One word: Hit it!
The "meat" was right there. Whether they ran fast or slow, it wasn't going anywhere.
The Armored Nightmares that had tracked them here by scent might already have eaten their fill. They had been moving at an unhurried pace the whole way.
When the Chinese combat company reached the designated location, the nearest Armored Nightmare was still five kilometers away. These man-eating monsters seemed to be out for a leisurely stroll, barely moving faster than a human walking.
In just five minutes, the combat company Li Bai was with had quickly finished deploying. They had even planted antitank mines.
After all, a monster like an Armored Nightmare wasn't human. There was no need to worry about camouflage. They could simply dig a hole, drop a mine in, pull the pin, and shovel some mud over it. Then all they had to do was wait for the big fellow to step on it. BOOOM...
The PLA's traditional way of taking off was the dirt-plane method.
At that moment, at least five reconnaissance drones were circling overhead, watching the imminent clash.
Crack!~
A muffled gunshot rang out in the distance.
A combat squad had opened fire on one of the Armored Nightmares. They weren't trying to startle it, much less get themselves killed. They were drawing it in.
After all, four Armored Nightmares were approaching from the same direction, and the hastily prepared ambush could only handle one of them.
The other three had to be lured away to give the trap enough time.
A streak of fire shot down from the sky. Its flash lit up half the heavens, followed moments later by an explosion like rolling thunder.
Without a word, a reconnaissance drone launched a rocket at the mountain-sized Armored Nightmare.
Besides the infantry company, they