My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Shock, panic.

Originally, the battle went smoothly, with most of the demonized beasts dying in the artillery fire, and the awakened ones only needed to cooperate with the army to wipe out the remaining demonized beasts.

At most, I'll shout "666" a few more times.

It is not difficult.

That's what everyone thinks.

Even after the appearance of that colossal demonic beast, they did not despair. Humanity's technological achievements include tanks, artillery, and missiles. How could they not even be able to deal with a demonic beast?

However, in reality, there is truly nothing that can be done.

My mood has gone through ups and downs, from full of hope to now in despair.

Chen Yi's squad was positioned relatively far forward in the battle line. He was initially delighted, as he would have more opportunities to pick off any remaining demonic beasts. However, now he wished he could run back to Lin Dong as soon as possible.

Standing here, he felt completely unsafe.

It felt as if it could be crushed into powder at any moment by that red fleshy tentacles.

"What level is this demonic beast?" one of the team members couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"I don't know, but it's probably far beyond our imagination. I also don't know how many levels there are in the Awakening stage." Some people said this.

They were unaware of the different levels of the Awakening stage.

However, the aura of the colossal demonic beast was far too terrifying to sense.

It was like a surging wave, and humanity itself was like standing on a reef, facing the towering waves, utterly insignificant.

Even though they were several kilometers apart, the overwhelming sense of oppression still made it hard for them to breathe.

It was trembling all over, and a strange smell was emanating from all directions.

Even escaping has become a luxury.

…………

command center.

Everyone was stunned.

After being injured, the enormous demonic beast became even more ferocious, roaring as it took steps forward.

Despite its seemingly slow movements, given the size of this mutated beast, each step it took covered a distance of tens of meters.

Unstoppable.

As the colossal demonic beast drew ever closer, someone snapped to attention, "Quick, escort the commander away!"

Lu Jianjun slammed his fist on the table. "What a joke! In this crisis, if we leave, what will happen to the shelter? What will happen to the hundreds of thousands of survivors?!"

His subordinates were anxious. "Commander! Our Second Artillery Battalion is willing to fight to the death, but you are the backbone of the shelter. You can't be harmed!"

"What nonsense are you spouting! Are you trying to make me a deserter?!"

The colossal demonic beast drew closer step by step.

Inside this makeshift command post, the ground was already trembling.

Lu Jianjun gazed into the distance.

Not only were there colossal demonic beasts, but demonic beasts were also constantly emerging from that sand vortex.

Those were originally hidden underground, having escaped the missile bombardment, but now they all came out.

Lu Jianjun couldn't help but ask himself, do mutated beasts possess intelligence?

If not, how do we explain this conscious act of concealment?

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

At this moment, the situation has become extremely dire. The shelter, which had initially held the advantage, is now in grave danger!

Inside the command center, many people looked tense and worried, but no one chose to run away.

Perhaps out of fear, they still persevered.

This is their duty and responsibility as soldiers.

Lu Jianjun glanced around, took a deep breath, and said, "It's not time to give up yet. Whether for ourselves or for the hundreds of thousands of survivors behind us, we cannot give up. Have the analysis team find the weakness of this giant beetle as soon as possible. Also, have the special forces mobilize and prepare to use the Experimental Type 1 Energy Cannon."

…………

roof.

Tang Yu watched the colossal demonic beast unleash its power, remaining silent.

The strength beyond the Awakening stage was beyond his expectations.

He had initially thought this demonic beast was very powerful, but he never expected that it could even block missiles.

Even though the colossal demonic beast appeared to be seriously injured, its aura hadn't weakened much, according to my perception.

Is the Lin Dong Shelter doomed?

Tang Yu was unaware of this.

He was helpless against an enemy of this strength. If this demonic beast were attacking his territory, he would probably have no choice but to abandon his family and business and leave.

Perhaps only by upgrading our territory to a higher level and building more advanced defensive structures will we be qualified to face these mutated beasts?

He felt a sense of urgency.

Poverty limited his abilities.

After returning this time, we must open up the market in Lin Dong as soon as possible in order to earn enough Source Crystals.

Additionally, if the territory is upgraded by one level, it is possible to try using defensive buildings to eliminate the mutated beasts near the source crystal mine.

This is also a way to make money.

Thinking about it.

He saw a group of military awakened individuals approach.

Tank main guns roared as many awakened experts from the army fought against the demonized beasts, carving out a path.

In the center of the group, there was a large flatbed truck with a heavy piece of equipment welded onto it.

This is a high-tech weapon, the energy-concentrating cannon, cobbled together by the Academy of Sciences and still in the experimental stage.

Tang Yu had heard about this from Dean Sun when they were talking.

Simply put, it involves extracting energy from the source crystal, condensing and concentrating it, and then releasing it.

While its kill radius may be small, its penetrating power is sufficient, which is also the research direction of the Academy of Sciences after the apocalypse.

Pre-apocalyptic firearms were originally designed to fight humanity itself, but they are not suitable for dealing with increasingly powerful mutated beasts. Missiles, for example, were designed to strike targets at long range with precision, but now, even precision strikes are difficult, let alone their power is insufficient.

After traveling a certain distance, several operators began to operate the instrument.

One by one, the source crystals were drained of energy, and the scale display on the energy-concentrating cannon lit up.

"Powered to 10%..."

"Powered to 20%..."

The colossal demonic beast seemed to have detected a threat and turned to come this way.

At the same time, even more demonic beasts surged and attacked the military force from all sides.

As expected, these demonic beasts are under control!

The battle was fierce, and people were dying at any moment.

The colossal demonic beast is getting closer and closer.

In the distance, howitzers roared, and bursts of fire exploded on the carapace of the colossal demonic beast, but they did nothing to stop it.

"How much is it charged?"

"Fifty percent."

"Faster!"

"This is the limit. Any faster and the entire energy cannon will explode."

At this moment, countless grains of sand floated up from the ground around the colossal demonic beast, condensing into many huge rocks, which, like cannonballs, crashed down toward the location of the energy cannon.

The special forces captain roared, and wings sprouted from his back as he took to the sky.

Its wings, like knives, sliced ​​the huge rock in two, which crashed down in all directions.

Other awakened individuals and ability users also used their unique skills to intercept the flying stones.

Several armed helicopters flew in, their missiles aimed, and with a deafening roar, the rocks shattered.

"Charged to 80%..."

"Charged to 90%..."

Click-clack, the entire energy cannon emitted a series of sounds as if it were about to break under the strain.

At this moment,

The colossal demonic beast drew ever closer, a red fleshy tentacle rising high, poised to crash down.

The special forces captain took a deep breath, took flight alone, and slashed at the fleshy object with his wings.

The next moment, his flesh trembled, and the special forces captain was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the ground and creating a crater. His fate was unknown.

Another fleshy touch rose up, ready to sweep down.

A helicopter, having emptied its missiles, had a resolute look in the pilot's eyes as he steered the helicopter straight into flesh.

boom!

The flesh-like object crashed down, but was deflected by the helicopter and landed not far from the energy cannon.

A chasm was pressed into the ground, and the dust kicked up obscured the entire group.

However, whether they were awakened individuals or controllers, fear was evident on their faces, but no one fled.

You only get one chance.

Nobody wants to fail at the last minute, and nobody can afford to fail!

In the distance, on the rooftop.

Tang Yu took a deep breath.

"Let's go, let's go kill the demonic beasts too."

He felt he had to do something, even if it wasn't much help.

We have to do something.

just because,

The blood was not yet cold.

At this moment, some powerful and courageous awakened teams also intercepted the demonized beasts, greatly reducing the pressure on the military special forces and freeing up more manpower to harass the super-large demonized beasts in order to buy that little bit of time.

The casualties among the special forces awakened members were increasing, and the energy cannon finally finished charging.

A thick beam of light shot out, so dazzling it seemed as if a star was shining.

At the same time, this was accompanied by the painful roars of the colossal demonic beast.

The light dissipated.

Tang Yu saw that the enormous demonic beast had a hole punched through its jaw and protruded from its back, meaning it had been pierced through.

The terrifying aura dissipated rapidly.

Tang Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

The energy cannon, which was pieced together to form a huge instrument, emitted black smoke after firing its first shot, and appeared to be completely destroyed.

Only one shot.

Therefore, this is only experimental type 1 and is far from stable.

Moreover, Tang Yu also saw the shortcomings of this energy-concentrating cannon.

High energy consumption and short range are minor drawbacks. The most significant problem is that this type of energy cannon has a very long charging time and a fixed firing method, which means it can only hit super-large mutated beasts.

If it were a petite and agile type, even someone at the Body Shaping Realm would have difficulty hitting them.

The biggest problem has been solved.

The danger continues, though, as there are still quite a few remaining mutated beasts.

On the other side of the Lin Dong Shelter Alliance, most of the mercenaries had already lost their composure due to the terrifyingly large demonic beast. Now that the terrifying aura was no longer suppressing them, many of them turned and ran.

I've stopped worrying about missions and such.