Age of Calamity in Swallowed Star

Chapter 7: Blood and Fire!

2:00 AM.

In the dead of night, eight massive searchlights illuminated a vast wilderness.

Streams of dazzling steel, like an inverted Milky Way, poured down upon the horde of beasts.

Explosions, gunfire, roars, and howls intertwined into a grand symphony, echoing continuously across the desolate land.

At the highest point of the defense line, atop a pre-built watchtower,

scout soldiers, each equipped with infrared binoculars, intently observed the battlefield, providing real-time reports.

"Prepare the specially-made alloy armor-piercing rounds for the snipers, and prioritize the advanced beast soldiers and elementary beast generals."

A middle-aged man in a military uniform watched the relentless, surging tide of beasts, his brow slightly furrowed.

He lowered his binoculars and issued orders to the nearby soldiers in a composed manner.

Even when facing the onslaught of thousands of beasts, the independent regiment commander remained calm.

However, the fleeting glint of fire in his deep eyes revealed that he was not as composed as he appeared.

"This small-scale beast tide will last for three to four waves at most before dispersing on its own."

"Remember, have the forty-five martial artist warriors in the regiment guard the weak points of the cooperative defense line. Do not allow the monsters to breach the defenses and penetrate deep into the camp."

"Yes, Commander!"

Gazing at the several giant monsters resembling heavy tanks, the middle-aged officer's face was filled with solemnity.

In the year since the emergence of the monsters, humanity had fought countless battles against the beast hordes, with more defeats than victories.

Therefore, the military had accumulated a wealth of combat experience against the beast hordes' assaults and could quickly adopt 대응 strategies.

However, the constantly increasing number of monsters and their rapidly growing strength remained a significant problem.

Although heavy firepower could eliminate some low-level monsters,

it seemed pale and weak when facing the more powerful and rapidly increasing monster groups.

Not to mention the beast general level and even stronger monsters, heavy weapons were like scratching an itch to them, posing no life-threatening danger.

Only elite martial artists could contend against high-level monsters.

However, the number of elite martial artists in the army was very small.

Apart from the main forces of the Great Xia's seven secret units, the number of martial artists in other units was negligible...

The searchlights swept alternately across the wilderness in front, as thousands upon thousands of gray wolf monsters continuously emerged from the distant forests, rushing towards the blazing line of fire that shimmered like the Milky Way.

"I wonder when the entire battalion will consist of martial artists. How wonderful that would be..."

Sighing inwardly, the middle-aged officer looked up ahead.

At the forefront of the defensive line, all the martial artists were on standby, ready for the moment the monsters broke through.

And that moment only took two minutes.

Awoo!!

With the mass deaths of ordinary monsters, the first advanced beast soldier-level Red-Eyed Wolf finally broke through the fire blockade, roaring as it charged towards the defense line.

At that moment, the three closest martial artists exchanged glances before simultaneously gripping the hilts of their sabers.

The battle blades were slowly drawn, their sharp edges glinting with a chilling light.

Then, the three of them charged out at the same time.

The battle between martial artists and monsters was about to erupt!

On the smoke-filled battlefield, the howls of countless monsters intertwined into a resounding offensive melody.

Numerous monsters desperately charged towards the line of fire, seeking to break through the human defenses and carry out a large-scale slaughter.

However, after leaving behind a trail of corpses, only a very small number of monsters survived to reach the front of the defense line.

Yet, when the first monster charged onto the defensive position, it was greeted by the sharp blades of three intermediate warriors.

A great battle was about to begin.

Two human warriors flashed forward, attacking from the left and right, using tactics to restrain this advanced beast soldier.

There was no other way. Even advanced warriors of the same level had to avoid the beast soldier's direct charge.

Not to mention ordinary intermediate warriors, so these two intermediate warriors could only attack together.

As for the remaining person, they would take the opportunity to find the monster's weakness and kill it.

At the same time.

At two weak points of the defense line not far away, an advanced beast soldier also broke into the human warriors' position.

Boom!!

Suddenly, a deep and powerful sound rang out.

Pfft!!

One of the giant wolf monsters had just set foot on the position when its body stiffened and it fell backward, collapsing straight to the ground.

The martial artists who were about to rush forward and fight to the death were slightly stunned. When they saw the fist-sized hole in the giant wolf's head, they immediately understood.

It turned out that an alloy armor-piercing round had pierced its solid skull, resulting in a fatal blow.

Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the advanced beast soldier at the other location had already begun to wreak havoc.

Since there were no martial artists defending this area, the closest soldiers had no choice but to rush up.

The four Iron Dragon Army warriors exchanged glances, each seeing the determination in the other's eyes.

Then, they stepped forward together, intending to stop the rampaging wolf monster.

Even though they possessed the strength of ten men and considerable teamwork,

they were like praying mantises trying to stop a chariot when facing the ferocious giant wolf monster. Three warriors were instantly sent flying.

The remaining warrior had his combat uniform pierced by its sharp claws, piercing through his chest, instantly extinguishing his life.

Thud!

Violently flinging away the Iron Dragon Army warrior covered in blood, the giant gray wolf, with its savage eyes, stared straight at the three warriors who had been knocked away, roaring and charging forward.

"Quick… Run away!!"

A warrior who witnessed this scene had his eyes almost bursting, shouting out loud.

But his warning was too late.

Crack!!

With just a few ear-piercing snaps.

The gray wolf's claws directly tore through a warrior's body, as easily as a knife cutting through tofu.

Puchi!

Fresh blood spurted out, mixed with shattered internal organs, scattering across the ground.

Ordinary soldiers had no resistance against advanced beast soldiers.

All they could do was use their lives to delay the monster, buying time for the martial artists.

In less than five breaths, four warriors died one after another under the onslaught of this advanced beast soldier.

"Snap!!"

The giant gray wolf opened its bloody maw, biting down on one of the corpses, crunching and chewing, dark red blood seeping from between its teeth, looking incredibly ferocious.

Around it, some ordinary soldiers, witnessing this scene, were immediately consumed by fury.

They rushed forward, disregarding their own safety, wanting to deal with this advanced beast soldier.

Bang bang bang!!!

Sparks flew everywhere on its fur, ordinary bullets were unable to penetrate its skin, which was as strong as steel, and were deflected.

After swallowing a warrior's body in two or three bites, the terrifying giant wolf, with a size comparable to a rhinoceros, knocked aside the two warriors blocking its path and charged towards the soldier firing the gun.

Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers immediately closed in, firing at it together.

However, the enormous gap between advanced beast soldiers and ordinary soldiers

could not be compensated for by numbers alone.

Soon, the swarming warriors were defeated one by one.

Some were smashed to pieces, others were trampled to death.

Even more were directly bitten in half by the giant wolf monster, swallowed alive.

In the battle of blood and fire, warriors rushed forward one after another, wanting to delay even a second longer...

This position was quickly stained red with blood, littered with broken limbs and corpses...

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