CHAPTER 407: CHAPTER 194: MELTDOWN

The name "Mountain Demon" was utterly unfamiliar to Yu Qian, but the fear in the voice of the person who shouted it was crystal clear.

In an instant, the defense line formed by the Civilian Reserve Team crumbled.

After all, they weren’t professionally trained soldiers; they could still play a role when the situation favored them.

After all, when it’s just about pulling the trigger on a target that poses no threat and cannot resist, who couldn’t do that?

But once the situation turned against them, bodies ruled by fear became weak and powerless, and minds filled with chaos became dull and numb.

At this moment, a single thought occupied everyone’s mind.

Run.

Run as fast as you can, no matter where you go!

Yu Qian followed the footsteps of the crowd, fleeing frantically. At its closest, the monster’s claws behind him were less than two meters away.

If not for the constant suppression of the monster by the high-mounted gun turrets, he feared he would already be a corpse!

Yu Qian didn’t dare look back, but he could hear intermittent screams.

Someone had already fallen.

And there might be more to fall!

The monsters attacking weren’t limited to just this one.....

His gaze quickly scanned the square in front, trying to find a cover to escape from the monster.

But unfortunately, there was nothing there.

A factory.

He could only head to the factory!

The scorching molten iron was still flowing, and the automated steel-making shop was still in operation.

The walls there were sturdy enough to block this monster!

Yu Qian abruptly turned and sprinted toward the steelworks.

He tripped over something unexpectedly and fell to the ground, his rifle flying out of his hand.

Struggling to his feet, Yu Qian tried to reach for the gun, only to realize in shock that the monster behind him had leaped high.

It’s over.

Yu Qian closed his eyes in despair, but just at that moment, a bright flash suddenly flickered in the distance.

An explosion erupted at the monster’s side.

"Boom!"

The monster was suddenly swept sideways, and for a moment, Yu Qian thought the fight was over.

That was an explosion!

The monster’s size wasn’t large; how could it possibly withstand such an explosion?

Yet reality shattered his last hope.

The creature known as "Mountain Demon" merely rolled on the ground before swiftly leaping up again.

Its movements were completely unaffected, and Yu Qian even suspected that the impact of that shell on it was no more than if it had tripped on a flat surface.

---- But in any case, the shell had already diverted the monster’s attention.

It turned toward the direction from which the attack had come, and there, a tank was kicking up dust and roaring forward with overwhelming force...

A tank!

"Boom!"

The long barrel of the tank spat fire, the shell whizzing past and exploding into a cloud of dust in front of the monster.

But when the dust settled, the monster was nowhere to be seen.

Yu Qian distinctly noticed the turret on the tank swiveling in confusion, as if searching for a target.

Even it can’t find the monster??

The fear in Yu Qian’s heart grew heavier.

He didn’t understand the principles of fire control radar or situational awareness systems, but he knew that, most of the time, nothing could escape the eyes of the Huaxia Army.

And if something could, it meant this monster had already grown powerful enough to breach the limits of the Huaxia Army.

Run quickly.

You must survive.

Yu Qian sprinted toward the factory, crashing into the iron doors and then desperately closing them.

Just as the door was about to close, a terrified cry suddenly came from outside.

"Open the door! Open the door!"

"Let us in! Let us in!"

Yu Qian recognized the voice of Liu Qi, whom he had met not long ago.

He had also found this factory as a refuge.

For a moment, Yu Qian genuinely wanted to wedge the door shut immediately.

He dared not take the risk.

He didn’t know if he reopened the door, whether it could be closed again.

The consequences of that were truly beyond what he could bear.

But if he didn’t open it...

Liu Qi might actually die outside!

After a second of hesitation, Yu Qian finally opened the door.

Liu Qi, covered in blood, rushed in, carrying a severely injured co-worker on his back.

"Close the door! Close the door!"

Liu Qi put down his co-worker and moved forward to close the door, but just as Yu Qian had anticipated, once the door was open, it couldn’t be closed again.

More reserve team members seeking refuge surged toward the factory, and it was too late to keep them out.

Yu Qian could only help Liu Qi support the injured as they retreated deeper into the factory.

He wanted to hide behind the converter, but he realized the heat there was enough to roast him alive.

With no other choice, he tried to find anything that could possibly shield him.

But in actuality, he knew this was merely self-consolation.

As long as that monster could break in, it wouldn’t be possible to remain hidden.

His only hope was that the tank could keep it at bay.

But it seemed unrealistic.

Yu Qian could see that the monster couldn’t do anything to the tank.

It couldn’t even breach the tank’s defense!

Yet at the same time, even with the most advanced equipment, the tank couldn’t track it.

This was a no-win situation.

Outside the factory, the sounds of gunfire, explosions, and cannonfire continued incessantly; those sounds didn’t bring Yu Qian the slightest comfort but instead nearly drove his already tightly-wound nerves to collapse.