Chapter 61 A Match Made in Heaven
Once the cooperation was finalized, regardless of what ulterior motives the two groups might have, they maintained a friendly demeanor, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious.
The squad from Southeast Base No. 1 has a vice-captain, Zhao Lang, who is cheerful and talkative and seems to be in charge of external communication. However, when the two teams discuss combat matters, the captain, Wu Han, is definitely the central figure in their team.
Wu Han did indeed have a map with many sketches, but he made it clear that within a 5-kilometer radius, there was only the stadium as a relatively certain location for the Fallen Insects. If they wanted to find a new one, they would need to go deeper into the inner circle.
This result was expected by everyone, so there was no major disappointment. Yu Shuang politely said:
"Let's go then, thank you Captain Wu for leading the way."
Wu Han nodded politely, showing that he was still not very enthusiastic about the cooperation.
After a 10-minute rest and regrouping, both teams set off south.
The march did not go smoothly.
Southeast Team 1 marched ahead, followed by Team Stars. Even when not in an emergency, Southeast Team 1 maintained a fast pace, making it difficult for Team Stars to keep up.
Anyway, it will be very difficult for Qi An if he doesn't undergo a mutation.
The members of the Southeast Team, especially Wu Han and Zhao Lang, looked back several times and exchanged glances during their journey.
Zhao Lang felt a sense of unease.
This team is indeed weak...
Wu Han pursed his lips and remained silent.
The further south you go, the closer you get to the city center. The buildings are sometimes sparse and sometimes dense, and the overhead light is sometimes bright and sometimes dark.
"Stop." Wu Han stopped when he reached a quiet woodland area where trees grew densely again and lush aquatic plants surrounded a small lake.
The entire group stopped, and the surroundings became quiet. Wu Han squatted under a tree and parted the grass.
Qi An, panting with his hands on his knees, glanced at the grass and saw... a fresh pile of excrement in the grass.
Wu Han examined the excrement closely, and may have even smelled it.
Qi An: ! But he immediately understood.
Sure enough, Wu Han got up and whistled.
The quiet forest was suddenly brought to life by the whistle. The birdsong, which had been in the background, suddenly became joyful and deafening, and colorful birds flew down from the branches as if to dance around him.
But Wu Han waved his hand to shoo it away and blew it again.
A low whistle echoed from the depths of the dark forest, the sound of wind growing louder as a pair of thick, furry claws emerged from the darkness...
A clouded leopard!
A leopard with golden-brown fur and black cloud-like markings leaped onto the lakeside clearing, wary of all the "big white" creatures, but affectionately approached Wu Han.
Wu Han crouched down and hugged the clouded leopard's head, listening intently. After a while, he stood up and flipped through the map.
"Five kilometers to the east, there is a very large restricted area."
"Awesome!" Yu Shuang was very envious of this superpower, but she didn't forget the important matter: "Shall we go?"
The clouded leopard acted like a clingy kitten in front of Wu Han. Wu Han remained calm, patted its round head, and watched it return to the forest, looking back every few steps, before turning and running away again.
This time, the speed wasn't as fast; instead, there was some hesitation.
But the Stars team maintained their steady pace without any hesitation.
They only looked at Qi An.
When Qi An shouted "Stop!" more than ten minutes later, everyone in the team immediately stopped.
Qi An said, "Go south for 1 kilometer." The Southeast Team members were puzzled, but the Star Team members immediately turned the corner.
The Southeast team had no time to question and had no choice but to follow suit.
After 1 kilometer, Qi An called for a stop again and looked around.
This area is definitely within the city limits; the buildings are quite dense, and the streets are crisscrossed, but there aren't many high-rise buildings yet.
"There are three fallen insects 200 meters away, behind that building with red vines. Be careful and stay hidden!" Qi An said.
Zhao Lang and Wu Han were both stunned for a moment, while Qi An was already drawing a map for Zhao Bohan.
Zhao Bohan glanced at it a few times and nodded, and the spy drone took off into the sky.
Then, exactly three Fallen Insects emerged from the alleyway on one side of the building.
Everyone had already hidden behind a small, ruined hill. Several gun barrels fitted with silencers peeked out a little, and when the insects reached the middle of the road, they opened fire decisively!
The three insects died almost simultaneously.
The image of an insect nest also appeared on Yu Shuang's screen.
This is a small nest, with an estimated number of insects of about 100, but Qi An emphasized: "We need to prepare enough ammunition, and we need to be quick!"
Yu Shuang convened another meeting to discuss tactics, and the two teams set off again.
From defining the area to finding the insect nest, it took less than 20 minutes.
The Southeast Squad members were a little dazed when they set off, but there was no time to be dazed now. This time, the Stars Squad took the lead and ran at the speed of a forced march!
This made Zhao Lang's eyes widen even more.
No, why is this team so inconsistent in strength?
Yu Shuang ran right next to him, and out of the corner of her eye she saw his surprise. She thought to herself, "He should conserve his strength. Doesn't he know how to save his strength for the crucial moment?"
Their first tactic this time is to conserve energy and resources as much as possible before the real battle!
Call for help when you can. Cooperating with a strong team is a good way to save energy and resources!
In the auditorium of a university campus, sunlight streamed in, and the stage and the audience were filled with vibrant and beautiful yellow trumpet flowers.
There were some stumbles at the beginning, but when it came to actually fighting the enemy, both teams achieved a very tacit cooperation thanks to their excellent tactical skills.
Zhao Lang and Yu Shuang each led half of their teams to appear directly and launched an attack on the insect hive from two directions.
This immediately drew out the few guards who were already there. As soon as the battle broke out on both sides, Zhuang Xiao and the others took the opportunity to jump onto the rooftops or tree branches.
Tang Long jumped directly into the auditorium, stood at the edge of the auditorium, and started firing a burst of bullets at the insects on the ground with a light machine gun!
There were also unreleased bird and insect arrows aimed at Tang Long.
These birds and insects were smaller than any they had seen before, but they were incredibly fast!
The first swift shadow swept over and struck Tang Long directly, piercing his protective suit.
However, Tang Long's enormous physique was only slightly affected by this attack.
With Qi An standing behind him, he felt so at ease that he didn't even bother to care about his pollution level.
The second bird couldn't get close. The flock of birds were helpless because Zhuang Xiao and the Southeast Squad snipers on the roof, including Wu Han, were all very accurate and swift in shooting down flying birds!
Blood blossoms filled the air, and a blood mist permeated the ground.
A flurry of gunfire nearly destroyed the dilapidated auditorium. Upstairs, Zhao Bohan detonated two grenades and threw them down.
While a profusion of flowers is beautiful, it's all fuel!
Both groups withdrew and ran out of the school in the firelight.
"The second insect nest is two kilometers to the southeast. The Wisps have already left and headed east. Let's go!" Qi An said.
The reason this dangerous area is so large is because of the dense insect nests; the reason Qi An walked 1 kilometer south after sensing the insect nests was to stand in the middle and clearly sense the location of all the insect nests in this area!
Attack the smaller ones first, because the wisdom insects are "talking" in the nest of the larger insects.
Many human squads have invaded the forest, and the Fallen Insects are also organizing extermination operations. The Wisps are very busy!
After repairing Tang Long's protective suit, the two teams rushed to the next insect hive without stopping.
This nest was about the same size as the one the team had bombed before, and this time both teams had used up about half of their gas grenades.
In this more enclosed insect nest, poisonous fog filled the air, and three high-explosive air-dropped bombs ended everything.
The third insect hive... While they were attacking the second hive, Yu Shuang had already requested a long-range missile from the command headquarters.
As dusk fell, a gray mushroom cloud rose once more.
Although a large wave of insects escaped from the giant insect hive, it was still not dark yet, and the KPI of finding and destroying insect hive 123 had already been achieved!
Zhao Lang stared blankly at the mushroom cloud.
Does this seem right?!
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