I chose the safe house, and the Human Alliance regretted it.

Fang Yuanshan stood at the very front of the group, with his back to everyone.

Within the crimson mist, countless scarlet pupils, like a burning sea of ​​stars, surrounded the five hundred people, leaving them no room to move.

There is no gap, no way out.

It’s over.....

These two words spread among the people like a plague.

"We can't get out..."

"How are we going to fight so many strange beasts?"

Fang Yuanshan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, his expression had changed.

It was no longer fear, no longer hesitation, but a burning determination that only erupts when one is driven to the brink of despair.

He turned around abruptly, his voice booming through the crimson mist.

"Gentlemen!"

The voices of the five hundred people fell silent, and all eyes turned to him.

Fang Yuanshan pointed to the scarlet pupils around him.

"Those beasts are surrounding us not because they are merciful! They're waiting for us to break down! Waiting for us to lay down our weapons, waiting for us to kneel down and beg for mercy!"

His voice echoed through the crimson mist, making even the broken stones tremble.

"But we are SSS-level superhumans! The pinnacle of human combat power!"

Fang Yuanshan suddenly waved his hand, pointing towards the capital city.

"If we're all scared, what will happen to them? Our family, friends, and millions of others are there..."

His voice was deep and resonant, like muffled thunder, and every word pierced the hearts of everyone present.

"Everything we're doing here isn't for ourselves. It's so they can get one more day of peaceful sleep, live one more day, and wait until the day this war ends!"

Fang Yuanshan's chest heaved violently. "We may not make it out today. But our blood will not have been shed in vain! The Alliance will remember us! Humanity will remember us!"

He suddenly drew the short knife from his waist, the blade flashing a cold light in the darkness.

"Charge! Everything we do is for all of humanity—we will not regret it even if it means death!"

He shouted the last four words.

The sound waves exploded in the red mist, like an invisible shockwave, hitting everyone's chest.

The blood of five hundred people instantly boiled.

"I will die without regret!" someone shouted in response.

"I will have no regrets, even if it means death!"

"kill!!!"

The fear is still there, but it has been suppressed by something else.

Fang Yuanshan did not wait for anyone.

He was the first to rush out.

Behind him, the twelve Special Operations Unit members in black uniforms leaped out simultaneously without a moment's hesitation.

Thirteen figures pierced through the crimson mist and crashed into the horde of beasts.

"Boom—Boom—Boom—"

The light of supernatural power exploded in the darkness.

Fang Yuanshan cleaved open the head of an A-level Crimson Mist Beast with a single slash, and black blood gushed out.

Old Gun slammed his fists into the side of a Thunder Beast, and the sound of bones cracking could be clearly heard.

The remaining eleven people each displayed their unique abilities.

The combined attack of the thirteen men tore a hole in the horde of beasts.

One, five, ten, twenty...

The low-level beasts fell one after another under their attack.

Those A-level and S-level alien beasts were like paper in the face of the full-force attack of the SSS-level ability user.

"Kill!" Old Gun roared excitedly, "Killing one is a win-win situation, killing two will break even!"

Fang Yuanshan plunged his knife into the beast's chest, then pulled it out sharply, splattering blood all over his face.

He turned and yelled at the group behind him, "Keep up! From this side—"

But his voice abruptly stopped.

Within the crimson mist, hundreds of pairs of scarlet pupils lit up simultaneously.

Hundreds of SSS-rank alien beasts had surrounded them without anyone noticing.

They didn't rush in; instead, they slowly revealed themselves after the lower-level beasts had been eliminated.

Fang Yuanshan's pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints.

"Retreat—" He only managed to utter one word.

Hundreds of SSS-level alien beasts launched an attack simultaneously.

Thunder, crimson mist, frost, wind blades, blood rain—countless attacks converged into a destructive torrent, like a collapsing wall of heaven, crushing down on the thirteen people.

There were no screams.

Only a blinding white light engulfed everything.

When the light faded, that area was completely empty.

Fang Yuanshan disappeared, and all twelve men in black uniforms vanished.

All that remained was a patch of scorched earth and the nauseating smell of burning in the air.

The thirteen people vanished without a trace, their bodies leaving no trace; in an instant, they were reduced to nothingness.

Behind them, it felt as if an invisible hand was gripping the throats of five hundred people.

The fighting spirit that had just ignited, the roar that had just erupted, were all suppressed.

They watched helplessly as the thirteen people at the very front charged forward.

Fang Yuanshan, who had passionately shouted "I will not regret it even if I die," didn't even have time to let out a scream.

"The formation..." someone murmured, their voice barely audible.

No one responded.

Within the crimson mist, the high-level beasts slowly turned around, facing the five hundred people once more.

They didn't rush to attack; just like before, they simply circled around and watched.

Gangzi stood in the crowd, his whole body stiff.

Shi Lei put his hand on his shoulder and patted him.

"Let's go all out," Qi Wen suddenly said, her voice low and deep. "It's worth it to take a few down with us."

She looked at Gangzi, "I'll give you a ride."

As she spoke, she walked towards the herd of strange beasts.

"Yeah, let's fight!" someone responded. "We're going to die anyway!"

"Don't fucking chickens! Charge!"

The fighting spirit was rekindled in the eyes of the five hundred men.

If there's no way to retreat, then killing one is enough to make it worthwhile, killing two is a bonus.

Just as everyone was preparing for their final charge—

A voice rang out.

It didn't come from the crimson mist, nor from the horde of strange beasts.

It was so eerily loud that it rang out simultaneously around all five hundred people—as if an invisible megaphone was hovering above everyone's heads.

A woman's voice. Cold, devoid of any emotion, like a machine reading a report.

"The sample size is too small to conduct large-scale group studies."

Everyone froze for a moment.

The sound continued without any pause, not even a breath.

"I know we can't get in. But we need more samples. This is for all of humanity."

"I have a suggestion. Send a group of late-stage awakened SSS-level ability users to form a team, infiltrate the outskirts of the Kashgar Mountains, hunt down lone alien beasts, and collect samples."

The breathing of the five hundred people began to become rapid.

This refers to...these people?

Gangzi's pupils suddenly dilated.

He understood. He turned to look at Shi Lei, whose face was as white as paper.

"Those ordinary people who awaken to SSS rank through the Awakening of the Prosperous Era have this obligation."

"They started as ordinary people, enjoying the resources of the Alliance and the protection of the base. Now, for the sake of the greater good, they should have priority to go to the battlefield."

The woman's voice was like a cold knife, each word carving into everyone's heart.

The "ordinary people" she talks about and the "guinea pigs" in the laboratory sound no different.

The faces of the five hundred people instantly turned extremely ugly.

No one knows who said that.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

The important thing is that they understood.

"This is the most cost-effective option. They have SSS-level strength, but lack combat experience. Poaching outside the Kashgar Mountains will both train them and provide us with valuable samples. It's a win-win situation."

Everyone dies; it's just a matter of whether they die sooner or later.

That last sentence was like an icicle, piercing everyone's heart.

The sound disappeared.

A deathly silence hung in the crimson fog.