Chapter 38: The Night Before the Battle

The City of Ashes was shrouded in unprecedented tension, and every street in the city was filled with an atmosphere of anxiety and unease. The three major forces quickly assembled in an emergency mobilization, the Brotherhood of Steel, the Enlightenment Alliance, and the Free Chamber of Commerce each summoned the most powerful adepts in their forces and began to assign their respective defensive areas.

In the training grounds of the Brotherhood of Steel, William stood on a high platform, his gaze sternly scanning the hundreds of elite warriors neatly arranged below the platform. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Brothers, the City of Ashes is facing an unprecedented threat at this moment, countless mutant beasts are gathering outside the city, ready to launch a general attack at any time. But we must not retreat, we are the strongest defense of the City of Ashes!"

"We will win!" Hundreds of warriors chanted in unison, the deafening slogans echoing throughout the training ground, stirring up the grandeur in everyone's hearts.

At the same time, inside the Enlightenment Alliance headquarters, Alexander looked at the dozens of Exalts in front of him with a grave expression, "There's no way back now, we must do everything we can to guard our city. No matter what lies ahead, we will fight to the best of our abilities!"

The faces of the Enlightenment Alliance warriors were covered in fortitude and determination, and they all said that they would never let the city fall.

At the headquarters of the Free Chamber of Commerce, Adrian personally sat in the command center, mobilizing all the chamber members to urgently prepare weapons and supplies, and his expression had never been so serious: "Right now, we, the Free Chamber of Commerce, share the honor and disgrace with the entire City of Ashes. In this battle, we are not just fighting for survival, but also for the hope of all!"

The members of the Chamber of Commerce were busily carrying all kinds of supplies, their faces filled with tension and anxiety, but they still methodically completed the task at hand.

At the same time, the ordinary people in the City of Ashes were thrown into an unprecedented panic. The crowds on the streets were hurried and chaotic, and many families hugged their children tightly and hid inside their houses with pale faces.

A middle-aged man stood lost in thought on the street corner, murmuring over and over again, ''Can we still make it through this time? Can the guards really withstand that many monsters?"

A young mother holding her young baby, tears in her eyes, whimpering, "My child was just born, he hasn't even seen the world yet ..." 

The streets were filled with an air of despair, and the residents went back to their homes and closed their doors and windows, only the guards patrolling the city continued to walk through the streets. Only the patrolling guards of the city are still shuttling through the neighborhoods, trying to maintain order, but their faces are also full of fear that is hard to hide.

Ian walked through the streets alone, witnessing the scene in front of him, as if his heart had been gripped by something, painful and heavy. He stopped in front of a store and saw the owner panicking as he moved his goods back into the store.

The shopkeeper looked up and saw Ian with a pleading and mournful expression, "Do you think there is hope for us?"

Ian was silent for a moment and said firmly, "As long as we are still alive, we should never give up hope. I assure you that we will do our best to hold this city!"

Hearing Ian's words, a glimmer of hope flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, and he gently nodded his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Thank you, Lord Ian, I believe in you!"

Ian continued to walk forward, but his heart became heavier. He understood that the victory or defeat of this war was not only related to the three major powers, but also the fate of all the residents of the entire City of Ashes.

Under such high pressure, two days quickly passed, and there was only one short day left before the time predicted by the system, Ian used all the Talent Enhancement Points rewarded by the daily quests, and upgraded all of his abilities to SPARK level. The number of mutant beasts gathered outside the city during this period was increasing.

And the city defense of the City of Ashes was also gradually perfected, the city gates and walls that were destroyed by the mutant beasts before had been completely repaired after the addition of high-level aberrations, and were even stronger than ever, the three major forces had also dispersed to their respective defense areas, and the weapons and supplies provided by the Free Chamber of Commerce were also distributed to all those who participated in the defense. The defense capability of the City of Ashes had reached the top level at this moment.

The sky quickly darkened.

The city walls were already densely populated with a large number of guards and high-level aberrants, and their heartbeats gradually accelerated as they looked at the mutant beasts that were foolishly moving in the darkness in the distance. The torches on the city walls burned brightly, reflecting everyone's serious faces.

A young guard nervously gripped the weapon in his hand and whispered, "So many monsters, can we really hold them back?"

An older guard patted him on the shoulder and said stoically, "Trust in our power, trust in those aberrations, they will surely lead us to win this victory!"

Suddenly, a low hissing sound of mutant beasts came vaguely from the darkness, and that sound was like the echo of the abyss, causing everyone's heartbeat to suddenly accelerate. All the mutant beasts were madly rushing towards the City of Ashes at this moment. Like dark clouds on a thunderstorm day.

William stood at the highest point of the city wall, his gaze deep and determined, and said in a loud voice to all the warriors around him, ''Brothers, this moment has finally come, and we will face an unprecedented challenge. But I believe that our courage, our strength, is enough to destroy any enemy!"

The guards responded with a loud voice, "Swear to defend the City of Ashes to the death!"

The darkness in the distance gradually approached, and countless mutant beasts swarmed densely, among them, huge flare-class mutant beasts of enormous size suddenly appeared in the sight of the crowd, their huge bodies bringing oppressive fear.

The senior mutants of the Brotherhood of Steel, Enlightenment Alliance and Free Chamber of Commerce stood on top of the city wall, staring ahead with resolute faces, their weapons and mutant powers in their hands ready.

Alexander raised his arm high and gave the order, ''Everyone prepare for battle!