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The blocking positions on the east side of Tianxi County are arranged in a line. Five diesel engines are evenly distributed behind the positions. Rows of pre-charged electric gun magazines are placed in boxes next to the generators, ready to be replaced at any time.
In addition to Tao Sai and her twenty commandos, there was also Tang Yingxue in the blocking position. She had also developed herself into a combat type.
The electric weapon in her hand was different from the ones currently equipped by Tao Sai and others. It was an electric sniper.
The electric sniper rifle is the ceiling of electric firearms. It is characterized by slow rapid-fire, long range, and great power, but it is expensive.
Tang Yingxue loved this gun. As soon as she saved up enough gold coins, she paid the full price to pick it up from the [Mall]. The electric sniper rifle was a perfect match for her. She had just retired from the provincial shooting team last year and loved shooting, especially long-range sniping.
Tang Yingxue found a residential building near the sniper position, climbed to the commanding heights, and set up the buttstock of the sniper rifle.
This was her food. She equipped herself with enough fully charged magazines to last through this blocking battle.
After adjusting to a comfortable sitting position, Tang Yingxue pressed her face against the cold gun body, closed her eyes and concentrated, then opened her right eye and meticulously searched for the target through the high-power scope.
Tang Yingxue thoroughly enjoyed the shooting experience. Once in the zone, she was a completely different person. Simply closing one eye instantly calmed her down. Whether training, competing, or simply popping balloons at a street vendor, she was always decisive and meticulous, hitting the bull's eye with unerring precision.
This time, the target she was searching for through the high-power scope was the bulge in the insect stream.
During the spreading process, the insect stream is not completely flat. When the insect stream encounters the terrain, it will naturally form breakpoints and ridges.
The heaviest insects gathered in the ridges, and a sniper bullet fired a devastating burst of energy, equivalent to a slightly smaller explosive grenade. Unlike throwing explosive grenades into the insect swarm, sniper bullets were more energy-efficient, had a much longer range, and had a much greater persistence than the former.
Ten minutes later, the first wave of insect swarms attacked Tianxi County from the southeast. When the insect swarm line advanced to a range of 1,500 meters, Tang Yingxue, who was at the commanding heights of a residential building, was the first to pull the trigger of the electric sniper rifle.
A flash of blue light instantly shot out from the muzzle, its trajectory a straight line. Within a thousandth of a second, it struck the raised spot where the insect stream had rolled over the ravine. The bullet exploded, unleashing its power instantly, showering countless insect remains and green blood everywhere.
Tang Yingxue's emotions did not change at all because of the accurate hit of the shot. She quickly adjusted the direction of the muzzle of the gun, locked onto another raised point where insects gathered through the high-power scope, and pulled the trigger again quickly and accurately.
The sniper position downstairs of the residential building also entered combat status. The crew members using electric rifles started shooting first, followed by electric machine guns, and finally the electric rapid-fire guns with the shortest range. Tao Sai struggled to throw explosive mines into the insect swarm. All kinds of firearms opened fire at the same time, weaving a dense firepower network.
Tang Yingxue's electric sniper is a point, and the firepower network of the sniper position is a surface. The combination of point and surface temporarily repelled this wave of insect tides in a short period of time.
"Wow... so impressive." Tang Yingxue panted into the headset. "I've been playing games for so long, including in real life, and this is the first time I've faced a swarm of insects head-on."
"It's just the first wave. There will be more and more bugs coming later. Stay calm." Tao Sai said calmly.
"Okay, Sister Sai." Tang Yingxue replied, but her breathing was particularly obvious in the headset.
"Are you tired?" Tao Sai asked.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm drinking the recovery potion and I'll be fine soon." Tang Yingxue said.
Her attribute points are actually a bit "biased". Her physical strength value will not be increased no matter what. This is her biggest weakness. This also means that she cannot hold the lightning rapid-fire gun and fight the bugs head-on on the front line. Being a long-range sniper and a shooter is more suitable for her.
"Okay, you should rest well and save your energy. We can definitely handle it here," said Tao Sai.
"Yeah." Tang Yingxue nodded in agreement.
She had indeed fired too densely just now. It would have been better to act within her capabilities. With such a tight fire network under the residential building, it would have been difficult for the swarm of insects to advance to her. Even if the situation really became extremely dangerous, Sister Sai would have opened a wormhole to take her away.
Thinking of this, Tang Yingxue felt at ease and sat down on the low wall on the roof for a while. After resting enough, she returned to her sniper position again.
On the other side, under the unified command of He Zhaonian, other crew members helped the residents of Tianxi County to evacuate from the two bridges continuously.
The elderly and children with good mobility and strong bodies quickly crossed the bridge, while those with limited mobility were helped one-on-one by He Zhaonian's crew and healthy residents, who either carried them on their backs or pushed them on carts. As long as the blocking positions could hold, they could more easily evacuate the survivors.
Shi Jiahui carefully installed a total of one hundred explosive mines evenly on the two bridges and connected the trigger devices.
As long as she presses the button on the remote control, one hundred explosive bombs will explode at the same time. The huge explosion wave will directly hit the heavy structure of the bridge, and then it will collapse and sink to the bottom of the river. The Qingshui River will completely block the spread of the insect tide on the east bank.
Under the command and coordination of the "Wee Light" command and control center, all people in different positions performed their duties, assisted each other, and completed the assigned tasks step by step.
Two hours later, all the more than 15,000 survivors in Tianxi County were transferred to the west bank of the Qingshui River.
The defense line on the east side of the county town remained solid, and the insect tide line was never able to advance within 300 meters of the defense line.
"Sister Sai, you can leave now." He Zhaonian said as he left while carrying a broken arm in the earthquake.
"Okay, let's retreat." Tao Sai responded.
"...retreat," Tang Yingxue said weakly, her voice no longer having the strength to speak. "Sister Sai, can you...come and pick me up?"
"Well, wait for me." Tao Sai gave the commando team led by Cheng Li a look to retreat.
They quickly stopped shooting, picked up the magazines and remaining nutrient solution and physical strength potions on the ground, and carried the diesel generator and oil drums into the space wormhole. At the other end of the wormhole was the "Wee Light" parked by He Zhaonian on the west bank of the Qingshui River.
While they were packing up, Tao Sai activated [Gravity Adaptation] and flew up to the residential building, picking up Tang Yingxue and her heavy electric sniper rifle.
The streams of insects that were not blocked quickly gathered outside the scene. The insect tide quickly devoured the buildings in the county town and continued to advance.
Shi Jiahui decisively pressed the trigger button, a huge explosion sounded, and the bridge sank into the Qingshui River in smoke and dust.
【Points rewards are being settled.】
Tang Yingxue lay exhausted on the rattan chair, looking at the words, trying hard not to fall asleep.
A minute later, the subtitles she wanted to see popped up on the system.
【You have earned 1,865,000 points.】
[Alliance special effect [Additional Value] takes effect, you gain 559,500 points.]
The four of them equally divided the points based on the total number of people rescued, with each member gaining more than 2.4 million points.
Tang Yingxue laughed with relief. They had successfully completed the mission. Thousands of people had a chance of survival because of their rescue operation. She and Zhizhi finally didn't have to be at the bottom of the list. That was great!
The day was only half over, and after a three-hour lunch break, they started the second half of Day 2 of Season 1.
Binshui County, bordering Tianxi County, was also affected by the earthquake-induced Zerg swarm. This time, their coordination was even more seamless. The Zerg swarm remained manageable, and without attracting aggro, they fought head-on, repelling wave after wave, all with ease.
At 6:30 in the evening, the battle ended in the sunset.
On Day 2, excluding the points earned from killing bugs, after rescuing the survivors and dividing them equally, each of them accumulated 4.4 million points.
Tao Sai and He Zhaonian still ranked first and second in the standings with a total score of 10 million, while Shi Jiahui and Tang Yingxue also entered the top ten of the list for the first time.
When observing the leaderboard, Tao Sai took special note. He noticed that the top players had begun to exert their strength, and their ranking speed had increased significantly compared to Day 1.
The third-placed "Hai Lan" scored an astonishing 8 million points.
He scored a full 6 million points today and was even ahead of Tao Sai at one point, but was eventually overtaken by Tao Sai and He Zhaonian.
"He also got 6 million points in one day! How did he do that?" He Zhaonian saw the number, his face filled with disbelief. "He didn't join the alliance, didn't create an alliance, and most likely didn't form a team. Isn't 6 million points in one day a bit too much?"
He Zhaonian couldn't help but recall what he and Tao Sai had experienced yesterday. They had been fighting non-stop for a whole day in Guangping City, taking huge risks, and only managed to obtain 6 million points, which included an additional 30% profit.
"If he continues to score at this rate tomorrow, you and Sister Sai will be overtaken by him." Tang Yingxue looked worried.
"Let him overtake," Tao Sai said unconcernedly. "His speed in gaining points is most likely due to rescuing survivors. After all, he's doing something positive. His ability to earn more points is a testament to his ability."
"I agree that the points ranking is just an incentive mechanism of the system and does not mean anything. We cannot take it too seriously. Just do our best," said Shi Jiahui.
"That's right," Tao Sai nodded slightly, reached out and touched his deflated stomach, and looked at He Zhaonian, "Xiao He, I'm sick of the nutrient solution. Go get me something to eat."
"Okay, I'll get it right away." He Zhaonian ran to the cabin diligently after hearing that. Halfway through, he suddenly thought of something and stepped back to suggest, "Sister Sai, do you want to eat hot pot? Otherwise, let's have hot pot tonight and have a big meal!"
"I have hot pot base and hot pot pots on my boat, and there are a lot of frozen ingredients in the refrigerator. To be honest, my family has eaten it twice," he added.
"How luxurious." Tang Yingxue said.
In the end times, supplies are scarce and it’s good enough to fill your stomach, but you can even eat hot pot.
"There's nothing we can do. It will go bad if kept in the refrigerator for too long. It's better to eat it before it goes bad." He Zhaonian spread his hands helplessly.
"Okay, I agree with hot pot," Shi Jiahui said, raising her hand in agreement. "I can go to my boat and pick some vegetables. I can pick whatever you want."
"Freshly picked?" Tao Sai couldn't help but wonder when he heard these two words.
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