Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Powerful Firepower Squad
Looking at the group of warriors in front of him, Ye Fan noticed that there was a female soldier among them.
Also wearing a military uniform, she had a valiant demeanor with a small medical kit on her back and delicate features.
Ye Fan was taken aback; this was the first time he had produced a female soldier in the system.
But the problem was, he hadn’t requested to produce a female soldier.
"What’s your name?"
"Reporting, sir, Medical Soldier Xiao Jing reporting to you."
"Xiao Jing, why is there a female soldier?"
"Sir, the Red Alert System serves you. You wanted to produce a female soldier, so I appeared."
"How is that possible? Why would I have such an idea? Haha! It must be Nana’s mistake. Never mind, let’s not fuss about it now, we’ll talk about it later."
Ye Fan turned around, his face slightly flushed, and looked at the other soldiers with righteousness.
He had also produced a sniper named Lin Qing and two flamethrower warriors, Chen Zhikang and Li Hao. Ye Fan had a rough understanding of their capabilities; the only one he didn’t know about was the rocket launcher warrior Su Mo.
The rocket launcher warrior was currently the most expensive single-soldier unit Ye Fan owned, costing 1200, which was even more expensive than an engineer.
Looking at the massive rocket launcher on his back, Ye Fan called out to him, "Su Mo, tell me about your situation."
Su Mo was a burly soldier, who saluted and then loudly reported, "Sir, I am equipped with the domestic PF89 single-soldier rocket launcher. This type of rocket launcher has the advantages of long range, great power, good accuracy, and light weight. The rocket launcher is 90 cm in total length, the launch tube weighs 3.5 kg, and it has a caliber of 120 mm. It can fire two types of rockets, categorized as Type A and Type B."
"Type A is an anti-armor rocket, capable of damaging independent heavy armor units such as armored zombies, large mutant beasts, infantry fighting vehicles, and light to medium tanks, as well as low-altitude helicopters. It can also be used to destroy walls and fortifications. Type B is a thermobaric rocket, mainly intended for large-scale damage to enemy troops, effective against large-scale group units."
"Currently, in a no-star state, I have two anti-armor rockets and two thermobaric rockets per day. With each rank upgrade, one more of each type of shell is added, refreshing every 24 hours!"
Ye Fan looked at the long rocket launcher behind Su Mo and the backpack on his back.
In addition to his basic equipment, the backpack also contained four rockets.
This was practically a one-man cannon, and the strongest powerhouse currently in Ye Fan’s forces.
Ye Fan wanted to see Su Mo’s strength.
With less than five minutes until the refresh at twelve, Ye Fan immediately commanded everyone to come to the window.
"Listen up, fire all your ammo and power within five minutes!"
"Understood!"
The Red Alert Soldiers immediately took their positions, and even the medics pulled out pistols to start shooting, with the injured climbing up to join in.
Excluding the military dogs, thirty combat units, plus the previous twenty or so, over fifty different types of weapons extended from the window. As Ye Fan gave the order to fire, a web of death was immediately formed.
With no reservations, the zombies and mutant beasts below, who were still feeding, suffered fatal blows.
The first to unleash havoc were the three flamethrower warriors.
The flamethrower warriors aimed at the circling birds and small ground mutant beasts.
This unit could upgrade very quickly; a 40-meter flame often cleared a large area, and the first flamethrower warrior, Wang Aiyu, reached Two-Star directly after firing the last flame!
When the three of them fired together, a hellfire appeared before them, where only blazing infernos were visible.
A scent of roasting meat wafted, with carcasses scattered all over the place!
Only the larger mutant beasts, mutant zombies, could hold up a little longer, but they would attract more mutants and zombies.
However, Ye Fan had no fear; his side was full of firepower, it didn’t matter if more showed up.
Sniper Lin Qing also upgraded quickly in this situation, coordinating with the first sniper Chen Chuan to specifically target medium-sized mutant beasts. After taking down several in succession, both of them ranked up.
The Two-Star Sniper Chen Chuan had 30 bullets now, and could almost be described as infallible.
A mutant wolf just showed its head when it was killed with a headshot!
A mutant peacock hadn’t landed when a shot ensured it wouldn’t hover anymore.
Meanwhile, the ordinary army soldiers and conscripts spared no bullets in taking down the roaming zombies.
People continually upgraded in the battle, and once their bullets were replenished, they would immediately engage again.
After all, with the refresh at twelve, it would be a waste not to use up all the ammo.
The rattling gunfire was deafening, smoke filled the air, and one layer after another of mutant beasts and zombies fell to the ground.
Yet the most noticeable performance came from the rocket launcher warrior.
His first anti-armor rocket targeted an evolved armored zombie.
There weren’t many mutant zombies in the zoo initially, but after enjoying a delicious feast downstairs, a few underwent mutations.
An armored zombie that had just evolved let out a roar, seemingly to demonstrate its strength to surrounding creatures, only to meet a fatal strike!
A single anti-armor rocket hit it, obliterating the armored zombie on the spot!
Its tough keratin layer couldn’t withstand such a high-tech weapon of mass destruction, which could blast open even a tank, let alone flesh and blood.
After firing one anti-tank shell, a second thermobaric shell was quickly loaded.
This time, Su Mo aimed at the corpse of a mutant bull, upon which lay a heap of zombies, including seven or eight quasi-mutated zombies, all of which had started to evolve after feasting on the mutant beast.
"Officers, tell everyone to get down!"
With Ye Fan’s command, everyone hit the deck.
Whizz~~~!
A trail of white smoke shot out from the rocket launcher, the powerful recoil instantly lifting the launcher upwards.
Then it felt like the ground shook.
The powerful shockwave shattered the windows of buildings in an instant. Fortunately, everyone had been prepared, so no one got cut.
Ye Fan lifted his head and saw a large fireball rising into the sky.
Looking back at the ground, the mutant bull’s corpse had been blown to smithereens, and the few quasi-mutated zombies that were in the process of evolving were completely eliminated, along with two or three dozen regular zombies.
In this area of over twenty meters in radius, everything had been cleared.
Although a single-man thermobaric shell couldn’t possess the destructive power of a true thermobaric bomb, for Ye Fan’s company at present, this level of firepower was already quite formidable.
After firing two shells, Su Mo unexpectedly became a One-Star Rocket Launcher Warrior!
"You’re upgrading quickly, but your costs aren’t low either."
"Officer, it’s mainly because the enemies were dense, and the effect this time was indeed significant."
As Su Mo answered, he quickly loaded the launcher, firing all six shells consecutively.
Since a refresh was imminent, there was no need to hold back, and only when the clock hit twelve did they stop firing.
Looking downstairs, the once densely packed zombies and mutant beasts had thinned out significantly.
Meanwhile, on their side, they were now stronger than ever.
The Medics, due to their cost, treated multiple people in succession, upgrading quickly. Even Xiao Jing, who had just appeared, had already reached One-Star.
Now there were four Medics, two One-Star and two Two-Star, yet the other three male Medics seemed to silently regard Xiao Jing as their leader.
Ye Fan found it somewhat odd; Xiao Jing wasn’t the first-born, so how did she subtly become the leading Medic?
It didn’t seem like the other Medics harbored a crush on her either.
However, Ye Fan wisely chose not to ask, trusting his intuition that he wouldn’t get a pleasant answer if he did.
All soldiers had leveled up once, except those newly-born Army Soldiers and Conscripts.
Ye Fan ordered them to continue firing and empty their bullets, estimating that they could all achieve star promotion.
All soldiers in a No-Star state, or those close to star promotion, began a new round of shooting.
Once the downstairs area was thoroughly cleared, the army’s strength increased yet again.
None of his subordinates remained in a No-Star state, and all were nearly fully equipped with ammo.
The Army Soldiers and Conscripts who followed him from Chengguan Town had all reached Three-Star status.
Wang Aiyu even became a Three-Star Flamethrower Warrior, capable of unleashing twelve high-power flame jets daily. Chen Zhikang and Li Hao also reached Two-Star, able to use it nine times each day.
Xu Haoran also leveled up in this assault, achieving the highest Three-Star status.
In terms of individual combat ability and overall capacity, the Scout was exceedingly useful, with a Three-Star Scout alone being a formidable weapon.
There were now few zombies and mutant beasts on the ground, and Ye Fan ordered the soldiers to cease fire. With a wave of his hand, Xiaotian and seven other military dogs charged down.
Eager to go for a long time, they immediately employed group-wolf tactics, easily tearing a quasi-mutated zombie to pieces.
Even other mutant beasts were no match for them, especially since many were already wounded.
Once the military dogs had cleared the zombies and mutant beasts below, apart from Xiaotian as a Three-Star, the other seven had become five One-Star and one Two-Star.
"Go downstairs! Collect mutant beast meat, collect supplies!"
Under Ye Fan’s Company Commander level medication treatment, the lightly wounded could now walk on their own and the seriously injured just needed support. The group filed out of the building in a line.
The soldiers began collecting mutant beast meat. While these things had virus components in their claws and teeth, the meat was exceptionally delectable. Ye Fan thought it would be of great use later, so everything that could be collected was gathered.
Seeing this powerful team, Ye Fan knew that as long as the zombies didn’t evolve again, unless the number was particularly huge, it would be hard to threaten his team.
Seeing that the team was about to finish gathering supplies, Ye Fan prepared to continue toward the middle school.
"Report, Officer, inside a mutant bull’s brain, I found this!"
Covered in smoke and dust, Xu Haoran came to Ye Fan holding a shiny object.