Zhang Ruowen never expected that in just 5 minutes when their sonar system was paralyzed, ten steel king crabs would climb onto the deck of the destroyer.

Although the Reef had plenty of firepower, it was impossible for the 150mm guns to open fire on itself.

The same goes for point defense systems and torpedo launchers, which are simply useless in the face of the "king crabs" standing on the deck.

Looking at the 20mm gun barrel pointing directly at the bridge, Zhang Ruowen knew that the defeat was decided, so he did not continue to make meaningless resistance, and led a group of officers and soldiers on the ship to surrender.

They will be sent to prison on the island of Anle, where they will be tried by the law.

Looking at the South China Sea Alliance sailors who came to disarm them on the deck, Zhang Ruowen was silent for a while, then looked at the huge steel crab standing on the deck and said.

"May I ask a question?"

After seizing such a large ship, the mood of killing chickens at midnight was not ordinary, and he said decisively.

"Just ask."

Zhang Ruowen continued.

“…… How did you get close to us in such a short period of time? ”

He is well aware of the alliance's king crab armor, and the staff of the Northern Federation has conducted detailed research on the alliance's equipment, and even developed a special adsorption bomb for the alliance's frogman tactics to deal with individual armor.

According to his understanding, the Alliance's "King Crab" only has maneuverability and no cruising speed, especially when it is underwater, and its speed is not even faster than that of those mutants swimming.

This sea area is not ordinarily vast, and it would be too coincidental to wait for an ambush under their ship in the first place, and even if it is well camouflaged, it will be recognized by sonar.

There was only one possibility, they would be silent in advance in the area where the sonar recognition accuracy was not high, and then quickly rush to the vicinity of the Reef after completing the EMP strike.

However, this is absolutely impossible at their speed.

Zhang Ruowen was puzzled.

Midnight Killing Chickens said with a smile.

"What's so difficult about this, just get a large underwater thruster, grab that thing and it's over."

The last time they fought the mutants outside of Coral City, they had a similar problem.

Due to the slow underwater cruising speed of the king crab, once separated from the ship, it can only wait for friendly forces to recover, and cannot evacuate the battlefield or complete a quick transfer on its own.

If you put a large propeller on the king crab here, it will make the whole armor look too bloated.

The logistics department of the alliance conducted a tender according to the needs of the players and sought solutions from the industry.

In the end, the winning bid was Goblin Technology, and Brother Mosquito solved this problem for only 10,000 silver coins.

The method is also very simple, get a large battery and propeller, make it into a shape similar to a cannonball, and the king crab can hold that thing.

When you fight, you throw it aside, and then pick it up and transfer it when the fight is over, which can be said to be both economical and practical.

After listening to the alliance's methods, Zhang Ruowen was stunned for a moment, and then a wry smile appeared on his face.

"I see."

It's really not a complicated solution, but he thinks about it too complicated.

This battle was not unjustly lost.

"Speaking of which, I have a question for you, too." Looking at the captain who smiled bitterly, he suddenly said at midnight.

Zhang Ruowen: "What's the problem?" ”

Midnight Killer glanced in the direction of Shazhou Island, and saw that there was a gentle black smoke drifting on the coastline, which was the trace of 150-mm naval artillery bombardment.

However, if you look closely, the shells did not fall in the city, but on the side of the city.

"Did you deliberately miss it?"

Zhang Ruowen was silent for a long time and said slowly.

"The people who live there are, after all, my compatriots."

……

Just as the entire crew of the Reef surrendered, the battle on Sandbank Island was coming to an end.

The last hundred mutants wearing special exoskeletons are trapped in a cannefactory on the outskirts, leaning against the walls of the factory for cover, and the tide of attack and defense has been reversed.

A trace of horror finally appeared on the fierce faces of the faces.

A mutant with a missing ear walked up to the commander panting, and said in a low voice.

"Boss, this group of humans is not easy to deal with."

The man he called the Boss had an equally heavy face, and the thick armor on his chest was covered in shredded flesh and blood.

Some of it is its own, and some of it is left behind by those humans.

Before boarding the landing ship, Charas told them that there was only a bunch of weak and incompetent waste on the island, and that they could do whatever they wanted and as long as they wanted.

However, when it went to the beach, it realized that things were not as simple as it thought.

The people here are no less fierce and more trained than the ones they met in the mountains to the north!

They only need three people to block a street, and three teams can surround them with a whole team of hundreds. When they came ashore, they scurried through the streets like headless flies, finding neither human females nor the rubbish that Charas had spoken of.

"What do we do now?" One of the mutants grunted, indescribable horror in his voice.

And just as the atmosphere of fear filled with silence, a black tin can the size of a can was thrown in through the window and rolled on the ground with a clatter.

Before the mutants could react, the tin can burst into a bright red flame, shooting out dazzling sparks and thick white smoke.

Memories of fear flooded through my brain in an instant, and my twisted face was filled with horror.

White phosphorus bomb!

It's as if they're back in the cave of Mount Ten Peaks!

These guys... It's the people of the Alliance!

At the same time as they were stunned, crackling gunshots and more Molotov cocktails came in with the burst of fire!

The flames of war ignited in an instant!

Dense explosive bombs rained down on and around the mutants in the factory, setting off a bloody storm for a while.

"Roar!!"

A mutant centurion roared and fired a grenade at the door.

The smoke and shrenchnel from the explosion swept the man who broke into the door.

A hint of ecstasy appeared on its face, but before it could howl excitedly, a tower-like figure stepped through the smoke of the explosion and stepped into the factory gate.

The man was wearing a streamlined set of power armor, carrying a huge blaster in his hand, and his whole body exuded a murderous and fierce aura.

Even through the helmet mask, it could feel the threat of death coming from its sight.

It opened its mouth, trying to dispel the fear from its chest with a roar, but as soon as it did, an oncoming blast shot poured into its cheeks.

"Bang !!"

Shattered flesh and brains were painted on the walls by a jet of metal that pierced through the skull.

The man who easily killed him then aimed at the next target, pulled the trigger, and fired, covering his teammates behind him and rushing into the factory.

“…… The head doesn't grow, it's not a mutation on Broken Blade Mountain, it's a regular variety. ”

"Whatever it is, it's all over the place!"

"Clear the factory area, no one will be left."

"Roger!"

Lao Bai, who was wearing dragoon power armor, personally led eleven players wearing "Xiaguang" power armor into the paper mill.

The roar of the blaster reverberated through the factory, along with the roars and wails of mutants.

Twelve against a hundred, the whole battle was without suspense, and it was a completely one-sided slaughter.

For mutants, the Alliance has never left no prisoners, so there are no hands left at all.

After a stubborn struggle, the last team of 100 was also annihilated.

After the battle on the island ended, Lao Bai also received good news from Brother Ji's side, and the sailors from Anle Island had boarded the destroyer Reef in a speedboat.

Based on the retrieval of cached data from communication terminals, the Anle Island Fleet has successfully locked on to the position of the North Island Fleet, synchronized it to the Alliance Air Force, and pressed all three attack nuclear submarines.

Two Thunder fighters, which had just landed in the port of French fries, took to the air again and flew towards the coordinates provided by the Anle Island fleet, preparing to provide laser guidance for the land-based missile launchers on the crater.

However, it is a pity that the other side did not stupidly stand in the same place and wait for the planes and submarines of the alliance to pass, and had already shifted positions early.

Considering that the old coordinates could be the new "decoy", General Li Minghui, after communicating with the front command of the alliance, finally abandoned the pursuit and withdrew the three submarines.

After all, those three submarines are the biggest cards of the South China Sea Alliance, and there is no room for mistakes.

In addition, the harvest of this battle is rich enough, in addition to the landing ship converted from a cargo ship, they even successfully captured a Federation destroyer, there is no need to be greedy for that little bit of victory.

At present, there are only four ships left in the hands of the Northern Federation - one war, one patrol and two expulsions.

On the South China Sea Alliance, there are five ships with four wheels and three attack nuclear submarines.

In addition, the submarine that is being built is about to be completed, and the "electromagnetic gun buster" that will be implemented on the cruiser - Meissner Effect Armor!

It won't be long before they can plan a final showdown to get Charas and his lackeys out of the southern seas, and there's no need to expend their strength at this point.

After the battle was completely over, Fang Chang led people to the center of the island to pacify the troubled residents, while Lao Bai led the brothers in the army to clean up the battlefield.

A total of 10 players were killed, 2 were seriously injured and 20 were lightly injured.

The equipment lost included 14 Type 5 exoskeletons and 4 Type 6 exoskeletons.

As for the power armor, there were only a few minor bumps, and there was no need to even repair it.

Objectively speaking, the exoskeleton designed by the Northern Federation for mutants is still somewhat strong, at least much stronger than the "I Wonder Armor" knocked out by the mutants themselves.

"Mom...... This caliber must be 20 mm. Picking up a rifle from the ground, which was only half a man high, the Killer Dagger gestured the caliber of the barrel with his thumb, and couldn't help but smack his tongue.

Although the gun is still in the shape of an assault rifle, the receiver structure is also a classic version, and it is also a stamping part.

However, this thing is obviously no longer a gun, and it has reached the category of "cannon" in terms of caliber and power alone.

Catching the "big gun" handed over by the Dagger Killer, the Kidney Fighter pondered it in his hand and leaned it against the wall along with the other captured weapons.

"In addition to the mutants themselves, it is estimated that only the animals of the power system can use this thing."

"Actually, it's their exoskeletons that I care about more......," crouched next to the corpse of a mutant, [the dog has taken all the good names] staring at the steel plate hanging from the guy's body.

The armor steel plate about two fingers thick formed its breastplate, and in the face of the explosive bullets fired by the blaster, this guy actually carried four shots!

As for the other potholes that did not penetrate, they looked like marks left by rifle and machine gun bullets.

Apparently the vast majority of bullets that hit mutants' chests were blocked, which is why they were able to rush into the city against the machine-gun fire on the beachhead.

If it is replaced by aquatic mutants, or the gray wolf army of the Xilan Empire, I am afraid that the shore will die without touching it.

In fact, from the moment the transport aircraft of the alliance preemptively landed and completed their deployment, the outcome of the battle was already sealed.

Coastline.

Forty iron crabs lurking around the shoreline climbed ashore one after another.

Jumping out of the amphibious individual armor, the midnight killer strode in the direction of the city, the shape of the whole body welded with steel plates startled the guards who helped clean up the battlefield, and thought it was the mutants who were back.

This guy is too exaggerated than a mutant, I'm afraid there is only one head left that is not iron.

"Great harvest, brother." Looking at the ordnance piled up on the ground, Midnight Killer grinned.

Unbuttoning the visor of the power armor helmet, Lao Bai made a helpless expression towards him.

"It's all a pile of garbage, and the average person can't play with that equipment."

The murderous dagger touched his chin and pondered.

"It should be fine to make a fixed mount, but the ammunition is not the same as our 20mm ammunition...... Hey, it's a bit of a chicken to think about it. ”

Good names have made the dog nod.

"The most valuable thing is the batteries on those exoskeletons, although they are also solid-state hydrogen energy storage, but they are designed with a much higher energy density than the models we currently have installed."

Voldemort: "Oh yes, the mutants use better equipment than ours!" ”

Picheng Paratroopers: "Rape! The dog said that the man raped! ”

Xiao Xiaoxiao bookworm: "...... That sounds weird. ”

While the player is wondering how to waste the loot, the chief in the middle of the island also meets the survivors who are setting up tents.

The Overlord transport plane dropped tents, sleeping bags and other daily necessities that had been prepared for a long time on the island.

More than 70,000 evacuated residents were crammed into a few square kilometers of land, tents huddled together, and the entire open space was squeezed with no road in sight and almost no place to stay.

Due to the lack of careful planning and preparation in advance, the sergeant of the security bureau, Du Men, was so busy that he could only take people around to put out the fire, but the result of the busy work was still a mess.

Fortunately, friends from the alliance brought people over, and the situation here was stabilized.

Listening to the roar of artillery and gunfire in the distance, as well as the crying of the babies in the camp and the noisy and chaotic quarrels, the faces of the survivors were written with anxiety and panic.

Finally, when the gunfire and gunfire had subsided, some people began to get up and want to go home.

At the entrance to the refuge area, a group of survivors walked up to the checkpoint, looked at the guards and Union soldiers standing there and asked.

"Sir, is the war over? When will we be able to go home? ”

"My child needs to change diapers and breastfeed, there is simply no place to ......"

", someone's pulling in my tent!"

Seeing that several guards next to the sentry post were all looking at him at a loss, Fang Chang sighed, raised his right arm and shouted.

"Quiet, quiet! Listen to me! ”

The sound of the helmet speakers drowned out the raucous sound and silenced the noisy crowd.

Waiting until the cacophony had subsided, Fang Chang continued in a patient tone.

"The war is over, but we can't let you go home right away—"

"Why?!"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by an anxious voice.

It was a mother with a baby in her arms, dressed in pajamas and her hair disheveled, apparently in a hurry to evacuate her home.

The baby in her arms was babbling and crying, not sure whether it was hungry or frightened by the sound of the cannons.

Understanding her mood at the moment, Fang Chang continued patiently.

"This is for the sake of your safety, those guys are mutants who eat people and don't spit out bones, they have no intention of fighting a law and order war with you at all, they are rushing to grab and burn them all up, and they will naturally not scruple about means in battle."

"We need to clear the explosives that remain in the city, especially some anti-infantry mines and unexploded grenades...... Those guys are negligent with their weapons, those things are toys for us, but they are really deadly to you. One small mistake can send your family away, are you sure you want to go back right away? ”

By the middle of his sentence, the scene had fallen completely silent, and no one interrupted him again.

The people here are well-educated, not as docile and manageable as the survivors of the Golden Gallen Harbor, but they are reasonable.

And no one wants to joke with their lives and their families' lives.

Both mothers anxious to nurse their babies and survivors clamoring for a tent change were quiet.

Of course, there are also their demands. Solving these problems is exactly what Dumen and other guards should do.

After a pause, Fang Chang continued.

"On top of that, we also have to make sure that there are no lone mutants hiding in a house in the city, and you don't want to be surprised as soon as you get home, right? Alright, go back to your tents, and we'll settle your demands one by one. ”

Under his persuasion, the crowd gathered in front of the checkpoint finally dispersed, and the guards standing in front of the checkpoint finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The night seemed to return to silence.

Looking in the direction of the city and the smoke that floated on the outskirts of the city, the guards standing in front of the checkpoint couldn't help but think of the past.

The days of Vault 70 don't seem so bad either.

Although most of the power and wealth were in the hands of the residents of Vault 70, they were at least food and clothing, unlike now, when they had to endure a life without water and electricity, and had to be involved in a war that did not belong to them.

The young man couldn't help but whisper a complaint.

"Why...... Why is it wrong that unfortunate things always chase us and that we just want to live our lives? ”

Just hearing that complaint, Fang Chang thought about it and said casually.

"It's normal because ...... You don't care. ”

The guard froze, looking at him in amazement, unable to understand why he would say that.

How could they not care.

They care more than anyone about their fate, whether they are drafting that common constitution or now raising up for it.

Charas wanted to transfer the North Island troops to Sandbank Island to protect their families instead of them, and they stepped forward without even thinking about it.

The man, however, continued.

“…… Whether it's Charas or Li Minghui, it doesn't matter as long as it doesn't affect the stability of Shazhou Island...... Am I right? That's what all of you thought before you finally felt the pain, didn't you? ”

"In fact, from your own standpoint, whether you choose your constitution or Charas can be regarded as one way, the difference is only one to hold your fate in your own hands, and the other is to hand over your fate to a guy you can trust. There is nothing wrong with either option, but the problem is that you don't care about your fate...... In that case, you have to be prepared to suffer indifferently. ”

Obviously, the survivors of the southern seas could not endure as much as the survivors of the province of Borneo, and Charas could not stand it with a little finger.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Intuitively, it seems that suffering is more difficult than enjoyment, and the latter is much easier than the former, but the reality is that many things are actually "counter-intuitive".

"I didn't mean to say anything cool, just to answer your confusion, I'm glad you are on our side, we will definitely not let you down, after all, the management is watching us all...... Also, be happy, at least your home is still there, and you won't be back in two days. ”

Looking at the silent young man, Fang Chang patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, and then handed it over to his captain, leaving the post to do other things.

……

On the official website of "Wasteland Online", during the peak period of the online and offline lines, an unexpected news was suddenly updated on the forum.

[Progress on the Southern Front: The Southern Sea Front has been fully advanced to the middle of the sea area, please continue to work hard for the players on the Southern Front, strive to land in Haiya Province as soon as possible, and join forces with the players on the Northern Front. 】

Raven: "Good fellow...... You're driving the map too fast. !! ∑(Дノ)ノ”

Makabazi: "+1, the crows haven't left the novice village yet." (Funny)"

Raven: "??? What the hell, I've been out of the house too, okay? ”

Tail: "Oh, oh, Elder Brother Fang is so fast!" I feel sorry for Miss Dolly! (ω)”

Night Ten: "Good guy, it's okay to drive out without a hard road." (Funny)"

Siss: "I'm sorry, my Ah Wei took the wrong medicine again." (o__）”

Fang Chang: "It's okay, I don't care, it's not as wonderful as my brother's black, I'm black, I've long been used to it." (Squint)"

Night Ten: "Translate, Fang Chang: I've written a small notebook." (Funny)"

Tail: "Big brother, I made a mistake...... (||Д)”

Raven: "Wait, where the hell is that sandbank island?" Your map is so big that I'm almost dizzy. ”

Lao Bai: "It's northeast of the fries port!" It's about a few hundred nautical miles, so you're welcome to play! Treat it as your own home! (bared teeth)"

Less calves: "The sea fishing map has been updated, brothers are leaving!! ”

The canyon is fleeing the mole: "There are still eight of the thirteen islands left, and it is said that the ten peaks and mountains on our side have been cleared, and the brothers on the southern line still have to come on." (Funny)"

Midnight Kill: "Refueling, refueling." -ω-)”

Due to the breakthrough in the situation in the southern seas, the player's range of activity has increased by one more island.

In addition to the new map called Sandbank Island, the discussion on the forum focused more on the battle itself.

In particular, life professional players who are involved in the military industry are particularly concerned about the performance of the Alliance's various new equipment in the campaign.

While most of this technology was implemented by the Alliance's engineers and technicians, traces of their brains can be seen on many pieces of equipment.

WC really has mosquitoes: "Anyway, this should be the first actual combat of the Thunder fighter, right?" ”

Luo Yu: "??? it, wasn't it me in the first battle? ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "You don't count, the opponent is a group of mutants, what's the difference between driving Thunder and driving W-2?" It's not as good as the W-2 if the killing efficiency is not good! ”

Luo Yu: "%¥#@!" ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "@风清@鬼鬼, come out and talk about it, how do you feel?" (Color)"

Ghost: "Wow! Why are you making such an expression? ”

Feng Qing: "Hmm...... Anyway fast? And the plasma engine is indeed much more stable than the jet engine, and if you compare it to it, it's like the difference between an electric car and a tractor. ”

Ghost: "Indeed! But the difference in ultimate speed doesn't seem to be much? I even feel that the extreme speed of the Lingyun fighter is a little faster. ”

Luo Yu: "It's normal, our plasma engine has just started, and the steamship was completely abused by the sail when it first came out, but after a long time, the gap widened." ”

Commander Spring: "Well, that's right. In fact, we have to consider the reasons for the limitations of the atmospheric environment, I remember that it was mentioned in the setting that the plasma engine in the era of the human connection was developed in outer space from the beginning, and the aircraft in the atmosphere seems to have only developed to the stage of jet engines? In fact, it is not advisable to blindly learn from the experience of the People's Federation. ”

Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "It's okay to borrow...... What the hell do you want to do? (Khan)"

WC really has mosquitoes: "Don't worry about it, children, play your game." (squint)"

Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "I don't have a helmet...... Big brother, my student, can you lend me a few days to play? ”

WC really has mosquitoes: "...... Good guys, sloppy. ”

In addition to the Thunder fighter, the performance of the "Dragon" missile of the Boulder Military Industry is also quite outstanding.

The Sea Dragon, modified by Vault 70 engineers, carried an EMP warhead that disabled the USS Reef's radar and sonar systems in a single shot, creating a crucial opportunity for the Jungle Corps' occupation plans.

In addition, this should be regarded as the first "joint operation" of the three armed forces of the navy, land and air since the launch of "Wasteland Online"!

Although it is not as exciting as the battle on Ten Peaks, the equipment and various tactical and strategic details invested in the battle are far more than the former.

Not only did the players enjoy playing, but Chu Guang, who was far away on the northern front, also praised it from the bottom of his heart after reading the battle report of the entire battle.

“…… Shazhou Island has already been taken, and if the radar station and missile launchers are deployed on the island, the space for the operation of the North Island Fleet can be further reduced. ”

The Captain's Room of the Iron Heart.

After reading the battle report, Chu Guang set his eyes on the world map on the wall, and the red dotted line drawn in the middle of the southern sea had been filled in as a solid line.

Just a few minutes ago, there was good news from the shipyard on Anle Island, hoping that the Alliance's air force could cooperate with them to complete the test of the "Conch" submarine.

The day of the decisive battle is getting closer and closer!

(End of chapter)