Accompanied by the roar of cannons, the Frost Cannon accurately struck the Ankylosaurs.
The Ankylosaurs, along with a large surrounding area, were instantly frozen. Their bodies gradually weakened to the point of fragility.
With a round of Regular Cannon volleys, the frozen Ankylosaurs were instantly shattered into countless fragments of varying sizes.
"Very good!"Li Ye nodded.
There was no denying the might of the Tier 2 Frost Cannon after its upgrade—it could freeze wide areas and render its targets exceptionally vulnerable.
This round of Frost Cannon volley had clearly achieved excellent results, smashing through the dinosaurs’ frontline barrier.
However, at that moment, he suddenly noticed something amiss.
Among the dinosaur horde, there was a new type he had never seen documented in any book.
It had a build resembling a rhinoceros, about ten meters long and over three meters tall.
Its entire body was covered in gray-blue scales, its skull elongated and streamlined, and its throat housed a large bladder-like organ.Looking closely, a faint white mist flowed within the bladder.
Li Ye instantly realized something, a cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
"No... Could it be..."
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In the next second, the dinosaur let out a roar. The bladder organ immediately spewed out a dense smoke cloud, shrouding the surrounding dinosaurs.
There were many more like it, all releasing smoke through their bladder organs to cover their companions’ charge.
This sudden scene left everyone stunned.
The dinosaur horde, cloaked in thick smoke, charged ever closer to the Tomorrow.
At this moment, the Tomorrow completed its turn and rapidly accelerated to retreat.
Soon, a group of dinosaurs emerged first from the smoke, directly pursuing the Tomorrow.
Leading the charge was a pack of Velociraptors.
Each of them measured five to six meters long, incredibly fast, charging forward like racing cars.
Convoy One, Convoy Two, and the Storm Infantry Vehicle opened fire simultaneously. Three Black Hawk Helicopters also began to circle and strafe.
Though they came in fiercely, these dinosaurs were merely Tier 2 monsters, unable to withstand such overwhelming firepower.
The first wave of charging dinosaurs was quickly wiped out.
Several Velociraptors, however, zigzagged skillfully and finally leaped up, climbing swiftly to reach the deck of the Tomorrow.
The Combat Personnel on deck opened fire immediately—
Bloodtear Ripper, Scorcher Flame Thrower, Remington 870...
These Tier 2 weapons were terrifyingly powerful, blasting several Velociraptors into pieces, their bodies ignited, shrieking in agony as they fell.
One Combat Personnel was about to cheer with a clenched fist, but Old Zhou grabbed his shoulder.
"Stay alert!"he shouted."Enemies incoming from the air!"
Looking up, the horde of Pterosaurs, like a Black Tide, had already reached the airspace above the Tomorrow.
These Pterosaurs were remarkably developed, two to three times larger than usual, their wingspans akin to gliders.
With shrill screams, they swarmed down toward the people on the deck of the Tomorrow.
Everyone immediately aimed their muzzles skyward, madly pulling the triggers.
The number of Pterosaurs was staggering—reaching into the thousands.
Screeching wildly, they plunged down wave after wave, frenziedly attacking the people on deck.
Some Combat Personnel, caught off guard, were instantly snatched into the sky.
Moments later, their bodies were torn apart by the circling Pterosaurs mid-air, dying in utter horror.
Some Pterosaurs even landed directly on the deck, frenziedly attacking the nearby Combat Personnel.
"Fire! Fire!"Old Zhou shouted hoarsely.
Everyone roared and fired wildly, mowing down the attacking Pterosaurs.
Some drew their Bloodletter Military Dagger and engaged the nearby Pterosaurs on deck.
There was no denying that as a Tier 2 melee weapon, the Bloodletter Military Dagger had devastating power—one strike could grievously wound a Pterosaur. Seeing this, others also drew their daggers.
At that moment, the second wave of dinosaurs arrived.
This batch was far larger than the previous one, including massive dinosaurs like Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Brachiosaurus.
Among them were also numerous Velociraptors.
With the deck already under attack and in utter chaos, the Tomorrow could not currently fire its cannons at the dinosaurs.
It was then that the deployed vehicles played a critical role.
Convoy One, Convoy Two, the Storm Infantry Vehicle, and the Black Hawk Helicopters...
They now unleashed a torrent of firepower upon the dinosaur horde, forcibly suppressing their offensive momentum.
But it wasn’t over yet—waves three and four of dinosaurs emerged one after another.
Their numbers were even greater, and among them was a Tyrannosaurus Rex!
This T-Rex was sixty to seventy meters tall, nearly the height of a building, and its running alone caused the earth to quake.
What was most shocking was its entire body was covered in extremely thick scales, appearing almost armored from afar.
The concentrated fire from the Black Hawk Helicopters had little effect. The Light Missiles fired by the Storm Infantry Vehicle exploded against its body, leaving only superficial wounds.
"Such strong defense!"Li Ye was stunned.
This Tyrannosaurus had a massive mouth filled with razor-sharp teeth. Combined with its muscular jaws, it seemed capable of crushing a tank in one bite.
Its tail swung with immense power while it ran, seemingly able to destroy a building in one blow.
If it caught up with the Tomorrow, the consequences would be unthinkable.
What made his scalp tingle the most was not just the defense and offense of this Tyrannosaurus Rex—it was also terrifyingly fast, and it was now steadily closing in on the Tomorrow.
Dinosaur corpses were strewn all over the deck.
The Tomorrow lowered its lift platform and recovered Convoy One, Convoy Two, and the Storm Infantry Vehicle.
The three Black Hawk Helicopters also landed back on the upper deck.
During this battle, the ammunition of these vehicles was nearly exhausted.
Although many dinosaurs had invaded the deck, the deck defense of the Tomorrow was extremely strong. It was equipped not only with Tier 2 Flamethrowers and Tier 2 Shotguns, but also Tier 2 Military Daggers and Tier 2 Heavy Machine Guns.
These weapons were all deadly tools against monsters.
Thanks to their overwhelming firepower, the Tomorrow managed to withstand the wave.
As a result, casualties were far fewer than Li Ye had imagined.
"So dinosaurs really can hunt down human Mobile Cities！"he couldn’t help but sigh.
Compared to ordinary dinosaurs, those in the Cretaceous Zone were absurdly strong. Each one was massive, highly intelligent, and even knew tactical cooperation.
He had been utterly stunned when he saw the Velociraptors being launched from the tails of larger dinosaurs.
As a Tier 2 Assault-type Zombie City, the Tomorrow was already considered powerful, but it still couldn’t handle the assault easily.
The survivors, having escaped death, began to stow away their weapons.
"Those dinosaurs that emit smoke are disgusting! Once we lose visibility, we’re firing blindly—it’s nearly impossible to hit anything."
"Aren’t the Pterosaurs more disgusting？They attack from the sky—we can’t defend against that！"
"Did any of you notice？During the battle, some Velociraptors even tried to damage our Treaded Wheels. They’re just too smart！"
Upon hearing that, Li Ye’s mouth twitched slightly.
At that moment, someone suddenly spoke.
"I saw those Velociraptors too. They were indeed trying to sabotage the Tomorrow’s mobility."
Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Lin Wu.
"But I also noticed another detail."
He continued speaking.
"These Velociraptors are very smart and value their lives. They weren’t willing to dash directly into the Treaded Wheels, sacrificing themselves to cause damage."
"Instead, they kept nudging their companions forward, as if urging them to go instead."
"Some even started fighting among themselves because of this."
A glimmer of surprise appeared in Li Ye’s eyes.
Were the Velociraptors truly this intelligent？
At the same time, he couldn’t help but sigh emotionally.
Zombies, by contrast, didn’t hesitate like this. They would just throw themselves into the Treaded Wheels without a second thought.
In this regard, the Velociraptors were actually inferior to the Zombies.
With a wave of his hand, Li Ye set the Tomorrow to its routine cleanup procedures.
Residents who had taken shelter in the Residential and Living District began emerging to treat and care for the wounded.
Members of the City Committee recorded the names of the injured, their conditions, and those who had perished. The names of the deceased would be removed from the Tomorrow’s active roster.
Lin Wu, along with the Mechanics he had begun training, and a team of personnel, began the daily repair work of the Tomorrow.
Another group of residents was assigned to collect scattered weapons on the deck and clean the area.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Looking at the pile of dinosaur remains on the deck, Li Ye’s mind stirred.
These were all Tier 2 monsters—what they dropped wouldn’t be bad.
Without bothering to rest, he immediately began looting the dinosaur remains.
The drops were indeed excellent—some yielded 20–30 Crystal Coins, some dropped 5 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore, while others yielded Tier 1 melee and ranged weapons, and household appliances.
What surprised Li Ye the most was that he actually found a Tier 2 City Building Blueprint.
【City One-card Device – Blueprint】
【Item Name: City One-card Device】
【Item Level: Tier 2】
【Attached Effect: This device is an integrated management system with multiple functions, primarily used for internal administration and resident service in a Mobile City.】
【Crafting Requirements: Host Device – 100 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore, Card Reader – 5 units of Tier 1 Iron Ore, Resident Card – 1 unit of Tier 1 Iron Ore.】
"This really is a great find！"Li Ye’s eyes lit up.
Currently, the internal management of the Tomorrow had just begun. With the addition of the City One-card Device, the implementation of the Contribution Points system had become much easier.
To record residents’ Contribution Points, it now only required a card reader—no need to assign someone to record manually with pen and paper.
The Tomorrow itself didn’t have much Tier 2 Iron Ore left, but over a hundred units were looted from the dinosaur remains. Li Ye immediately input the blueprint into the Production Workshop and created it on the spot.
Through the host device, he could configure various parameters—such as how many Contribution Points to distribute daily to Combat Personnel, and how many to allocate for an hour of overtime...
Residents of the Tomorrow only needed to swipe their cards on the card readers to gain or deduct corresponding Contribution Points.
Li Ye promptly called in members of the City Committee and handed over management of the One-card System to them.
Then he quickly realized a problem.
The reserve of Tier 1 Iron Ore on the Tomorrow was already insufficient. To implement the One-card System now, every resident would need a Resident Card, which would consume roughly 500 units of Tier 1 Iron Ore.
Moreover, a batch of card readers would have to be manufactured as well—for the Public Canteen, the lower deck’s Power District, the mid-level farmland,
and the warehouses distributing supplies. At least around 20 would be needed.
All in all, around 600 units of Iron Ore would be required.
After the fierce battle, the remaining Iron Ore of the Tomorrow needed to be used for replenishing combat resources.
Ammunition for the Bloodtear Ripper’s machine guns, the Remington 870, the Storm Infantry Vehicle, and the Black Hawk Helicopters...
Li Ye thus decided to temporarily postpone the implementation of the City One-card System, and wait until a new batch of Iron Ore was collected.
Upon learning of the existence of the City One-card System, the residents of the Tomorrow were overjoyed.
With Resident Cards, everyone could now have a clear understanding of their daily earned Contribution Points. It was far more intuitive than having numbers recorded manually by Staff Members.
Many were already filled with anticipation.
After explaining various tasks, Li Ye turned to his next priority.
That was eating.
A plate of Tomato Scrambled Eggs, a plate of Stir-fried Shredded Potatoes, and a plate of Stir-fried Greens.
A small bowl of fragrant rice.
A bottle of Iced Black Tea, and two Sunshine Apples.
Since harvesting that batch of crops, his meals had clearly improved.
From now on, his daily meals would basically remain at this standard, with meat every couple of days.
Because of this, the City Committee had specifically asked Li Ye if he wanted a dedicated chef assigned to him.
But Li Ye shook his head.
Talent resources aboard the Tomorrow were limited, and assigning a personal chef just for him was simply too wasteful.
He quickly picked up his chopsticks and began eating in big mouthfuls.
After such a fierce battle, he was already starving.
While eating, Li Ye recalled an important matter.
"I must input the dinosaur data into the City Simulation Training Pod, and send all Combat Personnel in for training."he muttered to himself.