……

In a silver-gray pickup truck, an uncle wearing a baseball cap was driving on a country road.

Although it is called a "country road", regular roads in Japan are actually not much wider than this.

The uncle turned his head slightly towards the open car window and raised his voice:

"Young man, why are you going to the EDF? Joining the army and fighting in the war?"

At this time, a familiar young man's voice came from the basket behind the car:

"I need to find them. The EDF headquarters was destroyed and the temporary headquarters was burned to ashes. Now I don't even know where they are."

He used his fingers to move away the hood that was blocking the sun on his face, and Gerdons' face was revealed, but not in the form of a human, but that of a demon.

He didn't know how long it would take to find this path, so he wanted to save as much time as possible on transformation. This was exactly what he wanted.

Fortunately, the sun hood that the uncle kindly gave him was able to completely cover his face. In addition, the uncle in the driving seat had a different line of sight, so he could sit safely in the basket at the back of the car and cancel the transformation.

"Hahaha, if you say so, then you must be some big shot from somewhere, and you even made a special trip to find the EDF."

"He's a big shot." Jeldons glanced at the wreckage of an EDF fighter jet stuck in a field not far away. "For them, he should be considered one."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The uncle's hearty laughter echoed throughout the countryside.

"For small people like us, we don't have so many concerns. We just want to go home and see our families, and that's enough."

The car wandered on the road, and the breeze brought the smell of mud and a faint smoke of gunpowder into the nose. The wreckage of tanks abandoned by the Self-Defense Forces and EDF on the road occasionally became a discordant sound in this pastoral scenery, adding a bit of sadness to the already sparsely populated countryside.

"Uncle, is your home nearby?"

"Yes, it's just a little further ahead. After that, I won't be able to take you to find the EDF."

"Yes, you saved me a lot of time. I can't thank you enough."

After turning a corner, the car gradually slowed down.

Gerdons knew that the uncle should have arrived home. He transformed into a human and jumped off the truck, but was stunned for a moment.

thump.

The uncle closed the car door, took out the key, turned the front door of the house with his surname written on it, and strode in.

"Along, Yingmei, mom and dad, I'm back."

Jeldons raised his hand and wanted to hold him back, but after thinking for a moment, he put his arm down and said softly:

"Uncle, this place is already..." Jeldons raised his head and looked through the front door. What he saw was a huge bomb crater. "There is nothing left."

As if like every time he came home, the uncle walked to the faucet in the yard to wash his face, then took out a single-barreled hunting rifle from the small warehouse in the yard, sat on a piece of gravel, and silently looked at the bullet crater that took everything away.

"Perhaps your family has already escaped. They may still be alive."

Gerdons went forward to comfort him, but found that the uncle was holding a cell phone covered with smoke and dust.

The screen lights up, and a chat bar is displayed on it.

The contact name read: Dear Husband, and below it was a system prompt [Video call interrupted].

The uncle actually knew everything a long time ago.

"Young man, I'm home now. I can't see you off anymore."

"I understand. Goodbye, uncle."

With trembling breaths, Gerdons blinked and turned to walk out of the courtyard.

Bang! ! !

The sound of gunfire caused the surrounding birds to fly into the sky, and also caused Gerdons to freeze in his tracks.

He looked up and took a long breath, then watched four birds flapping their wings towards the rising sun in the distance. A slightly slower-flying gray bird followed closely behind and joined them, and flew away together.

"Take care, uncle."

……

Chapter 171: Are You a Friend or an Enemy This Time?

A town in ruins.

In today's world, it can be seen everywhere. If it weren't for the tactical map that could help you vaguely tell where you are, even people with a good sense of direction would get lost in today's world.

"report!"

"Come in."

In the field tent, Colonel Fuji placed his hands on the table and concentrated on the tactical map in front of him.

The soldiers who got permission pushed aside the tents and walked in quickly. From the slightly open gaps, they could see that there were many unmarked and carefully camouflaged field tents outside.

Of course, the one where Colonel Fuji is now is the same. There is no specialization and no identification. If you want to find him, the leader of the army, you can only rely on your memory to remember the tent where he is.

It was thanks to this caution that Colonel Fuji was able to safely get through the first day of the war.

Some of them were killed just like they usually did when dealing with monsters, and there was not a trace left of them left.

Taking the time to look up at the dusty soldiers, Colonel Fuji asked:

"what's up."

"Yes, the remnants of the 14th Brigade of the Frontline Army just found us and hope that we can accept them for reorganization."

After hearing this, Colonel Fuji picked up a pen and simply drew a big red cross on the map. The location marked below was exactly the defense line where the 14th Brigade was located as mentioned by the soldiers.

And there are more than a dozen red crosses like this.

"The 14th Brigade was also destroyed."

"This battle was so bad... even the destruction of their friendly forces could only be reported verbally by their own remnants. How pathetic."

Colonel Fuji threw the pen aside, raised his finger, turned around and said:

"Receive them and unify them according to the battlefield standards we are currently implementing."

"Yes!"

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the tent, and Colonel Fuji's keen intuition as a veteran warned him.

The next second, a panicked soldier, gasping for air, suddenly opened the curtain and shouted:

"Report! Colonel Fuji! Enemy! It's the enemy! The enemy, mixed with giant robots and giant ants, is coming!"

Colonel Fuji grabbed the bulletproof helmet beside him and put it on. Holding the binoculars in hand, he followed the soldiers out of the tent and rushed to the front line without saying a word.

"Colonel! You don't have to go to the front! It's too dangerous!"

"Then fix the wired communication! Otherwise, how can I give orders when I am in the dark while staying at the rear?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran forward without looking back.

……

In the ruins, the EDF frontline troops built shelters using the broken walls, forming an invisible but stable trench.

"Fight! Don't waste your anti-tank weapons on the bugs, give them all to those tin men!"

Following the officer's order, dozens of anti-tank top-attack missiles whizzed out from the shoulder-fired launch tubes. The rocket thrusters at the bottom instantly drove the heavy projectiles weighing dozens of kilograms straight into the sky. Then the infrared image locking head at the front fixed the crosshairs firmly on the upper bodies of the Hectors, and a palm technique that fell from the sky instantly hit the Hectors' solid silver armor.

To deal with monsters, front-line troops are rarely equipped with anti-tank missiles like this, so they got these from the defeated Self-Defense Forces.

Boom boom——

Gun smoke enveloped Hector's upper body. Several Hectors fell to the ground headfirst with black smoke emitting. Then a huge explosion spewed out from their bodies, and tongues of fire enveloped the marching ants and Hector.

Even though they were enveloped in the death flames of their friendly forces, the invaders remained unshaken and continued to march forward tenaciously without any hesitation.

"Fire! Stop them!"

Guns of all sizes roared together, and countless tongues of fire spewed out rain of bullets, hitting the attacking ants with holes. Although they occasionally relied on the ricochet of their exoskeletons to resist, they were really not strong enough to face human weapons.

But their numbers are comparable to bullets! The overwhelming black army is like a flood, and even if we knock down as many as possible, it will only be a drop in the bucket!

At the same time, those Hectors that were not destroyed raised their arm machine guns and aimed at the front-line troops hiding in the ruins. With the help of alien technology, these soldiers hiding in the ruins were completely exposed.

Da da da--!

Amidst the huge blue gun flames, a "laser" swept across the battlefield, bringing bursts of screams out of the bunker.

The machine gun on Hector's arm not only has a huge caliber and amazing power, but its firing rate is so fast that the bullet head and tail are connected like a ray of light!

Colonel Fuji, who was not far away, raised his telescope to observe the situation on the battlefield, and a few drops of cold sweat crept up his forehead.

In the past, to defeat an enemy of this size, all it took was a phone call and air force bombing, cruise missiles, and artillery fire would arrive at their beck and call and blow them to pieces. But now the unknown electronic interference has not been resolved, and even though one can see with the naked eye that one's subordinates are fighting on the front line, it has become a luxury to even command them.

"We can't hold here anymore, go notify the rear to move our position!"

"understand!"

"Blow the horn and tell the comrades on the front line to retreat one by one to buy time!"

"Yes!"

The accompanying signalman took out a trumpet-like instrument that looked like an orchestra's trumpet from behind him, took a deep breath and blew it hard.

The loud and rhythmic trumpet sounds immediately spread in all directions and echoed throughout the battlefield.

Even in the midst of gunfire on the front lines, the distinctive music could still be heard.

"The boss has given the order! Retreat in order to delay the enemy!"

The soldiers quickly took action, carrying their injured comrades and evacuating.

Colonel Fuji, who witnessed all this through a telescope, nodded repeatedly, and in his heart he couldn't help but thank himself for his usual interest in studying the history of past wars.

Throughout the ages, "sound" has been an effective means of command on the battlefield. Today, with advanced technology, it is only possible to transmit "sound" farther and faster through electronic media.

The buglers on ancient battlefields, the bagpipes of England, and even the charge in China in the middle of the last century have proven time and again the great benefits of "sound" to the military.

By studying Chinese buglers in recent times, Colonel Fuji used this as a model and improved it, resulting in a unique bugle music that can now effectively command troops.

But at the same time, he also knew that this was only a temporary measure on the local battlefield and he still could not get fire support from the rear.

Therefore, every time they retreated, their troops would leave some soldiers behind to guard the rear, and their fate was often...

The rear guard troops are decided in order. Each combat company will decide who will be the next rear guard based on their numbers. Often when it is their turn, it means that the troops in front have been wiped out.

Although it is cruel, there is nothing we can do about it.

At least it can give the soldiers some time to prepare themselves mentally.

ka ka ka-

Colonel Fuji's teeth were chattering, and he stared through his telescope at the rearguard's every move.

Several fell down.

Several were overwhelmed by ants

The rest continued to roar and fight even with their broken bodies.

Colonel Fuji watched them, etched them in his mind, for there was nothing else he could do.

call out--

Suddenly, a meteor streaked across the sky, and the dazzling golden light was like a god from heaven, dazzling and sacred.

"Artillery fire from the rear? Or air-to-ground missiles? Has the communication been restored?"

Facing the signalman's doubts, Colonel Fuji rejected it outright:

"Neither!" He frowned, with a complex expression that made it unclear whether he was happy or sad, "This guy actually came..."

I saw a golden light breaking through the air and falling straight down. The surging air waves instantly crushed the mighty army of "Star Guides", making it unable to move an inch!

boom! ! !

That golden light was like a cannonball, hitting directly in the center of the army, instantly raising countless flying sand and rocks, blowing the Star Guide's army to pieces, it was an extremely tragic scene!

The remains of the giant ant and Hector's broken arms were scattered all over the battlefield.

The black army that was suffocating the frontline troops just disappeared in an instant...

In the smoke-filled center of the explosion, a figure slowly stood up, and with a strange beeping sound and flashing golden light, slowly turned towards the direction of the front-line army.

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