CHAPTER 410: CHAPTER 196: FIRST

On the other side, on the battleground of the first line of defense, the 30A tank that had advanced forward was already in trouble.

"Hold on!"

Huang Meng slammed the tank’s accelerator, while the gunner beside him tightly gripped the joystick, trying to rotate the turret. However, the monster’s tentacle wrapped tightly around the tank, wedging the turret at a perfect angle, rendering it immobile.

The tank treads spun wildly, but the tilted posture caused this heavy steel beast to lose traction, and no matter how Huang Meng operated, it couldn’t escape the predicament.

"If this keeps going, we’re going to get crushed!"

Huang Meng shouted, then immediately ordered:

"Fire a shot! Use the recoil to push us back onto the ground!"

"Understood!"

Upon hearing this, the gunner immediately pressed the firing button. With a loud bang, the tank suddenly righted itself.

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

The treads slammed down heavily, the nearly 70-ton weight crushing the tentacle that was too slow to retract.

Next, the rapidly spinning treads flung blood and mud to both sides, and the tank, regaining traction, darted forward like a charging beast.

"Damn!"

Huang Meng couldn’t help but curse.

"Damn it, we can’t keep driving like this!"

"These monsters can’t move us, but once we’re stuck, it’ll be hard to run."

"Turn around in 200 meters, adjust the turret, aim and fire!"

"Understood!"

The gunner shouted back in response, and by now, the automatic loader had already pushed a new shell into the barrel.

With the assistance of the Smart Fire Control System, the gunner quickly locked onto a monster that looked like an octopus but with hard bones growing from each tentacle.

As the monster followed along with the tank’s movement, trying to pounce on it again.

There was another loud boom.

"Boom!"

The 125mm main gun unleashed its massive power, firing a shot that sent all the loose dirt on both sides of the tank flying.

The smoke exploded with a dramatic flair like wings.

Under the distant lights, the battle tank descended like a mechanical angel.

"Hit!"

The gunner yelled out the report, while not far away, the monster’s body had already been pierced through by the shell.

The massive explosion tore it to shreds before it could even let out a howl, and the monster collapsed abruptly.

A huge bloody hole appeared in its chest, and the unsupported bones and muscles fell to the ground as if melting.

"Continue the flanking! There are two more!"

Huang Meng finally let out a slight sigh of relief.

Just moments ago, when the tank got stuck due to his operational mistake, he almost thought it was over for him.

Once immobilized, another monster watching from afar would undoubtedly spray venom towards the tank. And once the venom entered the tank, aside from whether that unknown liquid would corrode the tank’s equipment, at least he and the gunner wouldn’t be able to escape.

Luckily, his reaction was quick enough.

The blank shell shot saved his life and turned the advantage back in his favor.

Now, his eyes were fixed on the lurking monster in the distance.

Its size was not immense, roughly estimated to be less than 10 meters.

However, despite its massive size, its agility was quite remarkable.

Even while dragging the heavy venom sac in its abdomen, it could move at speeds close to 30 kilometers per hour, continuously shifting sideways, trying to use cover to avoid the tank’s artillery.

It was smart.

Huang Meng vaguely felt like he was not attacking a mere monster, but a much larger, living enemy.

The battle was no longer just a simple routine of aiming, shooting, and retreating; it had turned into a genuine "tactical maneuver."

Letting out a slightly heavy breath, Huang Meng turned the joystick, flanking from the side. At this time, the monster with the venom sac had raised its head after the breakthrough, spewing out thick slime.

Like a downpour falling towards him.

Without hesitation, Huang Meng slammed the accelerator, narrowly dodging the slime.

Meanwhile, the gunner finally found an angle to fire, ready to commence firing.

"Commander! Keep your distance!"

"Understood!"

Huang Meng maintained the angle to keep away from the monster, with the tank racing at 60 kilometers per hour.

And then.

"Boom!"

With a muffled thump, the monster’s body exploded into fragments.

A terrifying rain of blood poured down, and Huang Meng moved toward the safe spot he had already scouted.

A large amount of venom was blocked by the downhill slope, with only a small portion splattering onto the tank.

Thankfully, we avoided it.

Huang Meng pressed the accelerator once again, and this time, only the last monster stood before him.

The turret was already aimed in the monster’s direction, with the coaxial machine gun firing first.

12.7mm caliber bullets shot out continuously, pinning the monster that attempted to flee to the ground.

"Fire!"

Huang Meng ordered once more, and when the shell was fired, he didn’t pause at all, immediately turning the tank and heading northwest.

The fate of this monster was already sealed, as at a distance of less than 300 meters, even if the gunner were an idiot, he couldn’t miss.

It was as good as dead, but along the northwestern defensive line, the main force of those monsters was still entangled with his comrades.

The situation shown on the battle map was quite bleak, with the closest monster having advanced to less than two hundred meters from the fortress.

If they broke through the fortress’s defense, maintaining the buffer zone behind would be very difficult.

Fortunately, from his current position to the fort in the direction of the monster’s main assault, the ground was completely flat!