Chapter 1155: The Battle of Taquila (I)
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
As the alarm went off, the soldiers at the frontier immediately entered the state of high alert according to their contingency plan.
"Hurry up! Drop what you're working on and go to the exit closest to you!" The soldiers responsible for evacuating the encampment yelled as they directed the construction team to the shelters. "Don't push and don't look around! Remember, no matter what happens outside, don't leave the shelter!"
"Shelter No. 6 is full!"
"Same here in Shelter No. 7!"
"Get going. Go to the next shelter. Don't block the passage. All of you, move!"
This was not the first time that they had to evacuate the railway stations. Although the air was filled with the exasperated, short-tempered hollers of the soldiers, nobody was panicking.
Around 2,000 workers ebbed away into the underground bunkers through the exit passages. These bunkers at the rear of the encampment, all built by Lotus, were plastered with steel plates. They could not only provide the soldiers acmodation but could also shield them from spears and machine guns. Even if the outer ring of the defensive line was broken through, the shelters would still remain safe.
After the tidal waves of people receded, darkness soon closed in upon the construction site which had been alive with flickers of light just a moment ago.
"The evacuation is pleted. Lights are all off. The First Army is now filing into the encampment," Sylvie informed the other units while casting a quick glance at the surroundings. The observation room above the headquarters was currently the busiest place of the frontier. A dozen telephones lining the table rang continuously. As there were so many messages, the staff only forwarded the most important ones to Sylvie.
Meanwhile, the officers collected information and translated it onto the map to provide references for the headquarters staff.
Sylvie, as the "eye" of the army, had now bee the central information hub of the observation room that facilitated the efficient operation of the First Army.
"OK, I see. Miss Sylvie, this is Van'er from the artillery battalion. I hope you could provide us with the demons' location and firing parameters."
"Same request from the 'Blackriver I' and 'Blackriver II'!"
"Hold on a second," said Sylvie as she swept a glance to the front. The "shadows
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