Chapter 400: Almost there!!
The battle proved harder than the great faceless ghost and many of the other magic beings had imagined, at one point inflicting heavy casualties on the ghouls and lesser demons at the front.
Even some of the yin spirits trying to approach were frequently dispersed by the constant explosions.
Explosive incendiary rounds and homemade incendiary bombs kept flying out from the human lines. The muzzle flashes never stopped.
"Ratatatatat..."
The heavy machine gun's barrel was already glowing red. Aside from a few advanced guns, much of the army still used old weapons from around World War II. This ancient Maxim machine gun was still doing its part.
"The barrel's overheating!! Water!"
"Hissss~~"
Several ladlefuls of water were poured over the barrel, cooling it with this crude method. Before long, the machine gun was spitting fire again.
"Aaah!!"
Several soldiers suddenly flew up from the defensive line, their bodies tearing apart in midair.
"Whooo~~~~ Boom!"
Another boulder struck a fortified position head-on, crushing all three soldiers inside.
The gunfire from thousands of soldiers began to weaken as the tide of monsters surged forward.
The huge armored monsters, some over ten meters long, were particularly troublesome. Unless struck directly by heavy artillery or subjected to sustained fire from high-speed machine guns, a few rifle rounds-or even ordinary mortar shells-could not inflict lethal damage on them.
Even shoulder-fired rocket launchers were scarce in Nepal's army, let alone man-portable missile weapons.
"Die! Just die! I'm taking as many of you with me as I can!!!" "Bang, bang, bang..."
A transparent shadow flashed past. The soldier immediately felt a tearing pain through his body, and a sensation of weightlessness told him that something invisible had carried him away.
"Bastard... is it one of those ghost things...?"
With all his strength, he