I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

At that moment, Xu Hongtu felt a bang in his head.

"Xiao Liang... Li Xiao Liang!"

Xu Hongtu let out a furious shout, and on the other side, the soldiers of the Eighth Platoon also roared and pulled the trigger towards the monster.

The bullet made a dull thud as if it had struck a hard stage, bursting into clumps of green viscous liquid in the clear air, followed by a deafening and eerie shriek.

“Sha…”

In pain, the monster withdrew its sharp, iron-like tentacles from Li Xiaoliang's body, and the force caused Li Xiaoliang to fall to Wu San's side.

"Xiao Liang! Xiao Liang!"

Wu San turned over and caught Li Xiaoliang's falling body.

Xu Hongtu staggered over and hugged him tightly, his eyes wide with fury.

"Xiao Liang! Li Xiao Liang!"

Blood had soaked through Li Xiaoliang's combat uniform on his chest, and his face was deathly pale.

"Class...class monitor..."

"Xiao Liang, don't die, you can't die!"

"Squad leader... I want to go home, I want... to go home... I want to eat my mom's... scallion noodles..."

Li Xiaoliang's eyes completely lost their luster, and two clear tears slid gently down his cheeks.

"Xiao Liang!"

Seeing the emptiness in Li Xiaoliang's eyes, Wu San felt a surge of anger. He roared, stood up, and pointed his rifle at the monster.

At this moment, he had forgotten the pain in his legs; his heart was filled only with an inescapable hatred for the demon.

On the ground, Xu Hongtu's combat uniform was stained red with blood. He held Li Xiaoliang, whose body was gradually growing cold, in his arms, his head down, his body trembling slightly.

"I will definitely take you home..."

Chapter 415 The Fury of Class 8

"Ahhhh!!!"

Wu San roared, bullets venting his hatred.

Although the size of the monster was difficult to discern with the naked eye, the green monster blood that burst out in mid-air and the deafening roar made the soldiers of Class 8 pull the trigger even more firmly.

After the previous battle, Class 8 had few elemental bullets left, but they mixed them with ordinary bullets and fired them. The fierce firepower temporarily suppressed the monsters.

"Click click click..."

The gun in Wu San's hand stopped spitting fire, and the sound of an empty magazine could be heard.

Wu San reached into the ammunition pouch and rummaged around, only to find that the magazines inside were all used up.

"Fuck you!"

Just then, a hand suddenly reached out from behind Wu San and patted him on the shoulder.

Wu San turned around and saw Xu Hongtu, whose eyes were bloodshot and whose face was as hard as iron.

"Squad leader!"

"Old Wu, switch to elemental bullets."

"Squad leader, we're out of ammunition."

Xu Hongtu said in a deep voice: "Compress the bullet with elements—Type II."

"Compression Type II?"

Wu San was startled.

The Element Compressed Bullet - Type II, or "Compressed Type II" for short, is an improved version of the element compressed bullet developed by the research group of the Chinese military industry. It was originally designed as an enhanced version of the element compressed bullet, with a power five to ten times that of the ordinary element compressed bullet. However, this also resulted in an unimaginably large recoil feedback when it was fired, and even the risk of barrel explosion if the operation was slightly careless.

The chamber explosion of an elementally compressed bullet is far more devastating than that of a regular bullet. Once it explodes, the gun is destroyed and the person dies; there is absolutely no chance of survival.

Therefore, since its design and development, the Type II compressed bullet has always been classified as an experimental ammunition with extremely high risks. Its use is strictly prohibited except in special circumstances on the battlefield, and even if it is used, a use report must be submitted to the superior.

Under these regulations and restrictions, the Type 2 Compression was not initially intended to be deployed to the military on a large scale. Only a small number were produced nationwide, and this small number has been stored at the Qianhai base ever since.

The Qindao City defense battle, which lasted for more than half a month, had depleted the ammunition depots of Qindao City and Qianhai Base. After much deliberation, the Qianhai Base Command ordered the sealed Type II element bullets to be moved to the front line, but also issued a rule that they should not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Each soldier was allocated a limited number of Type II compressed element bullets, only seven, one of each element. However, these seven bullets were enough to be equivalent to the power of hundreds of compressed element bullets, making them a deadly weapon that could potentially kill a thousand enemies while injuring eight hundred of its own.

"Squad leader, reduce the risk of Type II infection..."

Wu San stopped speaking halfway through his sentence because he saw Xu Hongtu lightly raise his rifle, his eyes devoid of any emotion, only filled with boundless killing intent.

He has already replaced it with the Compression II.

"Hurry up and catch up."

After saying that, Xu Hongtu walked past Wu San and went out.

Wu San understood Xu Hongtu's feelings; he, too, harbored an inextinguishable rage within him.

Without any further hesitation, Wu San immediately took out an aluminum metal box containing compressed Type II element bullets from his equipment bag.

"Damn it, even if I have to die with you today, I will tear this bastard to pieces!"

Xu Hongtu raised his rifle and aimed at the air.

"Xiao Bai, Xiao Liang, I will definitely avenge you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Hongtu pulled the trigger, firing a compressed Type II fire element bullet.

At that moment, a deafening roar, like dozens of cannons firing simultaneously, rang in Xu Hongtu's ears, causing him to experience a brief period of tinnitus.

Unlike ordinary elemental compressed bullets that release elemental energy only upon impact, the compressed type II elemental bullet begins releasing elemental energy the moment it is fired. This elemental energy release is an incremental process from firing to impact, aiming to achieve maximum power upon impact, but this also results in significant recoil.

In an instant, Xu Hongtu felt as if he had been struck head-on by a heavy hammer. He couldn't help but stagger back a few steps before falling backward. The force of the recoil also cracked the web of his right hand, which was gripping the gun handle, and blood flowed down his face.

Although the cost of element compression type II firing is extremely high, the reward is equally high.

A bright orange-red blast, over twenty meters in diameter, exploded in mid-air. For a moment, it was as if a small sun had appeared above the entire factory area. The energy of the explosion spread out, causing the members of Class 8 to instinctively lower their heads to avoid the scorching air. The power of this blast was no less than that of a regular cruise missile.

A mutated Deceptive Flower roared from the air. Although Xu Hongtu couldn't hear the specific information the monster's roar conveyed, he could tell from its aggressive tone that the compressed Type II fire element bullet had caused it considerable damage.

The explosion was just the beginning; it didn't represent the full power of the compressed Type II fire element bullet.

The instant the bullet struck the mutated liar's hidden body, the fire element caused by the explosion spread rapidly along the mutated liar's body from several points, like a persistent infection.

The mutated Phantom Flower's transparent tentacles tried to swat at the flames on its body, but to no avail; in fact, the flames spread to the tentacles upon contact with them. The scorching fire of the Compressed Type II Fire Element Bullet was composed of a purer form of fire elemental power, and there was no way to extinguish it for a certain period of time. Even if the target was burned to ashes, the flames would ignite the fire elemental power in the air and continue to burn in mid-air, forming a will-o'-the-wisp phenomenon, until the originally designed time was reached.

This is what makes the Compression II so terrifying.

When facing a plant-based monster like the Deceitful Flower, the burning effect of the fire element is even more pronounced.

In just over ten seconds, the monster's entire body was covered with tiny fire elemental fireballs. The fireballs burned from the outermost layer of the mutated liar flower's skin inwards, and a pungent smell like burning rubber filled the air.

As the flames spread and continued to burn, it no longer had the strength to maintain its "invisibility" state, revealing its true form to everyone.

Standing nearly three stories tall, its tentacles lashed out to the sides, stretching for over twenty meters. The enormous flower bud was covered with pits and depressions, each containing green liquid bubbles that were constantly expanding and bursting. Even someone without trypophobia would feel nauseous upon seeing it.

Seeing the mutated lizard writhing its body, Xu Hongtu quickly got up from the ground and loaded another compressed type II element bullet into the gun.

It's not over yet!

However, before Xu Hongtu could finish loading the ammunition, five more deafening roars rang out. The continuous explosions and fireballs completely enveloped the mutated Deceitful Flower, and the ever-increasing fire element burning made the cries of its flower buds vibrate even more painful.

Some of the soldiers in the Eighth Platoon knelt on the ground with their rifles in hand, while others were thrown off by the massive recoil of the Type 2 Compression rifle. Without exception, everyone immediately began reloading after firing, their eyes filled with undisguised anger and murderous intent.

At this moment, what the group fired was not fire element bullets, but the Eighth Platoon's burning rage against the enemy who killed their comrades.

This rage will burn everything to ashes today!

Chapter 416 Heroes are destined to be remembered

Load, fire, load again, fire again.

The relentless scorching flames, the unmelting frost, the nerve-numbing lightning...

One compressed Type II element bullet after another struck the mutated swindler's enormous body until Xu Hongtu had completely emptied his ammunition, until the recoil had torn his hands and left them bleeding profusely.

In fact, after the first volley of compressed type II fire element bullets, the mutated Deceptive Flower was already on the verge of death from the pure fire element power. Then, Xu Hongtu's second ice element bullet completely killed it.

After the mutated lizard let out its final wail and collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again, Wu San and the others stopped firing. Only Xu Hongtu remained silent, as if he had seen and heard nothing, continuing to pour more ammunition onto the mutated lizard's charred corpse.

The members of Class 8 did not try to persuade him, but simply watched him quietly until he had fired all the compressed Type II element bullets in his hand. Then, breaking his previous silence, his emotions completely erupted.

"Bastard! Bastard!!"

Roaring, Xu Hongtu rushed in front of Wu San and reached into his backpack to snatch the remaining compressed type II element bullets from Wu San.

Wu San hurriedly grabbed Xu Hongtu's hand and asked, "Squad leader, what are you doing?"

"Give me bullets! Give them to me!"

"Squad leader!"

Wu San shouted, "We know the anger in your heart, because we feel the same way. Enough, squad leader! The monster is already dead. Stop! Compressed Type II elemental bullets are extremely risky. What if there's a barrel explosion later? I don't want to lose two comrades and then have to collect my squad leader's body!"

Wu San's words gradually pulled Xu Hongtu back from his grief and indignation. His hands, somewhat limp, withdrew from Wu San's backpack. Xu Hongtu took a deep breath and murmured, "It's all my fault. If I had been more careful, Xiaobai and Xiaoliang..."

"Squad leader, this is not your fault."

"Stop talking."

Xu Hongtu shook his head, took the communicator off his shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Two people keep watch on the surroundings. I'm going to report to command. Xiaobai and Xiaoliang..."

Just then, a sound came from the direction of the warehouse door.

"Please let us help with the rest."

Xu Hongtu and the others from Class 8 looked up and saw a group of refugees, led by Lao Liang, walking out of the warehouse gate.

Old Liang said, "We've already learned about what happened outside... We need to collect the remains of the two martyrs. Please let us help."

Seeing the determined looks in Lao Liang's and the others' eyes, Xu Hongtu nodded slightly.

So Lao Liang and others joined in to assist the Eighth Shift. Wu San was also pulled over by the doctor from the factory clinic to receive simple treatment and bandaging for his injured leg. Xu Hongtu wanted to politely decline the doctor's offer, but the doctor insisted on applying medicine and bandaging the webs between his hands.

After dealing with the situation, Xu Hongtu walked to the corner of the warehouse wall, sat down slowly against the wall, and then dialed the command center's communication.