CHAPTER 432: CHAPTER 209: DRAGGED IN (PART 2)

It’s like a manta ray coming from the deep sea to land, with thin membranes on its sides puffed into huge "airbags" supporting its weight, allowing it to leap lightly and soar hundreds of meters into the sky.

From the ground, it doesn’t look big, barely over ten meters.

But when it swooped down from the sky, the pressure it delivered was unparalleled.

The sound of the wind gradually approached, and Yu Qian quietly waited for orders.

In the next second.

"Yu Qian, shoot it down!"

The squad leader shouted the order, and Yu Qian decisively pulled the trigger of the rocket launcher.

"Bang!"

A soft sound, and the rocket shot straight at the creature, which appeared both like a toad and a manta ray.

At this moment, an ominous premonition suddenly arose in Yu Qian’s mind.

And, sure enough, just as he had anticipated.

The instant the creature was hit by the rocket, a violent explosion occurred.

It was a non-natural explosion far exceeding the power of a rocket blast.

"Boom!"

Gusts surged out, flames sweeping across the entire sky, then transforming into drops of fire rain tumbling towards the ground.

"Hydrogen gas! Hydrogen gas!"

Yu Qian shouted somewhat frantically.

"Not hydrogen gas, it’s methane!"

The squad leader lay prone on the ground, with the high temperature from burning methane curling his hair, yet he ignored the scorching skin, turning to continue attacking another trailing monster.

"Bang, bang, bang----"

The rhythmic sound of sniper grenades rang out, a giant arthropod creature twitching as it fell, with blood from the wound exuding a strange fluorescence.

"They’re coming!"

The squad leader’s voice resounded in Yu Qian’s ears.

Yu Qian looked up; the remaining ten-odd monsters of various shapes were charging directly towards his location.

Distance: 1 kilometer.

He could clearly see the faces of the monsters.

people pitted against 10 monsters.

At this moment, the battle between the Penetration Company and monsters, the intensity soared instantly!

...

Meanwhile, at the Benghu Defense Line.

The "expeditionary force," organized temporarily, had been arrayed into two rows by He Shuo using a simple and direct formation.

The first row of the expeditionary force held the rudimentary Type 75 assault rifles, while in their rear, primarily composed of veterans, were scattered fire points equipped with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers.

This configuration might not be considered fair, but He Shuo knew that with limited weapons and manpower, this was the best arrangement he could make.

Leveraging the Benghu terrain, he could easily slow down and hinder the movement of those gigantic creatures, and once they were slowed, they would be met with an intense rain of bullets and precisely shot rockets.

"Maintain formation!"

"Watch the person beside you!"

"Follow my orders, do as I say!"

"Don’t worry! We have Benghu as a natural barrier!"

"These monsters won’t break through!"

"Use the lake water for cover! This will be our strongest wall!"

"Don’t retreat! Don’t be afraid!"

"Fear equals death! Courage equals survival!"

He Shuo weaved through the ranks shouting this "encouragement," which indeed seemed effective.

At least, even after seeing the massive Beast Tide far off, not a single person in the expeditionary force broke ranks.

--- Of course, a more significant reason might be that they were already "desensitized" by the previous battle and had since witnessed He Shuo’s unyielding means.

So much so, that everyone there realized that rather than flee and face a certain end, it was better to fight and see if there’s a chance of escape.

Formation remained steady, He Shuo constantly deployed unmanned combat groups, using the distant monsters’ speed and size as reference, organizing agile fire configurations.

He operated with ease, but beside him, Li Xian was extremely tense.

The final test was imminent.

Whether this team could withstand the pressure as the Huaxia Army commander claimed, perhaps the answer would emerge in a few minutes.

He still lacked confidence.

But at this stage, he knew there was no chance to escape.

"How exactly do you intend to fight??"

Li Xian couldn’t resist asking as he looked at He Shuo, calm-standing at the rear of the lineup.

"Follow the plan."

He Shuo answered without lifting his head, eyes on the PDA:

"Firstly, we must block the first wave of the Beast Tide’s offense, holding them on the south side of Benghu for at least half an hour."

"After half an hour, bombing runs from Base 011 will arrive, dropping warheads onto the densely packed Beast Tide."

"According to Fu Xi’s calculations, this bombardment should incapacitate at least 20 creatures."

"And after taking significant losses, the true commander of the Beast Tide will have to reassess the viability of their tactics."

"Monsters controlled by the Brain Machine will halt, and once they stop, they’ll fall into our pre-assembled encirclement."

"By then, the anvil-strike tactic will genuinely take effect."

"But the prerequisite is that we can stop them for half an hour!"

Li Xian spoke urgently, but He Shuo no longer paid him heed.

"Notify all combat personnel to prepare!"

He Shuo spoke decisively, giving orders:

"The Beast Tide is now within 500 meters."

"Countdown ten seconds, ready for attack!"

".....Understood."

Li Xian grit his teeth, running to relay the command to the messengers.

And the messengers, composed of the Holy Blood, rapidly dispersed to various defense line points, awaiting further orders from He Shuo.