Steel torrents pioneering a different world

Chapter 117 Liquid Nitrogen Attack, Crisis Temporarily Resolved, High-Value Prisoner (10,000 words in one volume)

A young monitor, his face pale, stared intently at the area on the screen that had suddenly turned bright red.

"Are they enemy reinforcements?" Brigadier General Fu strode over, his brow furrowed as he asked.

"No...no!"

The monitor pointed to the enlarged thermal image, his voice trembling.

"They crawled out from the corpses of those beast hordes! They were all... all sorts of insects!"

"Damn magic attack!!"

Brigade Commander Man and Brigade Commander Fu, among others, looked at the large screen, their pupils slightly contracting.

Brigade Commander Fu pointed to the communicator, and Brigade Commander Man nodded.

Brigade Commander Fu is handing over command to him.

He grabbed the communicator, his voice as cold as ice.

"Attention all departments, a large-scale mosquito infestation is underway. All three sets of biological and chemical control measures have been activated."

The so-called first to third sets of biochemical prevention and control measures were a powerful approach hypothesized after the discovery of the zombie giant and the collective wisdom of the soldiers.

In addition to large quantities of ammunition and supplies, the supplies brought to the other world also included provisions to deal with potential plague disasters.

In the modern world, there are many biochemical and biological attacks. Why can other worlds control animals, but the undead, who are known for their evil, cannot control the release of plagues and viruses?
Based on this, the team applied for a mixed pesticide mainly composed of highly toxic organophosphate insecticides, highly toxic pyrethroids, fipronil, and other lethal mosquito-killing agents.

These insecticides are extremely deadly to mosquitoes, insects, birds, and the microorganisms of the ecosystem.

For example, highly toxic organophosphate insecticides such as parathion and octamethrin can cause neurotoxicity by inhibiting insect acetylcholinesterase, resulting in rapid knockdown.

Although these things are extremely toxic to humans and animals, and even a tiny amount of contact can be fatal, you can't resist how useful they are.

Biological warfare units can have specialized protective measures to deal with this type of attacking enemy.

"Gentlemen!" Su Mingjin's heart tightened as she looked at the large area on the electronic sand table that had been instantly stained red. "Since the situation is so urgent, should we request the Truth Weapon to provide indiscriminate fire coverage? We can abandon all the preliminary preparations for that area!"

This is a very strong statement. Giving up the preparations means that all the previous efforts and sacrifices have been in vain.

Commander Man's sharp eyes swept over the topographic map, and he resolutely refused.

"No way!"

"The swarm of insects is too scattered, and the corpses of the beast tide have covered the entire valley. Using the weapon of truth to blow up mosquitoes? Or even scattered mosquitoes? The cost-effectiveness is too low!"

Brigade Commander Fu nodded in agreement: "We don't have many modified Truth Weapons left, and we don't know if the gods have any other weapons. Every shot from a Truth Weapon must be used wisely! The biological control plan is enough to crush these bugs!"

"Understood." Su Mingjin nodded, no longer interfering with the two's more professional military command.

Seeing Su Mingjin retreat, Deng Dakang, who was lying on the chair with a face as pale as paper, coughed violently a few times and said weakly, "Commander Su, this scene... is almost exactly the same as what I saw in my hallucination. One thing leads to another, the other side's methods are really not simple."

Su Mingjin crouched down and asked in a deep voice, "Are you saying that from the initial undead attack, to the beast tide, the bird attack, and now the insect plague, it was all a pre-planned series of schemes?"

“Yes.” Deng Dakang gasped for breath, a hint of lingering fear in his eyes. “This was all a conspiracy by those spellcasters who called themselves gods.”

"Furthermore, I believe they may have some kind of precognitive ability, and after discovering that we were a tough nut to crack, they specifically devised this vicious plan."

Su Mingjin pressed further: "Besides finding the main body of that red-leafed, white-barked tree with a human face and launching an attack, are we just left with no choice but to passively react to whatever comes our way?"

"Yes, we've been in this world for too short a time and have gathered too little information. We need to learn more from the locals!"

"Once this attack is over, we will go find the locals."

Deng Dakang gave a wry smile. "Sigh, if I were stronger, I might have seen more news. I'm so useless!"

"Professor Deng deserves the most credit for this battle, you don't need to blame yourself so much!" Brigade Commander Fu said with a smile.

"Yes, Professor Deng, you are the greatest contributor to this battle."

"Our passive situation this time is mainly due to insufficient intelligence. With a better understanding of the enemy, we can proceed steadily and counter their moves, and we will definitely be able to destroy all their schemes."

Several people nodded.

"Gentlemen, let's begin the battle!"

With each chilling combat order from Brigade Commander Man, the entire war machine sprang into action once again.

The artillery unit, which had already loaded high-powered ammunition and was preparing to deal with the red-leafed, white-barked, human-faced tree, immediately began to adjust its firing parameters.

"Artillery positions! Artillery positions!" The operations staff officer's voice came through the communications channel, clear and urgent.

"Coordinates C3, the place where the beast tide was annihilated! Execute the incendiary plan! Thermobaric bombs, incendiary bombs, three rounds of rapid fire! All in airburst mode. I want that valley so utterly devoid of even a single living bacterium!"

"Rocket Force, target area C2, execute airburst interception mission, create a fire net for me!"

Watching the various units execute orders efficiently and without chaos, Brigade Commander Man glanced at the inventory data.

Dongfeng—

There are 36 standard-type missiles and 15 100-ton-equivalent Truth-class missiles.

Longsword 10 —

There are 32 standard-type missiles and 6 missiles with a yield of 80,000 tons.

Upon seeing this number, Commander Man instantly recalled the serious yet pained faces of logistics personnel in the modern world when they heard about the amount of ammunition consumed.

"Ammunition seems sufficient," he muttered, then looked up and shouted, "Drone unit! How are the electromagnetic interference and geothermal spillover situations?"

"Report! Electromagnetic interference in the forest area has decreased by 50%! The rate of magma and geothermal diffusion has decreased by 70%!"

"After multiple rounds of saturation attacks, that magma dragon has shrunk to 60 meters in length! It may dissipate at any moment!"

Commander Man nodded, then asked the last question he was most concerned about: "How many of those 'human face trees' are there within a radius of 150 kilometers? Are they clustered together?"

"Report! Six trees over 100 meters tall have been detected, along with 20 smaller trees around 50 meters tall. The trees are no longer clustered together; they are all scattered!"

"We've suffered a huge loss!" Commander Man's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Deng Dakang received the news too late.

Given enough time, these scattered trees could be easily uprooted with extended-range artillery shells costing tens of thousands of dollars each, or even cheaper attack drones.

But now, in order to deal with the approaching black swarm of insects, the main force of the troops must switch to defense and cannot spare the resources to carry out such precise roll call tasks.

The best defense is always offense.

He quickly calculated in his mind.

A Dongfeng-21 missile costs 40 million yuan to manufacture. A Changjian-10 missile costs 14 million yuan.

Just to kill a broken tree?
If given enough time, a dozen or so suicide drones, costing less than 500,000 yuan in total, could uproot a 100-meter-tall tree and blast the surrounding area to smithereens.

Now, things are getting worse; they're using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, causing costs to skyrocket dozens of times.

I thought I had the initiative on the battlefield and could fight leisurely and economically, but the opponent launched wave after wave of counterattacks, forcing me to use the most expensive means to clear the battlefield.

"These guys are too annoying!" A hint of pain flashed in Brigade Commander Man's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by ruthlessness.

"Command! Lock the coordinates of all remaining face trees!"

"Deploy the Changjian-10 missiles first, regardless of cost, prioritize taking down those 100-meter-tall behemoths!"

"Uproot all the trees that have sprouted within a 150-kilometer radius!"

The communications soldier paused for a moment, then looked into the brigade commander's bloodshot eyes, a shiver ran through him, and he roared, "Yes! Understood!"

Thirty-two Long Sword cruise missiles, each costing over ten million, could wipe out hundreds of millions in just a few seconds.

Su Mingjin opened her mouth, but in the end, she swallowed her words back.

We should prioritize using the cheaper Longsword 10 first, and only consume the Dongfeng weapon last.

Commander Man was backed into a corner, using money to buy time and a decisive offensive to gain a respite.

The order was given, and the distant artillery positions fell silent for less than ten seconds.

Immediately afterwards, the earth began to tremble violently.

"Boom—boom—"

A series of muffled roars filled the air as the blast wave violently ripped open the silo's cover. Thirty-two scorching fire dragons roared and tore through the night, trailing long tails of flame, forming a steel torrent that rushed south.

That wasn't the parabola drawn by the shell, but a shadow of death that skimmed the ground at nearly Mach 5, almost touching the tops of the mountains and forests.

Even if those bizarre human-faced trees could distort space and interfere with a few shells, they would absolutely not be able to stop this killing machine specifically designed for penetration.

On the large screen in the command center, the satellite clearly captured this scene.

All the onlookers saw were long-sword cruise missiles, like the most precise scalpels, piercing deep into the waists of those hundred-meter-tall giant trees.

There was no sound, only white lights flashing on the screen.

Seconds later, the delayed explosion roared in like the fury of a god!

The explosion of the half-ton RDX warhead released unparalleled destructive energy.

Those giant trees that possessed some kind of magical shield and required artillery battalions to concentrate fire and launch at least a dozen shells to shake were as fragile as rotten wood in front of the missiles, their huge trunks being blasted in half into flying debris.

Even more extreme, a missile precisely penetrated the gap between the thick tree roots and the ground, and the violent explosion forcefully lifted the entire giant tree up by the roots and threw it into the air!

The terrifying shockwave spread out in a circle, destroying all the trees within a 200-meter radius.

"Target number one destroyed!"

"Target number three destroyed!"

"All high-value targets hit! Signal interference is rapidly dissipating!"

As the giant trees fell one by one, the omnipresent electromagnetic suppression quickly subsided, and the noise in the communication channels decreased significantly.

As Brigade Commander Man watched the battle results continuously appearing on the screen, the tense lines on his face finally softened slightly.

Although the operation was costly, the results were brilliant. Money can be earned back, but once soldiers' precious lives are lost, everything is lost.

"Well done!" he muttered, it was unclear whether he was praising the missile or himself.

Almost simultaneously with the Longsword missile hitting its target, the artillery units, which had been waiting in advance, unleashed their vengeful fury upon the area more than forty kilometers away in Death Valley, where the beast tide had suffered the most casualties.

The rocket artillery roared deafeningly, and the second wave of attacks, consisting of thermobaric and incendiary bombs, precisely covered the recovering land.

boom! boom! boom!
Huge, orange-red clouds of fire rose into the valley, their terrifying heat instantly vaporizing everything within their range.

The mosquitoes that had just hatched from the corpses and hadn't even had a chance to flap their wings, along with their breeding grounds—the mountains of animal carcasses—and the ice, snow, and soil on the ground, were all reduced to nothing in the inferno-like flames.

"The lethality is quite good!"

"Unfortunately, the herds of beasts are not very concentrated."

Artillery bombardment was carried out, but there were too many beast carcasses. Human weapons could only eliminate some of the mosquitoes. In some scattered areas, the beast carcasses eventually hatched into tiny black lines composed of countless mosquitoes.

The black lines rapidly converged, twisted, and expanded in the air.

In just a few minutes, the inconspicuous streaks of black lines merged into vast, dark clouds that blotted out the sky.

These dark clouds are dense but quite dispersed, clearly a defense against attacks from powerful human weapons.

"A clever tactic, but the enemy's pace of progress has accelerated," Commander Fu said, frowning.

"Our progress can't keep up with the speed of our weapon attacks. Get all units ready!"

Soon, the sharp sound of the alarm ripped apart the brief tranquility of the camp.

"Level 1 Biological Combat Alert! All personnel, immediately don your NBC protective gear! Mosquitoes are expected to attack in 25 minutes!"

Amidst the piercing broadcast, whether they were combatants on the front lines or staff officers in the rear command post, everyone grabbed their protective suits without hesitation.

The heavy protective suit was quickly put on, and the mask made a "click" sound when it was fastened. The oxygen tank was also ready to be turned on at any time.

The mosquitoes in this other world are unaware of their level of danger.

Who knows what prehistoric virus or magical plague it carries? Faced with an unknown biological weapon, even the bravest warrior dares not be careless.

Commander Man looked at the massive shadow rapidly approaching on the tactical screen and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "There are so many!"

"Commander, the mosquito swarm has entered the 15-kilometer interception zone!"

"Understood." Commander Man didn't even look up; his voice, muffled like thunder, came from behind his mask. "According to the plan, begin the special ammunition bombing!"

As soon as the order was given, a series of dull and unpleasant "thump, thump, thump" sounds came from the artillery positions that were already prepared.

That wasn't the roar of conventional artillery, but the firing of a makeshift mortar made from a large-caliber gasoline drum.

One by one, shells filled with high explosives were launched into the sky, carrying a primitive and savage beauty.

Immediately afterwards, even more intense artillery fire erupted.

Those are airburst shells fired by professional self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers.

High in the sky, countless points of light from explosions lit up, weaving a web of death directly in front of the swarm of mosquitoes.

The orange-red flames flashed by in an instant, followed by countless high-speed fragments and shockwaves.

The swarm of mosquitoes, resembling a black cloud, was torn open with hundreds of huge holes, and countless mosquitoes were reduced to charcoal and debris in the explosion.

However, the dark cloud only paused for a moment.

The mosquitoes behind immediately filled the gap in front, and the entire cloud seemed to have its own life, rolling and wriggling, bypassing the area with the most concentrated explosions, and continuing to press forward with an unstoppable momentum.

The chilling buzzing sound pierced through the protective suits and the noise of the camp, becoming even sharper and more frantic.

Artillery position.

"Southeast direction, 10 kilometers, airspace altitude 1200! Special munitions ready, commence deployment!"

The artillery commander roared at the top of his lungs.

The barrels of the sixty-four 155mm self-propelled guns dipped slightly, then recoiled violently. The sound of the cannons was no longer the previous boom, but a dull "thud," like a giant beating a drum.

The shell tore through the night, leaving no long trail of flame, but quietly climbing to its designated altitude.

The next second, it was as if the sky had been splashed with paint.

Parachutes unfurled in the air, and the shells disintegrated, spewing out thick smoke in yellow, white, and gray hues that quickly blended and diffused under the influence of airflow.

Within just a dozen seconds, a sea of ​​poisonous fog, hundreds of meters thick and stretching for several kilometers, formed on the path that the mosquito swarm was bound to take.

Those fearless mosquitoes plunged headlong into it.

Organophosphates, pyrethroids, fipronil... these chemical agents that terrify pests on Earth were injected into their bodies in the highest concentrations and in the most brutal way.

The high-speed flapping wings became the most efficient toxic gas mixer.

The once menacing dark clouds seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall. The mosquitoes flying at the front began to twitch and circle irregularly, then lost all their strength and fell to their deaths in droves, silently.

But this is just the appetizer.

The gunner began fine-tuning the muzzle parameters, while the loader reloaded the 155mm special highly toxic insecticide rounds, and the propellant handler then fed in the minimum amount of propellant.

"Number two, deploy!"

Another round of shelling followed.

This time, instead of colorful smoke bursting in the sky, it was clumps of viscous gel.

The gel vaporized instantly in the air, drawing out countless scorching threads, like giant burning nets.

Tetrafluorobenzene, mixed with hydrophobically modified silica, can not only instantly destroy nerves, but also completely burn away moisture in the air.

A single shell can cover an airspace with a diameter of 400 meters, turning 120,000 square meters of space into a burning inferno.

The saturated chemical and fire attack, like the most sophisticated meat grinder, instantly tore apart, burned, and disintegrated the approaching black cloud.

At the command center, on the huge electronic screen, the red area representing the mosquito swarm was melting away at a visible speed, eventually leaving only less than 20% of the sparse light spots.

"Reporting to the brigade commander! The mosquito swarm density has decreased by more than 80%!" The staff officer's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

A suppressed cheer and a sigh of relief rang out in the command post.

“Only 20% left…” Commander Man didn’t relax at all. He stared intently at the remaining red dots on the screen that were still moving toward the camp. “There are so many of these guys!”

He picked up the communicator, his tone as cold as ice.

"Artillery units, deliver a barrage of fire on the remaining face-shaped trees and the crippled lava dragon! After that, switch to biological defense mode!"

"Yes!"

"How are the camp's biohazard defense preparations going?"

"Report: Defense system activated!"

Commander Man turned his gaze to another screen, which showed the perspective of several forward-deployed infantry squads.

"Where is the unit that deployed the liquid nitrogen traps? Have they been withdrawn yet?"

"The vehicles are in place, and the crew is waiting for the dragon to be served." "Caution is paramount!"

As the black cloud on the screen, which had thinned considerably but remained deadly, drew ever closer, Commander Man took a deep breath.

"Notify all units to prepare for the onslaught of mosquitoes from the other side!"

Outside the base command post.

The engineering soldiers deployed around the camp have already driven out rows of neatly designed special vehicles.

These high-pressure liquid spraying trucks, originally used for urban sanitation, have now been transformed into war beasts.

The modified nozzles, equipped with high-powered sprayers, can produce a mist band as high as 80 meters, making them a powerful weapon specifically designed to exterminate such overwhelming swarms of insects.

Dozens of vehicle-mounted atomizers were also deployed.

"Attention all spraying units, activate the pest control program!"

With the command given, the heavy truck's engine roared, and its thick, cannon-like nozzles rose up, pointing towards the sky.

The next second, the deadly chemical agent was pumped out under high pressure, turning into thick walls of fog that shot into the sky!
Yellow organophosphates, white pyrethroids, gray fipronil... Dozens of fog walls of different colors intertwined above the camp, instantly forming a vast, all-encompassing chemical inferno.

The remaining mosquitoes and black clouds rushed in.

However, that's not all.

At the edge of the camp, dozens of discrete lasers that had been waiting in the wings were activated simultaneously.

Thin, yet deadly, beams of red light swept wildly through the dark clouds, and with each flash, a small patch of mosquitoes was instantly incinerated into ashes in mid-air.

"The kill speed is too slow! This thing isn't for swatting mosquitoes!"

A technician in charge of the laser array looked at the kill data that was rapidly changing on the screen but had little significance, and couldn't help but mutter something.

This advanced air defense system is designed to accurately target drones and missiles.

However, when faced with countless mosquitoes, the speed of the beam-guided hunting is extremely slow.

Finally, the mosquitoes, having exhausted 90% of their strength, arrived at the camp.

They passed through artillery fire, poisonous fog, and lasers, before crashing headlong into the final barrier.

The soldiers, who were already on high alert, activated their handheld flamethrowers, and streaks of orange-red fire swept across the area, turning the open space in front of the camp into a sea of ​​fire.

The mosquitoes that managed to get through the fire line were met by soldiers already dressed in full protective gear. Their fragile mouthparts made a crisp "ding-ding" sound as they bit into the tough isolation suits, but they couldn't even leave a white mark.

After their futile attacks, they could only fall to the ground in despair, their last chance of survival snatched away by the poisonous fog and intense heat.

Of course, there were some losses.

Swarms of mosquitoes squeezed into the vents and air intakes of many pieces of equipment, causing some minor but significant trouble for the equipment in operation.

A dozen minutes later, the chilling buzzing sound completely disappeared.

The whole world seemed to be quiet.

"Attention all units! Burn all dead mosquitoes. Do not touch them directly! Organize equipment and report the extent of damage immediately!"

Inside the command post, Brigade Commander Man's calm voice resonated throughout the entire battalion via the communicator.

"Report! The cooling pipes of three 155mm howitzers at the artillery position are blocked and need to be cleared. They are temporarily out of combat!"

"Report! The air intake of generator set number two is blocked. The standby unit has been started!"

"Report! There's a problem with the laser weapon..."

"Report! A short circuit has occurred at the communication base station, requiring urgent repairs..."

"Report……"

Listening to the reports from various departments, the people in the command center were on edge, but they also felt a real sense of relief.

Fortunately, the protective measures were watertight, so this loss is negligible.

A staff officer wiped the sweat from his brow and muttered under his breath, "If this were recorded in the battle report, it would probably be the most expensive mosquito eradication operation in human history..."

"Yeah, we spent so much money on mosquito control. I wonder if the logistics department will curse us if they hear about it."

Dongda University has become wealthy, but the original aspiration of the military has never changed.

J-10 fighter jets are covered with plastic sheets, main battle tanks are covered with three-color waterproof cloths, and work gloves are frequently seen in front-line work positions.

Since the new military reforms, the military's tendency to engage in business has been eliminated, and various corrupt practices have been eradicated, resulting in a rapid increase in the military's combat effectiveness.

Under the integration of military and civilian sectors, the troops give full play to their collective initiative, creating conditions where none exist, all in order to achieve more victories at the lowest cost.

While some expenses are necessary when exploring another world, the team is extremely frugal when it comes to saving money.

There were some performance indicators to be assessed within the team.

For example, a comprehensive comparison can be made based on factors such as mission completion progress, ammunition consumption, and casualties. The higher the score, the greater the probability of obtaining the best unit.

However, the costs of the war's aftermath are not something these victorious soldiers need to consider for the time being.

……

Inside the command center, no one relaxed their guard.

Everyone's eyes, like those of Brigade Commander Man, were focused on the huge tactical screen in the center.

The screen is divided into dozens of real-time views, but the most important one is undoubtedly the main perspective transmitted back from the drone at high altitude.

In the scene, the lava dragon, now nearly a quarter smaller than its original size, drags its battered body, moving slowly but steadily across the crater-strewn landscape. With each step it takes, the crimson rocks beneath its feet crack open, releasing small amounts of scalding lava that quickly solidify in the frigid air.

Having cleared away the mosquitoes, now it's time to deal with this real threat.

Commander Man stared at the screen, his eyes calm as still water. He picked up the communicator, but the orders he issued were as cold as ice.

"Notify the engineers and artillery to freeze that lava lizard completely!"

"understand!"

……

When the order reached the front line, engineer Ming Yufei had just closed the valve of his handheld flamethrower.

In order to make room for artillery and other large artillery pieces, their area was allocated a limited amount of chemical agents and shells.

This meant that mosquitoes would always slip through the net and rush over, forcing these engineering soldiers to take on the role of flamethrower infantrymen, carrying flamethrowers to clean up the mess.

Fortunately, the fully enclosed heavy protective suits isolated them from all threats, and their own oxygen cylinders were enough for them to use for more than an hour.

Upon hearing the instructions from the communicator, Ming Yufei threw the flamethrower to the ground and turned to look at a peculiar "bubble" not far away.

It was a huge, transparent special plastic bag that completely covered comrade Zhang Bin and a sophisticated control console, while a small air circulator next to it was humming softly.

"Old Zhang, the command center is urging us."

"Almost there, almost there! Just waiting for the next explosion." Zhang Bin's muffled voice came from inside the plastic bag. He was staring intently at the control panel screen, not turning his head.

Ming Yufei chuckled, not annoyed at all, and leaned over to watch the live broadcast on his screen.

The footage came from the camera on the liquid nitrogen transport vehicle controlled by Zhang Bin.

The magma dragon, which was over sixty meters long, was still enduring terrifying bombardment.

One 155mm shell after another exploded on it, but it was like pouring water on a red-hot iron block, producing only bursts of sparks and rubble with little effect.

"This guy's resurrection ability is too overpowered," Ming Yufei exclaimed in amazement.

“It’s definitely tough, but it’s constantly losing health.” Zhang Bin pointed to the constantly fluctuating data in the corner of the screen. “Thermal imaging shows that its surface temperature is slowly decreasing. Every time it gets hit, it loses a lot of heat.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a sharp whistling sound, tearing through the air, came from the distant horizon.

A 460mm heavy rocket, caught in the hail of shells, streaked with a long plume of flame and struck the dragon precisely on the back.

boom--!
A deafening roar shook the very ground beneath their feet.

A small mushroom cloud rose into the air, and the dragon's massive body was blown away.

A large chunk of lava armor was violently torn apart, and scalding magma shot into the sky like a fountain, crashing down with a crackling sound.

The dragon let out a painful roar, its voice filled with savagery.

"I reckon if we fire two more shots, it'll turn into an open-top lizard," Ming Yufei said, his face beaming with excitement.

"Don't be too happy yet." Zhang Bin's expression remained tense. "Conventional artillery bombardment can only wear it down. To kill it, we'll have to see what we can do."

Under the "guidance" of saturation firepower, the constantly repairing and battered dragon finally staggered into a mountain valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.

This is the pre-planned ambush point.

Almost the instant it stepped into the ravine, the fierce artillery fire came to an abrupt halt.

The world seemed to fall silent suddenly.

All that remained were the dragon's heavy breathing and angry growls.

Such terrifying vitality would have shattered morale long ago in the era of cold weapons, given their seemingly indestructible resilience. Thankfully, they possessed the "weapon of truth" and a variety of other weapons they could wield in ingenious ways!

"Once the target enters the ambush position, the artillery can begin firing!"

The platoon leader's calm voice came through the communicator, tinged with a hint of cold mockery.

Inside the plastic bag, Zhang Bin's tense body suddenly relaxed, then immediately tensed up again.

He took a deep breath, as if to encourage himself, and his ten fingers moved so fast on the precision control panel that they almost left afterimages.

"It's our turn, buddy!"

On the screen, he controlled the Yushu brand robot, making it drive a liquid nitrogen transport vehicle. The engine roared, and the solid tires rolled through the hot mud. The third robot broke out of its hiding place and rushed towards the shattered body of the demon dragon.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, special vehicles painted with warning signs appeared behind the mountain valleys on both sides, a total of twelve vehicles, like a pack of steel wolves preparing to hunt, rushing from all directions toward the behemoth in the center of the valley that was repairing its wounds.

"Haha... Charge, charge with all your might~~" Ming Yufei leaned close to Zhang Bin's bubble, watching the rapidly approaching dragon on the screen, and couldn't help but yell, "A new era of robot suicide attack, haha...!"

"Shut up, don't interfere with my driving the robot!" Zhang Bin shouted without turning his head.

The image in the robot's camera lens began to distort and warp, clearly indicating that it was about to give out.

The temperature alarm installed on the engineering vehicle has changed from yellow to a glaring red, and the alarm sound is so sharp it sounds like it's going to pierce your eardrums.

The images transmitted from the cockpit camera began to distort due to the high temperature. The massive body of the dragon was very close, and the lava flowing from the gaps in every scale was clearly visible.

It had just partially healed after being blown apart.

Sensing the ill-intentioned little creature that had returned, it angrily raised its head and unleashed a scorching dragon breath that instantly engulfed the leading transport vehicle.

boom!
The car didn't even have time to detonate before it turned into a twisted mass of molten iron in temperatures exceeding a thousand degrees.

"Remote control car number one is gone!" came an exclamation over the communication channel.

"Drone! Drone, drop bombs on it!"

Several missiles fell, slamming into the head of the Eye Dragon and blasting its magma tissue into countless fragments.

"Charge! Charge! Charge!" the platoon leader roared. "Pour it down their throats!"

Zhang Bin gritted his teeth and pushed the control stick of the drone all the way down.

The rudimentary insulation device gradually began to deform, and the solid tires underneath were melting.

Zhang Bin maneuvered the car around the dragon's breath trail, cutting in from a tricky angle, almost touching the dragon's belly where lava was still flowing.

"The distance is enough!"

"I have arrived!"

"You are in position at the three o'clock position!"

"Ok!"

"I've arrived too!"

The voices of his comrades rang out one after another in the channel.

"Detonation!"

The platoon leader practically roared those two words.

Without hesitation, Zhang Bin slammed down the red detonation button on the control panel.

There was no earth-shattering roar, only a series of muffled explosions.

The heavy liquid nitrogen tanks on eleven transport vehicles were torn open by directional explosives. In the instant of the explosion, more than 200 tons of liquid nitrogen with a temperature as low as minus 196 degrees Celsius were released!
Bah——!
A piercing shriek, seemingly capable of freezing the soul, echoed throughout the entire valley.

A massive amount of liquid nitrogen vaporized instantly upon contact with the dragon's body, which was at a temperature of over a thousand degrees Celsius.

A thick white fog erupted like a tsunami, instantly enveloping everything and turning the area into a white vapor cloud where one could not see their hand in front of their face.

The drone hovering in the sky instantly lost its optical visibility.

Switching to thermal imaging mode revealed a surprising scene on the screen.

The huge, fiery red outline that originally represented the dragon was being rapidly eroded and covered by the deep blue that represented extreme cold.

The temperature reading in the core area plummeted from over 800 degrees!
Five hundred... two hundred... fifty... minus thirty... minus one hundred!
In the mountain valley, amidst the deafening sound of vaporization, there were also teeth-grinding "crackling" sounds—the sounds of rocks and flesh violently tearing apart under extreme temperature differences.

The dragon's painful roar, which was attempting to heal itself, only lasted half a sound before abruptly ceasing, as if even the sound had been frozen in the air.

After an unknown amount of time, the white steam that had blotted out the sky was finally dispersed by the mountain wind.

In the command center, everyone held their breath.

Ming Yufei and Zhang Bin at the front line were also staring intently at the images transmitted back by the drone.

In the center of the scorched earth, the once invincible lava dragon still maintained its dying struggle posture.

But it is no longer a body of flesh and blood, but a huge, dark gray sculpture covered with frost and cracks.

Its body was completely frozen, and then, pulled by the internal heat and the external extreme cold, it shattered from the inside out, turning into a pile of volcanic rocks of varying sizes, with no trace of life-giving heat left.

"Damn it..." Ming Yufei stared at the pile of rubble for a long time before finally managing to utter a sentence, "How did it just shatter like that?"

Zhang Bin seemed to have all his strength drained away, collapsing into the chair, panting heavily, his hair soaked with sweat.

The communicator was silent for a moment, then it was broken by the platoon leader's barely suppressed, ecstatic laughter.

"Well done! Well done, brothers!"

Inside the command center, everyone breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the enemy's summoned dragon being destroyed.

"Won!"

"Good job!"

Commander Man slammed his fist heavily on the command platform, making the water glass vibrate, and his face was full of undisguised smiles.

Brigade Commander Fu, who was standing next to him, also breathed a long sigh of relief.
After the laughter subsided, Commander Man composed himself and issued a series of orders in a deep voice: "Order! Reconnaissance aircraft continue to monitor the surrounding area and confirm that there are no further abnormal energy reactions!"

"All units must immediately compile statistics on battle damage and casualties!"

"Base logistics, speed up the cleanup of those insect corpses, burn them all, leave not a single one!"

Orders were issued in an orderly manner, and the hall once again regained its tense atmosphere of efficient operation.

Just as Brigade Commander Man was about to ask about the situation of the missing Zhao Chong squadron, a communications officer suddenly stood up, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Reporting, Brigade Commander! We've connected! It's Squadron Zhao Chong! Their signal has been restored!"

"Bring them in immediately!" Brigade Commander Man and Brigade Commander Fu exchanged a glance, unable to hide their joy.

After a hissing sound of electricity, a tired but powerful voice rang out throughout the command hall.

"Headquarters, this is Zhao Chong! Can you hear me? I've finally made contact!"

Brigade Commander Fu grabbed the microphone, his voice filled with concern: "Zhao Chong! How's the situation over there? Is there any danger?"

"Reporting to the commander! We were attacked several times during our evacuation, but the danger has passed, and we are now paving the way for our relocation."

Zhao Chong paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts, before dropping a bombshell with his next sentence.

"Command...we captured a female elf alive!"

"What?! A female elf?"

The entire command center fell silent instantly.
Commander Fu thought he had misheard and looked at Commander Man.

Commander Man scratched his head.

A living elf?
And it's a woman?
What have Zhao Chong and his squadron been doing these past few hours?

(End of this chapter)