The morning sun had just risen, and it was the same for war.
After breaking through the fourth security perimeter, Carl ordered his troops to rest for an hour. When dawn broke, they would continue to advance, preparing to break through the Dark Crow Valley base in one fell swoop. At that moment, they were fighting the enemy at the third security perimeter.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of explosions was incessant, and the forest was in a mess due to the bombardment of bullets and cannons. There were shattered shells and shrapnel everywhere, and there was smoke everywhere.
Hesla's soldiers cooperated with the armored vehicles to attack the fortifications, watchtowers, and bunkers one after another. The information that Ye Fan had obtained was of great use. The enemy's fortifications were exposed. Hesla's army managed to breach one fortification after another with minimal losses. The casualty ratio was extremely gratifying. The soldiers had never fought such a smooth battle before.
"Continue to advance and break through the last two security perimeters in one fell swoop!"
Carl was in high spirits.
Of course, when the high-spirited troops broke through the second security perimeter, the situation immediately changed from smooth sailing to a bad one.
Not long after stepping into the second security perimeter, Hesla's soldiers encountered their first ambush since the start of the battle. Two armored vehicles and more than a dozen soldiers were blown up into the sky by anti-infantry mines. This was just the appetizer. Hesla's soldiers were in a miserable state now, and the number of casualties kept increasing. It was as if there were ambushes and traps everywhere.
Ye Fan's intelligence was useless. Following the wrong instructions, they suffered even more losses. The commanders of the teams panicked.
Using the intelligence obtained from the first four security perimeters, Hesla's soldiers made a reckless move to lure the enemy in. Then, the ambush was activated.
The number of casualties kept increasing!
Carl was both shocked and angry.
Winna and the rest changed their expressions. It turned out that the intelligence they had obtained was bait. Han Xiao's guess was right. They were partly responsible for the loss of the battle.
Ye Fan shook his head and said, "The enemy is too sinister and ruthless. Their intelligence trap used their own people as bait. It was too difficult not to fall into their trap. This is the advantage of the defending side. The Germinal Organization can ignore the consequences of losing both sides, but we can't. Carl was too aggressive. He should have listened to Han Xiao's advice and been more conservative." He looked at his teammates who were blaming themselves and sighed.
At this moment, Carl's expression was extremely ugly as he watched the frontline soldiers fall one after another. Originally, it should have been a great victory, but now, even if he won, it would be a pyrrhic victory, greatly reducing his battle results.
Hesla's army suffered heavy losses, and their advance was as slow as a snail's.
Suddenly, a fierce-looking man dashed out from the enemy's formation with a long sword in his hand. His whole body was emitting a cold, colorless flame aura. It was like an invisible flame, distorting the surrounding air as he dashed toward one of the Hesla soldiers. The soldiers hurriedly opened fire, only to see the man spin his feet as he ran, throwing out a dazzling saber light that swept in front of him. All the bullets were rolled into pieces by the saber light and fell to the ground with tinkling sounds.
"Martial Artist!"
While the soldiers were still in shock, the man crashed into the crowd. In the next second, a chaotic burst of blade light erupted in the middle of the small group. The group of soldiers was instantly dismembered into a rain of blood. Their limbs, torsos, and heads fell to the ground. The man stood there bathed in blood like a god of war.
"Pan Kuang!"
The expressions of the agents all changed.
He was the supervisor of the Dark Crow Valley base and the executive officer of the Germinal Organization. He had a lot of valiant battle records on the Dark Net and had killed countless strong people.
According to the battle records on the Dark Net, Pan Kuang was proficient in saber techniques. His martial arts style was derived from Raylan, and he was known as the "Saber Soul."
His saber light was the last image of his enemy's retinas before they died.
The armored vehicles turned their muzzles and started firing at Pan Kuang with large caliber bullets. Pan Kuang started to move. Relying on his legs, he was unbelievably fast as he dodged around trees. The ordinary soldiers could not lock onto Pan Kuang at all. Most of the time, Pan Kuang was out of their line of sight, and all the bullets missed.
Pan Kuang roamed the battlefield like the Grim Reaper, killing one soldier after another. He even split open the outer armor of a few armored vehicles, killing all the soldiers inside.
As long as the surrounding environment provided a shielding barrier, superhumans could explode with powerful killing power in such a low-tech battlefield. With the protection of energy, ordinary gunpowder bullets would not be able to do much damage to them.
A Grade D superhuman could fight against a small armed force alone and had a high chance of escaping safely after the battle.
A Grade C Super's individual strength had surpassed a certain standard. They had extremely strong physical resistance, and firearms and small cannonballs would not be able to damage them. They began to have destructive power that could ignore the terrain, and it was common for them to tear down buildings with their bare hands. A Grade C superhuman was considered the basic strength in the universe. It was also known as the "Basic Constitution of the Planetary Exploration Warrior." Every planet had different gravity and climate. A Grade C superhuman could land on most planets. Some races in the universe with harsh living conditions were even born with Grade C superhuman bodies.
However, there were very few Grade C superhumans on the Blue Star. The superhumans on this planet were of a lower level.
Pan Kuang was a Grade E + superhuman, only one step away from Grade D superhuman. He could easily deal with a group of Hesla soldiers in the complex jungle environment. A superhuman was strong individually, and their biggest threat was to ambush the commander or infiltrate the enemy.
Pan Kuang killed all the soldiers along the way, and he was heading toward Carl!
Carl was targeted by Pan Kuang's murderous intent, and his hair stood on end. The soldiers around him did not give him a sense of security. He quickly shouted, "Fire the heat-seeking missile array!"
An armored vehicle equipped with a missile launcher arrived. It fired several small heat-seeking rockets, all of which were locked onto Pan Kuang.
Pan Kuang quickly ran in circles in the jungle. The heat-seeking missiles hit the trees and exploded. Only the last missile passed through the gap between the trees and headed straight for Pan Kuang.
Pan Kuang frowned and stopped in his tracks. He shoveled up a piece of soil and held his sword with both hands. The invisible sword aura extended, and he swung his sword at the heat-seeking missile. Pan Kuang's movements were extremely fast, and he hit the side of the missile. The missile was cleverly deflected, and it slammed into a tree twenty meters away, exploding into flames. Pan Kuang was only slightly affected by the shockwave. If Han Xiao was there, he would see that the damage value was less than twenty points.
Seeing that even the rockets were ineffective, Carl's heart turned cold. He turned his gaze to the agents. His intentions were obvious.
"Go!" Winna shouted, and the agents of Hesla surrounded Pan Kuang.
Division 13 looked on coldly from the side. The so-called joint operation had fallen apart, and they would not help anymore.
Pan Kuang immediately retreated when he saw the agents attacking. He did not want to be entangled with them.
A gunshot sounded.
A bullet was fired.
A flash of sword light flashed, and the bullet was split in half by Pan Kuang. Pan Kuang was not faster than the bullet. Before the bullet was fired, he had already placed his sword in the trajectory of the bullet, and his reaction was extremely fast.
Pan Kuang was expressionless. He turned around and disappeared into the jungle.
Pan Kuang had killed more than a hundred people and destroyed a few armored vehicles. The morale of Hesla's soldiers was low, and they suffered heavy casualties. The fatigue from breaking through four layers of defense was finally showing. Carl saw this, and even though he was unwilling to admit defeat, he had no choice but to slow down his attack.
…
In the base of Dark Crow Valley, Ji Jie was watching the battle on the surveillance screen. The second layer of defense had been broken, and Hesla's soldiers were advancing toward the last line of defense. Even if he caused Hesla's soldiers to fall into the trap and suffer heavy losses, he would not be able to close the gap between the armed forces and the regular army.
Nevertheless, everything was still under control.
After Pan Kuang returned, Ji Jie had sealed off the passageway between the outer and inner bases. Even if the enemy managed to break through the outer base, they would not be able to find the inner base. Furthermore, Ji Jie had left a 'big gift' for Hesla's soldiers at the outer base.
"Deputy Director, when are we leaving?"
"Now," Ji Jie said calmly.
In front of the third secret passageway, the personnel of the inner base gathered. Lin Yao and Lambert were at the back of the group. When no one was paying attention, they pretended to be conversing with each other.
…
"Boom!"
The last bunker was blasted into ruins by a small tank. The remaining armed forces were left with only one choice, and they all retreated into the base.
Carl finally heaved a sigh of relief when all the lines of defense were destroyed.
The last two lines of defense had caused him to lose 70 percent of his men. The battle report was not going to be good.
"The enemy is only left with the last base. There is no way to escape. Should we let the troops rest for a while?" the adjutant asked.
Carl pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he remembered Han Xiao's intelligence report. It mentioned that there was an inner base and a secret passageway. He felt that this was the only chance to increase his military exploits. He could not afford to waste any time. He was worried that the enemy would escape.
Therefore, he immediately ordered, "Attack immediately. Tell the soldiers to check the facilities inside, especially the storeroom. There must be a secret passageway that leads to the enemy's secret inner base."
After the order was given, the soldiers who had not recovered from the fierce battle forced themselves to enter the base of Dark Crow Valley to wipe out the enemy. The space in the base was small, and the sound of gunfire was endless.
The battle lasted for a while.
"Reporting, we have found the storeroom, but there is no secret passageway. All the walls are normal. We have tested it with bombs."
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