January 15, 2071 12:10 -- Shariz Star 004 Base Jurisdiction -- S Area Highway --

"All the links are complete, the cargo compartment is opened, and the mechanical giant is ejected."

Under the control of the intelligent terminal, the roof of the truck compartment slowly opened, and the "ripper" who was originally lying on his back was pushed up by two mechanical arms and stood straight in the cargo box. The sunlight shone on the Ripper's silver-gray armor, and the reflected light made it look particularly dazzling.

The originally dim "Eagle Eye 2" device also slowly lit up with blue light at this moment, as if this mechanical giant really appeared with a pair of eyes, and the "Ripper", which originally seemed lifeless, came alive at this moment. At the same time, the "Ripper's regular vision scope" was activated, and it began to scan its surroundings. At this moment, the entire observation system enters a perfect operating state.

"The separation phase has been completed, the electromagnetic catapult has been charged, and the countdown launch phase has begun. Perform the final ejection direction correction"

At the suggestion, Mark turned the "Ripper" around, facing the direction of Base 004, and ejecting this distance would save him a lot of energy. After the turn, Mark bent his legs slightly, and "The Ripper" made the same move. Maintaining this action during ejection can reduce the impact load on the legs and increase the service life of the mechanical giant.

"The direction of the ejection is calibrated, and 5-4-3-2-1 -- launch."

With a "whoosh", the "Ripper" was directly sent out of the cargo box by the electromagnetic catapult device under the soles of his feet, rose to the sky more than 20 meters high, and then fell to the ground in a parabolic trajectory.

"Boom-"

After leaving two huge footprints on the ground, Mark didn't stop and took a step forward. When the "Ripper" reached its maximum speed, Mark activated the electromagnetic field on the sole of his foot, reducing the friction with the ground, and then slid forward with the help of inertia. Taking advantage of the fact that the inertia had not yet gone away, Mark turned on the pulsed energy thrusters on the back of the Ripper, allowing the Ripper to continue gliding forward at speeds of up to 90 km/h.

This "Ripper" is an improved version, and the original heavier titanium armor has been replaced with Nord-type composite armor, which greatly reduces the weight of the body without affecting the defense power. A pulse propulsion module has been added to the back of the fuselage, and two reverse electromagnetic fields are installed on the feet, giving the "Ripper", which could only use electromagnetic acceleration to move at high speeds, an additional taxiing function. This type of "Ripper" is suitable for high-mobility combat in the plains, but due to the high cost, it has been discontinued, and most of the ones in service have been destroyed.

"Base 004, I'm here!"

With a shout, Mark drove the "Ripper" towards Base 004

12:37 p.m. -- 004 Base -- Shafeng City Defense Line --

After 20 minutes of speeding around the Ripper, Mark finally arrived near Base 004. Standing on top of a hill, Mark learns about Sandwind City through the Eagle Eye long-range observation device. The Zerg have entered Sand Wind City.

"Bang bang-"

"Bang-"

"Ang-"

"Roar—"

The sound of fierce firefighting echoed through the basin, and a large number of Zerg roared and rushed into Sandwind City. Houses are burning, women and children are crying, and Base 004 is at the end of its existence. Mark looked at the 30mm cannons on either side of his arms, and then at the small transport boats taking off at 004 Airport, and finally made his decision

In fact, after the southern defensive wall was breached, Shafeng City was not directly attacked. The remnants of Base 004 retreated to the gates of Shafeng City, relying on the few remaining T-130 tanks to build an improvised line of defense to prevent the Zerg Leader from driving straight into and attacking the airfield. And after the Zerg climbed over the southern defensive wall, they did not attack directly, but began to assemble on the avenue, waiting for the opportunity.

Just as the human defenders were stepping up to build improvised fortifications, a large number of Zerg airdrops suddenly appeared in the sky, and the landing point was inside Sandwind City. If the Zerg's tactics of outsourcing this part are successful, the defenders of Base 004 will be in danger of being wiped out. In desperation, the base commander had to order all of them to withdraw to Shafeng City and engage in street battles with the Zerg. When Mark arrived, he saw the tragic scene of the city being destroyed. However, at this time, in the downtown square of Shafeng City, there are still formed human troops defending against the attack of the Zerg.

Shafeng City Square――

"Commander, the Zerg broke through the defenses of Nancheng District, and only a dozen brothers escaped by chance."

Ouyang Luo sighed and handed the binoculars to the adjutant, "They have done their best, now they can only look at us." Let the tank enter the fixed turret mode, we must block the Zerg here, there are still more than 10,000 civilians who have not evacuated, if we can't stop it, they will be finished. ”

The adjutant took the binoculars and put them in the package, "I understand, Commander. Did Xiaoxiao and her sister-in-law evacuate? ”

Ouyang Luo picked up the nutrient solution on the table and drank it all, then shook his head helplessly, "They have to wait for me at the airport no matter what, it's useless for me to say anything, it seems that I am only allowed to lose, not allowed to die." ”

The adjutant picked up the communicator on the table and sent a text message to all the troops who were fighting in Dongcheng and Xicheng districts, and then said to Ouyang Luo: "We will hold it, commander." ”

"Let's hope we go to the front line, hiding in a battle fortress is not a real man."

"Understood."

Ouyang Luo and the adjutant put on the combat armor, took the walkie-talkie, opened the electronic door and left the battle fortress, and walked towards the forward position more than 100 meters away.

The square's arc-shaped defensive position was divided into three levels, with pillboxes, trenches, anti-tank trenches and even a live thorn net. Most of the materials used for the reinforcement are debris of buildings that have been blown up. There are more than 400 marines, seven tanks, and two mechanical giant squads deployed on the position, which is the last main force of the 004 base guard force, and the rest of the scattered troops are sent to the city to engage in brutal street battles with the Zerg.

When Ouyang Luo came to the forefront position, the Zerg had already gathered outside the range of the tank guns, ready to attack at any time. The current situation of the human army is even more severe than the battle against the water.

When Ouyang Luo came to inspect the forward position, the captain and commander of the forward unit followed him. When he found that the Zerg was preparing to attack, he couldn't help but persuade him: "Sir, it's not safe here, you better go back to the headquarters." ”

Ouyang Luo smiled, pointed to the sandstorm that was getting closer and closer here, and said, "Where is Sharuiz safe now?" Captain, I also rose from the grassroots troops, I know very well how to fight the Zerg, and I also know the importance of the forward position, I will personally command this battle, you go and convey the order to the soldiers. ”

The captain hesitated, but finally compromised, "Sir!" ”

"The Zerg have attacked! Oh my God, why so many, oh my! ”

The sentinel's terrified warning echoed through the communicators of all human forces, as if he had seen something terrifying.

Ouyang Luo tuned the radio to the sentinel's communication channel and asked eagerly, "Soldier, calm down, what's going on?" ”

The sentry who fell into a sluggish state was yelled at by Ouyang Luo, and finally came back to his senses, and replied in a trembling voice: "Thunder Beast Chief, Thunder Beast!" That's a lot of thunderbeasts! What we can't keep, what we can't keep! Let's retreat, sir! ”

"Soldier, return to the defensive position immediately, continue to stay at the observation post and you will really die!"

At this moment, the adjutant who was in charge of contacting and coordinating the various units next to him shouted to Ouyang Luo: "Commander, the Zerg forward has entered the range of the tank gun. ”

"Ma's, let the tank use anti-infantry submunitions, three companies of rapid fire, and kill me all the big dogs, stingers, snakes and everything!"

"Yes, tank battalion, anti-infantry submunitions, three companies of rapid-fire!"

"Bang-bang-bang-"

Seven tanks opened fire in unison, and the Zerg that rushed from the main road suffered a fatal blow in an instant. Anti-infantry submunitions exploded in the dense swarm, steel balls with great lethality scattered in all directions, and a large number of large dogs and stinging snakes with poor defense capabilities were beaten into a sieve by the steel balls. After three rounds of explosions, the Zerg that launched the shock lost nearly seventy percent.

After seeing the effect of the shelling clearly through the electronic telescope, Ouyang Luo took the walkie-talkie microphone in the adjutant's hand and ordered the troops: "Machine gun bunker, fire with all your might, and be sure to keep the remnants of the Zerg out of the power grid!" ”

"Dada-da--"

The twenty improvised machine gun bunkers erupted flames together, and the erected heavy machine guns formed a network of intertwined fire, but it took thirty seconds to wipe out the remaining Zerg strikers, and they really didn't touch the power grid.

easily annihilated the forward Zerg, but Ouyang Luo and the soldiers on the position became nervous, because the real attack of the Zerg had just begun. When the earth began to tremble and a huge plasma mass appeared in the sky, the large-scale attack of the Zerg really began.

"Let the tanks move their positions, and all the troops enter the anti-artillery holes and prepare for the Zerg shelling."

"Yes, everybody into the bomb hole!"

Just 30 seconds after Ouyang Luo gave the order, dozens of groups of plasma rose in the direction of Nancheng District, and the target of the plasma group was the human defense position on the square of Shafeng City.

"Boom-boom--"

The explosion of the plasma regiment blew up the improvised position, and even a few pillboxes were blown into the sky, if it wasn't for Ouyang Luo's timely order to dodge, even a few tanks might not be spared. In the southern defensive wall, the human troops suffered a great loss from the plasma worms, and many strong fortifications were blown up by the plasma regiment, causing the Zerg army to take advantage of the situation and rush into the defensive wall.

"Ma, when did the Zerg get the ground plasma worm, it's too thief." Ouyang Luo brushed off the dust on his head, picked up the AGH16 and drilled out the anti-artillery hole. He knew that the Zerg would begin a tidal wave of attacks before the plasma bombardment was over, and they didn't think about accidental damage from shells. The accuracy of the plasma regiment is very poor, and at this time, fighting with the Zerg on the position, it is the character that fights.

Seeing Ouyang Luo enter the position, the adjutant hurriedly followed, and picked up the microphone of the walkie-talkie and shouted: "Everyone enter the position, prepare to meet the Zerg!" ”

Looking at the Zerg surging in like a tide, Ouyang Luo loaded the AGH-16, and then turned on the radio public channel. At this time, there was no need to be afraid of brain worms or lords to intercept the information, so Ouyang Luo yelled at all the soldiers very excitedly: "Brothers, this time, we will go to the soup for Sharitz!" Fire freely and to hell with the Zerg! ”

"Drink—flip them!"

"For Sharitz!"