CHAPTER 490: CHAPTER 187: DEATH OF THE DEMON INFANT

At noon, the blue sun hung high, and flags waved in the sky.

The mighty army marched into the valley, the sound of artillery roaring to life.

The tranquility here was disrupted.

A force of over five thousand, led by Ren Zhong at the core in a spearhead formation, quickly advanced inward.

This time, Ren Zhong held back, suppressing the armor output parameters to below 8000 kilowatts.

With his current carrying power of 4560.82 kilowatts, a Physical Index of 4562.11, and an exceptional Brain Reaction Index of 10204.3, a mere 8000 kilowatts, aided by a new low-latency amplifier, resulted in operations with virtually no delay.

In the presence of equipment worth 200 million, even while holding back, Ren Zhong’s performance far surpassed his previous assault on Bone Valley.

Furthermore, he was no longer the only Fourth Level professional on the field; he now had 15 comrades, also at the Fourth Level.

His team composition not only surpassed last time but also exceeded the combined action of the teams led by Lin Wang, Tang Shuying, and Jiang Kai in initially luring out the Descending Demon Baby.

This was the state of the advanced strength, and there were changes among the First, Second, and Third Level professionals as well.

Not only was the equipment stronger, but there was also an additional commander.

Zheng Tian had already led a five-hundred-strong hunting team in guerrilla warfare around Starfire Town for nearly half a month.

In these two weeks, although the hunting team occasionally suffered casualties, the high-intensity training through combat had remarkable results.

Although Ren Zhong possessed considerable combat strength, a set of ideological theories, was adept at speeches, and had decent command skills, his identity was somewhat special, causing him some concerns.

After all, he was a citizen, and some matters were inappropriate to handle personally.

As a business owner, personally handling some major issues to ensure success was reasonable, but if he constantly immersed himself among the masses without restraint, not for enjoyment, it could spark controversy.

Therefore, in recent days, he spent only an hour each night discussing with Zheng Tian to summarize experiences, and offered his personal insights on training plans and tactical strategies.

He indirectly imparted his knowledge through Zheng Tian.

Ren Zhong initially developed the tactical mindset for the lower-level warriors.

Firstly, the regular Demolition Masters who lacked combat effectiveness were withdrawn from the combat sequence and organized into a flexible and mobile Demolition Master unit.

Each Demolition Master was equipped with a Blue Type-2 Floating Motorboat for rapidly reaching freshly-ended battlefields to collect crystal chips in a timely manner.

Additionally, the relatively scarce Blast Masters were separated and mixed into a mobile team.

Finally, Mechanical Warriors, Armored Soldiers, and Gunsmiths formed combat groups of three.

In each combat group, the Mechanical Warrior advanced in front, responsible for breakthroughs and covering the rear. The Armored Soldier was positioned on the right rear flank, responsible for mobile assaults. The Gunsmith was slightly behind on the left side, responsible for fire cover or targeting weak points.

Every three combat groups formed a combat team. The strongest group was at the forefront, referred to as the assault group.

The other two groups were positioned on the left and right rear flanks, serving as fire support and reserve groups, respectively.

The between-group distance was a little over thirty meters, allowing for mutual fire support and formation dispersion.

Depending on different roles, each group had specific equipment preferences. For instance, the fire support group often had more than one firearm, with all three combat members armed.

The reserve group’s Mechanical Warrior was often of the heavy defense type, to reinforce the assault group in case of emergencies.

The command of each combat team, known as the squad leader, was typically held by Gunsmiths with excellent vision and a certain degree of crisis perception.

During a team’s advance, the leader’s position was in the middle of the three groups, closely following the assault group, maintaining a distance of twenty to thirty meters from the other two groups.

The leader’s tasks were challenging, having to use their firearm to support the assault group while constantly observing the battlefield, issuing orders to all groups, attending to superior commands, responding promptly, and making tactical adjustments.

Each combat team consisted of 10 members.

During wide-ranging frontline advancements, every three combat teams formed a combat platoon.

Including the platoon leader and two flexibly assigned Blast Masters, each combat platoon comprised 33 members.

Ren Zhong emulated the "group of three" system from memory but made optimizations based on Source Star’s special conditions.

This was also a scientific experiment of his, to see if team training would trigger the "net’s" vigilance.