On the city wall.
Zhou Zhenguo frowned as he looked down.
Numerous Calamity Beast were seen carrying the corpses of their own kind, stones, or tree trunks.
Some even had nothing else to use, so they climbed upwards carrying large clods of earth on their heads.
Although the armor was rudimentary, it was indeed quite effective.
Heavy machine guns, rifles, grenades, mortars...
All sorts of weapons were unleashed in a frenzy.
A large amount of ammunition landed on the Calamity Beast ' armor, bodies, and feet, injuring and killing them, causing them to fall downwards.
As they fell, many of them landed on other Calamity Beast, dragging those unfortunate Calamity Beast down with them.
The terrain of Solid Rock Mountain is indeed very suitable for defending the city.
If 16,000 to 17,000 Calamity Beast were placed on flat ground, the current firepower of Bedrock City would be absolutely insufficient to withstand them.
But here, the flightless Calamity Beast can only climb up the steep slopes, which is much slower than running on flat ground.
It can fly...
They actually hoped the Calamity Beast would fly, so that the missiles would have a conspicuous target to attack.
By now, they had killed seven or eight thousand Calamity Beast.
This number was Zhou Zhenguo's mental estimate; it might not be precise, but it was roughly correct.
The remaining Calamity Beast, although they had already climbed to about two-thirds of the mountain's height.
But when they reach the city walls, the remaining inspectors within Bedrock City should be able to stop them.
The situation seems to be developing in a positive direction.
The number of beasts is decreasing, and the speed at which the Calamity Beast climb is also slowing down as they have to climb over the corpses of their companions and avoid more concentrated fire.
but...
Zhou Zhenguo frowned and shifted his gaze to two other places.
Blades, flames, frost, and wind clashed and crisscrossed, with blood splattering from time to time.
There were both Calamity Beast and humans.
By now, nearly half of the inspectors who went down to fight have been killed, but their objective remains unchanged.
The two Kamaitachi -like Calamity Beast, however, appeared to be almost completely unharmed.
Without a doubt, this Calamity Beast has definitely reached the S-Class standard!
"A powerful, fast-moving S-Class Calamity Beast, leaning towards an assassin type?"
Zhou Zhenguo stared intently down at the figure lurking on the edge, occasionally launching sneak attacks.
One inspector after another fell beneath their scythes.
Even when there were still many people, the rate of casualties was already quite high, let alone now, and...
Zhou Zhenguo turned his gaze towards Shen Heng, his brows furrowing tightly.
To be honest, the speed over there was a bit too fast, and he couldn't see it clearly, but no matter how he thought about it, the situation over there couldn't be much better.
Now, what should we do?
Zhou Zhenguo's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, his gaze fixed intently on the battlefield below.
Given enough time, they would have a chance to kill all the other Calamity Beast.
The problem is, there isn't that much time right now!
In any of the three battlefields below, a problem could lead to the situation spiraling out of control.
The S-Class Calamity Beast that have managed to break free can easily attack another location. Once all the inspectors below have perished, they can then surge towards the summit along with the remaining beasts on the hillside. At that point...
Bedrock City, still can't be defended!
That's how the battlefield works; the collapse of one point can lead to the simultaneous collapse of many other points.
Therefore, we cannot ignore it.
But... how do we manage it?
Zhou Zhenguo stared intently at the scene below, his mind racing.
Send more inspectors down?
No, this Calamity Beast is an assassin type. Even Late Fourth Tier beast was beaten like this, let alone the rest, which are of even lower tiers.
Should Han Ling or Qin Yu try to kill the two Kamaitachi first?
Zhou Zhenguo glanced at the two people nearby, then dismissed the idea.
The Kamaitachi were already on guard and wouldn't let them hit them easily.
They also had to suppress the Fifth Tier Calamity Beast.
Compared to other factors, guarding against Fifth Tier Calamity Beast is more important.
So... what else can we do?
Zhou Zhenguo frowned as he looked down.
A moment later, he suddenly looked up, a resolute glint in his eyes.
He raised his hand and pressed a button on the headset, issuing a new command.
"Attention all firepower units, adjust your firepower distribution!"
Firepower from units three, five, eight, and twelve, shift your focus to the area where the nearest inspector is engaged!
Note: Covert fire, don't conserve ammo, plow that area clean!
The order was transmitted throughout the entire city wall via communication channels.
Just as Zhou Zhenguo was about to say something more, he felt a gaze pierce straight at him.
It's Han Ling.
Her hand paused slightly, and she looked over with wide eyes, her pupils filled with disbelief and suppressed anger.
" Old General Zhou!" Her voice trembled slightly with excitement, " Shen Heng is still down there! And there are other inspectors!"
Zhou Zhenguo met her gaze, the wrinkles on his face appearing even deeper in the firelight.
"I know."
"Then why..."
"This is the only way to get the inspectors below to stick it out for longer," Zhou Zhenguo interrupted her, his voice low but firm.
"If we don't bombard that area and clear out the interfering Calamity Beast, the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi can keep roaming and launching sneak attacks."
"Our inspectors will be worn down one by one by them."
"When they can't hold on any longer, or when Shen Heng can't hold on any longer, everyone will die."
Han Ling gritted her teeth, her fingers gripping the sniper rifle so tightly that her knuckles turned white. She understood the reasoning, of course, but...
"The artillery fire... could hit the inspectors," Han Ling said with difficulty.
"I know," Zhou Zhenguo repeated, his gaze resolute and brooking no argument.
Han Ling stared intently at Zhou Zhenguo.
This method does indeed offer a chance to drag Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi.
After all, even at the Fifth Tier, it's difficult to continuously withstand missile bombardment, but...
Others can't stop them either!
Hesitant and uncertain, Han Ling finally turned her head, pressed her cheek against the butt of the gun, and stared intently at the ground through the scope.
Zhou Zhenguo looked at the scene before him and sighed inwardly.
He wouldn't want it to be like this if he could.
But now, all we can do is gamble!
They gambled that the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi would be more affected, that the other inspectors could dodge, and that Shen Heng could hold out until the artillery fire stopped!
Just then, a voice came through the headset.
"Commander, if we redeploy our firepower, the firepower in the original area will decrease. Then, even more Calamity Beast might come up. Can we hold out?"
Turning his gaze back, Zhou Zhenguo looked down.
He said coldly:
"We can't worry about that now, let's fight! Otherwise, we'll all die here!"