I started with a portal, then turned around and handed it over to the nation.

"Well done."

Lin Mo patted Raine on the shoulder.

A series of low, thumping sounds echoed from the surrounding ruins.

There was no fierce fighting, no deafening roars, and no flying blood and flesh.

This is a massacre.

Those legendary monsters that appear and disappear without a trace are now like lambs to the slaughter.

Some were still asleep when their heads were smashed, while others had just opened their eyes when they were pinned to the wall by several bullets.

Less than two minutes later, reports from each group came through the channel.

"The left wing has been cleared out."

"The right wing has been cleared out."

"Safety."

Long Fei lowered his gun, stepped over the corpse of a cat demon, and kicked its soft belly with his toe.

"The skin is too thin."

Long Fei shook his head, a hint of disappointment in his voice:

"It can't even penetrate bulletproof vests; it relies purely on speed and stealth."

"Once discovered, it's just a pile of rotten flesh."

Ryan stood there, stunned, staring at the corpses scattered on the ground, his nose filled with the stench of blood.

He suddenly felt the gun in his hand was extremely heavy.

This black iron weapon, along with this set of equipment, completely destroyed his understanding of power over the past thirty years.

Hunter's instincts and ancient traps are all a joke in front of this cold, hard iron thing.

"What are you standing there for?"

Lin Mo walked over, removed the magazine, and examined the bullets:

"Hurry up and tidy up. Drag the bodies together and hide them. Don't let the smell of blood cause more trouble."

Rein snapped out of his daze, looked at Lin Mo's calm face, and his Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.

"Lin Mo..."

"Um?"

"In your world..." Renn's voice trembled slightly, "Is this how wars are fought?"

Lin Mo reinserted the magazine with a click.

He looked up at the dilapidated ruins around him, then at the team members who were dealing with the bodies.

"No."

Lin Mo shook his head, his eyes darkening.

"Where we come from, if we can see the enemy, that's considered a bayonet charge."

"The real war often ends before you even see anything."

Several members of the Fierce Tigers dragged the cat demon's corpse and threw it into a dry well deep in the ruins like garbage.

"Hurry up."

Long Fei stood on a broken dome, his tactical goggles reflecting the surrounding dilapidated stone walls.

"There are four gaps here, which are the old city gates. We entered from the east gate; this place is easy to attack but difficult to defend."

He raised his hand and drew several red lines on the virtual map.

"Tiger Team, block up the east, south, and north gates. Use stones, use wood, whatever you need, I want to make sure not even a fly can get in."

"yes!"

Several Tiger team members wearing heavy exoskeletons immediately turned around.

With the roar of the hydraulic system, several half-ton stone slabs from the broken wall were forcibly lifted up.

That teeth-grinding scraping sound echoed through the ruins.

Renn's eyelids twitched as he watched.

Those stones, which even the strongest blacksmith in the village couldn't budge an inch with a lever, are now no different from bricks in the hands of these tin men.

"Snow Wolf Team, head to West Gate."

Long Fei jumped down from the dome, his boot shattering a tile.

"That's the only exit, and also the only entrance. Dig a hole for me, turn that place into a meat grinder."

"clear."

The Snow Wolves' entrenching tools had been removed from the side of their backpacks. These weren't ordinary shovels; their edges were lined with high-frequency vibrating serrations.

A hissing sound rang out as the hard frozen soil and gravel were cut open like tofu.

In less than ten minutes, several standard infantry trenches were erected on the open ground outside the west gate.

"Put that thing on."

One of the Snow Wolves members waved.

Two burly men carried a heavy tripod over, followed by someone carrying a shiny black QJZ-89 12.7mm heavy machine gun.

The clanging sound of metal colliding is crisp and pleasant.

Long ammunition belts were dragged out of ammunition boxes, and the gleaming yellow bullets gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

"What...what kind of crossbow is this?"

Renn leaned closer, wanting to touch but not daring to.

"Haha~ This isn't some kind of crossbow."

Lin Mo was squatting on the ground helping to organize the ammunition boxes when he heard this. He grinned and casually picked up a bullet thicker than a finger and handed it to Raine.

"This is called a vessel for the equality of all beings."

Lin Mo pointed to the dark muzzle of the gun:

"Whether you're wearing leather armor or practicing hard qigong, once you're hit, your upper and lower body will be separated."

Ryan took the bullet; it felt heavy in his hand. A sharp bullet, a cold copper casing.

Ryan imagined what it would be like to be hit by that thing, and couldn't help but shudder. He silently put the bullet back into the belt.

"Eagle Group, report the situation."

Long Fei's voice rang out on the channel.

"The drone has been deployed, covering a radius of five kilometers."

On the highest tower of the ruins, several members of the Eagle team were operating a terminal.

"Thermal imaging is normal. It's safe at the moment, but there are some red dots darting around in the woods outside, probably startled by the gunshots earlier."

"Continue monitoring."

Long Fei tossed his rifle behind him, walked to the west gate, and nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the crossfire network that was being constructed.

This is how a professional army fights. They don't play hide-and-seek in the jungle; they simply change the terrain to their advantage and wait for you to come and die.

"Lin Mo, come and lend a hand."

One of the Tigers members shouted from the nearby ruins.

"Coming right up."

Lin Mo patted the dirt off his hands and tugged at Ryan, who was still in a daze.

"Come on, don't just stand there, get to work. Let's clear the weeds over here so they don't block our field of vision."

The two walked to a collapsed garden. This place had originally been the elves' herb garden, but it had been abandoned for many years and was overgrown with all sorts of strange plants.

As Ryan bent down, he suddenly exclaimed "Huh?" He parted a clump of tangled thorns, revealing a small patch of soil underneath.

The soil there had a silvery-gray sheen, as if it were mixed with bits of silver.

On this soil, there grow a few inconspicuous pale purple grasses with serrated edges on their leaves, emitting a cool scent.

"Moonlight Soil..."

Renn crouched down, carefully scooped up a handful of soil, sighed, and looked regretful.

"What a pity, such good soil, all wasted. If Master Thran would see this, he would be heartbroken and unable to sleep."

"Is this Moonstone Soil?"

Lin Mo leaned closer and curiously rubbed the silvery-gray soil between his fingers. It felt very smooth and even had a slight warmth to it.

"Yes, only this kind of soil can grow the best medicinal herbs."

Renn pointed to the few pale purple blades of grass:

"Look at this, it's catnip."

Lin Mo paused for a moment, then reached out and plucked a leaf. He held it under his nose and smelled it.

An extremely strong minty flavor hit my head, at least ten times stronger than catnip on Earth.

"Wow, this smells really strong."

Lin Mo rubbed his nose, looked at the little blade of grass in his hand, and suddenly laughed:

"So that's why these cat demons are staying here. They're guarding a drug vault."