My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 71: The Power of Firearms

Outside the city.

On the rooftop of a not-so-tall building, Tang Yu was using binoculars to observe the city gate.

There were no grand speeches of commitment before battle; mercenaries were allocated and mixed into the infantry formations of the army, while the armored formations also slowly moved forward.

Whoosh—

A sharp whistling sound came from afar.

Tang Yu was startled and looked afar.

In the sky, several small black dots appeared.

The black dots were moving extremely fast, trailing flames, and although they had just been seen rising from the Sanctuary, in the blink of an eye, they had already reached the airspace above Maple Leaf Town.

Boom!

Boom boom!!

Boom boom boom!!!

Intense flames flickered.

Clouds of dust rose into the air.

Buildings collapsed, and the ground trembled.

From a distance, those clouds of smoke looked like a blossoming flower, enveloping the entire Maple Leaf Town within it.

Tang Yu took a sharp breath.

This was the power of thermal weapons, and perhaps only nuclear bombs could be more spectacular.

No matter how tenacious the life force of the demonized beasts was, most of them could not survive such violent explosions.

Especially around the Abyssal Rift, where demonized beasts were densely packed, this wave of clearing the field exploded the output.

At the city wall,

A group of mercenaries was dumbfounded.

Modern people had never seen such a grand spectacle, and even during the apocalypse, this scene was a first for the vast majority.

Before long, the expressions on many faces went from stunned to ecstatic.

This wave of missiles must have destroyed the majority of the demonized beasts; perhaps by now, there would be few demonized beasts left around the Abyssal Rift, and all they needed to do was to clean up some stragglers.

These points were too easy to earn.

In the command vehicle, Lu Jianjun was looking at the screen inside the vehicle.

The screen wasn't clear, and from time to time, it lost signal, but the current display was the explosion in Maple Leaf Town.

Compared to the joyful expressions of most people, his face was still stern.

After the apocalypse, due to interference, missile positioning was difficult. It was only because Maple Leaf Town was close and the number of demonized beasts was large that they could use the missiles without much precision.

Even so, with each missile launched, Lu Jianjun felt a pang of distress.

There wasn't much stock left.

Manufacturing was out of the question, not just due to technical problems... Before the apocalypse, producing high-tech goods involved raw materials and components from all over the world, but now, even communication was a problem, so where could they find those materials?

Let alone missiles, even tanks and helicopters were currently impossible for Lindong to produce.

It was already good enough that they could be repaired.

"Commander, are we preparing to enter Maple Leaf Town?"

An officer asked.

Lu Jianjun hesitated for a moment, "We can't underestimate the demonized beasts. First, dispatch a reconnaissance team to scout Maple Leaf Town."

The officer saluted and turned to leave.

Lu Jianjun suddenly called out to the officer, "Tell them to be careful, to come out alive."

Alive.

Two words.

But a very heavy topic.

After the apocalypse, lacking reconnaissance methods, the reconnaissance soldiers on the front lines often suffered the most severe losses.

Lu Jianjun was aware of this.

But he had no choice.

He had to think about the overall situation.

If only the science academy could develop a method of remote reconnaissance.

After some casualties were incurred, news quickly arrived.

Inside Maple Leaf Town, as expected, most of the demonized beasts had died in the explosions, and although there was still a considerable number left, the threat had been greatly reduced.

This was within the estimated range.

"Prepare to enter Maple Leaf Town, all personnel increase vigilance, fire at will upon demonized beasts."

The rumbling iron torrent moved forward, crushing everything in its path.

The commotion, naturally, attracted the remaining demonized beasts.

The tank's main cannon roared, striking directly, reducing even advanced demonized beasts of the Fourth or Fifth Layer to smithereens.

Maple Leaf Town, outskirts.

The buildings here had not suffered much from explosions, most were still intact, though the walls were overgrown with moss, which at first glance, gave a sense of historical depth.

Demons beasts occasionally burst out from the streetside buildings.

The cracking of gunfire echoed incessantly.

Some demonized beasts also leaped towards the front of the troop and were slain by the Awakeners and some mercenaries in the military.

There were more people than beasts, and mercenaries competed fiercely out of a hungry thirst for battle.

Occasionally, some combatants were injured or killed by the attacks of demonized beasts, which was expected. The formation moved forward slowly, gradually heading towards the Abyssal Rift.

...

Maple Leaf Town.

Atop a building.

Tang Yu held a telescope and observed in silence.

He was not looking at the battle situation, but rather, searching for someone.

The official Lindong team, led by the Military in the center, other senior teams placed on both wings.

Tang Yu was looking for Lin Wei's team.

"Found them!"

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According to information provided by Grey Blade, Tang Yu discovered the team that met the criteria.

This team, composed mostly of infantry, was actually quite formidable. They were essentially all Awakeners, who could easily push aside any obstructive abandoned vehicles, and even when encountering powerful demonized beasts, they would be easily slain through their coordinated efforts.

After some thought, Tang Yu took out an item that resembled a mirror from his Space Backpack.

[Detection Lens: Can remotely survey an area, gauge enemy strength, and mark enemies, with marks lasting one week]

This was one of the items Tang Yu had gathered after several refreshes of the market.

This sort of consumable item was most suitable for him now.

It had a great effect and was cheap... ah, the latter point is key.

Besides reconnaissance, such an item also served a marking function.

Tang Yu figured that after dealing with the Abyssal Rift this time, Lin Wei would likely find a Territory.

He would probably come knocking directly.

However, if all this were under surveillance, then that would be rather amusing.

"Eileen, your Perception ability is the highest. You do it."

Eileen nodded, taking the lens.

Her pupils turned a pure ice blue, her wide Mage robe billowed without wind, and her hood fell, revealing her cascading sky-blue hair.

In her hands, the lens glowed faintly.

Tang Yu stood to the side, looking in the same direction, and happened to catch a glimpse of the delicate collarbone below Eileen's neck and the... detection lens held in her hands.

Slowly, an image emerged on the lens.

As if from a bird's-eye view, the camera zoomed in from afar, with Lin Wei's team clearly displayed in the lens.

Although the team didn't possess heavy weaponry like tanks or artillery like the Military, it had plenty of secondary equipment, such as armored vehicles and heavy machine guns.

More so were the well-equipped Awakeners, each with energy reactions already visible in the lens.

Nothing was concealed.

The view finally settled on a middle-aged man.

Tang Yu was certain that this was Lin Wei himself.

At this moment, Lin Wei was not inside an armored vehicle but was walking slowly, surrounded by several guards, as if taking a stroll.

The energy reactions of these guards were displayed under the lens, and indeed they were very high.

As for Lin Wei himself...

That guy, he was playing his cards close to his chest.

During the observation,

the team advanced slowly, not because of the hindrance from demonized beasts but because Lin Wei was intentionally maintaining a slow pace.

Tang Yu could see Lin Wei's ulterior motives.

But for him, that was not important, as long as he could ensure that Lin Wei's main forces were under control, that would be enough.

It's a pity that they didn't have long-range offensive capabilities; otherwise, a sneaky attack would have been quite spectacular.

A direct confrontation was certainly not an option.

No matter how confident Tang Yu was, he would not delude himself into thinking that the three of them could charge into Lin Wei's team.

It's better to be a quiet observer.