I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 650 - 548 Evacuation·2

This ice removal equipment was, of course, manufactured by Chen Xin through system upgrades, but to achieve the best results, he invested a considerable amount of survival points.

Therefore, this equipment was able to melt the snow covering the entire station in just two hours, revealing the original high-speed rail station.

While Chen Xin was melting the snow at the high-speed rail station, other areas were also swiftly taking action.

The city government dispatched all its staff to evacuate all the people in shelters. Although giving up a city incurs a significant loss, compared to the life and death of hundreds of thousands, obviously human life is more important.

Fortunately, after experiencing the catastrophic disaster, people who survived have long been accustomed to order, and under the official organization, they quickly prepared for the transfer.

While the city government was organizing personnel for evacuation, the military invested all its forces on the front line, striving to delay as much as possible to ensure the city behind could evacuate smoothly.

Moreover, to ensure the safety of the evacuation operation, the military also deployed an elite squad to patrol the city, specifically responsible for dealing with those alien creatures infiltrating into the city through excavation.

This elite squad was fully equipped with Heavy Mecha, even in a one-on-one match against alien creatures, they aren't without a fighting chance. Combined with their heavy machine guns, they can still cause effective damage to the alien creatures.

Although on the front battlefield it's difficult to curb their offensive due to the massive number of alien creatures, dealing with small infiltrating forces in an urban environment isn't a problem.

In fact, the military felt extremely frustrated fighting this battle.

Despite being prepared from the beginning, initially, the military thought it was just an island issue and didn't expect the alien creatures to have such a large scale, so the assembled military force wasn't sufficient.

Although subsequent reinforcements arrived quickly, because the initial advantage was lost, the entire defense line was suppressed by the alien creatures.

What was supposed to be a surprise attack with the initiative on their side turned into a confrontation, with no natural barriers to defend on the lake shore, forcing them into a stiff defense which was incredibly frustrating.

Even though they gained some advantage with air force bombing, and followed up with heavy firepower to stabilize the line, the alien creatures' burrowing ability rendered the military unable to effectively counter, merely watching them infiltrate the city from underground.

This made the military feel like giants with hammers, while these alien creatures were like moles in the ground. Although they could be struck once they poked out, the military could only wait for them to show up to strike. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The military considered using ground-penetrating bombs to attack directly underground, but with the surface covered in snow and followed by over ten meters of ice before reaching the soil layer, even using ground-penetrating bombs didn't yield good results.

After all, the nest discovered previously by Chen Xin and the team was located at least over a hundred meters deep underground. Even if ground-penetrating bombs could reach such depths, they couldn't cause effective damage.

The military considered organizing elite forces to penetrate underground, like Chen Xin and the team did previously, to destroy the aliens' nest but had to abandon the idea after one attempt.

The reason being the narrow tunnels dug by the aliens, only allowing worker ants to pass smoothly. Once humans entered, they were extremely restricted.

Under such circumstances, even with the most advanced equipment, soldiers found it difficult to exert their equipment's advantages, easily falling into the enemy's numerical advantage in such cavern-like surroundings.

So, after several tests and attempts, the military had no choice but to abandon plans to annihilate these alien creatures, instead changing tactics, aiming to delay for civilians' evacuation.

Ultimately, aside from soldiers equipped with Heavy Mecha who held some advantage over alien creatures, ordinary soldiers with Exoskeletons still had to rely on numbers and weaponry enhancements to resist. Heavy equipment like tanks, artillery, and Titans couldn't operate underground, making it incredibly difficult to clear out alien creatures.

If not for these alien creatures having nests underground and constantly emerging like tides, the military would have long eradicated them.

Yet, facing alien creatures hiding in tunnels, avoiding direct confrontation, and infiltrating from underground, the military found themselves with no way to exert their strength.

Fortunately, amid such calamities, everyone understood the gravity and urgency of the situation. The evacuation proceeded very smoothly.

As Chen Xin finished melting almost all the snow at the high-speed rail station, the first group of evacuees arrived at the station, and the Research Center had packed all important materials, readying evacuation.

Although time was tight, and evacuating meant taking only the most essential items, the Research Center had so many important items that even though they were the first to receive evacuation orders, they still spent considerable time transferring these vital materials and equipment.

Chen Xin's parents received messages relayed by Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan, so they weren't overly worried. They simply had Han Ping and Han Ze help pack up, preparing to evacuate with Qin Lan, Mo Qingyan, and the Research Center personnel.

In times like these, Chen Xin's parents appeared very composed and calm, not panicking over the unexpected evacuation, not paying much attention even to their household goods, merely having Han Ping and Han Ze pack some clothes and a few important belongings, ignoring everything else.

Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan were also packing their things, but Mo Qingxin had already organized most of their belongings, so they only needed to take a few important personal items before evacuating.

"What a pity about my wine. I should have had Chen Xin finish them; such a waste now," Mo Qingyan still felt a bit sorry about her wine, even knowing the shelter likely wouldn't be breached by alien creatures, she still regretted her rescued collection.

After all, the entire city was evacuating, and nobody knew when humans could reclaim the city.

"Don't lament over such things now. With the whole city abandoned, forget about these material items. Once everything's packed, let's hurry. It's evacuation time," Qin Lan understood Mo Qingyan's feelings but knew now wasn't the time to mull over such matters.

Mo Qingyan nodded even though she felt reluctant, took her important personal items, and left the shelter's underground with Qin Lan.