Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 295 Like a Veteran
"Everyone, remain in place and take a break!"

"Report casualties!"

"Report on equipment losses!"

"Each squad leader should summarize and report to me!"

Outside Huangshan City, Shen Yue issued new orders to all the soldiers of the infiltration company.

Just minutes before, they had finished their last battle against the fleeing monsters from the direction of Xuancheng.

The intensity of the battle was not higher than expected. Under the cover of tanks, towed artillery, and rocket launchers, almost no monster could get within 500 meters.

The loose formation of those "excessively frightened" monsters posed no threat whatsoever to the heavily armed defensive lines that had been breached.

Rather than calling it a "counterattack," it's more accurate to describe it as a hunt.

After all, what they are doing is not much different from what hunters do when hunting wild animals.

Discover, track, divide, hunt.

The process is so simple that even the spare change feels familiar.

After reporting the equipment situation and the remaining ammunition to his squad leader, he sat down opposite Liu Qi, a former coworker and now a familiar comrade-in-arms, and sighed:

"I originally thought it would be difficult to fight alongside the infiltration company, but now it seems that it's not that difficult after all."

"The process is similar to how we used to hunt wild boars. We would first find the herd, then pull them out one by one, and finally kill them one by one."

"The tanks are the lead dogs, we are the tow dogs, and those with rocket launchers and that giant cannon are the gunmen."

“We held our prey back, and they found an opportunity to pounce and stab us to death.”

"Think about it, isn't that how it is?"

"Well, what you say makes sense."

As Liu Qi disassembled the 191 rifle and cleaned the chamber according to the method taught by the squad leader, he said thoughtfully:

"However, although it looks simple, it is actually quite difficult in a real fight."

"Follow orders, move quickly with the main force, find cover, avoid monster attacks, and watch out for smaller monsters."

"If it were a real fight, we probably wouldn't be able to handle it."

"It's easy to fight now; the veterans of the Chinese army are still the best."

"That's true"

Yu Qian sighed softly and said with a sigh:

"War? I never imagined that one day I would be on the battlefield killing monsters."

"Take your time learning."

"There are only a few left. Once we kill this wave of monsters, we can go to Huangshan City to rest."

"At that time, goods will also be transported from Jinling New City to Huangshan by plane. I wonder if any canned fruit will be shipped over this time as well."

"Definitely not."

Liu Qi shook his head and said:
"I heard that air freight is done by simply dropping the fruit directly off the ground. Those canned fruits are so thin, they'll break when they're dropped."

"Moreover, what we lack most are bullets and shells. As for food, there's plenty in Huangshan City, isn't there?"

"That's not necessarily true. What if Huangshan City also runs out of food?"

"I can't say for sure."

The two chatted as they organized their equipment. After tidying up their weapons and ammunition, Yu Qian untied the leg wraps from his legs and re-tied them using the method he had learned before.

The long trek had left his legs slightly swollen, but fortunately it did not affect his mobility.

Once we arrive in Huangshan City, we can finally get some rest.

While I don't expect to be able to stay there for several days, a day or two would still be necessary, right?

After three days of forced march, their unit was exhausted.

They can still put up a fight against small groups of monsters, but if the intensity of the battle increases, they might not be able to hold out.
The thought lingered in Yu Qian's mind, surprising even himself.
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I don't know when it started, but he has learned to really think about "how to fight".

No, it's not about "how I should fight," but rather "how the entire team should fight."

Is this the initiative that the team leader has been emphasizing?

He scratched his head and stood up, and at that moment, Shen Yue, who was in the distance, gave another order.

"Rest period over!"

"Target locked, mission issued!"

"Each squad leader shall lead their team to carry out the mission according to the predetermined combat plan!"

"understand!"

"Yes!"

At his command, everyone immediately stood up.

These inexperienced soldiers all looked tired, but none of them showed any resistance.

Is this also part of the group leader's plan?
Take everyone to a desperate situation where they have lost all support, force them to rely on the collective and the organization, and then train them to fight as quickly as possible.

It sounds cruel, but it really works.

Yu Qian followed closely behind his class monitor, listening to the monitor give a briefing on the task as they walked forward.

"The drone reconnaissance intelligence has been transmitted back, and the location of the last four monsters has been locked."

"The monster is 4 kilometers away from our current location, in the southeast direction."

"There is a basin there, and due to the terrain and the continuous rain in the past few days, a small pond has formed in the basin."

"The four monsters were drinking and resting there. Based on the footage taken by the drone, they should have stayed there for several hours."

"This is an excellent opportunity."

"We need to move towards the pool as quickly as possible now."

"Get in the car!"

"After traveling 3 kilometers along the S42 expressway, we continued on foot toward Zhuanglin River."

"Our class is serving as the fire support group to provide cover for the assault team. Everyone, keep your spirits up!"

"Once we reach the designated position, we must quickly establish firing positions to suppress those monsters!"

"understand!"

One by one, everyone answered, and Yu Qian jumped onto the modified truck, finding his place among the slightly messy ammunition boxes.

The trucks started up quickly, and the convoy continued towards its destination.

A few minutes later, the truck came to a sudden stop with a screeching sound of brakes.

"Damn it, not again!"

"Li Chen! Step on the brakes gently!"

Complaints arose in the carriage, but everyone moved quickly.

One by one, all combat personnel jumped off the trucks, and after confirming their equipment, they began to advance towards the target area in column formation.

The flat road ahead was gone, replaced by a narrow animal trail, barely passable and covered by dense vegetation.

The group immediately slowed down, and at this point, they were still nearly 800 meters away from the designated firing point.

"Attention, the drone has detected abnormal monster activity."

"A monster has awakened; we need to speed things up!"

The squad leader received a message from the drone reconnaissance operator in the rear. He issued another order and then quickly rearranged his team members.

Yu Qian and Liu Qi, who were physically stronger, were assigned to lead the way, while the others followed closely behind them, trying to keep up with the path as much as possible to reduce their physical exertion.

This is definitely the fighting power of the past few days, and it's the position that Yu Qian dislikes the most.

The woods were soaking wet after the rain, and it felt as if he were swimming in a sea filled with seaweed, rather than on land.

Even the thickest raincoat couldn't stop the fine water droplets, and the mist in the air kept seeping into his nose, taking away the remaining warmth from his body.

His movements began to distort, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

Seemingly noticing his condition, the squad leader, who had been walking in the middle of the group, caught up with him in a few steps and handed him a water cup.

"Take a break and have some hot drink."

"The team will have a 30-second break!" Yu Qian gratefully took the water cup and gulped it down, the scalding water almost scalding him.

"So hot!"

Yu Qian grinned, while the class monitor chuckled and said:
"Is it hot? This is a thermos, the team leader gave it to us."

"Our conditions aren't good right now; we only have two people assigned to each class."

"But the commander said that we will be able to make this soon, and then everyone will have hot water to drink."

"Thank you, class monitor."

"No need to thank me, have you finished drinking? If you have, let's get going!"

Yu Qian quickly returned the water cup to the squad leader, and as he swung the machete he had used to clear the way again, he instantly felt the power return to his body.

Perhaps it's not just because of this hot water?

He had no time to think. After moving forward several hundred meters, the team had already reached the designated ambush location.

"Keep a low profile and move gently!"

The squad leader lowered his voice and gave the order, while gesturing for Yu Qian to cut through the low bushes in front of them to create a firing line for the team.

Yu Qian proceeded cautiously. From his perspective, the pool three hundred meters below and the monster at its edge were already clearly visible.

That's no ordinary monster.

Those were four terrifying monsters, each over ten meters tall, covered in sharp bone spikes and fangs.

In the past, even a single glance would have made him tremble with fear.

But at this moment, he simply watched silently, calculating in his mind what kind of firepower configuration he needed to crush these four monsters near the pool.

Heavy firepower, including tanks, cannot get through, and due to the special geographical location of the pool, the only weapons that can reach this place are short-range indirect fire weapons.

Mortars, rockets, automatic grenades?
It seems that firing these weapons actually makes the monsters run away faster?
Then we'll have to rely on light and heavy machine guns.
Sure enough, he soon heard the squad leader's order.

"Equipped with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, along with two 201 general-purpose machine guns."

"We need to form a crossfire with the second squad to keep the monster within the pool area and create opportunities for the third squad to strike precisely."

"Machine gunners, pay attention to controlling your rifle. Accurate hits aren't required, but you must ensure sufficient firepower!"

"The rest of you, use your rifles to fire at the monster in short bursts and keep harassing it."

"If small monsters are found, the riflemen should take them out first!"

"clear."

The crowd answered in hushed tones, and Yu Qian was secretly delighted.

It was exactly as I had envisioned for the battle.

So, I've gradually started to learn how to fight, haven't I?
Looking at the newly cleared shooting range, he paused for a moment, then turned to the left and cut down another patch of bushes.

The squad leader in the distance cast an approving glance at him and gave him a thumbs up.

"Prepare for battle!"

"Follow my orders."

"Fire in 10 seconds."

In no time, everyone took their places.

Yu Qian collapsed to the ground, clutching the Type 191 rifle he was beginning to become familiar with.

"3."

"2."

"1."

"Fire!"

At the command, gunfire erupted.

"Bang bang bang bang-"

The four monsters at the pool were awakened at the same time. The monster that was lying on the ground leaped up, while the monster that was drinking water staggered and fell into the water in panic.

"Fire the heavy machine guns on the shore first!"

The squad leader shouted the order, and the heavy machine gun immediately pointed at the monster that was closer to the position.

The armor-piercing incendiary rounds, scattering a faint red glow, hurtled towards the monster, bursting into bursts of fire the instant they struck its scales.

Like molten iron falling to the ground.

At this moment, Yu Qian even felt that this scene had a unique beauty.

He calmly assessed the situation on the battlefield and pulled the trigger one shot at a time.

His target is not the large monsters, but the small monsters that "parasitize" those large monsters.

The bullets, traveling over 300 meters, accurately struck the bodies of small monsters, often rendering them completely incapable of resistance with just one or two shots.

Panic began to spread, and when Yu Qian once again shattered the skull of a small monster with a 7.62mm bullet, the monster horde gathered near the pool completely collapsed.

roars, screams, chaos
The identities of humans and monsters seem to have been completely reversed.

In the past, it was monsters that created fear, and it was humans who fled for survival.

Now, the situation is completely reversed!

"Maintain the suppression!"

"The assault is expected to reach its attack position in 10 seconds!"

The squad leader's command mingled with gunfire. Yu Qian fired the last bullet from his magazine, then turned slightly to the side and pulled the magazine out from his chest to prepare for reloading.
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But at that moment, a dark shadow suddenly flashed before his eyes.

Without any hesitation, as if it were an instinctive reaction, he dropped the gun in his hand and grabbed the machete he was using to clear a path.

Followed by.

He stood up, swung his knife, and cut the other side in two.

"Roar--"

As a muffled roar sounded, a second dark figure pounced towards Yu Qian!
"Bang bang bang-"

The bursts of gunfire rang out, as if hitting an invisible high wall, and the monster suddenly fell to the ground.

Yu Qian rushed forward and swung his sword at the monster. Only then did he realize that the attackers were two blood skeletons.

"grass!"

"How was the formation arranged?"

"Be aware of your surroundings!"

The squad leader, his gun still emitting smoke, quickly searched the rear of the column. Yu Qian grabbed his rifle, changed the magazine, and followed closely behind. A moment later, accompanied by several gunshots, the Blood Skulls that had been lurking nearby were all wiped out.

thrilling.

This was undoubtedly the biggest crisis their team had faced in three days!
Yu Qian's heart was pounding, and at that moment, the assault team in the distance finally launched their attack.

"boom!"

"boom!"

One explosion after another rang out, and the squad leader immediately ordered everyone to spread out and search.

The light machine gun bullets swept across, and all moving targets near the point of attack were wiped out.

The entire area, including the pond, returned to silence once again.

The class monitor walked over to Yu Qian, patted him on the shoulder, and asked:

"Are you okay?"

Yu Qian shook his head.

His arms were covered in the blood spurting from the Blood Skull, the crimson liquid gradually fading under the raindrops and flowing onto the damp ground.

For a moment, he was somewhat dazed.

When he looked up again, he met the class monitor's slightly smiling eyes.

"It's okay."

"You're starting to look like a veteran."

(End of this chapter)