66: Cleaning up industrial parks (2)

Following closely behind, dozens of agile figures rappelled down from the chinooks and hinds like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Zhang Lei's magnificent ice and fire wings unfurled behind him, as if a god had descended!

He quickly formed hand seals in front of his chest and shouted in a low voice, "Flame Dragon Burst!"

A ferocious fire dragon, composed of pure flames and stretching dozens of meters long, roared out from his palms. Carrying a terrifying heat capable of incinerating everything, it swept across the ground!

Wherever it passed, the remaining zombies turned into ashes instantly, like candles thrown into a furnace! Hundreds of zombies were wiped out by this single strike!

The 36 three-star Conscripts formed a combat formation the moment they landed, their assault rifles spitting out deadly tongues of fire!

"Tat-tat-tat! Tat-tat-tat!" The sound of precise bursts was endless, and bullets seemed to have eyes as they drilled into the skulls of the zombies, causing filthy flowers of blood to burst open!

"Three o'clock direction! Area B7! Evolved zombie detected! Second-Tier! Repeat, Second-Tier!"

The voice of the pilot of a hovering hind suddenly rose, tinged with tension.

Everyone's muzzles and gazes turned instantly! From the massive shadow of a semi-collapsed factory building, a huge and twisted figure slowly stepped out.

It stood over three meters tall, its muscles knotted and swollen, presenting a sickly dark purple color.

Most horrifyingly, its chest cavity had split open into a massive bloody hole, with white ribs turned outward, and a thick, thorn-covered spine pierced through the skin of its back, swaying in the air like a ferocious bone whip!

Its fingers had mutated into huge sickle-shaped bone blades, flickering with a cold, eerie light, and a long, bony tail with a sharp, poisonous hook at the end, like a scorpion's tail, swung dangerously behind it—this was a terrifying, never-before-seen Second-Tier mutant!

"Provisional codename: Scorpion Tail!" Li Ang's sniper scope locked onto the target instantly, and he reported in a cold voice.

Zhang Lei's eyes narrowed, and without the slightest hesitation, he formed hand seals again! The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted, and countless tiny ice crystals instantly condensed and took shape, shooting toward that Scorpion Tail like bullets!

"Ice Crystal Rain: Swift!"

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft—!" The dense ice crystals struck the Scorpion Tail's tough, dark purple skin, making dull impact sounds. Although they failed to fully break its defense, the powerful impact force pushed the massive monster back several meters, covering its body in a thin layer of frost!

"Officer Zhang! Let me handle this big guy!" Chen Hao had long been unable to restrain himself, his eyes flashing with excited fighting spirit! He roared suddenly, "destroyer! Combine!"

"Clang, clang, clang—!" A dense series of metallic clashing sounds erupted, and a heavy, powerful-looking gun-gray mecha instantly covered Chen Hao's entire body!

It was the destroyer! With thick shoulder armor, sturdy limbs, and especially those huge metal Iron Fists, under the full infusion of Chen Hao's Metal-type Supernatural Ability, they were instantly plated with a layer of dazzling golden light, exuding an aura of invincibility!

"Jet propulsion! Full power!" The thrusters on the back and legs of the mecha blasted out scorching air currents!

"Boom!" The destroyer's massive body shot forward like a cannonball, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it charged fiercely toward the Scorpion Tail, which had just steadied itself!

The Scorpion Tail let out a sharp, ear-piercing hiss and, without a shred of fear, swung its sickle-like bone claws, whistling as it tore through the air, slashing fiercely toward the steel giant charging at it!

"Good!" Chen Hao roared, and the destroyer's golden giant fist did not dodge, meeting the attack head-on with terrifying power capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks!

"Clang—crack!!!" A deafening, metallic clashing sound rang out! Immediately followed by the tooth-aching sound of bones shattering!

The Scorpion Tail's seemingly hard, massive bone claws crumbled like fragile glass in front of the destroyer's golden Iron Fist! The entire arm twisted and deformed, and dark purple filthy blood sprayed out wildly!

"Roar!" The Scorpion Tail, feeling the pain, had its ferocity ignited by the agony. That bone tail with the poisonous hook shot out like a venomous snake, stabbing lightning-fast toward the head of the destroyer!

Chen Hao controlled the mecha to lunge to the side, and the bone tail grazed the shoulder armor, kicking up a trail of sparks! At the same time, the destroyer's other Iron Fist had already smashed fiercely into the Scorpion Tail's chest like a heavy hammer!

"Thud!" A dull, massive sound! The Scorpion Tail's huge body was knocked into the air! Chen Hao did not let up, the destroyer's jet thrusters flared again, catching up to the flying monster, his fists turning into a golden blur!

"Bang-bang-bang-bang—!" The violent pounding sounds, like a pile driver, rang out densely! Every punch landed solidly on the Scorpion Tail's skull, chest, and spine! The sounds of bone cracking and flesh bursting were endless!

In just a few breaths, the Second-Tier Scorpion Tail zombie, which had seemed fierce and horrifying just a moment ago, was smashed into a heap of twisted, deformed rotten meat by the destroyer piloted by Chen Hao! Filthy blood and shattered internal organs splattered all over the mecha's golden Iron Fists and the ground.

"Congratulations to Commander's subordinate officer Chen Hao for killing the Second-Tier Zombie 'Scorpion Tail', obtaining 5 hero badges." A cold notification tone came from the tactical terminal.

The other experts also showed off their skills. Li Ang's sniper rifle rang out steadily, and every gunshot was accompanied by an ice-blue blood flower exploding on the skull of a First-Tier Zombie in the distance, the corpse instantly freezing into an ice sculpture.

Li Wei followed closely behind like a human tank, slamming his massive magnetic energy shield forward with a violent shield bash.

"Crash!" The frozen, brittle zombie skulls, along with the ice sculptures, shattered instantly!

Two civilian Evolvers also performed impressively. The muscle-bound Wang Kun roared, his muscles bulging like granite, and his skin taking on a metallic, gray-black luster. Wielding a special alloy rod as thick as a bowl, he charged into the scattered Zombie Horde like a humanoid beast, his rod flying in a blur!

"Bang! Crack!" A zombie lunging at him had its head smashed in by a single blow from his rod! Another zombie's sharp claws raked fiercely across his arm, but left only a few shallow white marks! Wang Kun backhanded a horizontal sweep with his rod, breaking it in half at the waist!

Gold Dragon, the Iron Fist, moved like a prowling assassin, his figure weaving flexibly through the ruins, his fists covered in a metallic luster moving as fast as lightning! "Pfft! Pfft!" Every punch precisely shattered a zombie's skull, with extremely high efficiency.

The Military Dog, Howling Heaven, was like an agile giant beast, weaving back and forth on the battlefield. Its movements were swift and flexible, as if it had merged with this bloody battlefield.

Howling Heaven's sharp claws were as hard as steel, and every swipe carried immense power. When its claws struck a zombie's skull, the ordinary zombie's head would instantly burst open like a watermelon being struck by a rod, blood and brains splattering everywhere. It was truly chilling, but Howling Heaven felt no hesitation or fear, continuously harvesting the zombies one by one.

Not only that, Howling Heaven also possessed a bizarre sonic Supernatural Ability. When it let out a low roar, the terrifying sound waves swept through. Wherever they passed, the zombies acted as if they had been hit by a binding spell, their movements becoming sluggish. Some zombies were even sent flying several meters by Howling Heaven's sound waves, crashing into solid walls and dying on the spot, or having their heads exploded directly by the sound waves.

"Area B confirmed safe! No living threats detected!"

"Area C cleared! A small number of survivors discovered!"

"Area D under control! Establishing a temporary defensive line!"

In the tactical channel, reports from various areas rose and fell one after another.

At this moment, many windows in the dormitory buildings were cautiously pushed open, and faces—some haggard, some terrified, some filled with unbelievable ecstasy—poked out.

They looked at the Evolver unit outside that had descended like divine soldiers, looked at the mighty steel giant bear, looked at the soaring wings of ice and fire, looked at the mecha that resembled a god of war, and looked at the armed helicopters painted in military green camouflage... The haze of despair was instantly dispelled!

"Gunfire!"

"And the sound of aircraft propellers!"

"The army! It's the army!"

"Good heavens! We're saved!"

"Who... who are those people? They're so powerful!"

The extremely excited survivors waved whatever they could find—faded bedsheets, tattered curtains, even torn strips of clothing—waving them desperately, sending out a silent yet most intense signal for help!

Sobs and shouts of joy and tears faintly drifted from those windows. This steel graveyard, which had been silent for over a month, finally ignited with the hope of life once again.