Chapter 346: 288 Huiyuan City_2
Chapter 346: 288 Huiyuan City_2
Chapter 346: Chapter 288 Huiyuan City_2
It was clearly evident that this was an aberration that had transformed from a flesh corpse.
“It seems Huiyuan City is having a tough time,”
Although it was just the outskirts, the proportion of flesh corpses and flesh corpse-like monsters was not low, which indicated that the forces clearing out the monsters were not dominant. Within the ecosystem of this city, monsters had claimed a place for themselves.
“Crack”@@@@
The monster was directly thrown into the Mother Worm’s mouth, followed by loud chewing before being swallowed into the belly, continuously transforming into Bug Quality.
To construct a Bug Quality Rift, the amount of Bug Quality needed was far from trivial. Su Han would definitely be staying in this city for more than just a day or two.
Building a bug nest, propagating the swarm, and then constructing the Bug Quality Rift were all part of a series of actions.
If there were High-Order monsters in the city, then that would be even better; he could also fuse with living monsters.
The Mother Worm proceeded along the streets, crushing any monsters foolish enough to stand in its way. The number of monsters in Huiyuan City greatly outnumbered those in South City.
On a mere ten-minute journey, four to five hundred monsters were devoured by the Mother Worm.
Su Han pondered the data he had gathered before arrival; Huiyuan City was a southern heavy industrial city. Its water system was not as developed as South City’s, but a large river spanned the city from north to south. Although it had only one main river channel and a few tributaries, the water body was larger than South City’s.
The city was split into two halves, east and west; the eastern side was home to numerous industrial zones, while the western side had more commercial areas, especially in the northeastern corner, which was where most of the factories were located.
Both water ports and railway transport passed through here, and the preferred location for Su Han to establish the Mother Nest was here, convenient for establishing a production order later on.
“It’s not too far from the industrial area in the northeast of the city,”
Su Han’s entry point into the city was near the east, by the highway entrance. At this moment, he was only a few kilometers away from the northeast side of the city.
The Mother Worm’s psychokinetic power swept over the area, quickly locking onto the direction and striding forward.
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“Boom”
In the southern outskirts of the eastern district, within a storage and logistics center.
The roar of the cannons erupted as a Second-order Superior monster, along with the blaze, fell to the ground with a crash, with the explosion tearing apart the surrounding monsters into pieces.
At the mention of the West Mountain Villa area, Zhao Sanyi’s expression grew serious. Of course, he was aware of the situation with the people in the West Mountain Villa area.
Led by a Third Order Contractor, with several Second-order Contractors and a large number of First-order Contractors, they possessed numerous firearms, resources, and controlled the survivors in dozens of nearby communities with force, with a total population of eight to nine thousand people.
Moreover, according to current intel, it was certain this group had attacked the local military forces, or even the local security bureau; otherwise, they wouldn’t have so many weapons.
During their reconnaissance, Zhao Sanyi’s team had made contact with them, originally planning to rightfully subsume their camp.
However, it nearly led to a conflict. If it weren’t for a few howitzers and the fact that Zhou Shanying himself was a Lower Tier of the Third Order Contractor, they might have actually come to blows.
Without a doubt, the people in the West Mountain Villa area would not accept a peaceful takeover. They were no easy targets.
“With the armored battalion here, those people won’t dare to make any rash moves, giving us more time to deal with the monsters in the industrial area and not let them gain the upper hand.”
Zhou Shanying explained the plan, and Zhao Sanyi then understood the intimidation factor of the armored battalion’s advance.
“Commander, I’ll take people out to scout the route and search for survivors as well.”
“Be careful, and search in teams.”
“Yes.”
Zhao Sanyi took his people out, but Zhou Shanying’s expression darkened, muttering to himself, “This mission isn’t easy, fighting on unfamiliar terrain, logistical support unable to keep up, and having to set up our own strongholds and start production. This war is too draining. We must take control of the industrial area.”
Linshui City now had survivors numbering two to three hundred thousand. The 117th Regiment, after being reinforced, also reached a count of about ten thousand warriors, with even more non-official warriors.
But these were all Contractors, with varying levels of strength. The rapid securing of Linshui County initially left many civilians without enough time to form Contracts. Subsequent arrangements were made, but in terms of combat and training, there were significant deficiencies.
Moreover, what’s even more critical is that the 117th Regiment lacked a competent research team. Advancement in strength was all achieved through struggle, so not many stood out.
While the population base was large, the proportion of strong individuals was not especially high, and the transformation of the military system had not been completed.
Therefore, to rapidly increase combat capabilities, they had to rely on firearms.
It was for this reason that their large-scale offensive was difficult. Under orders for unified mobilization and operations in foreign regions, only the original soldiers from the 117th Regiment truly had the capacity to execute.
This was the reason Zhou Shanying was here. Yet, half a month had passed, and they had barely managed to secure a logistics center, barely establishing a foothold.
“Once the armored battalion arrives, we can simultaneously push ahead with clearing the north side, establishing a real stronghold while securing the highway, and creating communication pathways. Then we can pick up the pace. I just hope we won’t encounter any massive monsters, at least let there be no surprises.”
Zhou Shanying looked northward, and somehow, he felt a bit uneasy inside.
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