CHAPTER 433: CHAPTER 209: DRAGGED INTO THE FRAY (PART 3)

meters.

Li Xian’s breathing grew more rapid, even his hands started to tremble.

He hadn’t been on a real battlefield for so long, and now, as he faced a life-and-death struggle, he was unable to remain calm.

meters.

In the haze, the silhouettes of monsters gradually appeared.

Li Xiang raised his Type 75 rifle, identical to those of other expeditionary army members, awaiting the order to fire.

----But at that moment, gunfire suddenly erupted within the ranks.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang----"

Li Xian instinctively turned his head and saw, to his shock, a soldier from the expeditionary army, overly tense, who upon seeing the monsters couldn’t resist pulling the trigger before the command was given.

It’s over.

A thought flashed through Li Xian’s mind.

This expeditionary army was already shamefully lacking in firepower resources, and victory on the battlefield often hung by a thread.

The expeditionary army fired prematurely.

Even if it’s just one person, under a devastating chain reaction, everyone would start shooting!

Sure enough, just as he predicted, once the first shot was fired, gunshots erupted all along the defense line!

The expeditionary army soldiers, unfamiliar with their weapons, frantically pulled the trigger, emptying the bullets in mere seconds!

When their rifles emitted a "click" signaling the ammo was spent, the soldiers awoke from their daze to realize their mistake.

They clumsily tried to swap magazines, and by then, the monsters had charged within 200 meters.

Li Xian frantically turned to see He Shuo’s reaction, only to find that he didn’t seem surprised at all, as if he had expected such a sudden turn of events.

He Shuo’s expression remained calm, and he continued to issue commands steadily.

"Second row, ready!"

"Aim!"

"Fire!"

The instant the order was given, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, 107 rockets, rifles, recoilless rifles.....

All the heavy firepower of this unit opened fire.

Meanwhile, the unmanned combat clusters, under invisible commands, began executing their own unique combat missions.

Loitering munitions were released, rockets fell among the monsters.

The shockwaves from the explosions indeed killed several monsters, and slowed their advance.

But is this...

nothing more than a drop in the ocean?

No time left.

The first monster lunged into the lake, followed closely by more massive, yet unbelievably agile monsters that hadn’t been hit effectively.

How do we stop them?

Half an hour??

Not even a minute could hold them back!

As the monsters drew nearer, Li Xian pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang bang bang----"

The bullets poured out, taking with them his last shred of hope.

It’s useless.

Heavy weapons are too few, their firepower too weak.

Stopping this Beast Tide was never truly possible!

It’s all a deceit.

Li Xian lowered his rifle with a bitter smile.

----But at that moment, a massive explosion suddenly erupted.

"Boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Li Xian stared upwards, stunned.

Smoke and sparks burst amid the monsters.

A great cannon.....

Li Xian turned to look at He Shuo, then again at the direction from which the shell came.

Has true support from the Huaxia Army arrived?

----Wait a second.

Li Xian suddenly realized.

The artillery wasn’t from the Huaxia Army, not from "Jinling New City," but from Jiujiang!

This whole time, He Shuo never intended to rely solely on 300 men to stop the Beast Tide.

He had pulled Jiujiang into it as well!