#137 - Chapter 137 Field Investigation
"Do you still think today's training is bullying?" Dongfang Chen asked.
The crowd was silent.
"That's why I said this will be the norm in future battles. The situations they face in the future will only be worse than now," Dongfang Chen added.
"I must report this situation to the Commander as soon as possible," Rong Po said.
"I've already notified him. If I'm not mistaken, your Zhanfeng Assault Team should have already arrived on the scene," Dongfang Chen said.
"Alright," Rong Po said, relieved.
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Dongzhou Province, Guangchen City.
May 23, 2055, 12:30 PM.
Twenty fully armed soldiers jumped from a helicopter and entered a state of alert.
Dongzhou Province is the southernmost inland province of China, and it had already become a human exclusion zone last year.
After all personnel landed, the helicopter ascended.
"All clear!"
"Target at 11 o'clock, advance!"
The entire squad, holding their guns, moved forward while crouching low.
They formed a circle, closely monitoring the movements in all directions.
During the day, zombies would not come out. But mutated species were different; they were not afraid of sunlight and were exceptionally powerful. Therefore, they had to be careful.
Their destination was a residential building. The order stated that there was a large number of mutated cockroaches inside.
And their mission was only to investigate the existence of these mutated cockroaches. Unless absolutely necessary, they were not to enter.
Fifteen minutes later, they arrived outside the building.
They stopped at a street corner and concealed themselves. The squad leader took out binoculars and carefully observed.
It was still a bit far, and the cockroaches were very small; he didn't see anything.
"Scatter the bait," the captain ordered.
A soldier took out a glass bottle from his bag, filled with rice.
He threw it hard, smashing the bottle on the ground below the building. The bottle shattered, scattering rice grains all over the ground.
They waited for twenty minutes, but no cockroaches came out.
"Captain, could the sound of the bottle breaking have scared the cockroaches away?" a soldier asked.
"Possibly. Everyone, be quiet, and we'll continue to wait," the captain said.
Another twenty minutes passed, and still, there was no movement.
"Captain, how about I go take a look?"
"Go! But be careful!"
"Yes!"
The soldier crouched low, walked to the building entrance, and looked around, but found nothing.
So he turned back to look at everyone, held out his hand, indicating that there was nothing there.
But at that moment, everyone's eyes widened, their throats tightened, and they wanted to shout but couldn't.
"Get down!"
The captain remained calm and shouted loudly.
It turned out that right behind the soldier, two huge pincers had already extended from inside the building entrance.
The scouting soldier was confused and just about to ask when the pincers suddenly tightened, directly hooking the soldier into the building.
"Ah ~"
"Bang bang bang ~" followed by a burst of gunfire.
It was dark inside the building entrance, making it difficult to see what was happening.
"Captain, Huzi is in danger now, we have to go save him," a nearby teammate said.
"Don't make noise! We don't know what the situation is inside. If there's danger, won't we all be stuck here?" the captain scolded.
"But..." Before the teammate could continue.
A "Bang ~" sound came from inside the building.
It was Xiaohu detonating a grenade.
As the explosion sounded, some minced meat and thick liquid were thrown out.
"Xiaohu!" the teammates exclaimed in unison.
Although the protective suit could prevent punctures, in the event of a bomb explosion, it could prevent the body from being injured by fragments. However, the shock wave and high temperature at the moment of the explosion could cause damage to the human body. In severe cases, it could lead to shattered internal organs.
After all, what was wrapped inside the combat suit was just an ordinary person.
"Captain, give the order! The monster should have been blown to death. Xiaohu has the protection of the combat suit; he might be okay," the teammate urged.
"Ten people, go to the entrance and take a look. Remember, don't go deep, safety first," the captain said.
"Yes!"
Ten assault team members quickly ran towards the building entrance.
They concealed themselves on both sides of the entrance, slowly observing.
After finding no movement, they began to tentatively enter.
At this time, a faint rustling sound came from inside, as if something was dragging on the ground.
It was Xiaohu!
The team members in front quickly waved, and another person went in. Two people dragged Xiaohu out.
Only then did they see that Xiaohu's outer clothes had been blown to pieces, exposing the black combat suit inside.
His body was covered in thick, yellowish-brown liquid.
"Are you okay?" a teammate asked.
"Quick… leave…" Xiaohu said weakly.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!" the teammate shouted.
The ten team members dragged Xiaohu and quickly retreated.
They hadn't run far when densely packed cockroaches crawled out of the building entrance and the windows upstairs, chasing after them.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!" the captain shouted when he saw this scene.
"Call in the helicopter!" the captain ordered.
"Cover! Free fire!"
The cockroaches were very fast. Some were big, some were small. The big ones were one meter tall and at least two to three meters long. The small ones were twenty to thirty centimeters long.
The larger cockroaches moved slower, while the smaller ones were much faster.
