"Is this the Gate of Destruction? It looks rather ordinary."
Soon, Bai Qi and Savage arrived at the central area of the continent and encountered the so-called Gate of Destruction.
From the outside, the Gate of Destruction was about seven or eight stories high and as wide as two football fields. It was constructed from a hard, black stone, with blood-red stripes that pulsed with light, resembling the veins of the stone gate.
Within fifty meters of the gate, the air temperature noticeably increased. The closer one got, the hotter it became, reaching temperatures unbearable for ordinary humans. A person without any protection would dehydrate and die within a minute in front of the gate, and the land within fifty meters was barren.
However, this deadly heat was no issue for the mutated creatures.
Machines were rapidly set up with the help of the mutated creatures.
A twenty-meter-high metal wall enclosed the Gate of Destruction, with an automated turret loaded with bullets every five meters. Behind the wall was a joint defense line of tanks and human soldiers, followed by rows of artillery.
Helicopters and fighter jets were also on standby, ready to take off at any moment. Savage did not know what kind of creatures would emerge from the Gate of Destruction, but he knew that a grand welcome awaited them.
Those educated in modern science understood that this display was technology. However, for the Gatekeeper tribe, who lacked modern education, the suddenly appearing steel walls and the flying iron birds were incomprehensible. They attributed it all to magic.
"What are they doing?"
"I don't know. But I think it's some kind of magic."
"Magic? Why is their magic emitting black smoke and a foul smell?"
"Who knows."
As they murmured amongst themselves, a stern voice interrupted their conversation.
"Scoundrels! This is our homeland. Aren't you ashamed of your actions!"
Following the sound, they saw the old tribal chief speaking. The old chief reprimanded the surrounding Gatekeeper warriors, "They are here to help us fight. This is our homeland, and it is our duty to protect it. Now, pick up your weapons, summon your unyielding courage and your resolve to die, and show these outsiders the will of the Gatekeeper tribe!"
"Oh!"
After Yong Huo relayed Bai Qi's words to all the mutated creatures, they erupted in a frenzy. Bai Qi had only spoken a few simple sentences to Yong Huo, but these words resonated deeply with every mutated creature. Bai Qi had made a promise to Yong Huo, or rather, to all the mutated creatures: after the war, they would be allowed to live on the surface.
Sometimes, what appears ordinary to common people is an unattainable dream for others.
Seeing the mutated creatures suddenly go into a collective frenzy, the humans working nearby instinctively took a few steps back, fearing that these non-human beings might do something to threaten their lives.
However, this was just a minor interlude. With the combined efforts of humans and mutated creatures, all equipment was ready by 11:30 PM that night, with final adjustments completed, awaiting a fierce blow to the outside creatures the next day.
Time flew by, and it was soon noon the next day. Bai Qi, Savage, the old tribal chief, Wu, and the five elders gathered at the command center in the rear, watching the live feed of the Gate of Destruction. As the seconds ticked by, everyone held their breath, and the command center fell into a deathly silence.
Suddenly, a technician shouted, "Report, a strong energy reaction detected, emanating from the Gate of Destruction."
Bai Qi frowned and immediately said, "All units, prepare for battle. The enemy is coming."
As the energy fluctuations from the Gate of Destruction expanded, the red veins on the stone walls glowed intensely, and then a scarlet portal appeared before their eyes.
"Roar!"
With a roar, a figure ran out of the Gate of Destruction. It was a humanoid creature, entirely blood-red, with no skin, its blood vessels and flesh clearly visible.
"Open fire."
Without giving the humanoid creature a chance to speak, Savage decisively ordered to fire. Five turrets swiveled, their dark muzzles aimed at the humanoid creature, and unleashed a barrage of fire. The humanoid creature was instantly reduced to nothing but dust.
"Is that it?"
"Is this the so-called invasion of outside creatures?"
Looking at the humanoid creature reduced to dust, several elders couldn't help but express their doubts.
However, the elders soon fell silent. The Gate of Destruction trembled slightly, and then a large number of outside creatures poured out of it like a tide. The humanoid creatures were just one type of outside creature. In addition to them were various animals, similar in appearance to ordinary animals, with the only difference being that, like the humanoids, they had no skin, their flesh exposed to the air. As for how their combat power compared to the humanoids, it was truly unknown. After all, with the coordinated fire from the turrets and artillery, these outside creatures emerging from the Gate of Destruction survived for less than two minutes on average. In less than fifteen minutes, the bodies of the shot humanoid creatures carpeted the area around the Gate of Destruction, with corpse remnants everywhere, and blood flowing like rivers, almost soaking the ground. Within an hour, the corpses of outside creatures had covered the ground around the Gate of Destruction, raising it by more than twenty centimeters. Although not on the front lines, just watching through the screen made the old tribal chief and the five elders swallow hard. They imagined that without the help of these outsiders, relying solely on the Gatekeeper tribe, while individually they might not be inferior, facing a continuous onslaught, they would likely be overwhelmed before long. After two hours of continuous combat, the outside creatures that had emerged from the Gate of Destruction finally stopped.
"This... is it over?" The old tribal chief sighed, looking at the horrific battlefield.
"Over?" Bai Qi raised an eyebrow. "This is just the beginning."
"The beginning?" As Bai Qi had predicted, less than five minutes after the halt in fighting, there was movement from the Gate of Destruction again. The outside creatures emerging this time were visibly humanoid, but each was three meters tall. Their grayish-white skin was covered in bark-like keratin. These roots covered the monsters' bodies, obscuring their faces.