The siblings could no longer be bothered with fighting.
Bai Jiacao crawled up and found the medical box. With familiar movements, she prepared forceps, gauze, syringes, hemostatic gel, and epinephrine.
Meng Chao dragged the semi-automatic rifle to the window in the living room and used the couch cushions to make a kneeling position to shoot.
He narrowed his eyes and looked through the firing holes in his armor.
It was dark. The fog that originally covered the area was like the tentacles of a demon. It was spreading toward the city.
Red and blue light intersected in the depths of the fog.
The light squirmed about, and the monsters revealed their savage forms bit by bit.
The fog was not fog.
Instead, it was the turbulence of time and space.
Dragon City was a stone, and the Other World was a pond. When a stone was thrown into the pond, it would naturally stir up layers of ripples.
They transmigrated from Earth. Fortunately, Dragon City did not descend straight into the Other World, where the civilization was flourishing and powerful fighters gathered.
The space-time turbulence protected them for fifty years in the form of fog so that they would not be discovered by the Other World's powerful fighters.
Unfortunately, the place where Dragon City transmigrated was the infamous cursed land of the Other World, the paradise of monsters.
The towering mountains formed a natural barrier. They were like intersecting fangs, and they were intimidating.
There were hundreds of crystal mines buried underground. They slowly released poison and radiation, which formed a strange spirit energy magnetic field that caused plants and animals to grow and mutate madly.
No one knew just how many monster nests were hidden in the area and how many new monsters would mutate every day.
Since the dimensions overlapped with each other, whenever the space-time turbulence caused a tide, the fog would invade the city and tear open space-time rifts, allowing monsters to appear anywhere in Dragon City.
In the beginning, Dragon Citizens were "randomly respawned" and had a never-ending stream of monsters, so they suffered greatly. They were even afraid of the fog and the night.
Fortunately, the martyrs sacrificed themselves one after another, and they managed to get through it.
Today, Dragon Citizens had basically cleared out the Other World regions that overlapped with the main city area and occupied this living space.
It had been a long time since a large wave of monsters appeared in an old residential area like Blessed Heavenly Garden.
"Attention, residents. The Flaming Black Beetle swarm has appeared near the kindergarten. They're quickly passing through the old folks' home and the trash collection center. In five minutes, they'll reach the square.
"When friends come, they'll get wine, and when wolves come, they'll get guns. Everyone, work harder! Whether or not we can get a five-star residential area this year will depend on tonight!"
Auntie Cao's high-pitched voice came from the crystal loudspeaker above the neighborhood committee's bunker.
The spirit energy oscillator set at the center of the field continuously released infrasound waves that humans could not hear to attract the monsters' attention.
Sha sha sha sha.
Hundreds of Flaming Black Beetles were attracted, and they gathered into a black torrent that surged towards the main plaza.
Each black beetle was the size of a calf. Their black, metallic shells were covered in flame-shaped stripes. They had a pair of extra-large mouthparts that looked like two guillotines. They could even bite through iron rods that were as thick as the mouth of a bowl.
However, in the fortified residential area, the streets were empty, and the buildings were protected by armor. The ferocious beasts could not find a place to use their big teeth.
When the monsters surged into the square.
Whoosh!
The searchlight above the residential building suddenly lit up.
Dozens of thick pillars of light tore apart the darkness, causing the monsters to be unable to hide.
Tss tss tss!
Dozens of high-voltage electric towers rose from the ground around the field and shot out more than one hundred piercing electric arcs. They electrocuted the monsters so much that smoke came out of them and they could not move.
Shick! Shick!
Shick! There were also dozens of automatic fighting fortresses that looked like turtle shells. Crystals shattered and released high-temperature and high-pressure spirit energy to push the bullets out. They shot at the monsters like a storm.
The principle was similar to the air guns on Earth.
But when spirit energy was used to drive them, their damage was naturally much greater than compressed air.
The Flaming Black Beetles were first electrocuted, then shot full of holes. No matter how sturdy their shells were, insect juices spilled out, and they suffered heavy casualties.
"A 'chao, how's the battle situation?"
Meng Yishan invited Granny Wang, who lived next door.
Granny Wang's pet was a hunting dog whose fangs were like those of a saber-toothed tiger.
The two families were very familiar with each other. When the saber-toothed hunting dog entered the house, it circled around Bai Jiacao and wagged its tail.
"It's fine for the time being. It's stable now." Meng Chao turned his head around. "Granny Wang, are you alright?"
"Boy, you're looking down on my old arms and legs, aren't you?"
Granny Wang held her shotgun over her shoulder. Her face was flushed red, and she flaunted her seniority. "Have you experienced the chaos when you just transmigrated to the Other World? When the virus broke out, how many zombies did you kill? How many years have you been fighting in the Monster War? In the past, the stupid old man and I … "
"Granny Wang, I was wrong. I know that you're definitely fine, so please take good care of my mom and my sister. Thank you!" Meng Chao felt a headache coming on.
"Don't worry. I might not be able to chew rhinoceros meat, but the old man in my hand isn't someone to be trifled with!"
Granny Wang swung her shotgun and pushed Meng Chao away without holding back. She knelt down in a standard posture and drew close to the observation hole.
"Hey, there are so many Flaming Black Beetles! Our area is going to be rich!"
The old woman beamed.
In this era, Dragon Citizens' confidence was very high.
They had been in the Other World for decades, and Earth's industries, spirit energy technology, and genetic martial arts had gradually fused together. The fighting power of Dragon Citizens had increased by leaps and bounds, and they no longer regarded monsters as anything.
The monsters might seem fierce, but to Dragon Citizens, they were just food and raw materials for building the city.
Dragon City was surrounded by fog. It was small, and it lacked resources. Every wave of monster invasion was a gift from the heavens.
Every part of a monster's body was a treasure.
Their flesh and blood contained a lot of nutrients. When their shells and bones were ground down, they could be refined into super alloys. Their sticky liquid was usually a high-quality additive or fuel.
Many of the powerful monsters also had all sorts of etherealized organs and crystals in their bodies. They were the best cultivation resources.
When the Other World monsters invaded, they gave Earthlings money, equipment, and experience.
But Meng Chao knew that the night would not be so simple.
He knew it.
Even though the first wave of Flaming Black Beetles had been utterly defeated, the fog that night was incredibly thick.
However, the fog that night was especially thick. More and more Flaming Black Beetles surged out from the depths of the fog, filling the streets to the brim.
Their shells scraped against each other and let out piercing noises. Some even created sparks.
Hundreds of Flaming Black Beetles rushed to the square in the area like moths to a flame. They pushed down the first high-voltage electric tower without caring about the casualties. The carcasses that piled up like a mountain blocked the firing holes of the automatic guns.
"So many?"
Granny Wang's expression changed.
She was an old woman with a lot of fighting experience, and she sensed danger.
Buzz! Buzz!
Buzz! Among the second wave of monsters, quite a number of Flaming Black Beetles' shells cracked open. They stretched out huge, transparent wings and flew clumsily.
"It's the mutated Flaming Black Beetles! Flying Flaming Beetles!"
Meng Yishan frowned and wiped his face. He knelt down on one knee at the shooting spot beside him. "A 'chao, we're going to be in trouble tonight. Remember to save your bullets.
Among the hundreds of Flaming Black Beetles, there were around thirty mutated species that could fly.
They flew past the high-voltage electric towers and fighting fortresses to head for the residential buildings.
Intersecting lines of fire instantly gushed out of the residential buildings.
Unfortunately, the Flying Flaming Beetles' flight trajectory was erratic. Their shells were slippery and curved, so it was difficult for bullets to bite them.
Even if they hit their targets, as long as the angle was not perfect, they would bounce off their shells.
"Damn it."
Meng Yishan's first round of bullets missed. They only managed to drill a hole in the Flying Flaming Beetles' transparent wings. They were still flying.
He cursed in slight irritation.
He immediately felt regretful. He should not have lost his composure in front of his son, or else the boy would have been even more nervous.
Meng Chao did not have time to be nervous.
He looked at the floating notification in front of him.
[The flames of civilization require steel and blood to protect them. Will you activate your first combat mission, Hunter of Other Insects?
[In the battle tonight, kill ten Flaming Black Beetles and three Flying Flaming Beetles and contribute to defending your home!
[Reward for your first combat mission: 1,500 contribution points. You can also choose any of your basic skills to increase by one level.]
'Activate!'
Meng Chao adjusted his breathing and heartbeat bit by bit. He ignored the gunshots and the screeches of the monsters around him.
In a daze, everything around him became quiet.
Every detail of Basic Gun Technique turned into nerve electricity that surged into his fingertips at lightning speed, and his fingers were stuck to the gun.
His gaze seemed to be unfocused, and he did not focus on any of the monsters.
He scanned the entire battlefield and turned the monsters' movement trajectories, the flapping of their wings, the wind speed, and the direction of the wind into dazzling data.
"Chao 'er, are you scared? Why don't I do it?"
Meng Chao had been aiming for a long time while he was kneeling, but Granny Wang misunderstood.
The old woman carried a large shotgun, but the shooting range was too short. It was not suitable for long-distance attacks against flying targets.
When she saw Meng Chao holding the semi-automatic rifle and not firing a single shot, as if he was scared silly by the monsters, she became anxious and a little envious.
Before her voice faded away …
Bang, bang, bang!
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