CHAPTER 348: CHAPTER 159: FROM PRETEND TO REALITY

"Boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of 107 rockets exploding was heard behind the position of Squad One.

Huang Meng quickly issued the order to change the attack direction of Squad One.

The 301 heavy machine gun kept firing, but what puzzled Huang Meng was that he couldn’t see any trace of the monsters.

---- More precisely, it wasn’t that he couldn’t see them.

But it was difficult to track them.

When those monsters moved, the visual residue in his eyes would quickly indicate where they were.

Yet when he aimed his gun at that direction, all he saw were swaying branches, with no shadow of the monsters!

How can you fight like this?!

The monsters were still at a safe distance, but anxiety was gradually rising in Huang Meng’s heart.

He had already put down the sniper grenade launcher and switched to holding a 201 general-purpose machine gun, crouching to aim, trying to fire a burst of probing bullets at every position he detected movement.

But unfortunately, such probing did not achieve the intended effect.

The monsters were still closing in.

In some way he couldn’t comprehend, they were stealthily approaching!

He instinctively glanced behind him to Shen Yue, and at this moment, Shen Yue’s expression was extremely serious.

He knew what was coming.

Mantis!

The mantis creatures of Chuansha City!

This kind of attack method, this kind of movement, was all too familiar.

In that fleeting moment, he even doubted whether he was in Jinling or Chuansha.

Where did these things come from?!

Honestly, if they were coming, shouldn’t they be coming from the southwest direction?

This is the southeast side of Jinling City!

Shen Yue cursed a hundred times in his mind, but his thoughts were not disturbed at all.

He swiftly issued orders to Fu Xi and War Skull, changing the intelligent image analysis logic, switching contour recognition tracking directly to movement tracking, and setting object motion acceleration as the primary screening condition.

In an instant, the "suspected target" data presented in the drone image became remarkably clear.

It was like an image from which all colors had been removed, leaving only a single red color.

One by one, red dots flickered on the map, and in just a moment, Fu Xi had identified over 400 targets.

400!

Shen Yue drew in a sharp breath.

He knew these monsters were accustomed to hunting in packs, but a number like four hundred was still a bit too exaggerated.

Now, his three squads were each separated by at least a kilometer, making it impossible for them to support each other quickly.

If any of the positions were attacked, it would be nearly impossible for other positions to rush to support.

Perhaps ordering a regroup was the best choice.

But the problem is, how do you ensure the team is not intercepted by the monsters emerging from the woods during the regrouping process?!

Decisions on the battlefield often depend on the commander’s intuition, and the accuracy of this intuition reflects the commander’s level of competence.

After just a second of contemplation, Shen Yue quickly issued the command.

"All squads maneuver quickly! Advance toward the center of the encirclement!"

"Take out the last two large monsters, gather there and establish a new position!"

"Understood!"

"Roger!"

At the command, the members of the three squads sprang into action.

This time, Shen Yue could no longer worry about any "script."

He charged forward, with Xie Liu and Li Shi close behind him.

In just two minutes, he had reached the edge of the woods, less than a hundred meters away from two frenzied monsters.

At the next moment, weapons racks unfurled.

Two rocket launchers spewed tongues of flame, and the metal piercing shells struck directly!

Boom!

The explosion sounded, and the monsters collapsed heavily.

They weren’t completely dead yet.

But then, Li Shi’s 301 heavy machine gun roared with flames, precisely severing the neck under the monster’s head.

On the other side, Xie Liu spun around and threw an anti-tank mine like an athlete in perfect form.

This thing was obtained back in Tongling City—it was originally intended to be used as a fixed trap, but now it had become the best tool for finishing off monsters.

"Boom!"

The explosion echoed, and the monster’s life was extinguished accordingly.

"Li Shi and Xie Liu! Support Squads One and Three, clearing monsters along the way!"

"Remember to protect yourselves! Continuously observe the infrared images!"

"Understood!"

Without hesitation or unnecessary words, the two quickly determined the direction, turning away from Shen Yue and sprinting towards the indicated direction in their eyepieces.

At this moment, the number of dynamic targets had already risen from 400 to over 600, and Shen Yue finally visually captured the first batch of monsters.

The weapons racks fully deployed as he raised a burst gun identical to that used by Chen Jian.

The fire control system operated at full power, with the laser radar scanning a whole spherical area. Then, after millimeter-level calculations, the PDA prioritized targets, and four direct weapons opened fire simultaneously.

Compared to when he first arrived at Chuansha, the firepower of Shen Yue and his squad had qualitatively changed.

He could effortlessly handle no more than 20 mantis monsters on his own.

But right now, nearly a hundred monsters were simultaneously detected within the fire control system’s range.

He was completely surrounded.

Yet he did not move an inch.

On the contrary, he began to move toward the center of the open area, aiming to distract as many monsters as possible while avoiding the impending crossfire!

seconds.

Shen Yue accurately read the positions of the three squads.

Meanwhile, Fu Xi used the simplest language to convey the most precise action guidance to him.

seconds.

Shen Yue replaced the magazine of the burst gun, briskly hit the empty chamber lock button, then fired a shot to explode the head of a monster already leaping into the air.

The next moment.

The intense sound of gunfire finally echoed at the edge of the woods.

The first to arrive was Squad Two’s attack team. Though they didn’t carry much heavy firepower, they managed to swiftly suppress the mantis’s attack with just their handheld weapons, clearing a path for allies!

"Boom!"

Following closely behind was the explosion as Squad One, nearby, arrived.

Though the situation had not been completely turned around, under the firepower suppression of two squads, the third squad, tasked with firepower support and carrying the most heavy weaponry, finally arrived.

"Commander! We have casualties!"

The three-squad leader panted and reported:

"We encountered over twenty monsters head-on; the terrain was too narrow!"

"Comrades Xie Liu and Li Shi are staying behind to transport the injured, asking us to move first....."

Shen Yue’s gaze instantly changed.

In the distant woods, the red dots representing dynamic targets had become so dense they almost formed a continuous mass.

Do they still have a chance to break through?

No time to worry about that.

Shen Yue drew a deep breath and then commanded:

"Quickly organize a defense line, establish crossfire!"

"No matter how many come, today we’re going to bury them all here!"