Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 228 - 172 How Did It Turn into a Decisive Battle?_2

Chapter 228: Chapter 172 How Did It Turn into a Decisive Battle?_2

"First, implement the decapitation plan, we have already locked onto those special mutated insects mixed within the mutated bug swarm, which should be the commanders."

"Before the decisive battle, we can use Reaper Missiles to eliminate them in one fell swoop, potentially causing chaos in the swarm. Of course, bugs are different from humans, so whether it will work is just speculation."

"Second, the training program needs to end early. I suggest we deploy the measures we prepared earlier to inflict as many casualties on their living forces as possible before the mutated bug swarm’s total offensive, while preserving our combat power," Jian Yi said.

Bai Yinghui nodded upon hearing this and thought for a moment before asking, "What is the casualty situation like now?"

"In these past four plus hours, the number of injured has reached 7,236, of which 6,404 have minor injuries and can return to the battlefield after bandaging, 832 are seriously wounded and cannot continue to fight, and additionally, there are 132 dead," Jian Yi immediately replied.

Bai Yinghui frowned slightly at this; the number was significantly higher than their initial estimates.

The number of severely wounded and dead amounted to 964, which was already close to 1,000.

This was only after four hours of fighting, and what they had faced so far was merely the vanguard. If they truly faced the main force of the bug swarm, this number would likely increase several times over.

And even for those 6,404 lightly injured, although they could return to the battlefield after being bandaged up, it didn’t mean their combat power could be immediately restored; retaining two-thirds would be considered good.

With this in mind, Bai Yinghui ordered, "Activate the Metal Storm on the city walls and distribute our newly developed equipment."

"Finally, have the artillery team ready. If those mutated insects dare to cluster in one place and attack again, blast them fiercely with artillery."

Jian Yi immediately nodded, relaying the commands back to the staff headquarters for execution.

A moment later, he asked, "Do we need to increase the number of people defending the city wall?"

Their military forces, along with the major security companies and corporate combat personnel, totaled up to 60,000.

With so many people, it was naturally impossible to send them all to defend the city wall; in fact, they had always maintained about 30,000 people there.

The rest were allowed to rotate and rest since this high-intensity combat was exhausting and they weren’t made of steel.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Yinghui shook his head, "Let’s look at the casualty situation later; as long as we can withstand it, we won’t increase the manpower."

"After all, the majority of the troops are new soldiers, and we need to leave them some time to adjust themselves."

As new orders went out, the trend of the upcoming battle began to shift significantly.

First to enter the fray was the artillery team. Although the soldiers on the city wall had grenades, the destructive power of a grenade couldn’t match that of a mortar.

More importantly, it was about the efficiency of ammunition delivery.

After the mutated insects crossed the fire zone, they were only about 20 meters from the city wall, leaving only about a ten-second window to bombard them.

In such a situation, the number of grenades each soldier could throw was extremely limited.

But with the artillery team, it was a different story.

They had specially modified ammunition launch vehicles that could load hundreds of mortar shells and fire them all at once.

In such a scenario, it didn’t matter if there were only a few thousand mutated insects clustering; even if the number doubled or tripled, they could be wiped out in one sweep.

So, when the artillery team entered the scene, the tactic of the mutated insects that relied on breakthrough by concentrating force simply failed.

They didn’t even dare to gather more than a thousand mutated insects at any one spot afterward.

As these mutated insects began to disperse and attack various parts of the wall, the Metal Storm on top of the wall was activated.

The so-called Metal Storm was, in fact, a series of machine guns embedded in the wall.

These guns had been installed in the foundation when the wall was being built and would reveal a small aperture below the wall upon activation, which was the position of the gun barrel, and then they would sweep in a fan-shaped pattern.

Since these guns were placed at the base of the wall, with the barrels almost level with the ground, as long as the mutated insects reached a certain density, even without aiming and just following the pre-set program to spray in a fan pattern, there was a high probability of hitting them.

Once the Metal Storm was activated, it proved to be highly effective.

The number of mutated insects killed by the Metal Storm was not less than that of the soldiers on the wall.

The only problem is that the bullets are consumed at a rate more than ten times that of a soldier’s.

Therefore, the Metal Storm is only initiated when the attack by the Mutated Bug Swarm becomes intense to a certain degree.

As for the last arrangement, it involved upgrading the equipment for these soldiers.

There are two new pieces of equipment; the first is a high-powered shotgun.

The most terrifying aspect of Mutated insects is their numbers, but their defense is quite ordinary, even inferior to First Order Mutated Animals.

Thus even shotguns with relatively low power can instantly kill them if they hit the target.

Furthermore, this weapon does not require much skill to use, making it doubtlessly the most suitable for recruits; Just aim where there are lots of Mutated insects, and a single shot can kill at least a dozen.

With shotguns, the efficiency with which the soldiers on the city walls killed Mutated insects at least tripled.

The shotgun is an offensive weapon, and naturally, the new equipment also included defensive weapons.

That would be shields.

Yes, each Defense Team received at least two Giant Shields.

This shield differs greatly in design compared to others; it is horizontal instead of vertical.

It is 1.5 meters wide but only 1 meter tall, clearly designed with Mutated insects in mind.

In addition, this shield is quite light, as it is hollow inside, with only the three-millimeter-thick steel plate in the front serving as the actual defense.

This design not only allows for mobility and easy movement, but the three-millimeter-thick steel plate can also block 99% of attacks from Mutated insects.

On the other hand, these hollow shields contain a powerful electrifying device inside.

Once the switch is triggered, the shield’s surface can instantly release a high-voltage current, turning the defensive shield into a powerful offensive weapon.

As these countermeasures were activated one by one, the situation on the battlefield was instantly reversed.

The soldiers on the city walls, facing the Mutated Bug Swarm once more, became more than capable; the casualty rate was rapidly decreasing, down to at most one-tenth of what it had been.

But even with the situation looking very favorable, not many people truly felt excited, especially among the military high command.

Although their Combat Power had increased, so had that of the Mutated Bug Swarm.

Almost every hour, the intensity of the Mutated Bug Swarm’s attacks increased by a level.

No one knew how long their advantage would last.

Time ticked away, and finally, one night passed.

When it reached 6:30 in the morning, a hint of dawn began to lighten the sky.

With the dawn’s light, the soldiers on the city walls felt no joy of having survived the night.

For with the sunlight chasing away the darkness, they could see further into the distance, where hills and fields were covered entirely by Mutated insects.

Their terrifying numbers could certainly trigger a phobia of dense swarms.

And the vast swarm, like an ink-green sea, was slowly but steadily moving towards Yang City.

That was the Mutated Insect Army.

Seeing the scene before him, let alone the ordinary soldiers, even Ye Feng felt a tingling on his scalp.

Under normal circumstances, even if the Dragon Hall deployed in full force, it would be difficult to repel such a swarm; it was more likely to be slowly worn down to death.

Ye Feng felt that he might really need to take action personally to resolve the situation this time.

While pondering these thoughts, his gaze shifted towards Bai Yinghui in the distance, and he was somewhat surprised to find the latter looked completely calm.

"Eh! Could it be that the military has confidence in dealing with this?"