"Missile coverage!"
The missile vehicles at the Stardragon position launched a dense barrage of rockets, striking the Germinal head-on. The rapidly approaching missiles emitted a piercing whistle, and the sense of oppression increased rapidly as the distance closed.
However, Ugar remained calm and ordered the convoy to regroup. The lead dozen or so vehicles were armored vehicles equipped with multi-barreled machine guns, forming an interception array. Due to the concentrated formation, the area of attack decreased, and the machine gun arrays spraying bullets destroyed the missiles within range, creating a vacuum zone within the missile coverage. They passed through the shockwaves generated by the explosions, like a warship steadily sailing through raging waves.
Huang Qiuming's eyes narrowed.
He had just received news that the battle at the Taidamila River had entered a fierce stage. The Strategic Department had made preliminary estimates of several possible landing sites for the Germinal naval and land forces. The Strategic Department ordered him to activate the second contingency plan and change the plan. Huang Qiuming ordered the deployment to be adjusted to leave a gap in the blockade.
At this moment, Jiang Yuluo, along with two others who were exhausted, used the excuse of transporting supplies to arrive at the front-line troops. A large number of regular soldiers had already gathered there, fully equipped and ready to go. The engines of armored vehicles roared, and elite soldiers were waiting on the side.
"Do you have any ideas on how we can intervene in the battle?" Long Sky asked helplessly.
Jiang Yuluo frowned and pondered for a few seconds, then nodded seriously, "I don't know."
Then what are you nodding for?! Long Sky wanted nothing more than to bang her head on the ground.
Suddenly, Frenzied Sword Fried Rice pointed to the distant battlefield and exclaimed, "Someone's charging over! Holy crap, that must be a high-ranking figure!"
The other two looked in the direction the finger was pointing and saw a burly man leading a group of fully armed soldiers, riding heavy motorcycles away from the convoy and charging at high speed toward the position, dodging artillery fire with various elusive maneuvers.
Mihawks dodged a series of attacks on his heavily armed motorcycle, but triggered a bounding mine, which overturned the motorcycle. He then ran on foot, his speed matching that of the motorcycle, weaving through the hail of bullets. Tucked under his arm was a military briefcase containing a powerful man-portable explosive. His mission was to deliver this bomb to the Stardragon position.
In large-scale frontal battles, superhumans usually act as assault troops. Mihawks saw a team of elite soldiers with a tough and resolute demeanor rushing from afar, specifically to intercept them.
He remained expressionless, gathering all his strength, preparing to unleash it the moment of contact.
However, an extremely dangerous intuition suddenly rose in Mihawks's mind. He pushed off with his legs and hurriedly tried to turn around, reacting very quickly.
But that's not fast enough!
A stinging blue bullet pierced Mihawks's neck from the side, exploding into a cloud of blood mist. Mihawks was severely wounded, roaring as blood gushed from his mouth. With no barriers on the flat plain, he could only continue charging forward, but his serious injury slowed Mihawks down.
A martial artist who charged headlong into artillery fire was seriously wounded by a single bullet!
Huang Qiuming was startled.
"That's not one of ours! Who's the Sniping?!"
He recalled the suspicious targets Detection by radar earlier, and suddenly felt that this shot seemed somewhat familiar. After thinking for two seconds, he suddenly opened his eyes wide.
The only monstrous Sniping capable of severely injuring a powerful opponent with a single shot seems to be that Black Phantom who has been active in the underworld recently!
The bullet flashed blue; it's almost certainly him!
What's he doing here? Why is he helping us?
"Commander, what do we do?" the adjutant asked.
Huang Qiuming made a decision and decisively said, "He doesn't seem like an enemy. Ignore him and focus all your efforts on stopping the Germinal."
Normally, Sniping have limited firepower on the front lines, but monstrous Sniping like Black Phantom are an exception.
Although it's unclear why Black Phantom offered his assistance, there's no doubt that he's a powerful ally!
Meanwhile, on the Germinal side, Ugar's eyes were practically spitting fire.
"Mihawks was severely wounded with a single shot, Black Phantom! He also intercepted Frail's forces not long ago. This monster has actually joined the battle; he must be reinforcements brought in by Stardragon!"
Recalling the Black Phantom's exploits circulating on the Dark Net, Ugar felt immense pressure. That monster was known as the "Superhuman Killer," posing a tremendous threat. Even though Ugar was stronger than Mihawks, he was unwilling to personally experience the Black Phantom's power.
Ugar mistakenly believed Han Xiao was a helper hired by Stardragon, and was furious. He immediately shouted, "Third team, go and take out the Sniping, and take those test subjects with you. At least keep him occupied!"
An armed convoy veered off course from the main force and headed towards Han Xiao's position.
[You dealt 1297 points of actual damage to Mihawks (LV40)!]
[You have dealt a heavy blow to Mihawks]
[Mihawks is weakened, all attributes decrease by 50% for ten seconds]
"This guy's pretty tough." Han Xiao was secretly surprised. Theoretically, this shot would have dealt 1.6 damage, but it was reduced by 300 points. The physical attributes of martial artists cannot be measured by common sense. Even Bai Jin, who was at level 48, was knocked down by a single shot. Martial artists are indeed very tough.
This time, [Willpower Burning] had a bad run of luck, only getting a 148% bonus. However, the Ghost Gauss Sniping Rifle had been significantly enhanced, and all shooting skills were maxed out. Two months of experience wasn't for nothing. Unable to level up, Han Xiao used all the experience he had saved to improve his skills. Specializations, skills, and equipment are the key factors affecting combat power!
After firing the first shot, Han Xiao triggered a new mission.
[[Battle of Tedramira River (Interruption)]: You've intruded into the war where Stardragon Hesla is intercepting the Germinal. Now that you've chosen a side, let's see what you can do.]
This is a Grade C mission. The mission objective is to intercept the Germinal forces and disrupt their evacuation plan. Rewards will be given based on the mission evaluation.
"I estimate the experience points won't be less than Three Hundred Thousand." Han Xiao was quite satisfied, as he could join in the fun and earn a considerable amount of experience points along the way.
Milhawk was shot at repeatedly until Milhawk finally succumbed to the barrage of rockets, his furious and resentful face engulfed in flames.
A martial artist even more powerful than Pan Kuang perished.
"Pugilist Class excel in one-on-one combat, but to stand up to an army, even a low-tech civilization, one would need at least half the strength of Bennett," Han Xiao thought to himself.
Pugilist Class are masters of using physical strength. Everyone has some degree of individual heroism in their hearts. Pugilist Class fight with their physical bodies, which gives them a special sense of fulfillment. It makes people feel that their power comes from themselves and can be used at any time, which is very cool.
However, although the Pugilist Class has distinct characteristics and is consistent throughout, to withstand an army, one must accumulate quantitative changes to achieve a qualitative change. The Grade C is the watershed, and it is also the upper limit level for players in version 1.0.
Let's get back to the main topic.
The Sniping threat hampered the assault force, which was quickly entangled by Stardragon's countermeasures. With Han Xiao's intervention, the assault plan failed before it even made a ripple.
At this moment, he noticed a group of tanks breaking away from the Germinal unit and rushing towards them from a distance. So he shifted his focus to intercepting this group of enemies, switched to the Kestrel Sniping Rifle, and used various types of ammunition in turn. Remembering that Stardragon was also on the battlefield, Han Xiao deliberately did not use High Combustion Ammunition.
Sniping rifles have limited effectiveness against armored vehicles, and bulletproof glass can withstand several shots. Quickly closing to within 400 meters, Han Xiao immediately activated the folding turret he had set up.
Three hundred meters ahead of the convoy, four pre-buried circular bases unfolded, transforming into small multi-barreled machine guns. These guns formed a triangular protective ring around the hill where Han Xiao was located, spewing out scorching steel bullets that flashed blindingly. Several vehicles were directly pierced and blown apart by the dense barrage of fire, and the remaining personnel hurriedly scattered to return fire at the gun emplacements.
Once the formation is dispersed, the suppressive power of the turrets decreases significantly because they need to turn and aim, which can easily lead to gaps in firepower.
The turrets were not known for their defensive capabilities. Even though Han Xiao used Taibo Alloy as armor, two turrets were destroyed within seconds of concentrated fire. However, the results were gratifying. More than half of the vehicles were pierced by the turrets, which curbed the enemy's advance.
Just then, the convoy made an unexpected move. An armored vehicle opened its rear door, and three humanoid figures jumped out and ran towards the turret, moving faster than the vehicle itself. The three's peculiar appearance immediately made the nearby Frenzied Sword gasp.
"What kind of monster is that?" Frenzied Sword wanted to throw a Detection, but were told that the distance was too far.
These three men were burly and had indifferent, emotionless faces. They had a large number of metal exoskeleton components embedded in their bodies, distributed along their arms, legs, and spine. These components were fitted into the joints of the human bones. For example, the mechanical leg ends were embedded in the pelvis and knees. As the three men ran, the screws at the fitting points would bleed, so one could imagine that every movement would cause them pain. However, the three men never showed any extra expression, as if they felt no pain.
Moreover, a thin layer of armor was embedded in the exposed skin, as if a carapace had grown out.
Han Xiao recognized what these three people were at a glance.