"Boom!"
A few more missiles exploded above the buildings in the residential area.
Countless dust fell from the ceiling, and there were even a few cracks on the ceiling above them.
The more frightened a person was, the more likely they were to let their imagination run wild. The crowd was like mice hiding in a hole, trembling in fear and despair. A few women and children began to cry.
No one knew what kind of fate awaited them. Perhaps the next bomb would fall here and blow everyone into meat paste.
Wang Shishi curled up in Luo Yuan's arms, her body trembling. Luo Yuan patted her head and sighed. Under such circumstances, even he could only resign himself to fate.
Compared to the fear of the unknown, Luo Yuan would rather fight with real weapons. Perhaps he could die knowing why.
No one in the crowd said anything. They just widened their eyes and stared at the situation outside through the gaps in the patterns of the iron gate. Perhaps this would bring them some psychological comfort.
Time ticked by.
A few bombs fell near the building, causing a series of screams.
Donghu City was the second largest city in the Jiangnan Province. Even if it was not the first strategic city in terms of national security, it was still in the second group. There were several large air-raid shelters with powerful defenses in the entire city, but these air-raid shelters did not play the slightest role at this time. The war had come so suddenly that Donghu City was not prepared at all.
Unlike in the past, the enemies were not humans this time. They moved fast and had the advantage of the air. The enemies had penetrated deep into Donghu City before they could send out any warnings.
Even when it was close to noon, the battle still showed no signs of stopping.
There were at least hundreds of thousands of insects that had landed in Donghu City. It was not easy to kill such a large swarm of insects.
A large number of missiles and high-explosive bombs exploded in mid-air, and even the air carried a scorching and irritating smell.
It was not until the sky gradually darkened that the explosions stopped.
The people hiding there were already hungry. Their faces were covered in mud, like workers who had just returned from a construction site.
They waited for a while to make sure that the battle had really ended, and then the crowd dispersed.
Luo Yuan and the others opened the door and walked into the room. He looked outside through the balcony. Luo Yuan, who was slightly relieved, suddenly stiffened. His face was covered in mud, and he looked a little wooden, like a sculpture that had just been completed.
There were dozens of green beetles flying in the sky, but they were much less numerous than when he saw them in the morning. Luo Yuan would not have been so nervous if there were not a few giant creatures among them.
These gigantic creatures were much faster than ordinary green beetles. They were flying at high speed in the sky.
Coupled with the fact that the sky was already completely dark, these gigantic creatures looked blurry under the night sky. However, Luo Yuan, who had killed one before, could still tell what these things were.
In the distant sky, there were occasional thunderous explosions, but as the night grew darker, the frequency of the explosions became weaker and weaker.
He didn't know how many guard-class green beetles were wandering in the sky above Donghu City, because he had only seen a corner of the sky.
But he was sure that it wouldn't be too little.
"Is this one of those giant green beetles?" Huang Jiahui asked as she came back to her senses.
Luo Yuan thought for a while and nodded seriously.
"What about the army …" Huang Jiahui said.
"We'll know in the next two days. Now we can only leave it to fate. You go and cook," Luo Yuan interrupted her.
Huang Jiahui hurriedly responded and pulled Wang Shishi, who was silent, towards the kitchen.
Luo Yuan stood in front of the balcony, watching the guard-class green beetles fly at high speed. Although he had luckily killed a beetle like this on land, he had never thought that its flying speed would be so fast. If it had been any faster, it would have been close to the sound barrier.
It would have been difficult for a normal weapon to lock on to them at such a speed. Luo Yuan was sure that the army would suffer heavy losses in this attack.
Luo Yuan remembered the system's names for the green beetles: normal green beetle, guard-class green beetle. He wondered if there was a higher level. If …
Luo Yuan quickly stopped thinking about it. He felt a chill down his spine when he thought about the possibility of the army losing.
The next day, Luo Yuan woke up to the sound of a supersonic fighter jet flying by. He quickly got up. Recently, when he slept, he slept with his clothes on. He even wore a bulletproof vest day and night!
Just as he was about to open the door, he heard Huang Jiahui's panicked voice.
"Luo Yuan, Luo Yuan, wake up! It's starting again!"
Luo Yuan opened the door and saw Huang Jiahui and Wang Shishi standing there nervously. They looked haggard and had dark circles under their eyes. Obviously, they had not slept well the night before.
Luo Yuan walked to the balcony and saw a group of silver-white fighter jets flying past. There were about a hundred of them.
A few seconds later, an ear-piercing air defense siren was heard above the city.
"Let's go downstairs!" Luo Yuan said hurriedly.
He had a feeling that the army was serious this time.
Huang Jiahui nodded and hugged Wang Shishi.
"Wait, I'll go get some food." Luo Yuan remembered that he had been hungry the day before. He wondered if the situation would continue today. He took out a bag of steamed buns he had bought in the supermarket from the storage room. He opened it and smelled it. There was no smell, so he brought it with him.
Luo Yuan closed the door and they quickly went to the ground floor.
There were only a few people at the bottom of the stairs, but in less than a minute, the residents of the building ran down in panic.
Luo Yuan frowned as he looked at the cracks on the walls around him. This building was a compensation house for demolition. When it was built, the cost was calculated according to the lowest, and the quality was definitely not reliable. He did not know if this building could survive the aftermath of the war. However, his thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of artillery from afar.
The army's determination had been shown since the beginning of the war.
Through the gap of the iron door, the sky in the distance was filled with rolling fire clouds. Countless bombs were fired in batches, creating circles of terrifying shockwaves in the air. A few 50-60 story buildings in the distance were hit by the shockwaves. After a lot of dust was shaken off, they became full of holes.
However, that was the end of it. A minute later, as the barrage approached, especially when a missile exploded near the building, the entire building suddenly collapsed like a broken building block.
If such a scene was seen alone, it would definitely be shocking. However, at this moment, the crowd did not feel anything at all in this situation. Everyone seemed to be in a trance. They stood there stupefied, looking at the scene with stupefied expressions.
Fear and despair had reached the extreme, leaving only numbness.
The barrage approached slowly, and the vibration of the eardrums became more and more intense. The sound of gunpowder explosions was like the roar of thunder.
Luo Yuan's sharp senses sensed danger.
He felt that hiding there was a very unreliable thing to do. He could hide from yesterday, but he might not be able to hide from today. Even if all the missiles exploded in the air without a single mistake, it would still be fatal to such a fragile building.
He looked at the crisscrossing cracks on the ceiling and the falling dust. He made up his mind.
"It might not be safe here. Follow me!" Luo Yuan pulled Huang Jiahui, who was also stunned.
"Where to?"
Luo Yuan's mind was racing. "To the underground parking lot of the residential area. It's not far from here. Carry Wang Shishi and move fast, or it'll be too late."
"Uncle, I don't want to be a burden to Aunty. I want to go by myself." Wang Shishi looked up at Luo Yuan and said stubbornly.
Luo Yuan looked at Wang Shishi, who should have been carefree in school, but now understood the philosophy of survival in a cruel environment. He nodded and said, "Okay, Sister Huang, look after her."
"Do you want to go to the parking lot?" a middle-aged man suddenly asked.
"I don't think this building can hold for long. If you want to go, let's go together!"
Everyone's eyes were on him.
Not only the middle-aged man, but everyone else who heard the conversation was also nervous and hesitant. They knew that it was not safe there, but neither was it safe on the way to the parking lot. No one knew if they would run into green beetles on the way or in the parking lot.
Luo Yuan looked at the crowd.
"We're leaving. Is there anyone who wants to go with us?" Luo Yuan asked. He had done his best.
Everyone wanted to try their luck. Between the possible future danger and the imminent danger, most people would choose the former, no matter how hard they tried to persuade them. In the end, only three men and one woman decided to go with Luo Yuan. One of them was the man with glasses from the day before.
Huang Jiahui's Model 95 rifle gave them confidence.
Luo Yuan opened the door and the seven of them walked out. Then, the metal door was quickly closed.
He looked back at the complicated expressions on the faces inside, took a deep breath, and ran out.
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