High in the sky.
A figure slowly turned his head, scanning the entire area.
After a moment, having confirmed that there was no place in need of support, Shen Heng carried the corpse, which was much larger than himself, and flew forward.
There were no surprises, nor any surprises at all. The moment Shen Heng overheard the Molten-Fire Lizard's thoughts, the outcome was already predetermined.
It's nothing more than taking advantage of the information gap to launch another sneak attack.
The ability to listen to one's inner thoughts is indeed very useful when neither side has an overwhelming advantage!
While it can't match complete battle prediction, it's still quite effective.
As they returned to the ambush point in the very center, before Shen Heng even landed, Xu Ruiyu, who had been giving orders, looked over.
He turned and said a few words to the person next to him, then quickly ran over.
" Captain Shen, you killed the Molten-Fire Lizard?" Xu Ruiyu stopped in front of Shen Heng, looking at the Molten-Fire Lizard's corpse with slight surprise.
Shen Heng had told him before that he couldn't guarantee killing the Molten-Fire Lizard, he could only ensure that it couldn't freely attack the ambush point, but he didn't expect that it would still be killed in the end.
"Yes, there was an opportunity, so I killed it!" Shen Heng released his grip on the Molten-Fire Lizard, then patted it and asked, "Is there any water?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ruiyu was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and handed over the water bottle hanging on his waist.
"How is it going?" Shen Heng asked, taking the kettle and twisting the lid as he did so.
"The situation at all ambush points is relatively good. Only the first and last ambush points were under greater pressure because the nearby Calamity Beast knew they were close to the exit, so their attacks were more ferocious. However, the ambush points on the side have provided timely support, and we have now passed the most difficult period," Xu Ruiyu replied.
"What about casualties?" Shen Heng asked, then took the opportunity to start drinking water.
Xu Ruiyu looked at Shen Heng drinking water from a distance and said:
"Based on intelligence from various ambush points, we directly or indirectly killed approximately 60% of the Calamity Beast in this horde; the rest..."
Shen Heng listened while drinking.
After a moment, he lowered his head, swallowed the water in his mouth, and screwed the lid back on.
The figure of 60% is not unexpected; the number of Calamity Beast killed, whether directly or indirectly, only reached 60%, largely because the war is not yet over.
The Molten-Fire Lizard is part of the war, and so are the massive numbers of Calamity Beast!
Thinking of this, Shen Heng couldn't help but turn his gaze to the mountain path opposite.
The artillery roared, and although many Calamity Beast Calamity Beast remained, fewer were falling off the cliff at this stage, and the artillery fire was refocused on the mountain path.
The battle has been going on for several hours now, and those who dare to try to escape by climbing the mountain wall have basically already tried it in the earlier stages.
Those who are left now are mostly people who don't know how to climb mountains.
Some were waiting to die, while others were probably gambling that the enemy's firepower wouldn't be enough, and that they could escape later.
The reports around me gradually faded away and stopped.
Shen Heng turned his gaze back and asked, "How much ammunition do we have left?"
Xu Ruiyu paused for a moment upon hearing this, then replied, "That's what I wanted to tell you. We do have some ammunition left, but we're still far from enough to completely kill the remaining Calamity Beast!"
"How many more do you estimate we can kill?" Shen Heng asked, unsurprised.
"It should still be able to kill about 20%!" Xu Ruiyu replied.
"So that means there's still 20% left?" Shen Heng asked.
"Yes, that's right!" Xu Ruiyu nodded in reply.
Shen Heng nodded slightly, his gaze quietly fixed on the mountain path opposite him.
Although they had prepared for many days and brought a lot of ammunition, they couldn't withstand the arrival of a large number of Calamity Beast as well.
Furthermore, not every shell can kill a Calamity Beast.
Some shells, when they land on the Calamity Beast or in areas where Calamity Beast are concentrated, can indeed kill one or even several Calamity Beast!
But by the time more shells were fired, the Calamity Beast had already fled to other places or were trying to defend themselves.
After all, the Calamity Beast aren't stupid.
If even more powerful missiles are like this, imagine what other bullets are like.
In fact, a significant portion of the 60% of those previously killed were due to the Calamity Beast climbing the mountainside and then falling to their deaths!
"How about we continue like this, killing as many Calamity Beast Calamity Beast we can, and then we can have people advance from both sides and kill Calamity Beast one by one?" Xu Ruiyu suggested from the side.
Shen Heng did not reply immediately.
What Xu Ruiyu said is indeed a possible solution.
The mountain path is only so wide, and they can only face a limited number of Calamity Beast at a time. As long as they arrange suitable personnel, they can clear them out little by little, especially now that the Fourth Tier and Fifth Tier have been basically cleared out. However, this would be a waste of time and would give more Calamity Beast a chance to leave.
Shen Heng turned his head and glanced in the direction the mountain road wound into the distance, and said:
"I'll try to drive out the remaining Calamity Beast. If that doesn't work, then we'll try the method you suggested."
"Kicked... kicked out?" Xu Ruiyu said, somewhat taken aback.
"Okay, in half an hour, increase the firepower and try to stir up the emotions of the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast that they can rush out," Shen Heng said calmly.
"Half an hour?"
"I need to replenish my Origin Power!"
Xu Ruiyu nodded, but still asked worriedly, "Is this feasible?"
After being bombarded by missiles for so long, those that are still hiding in the mountain pass are either determined to lie low or are waiting to die. It won't be easy to drive them up the mountainside!
"So I'll give it a try!" Shen Heng said calmly, gazing at the mountain path.
"I understand, I'll go and make the arrangements!" Xu Ruiyu replied, then turned and left.
Shen Heng stood still, silently gazing at the mountain path opposite him.
Emotions catalyze and guide behavior...
He had successfully used a similar method on a large scale against the Calamity Beast once before, but that success was only possible under the influence of the lion shadow that commanded the beast tide. He didn't know if he could succeed this time, and...
As if he had thought of something, Shen Heng looked down at the deep ravine below.
If successful, there will still be one rather troublesome matter.
A large number of Calamity Beast fell, and it's unknown how much usable material is left, and taking it away won't be easy either.
Let the soldiers go down and bring it?
It's not that it's impossible, but it would be a waste of time.
Forget it, let Elder Zhou worry about that. We'll just take the Origin Crystal and some high-value materials with us first.
Shen Heng sat down, picked up a Origin Crystal, and began to replenish his Origin Power.
After a long while, he stood up.
Just as he was about to take action, he paused slightly and turned his gaze to the other side.
"Make some more..."
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Uh... I'll update every other day for a few days, otherwise the word count will still reach 1.4 million by next month.