last week. The Great Xia's crystal energy cannon and exoskeleton armor haven't even been deployed yet."

What are we going to use to fight now?

Behind the long table, a white military officer took a step forward.

He is the commander of the First Mercenary Group, with over eight hundred mercenaries under his command.

"leader."

The white officer spoke up, "Without the heavy firepower of Great Xia, our current equipment alone would be insufficient to suppress casualties."

He pulled out his tactical tablet and tapped the screen a few times.

The projector on the wall lit up.

A radar scan of an abandoned mining area appeared on the wall.

Look here.

The white officer pointed to the dense red dots on the scan image.

"That abandoned mining area seventy kilometers away. It's the closest and largest mutated community to us."

According to the reconnaissance information previously shared by the Great Xia, there are at least forty Tier 3 mutated beasts here, and several hundred Tier 2 ones!

He turned around and looked at Richard.

"Without the Great Xia's crystal energy heavy artillery to bombard the area, relying solely on us leading the charge, even we Awakened Ones present will surely suffer losses!"

Upon hearing this, the Awakened team present stirred up a commotion, and their expressions all changed.

A black commander on the right also spoke up.

"Yes. The crystal energy cannons we have have limited damage against third-tier mutated beasts."

"Great Xia has plenty of equipment. Why should we risk our lives?"

"Since the Great Xia has issued a notice to exterminate them, it means they don't want to do it themselves."

The European theater of war is so vast, and the military strength of Great Xia is also limited.

The Black commander was adept at analyzing the situation and continued speaking.

"As long as we don't send troops, the Great Xia will deliver heavy weapons to our door sooner or later."

We just need to wait a few days.

Should we wait a few more days?

Richard looked at the group of people below.

They were still plotting how to take advantage of Da Xia's bamboo pole.

They had no idea that the Great Xia might be heading straight for their camp.

Richard felt a chill run down his spine.

What Da Xia sent wasn't some crystal energy cannon at all; what Da Xia sent was Su Ran, the top-ranked Bai Lu, and a hundred Tier 3 Hellhounds!

That monster army is advancing northward along the national highway.

The reason given by Da Xia was to help the foreign camp clear out the mutated beasts along the way.

As long as these mutated beast gathering areas remain, Great Xia has every reason to keep its legion advancing.

Once those monsters truly block the camp gates, will Da Xia need a reason to draw his sword?!

The Hamburg camp couldn't withstand the charge of a hundred Tier 3 Hellhounds.

Richard cannot tell the truth.

He would dare to say that the people he sent to spy on the Great Xia base were exposed, leading to the Great Xia army coming to attack.

The group below could tie him up on the spot and hand him over to the Great Xia to curry favor in exchange for his life.

He had to kill all the mutated beasts along the way before the monster army arrived.

Once the monsters on the road are gone, there's no reason for Great Xia to continue sending troops to the Hamburg camp.

Richard sat up abruptly.

"Shut up, all of you! We can't wait any longer!"

Richard suddenly sat up straight, the veins on his neck bulging.

"Bang!"

He slammed his hand on the table, the force so great that it dented the alloy surface, instantly silencing all the discussion.

"We're not waiting for Great Xia's reinforcements! I said we're not waiting, and that's final!"

Richard stared at Matthew.

"Bring out all the treasures we've got hidden away in our camp's warehouse!"

Distribute all the crystal core exoskeletons!

And all those damn old-fashioned tanks and artillery pieces, even the ones that are almost scrapped, bring them all!

"Take the initiative! Today! Now! We must launch a full-scale attack!"

Matthew frowned, forgetting even to smoke the cigarette in his hand.

He looked into Richard's bloodshot eyes.

"Boss, what happened?" Matthew asked.

The white officer pressed on with questions, his expression suspicious.

"Chief, has the Great Xia Dynasty issued us an ultimatum, urging us to complete the mission?"

Another third-tier awakened individual stood up, his expression slightly changing.

"Or... has the Great Xia sent another supervisory team?"

Richard did not answer any of the questions; his chest heaved violently.

next second.

"Whoosh!"

He drew his pistol from his waist and slammed it heavily onto the map.

"This is not a discussion, this is an order."

Richard looked at the people on both sides of the long table.

"All Tier 3 Awakened individuals must lead teams. The large mercenary group is responsible for all outer perimeter firepower blockade and suppression!"

"But boss, this is causing us casualties..."

Matthew wanted to say something more.

"Execute the command!"

Richard interrupted him, pointing to the door.

"Now everyone go to the warehouse to collect your equipment. The convoy will assemble at the camp entrance in half an hour."

Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be killed on the spot.

No one spoke in the meeting room.

Matthew stubbed out his cigarette on the table and turned to leave.

Others followed suit one after another.