Preparations for an Ambush
Plateau Erosion Zone.
Two figures stood on a mountaintop somewhere, their voices faintly carrying over.
"... When the time comes, prioritize concealment. Only proceed after confirming that the beast tide has entered the middle section of the mountain pass..."
"Also, if the number of Calamity Beast exceeds 2,000, then abandon the operation. With your forces and firepower, even with the advantage of terrain, it will be difficult to deal with so many Calamity Beast, especially since there might be Fifth Tier Calamity Beast among them..."
"Pay special attention to the movements of the Calamity Beast during this process. You also have personnel with reconnaissance abilities assigned here; have them..."
"While waiting, make sure the warriors remain in stealth mode, especially when the Calamity Beast pass by..."
After a long while, Shen Heng stopped and looked at the figure in front of him.
"Did you remember?"
"Hmm." Wu Hao nodded and began to recount what he had just heard, his voice somewhat low.
Shen Heng glanced at him, then listened silently.
"Yes, that's about it!" Shen Heng nodded, glancing to the side.
The mountain wall extends downwards, revealing a path a thousand meters below.
If the Calamity Beast want to come from the nearest Anchor Point, then this path is practically their only option!
Other paths can also be traversed by Calamity Beast; after all, even the lowest-ranking Calamity Beast have a physique far superior to that of ordinary humans, but...
Shen Heng raised his eyes and glanced at the endless mountain range.
That was a bit of a waste of time!
There's no reason for Calamity Beast that has never experienced an attack not to go this way and instead circle around to other mountains.
In this situation, the only uncertainty is whether the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi will summon Calamity Beast from other places!
But just as Shen Heng said before, no matter what, an ambush still needs to be set up!
Even if the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast n't ultimately recruited from the Anchor Point or other locations, they still have time to retreat!
Therefore, Shen Heng also specifically discussed with Zhou Zhenguo the key factors to consider when setting up an ambush:
Combat personnel, suitable weapons, and adequate concealment!
Of these three elements, the first two do not require much effort.
Personnel can be selected directly from the existing warriors and inspectors in Bedrock City.
As for weapons, just report the plan to the base and ask them to send over more easily portable weapons.
The only problem is how to avoid being discovered by the Calamity Beast while lying in ambush?
In previous battles, they were all on the defensive, and nobody cared whether you were discovered by the Calamity Beast.
But this time, as the one lying in wait, we have to consider this!
Even if the Calamity Beast had never been ambushed before and might not think of scouting the situation, the Calamity Beast themselves might not want to, but the ambushers couldn't afford not to make the preparations.
To achieve adequate concealment, it's essential to avoid three types of reconnaissance methods:
Sound, sight, and Origin Power!
As for the sound, there are multiple ambush locations, Shen Heng can't guard every single one, so he can only tell the ambushers to be as careful as possible.
Fortunately, they had set up camps in advance, and each location was equipped with scouts, so they could know in advance if the beast tide arrived!
In this situation, remaining silent beforehand should be enough to avoid getting hurt.
As for the line of sight...
Shen Heng turned his head and glanced at the soldier who was camouflaging various weapons.
As mentioned earlier, since the Calamity Beast have never been attacked and are unlikely to conduct thorough reconnaissance, this method should be sufficient to evade Calamity Beast detection!
Compared to these two, reconnaissance from the Origin Power side will be much more troublesome!
As long as one is a martial artist, the Origin Power within their body will uncontrollably leak outwards.
This leakage will make it easy for those with insufficient control over their Origin Power to be detected!
However, in a short period of time, it is impossible to ask others to immediately strengthen their control over Origin Power to achieve a state where they cannot be detected by the Calamity Beast.
Moreover, this imperceptible process is dynamic.
If a Calamity Beast could truly detect things by sensing Origin Power, Shen Heng didn't believe that ordinary warriors, primarily at the Second Tier, could evade it.
Fortunately, it's not entirely without a solution.
As mentioned before, several techniques for using Origin Power have emerged in the Martial World Easy Exchange this year.
One of them is called 'Hidden'!
Concealment is a method of avoiding Origin Power detection by actively releasing Origin Power outward to simulate the external Origin Power environment.
It doesn't prevent people from sensing the Origin Power emanating from you, but rather makes them believe that the Origin Power emanating from you is the same as the Origin Power in the normal air, thus evading the detection of Origin Power.
This combat technique can effectively avoid the last problem.
The only problem is that this "anonymity" feature used to be chargeable, and it might be a bit troublesome to make it more widespread now.
Therefore, Zhou Zhenguo made an urgent application, which was eventually approved by headquarters.
The headquarters purchased the 'Anonymity' skill, and subsequently, ownership of this combat skill belongs to the headquarters, no longer to an individual.
The amount of points the headquarters spent on purchasing this combat skill was not Shen Heng's concern, nor was he interested in knowing.
In short, 'Anonymity' has now been issued as a free combat skill.
The only drawback is that time is limited, and there isn't enough time for ordinary soldiers to fully master the skills.
However, maintaining this combat technique while stationary is not too difficult.
Now, all we can do is wait!
After thinking for a moment and confirming that nothing had been overlooked, Shen Heng's gaze fell on Wu Hao's face.
Wu Hao's spirits were not high; in fact, one could say he was rather downcast.
A year ago, he was in the same squad, but now he's the only one left.
Zhao Gang, who had been by his side, was also forced to retire after his right arm was severed in the last battle.
Without offering any words of comfort, Shen Heng spoke, his words concise and clear:
"It's up to you!"
Seemingly sensing the underlying meaning in the words, Wu Hao looked up at the other person.
Looking into the other person's eyes, I saw clarity, determination, and trust.
Wu Hao took a light breath, then slowly nodded.
"Okay, leave this to me, Captain Shen!"
Nodding slightly, Shen Heng didn't linger. He turned around, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his figure quickly flew away into the distance.
Wu Hao stood there, watching Shen Heng's departing figure.
A moment later, footsteps approached from the side.
"Time to start waiting!" Xu Yu walked over to Wu Hao and stopped.
Wu Hao nodded, his gaze fixed on the departing figure. After a moment's thought, he asked:
Do you think the Calamity Beast will come?
"Uncertain!"
"Unsure?" Wu Hao looked at Xu Yu with some doubt. Based on his understanding of Xu Yu, the other party was actually more proud of his intellect than his physical strength.
Therefore, before coming here, he specifically volunteered to be in charge of this ambush site.
Although I was rejected.
But now, the other party is saying they're not sure?
While that's true, shouldn't a smart person provide a specific answer? At the very least, shouldn't they state which possibility is more likely?
However, Xu Yu didn't seem to care about this; he simply nodded calmly.
"There are four possibilities, and I'm not sure which method the Calamity Beast will use!"
"Four kinds?" Wu Hao looked at Xu Yu with some surprise.
Weren't two possibilities mentioned during the previous operational meeting?
Either bring in the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast from other Anchor Point, or bring them in from the Ruins Realm!
How come there are four kinds coming from Xu Yu's mouth?