24: Rescued and Heavy

The last three minutes for the soldiers ended.

At this moment, less than four minutes remained before the barrier broke, with a maximum of three minutes possible.

The crowd surrounding the plaza began to quickly move into the midst of the soldiers; there were no words, only swift action, as time was running out.

In just three minutes, the last person entered the battle formation formed by the soldiers.

At this point, cracks had already appeared in the formation barrier, and threads of green viscous liquid seeped through the cracks, dripping into the Camp.

Liu Wenlong stepped down from the high platform and flew above the crowd.

"Gentlemen, activate the formation!"

As the command to activate the formation was given, pillars of light generated by burning vital energy shot into the sky, with the pillar of light rising from Liu Wenlong being the most dazzling.

The 1059 pillars of light gradually expanded, finally forming a blood-red barrier. The 1059 soldiers were the pillars of this barrier. Before they turned to ash, all attacks would be stopped by the barrier.

The formation of the blood-red barrier was extremely swift; the moment the pillars of light ascended, the formation was already complete, and the lives of the soldiers forming the barrier had entered a countdown.

Half a minute later, the formation barrier collapsed.

Countless green monsters descended from the sky, landing in the empty Camp.

As the monsters landed, they all turned their heads to look at the blood-red barrier in the center of the Camp.

The hemispherical blood-red barrier, with a diameter of five hundred meters, was impenetrable. It was impossible to see what was inside the barrier through the deep red vital energy, only the aura of living beings lingered within.

The green tide attempted to corrode the blood-red barrier by corroding the formation barrier. However, they had chosen the wrong opponent; no matter how hard they tried, they could not have any impact on the blood-red barrier, which possessed absolute defensive properties.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Lin Chen and the others were still surrounded by countless green threads, unable to move, confined to the city wall.

Besides Lin Fan and Oriental Red Sleeve, there were also seven civilian fourth-rank martial artists near him. They were unable to leave because they were too close to Lin Chen and were enveloped by the golden light.

"Brother Chen, how much longer can we hold on?"

"I don't know, it's up to fate."

Facing Lin Fan's question, Lin Chen was also unsure.

old dengs book also didn't have an energy progress bar, so he couldn't predict how long old dengs book could resist the Green Ancestor's corruption.

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, everyone present became worried, praying that the golden light from Lin Chen could hold out until reinforcements arrived, otherwise they feared they wouldn't survive a second under the Green Ancestor's corruption.

Time passed bit by bit. The green threads' offensive remained fierce. The crowd couldn't know what was happening outside, but they assumed the Camp's formation barrier had definitely shattered. They just didn't know how the Camp's inhabitants would deal with the green tide.

Lin Chen and his two companions were too young and ignorant of many things, lacking experience. However, the civilian martial artists, more or less, knew how the Camp would respond to the green tide.

At this time, in the old dengs book group chat, many dormant God Rank Oldies came out to speak, analyzing the current situation based on the messages Lin Chen had sent in the group.

[God Rank Oldie Chat Group 1853]

Evil God Killer (God Rank Oldie): That green thing is truly shameless. When I finish what I'm doing, I'll go to its lair and take care of it.

Demon Daoist (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): Count me in. Descending to a fourth-rank Star Gate World, that green thing is really getting too much credit. Are we humans unable to wield our blades anymore?

...

September (God Rank Oldie): All of you, stop bickering. If you're really bored, come help me fight the Star Gate rules. Hurry and open the passage to rescue our little God Rank Oldie.

Person of Yangchu (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): Sister, I'm trying my best. I'm just a small fry, I really can't share much of your burden. The Star Gate rules are a bit overbearing.

...

Lin Chen (Fourth Rank Oldie): @September, Big Shot, save me.

September (God Rank Oldie): @Lin Chen, hold on for another seven minutes. After seven minutes, I will definitely get you out.

Lin Chen (Fourth Rank Oldie): Thank you, Big Shot, Big Shot is the best!

Lin Chen continued to lurk, and upon seeing Big Shot September's message, he quickly spoke up to inquire.

Seeing Big Shot September's reply, Lin Chen felt reassured.

Red Thread Lord (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): @Lin Chen, I remember September is a very beautiful sister, aren't you going to have to pledge yourself to repay her kindness?

September (God Rank Oldie): @Red Thread Lord, you dog, don't let me catch you. If you have the guts, never leave the Bitter Prison, otherwise you'll be in for a treat.

Xingchen Daoren (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): @Red Thread Lord, guess where I am now? Guess correctly and I'll reward you with the slaps you love to eat.

Red Thread Lord (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): @Xingchen Daoren, you didn't come to the Bitter Prison, did you? No way, brother, I've already hidden in the Bitter Prison, and you can still find me? Wasn't it just saying bad things about you in front of Sister Han Shuang? Do you really hold such a grudge?

Han Shuang (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): @Red Thread Lord, you dog, I'm in the Bitter Prison too!

Four Seasons Dou Dou (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): @Red Thread Lord, not happy now, are we? I'll join the fun in a bit too.

Red Thread Lord (Old Geezer Ascended to Godhood): ...

The group chat atmosphere was very relaxed. With the God Rank Oldies in the group taking action, as long as Lin Chen wasn't extremely unlucky, surviving was completely out of the question.

And so, Red Thread Lord's topic caused a landslide, derailing the conversation, and a large group of people denounced Red Thread Lord, showing that Red Thread Lord indeed did nothing good.

Seven minutes was not long, it passed in a flash.

In the group chat, Big Shot September sent a photo.

Against a starry background, a chained portal was opened at one corner, and through that opening, a churning green ocean could be seen.

In the green ocean, there were two small points pressed closely together, one dark green and one dark red.

At the same time, within the Goblin Ruins.

The green threads surrounding Lin Chen within ten meters instantly dissolved.

"Brother Chen, look!"

Lin Fan quickly motioned for Lin Chen to look up.

Lin Chen looked up and saw a large hand emanating silver light descending from the sky. Countless silver rays of light sprinkled onto the earth, dissolving all green matter on the ground.

The large hand seemed to descend slowly, but its speed was actually incredibly fast.

In a moment, the large hand picked up the entire Feng City Camp from the ground, disappeared into the clouds, and vanished from the Goblin Ruins.

"Perish!"

The divine sound reverberated, and the entire Goblin Ruins completely collapsed. All the demons and monsters hidden within turned to dust and dissipated into the void.

"We're saved!"

The golden light around Lin Chen dissipated, and everyone fell onto the city wall, which had turned into Decay, raising a cloud of dust.

"What is that?"

Being saved was inevitable, but after being saved, Lin Chen noticed something different.

In the distance, a massive blood-red building stood amidst the Camp's ruins.

Everyone's joy came to an abrupt halt.

"That is the blood-red barrier, the praise of human courage."

Lin Chen and his two companions still didn't quite understand, only feeling a strange sadness. After hearing the term 'blood-red barrier,' they all fell silent.

Clearly, the Camp ultimately chose to sacrifice a few to save the many.

The lives of a thousand city defense soldiers forged the blood-red barrier, saving tens of thousands of lives.

"Little God Rank Oldie, aren't you happy to be rescued?"

"I'm not unhappy, I'm just a little sad."

It wasn't that Lin Chen was being sentimental; he was just very clear about the purpose and cost of the blood-red barrier.

He thought the blood-red barrier would be far from him, just a legendary event he would never witness, but the reality unfolded right before his eyes.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Chen had been transported into the starry sky. He hadn't yet recovered from his daze and subconsciously answered Big Shot September's question.

"Little God Rank Oldie, be happier. What's done is done. At least because of you, many lives were able to continue."

"Thank you, Big Shot, for saving my life. I have no way to repay you..."

Lin Chen reacted and quickly thanked him.

Big Shot September directly muted him physically.

"Little God Rank Oldie, don't repay kindness with malice. I'm only 18 years old and still have plenty of wonderful single time to enjoy. I refuse simps, and I refuse repayment-style revenge. If you truly want to thank me, owing me a favor is enough."

Lin Chen's face was full of black lines. He absolutely didn't mean that; he simply thought he didn't have the ability to repay her kindness right now.

"Little God Rank Oldie, go play by yourself if you're bored."

Lin Chen felt a moment of disorientation and returned to the crowd. No one around him reacted, clearly unaware that he had just had a few words with a deity.

At this moment, the Feng City Camp, which had decayed into dust, landed outside Feng City on Blue Star.

Any strong cultivators in Feng City who had reached the sixth rank immediately flew out of the city and arrived at the edge of the Feng City Camp ruins.

Perhaps detecting that it had returned to Blue Star and was in a safe area, the blood-red barrier began to show signs of disintegration. Then, a flash of silver light shone, and the disintegration trend stopped.

Big Shot September was gentle after all; she left behind a rule order.

The effect of the rule order was simple: it could temporarily delay the collapse of the blood-red barrier, giving the soldiers who formed the blood-red barrier a chance to see their families one last time.

Upon seeing this situation, the Feng City Lord immediately organized the families of the city defense army to come and see the soldiers for the last time, postponing all other matters.

As for the people who were protected, they weren't in a hurry to come out at this moment. Instead, they were very happy that the soldiers who protected them could see their families one last time.