"Damn monsters! Die!"
"You're so hideous, how do you have the nerve to exist? I'll send you back to the Underworld!"
"Where are the reinforcements? Where's our air support? Are all the fighters dead?"
"These monsters attack from the strangest angles. Everyone, be careful!"
"Don't spread out! Stay together! Splitting up gives the monsters a chance to attack!"
The battle for Han City raged on. Universe Country's tanks poured out shells, Missiles launched as if they cost nothing, and hundreds of thousands of armed soldiers rode into the metropolis on transports before spreading out to attack the monsters.
But the monsters seemed endless, pouring through the "door" without pause.
As soon as they emerged, they adopted the tactics of those before them. They scattered through the buildings, then sprang out when no one was looking, tearing apart any living thing they saw with their powerful bodies, sharp claws, and fangs.
The staggering casualties made Universe Country's new generation of generals, none of whom had been tested in war, feel a stabbing pain between their brows. If the battlefield had not been Han City, their capital, they might already have considered retreating to establish a defensive line farther away.
But this was Han City, Universe Country's capital. If it fell, the country would be thrown into turmoil, economically and politically. No matter how high the casualties climbed, no one dared order a retreat and surrender the city to the Cthulhu Monster.
Gunfire and shouted orders became the soundtrack of Han City. Only ten hours earlier, the city had bustled day and night beneath its neon lights. Now it seemed like an empty city, silent and still.
There were many monsters, but Han City had even more residents. How could they all have been killed in just ten hours? After the initial