At dawn, a convoy drove out of Thunder and Fire Base. Gao Lei stood at the window of the office and watched the convoy leave. Their destination was the Abyss of the Meteors. This construction team would be led by Allen. Using the sentry post left behind by the Saber Demon near the abyss as a foundation, they would build and expand the scope of the building and transform it into an advance base.
Gao Lei gave Allen a team of necessary engineers, including two engineers, a number of assistants, and 50 engineers from the base. Of course, it was unrealistic to build an advance base in a short period of time with just this little bit of strength. Therefore, when needed, the soldiers of the Border Rong Army also had to act as engineers. Of course, they couldn't plan the base like engineers and draw up blueprints. Transporting cement and laying stone bricks was not a problem.
Lucy and the others naturally followed the army. They all had Level 14 strength. Apart from Lucy, Gao Lei officially gave Broy and William the rank of sergeant so that they could share some of the work with Allen.
This journey was not peaceful, and now was the season for dangerous species to be active. Along the way, many dangerous species eyed the convoy covetously. However, the aura emitted by Allen and the others made these wild beasts sense danger. Only some blind ones would attack the convoy. The outcome was naturally to become some corpses on the wasteland and then be eaten clean by other dangerous species.
Due to the rugged roads in the Winter Sunset Mountain Range, it was difficult for the convoy to travel. Allen could only change his route and bypass the west side of the mountain range, turning into the Ice Demon Valley. This place was different from the last time they came. The last time Allen and the others came, it was winter, and the Ice Demons were hibernating in their nests. Now that it was early summer, these dangerous ape species appeared frequently. However, the Ice Demons were quite intelligent. They only observed the convoy from afar, but none of them dared to appear within the convoy's range.
Allen put down his binoculars.
He was at the back of an off-road vehicle. Just now, he had witnessed at least four groups of Ice Demons moving on the cliffs of the valleys on both sides. Those dangerous white ape-like species were terrifyingly quiet. It could be imagined that these fellows were disciplined internally, like an army.
After the convoy left the Ice Demon Valley, it stopped near the Death Star Abyss. Under Peter's orders, the Bian Rong army began to set up temporary camps. There was only a dilapidated trestle connecting the two sides of the abyss. Not to mention the convoy, even people were extremely troublesome to pass through. If they wanted to build a forward operating base, they had to start with the bridge. The original trestle naturally couldn't be used, but the frame was still there. After being fixed and expanded, the convoy could pass through.
However, the engineer said that with the number of engineers in the team, it would take at least half a month to complete the project. Furthermore, the bridges that were built were only temporary. They would need to reinforce or even build one or two more iron bridges in order to meet the needs of a large-scale march.
However, this could only be done after the forward operating base was established.
Allen found Peter and told him that the team needed to stay here for half a month, followed by a series of jobs. For example, the safety of the campsite was a top priority. One had to know that their location was not far from the Ice Demon Valley. God knew if those neighbors would coexist peacefully.
Allen quickly rejected this idea.
For the first three days, everything was normal. The engineering team began to work, and the sentry posts and defenses of the camp were also activated in an orderly manner. On the evening of the fourth day, soldiers began to discover traces of Ice Demon activity. There weren't many Ice Demons that appeared, at most four or five at a time. However, they seemed to be observing the camp, taking turns to appear and disappear, and the distance between them gradually narrowed.
For this, Allen set up a safety line. The safety line was three hundred meters away from the camp. Once an Ice Demon crossed or even entered the safety line, the sentry would be responsible for killing it.
On the morning of the sixth day, Allen had just woken up when he heard sporadic gunshots coming from outside the camp. He changed his clothes and lifted the tent. Peter greeted him with a tin wine jug. He shook the jug and asked, "Have a sip?"
Allen shook his head. He didn't have the habit of drinking as soon as he woke up.
"What's going on?"
"The soldiers have Ice Demons crossing the safety line. They shot a few and scared the rest away." Peter took a few sips and wiped his mouth with a smile. "But I bet those guys won't let it go. These things are very cunning. They're probably testing where our bottom line is. We'll be busy soon. "
Allen nodded, "Let everyone get ready."
"Of course."
At night, Allen had the soldiers set up searchlights at the edge of the camp, illuminating the space within three to four hundred meters of the camp. Under the lights, one could see Ice Demons gathering. They seemed to have a deep interest in the human camp. They all drilled out of the Ice Demon Valley and gathered together in the open space outside the valley. The Ice Demon was very quiet, occasionally letting out chirping sounds. His voice was short, as if he was talking about something.
The atmosphere became oppressive.
After the number of Ice Demons exceeded a hundred, the soldiers of the Border Rong Army all had serious expressions on their faces. The number of Ice Demons was still increasing. Peter handed the binoculars to Allen. The two of them stood on a rock and could see the Ice Demons hundreds of meters away. In his line of sight, the Ice Demons were the small, gray-haired, black-faced fellows that revealed dense fangs. There were some special Ice Demons. One of them had light blue fur, while the other was larger and had silver-white fur.
Allen pulled his gaze away. At the exit of the valley where the light could not reach, Ice Demons continued to drill out. It seemed that they were preparing to storm the camp. These fellows were very smart. They stuck close to the exit of the valley and were far from the safety line drawn by Allen. After gathering a sufficient number, the Ice Demons began to advance. They did not rush forward like other dangerous species. Instead, they split into several gray blades like an army and meandered towards the camp.
"Prepare for battle." Allen said.
Peter smiled. This battle would be handled by the Border Rong Army. Allen planned to not interfere if it was not necessary, so he could also feel the strength of this army. He didn't take the Ice Demon's attack to heart. There were many dangerous species, but they weren't as powerful as the Border Rong Army. Moreover, they had plenty of ammunition and weapons like the Fiery Steps/Guns. If they lost like this, then there was no need to build any forward base. They might as well return to the Lightning Fire Base.
There was a weak Origin Energy reaction in the air.
After Windsor Bellow's training, Allen was much more sensitive to Origin Energy than before. The reaction came from the Ice Demon. He raised his binoculars and saw that the blue-furred Ice Demons were stretching out their arms to catch the air above their heads. Their claws released cold air and gradually formed ice cones. These Ice Demons clasped the ice cones and threw them like javelins over the camp's defensive line in a parabola trajectory.
These were throwers, adept at long-range attacks in dangerous species like the Ice Demon. As for the larger Ice Demons, they were the destroyers. They had a violent temper and were far stronger than ordinary Ice Demons. They would only stop after smashing their prey to pieces.
At this moment, dozens of ice cones began to descend from the highest point, exploding above the defensive line and causing a hail rain. The soldiers were all wearing helmets, and many of them possessed Origin Energy of Level 5 or 6. The hail was not very lethal to them, only causing a burst of harassment. The Ice Demons were not prepared to stop here. They continued to throw ice cones, while a large number of gray-haired Ice Demons began to scream and attack.
The battle began.
The soldiers of the Bian Rong Army began to attack after using a simple masked stone. The dense firepower net knocked down a large number of Ice Demons. The Ice Demon vanguard could not even break through the safety line and died on the spot. Peter still had a hand in setting up the camp's firepower. Under his arrangements, the firepower of the defensive line took into account both the range and concentration of the attack, which made the opponents who were attacking head-on suffer greatly.
However, if they considered attacking from both sides because the frontline firepower was too fierce, then the two quiet wings would shock their opponents greatly. This was because on both sides of the defensive line, Peter had set up warriors with fiery footsteps/guns. Although they were few in number, their firepower was not much inferior to that of the frontline.
The Ice Demon did not split up.
The throwers no longer threw ice cones in vain. Their bodies lit up with Origin Energy light patterns, and their claws continued to release frost energy. Freezing air sprayed onto the battlefield and collided with the hot air on the battlefield, immediately forming a large area of ice mist. The mist became the Ice Demon's final cover, which even Peter was surprised by. Under the cover of the ice mist, the Ice Demon began to attack the flawed firepower net.
The saboteurs were even more ferocious. They charged forward with the Ice Demon, covering their heads and faces with their hands as they charged through the barrage and jumped towards the soldiers behind the masked object. Jumping into the air, the saboteur opened its arms wide, and the frozen air circled between its claws, quickly forming a ball of ice covered in spikes. He held the ice ball and smashed it down fiercely. Even though the soldier rolled away in time, he was still injured by the sharp ice shards that splashed out when the ice ball exploded.
The defensive line was slightly chaotic.
Peter snorted and ordered the officer to take action and clean up the saboteurs as quickly as possible. Although the saboteurs were fierce, they were still no match for the rank ten veterans. Very quickly, these big fellows turned into corpses. At the same time, the soldiers threw explosive hands/thunder onto the battlefield. Apart from harvesting a large number of Ice Demons, the shockwave of the explosion blew away the ice mist at the same time.
As a result, the Ice Demon's situation became worse.
Seeing this, Allen knew that if the Ice Demon didn't have reinforcements or a high-grade mutant appeared, the outcome of the battle could almost be predicted.
Perhaps it meant that attacking again would not be beneficial, so the Ice Demon began to retreat. These fellows didn't seem to be in chaos when they retreated. A portion of the Ice Demons continued to attack the defensive line and were responsible for covering the rear so that the others could safely retreat. Of course, the Ice Demon that was left behind eventually turned into a corpse.
After the battle ended, the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield. The corpses of the Ice Demon, especially those saboteurs, although they had yet to form Origin Jades, they still had valuable parts. The claws of the Ice Demon were still precious. The ice claws of the throwers and saboteurs were all sequence materials used to drive ice abilities. Collecting them could be exchanged for a certain amount of military merits.
Just as Allen turned around to leave, he suddenly felt something and raised his binoculars to look in the direction of Ice Demon Valley. Above the valley, under the unique moonlight of Nether Domain Star, a strange figure appeared under the moonlight.
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