Chapter 1320 Underground Unknown Creature Cluster
Just as the narrow stairwell was filled with "swollen walkers," the distance between them was compressed to the limit, and the ghoul warriors were desperately thrusting—
Bang! ! !
A muffled thud, like a boil bursting from being squeezed to its limit!
The swollen walker, whose neck had just been pierced by Barto and which was collapsing limply, suddenly had its bloated abdomen swell up and burst open!
The explosive power is indeed not as violent as military explosives. There is no huge fireball and terrifying shock wave. However, the instantaneous expansion and eruption at close range produces a combined effect similar to a "fragmentation grenade" and a "combined incendiary/corrosive agent bomb"!
Countless fragments of broken bone, hardened tissue, and a mixture of highly concentrated corrosive liquid and flammable gas from the body were violently sprayed outwards in a radial pattern!
"Watch out—!" Barto's warning was only half-said!
Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!
As if triggering a chain reaction, several "Swelling Walkers" that had been stabbed or crushed by the ghoul warriors exploded one after another!
The narrow stairwell instantly turned into hell!
"Ugh—!"
Screams and groans echoed through the tactical link!
The ghoul warriors closest to the explosion were the first to be hit!
Although the frontal protection of the Night Hunter-IV armor was sufficient to withstand most of the flying debris, the powerful close-range impact was still like an invisible hammer, slamming into them!
A soldier was thrown headfirst by the blast wave, his back slamming heavily against the wall at the corner of the stairs. A painful groan came from inside his helmet, and the visor display flashed a yellow warning indicating shock overload.
Even more deadly were the mixed liquids! The dark green corrosive liquid mixed with atomized flammable gas poured down like a sticky, poisonous rain!
"Zizzi——!"
Upon contact with the armor surface, the corrosive liquid immediately emitted a pungent white smoke and produced a dense corrosive sound!
Although the new armor's anti-corrosion coating is stronger than before, under such high concentration and close-range continuous erosion, the protection of some weak points is rapidly weakened and damage begins to appear!
The atomized flammable gas came into contact with the stray sparks from the explosion or the highly heated parts of the soldiers' armor caused by intense friction—
boom!
A localized deflagration has occurred!
Although it wasn't a large-scale fire, the suddenly rising flames licked at the armor stained with the mixed liquid, and the combined effects of high temperature and corrosion made the situation even worse!
"Don't back down, break through them!!!" Faced with the current situation, Barto not only did not retreat, but instead shouted as if in response.
Although he himself was also affected by the explosion, with a large patch of mixed liquid on his left shoulder armor and white smoke hissing up, the burning sensation at the moment became his stimulant!
"Change formation! Wedge attack!"
After his roar, Barto pushed the power pack's output even higher, the dark red armor unfurled like dragon scales, and green fireworks left long afterimages behind him before he crashed into the densest part of the horde of corpses!
"Bang! Crack!"
The muffled sounds of flesh breaking and bones snapping exploded one after another!
Weighing 800 pounds, Barto transformed into a bio-engineered iron cavalryman, using his brute armor and strength to carve a path through the horde of zombies!
Those “swollen walkers” who were hit head-on by him either had broken bones or were pushed backward. Explosions rang out one after another, and the honeycomb-like puncture wounds and charred burns drove Barto completely mad!
The assault company soldiers followed closely behind, wedging themselves into the opened gap like wedges, their claws flashing as they cut down the zombies that tried to close in from both sides.
In an instant, the stairwell became a complete meat grinder!
Black blood, shattered entrails, and corrosive liquid mixed with dust covered the ground and steps with a slippery and deadly layer.
The ghoul warriors' armor was covered in all sorts of filth, but their charge did not falter in the slightest; only their breathing became more rapid beneath their visors and their fighting spirit grew ever more intense.
The operation was carried out layer by layer, advancing step by step.
From the second floor to the fifth floor, brief but intense battles broke out on each floor.
In addition to the "Swelling Walker," there appeared the "Needle Lurker" that could spray bone spurs, and the "Gnawing One," a small creature with exceptionally sharp teeth that suddenly pounced out from the ventilation duct.
The soldiers of the 1st Special Operations Brigade used their armor, claws, and increasingly coordinated teamwork to tear these mutants apart one by one.
Finally, a brief silence fell when Barto pinned the "Needle Lurker," which was trying to crawl back into its room at the very end of the fifth-floor corridor, to the wall with a single claw.
The only sounds were the faint echoes of artillery fire from the ground forces in the distance, and the unsettling creaking of the buildings themselves.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the fifth floor and below have been cleared. A downward passage has been discovered, suspected to lead to the underground parking garage or deeper. The heat source is showing signs of abnormality."
The voice of the human lieutenant technician in charge of operating the reconnaissance equipment came through the communication link, his tone deeply solemn.
Beside the large hole in the first-floor floor beneath Barto's feet, a human reconnaissance technician clad in heavy protective gear operated reconnaissance equipment. In thermal imaging mode, what was displayed below was not scattered heat sources, but rather...
A huge, blurry, writhing mass of heat that seemed to be alive, dotted with several unusually bright core points of light.
"Signalman, reporting to forward command and the 31st Brigade, our unit has discovered a suspected large nest or cluster of high-value mutants beneath the building at the designated coordinates. Requesting authorization for further reconnaissance and preparation for fire support at the coordinates." Barto's voice was frighteningly calm.
“The rest of you, replenish your energy and check your equipment. Five minutes later,” he paused, his claws gleaming in the darkness, “we’re going down.”
The underground is the domain of ghouls, a more unknown and bloodier hunting ground.
The claws of the First Special Operations Brigade have already been quietly aimed at the deeper darkness!
