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

"Tsk. Tsk tsk." Han Feng let out a soft snort in the channel.

"Boss, this scene... is a bit too much for my eyes."

The assault soldier next to him muttered under his breath, "A wife, kids, and a warm bed—this family's living the high life."

"yes."

Han Feng slowly poked the muzzle of his gun out of the bushes, and the crosshair was aimed at the head of the male cat demon.

"I'm keeping my manhood on my belt, and these bastards are just showing off their love here."

He took a deep breath and placed his finger on the trigger of the 35mm grenade launcher mounted under the QBZ-191.

"This is so disrespectful, treating us like family. Ugh, I can't stand it anymore."

"Give them an extra dish. Bomb them!"

"Alright!" The demolition expert next to him couldn't hold back any longer.

"Thump! Thump!" Two muffled firing sounds rang out.

Two high-explosive grenades pierced the fog, their deathly cries echoing as they precisely struck the pile of tender flesh and blood.

"boom--!"

The orange-red fireball expanded instantly, and the exploding earth, rocks, and severed limbs flew everywhere.

The male cat demon didn't even have time to scream before it was blown in two.

The once peaceful catnip patch instantly turned into a battleground.

"withdraw!"

Before the explosion had even subsided, Han Feng had already sprung out of the bushes.

He casually grabbed a handful of catnip that had been blown to his feet and stuffed it into his fanny pack.

"The wind's getting strong, let's get out of here!"

With the exoskeleton engine operating at full power, it left more than a dozen afterimages in the forest as it headed straight for Moonlight City.

Behind them, a fierce roar suddenly erupted, causing the leaves to fall in a rustling sound.

"Sizzle—sizzle—"

The static in the headset was accompanied by rapid breathing.

The Eagles' spotter lay prone behind the broken crenellations of the tower, his eyes pressed tightly against the high-powered optical sight.

In the footage, a dozen figures wearing black exoskeletons are running wildly through a forest clearing, their hydraulic rods kicking up a trail of dust.

Less than fifty meters behind him, a dozen or so black afterimages were flying close to the ground at an alarming speed.

"Han Feng, be more agile."

The observer, chewing gum, joked in the channel:

"The tomcat behind you has bloodshot eyes; it looks like it wants to take you as its wife."

"Get lost!"

Han Feng's voice was somewhat distorted due to the violent shaking, mixed with heavy breathing:

"Don't just watch, call out the positions! How far are they into firing range?"

"Three hundred meters."

The spotter adjusted the focus, his finger resting on the trigger guard of the LG5 sniper rifle:

"Run faster, or that old folks will really catch up with you."

"fart!"

Han Feng cursed and suddenly exerted force with his feet.

The exoskeleton engine let out a sharp screech as the metal combat boots crushed a rotten tree root.

"All units, overclocking mode activated, sprint!"

A dozen or so figures suddenly accelerated, managing to widen the distance again.

Stop being so cheeky.

Long Fei's icy voice switched in, instantly silencing all the laughter:

"Eagle, report on the surrounding situation."

"Yes."

The observer immediately stopped smiling and scanned the tactical footage transmitted back by the drone.

On the screen, the red dots that were originally scattered throughout the forest are now frantically converging towards the explosion point.

The heat source signals representing the cat demons moved so fast that they left red lines on the screen.

"The situation is not good."

The observer spoke rapidly, "The explosion has stirred up a hornet's nest. Cat demons within a three-kilometer radius are all rushing this way."

"Especially the dozen or so leading ones at the back, their speed was 30 percent faster than the data model predicted."

"They're getting desperate."

Long Fei stood in front of the West Gate position, one hand pressing down on the gun barrel, his gaze fixed on the rising dust ahead.

"Prepare for backup."

"Tigers, machine gunners, cock your guns, don't fire accidentally, wait for our own men to come in before you fire."

"Click".

A series of dense metallic clanging sounds followed as the bolts of several heavy machine guns were pulled all the way back.

Lin Mo lay prone behind the sandbag, skillfully pulling back the bolt of the heavy machine gun in front of him. Watching the figures getting closer and closer in the distance, he turned to look at Raine beside him.

Raine was loading the magazine into Lin Mo's heavy machine gun, his palms were sweaty, but his eyes revealed a fierce look.

In the past, a beast tide of this scale would have left Fernwall Village with no choice but to wait for death.

"They're here!"

Han Feng was the first to rush out of the forest edge.

He looked at the defensive line ahead, a ferocious smile spreading across his face beneath the mask.

"Brothers, let's leave them something to remember us by!"

Han Feng abruptly stopped, his boots carving two deep furrows in the ground.

He ripped the cloth bag from his waist and swung his arm in a wide arc.

"Splash—"

A large bundle of fresh, juicy catnip was thrown out and scattered on the open ground about 150 meters from the city gate.

Then came the second and third team members...

Everyone who passed by smashed the catnip they had collected onto the ground.

"eat!"

As Han Feng backed away into the trench, he raised his middle finger at the dark figure relentlessly pursuing him:

"Let's have a good meal before we die!"

"Haha! This is a buffet!"

Several Snow Wolf team members yelled and rolled into the trench, panting heavily.

"roar--!"

A piercing roar followed closely behind.

More than a dozen enormous shadow cat demons rushed out of the forest.

They were jet black, with bulging muscles beneath their fur, and their green eyes were full of murderous intent.

The leader, in particular, was over two meters long, with dirt and grass clippings still clinging to its paws. It was clearly a relative of the cat demon family that had just been blown up.

It stared intently in the direction where Han Feng had disappeared, pushed off the ground with its hind legs, and leaped into the air, about to pounce on the city gate.

On the tower, five LG5 sniper rifles had locked onto their targets.

"preparation--"

Captain Eagle gave the order in a low voice, his finger slowly pressing the trigger.

The lead cat demon, still in the air, suddenly twitched its nostrils violently twice.

The strong yet refreshing minty scent was so enticing that it instantly filled its nose.

The previously bloodshot pupils suddenly contracted and then dilated.

"Meow~ Mmm~"

Its claws flailed wildly in the air, forcefully shifting its center of gravity.

Upon landing, it did not continue its charge, but instead braked abruptly in front of the pile of catnip, its limbs carving deep furrows in the ground.

The inertia carried it several meters, and its nose bumped right into a catnip plant.

"Meow... Hmm?"

A strange cry, tinged with doubt and longing, replaced the roar.

It lowered its head and sniffed, its tongue involuntarily curling up a leaf.

The dozen or so elite cat demons that followed closely behind had the same reaction.

Some braked suddenly, some fishtailed, and two even collided and rolled together because they stopped too abruptly.

The once-fierce army of vengeful spirits instantly transformed into stray cats scrambling for food.

They huddled in a circle, greedily chewing on the grass, making satisfied gurgling sounds in their throats.

Even the hatred for his companion's death seemed to vanish in the face of this food.

Lin Mo watched this scene through the scope, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"It really is... a damn meal."

On the tower, Captain Eagle's lips curled into a cold smile.

These beasts are willing to risk their lives for food.

They practically stuck their heads on the line of fire.