About 100 meters away from the defensive position, a large number of construction machines and heavy-duty container trucks were working around a building.
One of the walls of the building had been violently broken, revealing rows of huge servers that looked like soldiers. When Luo Yuan looked over, he saw a server being tied up by a few soldiers with iron chains. It was then lifted by a crane and placed into a container.
Luo Yuan quickly entered the defensive position. Although it was called a defensive position, it was actually just a temporary defense line formed by a few boulders and a large number of light and medium weapons.
"Comrade Xiao Fei, we don't have enough manpower. Why is there only one military helicopter? Where are the 203mm shells that I asked for? It's not enough!" A man with a messy beard and soot-blackened face shook the lieutenant's hand vigorously and complained.
"I say, Comrade Commander Xia Qiang, don't take it for granted. Don't you know how many munitions we have in stock? Don't think about shells. It's good enough to send a helicopter here. The other groups are also very busy. Now, except for the basic defense forces, there are no soldiers to send." The lieutenant who came with Luo Yuan hammered him and said rudely. Apparently, they knew each other very well.
"Besides, I haven't introduced them to you. These are the evolved humans among the survivors. They are very strong. Don't underestimate them." Xiao Fei said seriously, "For example, Comrade Luo and Miss Mu are both level five evolved humans. Comrade Xie and Miss Wang are also level four evolved humans."
Commander Xia was shocked. He quickly shook hands with them and said, "It's great that all of you are here. This batch of servers is very important to the reconstruction area. We can't give it up unless it's necessary. However, I have something to say …"
He hesitated, not knowing whether he should say it or not. He knew these survivors very well. Although they were very strong, they had strong personalities. He was afraid that they would not obey the command.
"Commander Xia, since we have been recruited, we are your soldiers. You don't have to worry about it! I don't understand the principle, but I know that no eggs can survive if the nest is overturned! "Luo Yuan said immediately when he saw him hesitating.
The danger of this mission was unprecedented. If there was no unified command system, they would not be able to survive this crisis. Moreover, he knew the importance of these servers to the Reconstruction Area and the human race. Even if it was not for the mission, he had to protect them no matter what.
The Captain's eyes lit up. He patted Luo Yuan's shoulder and said, "Alright, but I know that you guys have a unique combat style. It's not easy to be part of the special forces. Why don't you be the reserve team? You can go wherever there's danger."
"Of course!" Luo Yuan said calmly.
Although Fatty Xie was not happy about being represented, he did not dare to object. As for the other two, one was Wang Shishi, who followed Luo Yuan's lead, and the other was immersed in his own world. Naturally, they did not say much.
"What's the situation now?" Xiao Fei asked.
"Apart from a fierce conflict that occurred an hour ago, the situation is basically calm. However, it won't last for long. Dark Shadow has discovered that a large number of sea beasts are heading towards the land," Commander Xia said with a serious expression.
"These sea beasts have nothing better to do. Why would they come to the land instead of staying in the sea?" Xiao Fei kicked a stone away and said gloomily, "Where's the water level now?"
"According to the information, they've reached the industrial park, about five kilometers away from here. As for the reason why these sea beasts are coming, we've already guessed it. You haven't been on a mission for a few days, so you might not have noticed it. The water surface is now covered with mutated seaweed. It looks like a layer of carpet. Even tanks can't pass through it. "
"Eutrophication pollution!" Luo Yuan said.
"That's right. The feces, corrosive substances, and various daily necessities in the city have accumulated into the seawater, causing the seaweed nearby to grow crazily. This has also attracted a large number of plankton. The big fish eat the small fish, and finally, the sea beasts have joined in the carnival," Commander Xia said.
Luo Yuan's heart sank and his face turned pale.
Suddenly, the surrounding air seemed to surge, as if a large amount of air was being expelled by a mysterious force. The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared.
It was so sudden that Luo Yuan's scalp went numb. His eyes were wide open, and his body instinctively leaped like lightning. In a blink of an eye, he was six to seven meters away. He pulled out his Zhanmadao, and in a flash, the tip of the Zhanmadao was already at the man's throat.
If Luo Yuan had not reacted at the last moment and stopped his murderous intent, the man would have been beheaded.
However, the man's face was also pale, and he did not dare to move.
"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. He's one of us, one of us!" Commander Xia said loudly. Everything had happened so fast that he could only react now. "He's the shadow I mentioned just now. Put down your knife, put it down now."
Luo Yuan then realized that he had made a mistake. The man was wearing a military uniform, and his face was covered with camouflage paint. One look and he could tell that he was a soldier. He quickly pulled back his Zhanmadao and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, you scared me when you appeared. I overreacted!"
"It's okay! It's okay! "The evolved man called An Ying said shyly. He did not seem to be good at socializing with people. However, he did not look like he had said he was fine. He was panting heavily. The experience just now had almost sent him to the gates of hell. He was still in shock and could not catch his breath.
Everyone looked at him curiously. The scene just now was too magical. It was very similar to teleportation in movies and novels.
Suddenly, An Ying calmed down and said loudly, "Reporting, Commander! There are three level four to five mutated beasts seven kilometers ahead. They are coming this way. Please be prepared."
Everyone's expression changed. Commander Xia quickly pressed the headset of the walkie-talkie and turned around to give a series of orders.
Not long after, the military helicopter quickly took off and flew into the distance.
Then, An Ying disappeared from where he was and reappeared a kilometer away. After a few times, he completely disappeared from sight. No one knew where he had gone to investigate.
A few minutes later, there was a loud noise coming from afar, and thick smoke could be seen clearly from where they were.
The voice from the walkie-talkie kept coming. Obviously, the battle over there was very intense.
"Successfully killed a small one. Oh no, it can spray water … I'm going to pull it up, I'm going to pull it up … That was close … I almost got killed."
"Huff … huff …" The opponent panted heavily as if he was scared. "Son of a b * tch, I'll show you what I'm capable of … Damn it, the missile was dodged … It hit … It's not dead yet …"
"Damn it, another five are coming … We're running out of ammunition, we need to go back to the base to replenish … Getting ready to go back …"
Soon, the armed helicopter appeared in sight and flew directly toward the military base.
"Damn it!" Commander Xia's face was gloomy. He pressed the headset of the walkie-talkie and ordered, "All cannons ready to fire."
"Roger!"
"Roger!"
The two metal behemoths, which were ten meters long, three meters wide, and three meters tall, began to move their cannons. The hydraulic pressure slid, making a hissing sound.
A tense atmosphere filled the air.
Not long after, a deafening roar that sounded like a steam whistle was heard from afar, followed by a slight tremor on the ground.
Not long after, two huge and ferocious sea beasts slowly appeared in front of everyone. Their skin was greenish-black, and they looked like turtles without their shells. On their surface, there were protruding yellow spots that were about half a meter in diameter.
From the wounds on their bodies, it could be seen that they had already been baptized by the bullets of the assault helicopters. Their bodies were black and red, and there were large and small bloody holes everywhere. Along the way, blood flowed all over the ground.
However, these wounds were only the size of a round table, but they were nothing to these behemoths that were more than 20 meters long and more than 10 meters tall.
Luo Yuan finally understood why they needed to call for reinforcements. These sea beasts were huge, so if the normal cannons did not hit their vital parts, they would only leave an insignificant bloody hole, but they would still be very powerful.
"Let it come closer. Get ready to fire, get ready to fire … Fire!" Commander Xia ordered loudly when he saw that the target was about a kilometer away. Modern cannons had a very long range. They could shoot five to six kilometers, or even more than 10 kilometers. However, the accuracy of the cannons was greatly reduced, and it was difficult for them to hit the target before they could react. Mutated beasts were not enemies with modern weapons, so the closer they got, the more powerful the cannons would be.
The next moment, the long barrels of the two self-propelled cannons spat out two three-meter long flames, and at the same time, the barrels shrunk.
"Boom!"
Two cone-shaped cannons whistled through the air and shot forward at a high speed. One of them instantly hit the head of one of the sea beasts. The kinetic energy and explosion caused the powerful sea beast's head to deform and explode, and it fell to the ground with a heavy thud.
The other cannons hit the beast's leg hard, tearing a terrible wound. It was so painful that it screamed in agony, and its huge body began to roll around.
In order to meet the needs of modern warfare, modern cannons had become more and more powerful, especially these two 203mm cannons, which were much more powerful than the short-range missiles on the military helicopters.
In just one round of attack, one of the powerful sea beasts had been killed and the other injured.
Luo Yuan did not hear any orders from Platoon Leader Xia, so he asked curiously, "Why aren't you shooting?"
"We don't have many cannons left," Platoon Leader Xia said with a bitter smile.
The resources in the Reconstruction Area were limited, and the surrounding area was not a safe place. Danger was happening all the time, so ammunition was needed almost everywhere. The supply was extremely tight. Naturally, they did not have many firearms, and in addition, they had used up a few days ago to defend against the migrating beasts in Hu City. Their ammunition reserves were almost depleted. Logically speaking, the military base should have returned by now. However, the migration of the beasts had made the area unprecedentedly safe. Therefore, the base thought that before they left, they would conduct a big search to find as many things as possible, but they did not expect to encounter such a situation.
Luo Yuan was shocked and quickly asked, "How many more?"
"We only have eight 203mm cannons left, 30 mortar shells, and five boxes of machine gun shells," Platoon Leader Xia said.
Xiao Fei ran over to check on the construction site. When he came back, he estimated the time and said, "If the situation doesn't worsen, it should be enough. In fact, we only need to hold on for another three to five hours."
Luo Yuan felt bitter. It would be great if the D-level mission could be completed so smoothly.
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