A Thousand Cannons Roar in Unison

Drones blanketed the sky like drifting clouds, floating above the dense Bunker Group.

Type 18 155mm Howitzers stood in neat rows before the Bunker Group.

"This density has already exceeded the density specified in Practical Coordination of Thermal Weapons and Cultivators, hasn't it?"

Though Meng Nanxi phrased it as a question, her tone was utterly certain.

According to Practical Coordination of Thermal Weapons and Cultivators, Type 18 155mm Howitzers were supposed to be spaced ten to fifteen meters apart.

Aside from the risk of barrel explosions during firing, which required protecting personnel, artillery fire also generated powerful air currents, shockwaves, and vibrations.

When artillery fired, the shockwaves interfered with one another, causing tiny shifts in the barrels that could throw off the point of impact.

"Looks like the situation in the east is even worse than we imagined." Jiang Chuan frowned slightly.

"My mother works in the military. I heard that the beasts here are evolving even faster than expected."

Kang Bo said, "This time, Nandu even gathered all kinds of artillery, rocket launchers, and missiles from neighboring cities."

As they spoke, the trucks came to a stop and shut off their engines.

More than eighty teachers from Immortal Gate First High, along with Jiang Chuan and the other Elite Class students, climbed down from the vehicles.

"Start setting up the artillery positions now. Space them seven to eight meters apart. Try to stagger them with the artillery positions ahead and leave room for direct fire."

At Qu Shi's command, Jiang Chuan immediately began setting up the artillery position.

Setting up an artillery position was not particularly difficult. It could even be said that all they had to do was place the artillery in the designated position and lower the spades, and it was more or less complete.

Although the Type 18 155mm Howitzer weighed a full eight tons, Jiang Chuan and the others were all Third Realm cultivators. Working together, they quickly pushed the howitzer into its standard position.

"I heard that only regions where a Demon King has been born will have beasts organize counterattacks after being attacked by humans. Could it be that a Demon King has already been born in this eastern region?" Song Zhiyan was greatly astonished.

"According to ancient records unearthed from antiquity, immortal light once fell upon a town. A person standing at the center of the immortal light directly transformed from an ordinary mortal with no cultivation into a Tenth Realm being, becoming a half-immortal."

Meng Nanxi paused before continuing, "Something similar happened in Great Xia before. A minor demon swallowed a fruit from within the immortal light and directly became a Seven Realm Demon King."

"A fruit? There were fruits inside the immortal light?" Jiang Chuan was astonished.

"They called it a fruit, but it was most likely a Transcendent Factor aggregate. It merely looked like a fruit." Meng Nanxi explained.

Jiang Chuan nodded.

Immortal light was formed from the aggregation of massive quantities of Transcendent Factors.

After falling to the earth, it was entirely possible for it not to have dispersed completely.

"Stop dawdling. Move the ammunition down."

As Wei Beishan spoke, he placed a Military Radio before Jiang Chuan and the others.

"This radio is numbered 503. You are now the 503 Combat Team."

Hearing Wei Beishan's words, Jiang Chuan and the others immediately began moving ammunition down from the trucks.

Ten large crates of 155mm shells were neatly arranged behind the Type 18 155mm Howitzer.

Wu Jing then walked over and began handing out electronic earplugs and military maps to Jiang Chuan and the others.

When artillery fired, the noise could reach nearly two hundred decibels.

Without adequate protection, it could cause permanent hearing damage.

Compared with traditional earplugs, the greatest advantage of electronic earplugs was their ability to automatically detect noise.

If no noise was detected, they would not interfere with commanders issuing orders.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Jiang Chuan had just inserted the electronic earplugs when he saw swarms of drones flying east.

At the same time, Qu Shi's voice came through the Military Wireless Radio.

"All combat teams, attention. The drones have gone out to scout. Be ready to open fire at any time."

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan hurriedly unfolded the Military Map and laid it on the table.

Meng Nanxi opened the calculation software on her Electronic Smart Communicator, ready to calculate at any moment.

At this moment, no one spoke. They savored the stillness before the storm.

"490 Combat Team, use artillery to cover the area at horizontal coordinate 27 meters, vertical coordinate 87 meters."

"491 Combat Team, use artillery to cover the area at horizontal coordinate 19 meters, vertical coordinate 82 meters."

"..."

"503 Combat Team, use artillery to cover the area at horizontal coordinate 46 meters, vertical coordinate 14 meters."

Hearing Qu Shi's voice, Meng Nanxi hurriedly calculated against the map in Jiang Chuan's hands, then informed Song Zhiyi of the position. Song Zhiyi aimed through the Gun Sight and began adjusting the barrel.

Song Zhiyan opened the ammunition crate, took out a 155mm shell, and handed it to Kang Bo.

Kang Bo loaded the shell into the barrel of the Type 18 155mm Howitzer and shouted, "Loaded!"

Jiang Chuan put down the map and looked into the distance.

"This area is still far too vast. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, everyone's artillery should be locking onto the same area at once."

"There's no helping it. Gathering this many artillery pieces in just a few days was already the limit." Song Zhiyi sighed.

At present, each combat team was locking onto a separate area.

It looked as though they could cover more ground, but their killing power was inevitably reduced as well.

"Combat teams that have finished loading, ten rounds of rapid fire!"

Kang Bo took two great strides forward, then pulled the lanyard switch of the Type 18 155mm Howitzer.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening thunderous blasts.

In an instant, they reached Jiang Chuan's ears. Even with electronic earplugs, he still felt his eardrums ache.

Under his gaze, more than a thousand 155mm howitzers fired in unison.

As shell after shell fell, the area before him, covered in dense vegetation, was directly swallowed by billowing smoke.

"Roar!"

"Screech!"

Pained roars and mournful cries came from the dense forest.

Jiang Chuan and the others had no time to think. They continued loading and firing.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

By the time all ten shells had been fired, the area before them had become a sea of flames.

Crimson Flame devoured everything without pause, while rolling smoke surged into the heavens.

Shocking!

Utterly shocking!

Jiang Chuan had seen artillery fire more than once on television and computers before, but no matter how clear a video was, it could never compare to experiencing it in person.

"This is practically power capable of reshaping heaven and earth!"

Then Jiang Chuan thought of Great Xia's cities that had continuously fallen, and the demon immortals who stirred up wind and waves, acting with utter lawlessness.

Just how powerful were those high-level beasts and demon immortals, that they could treat technology as though it were nothing?

Qu Shi's voice from the Military Radio answered him.

"Drone reconnaissance has discovered groups of beasts charging toward Nandu. All combat teams, lower your barrels for direct fire!"

Song Zhiyi hurriedly adjusted the barrel.

Cannons fired directly, howitzers fired in arcs, and gun-howitzers could fire both in straight lines and in arcs.

"According to drone reconnaissance, the groups of beasts are less than thirty kilometers from the Frontline Position. All combat teams, be wary of aerial assaults by the beasts."

Qu Shi's voice came through the Military Wireless Radio once more.

The next moment, the azure heavens turned into a sky full of firelight.