mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 308 The First Drop of Blood, The Monster's True Form
Chapter 308 The First Drop of Blood, The Monster's True Form
There are only thirty minutes left before the Leviathan debris enters the atmosphere.
In the Northern Hemisphere, countless cities designated as "high-risk impact zones" have completed the final evacuation of their inhabitants.
One by one, the once bustling steel forests have now become deserted, silent dead cities.
A somber atmosphere enveloped the land.
In Northeast China, deep within the primeval forests of the Changbai Mountains.
This place, according to the highest risk assessment of the "Earth Alliance Command", has been designated as "Red Zone One".
According to supercomputer simulations, at least three giant fragments, each over 500 meters in diameter, will fall into this vast, uninhabited area.
One of China's most elite special operations forces, the "Dragon Fang" Special Operations Brigade, with 5,000 officers and soldiers, has already laid a tight net here.
Brigade Commander Lin Xiaotian, a soldier nearing fifty with a face as sharp as if carved by a knife and axe, stood in the makeshift front-line command post, looking at the electronic sand table in front of him.
Beside him stood a young man dressed in a blue Taoist robe from Kunlun Taoist Academy.
The young man looked to be in his early twenties, with a handsome face and an unusually calm demeanor.
He was Xuan Yang, the eldest disciple of the Xuan generation and the head of the "Battlefield Instructor Corps" sent by Kunlun Dao Academy.
"Master Xuan Yang," Lin Xiaotian asked in a deep voice, "how well are our warriors mastering those three techniques?"
"Commander Lin, rest assured." Xuan Yang smiled slightly, his voice carrying a convincing power. "Your troops are all elites, handpicked from the best, with unwavering will and vigorous spirit. Although time has been short, with the aid of the 'Qi-Returning Pill,' more than 80% of the soldiers have already mastered the basic techniques of 'Armor-Piercing Thrust' and 'Soul-Suppressing Roar.'"
"As for the 'Light of Purification,' this technique requires a high level of mental strength. Currently, there are fewer than a hundred people who can barely execute it."
"That's enough." Lin Xiaotian nodded.
His gaze fell upon the soldiers outside the command post, who were conducting their final combat readiness checks.
These soldiers, whom he personally trained, were all kings among kings of soldiers.
Now, they are equipped not only with China's most advanced individual exoskeleton armor, but also with special energy weapons.
Each person also had a "wartime supply pack" made by the Divine Chef's Palace hanging from their waist.
Their eyes were sharper and more confident than ever before.
Because their bodies already contain the power that belongs to "cultivators".
"Reporting to the brigade commander!"
A communications soldier shouted.
"The 'Space-Based' No. 3 satellite has detected that the first batch of targets has entered the atmosphere! They are expected to arrive over our combat zone in ten minutes!"
coming!
Lin Xiaotian and Xuan Yang exchanged a glance.
At the same time, a fierce fighting spirit flashed in both of their eyes.
"Order! All troops, enter Level 1 combat status!"
Lin Xiaotian picked up the communicator and roared.
"Air defense battalion! Prepare, proceed, first round, fire interception!"
"Drone reconnaissance unit! Target, upon landing, immediately conduct close reconnaissance! I want to see what those sons of bitches look like as soon as possible!"
"All combat units! By squad, fire freely! Remember! We have only one objective! That is, to tear everything falling from the sky to shreds!"
"yes!"
A deafening response echoed throughout the entire valley.
……
Ten minutes later.
Above the Changbai Mountains.
Three enormous, burning fireballs, trailing long, black tails, resembled three falling suns piercing the twilight sky.
They slammed into the ground with tremendous force!
"boom--!!!"
"boom--!!!"
"boom--!!!"
Three earth-shattering, deafening explosions rang out in succession!
The entire earth was trembling violently!
Three enormous mushroom clouds shot into the sky!
The terrifying shockwave generated by the impact snapped all the trees within a radius of tens of kilometers in half!
Even the frontline command post, hundreds of kilometers away, could clearly feel that terrifying, world-destroying power.
"All units! All units! Report on the casualties!" Lin Xiaotian shouted, gripping the edge of the table tightly.
"Reporting, Brigade Commander! This is the 1st Battalion! The position is intact! No casualties!"
"Reporting to the brigade commander! This is the 2nd Battalion! The position has been lightly damaged! No casualties!"
"Report! Air defense battalion..."
Fortunately, due to the prior construction of sturdy, semi-permanent defensive fortifications, and the presence of a simple "spirit-gathering array" set up by Master Xuan Yang for energy protection.
The first wave, the most terrifying physical impact, did not cause any substantial damage to "Dragon Fang's" position.
"Drone! Go!" Lin Xiaotian issued his second order.
Dozens of high-speed unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, shaped like eagles, immediately took off from a concealed underground hangar.
Braving the still turbulent energy currents after the impact, they flew rapidly toward the three impact craters.
soon.
The first image, a real-time feed, was transmitted back to the command center.
When everyone saw the scene clearly, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.
There it was, in the center of impact crater number one.
That thing, which should have been a meteorite fragment, was actually wriggling!
It is not at all a lifeless stone!
It is more like a huge, slimy, and ugly lumpy creature, an "egg"!
At this moment, this enormous "flesh egg" is throbbing violently.
Its surface was cracked with jagged, menacing fissures.
Countless green, viscous liquids flowed from the cracks, corroding the surrounding land with a sizzling sound.
Followed by.
"Pfft—!"
A black, scythe-like segment suddenly pierced out from the top of the "flesh egg"!
Then, the second one, the third one...
A huge, ugly, ferocious creature is struggling to crawl out of its womb!
That was none other than the F-rank "Calamity Beast" depicted in the encyclopedia—the Corruptor!
However, the Corruptor that has just "hatched" in front of us is several times larger than the one marked in the encyclopedia!
It's practically like a small armored vehicle!
But that's not the most terrifying thing.
The most terrifying thing is that, scattered around that enormous "flesh egg" are thousands upon thousands of smaller "flesh eggs".
At this moment, these tiny "flesh eggs," as if summoned by some kind of call, began to burst open one after another!
One by one, the smaller "Corruptors" surged out from within like a tide!
In just a few dozen seconds.
The No. 1 impact crater has already become a terrifying insect nest composed of tens of thousands of giant cockroaches!
"Fire!!!"
Lin Xiaotian, watching the scene on the screen that sent chills down his spine, his eyes widened in fury and he let out a hysterical roar!
"Give me the artillery fire! Raze that damned Zerg hive to the ground!!!"
The command was given instantly.
Dozens of large-caliber self-propelled artillery pieces and long-range rocket launchers deployed behind the positions roared simultaneously!
Hundreds and thousands of special high-explosive bombs and napalm bombs, burning with raging flames, streaked across the sky with long trails of flame, like a steel rainstorm, precisely covering the entire No. 1 impact crater!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A violent explosion and towering flames instantly engulfed the newly born insect hive!
Countless people around the world who saw this scene through the live broadcast instinctively cheered!
However, their cheers had not yet subsided.
The next second, everyone's smiles froze on their faces.
All that could be seen was a raging inferno.
Countless "Corruptors," their bodies engulfed in flames, were not burned to death.
Instead, it was like an enraged beast that let out a piercing, shrill cry!
They braved the fierce artillery fire and charged out of the sea of fire!
They opened their ugly mouthparts and sprayed streams of green, corrosive liquid toward the "Dragon Fang" troops' position!
Those alloy bunkers, strong enough to withstand conventional artillery shells, were easily melted like butter in the face of these corrosive liquids!
A soldier, unable to dodge in time, was splashed on the arm with corrosive liquid.
In an instant, a large hole was corroded into the exoskeleton armor on his body!
Next, his flesh and blood!
With a piercing scream, the valiant warrior was reduced to a puddle of black, smoking pus!
"First Blood"!
A cold, system notification sound seemed to echo in the mind of everyone in the world.
Everyone who was still cheering for the artillery fire was stunned.
The color drained from their faces, leaving only endless fear.
They finally witnessed it with their own eyes.
This game of God is cruel.
And these, from aliens, monsters, truly terrifying.