Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 230 - 173 Launching a General Attack_2

This issue is critical, as it will determine the role that Life Essence can play in the upcoming battle.

"Uh... since we only have one production line, and we’re not too proficient at it, we can currently only produce about 100 bottles of Life Essence per hour," Hu Shixuan replied.

The excitement in Chen Dalong’s heart immediately cooled down by more than half.

Producing 100 bottles of Life Essence per hour was tantamount to a drop in the ocean for the current battlefield.

Of course, this didn’t mean that Life Essence was useless. Just as good steel is used on the blade’s edge, it could play a vital role if used properly.

With that thought, he immediately said, "Alright, send the first batch of Gene Potions that have been produced here to the north side of the city wall."

Hu Shixuan, on the other end of the phone, trembled at such a request, almost dropping his phone on the ground.

There was no helping it, as everyone knew that it was the most dangerous front line; it was impossible for an ordinary person not to feel fear upon hearing such a request.

However, thinking of his position and the consequences of not going, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, boss, I’ll bring it to you now."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dalong relayed a message to Zhang Lishan, the deputy leader of the rescue team, before he hurriedly climbed up the city wall and ran toward the defense line where Bai Yinghui was stationed.

Bai Yinghui was not at the section of the defense line Chen Dalong was responsible for. To be precise, he was 3 kilometers away.

But this was not an issue for Chen Dalong; he reached Bai Yinghui’s side in merely two minutes.

"What brings you here, Colonel Chen?"

Bai Yinghui, who was arranging the next defensive work for the artillery battalion, jumped upon suddenly seeing Chen Dalong appear.

"Great news! Life Essence can now be officially produced, although at a low production efficiency - only 100 bottles per hour," Chen Dalong said succinctly.

Life Essence was one of the most important scientific research achievements of the Yangcheng Research Institute in recent times, and Bai Yinghui was naturally aware of its effects.

If an ordinary soldier was seriously wounded, especially with internal organ damage, they would typically need to lie in a hospital for at least 10 to 15 days.

But with Life Essence, just one bottle could allow a gravely injured person to recover significantly within a day, and two bottles could ensure complete recovery.

As for those with minor injuries, such as skin or muscle wounds, a bottle of Life Essence after stitching up the wound could scab over the injury in at most one hour, and full recovery could be expected within three hours.

In short, it allowed ordinary people to have a Restoration Ability akin to that of Evolutionists.

As for Evolutionists taking Gene Potion, the effect was even more exaggerated; minor injuries would heal within 10 minutes, and even serious injuries could be substantially healed within just an hour or two.

It goes without saying that Life Essence was far more effective than any Healing Medicine previously available.

Therefore, hearing that Life Essence could now be mass-produced, Bai Yinghui was first joyous, but his brow soon furrowed again.

"Can we only produce 100 bottles per hour?"

Bai Yinghui paced, an idea already forming in his mind.

Yet, he looked to Chen Dalong and inquired, "What do you think is the best way to use this batch of Life Essence so we can maximize its effectiveness?"

Chen Dalong responded without hesitation, "That would be to supply the Life Essence exclusively to Evolutionists and Superhumans,"

"Especially for Evolutionists, this is particularly important. Take my team for example, sometimes they hold themselves back because they’re worried about injuries weakening their Combat Power."

"With this stuff, we can let all the Evolutionists go all out in their attacks. I believe that their efficiency in killing Mutated Insects can be increased by at least 50% or more."

An efficiency increase of 50% may not sound like much, but one must know that nearly all of the 2000 Evolutionists who had taken Gene Potion were at this frontline.

If the overall efficiency of hunting Mutated Insects increased by 50%, then the 2000 Evolutionists could exhibit the Combat Power of 3000 Evolutionists, a significant boost indeed.

"Excellent, we’ll do as you suggest. The military will purchase all of the Life Essence produced by your company,"

"Don’t worry, you won’t be shortchanged. I’ll pay you directly in military honors after the war," Bai Yinghui said.

"Alright, then I will have the Life Essence delivered here in a while. Should I hand it over to the logistics department?" Chen Dalong asked.

"Yes," Bai Yinghui nodded, "I will have someone from that department make the arrangements."

The two had only just finished their conversation when a piercing alarm began to sound.

Bai Yinghui and Chen Dalong both abruptly turned their heads to look outside the city walls.

Endless swarms of mutated insects had started to stampede at some point and had entered the 1-kilometer warning zone of the city wall.

"Commander, I should head back now," Chen Dalong hurriedly said.

At that moment, Bai Yinghui was too preoccupied to exchange pleasantries and simply waved at Chen Dalong before immediately taking out his walkie-talkie to issue orders.

When Chen Dalong returned to the defense line he was responsible for, the troops ahead of the mutated bug swarm had already approached within 300 meters of the city wall.

Seeing Chen Dalong return, Zhang Lishan and the others let out a long sigh of relief.

There was no helping it—Chen Dalong was the absolute combat power of their team.

No exaggeration to say, out of the entire 11-member team, Chen Dalong alone contributed more than the other 10 members combined.

"Captain! It’s great you’re back. What do we do now?" Zhang Lishan asked immediately.

Chen Dalong first scanned the defense line he was responsible for, designated as A13. This stretch of the defense line was 500 meters long and had ten small teams in total.

That meant each team had to defend a 50-meter section of the wall, and if any problem arose, it was up to their rescue team to cover for it.

Previously, such arrangements were enough to handle any issue, but now...

Chen Dalong glanced at the onrushing tide of mutated bug swarm.

The previous waves of mutated insects’ attacks numbered a few tens of thousands at least, and at most around five or six hundred thousand.

But this wave of oncoming mutated bug swarm was at least 5 million strong, the number having surged tenfold.

When the time came, it was likely the entire defense line would be compromised.

He thought for a moment and said directly, "You all disperse among the different teams and act as machine-gunners. If there’s trouble, hold out as long as possible, and I’ll handle the rescues alone."

When they had formed the team, the staff department had arranged two sets of tactics, or response plans, for them.

The first plan was naturally to form a rescue team and head to wherever there was trouble.

The second plan, like the one now, was to disperse among the various teams and take on the role of machine-gunners.

Aside from Chen Dalong, each of these individuals was a veteran soldier with sharpshooting skills.

After becoming evolutionists, their marksmanship bordered on that of sharpshooters.

With their addition, a regular team’s firepower suppression capacity could easily double.

These two plans allowed them to choose and adjust according to the situation on the ground at will.

During the first half of the night, the mutated insects’ mode of attack was rather concentrated, and they acted as one whole team for rescues.

However, by the second half of the night, with the army’s artillery teams entering the fray and preventing the mutated insects from grouping together for attacks, they mostly opted for the second plan.

But they wouldn’t disperse everyone; generally, at most half the team would be deployed.

The remaining members would still accompany Chen Dalong for rescues.

Even if two places encountered problems, they could split their forces for rescue.

But now, it was highly likely the entire stretch of the defense line could face issues, with all the pressure falling on Chen Dalong alone.

Nonetheless, none of the team members said anything more because they had no better alternatives.

Soon, everyone scattered, and Chen Dalong didn’t stand still either; he went to the middle of the A13 Defense Line and signaled for the machine gunner there to temporarily vacate the position.

He had also been practicing hard on his shooting skills, which improved rapidly with sufficient ammunition for practice.

Moreover, having advanced to the Second Stage, his physical attributes were far superior to those of First Order evolutionists.

While he still didn’t have the marksmanship accuracy of a sharpshooter with single bullets,

if he used a heavy machine gun for strafing, the situation would be entirely different.