Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 227 - 172 How Did It Turn into a Decisive Battle?_1

Chapter 227: Chapter 172 How Did It Turn into a Decisive Battle?_1

"You all fall back," Chen Dalong hadn’t yet arrived, but he took the lead and shouted.

The defense team, which had been fighting while retreating, turned and ran without a word once they heard the call.

Chen Dalong’s rescue team had intervened more than a dozen times in these few hours. Their combat power was so formidable that the troops on the A13 Defense Line had already witnessed it.

They knew very clearly that staying here meant dragging their feet, and their retreat was executed swiftly and decisively.

As the defense team retreated, the mutated insects that swarmed over the city wall hadn’t had the chance to scatter and attack other places when Chen Dalong charged at the forefront into the midst of the bug swarm.

In his hands, the twin Ring-Headed Knives swung left and right, slashing, lifting, chopping, and sweeping, utilizing only the simplest moves.

However, when these moves were executed at an extreme speed, their lethality became incredibly terrifying.

In the eyes of others, Chen Dalong’s twin swords seemed to form thousands of blades. Wherever he passed, the mutated insects were sliced into two halves.

With Chen Dalong’s entry, he immediately drew the attention of most of the mutated insects, which launched an attack on him.

That’s when the rest of the rescue squad began to enter the battlefield gradually.

With Chen Dalong at the front, they faced much less pressure, but even so, they dared not charge recklessly like Chen Dalong did.

After all, each of the mutated insects that could make it up the wall was among the best of their kind. A moment of carelessness could result in injury.

Thus, among the nine members following behind, four who excelled in close combat wielded their melee weapons at the front.

Their task was to create a safe environment for output for their comrades-in-arms behind them.

The five protected at the rear were sharpshooters, old soldiers whose strength, vision, and reaction speed had all significantly increased after becoming Evolutionists.

Rat-a-tat!

All five used burst fire mode. Before, even within 10 meters using burst fire mode, the bullet hit rate would probably not exceed 20%.

After all, under burst fire mode, ten bullets would be shot in one second, and ordinary people couldn’t even adjust the gun barrel fast enough—a full clip would be discharged in an instant.

Having a 20% hit rate under such conditions was already a result of their years of training.

Now, as Evolutionists, their marksmanship was greatly enhanced. When performing burst fire on these mutated insects, as long as the distance was no more than 10 meters, the effective hit rate of the bullets could even reach half.

This might not sound impressive, but in reality, it was extremely frightening.

An automatic rifle’s magazine held 30 rounds. Under burst fire mode, it could be emptied in three seconds. A 50% effective hit rate meant that in three seconds, about 15 mutated insects could be taken down.

As the five of them took turns shooting, their efficiency in killing the mutated insects was not slower than Chen Dalong’s, only faster.

In just one minute, with everyone’s combined efforts, more than half of the three hundred mutated insects that had rushed over this segment of the wall were killed.

However, as the number of mutated insects decreased and they became less dense, the killing efficiency naturally started to decline.

The squad members then switched from burst fire mode to single shot mode, and Chen Dalong changed from being chased by the mutated insects to hunting them down.

It took nearly another four minutes, but eventually, the last mutated insect on this segment of the wall was killed.

"Has anyone been injured?" Chen Dalong sheathed his twin swords and came over to ask.

"No," everyone responded in unison.

No injuries, naturally, was good news, but Chen Dalong could not feel happy at all right now.

He glanced at the increasingly dense mutated bug swarm in the distance, sighed, and said, "Then everyone, quickly replenish your ammunition. I estimate it won’t take long before the next attack comes." freēwēbηovel.c૦m

The rest of the group had grim expressions too.

They all sensed that this attack was out of the ordinary and had a bad feeling.

Just five minutes later, their premonition became a reality.

Another large wave of mutated insects attacked.

...

At the same time, on another section of the wall, Bai Yinghui, with a deeply furrowed brow, watched the mutated bug swarm launch another attack.

"The frequency of the attacks has indeed intensified, and it’s directly tripled. What does the analysis from your staff department say?" Bai Yinghui asked Chief Of Staff Jian Yi on the side.

"After discussion in our staff department, we think that the sound of gunfire here has attracted the mutated bug swarm, accelerating their movement," Jian Yi said with a wry smile.

Bai Yinghui: ???

With a sharp look, he said to the Chief Of Staff, "Your department predicted that the swarm would launch a total assault on the third day after the battle began."

"It’s only been a few hours, and now you’re telling me it’s time for a decisive battle? How did you make your predictions before? Were you all just idling away?"

After hesitating for a moment, Jian Yi said, "We indeed made a major mistake in our predictions this time. I am willing to take responsibility for this..."

"Stop! Don’t talk to me about useless things." Bai Yinghui waved his hand to cut off his words, saying, "First tell me, what recommendations do you have for this situation?"