Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 265 - 191 Skeleton Creature Army_2

Given all these preparations, even if a special situation were to arise, they would not be entirely powerless.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yinghui’s face finally looked much better. Of course, the necessary preparations still could not be neglected, and he immediately went to arrange them.

Soon, the 40,000-strong army of Yang City, the 20,000-strong army from Yonghe City, and another 30,000 troops sent from the provincial military district, were all swiftly mobilized.

They began to disperse, surrounding the entire restricted area, and started to construct a defense system.

Together, this was a formidable force of 90,000 troops, indeed more luxurious than any single city’s defense forces.

In particular, the 30,000 troops from the provincial military district were all experienced veterans, with combat capabilities far surpassing those of the armies expanded by Yang City and Yonghe City.

It could be said that these 90,000 troops, when placed in any city, could forge an impregnable defensive line.

However, at this time, members of the military’s upper echelon who had received some insider information couldn’t shake off a sense of oppression in their hearts.

As for Ye Feng, he did not concern himself with these matters as he had already withdrawn most of his roots.

His spiritual power was also fully covering this restricted area.

With no Power of Corrosion to impede him, his spiritual power could probe any region without obstruction.

Suddenly, Ye Feng’s pupils contracted sharply because at this moment, the Space Gate began to fluctuate violently.

He even saw substantial-like forces of spatial distortion emerging at the Space Gate.

Then he saw a creature, somewhat resembling a bat but completely devoid of flesh and made entirely of bones, fly out.

Following it were all sorts of oddly shaped birds, then various types of running animals emerged, like lions, jackals, and cheetahs, with a variety of beings present.

Without exception, these creatures astonishingly lacked flesh and were reduced to mere bones, reminiscent of Skeleton Creatures from legends.

When they first emerged from the Space Gate, they were small in size, but as they continued to fly out, they rapidly grew larger, with many reaching at least ten meters long, if not forty or fifty meters.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Skeleton Creatures surged out, swiftly flooding toward the surface following the pre-dug channels.

Moreover, more and more Skeleton Creatures were endlessly pouring out of the Space Gate, as if their numbers were limitless.

This scene altered Ye Feng’s expression; what shocked him was not that these creatures were composed of bones, but their Realm.

Ye Feng could confirm that he was not sensing it incorrectly, the Realm of these Skeleton Creatures, astonishingly, was mostly the same as his, reaching Fifth Order, with only a minor portion at the Fourth Order.

Even without counting how many more Skeleton Creatures were yet to emerge, just the few hundred Fifth Order Skeleton Creatures in front of him were enough to destroy any city.

At this moment, Ye Feng felt only one relief: that he had made arrangements in advance to summon so many military troops.

He almost instantly switched to Avatar Status in the Mutated Parrot, and immediately flew in the direction of the command vehicle.

Without even landing, he shouted loudly, "Immediate saturation bombing of the restricted area, now!"

The large voice emitted by the Fourth Order Mutated Parrot could be heard not only by Fang Wei, Bai Yinghui, and Dong Ming inside the command vehicle, but also by the officers and soldiers within a one to two-kilometer radius nearby.

This immediately startled everyone; it was the first time they had seen the Parrot Messenger so out of composure.

At that moment, the three generals in the command vehicle exchanged glances and, in a well-coordinated manner, refrained from asking what had happened and immediately grabbed communicators to issue orders to their troops.

Fortunately, they had arranged a few minutes ahead of time, and now each artillery battalion had already reached their designated positions, ready for action.

Upon receiving the orders, they were able to commence the bombardment immediately.

After issuing the orders, they had the technicians switch the reconnaissance drone’s signal to the command vehicle.

When the screen came up, even though the three had weathered many storms, they couldn’t help but show shocked expressions on their faces.

"What the hell are these things? How can they still move when they’ve become skeletons?" Dong Ming asked with a puzzled face.

But, unfortunately, no one could offer an explanation.

Once Bai Yinghui realized what was happening, he immediately gave orders to the guards beside him, "Quick, have someone access the data from the detectors near the portal and see just how many of these skeleton creatures there are!"

Fang Wei added, "Also, check their Realm."

The detectors had always been turned on, and all they needed in order to obtain this information was for the information department to retrieve it.

So as soon as they issued their orders, the screen in front of them changed, and what appeared before everyone was the footage from underground, right in front of the portal.

Seeing the endless stream of skeleton creatures coming through the portal, everyone’s expressions changed.

Of course, what truly made their hearts go cold was the data transmitted back from the detectors.

"How is this possible, are the majority of these creatures really Fifth Order Beasts? Check if there’s an issue with the detectors," Bai Yinghui said anxiously.

But before he could hear a report, he saw a burst of flames on the screen, and in the next instant, the signal was lost.

Without a doubt, the bombardment of mortars and high-energy bombs from the artillery battalion had already been fired.

Technicians promptly switched the signal back to the high-altitude reconnaissance drones.

At this time, one could see that nearly half of the restricted area surrounding the channel was covered by artillery fire.

However, as everyone at the scene watched this footage, not a hint of joy could be seen on their faces, but rather their expressions grew increasingly grim.

In the footage, a skeleton creature over 50 meters long, with a pair of sharp horns, resembling a wild buffalo, faced the bombardment of mortars. It didn’t dodge or avoid, but charged straight at it.

The mortar exploded upon impact, instantly bursting into a massive fireball over 10 meters wide. However, a blast that would flip a tank only caused this skeleton creature to retreat by a few meters, breaking just a dozen or so of its bones.

Yet, the creature remained as vigorous as before, even letting out a roar towards the sky.

Seeing this, everyone present knew that the Realm of these skeleton creatures was indeed Fifth Order, otherwise, they couldn’t possibly take a mortar hit and still be jumping around.

Of course, this didn’t mean the bombardment was useless; if a single mortar could break more than a dozen bones, then a dozen shells bombarding down could inflict serious damage.

Moreover, what they fired wasn’t just mortars, but also the even more powerful high-energy bombs.

The power of these bombs was five times that of regular mortars, with a single direct hit capable of breaking fifty to sixty bones of the target.

A few more shots would seriously injure a skeleton creature.

However, imagination is plump, but reality is skeletal. After withstanding one or two shells, these skeleton creatures stopped acting recklessly and began to dodge.

Even though they were enormous, as Fifth Order Mutated Beings, how could their speed be slow? Most of the bombs were evaded when they started to dodge.

The few that couldn’t dodge were only hit because the bombardment was too dense and their bodies too large.

In such a situation, it was lucky if 3 out of 10 bombs hit the mark.

And this situation was worsening as time went on.

Because these skeleton creatures had learned to grab and hurl rocks into the air to detonate the shells prematurely.

Especially those humanoid skeleton creatures; the boulders they threw were exceptionally accurate, usually hitting the mortars or high-energy bombs directly.

Although the situation on the battlefield was becoming increasingly unfavorable, Bai Yinghui and the other military leaders had quickly regained their composure after a brief shock.

Indeed, Fifth Order Mutated Beings were terrifying, but that referred to conventional combat where ordinary firearms weren’t very effective, making the fight feel powerless.

But the current situation was different. They had made full preparations and started with a high-intensity response, bombarding with mortars and high-energy bombs right from the start.

Even now, if they hadn’t achieved the expected result, they still had an even more powerful ace up their sleeves.

"Notify the missile troops to launch Thermobaric Shells for saturation bombardment over the entire restricted area as soon as these skeleton creatures get within 100 meters of the edge," Bai Yinghui immediately ordered.