I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

The Ninth Squad took their positions on the position.

Bor crouched behind the bunker, inspecting each of the newly issued copper-cased incendiary rounds before loading them one by one into the ammunition belt.

The four members of the melee team had their all-bronze short blades tucked into their waistbands and were holding bronze swords in their hands. The blades gleamed a somber dark red under the light.

Two gunners set up short-range shotguns at either end of the bunker, their muzzles pointed at the darkness ahead of the barricade.

The two newborns stood on the far left of the position.

They did not bring any additional weapons.

The black robe hung on the ground, and the bird-beak mask faced the direction of the collapse, remaining motionless.

Like two statues cast into the ground.

Lu Yuan stood in the center of the position, his gaze passing over the barricades and looking ahead.

The collapse point is 30 meters away.

The fungal carpet on the ground, which had been cleaned during the day, had been burned away, revealing the corroded and blackened copper floor.

As soon as the carrion ghouls re-emerge, the creep will re-cover the area within a few hours.

And that dark, gaping hole just stood there quietly.

Everyone is in position.

The light from the marching lights burned steadily in the night.

The barricades gleamed with a dark red copper light under the lamps.

The wind blew in from the north, carrying a faint, sour smell.

Lu Yuan gripped the revolver, his thumb resting on the hammer.

Then he heard something else.

It came from underground.

An extremely faint, rustling sound.

It looks like countless claws climbing on the rock face.

Getting closer.

[Environmental Sensing: Numerous pollution sources detected...and the numbers are increasing...]

Lu Yuan's eyes turned cold.

"They're here."

The sound wasn't loud.

But everyone on the position heard it.

The gun was picked up.

The bronze sword was drawn from its sheath.

The light from the marching lights swayed slightly in the night breeze.

Behind them, the two newborns moved simultaneously.

The sound of machinery whirring came from beneath the black robe. The shape of the arm began to change, the metal skeleton reassembled, and the forearm split open, revealing the hidden weapon.

From the dark, collapsed opening ahead, the first gray-red claw climbed onto the edge.

Lu Yuan fired his gun the moment the first claw reached the edge.

boom.

The silver-plated bullet struck the base of the claw, causing the grayish-red finger to spasm, relax, and slide down.

A short, sharp roar came from inside the cave.

Then comes the second claw.

The third one.

The fourth one.

They are not in the same direction.

It extends out from the entire edge of the collapse opening at the same time.

"Copper powder!"

Lu Yuan's voice cut in between the gunshots.

Bor reacted quickly, grabbing the copper powder canister behind the bunker, unscrewing the lid, and splashing it towards the collapsed area.

Dark red powder dispersed in the air, like a heavy fog, drifting with the night wind toward the cave entrance.

The two watchmen then poured out a second jar, and a third.

The moment the copper powder fell into the hole, a sound came from below.

hiss hiss hiss...

It's like throwing a red-hot iron into water.

That was the burning sound produced when copper powder came into contact with the ghoul's skin.

The sounds rose and fell, echoing from the depths of the cave entrance all the way to the edge.

Accompanied by the roar of ghouls.

It wasn't just one or two.

It is a piece.

The claws that had climbed to the edge of the cave entrance retracted again, the burning copper powder causing them to instinctively retreat.

But it only retreated for a few seconds.

Then more claws emerged.

The first ghoul emerged from the cave.

Its palms and forearms were covered with scorch marks, the flesh was curled up, revealing the grayish-white fascia underneath.

But it didn't stop.

He landed on all fours, arched his back, and charged toward the barricade.

Then came the second one, and the third one.

Five.

Ten.

They surged out of the cave entrance faster and faster, as if being pushed by more of their kind behind them.

"Fire!"

Without Lu Yuan giving the order, Bor had already pulled the trigger.

The roar of the short jets exploded across the battlefield.

A fan-shaped barrage swept over the three ghouls charging at the front, the silver-plated bullets tearing through their skin and shattering their bones. One of them was knocked to the ground on the spot, its limbs twitching.

The other two stumbled slightly but continued charging forward.

The two gunners opened fire simultaneously, firing in a crossfire that covered a 20-meter radius in front of the cave entrance.

Lu Yuan held up his revolver and fired shot by shot.

Every shot hit the ghoul's knee or ankle.

The goal is not to kill, but to slow down.

The ghoul with its broken leg fell to the ground and continued to crawl, dragging its body with its forelimbs, but its speed had slowed considerably.

The ghouls behind them simply stepped on the bodies of their own kind to charge forward.

Saprophytic fungi began to spread along the edge of the cave entrance.

A pale green layer of bacteria surged out from the inner wall of the cave entrance, spreading outwards along the ground at a rate more than twice as fast as when it was cleaned during the day.

at night.

Without the suppression of sunlight, the activity of the saprophytic fungi was fully released.

As the fungal layer passed, the copper floor emitted a faint hissing sound, indicating that the copper powder coating was being decomposed.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan gritted his teeth.

"Holy Light Grenade! Throw it towards the cave entrance!"

The two watchmen in the front row took out bronze-cased Holy Light grenades from their waists, pulled the pins, and threw them at the same time.

Two grenades flew in arcs through the air and landed precisely at the edge of the collapsed area.

Boom!! Boom!!

The instant the copper shell shattered, a shockwave of holy light exploded outwards.

The blinding white light engulfed an area of ​​more than ten meters around the cave entrance.

The ghoul that was crawling out was overturned by the shockwave. Burning copper shell fragments embedded themselves in its skin, and holy light scorched it rapidly from the fragments, spreading outwards along the ghoul's body like a lit fuse.

The screams were continuous.

The fungal layer withered and curled instantly within the area covered by the holy light, burning into grayish-white debris.

The ghouls at the cave entrance were blasted back.

The gunfire then stopped.

The position was quiet for a few seconds.

The smoke and the lingering white mist from the holy light mingled together, slowly dissipating under the illumination of the marching lights.

On the ground in front of the cave entrance, there were more than a dozen ghoul corpses lying haphazardly.

Some were still twitching, while others had completely stopped moving.

Copper fragments were embedded in their bodies, the burning continued, and the membranes curled and charred little by little.

Bohr exhaled.

His finger trembled slightly as he released the trigger, but he had clearly calmed down considerably.

"But it seems we can only hold off this wave..."

There was a hint of solemnity in his voice that he could not hide.

The other Night's Watchmen clearly knew that this was just the first appetizer.

However, the fact that it could withstand the first wave proves that the copper barrier is effective.

This indicates that there is hope for the task to be completed.

I hope I can hold on until dawn and leave this place alive.

Unlike the other Night Watchmen, Lu Yuan did not let go.

The revolver was still held aloft, its muzzle pointing towards the cave entrance.

Because at the edge of his field of vision, gray and white text was jumping wildly.

[Environmental awareness: Massive pollution sources detected... the number is still rising... it is recommended to stay away...]

[Environmental awareness: Massive pollution sources detected... the number is still rising... it is recommended to stay away...]

Lu Yuan's expression changed.

The ghouls are about to charge!

"Sandworm oil!"

Lu Yuan's voice suddenly rose, startling everyone with the urgency in his tone.

"Throw all the sandworm oil in front of the cave entrance! Now!"

Bor paused for a moment, but he did not hesitate.

He grabbed two cans of sandworm oil from behind the ammunition box, unscrewed the caps, and threw them toward the cave entrance.

The other two Night's Watchmen also threw out their shares.

Four cans of refined sandworm oil tumbled through the air and crashed onto the ground in front of the cave entrance, shattering the glass and splashing oil that quickly spread across the ground.

Lu Yuan struck a match and threw it.

The moment the match fell into the oil, a bright white flame shot up.

The unique high-brightness flame of sandworm oil formed an arc-shaped wall of fire in front of the cave entrance, illuminating the entire area.

The firelight shone into the cave entrance.

Lu Yuan saw what was inside.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

The cave walls were crawling with ghouls.

Densely packed, layer upon layer, stretching from the edge of the cave entrance into the darkness at the far end of sight.

Like ants.

Countless gray-red ants clung to the cave wall, climbing towards the cave entrance.

Their grayish-red bodies reflected a damp sheen in the firelight, and their three rows of teeth snapped and clicked in the darkness.

The quantity can no longer be described as "large".

Bohr saw it too.

His face turned pale.

It's completely white now.

Behind them, the two newborns moved simultaneously.

It wasn't because I saw anything.

It's because some kind of sensory device inside their bodies has been triggered.

The black robe suddenly expanded, and the sound of a metal skeleton reassembling could be heard from inside.

The forearms of both newborns split open simultaneously, revealing brass-colored nozzles.

laugh...

A dark blue flame erupted from the nozzle, shooting straight toward the cave entrance.

The flames were extremely hot, and the air twisted and deformed at the tip of the nozzle, even suppressing the light of the marching lights.

The two pillars of fire and the wall of fire from the sandworm oil converged, turning the area in front of the cave entrance into a blazing white sea of ​​fire.

In that instant, the entire collapse site was illuminated as if it were daytime.

Lu Yuan saw it clearly.

The ghouls at the very front, braving the flames, were still climbing upwards.

The skin is burning, and the muscles are charring.

But they didn't stop.

Because there are more of their kind pushing, climbing, and surging behind them.

If you stop, you'll be trampled underfoot.

Therefore, they can only move forward.

Upwards.

Outwards.

"Fire!! Open fire at all costs!!"

Lu Yuan's roar was drowned out by the gunfire.

Everyone who could shoot pulled the trigger at the same time.

Short bursts of light, revolvers, copper-cased incendiary rounds—a barrage of bullets rained down.

The moment the copper-cased incendiary bomb hit the ghoul, the casing shattered, igniting the alchemical powder. The burning of the copper and the corrosive effect of the holy light took effect simultaneously.

The ghoul that was shot was like a torch that had been lit, its whole body bursting into flames, and it screamed as it fell back to the cave entrance.

But the ghouls behind them simply stepped over their burning brethren and climbed out.

One.

Three.

Five.

Ten.

more and more.

The firewall's obstruction is rapidly diminishing.

The sandworm oil has a limited burning time, and the fire has already begun to weaken.

The flames of the newborn were still shooting out, but the two pillars of fire could not cover the entire width of the opening.

The ghouls emerged from the sides not covered by the pillars of fire and surged toward the barricades.

"Block it!!"

Bohr's voice was already hoarse.

"Block it!!"

Just then, in the very center of the cave entrance, a huge figure rose up from the flames.

It was a whole size bigger than the other ghouls.

Its shoulders are nearly two meters wide, and the bone spurs on its back pierce through the skin and stick outwards. The grayish-red muscles are covered with a thick layer of keratin.

Its body is burning.

The white flames of sandworm oil and the blue flames sprayed by the born creature simultaneously covered its body.

But it stood still.

The flames slid across the surface of the stratum corneum, burning only the outer layer and not reaching the deeper layers.

[Detection Target: Giant Ghoul (Evolutionary Individual)]

The giant ghoul lowered its head, bared its three layers of teeth to their maximum size, and let out a deep roar.

But it was clearly more than just a roar.

It is some kind of command.

The ghouls behind it suddenly accelerated their charge.

Then it started moving on its own.

With a powerful push off the ground with its hind legs, its entire body soared into the air, leaping over the remaining flames of the fire wall and heading straight for the barricade defenses.

The speed is astonishing.

It took it less than three seconds to travel the distance from the cave entrance to the barricade.

A dark figure cut in from the side.

Those who are born.

As one of the newborns retracted its nozzle, the metal skeleton of its forearm reassembled once more.

The nozzle retracted, and a long, gleaming blade sprang out.

It doesn't have any unnecessary movements.

He pushed off the ground, leaped up, and slashed horizontally with his long blade.

His movements were stiff but precise, like a calibrated machine.

The long blade slashed at the shoulder of the giant ghoul.

Bang!

The sound of metal striking keratin is like a hammer hitting a stone.

The blade cut into the stratum corneum to a depth of about two inches and got stuck.

The ghoul's momentum was deflected by this attack. Its body tilted in the air and missed the chevaux-de-frise, instead crashing heavily three meters in front of the chevaux-de-frise defense line.

The ground shook.

The moment the newborn landed, the giant ghoul had already stood up.

Its speed is beyond what one would expect for its size.

It slapped the newborn's chest with one claw.

The newborn did not hide.

It raised its left arm to block.

The metal collided with the bone claws, deforming the newborn's left arm, and causing gears and connecting rods to fly out from the crack.

But it didn't budge.

The pain of the newborn has long been taken away along with the transformation.

He pulled the long blade from his right arm out of his keratin layer and stabbed it backhand into the ghoul's abdomen.

The tip of the blade pierced in.

The giant ghoul roared and took a step back, grabbing the reborn person's right arm.

The sound of metal being twisted was extremely grating.

The newborn's right arm was twisted off, and the long blade, along with half of the forearm, fell to the ground.

But another one has already been born.

It approached the giant ghoul from behind, its nozzle aimed at the back of its head.

Blue flames shot out at point-blank range.

The back of the ghoul's head crackled and popped as it burned in the flames; finally, the stratum corneum couldn't withstand the heat and cracked and shattered.

It let out a hoarse scream and released the severed arm of the newborn it held.

The one born with the missing arm did not retreat.

It used its broken left arm to press down on the ghoul's shoulder, while a short spike sprang out from the base of its severed right arm and pierced directly into the ghoul's split back of the head.

The ghoul's body convulsed violently twice.

Then it collapsed.

But nobody was looking this way.

Because fighting has already broken out on the barricade line.

The first ghouls that rushed to the barricades let out a blood-curdling scream the moment they touched the copper-plated surface.

hiss hiss hiss—

The moment the claws gripped the copper spikes, the skin and flesh of the hand instantly curled up and turned charred black.

The burning sensation spread outward from the point of contact, and the muscles throughout the arm were spasming.

It screamed, let go, and fell to the ground.

The second bird tried to squeeze through the gap in the barricade, and the moment its body touched the copper wire mesh, white smoke rose from its entire torso.

The copper wire cut deep into the membrane, and the entire contact surface was charred.

It roared and struggled for a few seconds, but was eventually squeezed onto the copper wire mesh by its kind that surged up from behind, unable to move.

More ghouls crashed into the barricades.

The burning copper made every contact accompanied by screams and the smell of burning flesh.

But they don't retreat.

Those in front were burned and unable to move, while those behind climbed up by stepping on the bodies of their kind.

As the corpses piled up, the copper wire mesh began to deform.

The base of the barricade made a metallic bending sound as the ghouls charged at it.

The ground nails were pulled loose from the copper floor.