首发：~Chapter 5: The Eve of the Sudden Attack
in the tense moment, yi ci secretly observed the outside scene from her room, while hua rou still felt uneasy the tense atmosphere was suffocating suddenly, the sound of knocking on the door echoed: &34;dong dong dong ~&34; this unexpected noise startled yi ci and hua rou in this turbulent period, who else would e looking for them moreover, there were robots hunting humans outside, greatly limiting the movements of humans outside
although yi ci was afraid, she still walked to the door to see who it was through the cat&39;s eye when yi ci saw who was outside, she opened the door without hesitation
standing outside was their father
&34;dad, hurry in!&34;
yi ci&39;s father quickly entered and locked the door hua rou saw her father returned, her eyes shining, and ran over quickly
yi ci asked worriedly, &34;dad, why didn&39;t you e back to sleep yesterday now there&39;s a big thing happening outside, and we&39;re very worried about you&34;
&34;yes, we&39;re all worried about you by the way, where&39;s mom&34; hua rou followed
&34;i went to handle some affairs yesterday, so i didn&39;t have time to e back as for your mother, she has been taken to a safe place&34;
the worry on yi ci and hua rou&39;s faces disappeared instantly
&34;so our top priority now is to leave here and go to that safe place&34;
&34;but outside is so dangerous, aren&39;t we just asking for death if we go out&34; yi ci expressed her confusion
&34;it&39;s true that outside is dangerous, but there&39;s a secret passage nearby that leads to that place few people can find the entrance to the passage, and we&39;ll be safe once we get inside&34;
&34;understood&34; yi ci and hua rou nodded obediently
after making some preparations, they left the house stealthily fortunately, they didn&39;t encounter any robots on their way to the secret passage however, just as they reached the entrance of the passage, a robot suddenly appeared from behind and discovered them, charging towards them recklessly
yi ci, who was walking last, quickly closed the door of the passage, but it was too late
&34;ah!&34; yi ci cried out in pain
yi ci&39;s arm was directly broken by the robot&39;s collision, and although she lost an arm, she still managed to close the door blood was flowing freely, and yi ci was in so much pain she couldn&39;t stand up, kneeling to the ground seeing yi ci&39;s injured arm, her father immediately picked her up and ran forward, as the wound was severe and needed to be treated as soon as possible
&34;i didn&39;t protect you well enough i&39;ll take you to get treated immediately!&34; her father blamed himself while running with yi ci in his arms
hua rou, who was also anxious and scared, asked, &34;brother! what about your hand&34;
seeing hua rou cry, yi ci replied with difficulty in her pain, &34;it&39;s okay as long as dad is here, i won&39;t die&34;
with that, yi ci slowly closed her eyes, the intense pain making her lose consciousness
after a while, they finally saw the end of the passage, where a door opened after passing through a few rooms, they were surprised to find themselves in a high-tech factory
her father shouted the moment he entered, &34;quick! doctor! save my son!&34;
the doctors on site immediately took action, bringing a stretcher and carefully lifting yi ci onto it
her father also followed, staying by yi ci&39;s side
the situation inside the city is quite different from here the city is gradually being a ruin, and the robots, unable to find humans, are recklessly causing destruction since these robots are ordinary household types, although their bat strength is not strong and they are somewhat troublesome to destroy buildings, they still pose a terrifying existence to unarmed humans
basically, robots rely on solar energy for power and can work continuously for an entire day although there are a large number of robots, some of them still have energy supply issues and need to be shut down however, there are always enough robots to replace them, forming an unbreakable cycle
the robots can take turns attacking, while humans cannot withstand prolonged exhaustion just avoiding the robots&39; pursuit already requires maximum effort
hunger is mercilessly tormenting ordinary people, some of whom die of starvation, while others choose to risk everything and venture out, but the oute is often predictable
the military units dispatched can barely cope with the situation, but this is not a long-term solution they may not be able to defeat the numerous robots, but hiding cannot last forever, and in the end, they have to choose to withdraw however, only a few people can return to the base
as time goes by, more and more people die, and human corpses attract a large number of crows
crows circle overhead in yuyang city, emitting shrill cries some of the crows perch on burnt trees with only trunk remaining, looking at the corpses on the ground but not taking action, seemingly afraid of the dangerous robots
the corpses in more desolate areas are eaten clean by vultures
the military naturally cannot ignore the situation after discussing a countermeasure, they dispatch a large number of well-equipped troops, carrying various artillery weapons although some of the military&39;s weapons are affected by the [xingyu kegong] and cannot be operated, they believe that it is more than enough to deal with these robots
however, the human population on earth has now decreased to more than 100 million
during the robot shutdown, 20 of the population, a total of 17 billion people, have died from various accidents in the following 12 hours, another 7 billion people died gradually
when the robot rebellion broke out, the number of humans reduced by an astonishing 24 billion in the first hour after that, it took 21 more hours for the robots to kill nearly 3 billion more humans!
currently, most of the survivors on earth are military personnel
however, the military&39;s responsibility is to protect the civilians, and they will not give up on the remaining humans
the army eliminates solitary robots while slowly advancing to the edge of the city this time, the army&39;s advancement is faster, and they are being more adept at clearing out robots
but they only clear out robots at the edge of the city because artillery shells can cause significant damage to buildings if they eliminate robots inside the city, the remaining survivors might be wiped out by their own people before the robots are cleaned up
therefore, the army arrays themselves at the edge of the city to lure the robots out and destroy them
such a strategy is implemented nationwide as large-scale military forces are needed to clean up robots, and each country&39;s army has limited numbers in peacetime, various military bases are relatively empty however, this is also a necessary and inevitable measure
but everything is within jia zhu&39;s plan
&34;all personnel, meticulously inspect the weaponry equipment of the robot army&34; jia zhu issued a directive to the operators standing adjacent to the massive robot contingent
moments later, a messenger sprinted towards the elevated platform to deliver a report: &34;mander, all systems are go! the weaponry equipment is fully prepared for deployment!&34;
with a firm tone, jia zhu manded, &34;mence the attack! prepare to engage!&34; as the words resonated through the air, the operators seated within the robots began toggling their controls，activate various switches, and initiating the intricate battle plan that had been meticulously rehearsed
