Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Security Division, Administrator
Chapter 171: Security Division, Administrator
The 58-meter-high city walls of White Mountain City had weathered countless storms.
Cracks and gaps in the walls were patched with cement and barbed wire, but from a distance, the walls still appeared battered and worn.
What had endured the test of time might look rough, but it was solid and dependable.
Night had fallen, and the city guards on shift were about to rest when an urgent order came from their superiors: the city walls were to enter Level Two alert tonight!
The guards' faces grew grim.
Everyone understood the significance of this—it was a state of war readiness.
All city guards were required to carry firearms at their waists and keep their swords at hand at all times, even when visiting the restroom.
A city guard captain, who had just received the order, peered through his binoculars and saw countless scarlet dots in the distance.
His pupils contracted sharply as he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Monsters are coming! Monsters are attacking the city! Sound the alarm! Communication officer, sound the alarm!"
Those irregular scarlet dots were the eyes of the monsters!
The piercing wail of alarms echoed across White Mountain City.
Carl Ruffelo personally ascended the city wall, muttering softly to himself: "I didn't expect them to come this quickly."
He slowly unsheathed his sword, sparks of electricity crackling along its edge, and shouted loudly: "Brothers! White Mountain City has withstood dozens of monster sieges this year! This time, we'll endure again! Let's crush these vermin!"
Carl Ruffelo's presence inspired immense confidence among the guards.
As long as he stood on the walls, every guard felt as if an indestructible barrier protected their hearts.
"Yes!" The city guards roared in unison, their fighting spirit soaring to its peak!
No one noticed the trace of worry in Carl Ruffelo's eyes.
The monsters outside were ferocious, but within the city, there were still disguised infiltrators licking their fangs.
Mark Ruffelo was leading part of the security officers to search for these disguised intruders, leaving only half of White Mountain City's forces on the walls.
At that moment, a group of security officers climbed onto the city wall, joining the formation to repel the monsters.
Carl Ruffelo grabbed one of them and whispered urgently: "What are you doing here? Didn't I order you to patrol inside the city tonight to prevent any incidents? Where's your captain?"
The infiltrators were cunning, and Carl Ruffelo feared that some of them might have deceived the officers and remained unchecked.
That was why he had ordered part of the officers to focus on patrolling the city's districts tonight.
To deal with external threats, one must first ensure internal security.
If a crisis from the infiltrators erupted within the city while the walls were under fierce attack, White Mountain City would face dire peril.
The officer quickly explained: "Director Carl, Captain King is patrolling inside the city, so he sent us to defend against the monsters."
Carl Ruffelo raised an eyebrow: "Old King actually sent patrol officers to fight monsters? Has that old scoundrel had a change of heart?"
Jonathan King Sr., who managed the patrol officers, had always refused to involve them in combat.
He planned to use the patrol officers for his escape to the imperial capital if the city fell.
Jonathan King Sr. had a well-calculated scheme.
He intended to use the power of the Black Robes to eliminate Carl Ruffelo, take over the Security Division as its director, and then leverage the division's resources to amass extraordinary artifacts and rare medicines to trade for extraordinary plants.
If the city fell, he would use these extraordinary plants in the imperial capital to secure wealth and status.
However, he hadn't even completed the first step of his plan when he encountered Alexander.
The officer added: "It's said that the patrol officers mentioned that Director King's house caught fire today, and he burned to death."
Carl Ruffelo froze for a moment.
Jonathan King Sr. was a C-rank individual.
While not highly spiritual, he shouldn't have been so easily killed by fire!
A young man in a black trench coat flashed through Carl Ruffelo's mind.
In recent years, the only variable in White Mountain City had been him.
Given Alexander's friendship with the chubby boy, could it be... that Alexander had eliminated Jonathan King Sr. for his son's sake?
Carl Ruffelo laughed softly to himself.
He had underestimated Alexander's capabilities.
The province's most spiritually gifted individual—if not for certain unspoken rules, Alexander should have been recruited by the nation long ago.
Carl Ruffelo brushed the thought aside and focused on the increasingly close horde of monsters, shouting: "Heavy artillery! Long-range awakened abilities, prepare!"
Old cannons were aimed at the monsters.
Some awakened individuals adept at long-range abilities began forming seals with their hands.
City guards drew their firearms, channeling their spirituality to imbue bullets with fire, ice, and various other elemental energies.
"Fire!"
The asphalt road connecting Changbai Mountain to White Mountain City had long been riddled with potholes due to years of monster trampling and the scars of war.
Parked on the roadside was a black SUV. Its windows could withstand armor-piercing rounds, and its body was reinforced against rocket launchers.
The wheels showed signs of custom modifications, enabling it to speed across any terrain.
Mountains, rivers—this vehicle navigated them as if they were flat ground.
This car was incredibly valuable, on par with those used by presidents in many nations.
Its license plate was red, marked with four digits, signifying a unique designation.
This was a vehicle of the Security Division.
Inside the car sat four people.
Their sunglasses were equipped with thermal imaging capabilities, allowing them to see in the dark.
These four individuals were from the Security Division, holding the title of Administrators.
"White Mountain City won't last through the night," one of them remarked, staring at the drone feed with a sigh.
Another administrator, bald and cold-faced, responded icily: "Then let's proceed with the contingency plan."
The other two administrators nodded in agreement.
The bald administrator pressed a button, and a sleek laptop emerged from the dashboard.
He donned a headset and began speaking:
"White Mountain City is on the verge of collapse. Requesting authorization to implement the contingency plan: the Inferno Plan. Permission to allow the Raven Unit to detonate the Changbai Mountain Tianchi Volcano, using the flames to eradicate the monsters inside and outside White Mountain City."
The laptop screen displayed glowing green text: Are there civilians or security officers in White Mountain City?
The bald administrator replied:
"The Security Division in White Mountain City is classified at safety level 4. The disaster level of this monster siege is level 6.
The Security Division in White Mountain City cannot handle this incident.
While there are many civilians and security officers within the city, they won't last more than an hour."
"It would be more prudent to use the gap created by the monsters' large-scale assault to safely detonate the Changbai Mountain Tianchi Volcano.
This would eliminate over 80% of the monsters in the Changbai Mountain region."
There was silence for ten seconds before a reply came: Authorization granted to activate the Inferno Plan.
The bald administrator removed his headset, closed the laptop, and drove the vehicle toward the Tianchi Volcano on Changbai Mountain.
The Security Division's mission was to safeguard national security, serving as the country's greatest shield and final line of defense.
They cared little about the deaths of innocents; their focus was solely on completing their security management tasks.
Nearly every city had Security Division administrators monitoring them.
They were indifferent to internal politics—be it corruption, oppression by powerful clans, or power struggles among officials.
As long as the city's danger level exceeded 1, they would intervene.
For instance, White Mountain City's safety level was 4, while the disaster level of the monster siege was 6, resulting in a danger level of 2. This prompted the administrators' involvement.
Of course, their methods were often extreme.
Once Security Division administrators acted, their primary objective was to annihilate monsters or hostile forces, with protecting civilians being a secondary concern.
Shortly after the Security Division vehicle departed, a Security Bureau SUV began following closely behind.
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