"This forward operating base is located more than seventy kilometers to the southeast of Dragon City. It's like a fang that pierces into Monster Mountain Range. It's a research station built by Agricultural University. They were originally prepared to plant a batch of genetically modified etherealized plants there, but they didn't expect that it would turn into the most devastating battlefield at the start of the war. There were 325 lecturers and researchers in the base, along with 198 Red Dragon Army soldiers who helped with the defense, but in the end, only 88 people survived."
Nie Chenglong said with a dejected expression.
When he heard that his alma mater's forward operating base had suffered such a tragedy, Meng Chao could not help but suck in a deep breath. His blood vessels rose, and spirit tattoos surrounded his arms. They extended to his tightly clenched fists.
Nie Chenglong told Meng Chao that Dragon City had been developing too quickly over the past two years. At the same time, it had expanded to the north, south, east, and west like pancakes. Hence, when the monster horde attacked, they could easily surround the protruding parts of the humans that had ventured deep into the wild. They could also find a gap between two human fortresses that were heavily defended and enter.
Hence, during the first twenty-four hours of the war, humans were forced into a passive position.
However, Dragon City was no longer the same as before.
Ever since they gained full victory in the northern offense and obtained a lot of resources from Shattered Starlake to Raging Waves, humans upgraded their ammunition, equipment, and will to fight to the end.
Agricultural University's forward operating base might have been completely wiped out.
But before they fell, they were like steel nails made of flesh and blood. They were nailed to the center of the ground and blocked the monster horde's charge. They killed monsters that were dozens of times their own and forced the monster horde to stay outside the precarious defense line. They could not advance to the humans' weaker abdomen until the humans finished mobilizing their forces and a large group of reinforcements arrived in hundreds of armored airships.
It was the same for the other defense lines. Humans were caught off guard and suffered major losses, but with their unyielding will, they used blood and corpses to create iron walls. They fought a devastating trench war against the monsters and fought for the most precious twenty-four hours.
Within twenty-four hours, all the manpower and resources in Dragon City were mobilized. In one go, they built more than one hundred kilometers of temporary railway lines to the frontlines in all four directions. They transported a large amount of war equipment, including railway guns, to the frontlines. They also investigated the situation of the monster horde and completed the construction of deep defenses in the areas where the monster horde would attack. They used countless crystal turrets and battle fortresses to create a meat grinder and death trap.
In the next twenty-four hours, the experts and soldiers who had been fighting at the frontlines for an entire day and night were finally able to retreat to the back of the defensive line in an orderly manner.
When the ferocious beast horde arrived, the humans deliberately allowed them to enter the three-dimensional crossfire that had just been set up, exposing them to the best killing range of the railway guns.
When millions of ferocious monsters charged into the death trap mindlessly, the railway guns were the first to fire.
These steel behemoths with diameters exceeding 200 millimeters were the epoch-making crystallization of human civilization in the art of slaughter.
Every time he roared, it was as if he was tearing open the gates of hell, reaping all lives within a radius of several miles.
Unfortunately, the more enemies they killed, the more ammunition they could use.
In Meng Chao's previous life, due to the explosion of the Red Radiance Jade mine under Raging Waves, the northern offense suffered a crushing defeat. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died, and Dragon City lost one of its most important crystal mines.
Hence, the more than one hundred railway guns, which cost a lot of money to create, ended up as useless decorations due to the lack of ammunition. In fact, they were destroyed by the monster suicide squads who snuck into Dragon City, and in an incredibly aggrieved manner, they ended their short and ridiculous lives.
In his previous life, when Dragon Citizens talked about this matter, they would wring their hands and sigh. They believed that the greatest mistake Dragon City made when it fought in the Other World was to create so many railway guns.
If they used the resources and money to create the railway guns to create lighter weapons or put it into the cultivation of the powerful, perhaps they could create a chain reaction that would be beneficial to Earthlings.
In this life, the situation was completely different.
After they gained full victory in the northern offense, the mega corporations dug out more than one hundred crystals from under Raging Waves, including the Red Radiance Jades.
The powerful Red Dragon Army had not suffered a crushing defeat, and they had developed dozens of super bullets that had their lethality increase by several times.
It was as if they had inserted longer, sharper, and more ferocious claws into the steel behemoth that was the railway gun.
The ferocious beast horde became the best targets and sacrifices for the upgraded railway guns.
With one shot, normal monsters were reduced to dust.
The Nightmarish Beast was torn to pieces, its severed limbs scattering like flowers in the sky.
The Hell Beasts were swept by the impact waves. Even if their organs were not destroyed and they died from the pain, their tendons and bones were broken, and they were badly battered.
Even Apocalyptic Beasts had to retreat when they faced the humans' cannons.
Although it wasn't easy to fire a railway gun, it required a long cooldown and reloading time after firing.
The defense line the humans had just built was filled with the death net formed by the crystal cannons, electromagnetic cannons, and light and heavy machine guns. It was like the God of Death swinging its scythe without exhaustion. Once the monsters who were dizzy from the explosions were dragged into it, it was difficult for them to escape.
Even if they relied on their thick skin and spirit energy to protect their bodies to force their way through the steel defense line, there were still powerful fighters who had rested and sharpened their weapons behind them!
In the end, during the second twenty-four hours, the number of casualties on the human side decreased by leaps and bounds.
Around one thousand powerful fighters and soldiers sacrificed themselves in exchange for a bountiful victory that was hundreds of times more than what they had lost.
The borders of Dragon City were filled with monster carcasses.
If they could harvest the monsters' claws, bones, crystal cores, and other materials, it would be enough for the tens of millions of citizens in Dragon City to become rich.
Of course, Meng Chao and Lu Siya's hard work in the lair was also the reason why the frontlines were able to obtain such brilliant results.
Nie Chenglong analyzed the situation. The monster horde's crazed assault on the steel defense line the humans had already built was not due to tactical foolishness. Instead, there was an even more sinister strategic consideration. The monster civilization hoped to use nonstop bombardment to pin the humans' attention and best forces at the perimeter of Dragon City so that the Vortex could create chaos as it pleased in the lair.
If Meng Chao had not stopped the Vortex in time, the entire lair might have been burned to the ground, and the fire and poisonous smoke would have spread to the main city area. Hundreds of thousands of refugees would have rushed out of the lair like a tidal wave and destroyed the meticulously built defense line in the other parts of the main city area.
Besides, a large number of monster claws in human skin would have brought Deification Capsules and biochemical viruses with them. They would have mixed in with the refugees and added fuel to the fire, turning the main city area into a burning hell.
If the soldiers at the frontlines discovered that their backyard was on fire while they were fighting and the entire Dragon City was engulfed in black smoke, their minds would definitely be thrown into chaos, and their morale would plummet.
If things went wrong, the monster horde might really break through the defense line in one go.
Based on this angle, Meng Chao and Lu Siya's achievements could not be overestimated.
"It was really dangerous!"
Meng Chao broke out in cold sweat.
In his previous life, the war seemed to have developed in this manner.
The fire in the lair caused chaos in Dragon City, and the monster army seized the chance to launch an attack.
Even though they did not manage to take down Dragon City in one go, they used up a lot of manpower and the resources they had accumulated through hard work.
Hence, the Monster War continued for a few years, and humans practically bled to the last drop of their blood in exchange for a pyrrhic victory that was covered in wounds. The apocalypse was fated to be destroyed.
Fortunately, Meng Chao returned to the past.
Even though he used up a lot of ammunition and resources during the second twenty-four hours, all of them could be recovered.
But all the consumption could be recovered from the mountain of monster carcasses.
More importantly, the defense line of the humans in the four directions gradually linked together, and the depth of the defense line became thicker and thicker. Meanwhile, the main force that was waiting behind the iron wall did not suffer any damage. Instead, it stimulated an incomparably high desire for battle and the belief that they would win.
As for the monster civilization …
Perhaps the monsters' intelligence was low and they were muddle-headed. In fact, they were controlled by the mastermind through some mysterious and unfathomable method.
But when they faced the never-ending artillery barrage day and night, the instincts in their cells still sent electric currents of fear to all their nerve endings.
The monster horde attacked continuously for forty-eight hours, and they finally showed signs of fatigue. They became sparse and sluggish.
When they faced the flames, explosions, and bullets that rained down like a storm, quite a number of monsters turned around and fled. Some of them even broke free of the mysterious power's control and started fighting against other monsters of different species.
Hence, during the third twenty-four hours, the humans finally launched a counterattack and pushed forward five to ten kilometers.
However, since Monster Mountain Range was not too far away from them, it was not a good place for large armies and heavy firepower to spread out. The terrain was uneven, and it was filled with trees.
Besides, the Apocalyptic Beasts had not come out of their nests. They still relied on Monster Mountain Range to fight against the Deity Realm superhumans, chase after them, and fight against them.
Besides, many of the monsters had a lot of bacteria, viruses, and spores in their bodies. Even if they were torn to shreds, there was a certain chance that they would turn into undead and cause secondary damage to humans.
Hence, the humans were very careful in their counterattack.
Their goal for the day was to clear the battlefield, harvest the remaining monster materials, and completely get rid of the undead.
"Even though the war is still in a stalemate, overall, the scales of victory are gradually tilting toward us. We've been fighting for three days and three nights, but not only did the monster civilization not manage to gain any advantage, they even left behind a large number of Nightmarish Beasts and Hell Beasts. They have millions of monster carcasses that are filled with resources. You can say that they didn't manage to steal a chicken, but they ended up leaving behind a chicken leg!"
Nie Chenglong said with a chuckle. "So, you and Siya should go and rest. Perhaps when you wake up, you'll hear the news that we've won!"
"Thank you, director."
Meng Chao stared at the smoke-filled battlefield littered with carcasses. It looked like a furnace. He shook his head slowly and said clearly, "But I don't need to rest. I need to go to the battlefield!"
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