This game is so weird!

Seeing that the berserk female orc was no longer moving and the headset terminal did not detect any signs of life from it, Er Miao exhaled and said into the headset:

"Target cleared."

"Hahaha, as expected of me! Metal Storm is so awesome!"

On the Fat Raven, which was once again pushed back by the recoil and distanced from the other four Giant Raven helicopters, the cheerful voice of the Welding Emperor rang out.

"Contribution points -1000, contribution points +800." Not long after he finished speaking, his teammate Quantum Salty Fish sighed over the comms, "This is a loss."

"Haha, it's a multi-kill, so it's normal to have fewer contribution points."

The Welding Emperor didn't care; he'd make up for the small loss once the mission was complete.

"Understood, then we'll move towards the front of the vehicle."

Hearing this on the train, Ye Yu nodded and spoke into the communicator, then turned to Marcus, "Shall we go?"

"Um."

Marcus nodded. He had also heard the conversation on the communicator, but he wasn't familiar with the people speaking and had no desire to interrupt.

After the train crew disappeared from the helicopters' view, the helicopters flying overhead discussed the matter and decided to send two out to inspect the carriages that had stopped on the tracks, to see if they could rescue some survivors.

The crew and machine gunners on the two Ravens combined had the firepower of two squads, which was enough to deal with ordinary enemies. If things got really bad, they could call in air support and then retreat.

Shortly after Er Miao and another helicopter came to a stop on the track and the personnel entered the carriage, Anya’s urgent shout came through the communication.

"Squad, alert. Satellite surveillance has detected Orc units rapidly approaching; analysis indicates they are Marauders."

"A predator!?"

The quantum saltfish and welding emperor, still in the sky, were both stunned; what they feared most had come to pass.

I felt this thing was definitely the nemesis of helicopters when I first heard about it, but I was unable to build an anti-aircraft weapon due to funding constraints. Now that the turret has been optimized and sold to the guild, I probably have the money, but I'm out doing main quests and have no time to optimize it.

Fortunately, at least they didn't encounter the legendary biological anti-aircraft missiles—floating mines—so the raiders could still put up a fight.

"Welding Emperor, fly to the vicinity of the train. We've found some machine guns that can help you kill these plundering beasts."

White Cat, inside the carriage, said in the communication that they had just cleared out a crew carriage to convert into a firing point. The four corners of the carriage and the top of the front and rear sides were separated by welded steel plates to form machine gun bunkers that could fire outwards. Judging from the reserved elevation angle, it also had the ability to fire into the air.

I just glanced at it, and the carriage in front has the same configuration. Fortunately, the fixed machine guns in these bunkers don't have any space reserved for firing inside the vehicle.

Otherwise, the Orcs might use COG weapons to launch a head-on attack.

Attacking from the inside is much easier. After suppressing the orcs with firepower and forcing them into the bunker, a pre-arranged chain-saw charge from a player will tear the orcs inside apart.

It is a physical crack.

Players only learned from Dom that Marcus had suggested modifying and optimizing this chainsaw gun. The results speak for themselves – one saw and they're gone without a sound.

The cavalry assault rifle MK2 has now become one of the most popular weapons among players, and is competing with the mechanical bow for the top spot.

One is cut in half, the other is torn to pieces, making it difficult for players to choose. For now, the chainsaw gun is in the lead due to its cheaper price.

"You guys go first."

After clearing out two armored vehicles, White Cat stopped at a machine gun, pushed aside the orc corpses lying on the machine gun, and said to Night Rain and Marcus beside him, "We'll support Welding Emperor and the others here, and then we'll catch up after them."

"Okay, be careful."

Night Rain nodded and said, and the white cat smiled, "We're in this thick metal box, you're the ones who are. Be careful."

"If you encounter any unexpected situations, remember to let us know over the phone, and we will come to your aid at any time."

"Yes, definitely."

"Hey, doesn't anyone care about us?"

While still airborne, frantically modifying the monitoring program, the Welding Emperor couldn't help but shout, "When those things come, we'll be the first to die!"

"Yeah yeah!"

The other two helicopters also shouted over the comms, they were even more panicked than the Welding Emperor. The original Raven wasn't designed for air combat at all. The only two machine gunner players had sweat beading on their palms as they vigilantly surveyed the open sky around them.

"Haha! Yes, when the fighting starts, fly a little lower. If you fly too high, our machine guns might not be able to reach you."

White Cat laughed heartily, joined the other seven players in taking up a machine gun bunker, wiped his seat with a rag that had fallen on the ground, and sat down.

"Let's stay too," two more players approached, each carrying a mechanical bow. "Emperor Welding asked us to test the effectiveness of explosive arrows against raiders."

"OK," Ye Yu nodded, "Then we'll be going. Good luck to you guys!"

"Welding Emperor, you must survive!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't make any promises before the big battle."

Hearing this, Ye Yu smiled and nodded, then turned and followed Marcus and Mu Yu at the carriage entrance, rushing towards the front of the train not far away.

As of now, the special forces team has been dispersed to different areas of the train.

Five helicopters, each with two crew members and two machine gunners, comprised five squads, scattered around the upper and lower sections of the vehicle. The lower section, which had stopped, was relatively safe, as there weren't many attacking predators. The crews entered the vehicle to fight the attack alongside the surviving soldiers of the Security Government Alliance whom they had rescued.

The situation is much more complicated near the upstream vehicle body that is still moving. The predator is already closing in, and the three helicopters are very likely to be killed on the spot, whether they land or turn back to the downstream vehicle body.

In addition to the need for train defense, each of the two carriages had four machine gun bunkers on the left and right sides and two machine guns on the top of the train, which consumed three squads to use the onboard machine guns for defense.

With the addition of the two mechanical archers from the Welding Emperor squad who remained, two more squads were lost.

Therefore, the only teams capable of rushing into the train engine to execute the photon missile plan in a short period of time are Night Rain's two player teams and Marcus's D team.

However, compared to the initial plan of the Security Government Alliance for Marcus D's squad to fight alone, the number of troops was not small. Moreover, according to intelligence from the command center, there were still train crew members on the locomotive putting up resistance. The Orc offensive was strong, but they had no way to deal with them for the time being.

The chances of completing the mission were relatively high, and with subsequent player teams ready to provide support at any time, everyone heading to the front of the vehicle felt there shouldn't be any major problems.

until……

They really reached the front of the car.

The sight of bats swarming everywhere and the bloodstains and bones scattered on the ground shattered their illusions.

"What...what is this?!"

Standing inside the carriage, looking at the empty ground at the front of the train and the countless strangely shaped bats flying at high speed in the sky, Muyu felt as if the whiskers on his face were about to come to life and curl back up.