I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

"The Stone of Destruction is eroding the base's defenses! Notify the engineering and maintenance departments to assemble immediately and activate the second and third layers of defenses."

"Yes!"

"Emergency contact with the construction teams for the Haiji Island and Tsurukan projects, as well as the Inazuma side."

One minute later, all parties entered the channel.

Hong Jianjun explained the current emergency situation to everyone.

Hong Jianjun said, "Our available time has probably been compressed again. If this continues, the entire Abyss Sea will be completely eroded by the aura of destruction in about seven hours."

Ivan asked, "What's the situation on Haiqi Island and in Qin Island City now?"

Xin Hai's voice rang out: "The number of monsters attacking Haiqi Island is still increasing. Currently, Haiqi Island's defenses can hold out, but at this rate of increase, it may not last more than twelve hours."

Hong Jianjun said, "The situation in Qindao City is similar, but the aura of destruction should rise to the sea surface before then. Once a large number of Destruction Stones spread ashore, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

Ivan took a deep breath. He hadn't expected that less than 24 hours had passed since they agreed on the final escape plan, and the situation had already developed in a way that exceeded everyone's expectations. It could be said that everyone was now on the edge of a cliff, but it was precisely at such a critical moment that they needed to remain absolutely calm.

How long will it take to complete the construction of the space fluctuation control device at Heguan?

In the communication channel, Qi Ji said, "The technicians said it will take at least another six hours."

Six hours...

Ivan narrowed his eyes.

"This is our final deadline..."

Chapter 410 Speed ​​of Life and Death

On Heguan Island.

On the altar plaza, the construction team and technicians were working hard to set up a spatial fluctuation control device. At this moment, Goro, who had just gone to investigate the situation on the periphery, quickly returned. Qi Ji hung up the communication and saw Goro's figure, so he stepped forward and asked, "How is the situation?"

Goro said, "Most of the monsters that have landed so far have been blocked by the terrain around Crane Gate. Only a few scattered monsters have stumbled into the inner circle by accident, but they have already been eliminated. Given the intelligence of the monsters, they won't be able to break into the center in a short time. However, the number of monsters landing is increasing, and when the number of monsters reaches a certain level, the terrain will probably become ineffective. What about the support troops? When will they arrive?"

Qi Ji said, "The base has temporarily transferred a battalion of troops from Qindao City. The support troops should arrive in twenty minutes at most."

"Twenty minutes..."

Goro nodded: "I'll take another small team to patrol the area and see if there are any survivors."

"it is good."

Goro left with a squad of ten men.

Qi Ji turned his head again to look at the construction team and technical staff who were setting up the equipment, and then took a deep breath.

This may be the moment in his life when he truly understood the meaning of "time is life".

Six hours—these final six hours are a matter of life and death for millions.

Under no circumstances can anything go wrong.

"Old Yang!"

Qi Ji summoned Yang Jun, and the two quickly and thoroughly discussed the defense plan around the altar plaza. Afterward, the two each led a group of people to establish corresponding deployments around the altar plaza.

They served as a shield for the construction workers until rescue teams arrived.

......

Mondstadt, atop the Dragonspine mountain.

Amidst howling winds, Han Jie, wrapped in a military overcoat, stood in the snow, clutching a walkie-talkie tightly, directing the work of hundreds of people on site, the sounds of machinery constantly whirring.

Based on previous explorations, the space technology research team determined that the exit of the traditional space passage connecting Heguan on this side of the snow mountain is located at the top of the snow mountain. Large machines entered the snow mountain on the same day the final rescue plan was determined, and construction has been underway for more than a day now, so the construction work is now basically nearing completion.

"Xiao Hu, go and urge the transportation team immediately. The last batch of structural steel must be delivered to me within ten minutes!"

"Teacher, could you please take a look at this drawing?"

"No problem, have the engineering team start construction immediately."

"clear."

Handing the blueprints back to his student, Han Jie looked up at the southern sky and saw a purple dot of light rapidly expanding on the horizon, reaching the sky above the snow-capped mountains in the blink of an eye.

The next second, the purple light fell on the open ground on the mountaintop. When the light dissipated, two figures appeared.

Feeling the hundreds of gazes directed at him, Ivan coughed awkwardly and whispered to Shadow, "Um... put me down."

"Oh well......"

Ying placed Ivan, whom she was carrying in her arms like a princess, on the ground without feeling anything was amiss.

Ivan felt helpless, but getting back to Mondstadt was the fastest way, though he hadn't expected Shadow to carry him in a princess carry...

In the distance, Han Jie was already walking towards them.

"He is in command."

"Old Han."

Ivan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got into work mode.

"Mr. Han, how's the installation going here?"

"The final fixed structure has not yet been installed, and some of the current collector devices are still being debugged."

How much longer?

"About half an hour."

Ivan nodded slightly.

Because Mondstadt needs to build additional power stations to collect energy from the lightning fields released by the Shadow, the project is actually larger than that at the Crane View. However, Mondstadt started construction first and has a large number of construction workers, so it will be completed earlier than the Crane View entrance.

Ivan and Shadow rushed back so that they could begin the final operation as soon as the construction of Crane View was completed.

Every second counts.

......

"Alarm! Alarm! Base defenses under attack! Defense damage at 8%..."

This wasn't the first time such an alarm had sounded in the command center of the Qianhai base.

The Stone of Destruction is gradually accelerating its erosion of the outermost layer of protection of the Qianhai Base, and everyone in the command room has a solemn expression.

"Report the current state of the seawater's erosion by the aura of destruction."

"Currently, everything below 200 meters above the sea surface is covered by an aura of destruction."

Hong Jianjun frowned.

"Our entire base is now completely submerged by the seawater corroded by the aura of destruction. Notify all departments and units to pay close attention to all inlet and outlet pipelines and airlock valve gaps in all locations. Inspect these areas again to ensure their tightness and absolutely prevent any possibility of the seawater corroded by the aura of destruction entering the base."

"Yes."

Now, the original battalion of combatants inside the base has been sent to Heguan. The Qianhai base now only has civilian staff and some engineering personnel left, and the only thing that can provide external support is long-range strike firepower.

At this time, all long-range strike weapons in the Qianhai base were ready to be launched, and would be launched immediately upon receiving a request for strikes from Qindao City, Haizhi Island, and Heguan.

Hong Jianjun asked, "What's the situation with the ground troops?"

The information officer retrieved the relevant data and then paused for a moment.

"The number of monsters landing in the Abyss Sea continues to increase... Each wave of landings has exceeded ten thousand."

At this moment, on the central large screen's electronic war simulation sand table, countless red dots were flashing continuously along the coastal defense line of Qindao City.

Each red dot represents a monster, and now the red dots have filled the entire sand table, like sardines in a can. Just standing here and looking at it makes everyone's scalp tingle, and they can hardly imagine what the real situation on the defense line is like.

Hong Jianjun looked up at the dense red dots on the virtual sand table on the screen, his gaze seemingly piercing through the screen to see the great battle on the Qindao City beach defense line.

Based on the information gathered, perhaps due to the land area, the number of monsters that landed on Qin Island City, driven by the aura of destruction, was more than ten times greater than the combined number of monsters on the three islands of Haiqi Island.

The Qindao City garrison currently has only one regiment, and the Qianhai base must prioritize the construction of the space fluctuation control device at Heguan. Therefore, Qindao City will receive no reinforcements other than firepower.

Facing a tidal wave of monsters, with millions of citizens behind them, one can only imagine the immense pressure the Qindao City garrison faced.

This is a defensive battle fought in a desperate situation.

It is also a defensive battle that we must withstand.

"Five hours left."

Hong Jianjun glanced at his watch, his expression grave.

"Eighth Regiment...we must hold this position..."

Chapter 411 The Things Outside the Door

"What time is it? Get up quickly, I made you a bowl of scallion noodles."

"Mom, I'm not hungry..."

"Hey, hey, wake up."

In a daze, Li Xiaoliang felt someone gently nudging his shoulder. He suddenly woke up and stood up from the trench, only to be greeted by the amused gazes of his comrades.

Seeing that Li Xiaoliang was still standing there with a blank look on his face, squad leader Xu Hongtu pulled him down.

"Sit down right now, Xiao Liang. I've discovered you're quite something. How can you sleep with all that cannon noise outside?"

Li Xiaoliang smacked his lips and smiled somewhat sheepishly: "I don't know how I fell asleep..."

Sitting to Li Xiaoliang's left, Wu San, whose skin was slightly dark, pulled Li Xiaoliang into his arms and teased him with a loud laugh, "Xiaoliang, are you homesick?"

"Missing...home?"

Li Xiaoliang scratched his head: "No way..."

"What were you saying in your sleep just now, 'Mom, I'm not hungry'? Tell me honestly, did you dream that your mom was making you something delicious?"

"It's nothing, I just dreamt about when I was still in school, my mom would wake me up in the morning and make me a bowl of scallion noodles."

Upon hearing the words "scallion noodles," the comrades immediately became interested and gathered around with their guns.

"Xiao Liang, where are you from? I've never heard you mention it since you joined the army."

Li Xiaoliang said, "My hometown is in Sichuan."