The shock wave of the explosion dispersed the spore cloud that filled the sea of corpses and bones. On the street made of concrete fragments and twisted steel bars, a tank nearly ten meters long and three to five meters wide was standing majestically!
The [Garbage Picker Level 99] squatting behind the explosion-proof bunker opened his eyes in disbelief, and repeatedly rubbed his amber eyes with the back of his scaly hands.
"What the hell?!"
It was not only him who was shocked, but also Quit Smoking and Tomato Scrambled Eggs squatting not far away.
“Slime mold tank?!”
"What the hell is this?!"
That's a literal tank.
It has no turret or tracks. It is completely black and the angular body looks quite sci-fi. However, the dark red slime mold covering its body and the fat tentacles dragging on the ground make it look like
A centipede carrying a turtle shell.
Chu Guang, who was standing upstairs, frowned and stared intently at the monster that appeared in the drone screen. The officers standing around him also had surprised expressions on their faces.
"...Is that a tank from the People's Federation?" Vanus swallowed.
Chu Guang, who was wearing power armor, took off the Gauss rifle on his back and asked casually.
"have you seen?"
"...I haven't seen it, but it obviously came from the city center."
Chu Guang said nothing, silently took aim, and then pulled the trigger.
A flickering arc flashed in the tuning-fork-shaped barrel for an instant, and the "spikes" blasted out like lightning, hitting the front armor of the tank.
However
The armor was not damaged, but the concrete wall beside it was torn apart by the blast, revealing the steel skeleton inside.
Failed to penetrate!
Chu Guang frowned.
This bizarre hit effect made him feel that the "spiked spike" that hit the tank at five times the speed of sound did not leave even a scratch.
It was as if something bounced away the moment it came into contact with the armor!
The reaction of the "tank" also confirmed Chu Guang's guess. The tentacles under the chassis slowly squirmed, dragging the fusion of flesh and steel forward.
There are only two hundred meters left from the frontline position!
At the same time, two quadruple anti-aircraft guns deployed in a building on one side quickly lowered their muzzles and fired a salvo.
80 20mm armor-piercing incendiary bombs weaved into two orange-yellow fire rains in the air, and the fierce and intertwined firepower rushed towards the tank instantly!
The banging sound came from the front and the dense armor on the sides. The speed of the "Slime Mold Tank" was obviously slowed down. However, the raindrop-like attack still failed to work. The shells were all bounced off by the thick armor.
Flying randomly on the battlefield.
One of the spread out shells was stabbed in front of the concrete explosion-proof bunker, causing the garbage man squatting behind the bunker to shrink his neck in fear.
"Mom..."
"Isn't this monster's armor too outrageous?!"
Quitting smoking squatting next to me
"Eighty percent of it is a tank from the pre-war era!" Guang Feng, not far away, said with a solemn expression.
Ye Shi swallowed.
"The peak of combat power in the background..."
Although after two hundred years of wind and rain, the surface of the armor has slight signs of weathering, it still does not affect its absolute advantage over modern weapons.
Not to mention the 20mm cannon.
Even if it were replaced with a modern tank main gun with a penetration depth of 1000m, it would probably be too heavy, let alone the RPG carried on his back.
No.
It should be said that it must be quite annoying!
Ye Shi suddenly realized that if we refer to the background setting of "Wasteland OL", the big guy in front is a "modern tank", right?
Like the M1 or Leopard 2, in front of it, I'm afraid it can't even be considered an antique like the No. 4 car or the T-34. At most, it can only be regarded as a coffin board like the "Renault" or Mark type.
Although the turret and shield are missing, it does not affect its performance.
The slime mold hiding inside seems to use it as a mobile bunker, using the hard protective power of the armor itself to advance towards the player's position.
Although I didn't know what would happen if I got close to it, I didn't want to try it at eleven o'clock at night.
The fat tentacles dragging under the chassis made him feel physically uncomfortable after reading a lot of study materials.
"It's useless to penetrate armor, you have to use high-explosive bombs," Lao Bai, who had been silent as he stared at the front of the position, suddenly said, "Look at its chassis!"
Ye Shi subconsciously looked at the slime mold tank and saw that although the armor was intact, the tentacles holding it under the armor were obviously injured.
Even if it is thrown forward, the speed is not as fast as before.
Obviously, the commander also discovered this. The two quadruple anti-aircraft guns changed their magazines and quickly fired the second round of salvo!
Dense rain of fire splashed on the side of the slime mold tank, and the fire exploded with a bang.
Although the flying shrapnel couldn't scratch the armor, it scraped off most of the slime mold on the surface, and also scratched the flesh and blood hidden under the armor!
The tentacles held under the chassis were severely damaged, and many tentacles that had no time to retract were even blown into two pieces.
Losing its balance, the slime mold tank's body suddenly slumped to the left and fell on the gravel-strewn battlefield, unable to move.
Leaning out of the explosion-proof bunker and looking ahead, Ye Shi pumped his fists excitedly and couldn't help but cheer.
"Well done!"
It seems that although the mother nest that dominates the slime mold is smart, it is not entirely smart.
Although the thick "turtle shell" can protect against artillery shells, once it loses its power, it can only stare at an unreachable distance.
However, the tank covered with fungi did not sit still and wait for death. A worm-like red fungus emerged from the alley and crawled towards the armored site where black blood flowed. It seemed that it was planning to repair the broken and destroyed tanks.
of tentacles.
They are trying to "fix their tracks"!
At the same time, in order to cover the anchored "node creatures", Tide launched a new round of offensive without stopping.
The alien species poured out like a tide from intersections, alleys, and storefronts along the street, and rushed towards the players' positions.
The beginning of a new round of offensive.
The machine gunners, who had already resupplied, stabilized the water-cooled Maxims in their hands and pulled the triggers.
Chuchuchu!
The machine gun sprayed out flames, and bullets flew wildly towards the surging waves.
Sensing the intention of those worm-like fruiting bodies to repair the slime mold tanks, the anti-aircraft guns continued to ignite the ground around the tanks with 20mm high-explosive shells.
Mortar shells fell one after another.
Every flash of fire took away countless alien species.
Under the dense firepower network formed by the cooperation of the players, the menacing alien swarms are like rice in front of the joint harvester, falling one after another.
In the face of absolute firepower, personal power is as small as a grain of sand.
Both crawlers and gnawers have turned into rolling pieces of meat and tofu.
A few tyrants covered with horny armor can withstand the fire of 7mm bullets. However, when faced with the concentrated fire of larger caliber 20mm lances or even 37mm heavy lances, the final outcome is only one being crushed by boiling steel.
into pieces.
The garbage man squatting behind the explosion-proof bunker looked envious for a while.
His claws couldn't coordinate like human palms. While others were shooting at targets, he could only watch from the sidelines.
"Oh shit!"
“I almost want to delete my account and practice again!”
After changing the magazine, Ye Shi took out the air conditioner and chatted with him.
"No, your attributes are so awesome. It would be a pity to delete your account and practice again."
Besides, there is no way to open a new account.
Someone has consulted Brother Guang before, including a series of questions such as "Can you make a clone in advance to save time for resurrecting?"
, [I tried, but unfortunately it didn’t work].
For such a huge game, the operation team obviously went through a series of careful and rigorous deductions and considered various situations before finally choosing to adopt the current settings.
Judging from Brother Guang's activeness on the forum, he should still have a strong say in the planning team. If even he says no, then it definitely won't work.
Seeing Ye Shi standing and talking without bothering his back, Jun Jun rolled his eyes.
"The light attribute is awesome but it's useful. If you think it's awesome, I'll trade it with you!"
Ye Shi said with a smile.
"If you don't change it, it will look too ugly, and if you don't have a little brother, it will take a devil to change it with you."
"roll roll roll!"
You have a little brother.
I haven’t seen you play any role, either?
Mr. Garbage was about to say something back, but at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
I saw black shadows suddenly whizzing past the street directly in front, accompanied by a buzzing buzz, passing over the collapsed reinforced concrete debris and overpass, and crashing into the floor where the quadruple anti-aircraft guns were located.
Explosions came one after another from above everyone's heads.
The anti-aircraft guns that were releasing firepower a second ago suddenly went out.
Mr. Junk suddenly looked up, his amber pupils shrinking slightly.
"Demolitionist?!"
No
Not like a bomber!
They were lantern-sized fungi, thrown over by someone unknown. Some landed on the anti-aircraft gun positions, and some landed near the front line.
They fell to the ground without hesitation. First, their bodies suddenly shrank half a circle, and then their bellies expanded rapidly as if a chemical reaction had occurred. Then they suddenly exploded into a gray-green spore cloud.
Although it is not as powerful as the bomber, it is impossible to prevent!
Caught off guard, many players were injured or even died on the spot!
"Grass!"
Lao Bai immediately raised the muzzle of his gun and swept it overhead.
The rifle hit the sieve, and several bacteria clumps fell to the ground. Quit smoking next to him immediately fell to the ground, but after waiting for a while, the bacteria clumps exploded, and he stood up again.
"What the hell is this?!"
"I don't know..." Staring at the lump of bacteria dripping with black mucus on the ground, Fang Chang's expression was solemn.
If you look carefully, you will see that there are two half-meter-long fleshy wings on both sides of this lantern-shaped fungus, which are constantly vibrating like the wings of a dragonfly.
These two thin wings are obviously not enough to support its two to three kilogram body, but they are enough for it to fine-tune its flight direction during inertial flight.
Realizing this, a trace of emotion appeared on Fang Chang's face.
This thing can also correct the trajectory?!
At the same time, inside the headquarters, shouts from the air defense positions came from the communication channel.
"We encountered enemy artillery counterattack!"
Chu Guang said calmly.
"How many people are left?"
"Three... no, that one won't work either. Only me and another teammate are left."
From time to time, one or two explosions could be heard in the communication channel. The player who was speaking was panting constantly, and it looked like he had been seriously injured.
The same goes for the anti-aircraft positions on the other side.
The unexpected long-range firepower caught the players who were operating anti-aircraft guns to suppress the slime tanks by surprise.
The Brood actually pointed out the "fire support doctrine"?
After listening to their reports, Chu Guang immediately sent reinforcements to the anti-aircraft artillery position.
At the same time, one of the two Hummingbird drones controlled remotely by Xiaoqi also separated and followed the source of the remote firepower.
The camera moves rapidly on the screen.
soon.
The source of enemy firepower was exposed to the sight of everyone in the command post!
About 800 meters away from the frontline position, four trucks were parked near a half-collapsed overpass.
Like the previous tank, the four trucks were also covered with dark red carpets, and the degree of erosion was even more exaggerated than that of the tank. The lifted cargo boxes were filled with squirming pieces of meat!
Those lantern-shaped "flying insects" were launched from that cargo box!
Chu Guang noticed that gnawers and flesh-red worms were constantly crawling into the cabin of the truck, providing it with the organic matter and energy needed to synthesize organisms in a self-sacrificial way.
As the meat in the carriage squirmed, a long burping sound was emitted, and soon more than twenty "self-destructing flying insects" were shot into the sky, drawing parabolas and hitting the players' positions.
Those flying insects flapped their wings in the air, looking for their targets.
There was a hint of surprise in Chu Guang's eyes.
Good guy.
A suicide drone that automatically corrects its trajectory?!
And it can be produced and launched at the same time!
Looking at the four trucks that kept spewing alien species, everyone in the command post showed solemn expressions.
"this……"
"Alien species actually have artillery!?"
Even Vanus, who has seen a lot of the world, is still surprised at this moment.
Apparently this was the first time he had seen such an outrageous thing.
"That truck... should be a mobile drone base station from Prosperity Era. I remember it seems to be used in the logistics and distribution industry."
When Vanus was studying in the military academy, he learned a little about the Era of Prosperity, but for an officer, it was not a required course, and he had only heard about it.
Staring at the screen with furrowed brows, Chu Guang said in a deep voice.
"The mutant slime molds controlled by the mother nest have extremely strong 'mimicry' abilities. They will imitate us...or maybe other people's fighting methods."
Previous research by Heya has confirmed this.
But what surprised him was that the slime molds not only imitated, but even "absorbed" the relics of pre-war civilization in an unexpected way.
From "Plague Knight" to "Plague Tank", without exception, they are not products of this "fusion concept".
What is chilling is that those mutant slime molds have not only formed a highly concentrated hive society, but also have the ability to discover and solve problems.
Even if these methods seem a bit immature!
"Attention Artillery Group A, coordinates..., five rounds of artillery fire, dense barrage."
Twelve 88mm mortars separated half of them and unleashed their firepower toward the bombardment coordinates set by Chu Guang.
Some of the shells were intercepted by buildings and struck inside buildings or on viaducts, but many shells also landed near the target area.
Although the sudden artillery strike did not cause any substantial damage to the four trucks, it could not kill the gnawers and flesh-red worms lined up to kill them.
The projection speed of the self-exploding flying insects weakened, and the suppressed anti-aircraft artillery positions resumed their firepower.
The other four players carried two machine guns and rushed to the air defense position to establish a new firepower point. The task changed from suppressing enemy ground units to suppressing self-destructing flying units.
But this alone is not enough.
Under the suppression of artillery fire, there were still a large number of cannibals rushing toward the truck without fear of death, turning their flesh and blood into cannonballs.
Chu Guang made a decision immediately.
"Artillery Group A and B, correct the bombardment coordinates..., advance the barrage to the southwest, and launch five rounds of bombardment to clear obstacles for the ground troops!"
At the same time as the order was issued, Chu Guang immediately edited a task and sent it to the front line.
Not far below the building.
As Lao Bai was lying behind an explosion-proof bunker, fighting a fierce battle with alien species, the VM he wore on his arm vibrated slightly.
A line of light blue pop-ups appeared.
[Mission: Advance under the cover of barrages and destroy enemy artillery positions! 】
"new task!"
"Small team member! Follow me!"
Lao Bai shouted at the top of his voice, grabbed a few magazines from the ammunition box and inserted them into the exoskeleton, then continued to fire while rushing towards the flank of the position.
Fang Chang, Jun Jun and other players followed closely, and soon a ten-man team came up from behind and took over their defense area.
Leaving the center of the battlefield, the temperature of the surrounding air dropped by several degrees.
Ye Shi, who had replaced his submachine gun, caught up with Lao Bai.
"What is the new mission?"
Lao Bai spoke concisely and concisely.
"Destroy enemy artillery positions!"
There were several RPGs stuck on his back, and Quitting, who was following closely behind, was stunned for a moment.
"artillery?!"
"Alien species still have this thing!?"
Fang Chang, Guangfeng and the other veteran players weren't too surprised. After all, they had seen a lot of strange things, so there was nothing to make a fuss about.
The number of slime mold mutants is huge and diverse. Even a gnawer can distinguish several species based on their size, speed, and whether they glow or not.
According to the description of the mutant slime mold in the official website setting of "Wasteland OL", it is not surprising that fruiting entities have remote support capabilities.
Lao Bai did not answer the confusion about quitting smoking. He skillfully opened the mission briefing in the VM and shared several aerial pictures taken by drones with the members of the team.
Looking at the four trucks covered with germ blankets on the screen, I couldn't help but swallow. It took me a long time to squeeze out a word.
"Fuck..."
Jun Jun didn't feel nervous at all. When he saw Bo SS appearing, his face showed an expression of eagerness to try.
His claws and muscles are of no use in a frontal battlefield, but it's different in a sneak attack.
Wave SS battle!
It's time for him to show off his talents!
"How do we get there?"
Lao Bai: "Take the path we discovered before!"
They have been doing missions for the hunter team these past few days, and they have already figured out the passages that can travel through the surrounding city.
Almost at the same time as the words fell, dozens of artillery shells landed one after another on the street eighty meters away to their right.
The splashed stones flew into the windows of the buildings on both sides and even landed at the feet of everyone.
Lao Bai looked solemn, quickened his pace, and gestured to the team members to follow him.
"Fire support is coming!"
"Move quickly!"
There are a total of ten players including Mr. Garbage, and the ox-horse team led by Lao Bai almost represents the strongest combat power of the server.
A group of people started from the flank of the position, quickly crossed to the rear of the wave under the cover of barrage, and rushed towards the enemy's artillery position!
At this moment, fierce gunfire continued on the front of the battlefield.
The alien species rushed up one after another, seemingly determined to tear the players' positions into pieces tonight.
Naturally, the players will not do what these beasts want. With the support of strong logistics, the ferocious firepower has not diminished at all.
After staring at the tank that broke down in the middle of the battlefield for a long time, he lay on the edge behind the explosion-proof bunker and frowned.
Suddenly, something moved in his heart and he spoke.
"That tank is probably a node creature! We have to find a way to get rid of it!"
The gunshots all around sounded like firecrackers.
The construction site boy and Brick, who could barely hear the captain's voice clearly, shouted loudly.
"What? What is a node creature?!"
Big Eyes of Debt: "Similar to the 'Knight of Decay'! A special evolutionary body that can dominate other nearby fruit entities! I saw people discussing it on the official website."
The mole fleeing in the canyon on the same front also shouted.
"Is your information reliable?!"
Edge Pad shouted: "It's not reliable! But these alien species are endless! If we don't get rid of them... we're afraid we'll have to fight them until dawn!"
The mole gave Fugui, the elf king next to him, a look.
The latter set up the RPG, took a deep breath and turned on thermal vision, aiming at the flashing red light in the thick gray-green fog.
The trigger is pulled.
There was just a whooshing sound, and the armor-piercing bullets dragged a trail of white smoke away and hit the armor of the tank!
Sparks explode!
Large areas of the carpet peeled off!
However, the metal jet of the armor-piercing projectile failed to penetrate the armor!
The commander of the spring not far away shouted loudly.
"Don't waste ammunition, I tried it, it didn't work at all!"
The warrior squatting next to him added a curse.
"This armor is too outrageous!"
There was no smoke from the five RPG rounds!
Even the T-72 isn’t that hard, right?
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the tank was inflated or the armor-piercing bullet was mixed with water.
The battlefield reached a stalemate.
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, a harsh scream suddenly came from above their heads.
The sound was like an air raid siren sounding, and it was approaching rapidly, like a buzzer hanging on a "death scream".
A bad premonition came into his mind, and he suddenly raised his head, his face instantly turned green, and he blurted out "f*ck".
He saw a propeller plane with a wingspan of nearly ten meters, falling straight towards his position from the roof of a building not far away.
Irena swallowed.
"That's...a mosquito?"
That buzzer is clearly the same model as the "Death Scream" rocket!
He also noticed the situation above his head, and his eyes widened.
Especially when he saw the two thick and large aerial bombs hanging under the belly of the plane, he was instantly shocked and pale.
"What does he want to do?!"
Amid the piercing noise, the wild laughter could faintly be heard.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Your Grandpa Mosquito is here!"
"Give me the grass!"
The plane plunged sharply downward, and the control stick was pulled to the top of my thigh.
The mosquito sitting in the cabin held the control column with both hands, gritted his teeth, and prayed with all his might.
Perhaps the "machine soul" heard his piety.
The fuselage and wings shook violently, and the nose of the aircraft, which had accelerated its fall, miraculously lifted up.
Mosquito felt happy and felt that the blood in his whole body was boiling.
Not just because of overload!
It’s even more because of the cheers coming from the bottom of my heart!
He conquered the sky!
Suppressing the wildly shaking fuselage and the bloodshot eyes crawling into his eyes, Mosquito used all his strength to keep his consciousness clear. He held the joystick with both hands, looked at the crosshair painted on the windshield, and moved bit by bit toward the thick
Silhouettes in the fog close up.
"Head"
"It belongs to me!"
The moment the crosshairs were aligned, he suddenly pressed the bomb release button.
Two 100-kilogram aerial bombs filled with explosives fell from the sky and hit the broken-down tank like thunder!
The explosion's flames and thick smoke shot into the sky, dispersing the thick fog and even raising his plane several meters higher.
Finally, the fuselage was stabilized, and the overload feeling gradually disappeared.
Taking the time to glance at the flaming streets in the rearview mirror, Mosquito, who was holding the control lever, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"...Thankfully I chose agility!"
The propeller begins to increase power.
He took his glider and flew towards more open airspace.
On the front line.
Hot stones fell like raindrops on the back of the explosion-proof bunker, and the shock wave of the explosion blew up stones, sand and even corpses, almost burying everyone on the front line.
The mole who was escaping in the canyon coughed dryly and climbed up from the ground, picked up the rifle that was buried in the cement slag, and shook off the ashes on it.
"Grass……"
He scratched the edge of the water and spit out the sand in his mouth, shaking his groggy head.
"I thought I was being sacrificed."
Outside the explosion-proof bunker, thick smoke billowed.
In the face of pure power and absolute yield, no matter how advanced the armor is, it is useless, not to mention that the center of the explosion occurs at its most vulnerable top.
The shock wave of the explosion blew the slime mold inside the armor into pieces, as well as the alien species on half of the street. Even if the remaining alien species were still alive, their movements were obviously sluggish because they lost the command of the "node creature".
Looking at the messy battlefield and the disorganized aliens, I swallowed unconsciously.
"……it's over?"
The warlord nodded numbly.
"should be……"
Even if the armor can withstand it.
No living thing could survive that kind of explosion...
Not far away, there was an explosion in the thick gray-green fog. Judging from the direction, it should be the enemy's "artillery position."
The "self-exploding flying insects" that continued to harass the front line and anti-aircraft gun positions finally stopped. It seems that Lao Bai and others who penetrated behind the wave played a role.
From the edge of the water, I could feel that the Brood Nest had probably thought of it together with them and set the day for the decisive battle today, so from the very beginning, they showed off their unique skills and the momentum of a fight to the death.
But obviously, the intensity of firepower resisted by the players exceeded their expectations...
The tide is receding.
Tonight's offensive looks like it will end hastily.
However
Will managers just let them go?
The charge whistle sounded as expected. He glanced at the VM on his arm and felt happy when he saw the flashing mission pop-up window.
coming!
The final battle!
[Mission: Decisive time!]
[Goal: Destroy the Brood on 65th Street!]-
(Happy New Year everyone! I’m going home to celebrate New Year’s Day. There are a lot of people visiting today, so I’m a little late. I’m sorry...)