CHAPTER 431: CHAPTER 209: DRAGGED IN

The trigger was pulled, and the gunfire erupted.

Yu Qian didn’t switch the Type 191 rifle to full-auto mode but instead aimed at the monster sprinting not far away, pulling the trigger one shot at a time.

"Bang bang bang bang bang----"

The bullets were fired rhythmically, and after each gunshot, he quickly adjusted his lead.

Similarly, the monster seemed to intentionally dodge the bullets.

Using its super high speed, the monster zigzagged in front of Squad Five’s position, even cleverly using natural cover to avoid direct fire.

The distance quickly narrowed to within 20 meters.

This was already within the monster’s attack range.

There were 25 bullets left in Yu Qian’s magazine.

He decisively switched the selector to the full-auto position.

"Bang bang bang bang----"

Bullets poured out, and the blood-red "embryo" was instantly shot down from the air.

At the same time, other members of Squad Five also opened fire, the additional firepower completely shattered the body of the embryo.

"Shift positions!"

The squad leader once again issued a command, Yu Qian changed his magazine, and quickly followed the squad leader, rushing to the second position.

Behind them, the monster’s vanguard finally broke through the fragile barrier formed by the bodies of monsters that fell in the first wave of attack.

Under the continued harassment from the flanks and the herding by the step-tank coordinated unit like "sheepdogs", the gathered Beast Tide continued advancing towards Benghu.

They were 25 kilometers from the Benghu Defense Line.

At the current speed of the Beast Tide, they would arrive in no more than an hour.

The real hammer and anvil were about to collide, but just then, Yu Qian’s headset suddenly delivered orders from Shen Yue.

"A group of stray monsters have been spotted south of the Yao Tou River, numbering more than ten."

"The step-tank coordinated unit can’t reach it in time."

"Squad Five of the Penetration Company, quickly retreat to the starting position, take the Warrior to intercept east of the Yao Tou River, at North Mountain Tail!"

"We can’t allow the stray monsters to form a collective; they must proceed in the direction we’ve set."

"Otherwise, the tactics we’ve planned will be for nothing!"

"Understood!"

The squad leader in front of Yu Qian suddenly halted, quickly signaling with his hands, and ordered:

"Return east to the starting position!"

"Board the vehicles and head to the planned combat location!"

"Towards North Mountain Tail!"

"Roger that!"

The members of Squad Five stopped in their tracks, the group turned east, heading towards the starting point set at the only intersection of paved roads near Poyang Lake.

Along the way, they also cleared small monsters that kept appearing, and Yu Qian suddenly realized that those "blood-red embryos" were becoming more numerous.

Yu Qian continuously pulled the trigger, forming a dense net of fire with his nearby teammates, trying to kill the embryos the moment they appeared to prevent them from posing a bigger threat once active.

But even so, it was impossible for them to accurately clear every embryo.

The embryos that escaped Squad Five’s firepower forced the entire Penetration Company to redirect drone resources to precisely locate and kill them.

The already severely lacking firepower resources were once again forcibly redistributed, exposing a massive gap on the Beast Tide’s flank.

This was precisely the reason for the appearance of stray monsters.

"What the hell are these things?!"

Yu Qian cursed, loading the last magazine into his rifle.

By now, the squad had reached the starting position, with no time to rest, everyone immediately began ammo and weapon resupply, then swarmed onto the Warrior vehicles, moving swiftly towards North Mountain Tail.

Only then did the squad leader have time to answer Yu Qian’s question.

"I’ve already reported it."

"According to the commander’s judgment, this could very likely be some kind of prototype of the Holy Blood!"

"Holy Blood?!"

Yu Qian was stunned.

He came from Imperial City, so he naturally knew what Holy Blood was all about.

But.....

Now you’re telling me the Holy Blood is an embryo nurtured by monsters??

This completely exceeded Yu Qian’s understanding.

He didn’t know what "reproductive isolation" meant, but he knew humans couldn’t have children with other species.

Monsters were obviously one of those so-called "other species."

Then why could monsters crossbreed with humans??

Or was there another hidden reason altogether?

No time to think further, the Warrior vehicle moved straight along the paved road towards North Mountain Tail.

The arm shield close-in weapon system on the remote weapon station continuously fired in bursts, clearing away all moving creatures without a friendly identifier.

Wherever it passed, nothing could withstand the rotary cannon’s firepower.

That’s good news.

Even if those blood embryos are fast, they can’t be faster than radar.

Yu Qian took a deep breath, somewhat anxiously observing the situation outside the window.

With a screeching brake, the Warrior vehicle came to an abrupt halt.

"Get out!"

At the squad leader’s command, everyone flung open the doors and burst out of the vehicle.

"We’ve arrived!"

"Stray monsters are 1 kilometer away from us!"

"Reconnaissance discovered at least two monsters of Level 3 or higher!"

"We don’t have many heavy weapons; we must hold them back with our current arsenal!"

"Set up heavy machine gun positions! Prepare the rocket launchers!"

"Quickly! The faster, the better!"

"Understood!"

They answered again, swiftly constructing a new position, and less than a minute later, the first monster appeared in their sights.

---- It was a monster of extreme peculiarity.

A monster seemingly "floating" in the air, moving quite slowly, but its floating speed was terrifyingly fast.