Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 231 - 174 Animal Legion Strikes_1

Using a heavy machine gun to fire was completely different from firing a gun with normal aiming and shooting.

Because the reaction speed of a normal person is 0.2 seconds, while a heavy machine gun can fire 10 bullets in 1 second.

Therefore, when shooting with a heavy machine gun, it was impossible to aim precisely, and one could only rely on experience and a feel for the gun to sweep fire across an area.

But Chen Dalong was different. As a Second-order Evolver, his reaction speed had almost reached 0.02 seconds, ten times that of a normal person.

Even if a heavy machine gun fired a bullet every 0.1 seconds, theoretically, Chen Dalong could still adjust the muzzle after each bullet was fired, allowing for precise single-shot attacks.

Of course, this was only theoretical because it was extremely difficult to achieve.

Therefore, Chen Dalong didn’t pursue the limit, or in other words, he managed to do a simplified version. That is, after firing each bullet, he would only briefly aim.

Even so, after some testing, Chen Dalong found that within 10 meters, even just rough aiming could give him an accuracy rate of over 80%.

An 80% hit rate within 10 meters might not sound impressive, but in reality, it was terrifying.

It should be noted that the heavy machine gun in Chen’s hand could fire 600 bullets per minute, and an 80% hit rate meant he could kill 480 mutated insects per minute.

Such efficiency was nothing short of terrifying.

Regrettably, the mutated insects wouldn’t just attack his position, and it was very likely that they would swarm towards other areas due to the intense gunfire, which would mean he’d still have to go to the rescue.

What he was doing now was simply killing as many mutated insects as possible before going to rescue others.

At that moment, Chen Dalong surveyed the rapidly approaching Mutated Bug Swarm with squinted eyes, making various contingency plans in his mind.

The Mutated Bug Swarm was quickly closing in—200 meters... 180 meters... 150 meters... 130 meters...

Just as soldiers holding high-pressure water guns were about to spray powerful insecticide, an unexpected change occurred.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One missile after another streaked over the city walls, shooting straight towards the Mutated Bug Swarm.

Indeed, those were missiles, not artillery shells.

This scene had caught everyone by surprise, including Chen Dalong.

With his excellent dynamic vision, he recognized in that brief moment that it was Reaper Missiles being launched.

"Why fire missiles? Isn’t that like using a cannon to kill a mosquito?"

This thought had just arisen in Chen Dalong’s mind when more than 50 Reaper Missiles, having covered a distance of over a kilometer, fell behind the Mutated Bug Swarm.

The rumbling sound of explosions erupted.

Although the Reaper Missiles were small, they were still missiles, whose power was incomparable to that of mortars.

The area hit by the Reaper Missiles instantly erupted into a 10-meter fireball, instantly vaporizing any mutated insects within that range.

The violent shockwave swept across nearly a hundred meters.

The closer insects had no chance to resist; the shockwave tore their bodies apart. And those further away suffered from cracked carapaces and broken limbs.

It can be said that each Reaper Missile took away the lives of at least ten thousand mutated insects.

In that moment, a total of 500,000 mutated insects simply evaporated.

But Chen Dalong still felt somewhat bewildered, as such military gains had cost them 50 Reaper Missiles, which seemed like a great loss.

After all, for a Bug Swarm numbering in the billions, 500,000 was an insignificant amount.

While he was puzzling over why the military would do such a thing, a large part of the advancing mutated insects suddenly started to become agitated and even came to a halt.

Not only the charging mutated insects but also the rear Bug Swarm was also stirring.

At this moment, a string of question marks floated through Chen Dalong’s mind.

But the confusion lasted only a moment; soon, he understood something.

"The ones killed must have been the Mutated Insect Kings or others capable of commanding the Bug Swarm," Chen Dalong speculated.

Only then did everything seem logical.

Chen Dalong’s eyes instantly brightened, looking forward to what would come next.

Unfortunately, the turmoil among the swarm lasted only briefly. As shrill bug cries echoed from within the swarm, the disorder was quickly subdued.

"No good! Unless we kill all the Bug Kings, it won’t be effective," Chen Dalong said, watching the mutated insects resume their charge with a sigh of regret.

Just as he was adjusting his mindset to prepare for the upcoming battle once more, the piercing sound of objects slicing through the air resounded again.

This time it was mortar fire!

And the number of mortars thrown into the fray was unprecedentedly high, amounting to thousands.

The intense roar shook the entire battlefield.

Chen Dalong watched as the bug swarm, engulfed by artillery fire in the distance, felt a complex emotion rise within him.

Even now, having reached the Second Order Peak, he was unable to match the killing power on insects of the human thermal weapons.