Chapter 230.1: The Rain Of Fire That Fell From The Skies

At the entrance and exit of the interprovincial highway, to the north was a relatively flat snow field.

The brigade under Black Snake was slowly marching on this snowfield.

Although Vaders failed to convince Black Snake to make a more prudent choice strategically, they were on the same side and he planned the route carefully.

He chose to go straight south, bypassing the large forests and steep slopes on the west side, and then march all the way west after entering the interprovincial highway to cut off the connection between Longevity Town and the northern suburbs of Clearspring City.

The actual distance of this route would be slightly longer, but it would be more practical.

On the back seat of an armored pickup.

Vaders had a map open on his knees. His index finger moved across the map, drawing a circle around the front of their marching line. "... Due west of us is the forest where Winter Willow Camp is located, and most likely the survivors there had already been evacuated more than a month ago.”

“Our goal is the interprovincial highway in the due south direction. After advancing there, the terrain will be much flatter.”

"If the intelligence is correct, there should be a survivor colony there.”

"Even though they have probably evacuated, we can still find something useful.”

"It's going to get dark in about two hours and we can rest there for the night before continuing west. If things go well, we should be in Longevity Town by noon tomorrow, and if they don't blow that place up, we should be able to get a fortress on the northern outskirts of Clearspring City, ahead of your allies as you wished."

Black Snake touched his chin with a satisfied expression on his face.

He believed in the professional competence of his staff, but he still had some questions about the plan.

While Vaders was talking about the general outline, Black Snake's eyes stayed on a red marker on the map.

It was where the Central Continent Aerospace Ecological Experimental Base was located, and it was also a highland that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not only did it have a complete wall that could be used as a cover, but also a complete building to shield from the wind and rain.

Black Snake remembered that more than a month ago, Vaders highly recommended it to him as a springboard for their attack on the northern suburbs of Clearspring City.

However, for some unknown reason, his staff completely ignored that natural fortress and never mentioned it from the beginning of the entire operation.

It was as if he had forgotten that place.

"Why don't we just go directly to the Central Continent Aerospace Ecological Experiment Base? It's high ground, just right for our artillery."

Vaders shook his head and said, "The location is good, but the terrain from there to Longevity Town is too flat."

Black Snake was confused. "Isn't that a good thing?"

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Vaders continued, "Of course, it's a good thing for them, they'll be there faster than us, and they'll be on the high ground waiting for us to reap our lives."

It makes sense.

Black Snake nodded thoughtfully. Moving his gaze to the road that traversed east and west on the map, he continued to ask, "What if they ambush us on both sides of the road?"

Vaders sighed and answered patiently, "The interprovincial highway is relatively higher than its surroundings on both sides. No one is stupid enough to ambush the people on the top of the mountain at the foot of the mountain. We only need to have a team of people to search for explosives and traps on the ground in front, and then split out two groups of people to search forward along the gentle slopes on both sides of the road, then there won’t be any problems."

Black Snake would always ask questions that Vaders didn't know how to answer, giving him a lot of headaches. However, unlike him who felt a headache, after getting a satisfactory answer, Black Snake said lightly with a happy expression on his face. "It looks like victory is at hand."

"Yes, if everything goes as planned." Vaders closed the map on his hand and looked out at the white snow outside the truck window.

His brows furrowed slightly, and the uneasy feeling he had in his heart grew stronger.

If the survivors in the northern suburbs of Clearspring City were going to stop them, that was probably the last and only chance.

Once the team on their side was allowed to drive from the wilderness to the road, the opponent would lose all odds of winning, and there would be no possibility of stopping them at all.

But...

It was also not an easy task to ambush them there.

He deliberately chose the road entrance that wasn’t in close proximity to Longevity Town.

Even if the other party found them and reacted as soon as they discovered them, it was unlikely that they would arrive before him.

Should I send a few people over to check out the situation first?

Just when Vaders was thinking about what he could do, there was a sudden blast in the southeast of the convoy.

Immediately afterward, there was a swoosh, and a cannonball seemed landed in the center of the convoy.

It was where their tank was located, and Vader’s expression changed instantly.

Black Snake, who was sitting next to him, reacted quickly. He grabbed the walkie-talkie and roared angrily. "Motherfucker, how dare they ambush my convoy?! Shoot them!”

...

Boom!

A thick flame show out from the muzzle and a thunderous blast reverberated on the snowfield.

A 20mm steel core armor-piercing bullet drew an orange-yellow trajectory in the air, like lightning, and slammed into the tank five hundred meters away.

Fire filled the air and after a loud bang was heard, the heavy continuous track broke and fell from the road wheels. The tank instantly lost power and broke down in the snow.

The marauders next to it were completely dumbfounded.

Obviously, they didn't expect that someone would dare to attack them.

Their first shot was even aimed at the invincible steel behemoth they brought into battle!

Looking away from the scope, Construction Boy, lying in the snow, shook his fist excitedly, and couldn't help cheering excitedly. "Hahaha! The tank is broken! I got it!"

With a closer look, that tank looked quite intimidating. With a nearly eight-meter-long angular body and a thick and long barrel, it was like a giant steel beast lying on the snow.

However, this thing was not as difficult to deal with as imagined. Its track actually broke off after just being hit once. It even surprised Construction Boy.

He had thought that he would at least need to fire a few more shots...

It was a pity that no teammates nearby could give him a high five.

Before the marauders could figure out the situation, he quickly pulled out the smoking shell, continued to reload an armor-piercing bullet into the gun chamber, and fired another shot at the tank's gun.

If he could destroy the gun, it would be turned into scrap metal completely.

His idea was good, but the execution, not so much. A 20mm round wasn’t strong enough to cripple it completely.

The second bullet that hit the turret bounced off without any suspense and flew into the sky like a toothpick that struck a wall.

"Damn it!"

"It's time for the high-explosive bullets!"

With the second shot, the marauders finally spotted him and started screaming and firing at him.

From a distance of 500 meters, bullets came whizzing.

Putting away the bipod of the Lance calmly, Construction Boy quickly shifted position before the muzzle of the tank aimed at him.

Almost as soon as he left the combat position, a high-explosive shell hit his previous position.

The snowflakes were blown up to a height of more than 10 meters, and the pine trees on the side were shattered. They fell on the slope before rolling down slowly.

Looking at the snow mist rising into the sky from a distance, a group of players ambushing not far away had surprised expressions on their faces.

"Dang! Their tank probably shoots out 80mm rounds...”

"Be confident. Don’t think, just believe."

"Holy cow, that was so scary... Do you think Construction Boy is still alive?"

"He's an ability user anyway, and he's also a strength type, so it's not that easy for him to die." Sideline Slacking looked at Eye Owe Money next to him, and continued, "We will leave the tank to you. Don’t mess it up, we only have one robot, and one chance."

After connecting to the device, Eye Owe Money closed his eyes. His consciousness was now connected to the Reptile deployed in front of him and carried forward by the four rapidly moving mechanical legs through the snow.

His target was straight ahead!

Although he couldn't see it, he could clearly feel it!

With the detonator in his hand, Eye Owe Money let out a cold breath.

"Don't worry, I got this!"

...