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Chapter 107 Terrifying Beast Tide! Cheese Sandwiched Between Two Buns! (Bonus Chapter)
The image lasted only 0.5 seconds before being replaced by a blinding static signal.

The technician immediately yelled in anger, "Damn it!"

"Eagle 3 has lost contact!"

"Northeast! Eagle Five is under attack!"

"Number Five attempted a counterattack! The missile was launched, uh... it missed, the target evaded! Damn! It's too fast!"

"Report! Number Five is also missing!"

"Report……"

In less than half an hour, several of the deployed Eagle drones lost contact.

The air in the hall seemed to have been sucked out, leaving only suppressed breathing.

Every report of someone going missing is like a heavy hammer blow to everyone's heart.

"Damn it, are these bastards taking advantage of the solar eclipse to eat our drones like snacks?" a young technician muttered under his breath, but his hands didn't stop moving.

"Strange, the nighttime attack was very effective. Why didn't they attack us before?"

"Report, requesting the deployment of attack helicopters and aerial three-wheeled vehicles!"

"It's not the right time to wait until we've figured out the details!"

"Pack up the data transmitted back from the drone and send it to Group C so they can analyze it!"

Lu Zheng's fingers danced wildly on the control panel, integrating all the coordinates, altitudes, and headings data last transmitted by the destroyed drones into a single tactical map.

"Commander, the reconnaissance map has been drawn!"

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on the main screen.

Those coordinates obtained from the loss of drone equipment were connected by a scarlet curve, drawing a shocking battle line on the map.

One by one, red "Y"s lit up on the map, and the base of the "Y"s was their camp!
Besides this, there was also a super blizzard that was clearly powered by magic!

"Based on the last signal locations of the six drones before they lost contact, we mapped out the extent of the enemy's snow barrier."

The technician took a deep breath and announced a number that sent chills down everyone's spine.

"The super blizzard covers a long straight-line distance, up to 120 kilometers, and there are undead armies in the blizzard."

The hall was deathly silent.

Are there natural disaster armies within a 120-kilometer radius?

Is the opponent's magical ability that strong?
Could it unleash a super blizzard of such magnitude?
“Based on our preliminary analysis of the blizzard's magical concentration…” the technician’s voice was hoarse. He looked at the model simulation results on the screen and swallowed hard. “With such a massive blizzard, the number of undead units inside… conservatively estimated, is at least over a million.”

“Million…” the young staff officer who had sworn earlier muttered to himself, his face as pale as paper.

Commander Man slammed his fist on the control panel, making a dull thud.

He didn't speak again, but stared intently at the blood-red battle line representing the enemy on the screen, as if he wanted to burn it through with his eyes.

Su Mingjin's face remained expressionless as she quietly stared at the map.

A moment later, she picked up the internal communicator on the table.

"Connect long-range artillery positions one through twelve and conduct a trial attack."

Her voice was cold and clear, echoing in every corner of the command hall.

"Tell them we have plenty of ammunition today, so fire as hard as you can!"

Northern front, artillery positions.

Su Mingjin's calm and composed voice came through the communication channel, clearly echoing in the command vehicles of every artillery unit.

"Command authorized the fire attack plan. Target: the main undead force cluster on the northern front. Coordinates have been issued. Mission: saturation coverage."

The artillery battalion commander gripped the walkie-talkie tightly, his knuckles turning white, but a near-manifest smile appeared on his face. He licked his chapped lips and roared at the entire battalion, "Did you all hear that? The commander-in-chief has untied us! Fire Dragon 480, disarm!"

The command spread like an electric current throughout the entire position.

On each heavy launch vehicle, the massive launch containers slowly adjusted their elevation angle, aiming at the snowfield shrouded in the aura of death.

"The first wave is all dispersed solidification incendiary bombs! Give those skeletons a good bath!" a young artilleryman shouted excitedly, his face flushed red from the exhaust flames.

"Launch unit ready!"

"Target coordinates locked!"

"Request to launch!"

"Fire!"

There was no extra countdown. At the battalion commander's command, the earth let out a muffled, mournful cry.

"Boom—boom boom boom!"

Dozens of launch nozzles simultaneously unleashed scorching tail flames, instantly drying and melting the ground covered with a thin layer of snow.

Thick rockets, trailing long fiery tails, roared through the air as they hurtled straight into the sky, leaving dozens of crisscrossing, blinding trails across the dim heavens...

The newly deployed Fire Dragon 480 long-range rocket launcher uses 750mm heavy rockets, each of which is filled with specially made napalm.

This weapon, equipped with 370mm and 750mm rockets and a maximum range of up to 500 kilometers, is a newly deployed long-range support heavy weapon. The specially modified napalm bombs can turn an area within a 500-meter radius into a sea of ​​fire, and its killing effect on the undead scourge is extremely significant.

At other rocket artillery positions, large numbers of the PHL-03 300mm rocket launchers and the Type 81 122mm rocket launchers, which were commissioned in the last century, have been deployed and have begun to unleash their firepower.

Meanwhile, various 107mm rocket launchers with shorter ranges are poised to fire. Although these weapons have been in production for over fifty years, their maximum range is only about ten kilometers. However, they are cheap and readily available, and their main advantage is large-scale production.

In addition to these types of artillery, the PL-181 semi-automatic artillery and various calibers of artillery from the last century have also been adjusted to form a complete and tight long-range, medium-range, short-range, and ultra-short-range defense network.

The artillery positions roared with deafening force!

Just as the command center was waiting for the destructive effects of the artillery barrage, more bad news arrived.

"What? You're sure? Okay!"

An intelligence clerk suddenly stood up, his voice trembling: "Report! Important intelligence from the drones on the southern front: a beast tide has gathered at the boundary between the southern forest and the snowfield, behaving abnormally and posing a high risk."

Can I switch?

"can!"

The main screen instantly switched to a view from a reconnaissance aircraft.

On the screen, the clear line between the green forest and the white snowfield is now unfolding in a bizarre way.

Countless animals with infrared signatures are emerging from the depths of the forest, converging into torrents.

As the camera zoomed in, a collective gasp filled the command center.

Wolves and deer ran side by side, tigers and wild boars mingled together, and even mortal enemies like flying snakes and giant eagles lived in peace!

A group of ferocious beasts with a single horn on their heads, resembling warhorses, and strange, short, humanoid creatures gathered together.

Previously undiscovered flying griffins have also been spotted.

"Huh, why are there seats on the backs of those griffins?" The pilot adjusted the camera, locked onto several flying griffins, and sure enough, everyone saw that the griffins had seats on their backs that looked like saddles.

However, they did not see any humanoid creatures or humans.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the unnatural scene before them.

Seeing the animals that are usually predators, enemies, or even prey, now seemingly being controlled by an invisible hand, many people felt a sense of unease!

These hordes of beasts, with a clear objective and unified action, slowly but steadily advanced towards the base!

In addition to this, birds also began to circle, and as more and more birds gathered, they formed a huge, constantly moving dark cloud.

"They gather together without any distinction between groups, and they no longer fight or hunt?"

"Is this some kind of undead meeting or a beast horde gathering? What the hell have we done to deserve this?"

"How come this is so similar to Avatar? Have we offended the consciousness of this planet?"

"If this planet has consciousness, then we wouldn't be able to stand here at all!"

"Based on thermal imaging and dynamic model estimates, the number of terrestrial organisms gathered... has exceeded 100,000 and is still increasing... It is estimated that... in about five hours, they will complete their assembly and approach our forward sentry defense line."

Five hours...

"What are these beasts trying to do? Are they trying to cut off our retreat while we're fighting the undead?"

The atmosphere in the hall plummeted from oppressive to utterly devastating. On one hand, there was the impending calamity of at least a million undead, whose army undoubtedly included powerful magical creatures with various unknown abilities.

On the other side is an unknown number of beasts, all possessing the same magical abilities.

With only 6000 men, they were attacked from both sides. How could they possibly fight this battle?
"Ah."

A soft laugh sounded particularly abrupt in the deathly silent hall.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Brigade Commander Man was staring at the screen with great interest. He was not nervous at all. Instead, he was rubbing his chin and his eyes were shining with excitement.

"Interesting, really interesting."

Commander Man walked to the main screen and pointed his large finger at the clearly defined boundary line.

"See that? On one side is a barren snowfield, and on the other side is a vibrant forest. We've been saying that it takes some serious tricks to turn a continent into this two-faced landscape."

He looked around, his voice tinged with a strange excitement, drawing the attention of everyone in the hall.

"The dead represent death, and the beasts represent life. Behind this, there might really be two big shots who are at odds, or even gods."

The moment the word "God" was uttered, the already stagnant air in the command hall seemed to grow even heavier.

"Now, the undead are at our mercy. This guy hiding in the woods is probably getting restless and wants to take advantage of our misfortune, trying to bully us like we're easy targets?"

Commander Man paused, glancing at the young, tense faces.

"Let me ask you, are you scared?"

No one uttered a sound, but their tight lips and pale faces said it all.

"I'm afraid, and actually, being afraid is the right thing to do. But we can't be afraid, we have no choice but to be afraid!"

Commander Man suddenly roared, startling one of the staff officers.

He grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, his smile carrying a wildness.

"I'm terrified! I'm so scared I feel like I'm going to wet my pants! But I'm even more afraid that these guys will break into the portal behind us."

"Our home and our motherland are right behind us! So what's there to be afraid of! If someone has a knife to your throat, do you expect them to let you kowtow and leave safely?"

Many commanders realized this and their expressions turned serious.

His initially hesitant expression gradually hardened into a resolute one!
(End of this chapter)