"That’s pretty big." Chu Guang, who led the players around to the flank of the battlefield, gave such an evaluation in his heart after seeing the light from the explosion.

But his players didn’t think so.

"They call this a nuclear bomb?"

"It’s too small! It will not be able to kill anything a few kilometers away."

"Are you stupid? It’s a tactical nuclear bomb, not a strategic nuclear bomb."

"Then why don’t they use one? Is it bad to use strategic nuclear bombs?"

"Do you think it’s that easy to make one?!"

"Quiet." After scolding the chattering players, Chu Guang opened a capsule and threw it into his mouth. After swallowing it, he continued, "Eat the capsules that were given to you earlier."

The players were very obedient. Even though some people muttered about it being unscientific, they still did so obediently.

The capsules they ingested were called oral anti-radiation agents.

Compared to injections, it was slightly slower to kick off the effect, but the effectiveness was the same.

As long as they didn’t get hit by a nuclear bomb, or jump into a nuclear bomb crater and roll around inside, there wouldn’t be much of a problem. After leaving the radiation area, they could take another tablet of radiation-reduction agents. After that, the only little aftereffect left would be completely eliminated.

As for where did these pills come from?

Naturally, it was given to him by Wei Te...

Half an hour ago.

As soon as eight o’clock rolled about, Lu Yang took his marines and headed for the Army’s position 10 kilometers away.

Since many players had to go offline for dinner or take leave from their workplace, when Chu Guang brought the players to the operation camp, Lu Yang and the others had already engaged with the enemy on the front line.

Looking at Chu Guang who appeared at the entrance of the camp, Wei Te’s face was full of surprise.

What surprised him even more was that not only Chu Guang himself came in person, but he was also followed by a large group of blue coats carrying miscellaneous weapons.

Without Chu Guang speaking, just by looking at the murderous expressions on the faces of the blue coats, Wei Te could guess what these people were going to do.

"It’s too dangerous!"

However, Chu Guang’s answer quickly came. "This is our unanimous decision. We can’t watch our allies fight in front and hide behind them. The debt of blood must be paid with blood!"

Unable to dissuade him, Wei Te could only report the situation to his superiors.

It just happened that the battle situation on the front line wasn’t going as well as expected. So Li De, the division chief of the logistics department, only thought about it for two seconds before he approved their request to participate in the war. Moreover, he also gave 300 anti-radiation agents, 300 radiation-reduction agents, and 300 green light bars to Chu Guang.

The medicine was naturally used to combat radiation as they expected to drop a tactical nuclear bomb on the battlefield in half an hour.

As for the light bar… It was used to identify friend or foe.

After all, bullets didn’t have eyes, and in that chaotic situation when there were no visible markers, the probability of being accidentally injured by friendly fire was even higher than the probability of being hit by the enemy.

It was a pity that there were no extra night vision goggles, otherwise Chu Guang would have taken the opportunity to ask for some.

This night-battle cheat was not only good for fighting, but also scavenging in the ruins.

Although there were no night vision goggles, after hesitating, Li De gritted his teeth and took out the only 20 assault rifles with red dot sights and light grips left in the inventory. In addition, he also gave out 2400 rounds of ammunition.

On average, each rifle could get four 30 round magazines.

Without a word, Chu Guang took all these supplies and distributed them to his players.

Among them, each player would receive one anti-radiation agent and one radiation-reduction agent. As for the rifles, they were given to the players with high contribution points.

In order to be fair, of course the usage time would be limited.

A total of 210 players who received the mission this time were all veteran players with VMs. Many of them had even participated in two battles and had good combat experience, and their genetic sequence level was above LV4; the highest had even reached LV8.

In this way, Chu Guang led the players and successfully lurked to the flanks of the battlefield.

The mushroom cloud of the nuclear explosion in the distance had been blown away by the wind, and the exoframe troops that tore a gap in the army’s position seemed to be surrounded by firepower.

At this time, the drone hovering high in the sky fired two high-explosive bombs that landed 800 meters in front of Chu Guang and his group.

The explosions shook the ground below the players, the trees and building ruins were torn apart as billowing dust rose into the sky, leaving two craters each with a diameter of several meters.

"Fuck! This is too fierce!" Mosquito widened his eyes in surprise, and instantly felt that the basket of handmade grenades on his back was no longer that amazing.

"This is more like the art of explosion." Elf Wang, who was standing on the side, glanced at Mosquito. "Yours are just firecrackers."

Mosquito couldn’t help but chuckle in response, "Heh heh!"

"Brother Elf Wang, your night vision can finally come in handy," said Escaping Mole, who was holding an automatic rifle in his hand, with a smile.

"Screw you! What do you mean finally?"

"Uh, mainly you didn’t get to use that often."

In the distance, the clones with their hair and clothes on fire could no longer scream. They crawled out of the trenches, rolled in the snowdrifts and lost their breath.

Knowing that this was an ally creating an opportunity for them, Chu Guang did not hesitate and immediately seized the opportunity by blowing his whistle to indicate the players to charge.

We didn’t go through the regular process of shamelessly firing one round at their backs while still being hidden this time… Is this really the way we do things here?

Hearing the whistle, the players who had already been gearing up for a while suddenly rushed up screaming as if they were on steroids.

"Surprise Motherfucker!"

"

Urrraaa!

"

"For the unbreakable alliance!"

"For Quit Smoking!"

"Demacia!"

Looking at the players who rushed forward excitedly, the corners of Chu Guang’s mouth revealed a trace of smile. He touched the Type 20 Thorn Gauss rifle on his back with his right hand, but after thinking about it, he felt it was unnecessary, so he let go and pulled out the Nitrogen-Powered Hammer on his back.

Since it is a ruins covered by a forest, it is okay to be a little reckless, right?

However, to be on the safe side, he planned to wait for the players to rush to the enemy position and lure the enemy to use their ultimate move first, and then decide whether to go up or not based on the situation.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield.

The armored spearheads that pierced into the heartland of the Army were facing the siege of the clone light infantry.

These clones dug many foxholes and trenches in the forest, linking the jungle’s ruins and moss-covered concrete low walls.

Although Lu Yang had fought countless battles, it was the first time that he had fought against the Army, so he did not dare to take it lightly.

He could feel that the other party was the same.

When ten quad-rotor drones rushed into the trenches, the lower-level officers were obviously taken aback. Before they could even use the rocket launchers they had prepared, they were killed by the machine guns hanging under the drones and fell into the muddy trenches with their clone soldiers.

However, it could be seen that the strategic capabilities of the Army’s squad leaders were still very high, completely different from the marauders who were carrying water pipes to cause trouble everywhere.

They quickly changed their tactics, pulling the light infantry armed with anti-armor weapons back to the second line of defense and reorganizing.

It was also from here that Lu Yang clearly felt that the Army’s resistance had doubled, and their advancement speed was obviously slowed down.

At the same time, a large number of clone light infantry began to flank them, trying to retake their previously captured positions.

If they succeed, the torn line of defense would soon surround them.

When that happened, let alone heavy infantry wearing exoframes, even a heavy tank with shields on wouldn’t be able to stand the light infantry’s bazooka and explosives.

At the end of the day, it was always easier to destroy than to defend.

The Marines were still suffering from having fewer men.

As long as there were one or two hundred infantry soldiers behind them, filling the gap they had made and protecting their rear, they would not fall into such a passive situation.

Lu Yang’s plan was to take advantage of firepower, armor, and mobility to pierce the opposing positions.

That was the best choice in the case of insufficient manpower.

His opponent obviously saw this, so he decisively discarded the first line of defense, pulled the battlefield into the second line of defense, and ordered the clones to defend.

That was the area with the highest concentration of building ruins in the Elm District, and the terrain was significantly higher relative to the surrounding plains.

Lu Yang knew very well in his heart that if he could capture this high ground, he and his comrades would be able to rely on the terrain for defense, and victory would be at hand.

But if they couldn’t capture it...

Sooner or later the gap behind them would be closed.

Coincidentally, the other party thought so too.

At that point, it was a life-and-death contest.

The trenches and foxholes had been turned into meat grinders, and bullets and gunpowder were the grinding blades. Every inch of the position seemed to have a broken limb embedded in it.

Even though the exoframe was armed from the toes to the teeth, Lu Yang, who had replaced the overheated barrel for the second time, still felt that the battle was getting more and more difficult in their intensive offensive.

One of his comrades-in-arms had already fallen beside him.

The battle was clearly at a stalemate.

The opponent seemed to be determined to sacrifice more than 90% of their clones and frantically urged the clone light infantry to step forward.

Many clones couldn’t bear the electric shock on the back of their necks and the mental pressure that was on the verge of breaking their limits, so they jumped out of the trenches.

Some seemed to simply want to commit suicide, while others threw themselves at Lu Yang and his men with cluster grenades, intending to die with them.

Those people were outright lunatics.

Their brains had been completely assimilated by the idea of war.

If it was an ordinary marauder, they would have collapsed as early as when the tactical nuclear bomb fell, but they were different, they would rather be riddled with holes than to run in retreat.

Lu Yang’s team began to suffer more casualties, and a trace of madness gradually appeared on Lu Yang’s face.

Fortunately, at this moment, news came from the rear command post that 200 reinforcements from Shelter 404 had arrived on their flanks.

Surprise appeared on Lu Yang’s face, but it was more of one of relief.

Without saying a word, he ordered the drones that had just finished reloading and arrived at the front line to throw the two high-explosive bombs directly on the east side of the front line to help their allies enter the field.

His allies did not disappoint him. They seized the opportunity and charged without hesitation.

The group of blue coats with miscellaneous weapons had no fear in the face of the burning battlefield, and quickly disintegrated the Army’s right side with the support of aerial firepower.

Their fighting style was unusually fierce, charging heroically against the whizzing bullets, completely unafraid of death. They would shoot enemies with bolt-action rifles from afar, or simply jump into the trenches and fight the clones hand-to-hand with bayonets and buttstocks, or even axes.

In the face of pincer attack from two directions, the right position of the Army was obviously shaken, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards the coalition force composed of Shelter 404 and the Pioneer.

Just then, a hoarse roar came.

The huge figure carrying an iron pot roared through the vast snow and mist while using the steel plate on his chest to block the machine gun fire. He even managed to charge into the Army’s second line of defense with his fleshy body and break into a half-collapsed ruins.

When he entered, the squad leader and clone soldiers in the room were visibly stunned.

All they saw was a lizard wearing a breastplate with blood dripping from its shoulders and arms. It was holding a javelin in one hand and an axe in the other. In addition, on its back, it seemed to be carrying a boiling boiler.

They had never seen such a bizarre and brave creature.

In fact, brave was still an understatement. It was as if the creature was not scared of death.

Garbage, who was extremely excited, didn’t hesitate. He had had enough of doing squats in the shelter. Now, he finally had the opportunity to kill.

"Hahaha! I’m back on the battlefield again!"

The javelin was instantly thrust into the chest of the squad leader who was wearing a navy blue coat and looked like an elite monster. He grabbed a head with his now free right hand and smashed it against the wall, causing the concrete bricks to crumble. At the same time, the axe in his left hand also chopped down another soldier who had rushed up to him with a bayonet.

Only then did Garbage realize that there was a machine gun next to the slanted corpse, and there were palm-length bullets in the box next to it.

His breastplate had been completely destroyed during the charge.

Mr. Garbage glanced at his claws, then sighed inwardly with pity. He pulled out the javelin that impaled the chest of the squad leader and charged into the trench behind the ruins.

Then, a bloody storm broke out in the trench again!

Not only were the squad leaders of the Army dumbfounded, but even the allied troops who were attacking on the frontal battlefield were dumbfounded. They looked at the lizard covered in hot steam and didn’t know what to say.

"Where did that lizard come from?"

"A mutant?!"

"... Is it a friendly?"

"I guess it’s a pet kept by those blue coats like the white bear? Look, there is a green light bar on its shoulder... just treat it as an allied force."

Lu Yang roared in the communication channel, "Our friendly force has seized the eastern position of the enemy’s second line of defense. All exoframes, leave the trenches and push forward! Light infantry, follow closely!

"Leave our back to our allies. Now we have to use the mobility of the armor to slash them from the middle!"

"Yes! Sir!"

...

The only disadvantage of the Pioneer was that they didn’t have enough men.

But now, that disadvantage was made up for.

Although Vanus didn’t know where Pioneer got this group of fearless warriors from, it was a fact that those men were even braver than their clone light infantry; they were not afraid of death and were also very agile...

The second line of defense quickly fell with the help of the reinforcement.

The gap that was about to be closed off was torn open again.

The exoframes that captured the high ground kept advancing. With the support of aerial firepower, they quickly cut through the Army’s position, completely dividing the battlefield.

And behind them were the blue coats who jumped into the trenches to clean up the remaining enemy forces...

Back in the temporary headquarters.

Listening to the frontline report on the radio, Vanus’s eyes were filled with disbelief. He still couldn’t believe that he was attacked by a third-party force.

Reinforcements?

Where did the Enterprise get reinforcements?

This is the River Valley Province!

Could there be a colony of survivors in this area who would dare to interfere in the Army’s affairs?

Vanus roared, "Who are they?!"

The front line adjutant’s voice was filled with panic.

"I don’t know! They are wearing fur coats, and armed with crude weapons that are even cruder than what our cannon fodders use. And their fighting style is quite savage. It’s like… they are a group of marauders! And there’s even a lizard! Damn it..."

Marauders?

A lizard?

Vanus’s mind was completely confused...

At the same time, the command center of the Pioneer.

Looking at the blue coats who fought heroically in the aerial image captured by the drone, the people standing in the command center fell into a long silence.

It was a truly unexpected scene.

The first to break the silence was Li De, the head of the logistics department.

Many people standing there had heard him complain about those blue coats, especially their sly administrator who was greedy for money and always liked to take advantage of the situation.

He said in a solemn voice, "Please allow me to offer them my highest respect. They are a group of true warriors. They have a fearless and righteous heart, and they have extended a helping hand to us in times of crisis.

"I take back all the rash and biased evaluations I made before and sincerely apologize... I will tell him personally later."

After a while, Li De seemed to have made some kind of decision and looked at the people around.

"While this is an exception, I still intend to do it. I will use my credit score as collateral to submit a formal application to the Board of Directors of the Silver Wing Corporate Group.

"I will request them to grant those people the honor of Enterprise’s Permanent Strategic Partner!"

Although everyone around was surprised, no one objected.

Yi Hai, the adjutant of the Marine Division, nodded in agreement.

"Count me in, they deserve it!"