CHAPTER 406: CHAPTER 193: MOUNTAIN DEMON

The sound of cannons, gunfire, and the roar of bomber propellers.

The shouts of the reserve team members, the responses of the residents, the clashing noise of steel plates...

Yu Qian stood with muscles taut, holding a rifle next to the newly modified excavator, his eyes fixed on the large screen in the center of the square.

The screen displayed a massive map in real-time.

The map showed the current battle situation around Jinling New City, with the Huaxia Army engaging in combat with the monsters.

Yu Qian couldn’t read the words on the map, but he could roughly understand the battlefield information through different icons.

Just a few minutes ago, three hours after the first battle ended, the Beast Tide launched a second attack on Jinling New City.

According to the commanders, "This time they’re playing for real."

A swarm of over fifteen hundred small monsters was crashing like a tide against the first line of defense of the Huaxia Army, while on the defense line, in the buffer zones behind it, the Huaxia Army and the Holy Blood, along with the unmanned machines on both ground and air, were doing their utmost to repel the monsters’ assault.

The red dots represented the monsters, while the green dots represented the Huaxia Army.

Every clash between red and green made Yu Qian’s heart pound with fear.

He couldn’t see the real situation on the battlefield, but he could fully imagine the terrifying scenarios faced by those warriors on the front line.

In contrast, the core area of Jinling New City remained as calm as always.

No monsters.

All red dots were almost entirely blocked five kilometers away; even if one occasionally broke through the final line of defense, it would be quickly engulfed by chasing green dots.

Yu Qian suddenly felt that he might have overthought.

Have these Huaxia Army officers ever truly encountered a real enemy?

Have they ever been defeated?

Since it’s just a mere thousand or so small monsters, how could they possibly be defeated here?

Yu Qian exhaled gently, slightly relaxing his grip on the rifle.

Looking at the increasingly scarce red dots on the screen, an unrealistic fantasy suddenly sprang up in his mind.

Perhaps, he wouldn’t even need to take action?

Perhaps if he just stood here for a few hours, the so-called Beast Tide crisis would be resolved?

This thought spun in his mind several times, causing his attention to waver.

But in those few seconds, the situation shown on the screen suddenly changed.

A massive wave of large red dots suddenly appeared at the foremost edge of the farthest defensive line.

Yu Qian knew—it was the giant monsters finally choosing a direction and launching an attack on the Huaxia Army’s defense line.

The Huaxia Army’s tanks immediately engaged, and simultaneously, a dozen artillery pieces opened fire.

"Boom----"

A muffled explosion sound came from afar, the pitch-black night sky at the horizon illuminated by the firelight.

Yu Qian’s heartbeat began to accelerate again, staring nervously at the screen, and the next second, an unexpected change occurred.

On the first line of defense, the red dots merged into a flood-like mass.

Then, this scarlet mass swiftly swallowed all the green dots.

The red formed an arrow, pointing straight towards Jinling New City.

Its breakthrough speed was so rapid that even the surrounding green dots couldn’t be mobilized in time.

In just half a minute, the red arrow had completely bypassed the first line of defense, plunging fiercely into the heart of the buffer zone!

Yu Qian straightened up in fear, and at this moment, the loudspeakers overhead also issued a warning.

"Enemy reserve troops have entered the battlefield!"

"The first line of defense has fallen, the buffer zone is about to fall!"

"It’s estimated that no less than 200 small monsters will break through the buffer zone."

"All Civilian Reserve Team, prepare for battle!"

As the words fell, the crowd within the base instantly erupted.

Following Fu Xi’s guidance, all armed combatants began moving towards the direction of the incoming enemy, while the unarmed civilians were led to take shelter within a part of the base they had never visited before.

As the last elder entered the main passage, the main passage doors closed with a thud.

The door separated combatants from non-combatants, seemingly dividing the line between life and death.

Yu Qian trembled all over, but at this moment, it was too late to retreat.

That captain named "Huang Yu" was still weaving through the Civilian Reserve Team, warriors who could hardly be called "soldiers," constantly spouting words of encouragement. Watching his blurred expression under the faint light, Yu Qian suddenly had a question in his heart.

Isn’t he afraid?

It’s said he comes from Yellow Stone City, originally just an ordinary wasteland dweller.

But now, he increasingly resembles those real captains.

What has he been through?

Yu Qian was curious, but there was no time to ask.

Just as "Fu Xi" had said, over a hundred small monsters finally broke through the buffer zone’s defenses under the cover of the giant monsters’ attack, and at this moment, those monster swarms were less than five hundred meters away from their location.

"Prepare for battle!!"

"Disengage safeties!"

"Lift your rifles!"

Huang Yu’s voice came from not far away.

"Fu Xi! Lights on!"

In the next second.

The lights blazed on!

The monsters, sneaking across the wasteland under the cover of night, were exposed and in the instant they revealed themselves, gunfire erupted!

"Fire!"

Huang Yu shouted, issuing orders.

All reserve team members almost simultaneously pulled their triggers, hundreds of rifle bullets weaving into a dense line of fire.

The bullets tore through the bodies of the monsters at the front, and right after, an even denser line of fire swept over the heads of the reserve team members!

"Dudududududu-----"

A cracking sound, like a woodpecker striking wood, came from behind; Yu Qian knew that it was the fortress’s strongest defense—the last defensive outpost artillery—opening fire.

Tracer rounds indicated the bullets’ fall points as Yu Qian pulled the trigger rhythmically, firing rounds in succession.

"Bang bang bang bang----"

"Bang bang bang bang----"

Yu Qian felt he was gradually getting familiar with this gun.

When he emptied the magazine, reloaded bullets from his waist into the rifle, his actions became fluid.

When a monster dodged the line of artillery fire and charged to within 30 meters of him, he quickly pulled the trigger.

This time, he didn’t let go.

"Bang bang bang bang bang-----"

Dozens of bullets were fired instantly, and the monster exploded abruptly in the air, as if crashing into a solid wall.

Did I hit it?

"I hit it!"

Yu Qian exclaimed in joy, and similar exclamations spread throughout the last line of defense.

Wasn’t it not that difficult after all?

Yu Qian took a deep breath, once again reloading bullets from his waist into the magazine.

But just at that moment, in the corner of his eye, he saw a swiftly moving shadow darting ahead.

Here it comes!

He raised his gun again, aiming in the direction of the monster and pulling the trigger.

But this time, he was horrified to find that the monster dodged all the bullets!

Yes, dodged!

His speed in shifting the gun muzzle couldn’t match its speed in moving sideways. Not only that, but even the artillery fire was evaded at a clever angle!

How is it so fast?!

It seemed to shift from left to right in just the blink of an eye.

And not only the gun muzzle, even the movement of his eyes couldn’t keep up with its speed!

It’s over!

In an instant, the monster charged to within 30 meters of him.

The turret behind was readjusting to track, but in less than a second of delay, the monster had nearly reached Yu Qian’s face.

Within 10 meters.

Yu Qian’s mind went blank.

At this moment, he heard someone behind him shouting in terror:

"Mountain Demon!!"