I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

"Enemy—attack—"

boom!

With a loud explosion, a fireball lit up the sky, like a sun nearing its end, its brilliance gradually fading...

"What did you say?!"

Yan Ziming slammed her hand on the table and stood up. She had just been frowning and troubled by the intelligence that came from Jiang Ning, but now she was deeply shocked.

She just received a notification that, if it gets out, will cause a major earthquake all over the world!

—The plane carrying the Chinese leader has crashed in Ningyuan and its whereabouts are unknown.

16. Urban Battle (Part 1)

Upon entering the Jiangning Military Administrative District, it was like entering an oven. The flames had mostly dissipated, but the heat still lingered in the city. Many rotting corpses were still wreathed in flames, and a stench permeated the air.

call......

A gentle breeze blew by, dispersing all the pungent and harmful gases, making the air suitable for human habitation.

"Take control of the city walls first! Establish a defensive line! Ground troops continue to advance inward—!"

The Dragon Soaring Unit 3 had arrived outside the city wall, and its super-heavy firepower units began a frenzied slaughter, blocking the mutated species that had been driven back by Qilin and Ye Qianxue.

As a powerful weapon of a great power, it is equipped with many advanced technologies. The generator of the "Dome" is installed on it, which can further improve its survival rate on the battlefield when encountering large monsters.

This behemoth stood blocking the city wall, and together with the two ninth-tier warriors, it formed a pincer attack that was sure to bring victory.

"There are an estimated 270,000 mutated species in the city that haven't yet emerged... As for that swarm of insects... there are probably 400,000 to 500,000 as well. It's going to be a tough battle."

Mu Mu crossed his arms and was repeatedly shifting his troops' firepower to the top of the city wall or to occupy high ground, securing advantageous positions in advance.

Before long, a rudimentary defense system was established within the Jiangning Military Administrative District.

"Listen up, all of you! These are tracked robots. Each platoon will be equipped with two to three. Use them sparingly! Good steel should be used where it's needed most. If we encounter any uncertain or dangerous areas, just send them there!"

"Yes!"

The commanders of the expansion forces within the city began making arrangements.

These tracked robots are not cheap to manufacture, and only 507 units arrived this time. Even if they are distributed equally, there won't be many left, but these things can save lives.

In addition, they can call for air-to-ground support at any time; the dark clouds overhead are their greatest safety guarantee.

"Alright, let's get going now!"

Their mission was to eliminate the insects and mutated species roaming the city, killing them on sight and advancing slowly.

The second Battle of Stalingrad was fought here.

However, this time the two sides in the battle are two completely different races.

The soldiers weren't worried, because their backing was too strong—five level nine warriors! Five of them! The lineup was incredibly luxurious, and this battle was practically a victory.

However, the difficulty of this battle still exceeded everyone's expectations.

In just two days, the army advanced through the city at a snail's pace.

According to the pre-arranged plan, civilian buildings that have not collapsed and are deemed to be relatively stable will be preserved to the greatest extent possible.

For those remaining high-rise buildings with complex internal environments, they were simply blown up with explosives to avoid in-depth combat and casualties.

Even so, the result was still unsatisfactory.

Often, even after a place has been thoroughly searched several times and marked as a safe zone, insects and beasts will still appear and try to raid it again, which is extremely annoying!

After making some sacrifices at the beginning, the troops that figured out some of the insectoid beasts' sneak attack methods were able to change their approach and urgently launch a new plan.

By the fifth day, the troops inside the city had completely occupied the East District, steadily holding their ground and establishing a series of solid defensive lines, thus temporarily liberating the East District.

"This number of casualties..."

Yan Ziming pursed his lips, looked at the casualty figures on the report, and fell into a brief silence.

In five days, they lost more than 700 people and injured as many as 3,000!

This number may seem small for a single battle, but considering their weaponry, equipment, and personnel capabilities, the casualties are unacceptable.

It must be said that the insects' strategy was very successful, successfully dragging them into the quagmire of urban warfare.

Just as Yan Ziming had initially thought, this group of insects had so-called 'soldiers'. Last time, the air-to-air type was almost completely wiped out by Yan Ziming, and later on land, they came up with new tricks.

There is a type of insect known as the 'Night Ghost'. Their bodies can completely blend into the night and cannot be detected by thermal imaging devices. Each one is at level B, incredibly fast, and moves silently. Although their numbers are small, they frantically reap the lives of soldiers at night. Only those with superpowers can fight against them.

This is a real headache for the officers right now; more than 700 people have been killed, many of them at night.

Ye Qianxue came over and squeezed her hand, comforting her, "Sister, you have done your best."

"The recapture operation is essentially a war of attrition; our artillery fire is of little use." Mu Mu crossed his arms. "This is something that can't be rushed."

"In previous recapture campaigns, it was normal to lose several thousand people in order to completely recapture a city. Now, the quality of the mutated species is better than before, and with those ubiquitous insects, it is already a very good result to have only lost seven hundred people in recaptured a district."

"My current worry is whether they still have some tricks up their sleeve..."

Yan Ziming rested her chin on her hands, deep in thought. She realized that these damned insects must have new 'troops' waiting for them in the other two districts.

She even wanted Ozawa to rampage through the remaining two districts in the form of a Qilin.

However, with increased strength comes greater difficulty in execution, as one has to consider various factors.

Instead of having so many doubts, why not go and see for yourself?

Mu Mu suggested that Yan Ziming should go, and after thinking about it, he decided to let Xiao Ze go instead.

However, these insects were well hidden. Mu Mu and Ye Qianxue hadn't found them when they came here earlier, so Yan Zimo didn't have much hope.

On the morning of the sixth day, the army began to expand into the western district again, and sure enough, a new threat emerged.

Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of insects and beasts appeared in the West District, crawling rapidly from the roads and walls of tall buildings, launching a frenzied attack on the base in the East District.

The troops, who had been used to playing hide-and-seek for days, never expected that the enemy would launch an attack on such a large scale, with a three-dimensional offensive, catching them completely off guard.

The so-called three-dimensional attack refers to attacks launched from the ground, air, and underground.

Due to the city's complex terrain, the military's powerful firepower could not be fully utilized. After resisting for a while, the insect beasts forced them to within 100 meters of their front, and this distance was rapidly decreasing.

The creatures on the road aren't scary. Although the insect-beasts are large, compared to mutated species of the same size, they are like skeletons pieced together. They wouldn't stand a chance if hit by a tank.

So the commander lined up two or three tanks in a row and rolled them over one another while keeping firing. After the front row was finished, he would move on to the back row, and the battle was undefeated.

But the real trouble comes from the surrounding rock walls; the tanks can't reach them at their angles of elevation, so you can only shoot them with guns and rocket launchers.

It's like poking at a swarm of ants with a toothpick; the results are minimal, and the defending forces are forced into a retreat.

5. Numerous suspicious points

A roaring sound.

The campsite, which was originally relatively quiet, was engulfed in the roar of helicopter rotors in less than five minutes.

Some people who didn't know the reason thought that a general offensive was about to be launched against the Jiangning Military Administrative Region.

In fact, even those who were gathered on the playground didn't know what they were there to do. They were suddenly mobilized without any prior notice.

Their mission was to explore the Ningyuan area and examine every inch of the land!

In this emergency mobilization, thousands of soldiers were dispatched in an instant, including a large number of people with superpowers.

five minutes ago

Yan Ziming received a notification that the Chinese leader's special plane had an accident in the airspace not far from here and then crashed in the Ningyuan area.

"What? This actually happened?"

Huang Tao rushed back in a panic. He had just been preparing to go and check on the situation in Jiangning himself, but this incident made the situation irreparable.

"Suppress the news... Yes, suppress the news! This matter must not be allowed to spread!"

He immediately realized that this was not something that could be easily understood, and that it would have a significant impact on the situation in the entire country of China!

Generally speaking, the survival rate in a plane crash is very low. Even if a leader's special plane has safety measures that far exceed those of a normal commercial aircraft, it is still impossible to raise the survival rate to 100%.

The worst estimate is that the survival rate will not exceed 10%.

If the leader of a superpower were to die under abnormal circumstances, it would be enough to trigger a major earthquake on a global scale!

Huang Tao didn't need to think too much about the impact it would have. This was no longer a matter of affecting a hundred things by affecting one thing, but rather affecting tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, and even millions!

Therefore, before the final outcome is known, the number of people in the know about this matter can only be controlled within a very small circle.

"Immediately dispatch personnel for search and rescue; we must find them alive or dead!"

Yan Ziming immediately issued a direct order, but unfortunately, the current reconnaissance forces were all in the Jiangning Military Administrative Region and could not return in a short time. The troops were severely lacking in people who could handle this task.

"Make up for quality with quantity. Immediately organize personnel to airdrop into the Ningyuan area and delineate the estimated crash zone!"

"Senior Huang Tao, I'll leave this place to you; Qianxue, let's go too."

Relying solely on a response force composed of ordinary people for rescue would likely result in the disaster being too late.

The crash site was about 80 kilometers away. She and Ye Qianxue went there first, and they could get there in less than a minute. Speed ​​was of the essence.

Ye Qianxue took Yan Ziming's hand, and then, as if drawn by space, the two became a streak of light and crashed into the void.