Chapter 5: Stronghold 25

The military transporter finally stopped rocking and bumped and stopped in a clearing at the top of a hill.

"Recruits, assemble! Move fast. As soon as the transporter stopped, a loud voice rang out.

The player on the transporter was still a little confused, and slowly stood up.

"Hurry up ahead, disobey the orders of your superiors here, you will eat guns!" Watching a group of players slowly blocking the door, there are players behind them to remind them.

After hearing this, everyone's movements became significantly faster.

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In the open space, everyone consciously divided into 3 columns, a column of 20 people.

"Introduce yourself, Pang Bo, the commander of the third battalion of the 15th Regiment of the Qincheng Guard Army. You can call me Camp Commander Pang or Commander Pang! Battalion Commander Pang's sharp eyes glanced at the three columns of mercenaries.

"First of all, thank you for risking your lives to come to support, and I salute you here!" Pang Bo's expression was serious, and he solemnly saluted.

"However, I am talking about it in front of me, and the order I received is to hold on to Stronghold 25." Camp Commander Pang suddenly had a fierce expression.

"If there is no order from me during the guard, who dares to take a step back without permission, then don't blame Lao Tzu for killing him." As soon as Camp Commander Pang's words fell, the guards beside him suddenly collectively took a step forward.

Seeing that the three columns of mercenaries all had solemn expressions, Battalion Commander Pang nodded with satisfaction.

"Company Commander." Battalion Commander Pang suddenly shouted.

"Here." A middle-aged officer stepped forward.

"You are responsible for the arrangement of the first column of mercenaries, and your company is responsible for guarding the south side of the stronghold, while paying attention to the east side of the defense." Battalion Commander Pang quickly gave the order.

"Yes." After receiving the order, the commander of the first company walked to the front row of the first column of mercenaries and took the mercenaries to the southern border defense line halfway up the mountain.

"Second Company Commander." Battalion Commander Pang's voice was louder, but there was a strange emotion in his tone.

"Here." A slightly younger officer stepped forward.

"You are responsible for arranging the second column of mercenaries, and your company is responsible for the east side of the stronghold, and I will guard the eastern border defense. No step back is allowed without my orders. Battalion Commander Pang's voice was unusually firm, but there seemed to be a hint of trembling.

Xu Minghao was in the second column of mercenaries, and he needed to follow the young officer to the border line on the east side of the mountain.

There are no vehicles to pick you up here, so you have to walk to the border line.

Xu Minghao looked at the situation of his mercenaries in line, and the others were also looking at the players around him, or wanted to choose a reliable player to cooperate, after all, it took 4 hours to fight at night, and it was quite reassuring to have a reliable teammate.

The group stopped at a place that resembled a headquarters, why do you say similar, because this headquarters is too simple.

"This is the eastern border headquarters, and 800 meters further on is the second frontier front line in the east." The second company commander pointed forward for everyone to see.

Looking at the border line in front, everyone's expressions became grim, in addition to the big pits caused by guns and cannons on the border line, there are also deep pits of various shapes.

"Everyone has also seen the traces of the battle, yes, it is all caused by foreign beasts." The second company commander didn't seem to see everyone's solemn expressions, so he added a sentence.

"By the way, our army has recently developed a strange beast detector, which digitizes the abilities of common strange beasts, and you can also exchange them in the military contribution library if you need to." The commander of the second company beckoned someone to come.

"Platoon Commander Zhang, you are responsible for introducing them to the situation of the alien beasts and arranging them into the second echelon, they are all a group of recruits, and it is difficult to explain if they die too much. I'll go to the front to see. After the second company commander made arrangements, he rushed to the front line to inspect it.

"I won't delay everyone's time, this is the sorted out information on the beast, everyone will mention it if you have any questions after reading it." It was a few soldiers helping to distribute the materials, one for each of them.

"What a coincidence, I met an acquaintance." Xu Minghao didn't expect that since Platoon Commander Zhang was Zhang Weihua.

Xu Minghao took the information of the strange beast and did not rush up to say hello, this kind of occasion is not suitable for reminiscing, let's find another opportunity later.

Everyone looked down at the information of the strange beast in their hands, and there was silence around them, Zhang Weihua observed this group of mercenaries, and also found Xu Minghao among the mercenaries.

Lightning Tiger (Level: 10, F+ Alien Beast)

HP: 300

Ability points: 200

Strength: 9

Speed: 7

Defense: 6

Skills: 1. Lightning Claw: After moving quickly, shoot three arc claw marks at the target, each skill consumes 15 abilities, causing 30 damage to the target, and has a small chance of causing a bleeding state after hitting, with 1 damage per second in the bleeding state and a duration of 10 seconds.

2. Tiger Roar: When the Lightning Tiger is seriously injured, it will raise its head and roar. Each ability costs 20 abilities. Deals 25 damage to targets with a radius of 20 meters, random tinnitus, dizziness, and blinding effects, and the effect lasts for 2 seconds.

Note: Avoid close combat.

Rock Cow (Level: Level 8, F-Rank Alien Beast)

HP: 400

Ability points: 180

Strength: 5

Speed: 4

Defense: 9

Skills: 1. Bison Charge: After the Rock Ox is damaged, it will petrify the outer layer of its body and use its horns to hit the target. Each ability costs 10 abilities, dealing 20 damage to the target, and when the target is impaled by a bull's horn, it deals damage over time for 1 point per second for 10 seconds.

2. Bison Trample: When the Rock Ox is on the verge of death, it takes 5 seconds to gather a large number of abilities on the front foot and then step on the land. Each ability costs 30 abilities and causes a 50-meter radius target to take 10 damage and stun for 4 seconds.

Note: Don't give it a chance to condense abilities.

Red Fox (Level: Level 7, F-Rank Alien Beast)

HP: 220

Ability points: 170

Strength: 4

Speed: 8

Defense: 3

Skills: 1. Fox smoke: The red fox quickly rushes into the target group, releasing fox smoke, the smoke is red smoke, occluding the field of vision, with a strong hallucinogenic effect, once the inhalation time exceeds 5 seconds, the body will have a slow effect. Each ability costs 15 abilities and deals 1 damage per second over time for 30 seconds.

2. Fox Shadow: When the red fox is about to suffer fatal damage, it leaves an afterimage that randomly appears at a distance of 5 meters. Each ability costs 35 abilities.

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Xu Minghao quickly finished reading this information on the alien beast, and through the comparison with his own attributes, he also had a general understanding of the strength of the alien beast in his heart.

"I've read it all, is there anything you want to ask?" Zhang Weihua saw that everyone had finished reading it, so he asked casually.

"Sir, do you have any ammo refills?" One of the Mercenaries has a player who asks a question.

"There is no main weapon, but the bullet tube is enough, and each person will issue another 3 NT3 grenades, I hope everyone can use them in key places." Zhang Weihua replied.

"What do we do with the materials we use to kill the beasts?" Another mercenary raised a question of concern.

"We have a commissioner's record, we will recover the corpses of the alien beasts, and we will distribute them to you in a unified military contribution." Zhang Weihua added.

"Platoon Commander Zhang, the 8 people on our side are in a squad, can we arrange them together?" At this point, a tall female player asked.

"Well, I'm also going to divide you into 2 teams, a team of 10 people, your team plus those two mercenaries together!" Zhang Weihua casually pointed to two mercenaries, including Xu Minghao.

"Your two squads are arranged in the second-order team, and when the first wave of the alien beast's attack is over, you will fill the gap on the left and right, as long as you hold until daytime, the alien beast will retreat." Zhang Weihua's expression was extremely serious when he assigned the task this time.

"I emphasize again, you can't take a step back without an order from your superiors, the first line of defense is that your mercenaries escaped without permission, causing the alien beast to rush in through the gap, and then the entire line of defense has fallen." When Zhang Weihua said this, his expression was a little sad and angry.

Seeing that everyone had no other questions, he beckoned two soldiers to take the two squads to the front-line trenches, and casually called Xu Minghao.

Seeing Xu Minghao being called down by Zhang Weihua, everyone couldn't help but glance at him.

"I didn't expect to fight side by side so quickly, you really run where is the most dangerous!" Zhang Weihua smiled and patted Xu Minghao's shoulder.

"It's hypocritical! You can come, why can't I come. Xu Minghao still recognizes Zhang Weihua very much.

"Okay, I won't say much. Just one requirement, live. Zhang Weihua watched the sky outside start to darken, and said faintly.

"You too, it's okay, don't keep rushing forward, what about our group of minions when you charge into battle?" Xu Minghao also hopes that he can live well, after all, NPCs only have one life.

"What bullshit, how can there be a new recruit to fight forward, and the veteran is watching the play in the back. Okay, it's getting late, you hurry up and go to the front line to fix it. Zhang Weihua didn't talk much nonsense, and asked people to take Xu Minghao over.

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"Sister Lan, what kind of way do you say that kid is? Carrying a machine gun on his back, it seems that he still has something to do with the person in charge? In the Rainfall Squad, a young male player asked busily.

"No matter what way he goes, keep his position, wait for the two of them to go to the side, the unreliability of the province will harm us." Before Sister Lan could answer, a female player on the team with a light sniper rifle on her back added.

"Xiaoyu, don't say a word, Lao Zhao, wait a minute, you go over and talk to them, let them cooperate with our team, try to focus on our team, and the tone is better." Although Sister Lan was very polite in her words, she was overbearing.

"Okay, I'll talk to you later." A middle-aged player, Lao Zhao, replied casually.

When Xu Minghao came to the front-line trenches, the other teammates had already received supplies and squatted to rest.

Xu Minghao took the supplies in the hands of the soldiers and sat down at random.

Seeing that Xu Minghao was back, Sister Lan gave Lao Zhao a look, and Lao Zhao also walked over to the two mercenaries in understanding.

"Two brothers, excuse me, I'm the deputy team of the Yuluo mercenary team, Zhao Shixia." Lao Zhao said hello first and said his identity.

Xu Minghao and the others were a little puzzled by his arrival, and motioned for him to continue.

"Come here and discuss with the two brothers, our team has already completed the guard mission and has some experience, so the two brothers can follow our team's arrangement." Lao Zhao said very tactfully.

"Okay, we'll cooperate." Xu Minghao thought that it was a big thing, but it turned out to be a small thing.

The other mercenary wanted to say something, but when he saw that Xu Minghao agreed, he nodded helplessly.

Lao Zhao didn't say anything more, and went back to his mercenary team.

"Brother, can you bear this? The slap in the face is all on the door. The mercenary couldn't help but complain.

"There are a lot of people in the team, and the unified arrangement is easy to do! What's more, face is won by one's own strength. Xu Minghao lowered his head and began to sort out his supplies.

"Well said. I play

ID: Spring breeze is another night, just call me spring wind, what do you call my brother? The Chunfeng brothers briefly introduced themselves.

"The bright moon is like the wind, just call me the bright moon, hurry up and prepare. It was going to get dark soon. Xu Minghao ignored the Chunfeng brothers, glanced at the sky, and then looked at the woods at the foot of the mountain.

I don't know if it's an illusion, Xu Minghao felt that he saw a lot of blood-red eyes.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, a shell from a TNK artillery cannon fell to the foot of the mountain, and with various long whistles, the defense battle officially began.