Chapter 49 49. You’re done. Let me tell you, Murphy has a very small mind.

The noisy rescue operation continued until the first ray of dawn fell.

The good news is that because Cadman City is shrouded in chaotic astral energy, sunlight cannot penetrate, so orthodox vampires like the eldest lady can still move freely, and the rescue last night was very successful!

Three consecutive searches brought the number of people they rescued to a staggering 409, doubling the number of people in the survivor camp.

The bad news is that the easy phase is over.

The next areas are all areas that are intensely shrouded by astral shadows. They are called "monster wild areas" by Murphy's young players. The density of the astral shadows entrenched there can already extinguish torches, so they want to let ordinary people use it.

Entry on a large scale is simply impossible.

The worse news is that according to the eldest lady's in-depth investigation, she can determine that there are at least 200 life auras just outside the heavily shadowed area.

In other words, there are at least 200 people there waiting for outside rescue.

So, a choice was placed before Murphy.

"It's enough to save so many people."

Miriam, who had not slept all night, was now yawning profusely. She whispered to Murphy who was looking at the map:

"I just talked with several appointed militia captains. The survivors are very grateful for your rescue. They saw those dangerous astral beasts and shadow derivatives with their own eyes last night.

It would be dangerous to go deeper into the city, and some people reported seeing many people fleeing into the maze-like sewers. It is impossible to launch a large-scale rescue in this situation.

So, they can understand the choices you will make.

A nun even told me to tell you, don’t be too hard on yourself.”

"Where's morale?"

Murphy asked, Miriam nodded vigorously and said:

“It’s so high that it’s beyond my expectation!

I thought such an action would make them more frightened, but it turned out that rescuing more compatriots not only did not make them uneasy, but instilled courage into them and stabilized everyone's mentality.

Some young people even took the initiative to join the search and rescue team. They are all people who still have family members in the city and are unwilling to give up."

"This proves that our actions are correct, Miriam. The initial collective identity has been shaped. It would be a pity to give up now."

Murphy glanced at the three markers on the map.

Those were the locations of the three family warehouses he had heard about from Tris before, and they happened to overlap with the areas that had not yet been searched and rescued. This gave Murphy an idea immediately.

He said to Miriam:

"You asked your several militia captains to select those with the strongest will to fight, organize them and hand them over to Maxim, and formally establish the 'Cadman Self-Rescue Army'.

Don't worry, I won't let them die.

I plan to burn the areas where the search and rescue operations have been completed to completely eliminate the remnants of the Astral Shadow. I need them to establish defense lines outside these areas to prepare for the next assault by my warriors.

Those surrounded by monsters are still alive!

We are going to try to save them one last time.

You need to explain the purpose and process of this operation to those people and make sure they understand their responsibilities.

If they withdraw before my warriors do, they will be executed as deserters! There is no room for discussion."

He glanced at the scarlet musket on Miriam's waist.

This thing didn't fire last night, but it may not fire next time.

"I understand."

Miriam breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I know time is precious. I will be ready in two hours. I'm going to take a nap first."

"Well, go ahead."

Murphy patted Miriam on the shoulder to encourage him, and then he called Maxim over.

This guy took the lead in last night's operation. His cheeks were covered with claw marks from the astral beasts, and there were scratches on his neck and both cheeks. His strength was good and he wore better armor and weapons.

So it's not life-threatening.

"Mark, I need you to command the 'Cadman Self-Rescue Army' organized by Miriam and build a line of defense in front of the explored area."

The vampire drew a line on the map and said to the tired Maxim:

"You must persist until my warriors' breakthrough into the 'Monster Wild Area' is over, and place those they rescued at the defense line until the end of the operation."

"As you command! Sir."

Maxim responded with a standard blood vulture salute, but then he frowned and said:

"I have no doubts about the will and courage of your warriors, but their strength is still a bit lacking, and there are only so many of them. Letting them go there is basically equivalent to letting them die."

"The eldest lady, I, and Adele will act together with them."

Murphy waved his hands and said:

"My warriors will do big things in the future. They must adapt to this fierce battle as soon as possible. I also want to see where their limits are.

Look, here they come!"

The vampire pointed at the dilapidated shack, where Brother Meow Meow and the student gang had already climbed up.

They went online, and the game time for Lumina and the other five people happened to be almost over, and there was a shift change.

"Hey, sister Lumi, what are you doing? Where did these little mud monkeys come from?"

Brother Mew Miao walked over carelessly, carrying his halberd and rubbing his eyes. He happened to see an embarrassed Lumina playing with a group of children.

She also held a dusty little girl in her arms.

The latter seemed frightened and hugged Lumina tightly without letting go.

Faced with Brother Mew Miao's inquiry, Lumi raised her head with a very proud expression, reached out and stroked the children next to her, and said loudly:

"I rescued them all with my own hands last night. Amazing, right? There are 13 of them."

"666! Awesome! The heroine is worshiped by me!"

The happy stick next to him immediately gave a thumbs up.

They already knew about last night's rescue operation in the group, and Brother Heisi wrote an emotional essay detailing how the brave Lumina got into the vent and rescued the two children.

.

This greatly changed these old friends' impressions of this brave and powerful international student girl.

"Women don't give way to men, Sister Lumi."

"I'm convinced, I'm convinced, Cheche is convinced, no wonder getting into graduate school is just like playing for fun. Sister Lumi, you will be Cheche's idol from now on!"

"Sister Lumi, please give me a hug!"

"Go away, you pervert!"

Ge Bao and his dormitory brothers came over and joked with Yanghen girl.

We are all students, and since we are close in age, it is easy to become friends.

Cuckoo Chicken and Meow Shark squatted down to say hello to the children, but the latter gathered around Lumina, looking at these "big uncles" in front of them with curiosity and fear.

Modern people are well-nourished, so none of the players' game characters are lower than 165cm, especially Niu Niu's height of 19cm, which looks like a giant to these children.

Given the poor productivity and vampire-squeezing governance style of Transia, malnutrition is the norm.

"Ah, my time is up, it's time to log off."

Lumina glanced regretfully at the fact that she only had 2 minutes left for today's game. She yawned, put the little girl in her arms on the ground, patted her head, and said:

"Call sister!"

The latter looked at Yang Hen with a look of reluctance, and whispered in a strange accent:

"Jie Jie Jie"

"Ha, be good, I'll come back to play with you tomorrow."

Lumi scraped the bridge of the little girl's nose, stood up and said to Brother Mingmiao:

"I'll leave them to you. Although they are NPCs, they are too smart. Don't do bad things, you guys."

"Do not worry."

Although Brother Miao Miao is an older bachelor, he is not a heartless guy. Occasionally he will participate in some charity activities when he is interested. Looking at the lively expressions of these little clay monkey-like NPC children, he takes pictures

He held his chest and said:

"You should rest. We will take over the rest of the work. We, a group of big men, will not let you, a little girl, look down upon you."

Brother Heisi and Jie Chong were also very tired at this moment, so they said hello to their boss and asked for leave today.

Brother Miao Miao was also happy and accurate.

It’s not that he is an unqualified boss. He squeezed enough to pick out a beautiful street lamp for himself. The main reason is that the market has been sluggish recently and their software outsourcing studio has not received orders. They took this opportunity to let the brothers relax happily.
To be continued...