My Monster Fuses Everything

Chapter 346: 288 Huiyuan City_2

Chapter 346: Chapter 288 Huiyuan City_2

It was clearly evident that this was an aberration that had transformed from a flesh corpse.

“It seems Huiyuan City is having a tough time,”

Although it was just the outskirts, the proportion of flesh corpses and flesh corpse-like monsters was not low, which indicated that the forces clearing out the monsters were not dominant. Within the ecosystem of this city, monsters had claimed a place for themselves.

“Crack”

The monster was directly thrown into the Mother Worm’s mouth, followed by loud chewing before being swallowed into the belly, continuously transforming into Bug Quality.

To construct a Bug Quality Rift, the amount of Bug Quality needed was far from trivial. Su Han would definitely be staying in this city for more than just a day or two.

Building a bug nest, propagating the swarm, and then constructing the Bug Quality Rift were all part of a series of actions.

If there were High-Order monsters in the city, then that would be even better; he could also fuse with living monsters.

The Mother Worm proceeded along the streets, crushing any monsters foolish enough to stand in its way. The number of monsters in Huiyuan City greatly outnumbered those in South City.

On a mere ten-minute journey, four to five hundred monsters were devoured by the Mother Worm.

Su Han pondered the data he had gathered before arrival; Huiyuan City was a southern heavy industrial city. Its water system was not as developed as South City’s, but a large river spanned the city from north to south. Although it had only one main river channel and a few tributaries, the water body was larger than South City’s.

The city was split into two halves, east and west; the eastern side was home to numerous industrial zones, while the western side had more commercial areas, especially in the northeastern corner, which was where most of the factories were located.

Both water ports and railway transport passed through here, and the preferred location for Su Han to establish the Mother Nest was here, convenient for establishing a production order later on.

“It’s not too far from the industrial area in the northeast of the city,”

Su Han’s entry point into the city was near the east, by the highway entrance. At this moment, he was only a few kilometers away from the northeast side of the city.

The Mother Worm’s psychokinetic power swept over the area, quickly locking onto the direction and striding forward.

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“Boom”

In the southern outskirts of the eastern district, within a storage and logistics center.

The roar of the cannons erupted as a Second-order Superior monster, along with the blaze, fell to the ground with a crash, with the explosion tearing apart the surrounding monsters into pieces.

“Strangle the monsters, stay alert to your surroundings,”

Atop the walls of the storage and logistics center, a person resembling a non-commissioned officer was giving orders. His surroundings were filled with Armed Forces warriors, all armed and in military uniforms, with Angel Envoys summoned beside them, aiding in combat.

The entire expansive area of the logistics center was now fully armed. The walls were reinforced, piled with sandbags, and the road outside was covered with barricades, armored vehicles, and heavy machine guns and cannons were mounted.

“This is the fourth wave today,”

The leader muttered to himself. He observed the soldiers on the wall with a solemn gaze, then shouted, “Zhao Sanyi, come here.”

“Present,”

The non-commissioned officer Zhao Sanyi quickly hopped down from the wall and approached the leading man, “Commander, do you have orders?”

Zhou Shanying was the commander of the 117th Mobility Battalion, currently leading the entire battalion stationed in this logistics center. They had originally planned to open up a base in Huiyuan City, collecting more information about Huiyuan City to break through the situation there, but now they were stuck in a stalemate.

“Zhao Sanyi, how many days has it been since the squad from the battalion headquarters departed?”

“Two days. They should have arrived by their speed. Commander, should we prepare something for the Armored Battalion?”

“Damn it, the Armored Battalion should have been the first to clear the way,”

Zhou Shanying cursed, but his eyes were sharp: “Prepare, clear the streets nearby to ensure the roads are open. Pay attention to timely contact with the street outposts. Ensure that the Armored Battalion enters Huiyuan City safely. If we haven’t taken down the industrial area in the north of the city and a tank is wrecked, then it’s wrecked and beyond repair.”

“Yes, I’ll organize a team right away, but…”

Zhao Sanyi hesitated to speak further. Zhou Shanying glanced at him. He was well aware of what kind of soldiers he had under his command.

“But what? Speak.”

“We have one thousand five hundred people; even with the armored battalion coming, that’s only one thousand men and 60 to 70 tanks. Can we really take over Huiyuan City?”

Zhou Shanying gave Zhao Sanyi a slap on the head and said irritably, “Take over my ass, do you think it’s still the early days of the apocalypse?”

At the beginning of the apocalypse, monsters generally weren’t strong and their numbers hadn’t escalated exponentially. Firearms were greatly suppressive, and with the recognition and deterrence of the Armed Forces amongst civilians, when they mobilized in full force, it was easy to take over Linshui City.

With the assistance of the administrators from the Linshui City Government Affairs Hall, the order in Linshui City was quickly maintained.

But now it’s Huiyuan City we’re talking about, which has been in the apocalypse for several months. The situation was already different.

“Don’t indulge in fantasy. Taking over Huiyuan City isn’t something that can be done with just three or four thousand people. Our mission is to establish a stronghold, particularly the one at the northeastern industrial area. From there, we expand gradually, gathering enough strength to reclaim Huiyuan City.”

Zhou Shanying spoke solemnly, “Right now, just transporting supplies for three thousand people here is difficult. We must take it one step at a time. Bringing in the armored battalion is meant to ensure our dominance, to better establish the stronghold, and also to watch out for the survivors from the West Mountain Villa area.”

At the mention of the West Mountain Villa area, Zhao Sanyi’s expression grew serious. Of course, he was aware of the situation with the people in the West Mountain Villa area.

Led by a Third Order Contractor, with several Second-order Contractors and a large number of First-order Contractors, they possessed numerous firearms, resources, and controlled the survivors in dozens of nearby communities with force, with a total population of eight to nine thousand people.

Moreover, according to current intel, it was certain this group had attacked the local military forces, or even the local security bureau; otherwise, they wouldn’t have so many weapons.

During their reconnaissance, Zhao Sanyi’s team had made contact with them, originally planning to rightfully subsume their camp.

However, it nearly led to a conflict. If it weren’t for a few howitzers and the fact that Zhou Shanying himself was a Lower Tier of the Third Order Contractor, they might have actually come to blows.

Without a doubt, the people in the West Mountain Villa area would not accept a peaceful takeover. They were no easy targets.

“With the armored battalion here, those people won’t dare to make any rash moves, giving us more time to deal with the monsters in the industrial area and not let them gain the upper hand.”

Zhou Shanying explained the plan, and Zhao Sanyi then understood the intimidation factor of the armored battalion’s advance.

“Commander, I’ll take people out to scout the route and search for survivors as well.”

“Be careful, and search in teams.”

“Yes.”

Zhao Sanyi took his people out, but Zhou Shanying’s expression darkened, muttering to himself, “This mission isn’t easy, fighting on unfamiliar terrain, logistical support unable to keep up, and having to set up our own strongholds and start production. This war is too draining. We must take control of the industrial area.”

Linshui City now had survivors numbering two to three hundred thousand. The 117th Regiment, after being reinforced, also reached a count of about ten thousand warriors, with even more non-official warriors.

But these were all Contractors, with varying levels of strength. The rapid securing of Linshui County initially left many civilians without enough time to form Contracts. Subsequent arrangements were made, but in terms of combat and training, there were significant deficiencies.

Moreover, what’s even more critical is that the 117th Regiment lacked a competent research team. Advancement in strength was all achieved through struggle, so not many stood out.

While the population base was large, the proportion of strong individuals was not especially high, and the transformation of the military system had not been completed.

Therefore, to rapidly increase combat capabilities, they had to rely on firearms.

It was for this reason that their large-scale offensive was difficult. Under orders for unified mobilization and operations in foreign regions, only the original soldiers from the 117th Regiment truly had the capacity to execute.

This was the reason Zhou Shanying was here. Yet, half a month had passed, and they had barely managed to secure a logistics center, barely establishing a foothold.

“Once the armored battalion arrives, we can simultaneously push ahead with clearing the north side, establishing a real stronghold while securing the highway, and creating communication pathways. Then we can pick up the pace. I just hope we won’t encounter any massive monsters, at least let there be no surprises.”

Zhou Shanying looked northward, and somehow, he felt a bit uneasy inside.