Chapter 100: Battling Through the Night, The Location of the Cloudburst Bomb

The Lv19 Flying Wing Vehicle's life radar was significantly more powerful than Lin Feng's personal intuition. With a detection range of five kilometers, it could scan a 500-meter radius semicircle below the surface, providing early warnings of subterranean insect movements.

A considerable number of Red Beetle swarms had already dug nearly 100-meter-deep tunnels, extending from beneath the service area into Wu City. If the situation was dire here, the main defense line was likely already compromised by insect infiltration, given it was the primary battleground.

At least 90% of combat occurred outside the extensive 20-kilometer defensive line.

Shen Jie trusted Lin Feng's instincts implicitly. The last time, Lin Feng's timely warning allowed Shen Jie and the team to retreat from the depths, narrowly escaping a Tier 2 Tiger Bug ambush. The memory of being chased by three golden insects at nearly 100 km/h was vivid for Shen Jie.

A greater danger was now imminent.

For the understaffed outpost base, this posed a significant challenge. If breached by the Black Spinal Bugs, the defenseless 201st Company would suffer heavy casualties.

Experienced Li Ran also recognized the peril of being surrounded by the insect swarm. Handling the eastern Black Spinal Bug assault seemed easy because most forces were positioned facing the insect territory. If attacked from all sides, spreading the manpower would diminish the concentrated firepower they currently enjoyed.

Seeing the heavy worry on their faces, Lin Feng, as the team's backbone, offered reassurance:

"Don't worry, the fuel will keep the generators running for days. With the floodlights on, we'll have clear visibility for hundreds of meters..."

"Coordinate well with each other. With my support, we can fend off thousands of Black Spinal Bugs."

"After this battle, the queen will either focus on the main defense line or send stronger Tier 2 Tiger Bugs. Either way, our goals will be achieved!"

"Notify the team to prepare."

"Those on the verge of awakening during this battle should rest and complete their awakening first."

Lin Feng waved his gleaming black gun as he spoke.

Seeing the powerful weapon in Lin Feng's hand, Shen Jie and Li Ran recalled the wide-area bombardments they'd witnessed in the outskirts, easing their concerns.

They remembered Lin Feng first demonstrated his ability, the renowned super bullet! This formidable power could sway the outcome of a small war!

In the whole Thirteenth Division, with nearly a thousand awakeners, there were only three super bullet awakeners, each highly valued. Their treatment exceeded that of ordinary physical enhancers, with weapons specially designed by the research institute to maximize the potential of the abilities infused into the shells.

Ordinary grenades could have their power increased tenfold.

Thus, with Lin Feng stationed at the outpost, aside from limited reinforcements, their capabilities far surpassed those of the main defense forts.

Within the hundred forts on the frontline, commanders received reports from the technical department detecting significant underground vibrations, indicating that insects were tunneling past the defense line.

They might launch a pincer attack under cover of night.

If the 150-soldier reinforced platoons were split, firepower would halve.

The new recruits, now enhancers, hadn't experienced nighttime combat; lacking experience, many struggled even to aim and shoot under pressure.

While the Black Spinal Bugs weren't as fast as cars, they exceeded human speed, comparable to beasts like lions and tigers. Hitting them in the limited visibility of night was challenging.

This was the veterans' concern.

The defense line had no gates on the front, but the back facing Wu City had narrow 1.5-meter-wide doors between forts.

Initially, they considered even narrower doors, as blocking insect intrusion would ensure absolute safety for those inside the forts.

However, accounting for equipment and supplies needing entry and exit speed during evacuation, the doors widened to 1.5 meters.

The Black Spinal Bugs couldn't fit through these, being over two meters wide even with legs retracted.

Officers worried not about Black Spinal Bugs but about Red Beetles slipping through during an attack, causing chaos inside.

Although new recruits, as enhancers, could quickly clear Red Beetles with rifles, the heightened tension could spark large-scale panic.

This could give the Black Spinal Bugs an opening.

While their mandibles couldn't breach concrete walls, they could break the iron doors, enlarging entry points.

Thus, only by eliminating Black Spinal Bugs outside could the defense line remain secure.

Orders issued, the recruits, fresh from small skirmishes, would soon face more challenging nighttime defense.

Daytime battles were just probes by the insects to gauge firepower for the nighttime assault.

As scattered gunfire echoed from the line, the sun set and darkness enveloped the land.

Generators hummed to life, and floodlights from the ten-meter-high shooting windows cast bright beams.

The half-meter-high windows prevented Blue Wing Bug attacks and allowed soldiers to adjust their aim.

With defenses split in two, firepower density decreased significantly.

Heavy weapons like mortars and rockets became the last resort.

The three super bullet awakeners were discreetly stationed within the fort, prepared for nighttime assaults.

As midnight approached, tension gripped the defense line.

When the moon slipped behind a cloud...

The city dimmed further...

Suddenly, swarms of Red Beetles emerged from nearby greenery and trees, followed by the massing, leg-thrusting Black Spinal Bugs.

The insects' midnight assault had begun!

Simultaneously, on the eastern front, countless Black Spinal Bugs surged forward, fearlessly charging the concrete defense line.

The battle's scope was vast; over half of the hundred forts were engaged.

Thousands of heavy machine guns and hundreds of autocannons fired, their roar and explosions drowning out the gunfire from nearly ten thousand rifles.

Bullets and shells struck the Black Spinal Bugs.

Explosive flames lit the night, speckles of fire peppering the scene...

Yet these attacks failed to halt their advance.

With reduced firepower and lower nighttime hit rates, the defense's impact was less than during the day.

Nearly 30% of the Black Spinal Bugs breached within 100 meters of the line.

They charged beneath the defense, stacking like blocks, aiming to reach the shooting windows and attack within.

Behind the city, Red Beetles dug tunnels close to the line, while Black Spinal Bugs hammered the thick iron doors, bending them.

Soldiers, following orders, fired through lower slits, or lobbed grenades from top windows, targeting the approaching insect army.

Meanwhile, the Thirteenth Division's three super bullet awakeners coordinated with artillery, bombarding densely grouped insect positions.

They sought to weaken insect reinforcements as much as possible.

As the fierce battle raged on, in a fort on the second defense line, an advanced staff officer from the command was detained in the basement by the awakener camp's commander.

The camp members were deployed on the frontline, assisting the platoons in combat.

Five kilometers behind the second line, besides stationed soldiers, were mid-level commanders.

Among them was the awakener camp's top officer.

The newly promoted Tier 2 awakener, Colonel Cheng Zhan.

In the dimly lit dungeon, he interrogated the senior staff officer about the location of the cloudburst bombs placed on the frontline by the high command.

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