In the dead of night, wildfires burned.
The acrid smell of charred remains filled the air, the wilderness was littered with insect corpses, and the shattered iron stained with dried blood and bodily fluid lay around. The circle built by the armored vehicles was covered with the bodies of insects, while the situation inside was also critical.
After nearly 10 hours of continuous fighting, even the Heshan Rescue Association, carrying ample supplies, was on the brink of running out of bullets and its personnel extremely fatigued. However, the intense battle and the burning of insect corpses produced pheromones that continuously attracted the killing insect swarm from tens of kilometers around.
One by one, the outer circle fighters fell, and the inner circle fighters continually filled the line; there were no passionate speeches or slogans, only the silent backs of those sacrificing themselves.
