“Boom!
"
The Pelican, which had lost its energy shield, continued to withstand two artillery shells before being completely enveloped in the flames of the explosion. It lost control and rolled towards the sea of worms on the ground.
Tanya, who witnessed the whole process, did not know the condition of all personnel inside the Pelican, but the UNSC scouts protected by TPS power armor had a very high chance of surviving the "air crash".
However, whether the scouts could resist the wave of insect waves, survive and successfully evacuate was beyond Tanya's consideration.
Because the assault boat she and her sisters boarded was also attacked by dense bioplasma cannons and bone spurs, and the power of the energy shield generated by the assault boat was far inferior to that of the Pelican, which was capable of traveling in outer space.
Fortunately, their pilots were very skilled, and the assault boats were more flexible and faster than the Pelican in the atmosphere, so they successfully avoided a salvo of bugs.
"Die to me! Die!"
Tanya, Celestine and the sisters sitting on both sides of the cabin, regardless of ammunition consumption, cooperated with the two crew members who controlled the rotating machine guns to continue suppressing the ground.
The mother needs to aim, and with a single shot, she can hit the soldier bugs below, or the warrior bugs with biological barriers.
Seeing the loss of more than half of the aviation company, and looking at the endless sea of insects emerging below, Celestine, who had remained silent since leaving the insect nest, suddenly remembered the "precognition dream" that Tanya had a month ago.
It was obvious that the unknown Zerg below was the endless nothingness in Tanya's dream.
If the four families of victims had not gone to play in the depths of the forest and accidentally collided with each other, allowing them to discover the unknown Zerg in advance, then when the unknown Zerg was ready, the number would not be as large as it was in front of them.
Moreover, what makes Celestine deeply despairing is that this unknown Zerg not only reproduces at an alarming rate, but also knows how to use tactics.
Judging from the dead special team and the corpses of the victims, Celestine has reason to believe that this unknown Zerg can even obtain the genes or brain memories of different creatures through sucking to further improve itself.
this…
It was no less than the Flood they knew and studied.
"Stuck~!"
While pulling the trigger to fire, Celestine was thinking about the current situation. When she saw that the .50-caliber pulse machine gun in her hand was empty, she was about to replace it with a new drum, but she just wanted to take action...
"boom!
"
A huge plasma biological cannon first shattered the energy shield of the assault boat they were riding on, and another cannon hit the tail of their aircraft.
"Everyone, hurry up!
"The pilot reminded loudly on the communication.
"Beep! Beep!" A harsh alarm sounded in the cabin.
The two crew members no longer operated the swivel guns but clung to the handrails.
Tanya, Celestine and other sisters also stopped attacking and turned on the magnetic adsorption function of the power armor to prevent them from being thrown out by the assault boat that was losing control.
Leave the cabin.
Viewed from above.
The assault boat did not turn over immediately due to the pilot's control and barely maintained its flight state, shaking greatly.
Look around you.
Of the aviation company that encountered the insect sea, so far only the assault boat on which the intern sisters were riding, as well as two other assault boats and a Pelican, have "survived".
But only temporarily.
The Zerg side's biological anti-aircraft barrage bombarded and shot down the four remaining flying vehicles.
The assault boat the intern sisters were riding on lacked a left-wing engine. No matter how skilled and skilled the pilot was, the fuselage could not avoid spinning like a top.
However, before the left wing was burned by the bioplasma running group, the pilot kept the assault boat as far away from the insect sea as possible, and could still overlook the buildings and night lights of Oliveland Town in the distance.
After losing control, that is, now, the assault boat spun and continued to fly for nearly two kilometers without any trace. Finally, it hit a tree and crashed into the rain forest.
———————
…
I don’t know how long it will take…
"Uh..." Tanya, whose ears were ringing and dizzy, opened her eyes.
Her vision was blurry for a while, but soon returned to its original state. She realized that the thing in front of her was the top of the cabin that was dancing with electric sparks and was distorted.
It seems that the power armor successfully preserved her during the fall and crash.
"Ta...ta...ta..."
"Hoo...ho..."
When the tinnitus dissipated, Tanya still heard the faint sound of gunshots and the roar of insects outside.
After hearing these movements, she completely recovered and quickly turned over to look around.
Of the two crew members who only wore atmospheric work clothes, one had his waist twisted at 180°, and the other had half of his body pressed under the cabin on the left side.
At the same time, the holographic screen regenerated in front of the left eye also confirmed that the two crew members had been killed.
On the other hand, the sisters who were lying paralyzed and huddled in the corner all survived.
So Tanya immediately crawled to Celestine who was closest to her, and while lightly slapping her friend's cheek with her left hand, she called out: "Little old-fashioned! Wake up! Little old-fashioned!"
"Stop slapping me..."
Awakened by Tanya's violent operation that was not violent, Celestine immediately passed the stage of dizziness and tinnitus, opened his eyes and regained his ability to move.
Afterwards, the mother and the two woke up one by one, and all the sisters opened their eyes and stood up in turn.
They paid a brief condolence to the two crew members who had died, then took their weapons and fallen equipment, and left the cabin from the right side, which was relatively intact but had an upward angle.
Come outside.
Noises like gunshots, roars, and explosions are much clearer.
However, because the assault boat they were on ignited, the nearby branches were filled with fire-scorched branches, and the "crackling" sound caused by the water evaporating from the tree trunks, causing them to dry out and expand rapidly, seemed to be more obvious.
At this moment, they saw elongated and extremely fast blue light trajectories beginning to appear in the sky, as well as sparse, scattered, and huge plasma cannon groups.
"Boom! Boom!"
The noise caused by the frigate's gauss cannon and plasma cannon was much louder than the gunshots of the scouts scattered not far away when fighting against the insect tide.
Since all personnel, including the fallen crew members, have military-grade nanobots in their bodies, they can assist in relieving injuries, removing harmful microorganisms and parasites, while also providing friendly force identification to all Sheriff's Department, Umbrella and UNSC units. .
Therefore, even if the frigate located hundreds of kilometers away launches naval gun bombardment, it will not accidentally injure or kill any intern sisters and reconnaissance company soldiers.
When everyone came outside, the sisters first defended with the wreckage of the assault boat as the center and analyzed the situation they were facing now.
Celestine and another sister used the power increase provided by the power armor to forcefully open the door on the right side of the cockpit to confirm the status of the pilot.
Open the hatch.
The pilot, who was expected to suffer the same fate as the two crew members, not only did not die, but his physiological characteristics were in a green state, indicating that he fell into a coma due to impact and concussion.
Seeing that the pilot survived finally gave Tanya and Celestine some comfort.
After being awakened and helped out of the cockpit, the pilot no longer needed special care. He even took out a Gauss microshot and corresponding ammunition from the crash wreckage, preparing to cooperate with the battle sisters.
Next.
Through the real-time intelligence provided by the holographic screen, everyone determined that four kilometers northwest of the crash site was the nearest UNSC defense line, which was guarded by the 2nd Armored Company of the 3rd Battalion.
Six hundred meters to the southeast, there are many friendly signs...
He is a surviving soldier of the 1st Reconnaissance Company.
Of course, there are a large number of red signs on the periphery 600 meters to the southeast, indicating that the surviving soldiers are about to be swallowed up by the sea of insects.
If you choose to retreat to the northwest, you will receive friendly support from the armored company, so you don't need to worry about your life in a short period of time.
If they choose to rush to the southeast to rescue the surviving soldiers who are about to be besieged by the sea of insects, then they will also face the same result.
For ordinary residents, the vast majority will instinctively choose the first option.
But Tanya and Celestine were destined to become battle sisters. The responsibilities they shouldered, the weapons in their hands and the faith in their hearts made them choose the second option without hesitation.
"Sisters! Rush to the rescue of the suppressed reconnaissance company brothers!" Tanya, a sergeant with a military rank, waved her hand and immediately gave the order.
"Yes! Sir!" Celestine and others all responded in unison.
However, when all the sisters took the first step, Tanya, who stayed behind, stopped the pilot, glanced northwest, and suggested:
"Second Lieutenant, there is a device four kilometers northwest of..."
"Don't talk about that." The pilot's second lieutenant interrupted the conversation and continued to move forward without hesitation. He also said: "In this case, how could I leave all the beauties and escape alone? Hahaha~!"
"Haha." Tanya also smiled helplessly and stopped trying to persuade her.
She grasped the jet in her hand and sped up her pace through the dense forest. She soon left the pilot behind and caught up with the sisters who had gone ahead.
Before they could break out of the dense forest and reach a more open area, they heard...
"Sanders! Aim your gun at nine o'clock! Suppress! Suppress those bastards!"
"Brothers are down! Brothers are down! Medics!
"
"Fuck! Do you think our Army is easy to bully?! Ah?! Come on! Eat my magnetic nail bombs!"
I heard roars circulating in the area, but more of them were gunshots, various explosions and the roar of insects.
Break out of the jungle.
They saw dozens of scouts, using the crashed Pelican and assault boats as bunkers, fighting against countless soldiers.
The pulse bombs and spike bombs caused the sea of worms to generate a pale yellow blood mist, but the advancement of the sea of worms was not slowed down at all by these scouts.
On the contrary, the naval gun bombardment provided by the frigate effectively blocked the advance of the Insect Sea and relieved the pressure on the scouts.
"Sisters! Cover the evacuation of our friendly brothers!"
"yes!"
Following a loud roar, Tanya, Celestine and the others dispersed behind the trapped scout position and began covering fire.
Seeing the intern sisters arriving, Captain Jagged and a group of surviving scouts did not hesitate and took this opportunity to retreat.
"Ho~!"
However, when the two sides completed the rendezvous, a warrior insect suddenly emerged from the sea of insects, rushed towards a scout at the end at an extremely fast speed, and waved a sharp bone blade.
"Peng~!"
The energy shield successfully blocked the bone blade, but the strong force knocked the scout away, and then he fell into the sea of insects and disappeared.
"Fire!"
Seeing the huge Samurai Insect approaching, everyone had to suspend their retreat and launch a concentrated fire attack on it.
But this big guy has a biological stance and lacks heavy firepower, so they cannot kill him in a short time.
at this time…
"Hugh~! Hugh~!"
"Boom! Boom!"
Several small plasma cannons hit the creature's position head-on, and the blue-light plasma that exploded also hindered the warrior bug's sight to a certain extent.
It turned out to be the Iron-Blooded Captain, who used their clan's plasma shoulder cannon.
And while firing several rounds of artillery, the Iron-Blooded Captain also removed the telescopic spear attached to his waist, and used the volley of gunfire to attract attention. Coupled with the visual interference caused by the plasma, he quickly bypassed the samurai bugs. sideways.
Judging from his posture, he knew that the company commander, who was from a hunting and fighting race, wanted to start a close combat.
Because during the previous operations, the reconnaissance company discovered that the insect's biological stance could effectively resist energy attacks such as high-velocity warheads or plasma cannons, but it was not very sensitive to conventional moving things.
Realizing this, the remaining soldiers of the reconnaissance company used plasma grenades to eliminate many of the most threatening samurai bugs.
Now that the grenades were exhausted and time was running out, Captain Ironblood chose to fight alone in close combat.
I saw the spear he was holding in his left hand swing down, unfolding the cold light blade and jumping hard, successfully jumping to the back carapace of the warrior insect.
"Howl~!"
Feeling the presence of a foreign object behind him, the Samurai Bug immediately stopped charging and waved two pairs of bone blades, twisting his body in an attempt to throw off the foreign object behind him.
"Pfft!"
The Iron-Blooded Captain accurately used the tip of his spear to penetrate the body of the warrior insect through the gap between the carapace.
Immediately afterwards, the fierce twisting of the warrior insect almost threw him off, but at the moment when he lost his center of gravity and balance, he tightly grasped the spear shaft with his left hand.
This caused his body to sway following the twisting of the warrior bugs, and at the same time, the "dreadlocks" of their iron-blooded clan also swayed accordingly.
But Captain Ironblood took the initiative to throw himself into the sky with the force of the swing, and then fell downwards under the constraints of gravity...
"Whoa! Whoa!"
Captain Ironblood unfolded the concussive wrist knives on his arms.
"Poof! Poof!"
The two wrist knives were accurate and pierced the warrior insect's yellow eyes straightly.
"Chi! Chi!"
At the same time, the Iron-Blooded Captain also exerted downward force and successfully cut the warrior bug's head into several pieces.
"Tap."
"thump!"
When the Iron-Blooded Captain's feet landed on the ground, the Samurai Bug also collapsed. The Captain also turned around in a very cool manner, causing his "dreadlocks" to swing again, and returned to the location of his subordinates and intern sisters.
