At 16:00 on December 17, 2070__Shariz 62°N__Akagi__

With a loud bang, another "Stinging Bee" battery was destroyed, and the Akagi almost lost the strength to fight back. "Captain, all 20 batteries on the port side have been destroyed, there are still 9 batteries on the side that are returning fire, and the 'Vulcan' close defense system has all been damaged, and it is difficult for us to hold on any longer." "Captain, a small squadron of the 047 Flying Squadron has lost contact; More than half of the 2 squads were killed or wounded and had been evacuated; Team 3 is still holding on. More than half of the 030 Flight Squadron 1 squad has been evacuated with more than half of the casualties; Only one fighter of the 2nd squad was successfully withdrawn; 3 Squad...... Annihilated...... Captain, what shall we do? The captain sat in his chair and was silent. Captain? "I know, let all the marines land, drop all the baggage they are carrying to the ground, and inform the fighters who are still fighting, we retreat." "But the captain ......" "I know! Execute the command! "Yes!" At this moment, the captain felt as if he was ten years older, and he collapsed into his chair and burst into tears.

"Attention all personnel, the airdrop will be in one minute, please be prepared. Repeat ...... ""Guys! "Lao Liu's voice came from the radio public channel." We have come all the way to this alien planet, for what? In order to live a personal life! When we were on Earth, we were just ordinary civilians, we had no power, no money, we could only live in chaos. But we have what we cherish and must be guarded by us! That's our family, our friends, our home! We all have cares, so we're unstoppable! Start logging! "Kill!" With a uniform roar, hundreds of landers flew out and descended to the ground of Sharitz.

The moment the landing compartment ejected, the four of Mark only felt their bodies fall down, and their heartbeats seemed to stop, and it took a few seconds to slow down. At this time, the landing chamber was descending at a speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour, leaving the Wyvern and the Akagi behind in an instant, and the high-speed friction with the air made all the landing chambers turn red.

During the launch of the landing bay, the Akagi resisted a large number of attacks, and now it was finally able to retreat. "The rocket booster is turned on, the pulse engine is started, it is pulled up at full speed, and it is withdrawn!" The Akagi, which was already covered in bruises, trembled and then accelerated suddenly, rushing straight into the sky, getting rid of the encirclement of the Zerg, but it was estimated that it would have to be overhauled when it returned to this battle.

"The automatic control system is activated, the buffer plate is ejected, and the thrust reverser device is ready ———— start." The anti-thrust engine at the front end of the landing bin is turned on in turn, and the speed of the landing bin is rapidly reduced at a low altitude of 800 meters above the ground, so as to avoid the destruction of the warehouse and the death of people. The spaceships and warplanes had retreated, and the daunting task of reaching the base to the north was left to them. "Boom-" With a loud bang, the landing bay resembling a bullet smashed into the dry sand of Sharitz, and the four of Mark were ejected in an instant. "Click-" Steady feet on the ground, Mark with a good sense of balance did not fall like Watts "", subconsciously lifted AGH12 and observed the surroundings.

The dry climate of Shariz means that most of its surface is the Gobi, and Mark landed right on the border of the Gobi and a large mountain range, with a narrow valley running through the rift. "Mark, I'm Lao Liu, we're in-————- "Damn! El, can you still track the Captain's previous signals? "El, who was carrying a small individual signal tracker, turned on the tracker and came up with the results in a short time." I've tracked it down, captain, they're on the other side of the rift. "Well, it looks like we're going to have to cross the rift."

"Da - Bang - " "Call for help, call for help!" We are ambushed by the Zerg! Request reinforcements! Ah-" "Bang-bang-" There was a sudden fierce exchange of fire in the rift, it seemed that a team had encountered a large number of zergs, and after just a dozen seconds, the explosion silenced the radio, and then, the valley also returned to tranquility, and the four of them were stunned at the mouth of the rift. "Mark, this ......" "Shhh......h Mark swallowed, trying to calm himself down. "El, I know what you mean, but if we don't go into the valley now, we'll only be a live target when the Wyvern returns. So whatever is in there, we have to get in. "Well, I understand......" "Squeak-" The neighing of a flying dragon suddenly sounded in the sky, and the faces of the four people changed. Mark, you crow's mouth! "Don't say that the dragon will die!" "I'm ......," he said, but he didn't dare to slack off, and the four of them ran towards the rift valley at full speed......

The entire volunteer force of 1,260 people, with 51 mechanical giant pilots and a temporary command group of 15 people, all 1,326 people, were airdropped near this rift. The rift valley is only 200 kilometers away from the 030 base, and the last order given by the command headquarters to the troops before the communication was interrupted was to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and no one knew when the reinforcements would arrive.

To the north of the rift, Lao Liu gathered the rest of the squad and joined forces with several other squads to form a force of more than 200 people. After deliberation among the captains, the troops marched into the rift, with the goal of finding a fork in the valley with favorable terrain and holding out until reinforcements arrived. Judging from the satellite imagery, this rift valley is extremely extensive, crisscrossing and extending in all directions, and is named the "centipede rift". However, the main body of the rift valley is still in a north-south direction, and the four of them are standing at the mouth of the southern valley at this time.

Running into the valley less than 50 meters, Mark, who rushed to the front, slowed down, raised the AGH12 in his hand, and walked cautiously, always paying attention to the information fed back by the biomorph detector. The biosource detector, a biotechnology product in the 60s of the 21st century, is characterized by the fact that it can capture the pulse signals of organisms within a certain range and feed back to the main control system, which can almost be called a penetrating radar. Detectors of different sizes have different detection ranges, such as the small Marine Corps detector on Mark's armor, the detection range is only 200 meters, but this only refers to the ground, after all, there are many obstacles on the ground. It is much farther into the air, it can detect 1 kilometer, and it can detect 15 meters underground, and 15 meters is also the limit of most Zerg digging and hiding.

"Toot-" The detector made a slight sound, and two small green dots appeared on the radar map. Mark turned to his companions and said, "There are two friendly troops in the valley on the right, let's go over." "Listen to you." The four of them trotted into the valley, and two friendly soldiers also spotted Mark and the four through the probe and greeted them.

"Hello, buddy." One of the soldiers, taller than Watts, stepped forward and held out his right hand, and Mark stepped forward to take the soldier's hand. "Hello, my name is Mark." "My name is Stephen and this is my teammate Carl. We had just been attacked by dozens of big dogs, and while we wiped out all the big dogs, we lost two of our teammates. Did you see the Zerg when you came in? "We didn't see the Zerg, but I guess they'll be coming soon. We're going north to join the army, Stephen, are you going to join us all the way? "Gladly." "Then ...... we" "Huh-" A big dog's neighing suddenly came from the south entrance, and the six of them trembled. Mark suddenly thought of something, and shouted as he ran out of the valley. "Quick! Let's run north! There's a good chance there's a hive here! The five Watts were startled at first, then reacted and ran out.

As soon as he ran out of the valley, Mark saw billowing smoke and dust rolling up outside the rift. "Zerg main ......" "Mark! Come on! James was about to take Mark away, but was stunned by the sight outside the Rift, because the figure of the giant insect thunderbeast appeared in the smoke and dust! At the critical moment, several people calmed down. "Er, I'll leave a kilogram of high-explosive ** for you, you set it to a mix-pull detonation type, and it will explode with a delay of 10 seconds. Let's withdraw first, and we will cover you after you have laid it down, and we will cover you. "Rest assured, I'll leave it to me."

Leaving El alone to plant the bomb, Mark and the five men ran wildly towards the north, and after running a full eight hundred meters, they stopped and hid behind a mountain col. Before the Zerg approached, Mark took out another kilogram of high-explosive ** and placed it in the middle of the rift valley to intercept the Zerg. "Whew-Mark, I'm done. Damn it! It's a big dog! "El, what's going on?" At this time, El was running wildly, how could he have the heart to answer, and the five of Mark could only hear Eyre's rapid breathing. "Let's go, let's pick up El!" "Boom-" A loud bang came from the direction where El was, and the high-explosive bomb was detonated by the Zerg, perhaps this could slow down the Zerg a little. On the radar map, a small green dot representing El appeared, but behind the little green dot was a piece of red, and it was all Zerg! The faces of the five Marks couldn't help but change. "James, let's stay and pick up El, and the others will go first!" "Mark!" Watts wanted to say something, but Mark pushed him out, and as soon as he gritted his teeth, Watts and Stephen continued to run north.

El was already sweating at this time, but it didn't dare to slack off, and still ran forward frantically. Less than fifty meters behind him, hundreds of big dogs were chasing him, and the distance between the two sides was slowly narrowing. Big dogs are good at running, 1.2 times faster than the average Marine, and they have extremely strong endurance, and it was only a matter of time before El was caught up. "Hurry up, hurry up!" El gritted his teeth and kept cheering himself up in his heart, and the red dots on the probe were like the sickle of death* forcing him to run for his life, and just when he felt like he was about to die, Mark and James suddenly jumped out of the col and attacked the big dog behind El.

"Da-da-" The two AGH12 roared at the same time, and a dense hail of bullets enveloped the big dog behind El. "Sss Most of the big dogs were shot through the head, and only a few of the front legs were broken and fell to the ground, and the marksmanship of the two men seemed to have improved.

"El, watch out for grenades!" With a loud roar, Mark bundled up six grenades and threw them out, and El subconsciously threw himself to the ground. "Boom-" After a loud bang, the big dog behind El was either dead or crippled. Getting up from the ground with difficulty, El gasped for breath, James ran over quickly and helped him with exhaustion, and Mark took out a kilogram of high-explosive ** from his backpack and placed it on the spot. It took a few moments before Elle spoke. "Yes...... There are countless ...... The Zerg is ...... pouring into the rift valley...... We need to get out of here. After planting the bomb, Mark stood up and was about to speak, but he noticed that something was moving in the smoke and dust from the explosion, and subconsciously raised AGH12. At this moment, a big dog that was lucky enough to escape pounced on him. "Boom-" "Click-" Mark pulled the trigger, and the dense bullets hit the big dog that jumped into the air, and the big dog's black-red blood splattered El and James. The big dog fell to the ground and struggled for a while, and then he was silent. "Let's go, the main force of the Zerg will catch up soon." Urging the two James, who were in a state of panic, Mark replaced the empty magazine and ran north.........

At the same time, more than 10 kilometers away, in a fork valley in the north, nearly 1,000 volunteers and dozens of "Ripper" H600 mechanical giants have completed the assembly and begun to build a simple line of defense. The Sentinel climbed a mountain peak and could already observe the situation several kilometers nearby by a small unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. In general, the main force of the current volunteer army already has a certain ability to protect itself.

"Captain Liu, Captain Wang, the monthly black storm of Shariz Star is about to start again, we didn't expect this month to start on the 17th, and last month was the 4th...... Ahem, according to past experience, the black storm will last for about two days, and the reinforcements from the Arctic base will not come, and we will not be able to get out. Now that we have 975 Marines and 43 Ripper H600s, and the Zerg are conservatively estimated to be twenty-seven times our number, what should we do to survive these two days? Looking at these senior veterans around, the interim commander-in-chief Liu Ji felt tremendous pressure. Commander-in-chief, this should be judged by you, we are all old, and we can't make judgments for you. Looking at the veterans who fought side by side in the past, Lao Liu felt a lot of emotion. The commander-in-chief frowned and said what he thought. "The enemy is outnumbered, and it is obviously unwise to fight hard, we should try to shrink the defensive line, reduce the scope of the battle with the Zerg, promote the strengths of our army, and avoid the shortcomings of our army......" "Boom ———" The sudden explosion and thunder in the sky interrupted the words of the commander-in-chief, everyone looked up at the changing sky, and they couldn't help muttering: "Black Storm ......"