Chapter 115: Chapter 108: Unexpected News, Breakout, and Winning Hearts

Four large troop carriers, modified from cargo trucks, could each seat thirty people. It was more than enough to transport the hundred or so personnel, with room to spare for plenty of supplies.

But there was no time left for deliberation. The few Machine Cannons fixed in the outpost’s firing ports couldn’t be dismantled in time.

One after another, they scrambled desperately onto the troop carriers, cramming themselves onto the narrow benches on either side.

Lin Feng had already directed Chen Yanyan to turn the vehicle and face the iron gate, which was about to open.

Meanwhile, outside the outpost fortress, with the defenders no longer laying down suppressive fire, the rolling Swarm instantly rushed to the base of the walls and began to pile up.

Many Red-Armored Beetles had already scaled the walls and were squeezing through the ten-meter-high firing ports, crawling into the outpost like cockroaches.

The last soldiers to fall back fired over their shoulders, killing the approaching Red-Armored Beetle Swarm, while shouting for their teammates on the vehicles to provide cover fire.

Fortunately, they were protected by their Red Armor, so even if they were unexpectedly hit by a Red-Armored Beetle, it was no great cause for alarm.

Lin Feng timed it perfectly. The moment the three minutes were up, he slammed the Detonator.

The ring of TNT explosives that had been planted around the outpost before the battle erupted was instantly detonated.

A violent explosion shook the ground of the entire outpost several times. As a fireball rose into the air, the shockwave instantly blasted away hundreds, even thousands, of the nearby Swarm.

Lin Feng immediately aimed at the iron gate and fired a single shot.

The Armor-Piercing Bullet punched through the central lock and detonated on the other side. It not only blasted the two iron gates wide open but also annihilated the remaining Black Spine Zerg Swarm outside.

Seeing this, Chen Yanyan stomped on the accelerator. The Flying Wing Tank was the first to charge out of the outpost, leading the way.

Outside the outpost, the entire service area was strewn with Zerg corpses. Beneath the wall, there was even a five to six-meter-thick pile of Black Spine Zerg carcasses.

All of them had died horribly in the high-explosive blast.

But from the mouth of the nearby Wormhole, a ceaseless army of Black Spine Zergs continued to crawl out and charge toward them.

Lin Feng ascended to the Tank’s second-level observation deck, wielding three Lv19 Machine Cannons and firing furiously into the Swarm.

Seizing the opportunity, Chen Yanyan drove the Flying Wing Tank out of the service area, with the four troop carriers following close behind.

After leaving the safety of the outpost, the soldiers on the trucks cowered in terror. But at the command of captains like Li Ran and Shen Jie, many mustered their courage, leaned out halfway, and opened fire on the pursuing Swarm to the sides and rear.

The Heavy Machine Guns spat fire—DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA—as bullets rained down on the Black Spine Zerg army like a torrential downpour, slowing the Zerg Race’s pursuit.

At the same time, the lead Flying Wing Tank successfully entered the highway. The troop carriers following it also cleared the service area.

On the highway behind them, a massive Black Spine Zerg Swarm gave chase with frenzied abandon. Looking back, it was like an unstoppable, ink-black tide of death.

The dozens of Heavy Machine Guns, along with the four Steam Hammer Shotguns in the hands of Li Ran and the others, were simply not enough to stop the thousands of aggressive, fearless Black Spine Zergs...

Moreover, the Machine Cannons on the Flying Wing Tank had to stay vigilant for threats from the sky and couldn’t provide support for too long.

The Level 20 Armor-Piercing Cannon also needed several seconds to charge before it could unleash a covering bombardment.

By now, the main force of the converging Black Spine Zergs was less than a hundred meters from the last troop carrier!

Seeing the situation, Lin Feng acted decisively, pressing another button on the Detonator in his hand.

Subsequently, the remaining twenty C4 claymore explosives buried on both sides of the road were detonated simultaneously.

The light from the simultaneous explosions was as dazzling as the Sun, instantly illuminating an area of several hundred meters. The subsequent shockwave kicked up a violent gale, causing even the massive, multi-ton Tank and troop carriers to shake violently.

As the fireball gradually dissipated, a small mushroom cloud rose, accompanied by clouds of sand and dirt, along with the severed limbs of the Swarm, transforming into a foul, stinking rain of red, yellow, green, and black blood...

Of the thousands of pursuing Black Spine Zergs, nearly half were killed outright. The majority were grievously wounded and collapsed, and only the few hundred at the very front could still move, but they no longer had the strength to continue the chase.

It was as if the explosion had scared them out of their wits!

Their Spirit connection to the Mother Empress had been disrupted by the explosion’s Energy wave and was becoming unstable.

On the rear troop carriers, the soldiers, witnessing the crisis resolved in an instant, finally snapped back to their senses. A thunderous cheer erupted as they celebrated their survival, raising their guns and shouting.

With a large swath of the Black Spine Zerg Swarm felled and the crisis of the pursuit averted, the convoy pressed on for another three kilometers without stopping...

They had finally escaped the edge of the Zerg Race’s operational range.

At that moment, Lin Feng raised his weapon and looked to the North. He could already see the second line of defense prepared by the Thirteenth Division.

But the joy of survival did not infect him. Lin Feng’s brow furrowed as he watched a glint of light in the distant sky rapidly approaching...

’He wanted to know why division headquarters would retreat ahead of schedule without notifying the outpost.

’The abnormal behavior of the Tiger Spine Zergs Underground was further proof that the Zerg Race Mother Empress had long been fully aware of humanity’s "decapitation strike."

’She had even turned the tables on them, using it as an opportunity to break through the first line of defense—and to eliminate him inside the outpost!

’Thinking it over, there could only be one reason: there was a mole in the high command of the Thirteenth Division. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

’A spy for the Zerg Race!

’It was the spy who had stolen the secretly prepared plan and informed the Mother Empress!

’In that case, the identity of the mole was glaringly obvious!

’It had to be the man who had unexpectedly returned from the heart of Zerg Race territory—Major Cheng Zhan...’