63: There's a crack in the sky?!

On the plane, the six squads were all racing against time to formulate their battle plans.

The battle plan formulated by the superiors was only a general guideline.

However, the operational details had to be specifically divided by each squad according to the actual situation.

After Gao Lingfeng and Ban Yangming discussed for a while, they settled on the idea of flanking tactics and began to assign combat personnel.

Then they started the final check of their equipment to prevent any unexpected issues when it was time to use them.

Because they were performing a flanking surprise attack, enemy reconnaissance capabilities were more important than firepower coverage.

Therefore, their squad applied for a new generation of high-performance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and other reconnaissance equipment this time.

"It's a pity that the mission area is covered by fog; otherwise, with satellite assistance, the enemy's rear would truly become our backyard."

Ban Yangming caressed the mechanical box containing the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft with great fondness, then said with some regret.

"Be content. If it were truly that convenient, this mission wouldn't require us to act."

Gao Lingfeng held his combat tablet, sending instructions one by one to individual terminals.

"Hehe, you're right."

Ban Yangming chuckled and began to look down at the information received on his terminal.

He Jingrui and the others were also seriously looking at their own mission directives.

Five hours later, the helicopter was about to reach its destination.

"All combat squads, prepare for parachuting."

Senior Colonel Pu Xiujie's voice came clearly through the headset.

Gao Lingfeng immediately shouted loudly to remind his teammates, while unfastening his straps and taking a parachute pack from the side to put it on.

A few minutes later, the helicopter's rear hatch slowly opened.

Gao Lingfeng gave his teammates a thumbs-up, then was the first to jump down.

Behind him were Ban Yangming, followed by He Jingrui and others, who jumped down one by one.

The wind howled, and through the headsets, it made everyone in the squad feel a surge of energy.

Upon reaching the appropriate altitude, the well-trained individuals opened their parachute packs one after another, then descended towards the predetermined location.

While in mid-air, Gao Lingfeng squinted, observing the terrain below.

He saw the originally hazy ground rapidly enlarging, and the numerous small black dots on it became clearer and clearer, until they transformed into rows of rural earthen houses.

Gao Lingfeng pulled hard in one direction, and the parachute continued to move towards the large hilly area ahead.

Soon, a faint, indistinct clamor came from ahead, sounding like machine gun fire, the roars of wild beasts, and the shouts of battle.

Gao Lingfeng looked at the winding mountain road from which the sounds came, understanding.

It seemed they were approaching the battle zone between the army and the beast horde.

Gao Lingfeng's gaze crossed the fiercely contested winding mountain road, looking towards the hills further in the distance.

He saw that one of the highest hills was currently shrouded in a thick, visible mist.

And at the edge of the mist, there were a few black lines connecting to the winding mountain road.

It was only when he got closer that Gao Lingfeng was surprised to realize.

These were not black lines at all; they were clearly terrifying fierce beasts.

It was just that their numbers were so dense that they appeared like a few black lines.

Gao Lingfeng pursed his lips, controlling the parachute to quickly approach the misty hill.

He only began to descend to the ground when he was still three hundred meters from the mist, having reached the estimated landing point.

Thud.

On the mountain, Gao Lingfeng's feet rapidly moved forward, followed by a roll to dissipate momentum, and he quickly stood steadily.

A few seconds later, the sound of hurried footsteps also rang out behind him, indicating that the rest of the Fox Hunt Squad had also arrived.

Gao Lingfeng looked back and found that everyone in the squad had landed in this area without a single person missing, even He Jingrui, who was the furthest, was only about 80 meters away, and he nodded with satisfaction.

"Everyone, rest for three minutes in place."

Upon hearing the captain's command, everyone immediately drew their daggers to cut the parachute cords, then took out the equipment from their backpacks and put it on neatly.

Ban Yangming carefully took out the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft from the mechanical box.

Then he put on a pair of high-tech glasses, took a control handle, and operated the drone to rush into the mist hundreds of meters away.

The next moment, the drone's aerial footage was displayed in real-time on the lenses of his glasses.

Whoosh—

The mist was cut by the air stirred by the wings, and the airflow rolled to both sides, revealing a dark and hazy scene inside.

The drone's intelligent system detected the disappearance of ambient light, immediately switched to night vision mode, and activated an intelligent algorithm to simulate a daytime scene.

On the lenses of Ban Yangming's glasses, the scene within the mist was suddenly clearly revealed.

His pupils contracted slightly, and he almost gasped in surprise.

Gao Lingfeng and the other teammates saw the change in Ban Yangming's expression, immediately exchanged glances, and their faces simultaneously showed a hint of solemnity.

As the oldest member of the team, Ban Yangming usually played the role of an "elder brother," and he was also the most composed one; even when traversing battlefields under a hail of bullets, he was never seen to frown.

But with his current surprised look, what incredible thing had he seen?

Gao Lingfeng stepped forward, just about to speak.

Ban Yangming had already taken off his glasses, his face full of disbelief.

"Captain, I saw a crack, a huge crack."

Gao Lingfeng asked hesitantly:

"Are you saying the mountain cracked open?"

"No, the mountain didn't crack open, the sky cracked open!"

Ban Yangming's expression was somewhat exaggerated as he thrust the glasses into Gao Lingfeng's hand, signaling him to see for himself.

"The sky cracked open?"

Gao Lingfeng's expression froze, and he quickly put on the glasses.

The next moment, he saw the scene that had shocked even the composed Ban Yangming.

At the top of the misty hill, a gigantic, pitch-black crack, ten zhang long and three zhang wide, stood there without any support.

And terrifying, strange beasts with ferocious appearances were continuously passing through the crack, then, as if summoned by some call, they rushed out without stopping.

Seeing this scene, Gao Lingfeng felt as if he had foreseen the end of the world, and a sense of panic uncontrollably spread from the depths of his heart.

The next moment, as his body, under instinctive impulse, was about to tremble uncontrollably.

"Captain!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him.

Gao Lingfeng's body trembled, and he immediately bit the tip of his tongue hard; the ensuing sharp pain instantly dispelled the panic and anxiety lingering in his heart, and reawakened the iron will and steadfastness of a soldier.

He turned to look at He Jingrui, who had just spoken, nodded at him, then handed over the glasses.

"After you've seen it, pass it to the next person; everyone needs to see it once."

He Jingrui curiously took the glasses and put them on; the next moment, his face also showed an uncontrollable shock and bewilderment.

After a few seconds of daze, he came back to his senses, shivered violently, then hurriedly handed the glasses to the next person.

Then he quickly looked at Gao Lingfeng, anxiously wanting to say something.