CHAPTER 302: CHAPTER 134: PARASITE

"The air strike has been executed!"

"Fu Xi, assess the hit and damage!"

By the edge of Nanyi Lake, Shen Yue commanded the team to quickly set up the 152 howitzer, while checking the aerial reconnaissance images sent back by the drones through his smart goggles.

At the same time as he issued the order, Fu Xi swiftly reported the results of the air strike.

"Four hits, Target Two has fallen, Target One was hit by a loitering missile and a Longsword-S air-to-ground missile, but the damage appears limited."

"Understood."

Shen Yue nodded, then loudly shouted back:

"Speed up the deployment!"

"The air strike damage is insufficient, we might not hold them back!"

"The artillery window is narrow, move quickly!"

At his command, the untrained Huaxia Army warriors accelerated their movements again, quickly placing the spade and adjusting the orientation of the gun barrel.

Meanwhile, the drones continuously sent back the latest positional data, which was calculated by War Skull and converted into parameters that could be directly set, outputted to Shen Yue’s PDA.

He leaped up onto the gun position, completing the parameter setting at the fastest speed, while at the same time, Fu Xi operated a humanoid robot to prepare the smart ammunition.

The artillery was ready, and Shen Yue calmly waited for the opportunity.

Now, his position was still 20 kilometers from where the monster was located.

And he had only one gun; if the second shot misses, it would become quite difficult to track the monster again and fire a third shot.

He had to be cautious enough, striving for that one-hit kill opportunity.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Yue continued to order:

"Attack-17, launch two more loitering missiles to drive the monster towards me!"

"Understood."

War Skull’s cold electronic voice sounded, and the next second, the Attack-17 drone swiftly dived and launched the second round of loitering missiles less than 2 kilometers from the monster.

Two loitering missiles headed directly for the monster, and moments later exploded spectacularly as they hit.

"Boom!"

The huge explosion sound was muffled through the woods and terrain, but the sharp howl from the monster reached Shen Yue’s ears with clarity.

Finally, they had infuriated the monster.

Like an armored war elephant, the monster raised its forelimbs high, its laminated keratin plates connected by fascia spread like wings, then quickly retracted.

With a loud "bang," accompanied by the monster’s two forelimbs landing, its grotesque tusks swept through the woods, crudely felling all trees within several meters.

Its back was already riddled with bloody wounds from the four aerial missile hits, muscle tissue exposed, twitching with its movements.

Blood pumped out in gushes, dyeing the monster’s entire body red in just a few seconds.

Subsequently, the dark red blood flowed slowly down along the monster’s loose "armor drapes," flying into the surrounding air as it ran.

At that moment, Shen Yue suddenly understood why the monster’s heat signals had abruptly disappeared.

The keratin structure that looked like "armor" was in fact a porous network system!

Whenever it drank water, it stored large amounts of liquid inside its body, and when that liquid entered the network, it rapidly cooled its body!

Damn it.

What a naturally infrared-resistant physique?

Shen Yue gently turned the direction handle of the 152 howitzer, continuously calibrating the position based on the drone-provided parameters.

The monster was already charging towards him; as long as the drones continued to lure it, it wouldn’t take long to enter a reliable shooting range.

It’s been so long.

Shen Yue calculated the lead, jumped off the gun position, and pulled the firing rope.

The monster would enter the designated shell landing zone in at most three seconds.

He wasn’t aiming for a one-shot hit, but at least, the shell needed to land close enough to inflict sufficient damage to the monster.

This wasn’t an overly difficult target.

The prerequisite was that the monster had to keep advancing.

----But just then, the monster that was furiously charging suddenly stopped abruptly.

It roared, wailed in place, letting the blood on its back flow continuously, yet refusing to take another step forward.

"What’s happening?!"

Shen Yue shouted in confusion, and immediately Fu Xi’s response came through the headset.

"This monster seems to be controlled, it refuses to change its course!"

"Fire the last two loitering missiles! Force it once more!"

"Understood!"

A brief reply sounded, and the next second, the last two loitering missiles equipped on the Attack-17 were fired.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With two explosions, the monster suddenly lunged forward as if whipped.

But it immediately stopped, as if involuntarily, and even seemed a little fearful, its forelimbs bending into an exaggerated arc due to the massive inertia, almost causing it to topple over.

This bizarre scene shocked Shen Yue immensely.

But now, he had no room for retreat.

"Fire!"

He pulled the firing rope abruptly.

"Bang!"

With a loud noise, the shell was expelled from the barrel.

After a long flight, the shell landed less than 15 meters from the monster.

"Boom!"

The shockwave swept across, shrapnel piercing the monster’s body.

Blood splattered, and the monster staggered backward, trying to escape the attack it couldn’t locate the source of.