In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Outside the Hamburg camp, Richard's convoy sped through the snowstorm.

An abandoned mining area seventy kilometers away.

Richard stood on the SUV, holding binoculars, staring intently at the abandoned mining area ahead.

According to the information provided by Da Xia, there are more than forty third-tier mutated beasts and several hundred second-tier monsters entrenched here.

This is the closest and largest high-risk community located outside the Hamburg camp.

Behind him were the armed forces of the Hamburg camp.

Several thousand foreign mercenaries lay prone behind a makeshift protective wall.

Their weapons were a motley collection, and half of the elite troops wore crystal core exoskeletons provided by the Great Xia.

For this battle, Richard practically emptied the entire stockpile of the camp's armory.

Behind them was an artillery position and a dozen or so main battle tanks that had been modified by crystal nuclei, their dark cannons aimed at the entrance to the mining area.

"Open fire! Give them a good beating!"

Richard put down his binoculars and yelled into the loudspeaker.

"Fire all the shells! Don't hold back a single one!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound of artillery fire exploded loudly.

The shells landed in the mining area, kicking up large amounts of snow and gravel.

The screams of the mutated beasts could be heard.

Enraged, the beasts surged out of the mine and charged toward the laying line.

The semi-encircled defensive positions built around the mine entrance suddenly erupted with dense gunfire.

The machine gun bullets formed a continuous line of fire, and the flamethrower spewed out flames that stretched for more than ten meters, trying to burn the mutated beasts that tried to rush to the front to ashes.

Matthew stood beside Richard, looking equally tense.

He harbored a thousand objections to this unexpected and risky battle.

"Boss, this battle was a huge loss."

Matthew, his face turning ashen, roared as he watched the charging beasts ahead.

"With the artillery we have, we simply cannot achieve effective ground-washing and killing!"

Without the support of the Great Xia's crystal energy heavy artillery, in the end we awakened ones would have to risk our lives to fill the gap.

After this battle, most of the camp's hard-earned resources will be wiped out!

The voice just fell.

"Bang!"

Richard suddenly jumped off the roof of the car and grabbed Matthew by the collar.

"Loss? You're fucking telling me you're losing money?"

Richard's spittle, dripping with anger and fear, landed squarely on Matthew's face.

"What do you think I'm doing? I'm saving all of your lives!"

Do you understand? We're saving your lives!

"I don't care how many people die today, I must raze this place to the ground before the Great Xia army arrives!"

Matthew was stunned by Richard's completely insane state.

He swallowed and nodded.

"You take your men and push forward!"

Richard shoved Matthew away forcefully.

"Kill all these monsters! Leave not a single one alive!"

Matthew inhaled the cold air and drew the machine gun mounted on his back, which was part of his Tier 3 exoskeleton.

"Awakened Squad, follow me!"

Matthew roared and took the lead, charging at the forefront of the beast horde.

In a brutal apocalypse, when guns and cannons can solve the problem, nobody wants to actually engage in a one-on-one bayonet fight with monsters.

However, the physical strength of the third-tier mutant beasts was terrifying; even crystal energy bullets could not kill them in a short time.

They charged straight into the mercenaries, braving a hail of bullets.

They watched as a Tier 3 Claw Bear, braving a hail of bullets, smashed through the cover in front of it.

Matthew could only grit his teeth, draw the high-frequency crystal energy battle knife from his side, and roar as he directly engaged the monster in battle.

As the first Tier 3 mutated beast stormed into the position, several more massive Tier 3 mutated beasts followed, crashing into Richard's camp's front line of defense like bulldozers.

A brutal, hand-to-hand combat, like a meat grinder, erupted instantly.

Blood stained the snow.

Without the high-level firepower support of Great Xia, the casualty figures of foreign auxiliary troops are rising sharply.

"Boom!"

A Tier 3 Clawed Bear slapped over a modified off-road vehicle.

"Ah! Help!!"

The foreign mercenaries inside the vehicle didn't even have time to scream before they were crushed into a bloody pulp.

Matthew, wielding dual swords and aided by a Tier 3 crystal exoskeleton, weaved through several Tier 3 monsters.

He cleaved open a monster's throat and turned to look in Richard's direction.

Richard stood on the roof of the vehicle, looking at the horrific battlefield ahead.

He didn't care how many people died.

As long as we can keep Da Xia outside the defense zone, it's worth it no matter how many people die.

"Hurry up! Kill them faster!"

Richard clenched his fists tightly and prayed silently.

If these settlements can be wiped out before the arrival of the Great Xia army, Great Xia will have no legitimate excuse to continue its northward march.