72: Battle of Mutant Rabbits 1

“Holy cow! What a coincidence! We just made it!” Pan Han frowned upon hearing that the beast tide was coming again.

“Emergency assembly! Prepare for battle!” Reich issued the command.

Ma Ji immediately went to gather the personnel.

“What exactly are these mutated beasts? How long until they arrive?” Pan Han calmed down a bit and asked two key questions.

“They are mutated wild rabbits! They attacked Mountaintop Stronghold last week. These guys are extremely fast. They’ll probably arrive in 5 minutes,” Reich replied.

“Wild rabbits actually have such power??” Pan Han was a bit incredulous.

“Heshang, hurry and get a gun. Your responsibility is to protect Lord Pan,” Reich didn’t answer the question first, but instead told Heshang to prepare for battle.

“My Lord! After these wild rabbits mutated, they are already half a person tall and weigh over 100 pounds. Their teeth are exceptionally sharp, and coupled with their astonishing running speed and their habit of moving in groups, they are very difficult to deal with,” Reich briefly reported on the situation of the wild rabbits.

“That’s right, and what’s even more terrifying is that they can also secrete toxic substances that can cause humans to fall into a coma or a weakened state.”

At this moment, the howling sounds from the forest grew closer and closer. Many trees suddenly fell, and the ground began to vibrate slightly.

The situation was already very urgent.

“My Lord, Heshang, follow me to the cellar.” Seeing that time was running out, Reich quickly led the two of them away.

At this time, Ma Ji had already led everyone to the wooden wall, holding their weapons ready and aiming towards the forest.

“Why go to the cellar?” Pan Han was a bit puzzled.

“Lord Pan must not be harmed. The battle outside will be left to us. Heshang, hold your gun well and guard the cellar entrance. Kill any wild rabbits that come!” Reich stated his plan.

“No! I’ll stay and fight with everyone.” Pan Han said resolutely. He knew Reich meant well, but at this moment, he wanted to stand with everyone.

Of course, if danger arose, he could just travel back to his own world. Death was absolutely impossible. If he performed well in this wave, he would definitely win over a lot of people’s hearts.

“My Lord! This won’t do! It’s too dangerous!” Reich still insisted on his opinion.

“No time! Obey the order! Prepare for battle!” Since Pan Han decided to show off, he would go all the way.

“Here’s this gun for you!” Seeing Pan Han’s firm attitude, Reich no longer hesitated. He picked up the assault rifle next to him, loaded it, and handed it to him.

“That’s right! Don’t be so stingy, give me a few more magazines.” Pan Han actively put on a tactical vest full of magazines.

So, Reich led Pan Han and Heshang directly to where Ma Ji was.

At this moment, Ma Ji was guarding a heavy machine gun, its dark muzzle pointing towards the forest.

The ground vibration grew stronger and stronger, and the dust stirred up by the rabbit swarm had already drifted to Mountaintop Stronghold.

“Damn it, there are even more this time than last time!” Reich cursed in a low voice.

Ma Ji saw this scene and couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. She licked her lips and adjusted her grip on the gun.

The other people from Mountaintop Stronghold were somewhat trembling and had already started to break into a cold sweat.

The three sides of Mountaintop Stronghold that backed against the mountain had been cleared by them, creating a large buffer zone. All trees and weeds were cut down to ensure a clear line of fire. After last week’s battle, they had also urgently set up many large traps.

“Everyone, pay attention. Wait until the wild rabbits charge past the traps before opening fire,” Reich gave the order to everyone through the walkie-talkie.

Pan Han scanned the surroundings and found that Mountaintop Stronghold had relatively few firing points. There were only 3 heavy machine gun positions, and 2 people carrying rocket launchers. The remaining 50-plus people were holding rifles.

The others had already been transferred to a dormitory building, with 8 armed guards standing downstairs.

He looked at the forest again. With dust everywhere, he roughly estimated that this batch of wild rabbits must number over a thousand.

Just then, Wei Monk suddenly shouted, “Look!”

The scene before them was somewhat terrifying. Huge mutated wild rabbits, like devils from hell, continuously rushed out of the forest, their howls deafening.

Especially their eyes; rabbits’ eyes were originally red, but after mutation, they were even more blood-colored. From a distance, they looked like thousands of human skin lanterns, charging straight towards them.

The impact was too strong! Pan Han suddenly understood why ancient infantry would collapse when facing a cavalry charge.

They couldn’t hold on! They couldn’t hold on!! They couldn’t hold on!!!

“Everyone, hold steady. Don’t rush to open fire. Let them go through the traps first,” Reich quickly reminded everyone, seeing that they were a bit nervous.

No sooner said than done, the first wave of wild rabbits had already charged forward.

Then the ground suddenly collapsed, and more than a dozen wild rabbits fell into the first trap.

This was a large pit over three meters deep, filled with sharp wooden stakes.

The wild rabbits that fell in were immediately pierced through, emitting miserable cries.

The other wild rabbits ignored them and charged straight ahead.

Soon, some other traps were triggered, and groups of wild rabbits fell in. However, these large pits were quickly filled with rabbit corpses.

In this wave, the rabbit swarm lost over a hundred, but there were still over a thousand remaining.

“Open fire!” Reich saw that the time was right and immediately ordered to open fire.

Ma Ji’s heavy machine gun immediately opened fire, a series of bullets pouring down like a rain of fire, instantly tearing apart the wild rabbits in front.

Pan Han was not to be outdone. Holding his rifle, he aimed at the distant wild rabbits and fired, one after another falling under his hand.

Although these rabbits were large, they were not yet tough enough to withstand direct bullet hits.

Dozens of tongues of fire rapidly devoured the rabbit swarm, and they fell in batches.

Seeing the rabbit swarm’s offensive being alleviated, the ground was piled high with corpses.

It must be said that Mountaintop Stronghold’s heavy machine gun positions were very well arranged, forming crossfire. They were also accompanied by several riflemen, so that once a heavy machine gun reloaded, the riflemen would concentrate fire.

However, in less than 1 minute, the ground full of corpses formed a protective wall. It became difficult to shoot the rabbits from behind the corpses.

Moreover, this wall of corpses was constantly approaching Mountaintop Stronghold.

“Last belt!” Ma Ji shouted.

“Last magazine!” a rifleman shouted loudly.

“Who can give me a magazine? I’m out!”

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Damn it! The bullets are almost gone.

The heavy machine guns they used had a 200-round belt, which could be emptied in half a minute.

At this time, there were still about 400-plus wild rabbits.

At this moment, Pan Han’s rifle still had 10 rounds left. He felt like they couldn’t hold on.

The three walls of the stronghold were almost about to fall simultaneously.

“Prepare to retreat, pour gasoline.” Reich indeed had a trick up his sleeve.

It turned out that on each wall, there were many barrels of gasoline. If they couldn’t hold on, they would pour gasoline, and when the rabbits came, they would have a BBQ!

Reich pulled Pan Han with one hand and Heshang with the other, then turned and ran.

On each wall, 4 people were left to pour gasoline, and 6 riflemen were responsible for delaying time.

However, it had to be done within 1 minute, otherwise the rabbits would be able to charge over.

Those who retreated first immediately ran to the top of an empty dormitory building to gather, forming new firing points.

“It all depends on this fire wall. If there are any stragglers, we might have to fight hand-to-hand!” Reich said to Pan Han as he ran.

Soon, the fire wall was set up, and the people on the wall began to retreat.

Everyone waited for the rabbits to climb the wall!