There was no response.
The four trainee soldiers who had retreated to the side returned and quickly surrounded Song Tianqi. "Luckily, Captain Song arrived in time, otherwise the enemy would have successfully launched a sneak attack."
Song Tianqi snorted coldly, "That's a trick our class monitor has already used before."
"Should we continue guarding this place?" a team member asked.
Song Tianqi looked around. "I don't think there are any regular troops left. You four continue to keep watch. Send a signal immediately if anything happens."
"Yes!"
On the other side, several regular army members who had already infiltrated the city began preparing to take action.
"Do it!"
After the trainee soldiers, who had been lying in ambush on both sides, gave the order, they quickly surrounded the regular army personnel.
" Fire Control Technique!"
" Violent Thunder Shakes the Heavens!"
" Flying Blade Impact!"
Various supernatural attacks simultaneously struck regular military personnel.
The attacks were so numerous that the regular soldiers were eliminated within seconds.
"Bite--"
The number of formal military personnel eliminated has increased to fifteen.
Lei Wenche, inside the tent in the distance, paled instantly and stood up abruptly. "What's going on?"
The other squad leaders were also a bit confused.
"Shall we only send out a five-person team this time?"
"Weren't we supposed to launch a sneak attack? How come they were eliminated so quickly?"
Lei Wenche's brows furrowed deeper. "Something must have happened."
The five men he sent out this time were all carefully selected, and their strength ranks among the top in the entire regular army.
No matter what, it shouldn't be to the point where everyone is eliminated.
"Could it be... that they were accidentally caught up in the fire and rain disaster?" some people speculated.
"That can't be right. Those five aren't weak either, how could they be affected by the fire and rain disaster? I reckon the training army was prepared and wiped them all out in one fell swoop."
Lei Wenche looked up at the still-falling rain of fire outside the window. "This rain of fire should end soon. Since the surprise attack failed, they'll definitely be more cautious afterwards."
" Captain Lei, what do we do now?"
Chapter 167
As time passed, the fire rain's onslaught began to weaken.
"Reactivate the defensive shield." Xue Zhongqi braced his hands on the edge of the control panel, his eyes fixed on the monitor screen in front of him.
The team member in charge immediately pushed the lever.
The protective shield, which had been destroyed by the fire rain, slowly began to repair itself. In just a few seconds, the shield was restored to its original state, once again enveloping the entire main city.
The fire rain, which had already shrunk, was also kept out.
The team member in charge of the operation breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and flicked his wrist, "The protective shield suddenly shattered just now, it almost scared me to death."
Xue Zhongqi's tense expression relaxed.
He relaxed, his gaze sweeping over the people around him. "Watch out, don't repeat the mistake we just made."
"Yes!"
The rupture of the protective shield was unexpected by everyone.
The main reason was that the operations team on the Armament Camp's side initially underestimated the threat of the fire rain.
After a while, the fire and rain disaster gradually subsided.
Everything returned to calm.
Song Tianqi walked into the command room with his hands on his hips. "Squad leader, everyone's been taken care of. The other side was rather timid; they only sent a small squad to launch a sneak attack."
Xu Jintang turned around, somewhat surprised, "Just one small team?"
She thought Lei Wenche would send a large force directly.
"Yeah, I should have known better than to waste so much energy arranging so many people to stake out. But it's alright, at least we didn't let them succeed," Song Tianqi explained as he walked.
Xu Jintang withdrew her gaze and pursed her lips.
It seems the other side is still in the probing phase.
"Report." A team member came in and reported, "Our supplies were all intact during this firestorm disaster. However, when the protective shield broke, seven team members were accidentally hit by the fire rain and were eliminated from the battlefield."
"Furthermore, we've already used up 70% of our water resources. If we don't find new water sources to replenish them, things could get quite dangerous."
Xu Jintang: "Let everyone rest and adjust first. I will inform you of the subsequent arrangements later."
"Yes!" The team member quickly withdrew.
Song Tianqi sidled up to Xu Jintang, "Squad leader, what's the next step?"
"Find the spring." Xu Jintang leaned forward slightly, resting his hands on the control panel, his gaze sweeping across the monitor screen opposite him.
After a firestorm, both sides consumed enormous amounts of water resources, so they will definitely compete for water resources in the coming period.
A few minutes later, the stealthy reconnaissance drone took off again from the city.
At the same time, several elite squads were also dispatched from the main camp to carry out separate operations.
"I'm really fed up. There used to be springs around here, but they were all blown up by the other side. Now we have to find new ones."
"What if we find a new spring later? Will it get blown up again?"
"I doubt it will come to that; another bomb and it'll be gone."
As they walked and chatted, no one noticed that several tiny flying bees had appeared overhead.
A faint red light flashed in the bee's eyes from time to time.
And behind it is the surveillance footage of the Armament Camp.
"Zoom in on the image," Xue Zhongqi said, arms crossed in front of him, staring at the monitor screen.
The team member quickly pressed the zoom-in button.
The image on the other side was instantly magnified several times.
The captured images of the regular soldiers were immediately and clearly displayed on the big screen.
"It's a regular army squad. Should we prepare for missile launch?" the team member asked immediately.
Xue Zhongqi slightly raised the corners of his lips, "Of course."
A few seconds later, the sound of missiles being launched rang out.
"Listen, what's that sound?" Someone noticed something was wrong and immediately stopped.
Everyone stopped and looked around.
"Oh no! It's a missile! Split up and run!"
Regular military personnel had learned their lesson from this incident before, so everyone reacted very quickly this time.
As the missile approached, the five members of the team had already dispersed in different directions.
The missile, flashing a scarlet light, exploded instantly.
The explosion covered a large area, and team members who were slower to escape were directly injured by the blast.
"Don't worry about me, you guys run!" The injured team member simply gave up struggling and sat down.
At that moment, another missile was launched.
The blast radius directly covered the injured team members.
Seeing this, the other team members who had already run far away could only steel themselves, turn around, and continue running towards safety.
At the same time, regular military personnel in several other locations also encountered missile attacks of varying degrees.
"Bite--"
The number of people eliminated from regular military service has increased to twenty.
The notification tone kept ringing all afternoon.
By the time the sun was about to set, the number of people eliminated from the regular army had increased to forty-six.
The total number of regular military personnel participating in this joint assessment was only a little over 150.
By the end of the day, nearly a third of the participants had been eliminated.
As darkness fell completely and the scorching sun disappeared, the evening temperature dropped slightly.
All regular troops gathered in the main camp for a collective meeting.
Lei Wenche sat at the front, his hands resting on the armrests of the chair, his brows furrowed.
"We've already lost over forty men today; we can't afford to sit idly by any longer."
"I think this assessment is completely unfair. The training army has so many high-end military uniforms and equipment; it's very difficult for us to defend against them."
"Exactly, and they have four battalions of training troops over there, which is so much more than us."
Various complaints followed.
The scene became chaotic.
"Alright." Lei Wenche raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Our regular army is stronger and more experienced than the enemy, so the fact that so many of us were eliminated is due to our own negligence."
"So from now on, we need to get serious."
The tent quickly fell silent.
The intern, who had been complaining, quickly regained his composure.
Lei Wenche surveyed the entire room, his tone turning serious. "Tonight I will personally lead the team to trap you like a turtle in a jar. Everyone, get ready and come with me."
"Yes!"
The night grew even darker.
The city remained brightly lit, and many trainee soldiers began to take turns patrolling.
"Everyone, be vigilant against enemy attacks. When patrolling and changing shifts, you must check the identification tags of any teammates you encounter. If anything seems amiss, send a signal immediately."
"Yes!"
After giving their instructions, the patrol members immediately turned around and began their patrol in formation.
The sound of synchronized footsteps echoed through the city.
Under the moonlight, a figure suddenly appeared outside the main city.
Lei Wenche was dressed in a black cloak, his head covered by a black hat. He raised his head slightly, a cold glint in his eyes.
" Captain Lei, if we go any further in, we'll be within the surveillance range," his team member reported.
Lei Wenche: "You all step back, I'll go first."
The team members behind him quickly retreated, maintaining a safe distance.
Lei Wenche's gaze swept towards the main city opposite, his eyes darkened, and then he slowly raised his hands, his palms instantly gathering a massive amount of spiritual power.
" Thunder Myriad-Slash Wave!"
Lei Wenche shouted loudly, put his hands together, and a huge wave of lightning appeared in front of him.
In the pitch-black night, a blinding flash of lightning illuminated the darkness.
A deafening roar erupted in the air.
The originally solid protective shield was cracked open by the lightning.
Then, the alarms sounded throughout the entire camp.
"Beep--beep--"