Chapter 382 Mentality Drained

382 Mentality Drained

The military soldiers outside were discreet and made some noise signals, prompting Shi Tian to know that they belonged to Phoebe's platoon. Given that their actions right now were considered a confidential matter, it would be bad if they were too flashy with their actions and attracted others. Grabbing the box that was now concealed tightly, Shi Tian told Vanessa to watch over the perimeter of the command center. "Make sure that there is no one spying on us, Vanessa."

"I'm already watching on the screen. You should hurry yourself up instead."

Hearing that response, Shi Tian didn't bother to say anymore as he carried the box out. On the way out, he also noticed Mary was indeed checking on the recording, her eyes remained focused. Without distracting or interrupting her, Shi Tian carefully maneuvered his movement. A few seconds later, Shi Tian exited the vehicle and was somewhat surprised to meet with the two military soldiers dressed in a casual mercenary outfit. "Have the packages been done with, Sir Nathan?" One of the soldiers asked solemnly.

"Ugh, just how many Gilaso variants are there?" "I'm sick and tired of eating this garbage food. I want to go back to the city."

"What's the point of going back to the city? Do you think those military forces would let us return when we're still capable of fighting? All the military commanders have shown themselves on the battlefield." "Hmph, I bet that Commander Damon must be enjoying his life now. I wonder if he did that farce from the beginning to avoid the frontline!" As time went by, the mercenaries and other people who were eligible to fight were starting to think crazily. They even started to accuse Damon's actions of being on purpose as an excuse to avoid fighting. People were exhausted by the constant repetitive fighting— to the point that even the news broadcast had gradually stopped reporting the situation.

The citizens in Gearits City were also bored by the same report news, saying that the frontline was containing the monster wave, but with no information of when it would end.

Inflation had also started to rise with transportation being delayed or completely blocked due to the frontline needing to receive a continuous stream of supply lines. Back in the Iron Sentinel, Vanessa was also complaining like most people. "Jeez, just when will this monster wave end? It's been way too long and I'm tired of eating these jerky." Vanessa ranted, her mentality draining rapidly.

"I also want it to end, but with the current situation, I doubt so." Shi Tian took a deep breath and responded. He typed something on the keyboard and showed it to Vanessa. "Just look at the data that we have gathered in the past few days. The number of monsters we kill is increasing daily, but it doesn't seem like it because there are always more monsters afterward. Meanwhile, our casualties are starting to take a toll and it shows." "Mhmm, at the current rate, we would actually lose," Mary interjected. "What? You're telling me we're actually losing when we managed to thwart the monster wave from advancing?" Vanessa exclaimed in shock. Shi Tian nodded his head. "If we want to win, then we can only find the source of where these monsters are coming from. And that means— we need to go underground."