CHAPTER 349: CHAPTER 311 TRAGIC

The green mantises are about two meters tall, with thick hind legs that possess powerful jumping abilities. They have a pair of bone blades like long knives at the front of their bodies and translucent wings on their backs.

These mantises are the infamous cannon fodder of the Insect Race: Quick Blade Mantis.

For ordinary people, Quick Blade Mantis are incredibly fast, and their pair of bone sabers are particularly brutal.

However, these Quick Blade Mantis are almost powerless against Exoskeleton Armor.

The assault squad leader, Baldy, calmed down quickly after the initial shock. If the enemies facing them are all Quick Blade Mantis, they pose almost no threat.

However, this group of Insect Race creatures is so well-hidden that they can even avoid radar scans. It’s obvious there are other kinds of Insect Race but they mustn’t be careless.

"Establish positions on the spot, cover each other, don’t let the bugs rush over..."

While speaking, Baldy frantically threw plasma grenades forward.

The other assault members followed and threw plasma grenades as well.

The intense plasma heat produced by the grenades incinerated all the bugs within hundreds of square meters to ashes.

The terrifying penetrative power of the plasma is devastating against these low-tier insects.

But there are too many Quick Blade Mantis coming, and the few blank areas created by the brilliant flashes of plasma were quickly submerged by the surging green wave.

Baldy and the assault team members were all shocked. Without needing orders, they all started shooting outward simultaneously.

The hard metal bullets, pushed by high-energy explosives, can penetrate a 50-centimeter steel plate even from a thousand meters away.

When the metal bullets sweep past, they can easily pierce through the body of a Quick Blade Mantis. The immense kinetic energy of the bullets tears open large holes in the mantis’s body.

The green blood of the mantises splattered everywhere.

However, there are too many Quick Blade Mantis. Blindly firing could hit a few, but with millions of them charging forward, precise targeting is impossible for almost anyone.

The Quick Blade Mantis moves so fast, with significant gaps between them. It’s unlikely to hit them accurately even if aimed.

The assault team members, although experienced warriors, cannot remain calm when faced with such a ferocious charge. They all fired in a blaze, trying to suppress the Insect Race with firepower.

But this is clearly unrealistic. Although many parts of the Insect Race were blasted into debris, the charging momentum has not slackened at all.

Baldy quickly shouted, "Team 102 calls for aerial support, coordinates..."

The aerial Flying Fish Battleships also spotted the Insect Race on the ground. Two Flying Fish Battleships swiftly lowered their altitude, using the ship cannons to suppress the charging Insect Race.

The fierce firepower of the ship cannons immediately cleared a blank area a hundred meters in front of Team 102.

Green bugs exploded under the ship cannons, and the ground’s building debris, vehicles, etc., were also shattered under the ship cannons. Clusters of green plasma sprayed around, with smoke and dust flying everywhere.

Even with helmet filtration, the low rumbling during the ship cannon firing was still so powerful. The assault squad leader, Baldy, felt excited and shouted, "Brothers, don’t panic, we have organized support!"

"Something’s wrong."

Gao Xuan said to Baldy, "Have the flying ships ascend immediately."

Baldy was stunned, "Why?"

Gao Xuan sighed; explaining this would be very complicated. There’s no time to explain now.

Several dozen intense electric lights shot up from deep underground, directly hitting the two Flying Fish Battleships a hundred meters in the air.

The two battleships paused in the electric lights, and the cabins exploded with a roar. The frenzied firing of the ship cannons also came to a halt.

Following that, the two Flying Fish Battleships crashed heavily onto the ground.

Baldy was dumbfounded, but he quickly reacted, "Let’s go rescue them."

Gao Xuan knew that everyone inside had been killed by the strong electric currents; going there wouldn’t help.

However, there were still some ammunition supplies inside the Flying Fish Battleships, so going over wouldn’t be a waste of time.

Meanwhile, the Flying Fish Battleship formation in the sky also responded by launching dozens of missiles downward.

Baldy shouted in fright, "Get down. Damn it..."

Dozens of supersonic missiles precisely struck the area surrounding the squad, and the violent missile shockwaves sent the assault squad members on the ground flying.

It took over a minute for the missile shockwaves to slowly dissipate.

Although the assault squad was unharmed, each was covered in dust, looking disheveled and distressed.

Baldy asked, "Is everyone alright?"

"All good."

"All good..."

The group quickly realized something was off—the wireless communication was cut off. Everyone could only communicate directly through their voices.

Baldy said in surprise, "What happened?"

"It must be the electromagnetic net left by the Electromagnetic Beetles, blocking all wireless communications..."

Old Yu, being in engineering logistics, understood this well.

"Weren’t they all blown up?" Baldy asked.

"Even if they’re blown up, the electromagnetic field released by the Electromagnetic Beetles can linger for several days without dispersing. It’s quite troublesome."

Old Yu sighed, "I’m afraid Raccoon City might already be covered by the electromagnetic net, and that’s really troublesome."

The various precision-guided weapons on the flying ships all rely on wireless technology. The electromagnetic net disrupts all wireless communication, and the flying ships cannot provide aerial support.

More troubling is that once the flying ships land at a very low position, they’re easily attacked by Plasma Beetles.

"The plasma released by mature Plasma Beetles can reach tens of thousands of meters. It’s very scary."

Old Yu sighed and said, "How could there be so many Plasma Beetles in this damned place? The intel is wrong."

Captain Baldy was a bit confused, "What should we do now?"

Without wireless communications, they couldn’t contact their superiors. In such an unexpected situation, should they proceed according to the original plan?