Chapter 14 The Downpour Has Arrived
A little while earlier, Zhuang Xiao and Gu Liansheng, who were running away, were glanced at by a male soldier.
The last runner suddenly underwent a strange transformation.
Its outstretched tentacles wrapped around Gu Liansheng and another team member respectively.
Gu Liansheng's already slowed steps almost came to a halt, but Zhuang Xiao still held on to him desperately and lunged forward.
The front yard of the hospital's outpatient building is not large, less than 300 meters wide. Even if they didn't run at full speed, they could finish the run in 5 seconds. Otherwise, no one could hold back Gu Liansheng, and Zhuang Xiao couldn't hold back herself either!
The two rushed to the base of the wall—which wasn't very high. Zhuang Xiao scrambled up first, while Gu Liansheng gritted his teeth, turned around, and fired a shot at his mutated teammate before scrambling up and tumbling down!
However, another teammate also climbed the wall, but quickly mutated, and was on the verge of reaching the end of the level 4 mutation!
This was someone Gu Liansheng knew. He instinctively wanted to save him, but his reason told him he couldn't.
Zhuang Xiao continued to hold him, both to save him and to hold onto a strange sense of security:
"Don't look back if you don't want to die!"
Gu Liansheng's face twitched as if contorting, then he turned and ran forward with Zhuang Xiao.
The member of the Martial God Team 4 underwent a complete transformation and fell back into the courtyard.
"How much the hell is your mental enhancement?!" Gu Liansheng shouted as he ran. He wasn't very familiar with Zhuang Xiao, so he was quite surprised to see that Zhuang Xiao's pollution level was only 50%, which was 3 percentage points lower than his own.
This is also a way to vent emotions and boost confidence.
"I'm 4!" Zhuang Xiao shouted back, still in shock, wondering if everyone in the building would have changed by the time they returned!
No, no, no! The captain is still here! Sister Qi is here too!
"You have a resistance of 4? You should have at least a 5!" Gu Liansheng wasn't unwilling to admit that his resistance was bad, but this was simply illogical!
Zhuang Xiao's chaotic thoughts paused for a moment, and her steps faltered slightly.
His mental enhancement value has also increased? Like Tang Long and the vice-captain?
This...this is Sister Qi!
Zhuang Xiao's thinking was linear, so based on intuition and some casual conversations that Su Qingran and Tang Long occasionally mentioned in his vague impression, he concluded that this improvement was brought to him by Qi An!
It was Qi An who reminded them to immediately avoid any suspicious "people," which saved their lives.
Zhuang Xiao suddenly gained confidence!
With the captain and vice-captain there, and especially with Sister Qi around, everyone will be safe and sound!
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Earlier in time, the people at the command post meeting in the watchtower also felt the same way.
This battle was not difficult to command; the overall command authority rested with the 1st Regiment Commander, and Lu Yunbai was merely a supervisor monitoring the situation.
After reporting, the two regimental commanders, number 2 and 3, left the tower to either inspect the inner defense line and confirm the sufficiency of combat supplies, or to take stock of the long-distance combat teams on missions outside, as well as the special operations teams that remained at the base and could support the front lines at any time.
In just 10 minutes, as thunder rumbled in the sky and raindrops began to fall sparsely, the first army of Fallen Insects appeared in the aerial footage taken by the reconnaissance aircraft, about to collide with the 5-kilometer-long defensive line.
There were nearly a thousand insects, a dense, overwhelming tide of pollution that almost blended into the leaden-gray sky and earth!
But to the commander-in-chief stationed at the base, these were merely the consumption of two poison gas shells and three rounds of high-explosive air-dropped bombs from a drone array.
The regimental commander, with his long, stern, dark face, stared intently at the projected image, listening to reports from the front lines and continuously relaying orders.
Lu Yunbai clasped his hands together, leaned back in his command chair, but his thoughts were somewhat off track.
Actually, it would be great if the Fallen Insects could launch a large-scale and spectacular attack.
As a result, the Central Plains Base No. 3 became the frontline base that suffered the most attacks and the greatest losses after the start of the war.
But it will also be the base that eliminates the most fallen insects and contributes the most to this great war!
How could more aid and praise not come in an endless stream?
It was only when the headquarters turned its back on him because of a few wounded soldiers and some material losses that they realized the safety and necessity of Lu Yunbo being stationed at an important front-line base!
Thinking this, Lu Yunbai smiled.
But his smile froze the next second.
He received a text message on his official mobile phone:
[Old Lu, did you fucking release the Fallen Bugs into the base?]
Large numbers of parasites have appeared in and around the First People's Hospital! The contamination is still spreading, and the Public Security Bureau can't stop it! You fucking need to send troops!
This was a text message from the base commander, and Lu Yunbai didn't react for a moment.
He looked up, then suddenly turned his head, as if to look through the small round window facing north towards the center of the base.
But I saw a face.
The face was pressed against the window, observing the people and layout of the room. Suddenly, it met Lu Yunbai's gaze, and the person blinked.
Those eyes were pitch black, like an eternal night, with not a single sclera showing!
Lu Yunbo suddenly stood up, the heavy chair legs scraping against the floor with a piercing scream.
The regimental commander, several staff officers, secretary, and guards were all alarmed and looked at Lu Yunbai.
Lu Yunbai's chest had already been pierced by a thin tentacle, as thin as a rubber band, and his eyes widened!
A spectacular, large-scale attack...
His command abilities were so impressive that even the headquarters was amazed and respected...
The future of Zhongyuan Base No. 3...
Lu Yunbai’s eyes were also invaded by that eternal darkness, so fast that he couldn’t even process a few complete thoughts!
And he also has a set...
When the thin tentacles were withdrawn, the Commander-in-Chief transformed into a "Master Chief".
The base commander sent out a message from the central administration building and immediately made a phone call.
He paced anxiously inside, until the phone was finally answered.
The refined-looking man nearly smashed his phone! He yelled, "Fuck your mother, Lu Yunbo! Are you being swarmed by a worm?" The wind was howling, and raindrops began to fall.
The 3rd Regiment Commander, who was about to return to Dongying, actually saw a fallen insect in the rain!
The fallen insect wandered leisurely down the street, and when it saw a half-open iron gate to the residential area, it turned inside!
Meanwhile, the commander of the 2nd Regiment, who was stationed at the main stronghold 1 kilometer south of the base, heard a call that was not harsh but rather distant and loud, seemingly excited.
He turned his head and saw a blurry shadow fly into the sky through the rain.
The 2nd Regiment Commander's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately snatched the binoculars from the squad leader next to him to take another look.
It was a complete humanoid shape, but with two pairs of large wings spread out on its back, and tentacles of various shapes hanging down from the tips of the wings, like the colorful tail feathers of a bird, the light wingtips of a butterfly, or colorful ribbons fluttering in the air during a festival!
It was as if a mythical creature had descended to earth.
However, it landed above the base, directly above the watchtower.
The close-in weapon system remained silent, and the laser defense towers showed no reaction whatsoever. However, the few swarms of Fallen Insects, located at the edge of the range of the defenders' long-range heavy weapons within the 5-kilometer defensive line, finally began their charge.
As if guided by the gods, they charged forward with high morale!
The rain poured down.
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