Novel Full Chapter 463: Too Overwhelmed to Send Help
Chapter 463: Chapter 463: Too Overwhelmed to Send Help
Although Donlow’s explanation left Fuzzsir speechless, it did nothing to solve their immediate crisis.
Fuzzsir took a deep breath, then asked, “So, what should we do now? With our current strength, we won’t be able to hold out much longer. Being unable to contact headquarters means we can’t expect any support from them at all!”
Donlow stared resolutely in the direction of the monsters.
She had already made up her mind to defend Shelter 102 to the death.
No matter what happened, fleeing simply wasn’t an option for her.
Still, she knew Fuzzsir’s concerns were absolutely justified.
They desperately needed external support.
After contemplating for a moment, she turned toward Fuzzsir.
“Our only choice now may be to reach out to Zenith Technology Company’s Daskhollow base. Nova has worked with us a few times before—surely she’ll offer some form of assistance.”
Fuzzsir nodded immediately.
“Then that’s our plan. Nova’s help might be our only chance now.”
The two swiftly returned to the shelter’s command center.
Inside stood a massive communications array.
This device could amplify transmission signals thousands of times over.
That meant that even with severe interference, messages from Shelter 102 could still be sent out.
Of course, under the overwhelming interference of such a massive monster horde, they couldn’t transmit information very far.
But sending their distress call to the nearby Daskhollow base was still within range.
The two quickly composed the message requesting aid.
As they prepared to send the transmission, Fuzzsir still felt deeply uneasy.
After hesitating for a moment, he turned toward Donlow again.
“What if Nova refuses to help us? Are we really going to make our final stand here?”
Fuzzsir was also a deeply committed person.
If not for facing such a terrifying crisis, he’d remain firmly dedicated to defending the shelter until the very end.
But this monster horde was simply overwhelming.
The endless waves of monsters and their relentless assaults had severely shaken Fuzzsir’s already fragile resolve.
His will was starting to waver.
Donlow pressed the transmission key and replied calmly, as if stating the most obvious fact:
“Even if no one comes to our aid, I’ll stand my ground until the end. But I won’t force anyone else to stay and die here with me. If you choose to escape, I won’t stand in your way.”
After speaking, she immediately walked away.
Donlow returned to the shelter’s outer wall.
She needed to continue supervising the defenses there.
Although the defensive structures mounted on the outer walls had achieved some temporary success in halting the monsters’ advance, their power was rapidly increasing. The shelter’s wall likely wouldn’t hold out much longer.
She had to remain stationed at the outer wall to ensure no catastrophic accidents occurred.
After a moment of consideration, Fuzzsir hurriedly followed after her.
Since Donlow had already made up her mind not to run under any circumstances, he had effectively lost the option of fleeing as well.
Even if he managed to escape, once Drumph learned of Donlow’s death, he certainly wouldn’t spare him.
Shelter 102 wasn’t far from the Daskhollow base, and the distress message quickly arrived at its destination.
However, the Daskhollow base was still enveloped by dense shadows.
When the message passed through those thick shadows, some distortion inevitably occurred, causing the message that reached the base to be incomplete.
In the deepest chambers of the base, Nova’s subordinates barely managed to reconstruct the garbled transmission.
After reading it, Nova let out a bitter laugh.
“I never expected someone would still turn to us for help. Right now, we can barely help ourselves—how could we possibly assist anyone else?”
She’d originally hoped Morning Star might provide her with some support.
But now it seemed both sides had fallen into situations so dire that neither could assist the other. Each would simply have to fend for themselves.
“Commissioner, should we send a response?”
“There’s no need,” Nova replied. “Even without a reply, they’ll understand our situation is no better than theirs. Besides, we must conserve energy. The defensive shield around the base requires a tremendous amount of power. If that shield fails, the shadows will seep inside and devour every single one of us.”
Although Nova had remained hidden inside the base, she kept vigilant watch over the shadows surrounding the perimeter.
She was certain that the [Silent Dark Shadow] hadn’t departed at all.
The [Silent Dark Shadow] continued releasing shadows incessantly, increasing the threat facing her and the entire Daskhollow base.
That was precisely why she had to remain exceptionally cautious.
Furthermore, communication between the Daskhollow base and Zenith Technology Company’s main headquarters had also been severed.
In the short term, there was no chance of receiving any support from headquarters.
Time flew by. Two hours later, Donlow and Fuzzsir still hadn’t received any response from the Daskhollow base.
Both of them had already come to the same conclusion: Daskhollow must have fallen into its own crisis.
“Looks like we’ll have to rely on ourselves. Nova’s probably in no position to help,” Fuzzsir said with a trace of disappointment in his voice.
Donlow nodded.
“This outcome was within our expectations. Even Zenith Technology Company can’t easily handle a monster horde of this scale and power. Don’t waste any more energy hoping for outside aid. Let’s focus on fortifying our own defenses. As long as we hold out long enough, Luca will come for us.”
Although Donlow had repeatedly said she would defend the shelter with her own strength, deep down, she still believed that Luca would eventually return and rescue her.
“You’re right!” Fuzzsir said, his face lighting up with hope.
“Even if no one else comes to our aid, Luca will. He’s in the Imperial Capital right now—once he handles the threats there, he’ll definitely rush back to us as fast as he can.”
To Fuzzsir, Luca was someone who could resolve any crisis.
All they had to do was endure long enough for him to return.
Once Luca was back, all the problems plaguing the shelter would be solved.
Faced with Fuzzsir’s renewed enthusiasm, Donlow didn’t say much.
The two of them immediately went back to reinforcing the shelter’s defenses.
At that very same moment—
At the outer defensive perimeter of the Imperial Capital’s outskirts, the Imperial Capital Guard and Morning Star forces were locked in a brutal battle.
Waves of high-level monsters relentlessly assaulted the line.
People were dying by the minute.
Everyone fighting on the front line was under extreme psychological pressure.
Each person gave everything they had, pushing themselves beyond their limits in a desperate attempt to prevent the monsters from breaking through.
But in the end, the defense couldn’t hold.
A massive siege-type monster tore open a gap in the perimeter.
In an instant, the entire line collapsed under the monster horde’s onslaught.
The frontline warriors were devoured almost instantly.
Those who witnessed this horrific scene were gripped by overwhelming fear.
They scattered, fleeing in panic toward the inner city of the Imperial Capital.
But they were far too slow.
The monsters quickly caught up to them, slaughtering a portion of the retreating survivors.
Only the more powerful warriors managed to escape the horde’s pursuit.
The vice-captain of the Imperial Capital Guard, who was in charge of that section of the defense line, wore an expression of utter despair as he witnessed the scene before him.
“My mission has completely failed! The monsters have broken into the inner city of the Imperial Capital! How am I supposed to atone for this failure?!”
Frozen in hopelessness, he stood motionless, staring blankly at the rapidly advancing monster horde.
He had given up resisting.
Crushed by the weight of failure, he simply wished to leave this world as quickly as possible.
Just then, a silver light sword suddenly streaked across the sky.
That sword cleaved through the air and instantly struck down the lead monster at the forefront of the horde!
“This isn’t the time to give up! We have to buy time for the inner city to reinforce its defenses!”
Luca’s voice rang out from afar.
The silver sword was none other than Starseeker.
While rallying the others to keep fighting, he launched a full-scale assault on the monster horde.
Seeing this, the vice-captain finally snapped out of his daze.
He recognized Luca instantly and knew his strength was unfathomable. A flicker of hope rekindled within him.
“Everyone, stop running! Luca is here! With him leading us, we can still win this battle!”
He used his skill to amplify and broadcast his voice.
Those within range heard the message and immediately turned back.
They, too, had heard of Luca’s reputation.
Now that he had appeared, there was no reason not to keep fighting.
After crushing the vanguard of the monster horde, Luca charged straight toward the massive siege monster.
He understood clearly that unless the siege monster was killed, the breach in the defense line could not be sealed.
As he flew over the monster horde, the enormous creature noticed him.
The mountain-sized siege monster immediately began charging at him with alarming speed.
Though the siege monster didn’t possess any ranged attacks, its enormous size and devastating physical strength alone were enough to pose a serious threat to Luca.
“I’ll use frost spells during the battle to slow its movements! All you need to do is identify its weak point and strike it down in a single blow!”
Sophia’s voice echoed in Luca’s mind.
She knew far more about siege-type monsters than he did, and Luca had already decided to follow her guidance for this fight.
Her frost spells, in particular, were perfectly suited to exert maximum impact in a battle like this.