Chapter 191 The Spring City Insect Tide

Sparrows flew over the sky and covered the sunset.

There are people on duty on the mail, walls and roofs 24 hours a day in Quancheng. After the sharp defensive alarm sounded, all the armed personnel in the city were mobilized in a short time, picked up their weapons and rushed to various positions to fight back.

Sparrow bugs can not only fight in close combat, but also spit out concentrated liquid and attack at a long range. They also have the ability to disrupt mentally, which is unpredictable.

Quancheng's weapons and equipment are mainly ordinary firearms, and effective air defense weapons are mainly heavy machine guns set up in several key positions. There are not many defenders with strong combat power, most of them are ordinary people or low-level psychopaths. They have no experience in fighting against the Zerg and know nothing about the amphibious multi-powered monsters like sparrow bugs, so when facing the raids of hundreds of sparrow bugs, they all seem to be in a hurry and have no choice.

A sparrow worm flew over a sentry tower. An armed person on the sentry tower was covered by the rich liquid spurted out by the sparrow worm and fell to the ground with screams. Another sparrow worm flew up to the roof and picked up an armed person who was shooting with an assault rifle, and threw it to the ground and died. A sparrow worm drilled into a two-story residential building and began to chase and bite the elderly and weak women indoors. A team of five sparrow worms landed on the rooftop of the City Lord's Mansion, where the most dense defense personnel were, and rushed the guards guarded on it.

Cao Dacheng ignored the obstruction of the guards, and fired at the air with a machine gun while shouting and commanding the battle; however, he completely followed the defensive methods of mutant bats to deal with sparrowworms, and the latter had more attack methods and stronger ability to transform. Cao Dacheng's orders basically had no effect. More than a dozen sparrowworms raided on the top of Cao Dacheng's head against the dense firepower net. The thick liquid spurted out like rain, and the guards fell to the ground or fled. Two guards hid in the building quickly, and Cao Dacheng looked behind the window in a panic, in a panic, and couldn't help but think: "Is Quancheng going to be finished?"

It is not safe to hide in buildings. Sparrow bugs can cause mental disturbances within a certain distance. Many affected armed personnel have become over-tensioned, feared and hallucinated, and some even go crazy and start shooting others.

The entire Quancheng was filled with panic, and screams came one after another.

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Seeing this, He Annie had to temporarily press the urge to go out to rescue Lin Zaishan and said loudly to everyone: "Everyone, hurry up and assist Quancheng in defending the insects!"

The members of the Midtown and Fearless Team are well-trained and have rich combat experience, and they automatically enter the battle without saying much.

Annie He and Su Ya operated the fire control system in place to prevent air defense in their respective helicopters. The two helicopters were equipped with cannons that could rotate and attack from multiple angles. After their unique whistling sounded, they immediately formed local air suppression.

Two crystal warriors guarded the helicopter near the helicopter, and they occasionally fired grenades with sputtering effects to the air.

The black bear reloaded ammunition on the helicopter, and he used his most proud weapon - five heavy machine guns - to strafuse the sky; the white lion held a big shield next to him, helping him block the sparrow bug's spit attack.

Zhaocai and Jinbao two robots have been repaired on the way to fly. They simultaneously activate four heavy machine guns on their shoulders, and each held a gun and shot them, intertwined into a dense bullet net.

Chen Qing and Chen Xiu were wearing the butcher mecha to move back and forth on the roof, jumping, and attacking at the right time. The butcher mecha can effectively defend against the sparrow bug's spit attack, which made them less worried.

Zhiyangyang quickly ran to the Fearless Convoy where Qin Huanchang was located to assist in the defense. Qin Huanchang had already ordered Master Lin to activate the air defense weapons on the modified vehicles - heavy machine guns and reinforced machinery-cross crossbows. Although the attack speed of the mechanical-cross crossbows is not as high as that of the machine gun, it can scatter in a sheet, which makes it easier to hit the target in the air. Moreover, simple splashing bullets are bound to the arrows. After hitting the target, corrosive liquid will be splashed. Even if it cannot kill sparrow bugs, it can at least blind their sight.

Gao Dawei has not yet fully recovered and continues to rest in the Colored Dichou helicopter.

Sima Te, Du Ziming and Du Zihong hid in the cabin window and attacked the insects at the door. Cao Fangfei rushed to the Caidiao helicopter with Tangtang in the rain of bullets and helped defend. Even the monkey Robin wearing a mecha accompanied the newly met friend Sima Te to join the battle.

The participation of the Fearless Team and Zhongcheng immediately reversed the passive situation of Quancheng's air defense, and a large number of sparrow insects were shot down. The sparrow insects tried to disturb them mentally. He Annie, Su Ya, Zhiyangyang, Du Ziming, Du Zihong, Sima Te, Chen Qing, Chen Xiu and others were once affected; but fortunately, there were Zhaocai, Jinbao, Robin, Black Bear, White Lion and Qin Huanchang around them.

Zhaocai, Jinbao, and Robin are not humans, and the mental disturbance of sparrow worms certainly cannot have any effect; the black bear and white lion are mentally depressed and have a very good immune effect on mental disturbances due to their low intelligence and simple minds; Qin Huanchang is thanks to her disciplined army background and long-term and strict training to cultivate extraordinary spiritual self-control, and can concentrate on performing the operations at hand in the face of mental disturbances. In addition, the communication and firepower control systems of the Fearless Team and Zhongcheng are directly controlled by the artificial intelligence Mr. Lin, and it still has a good reaction ability when human control fails. Due to the protection of the above forces, the combat power of the Fearless Team and Zhongcheng has not decreased under the mental disturbance attack of the Sarrow worms, and they maintain strong firepower output from beginning to end.

When the people in Quancheng saw the usually terrifying firepower net roaring in the night sky, they couldn't help but feel admiration and touching. Each of them had great confidence and morale. They began to fight back.

Finally, after nearly an hour of hard fighting, all 260 sparrow insects that invaded this time were shot dead; and Quancheng also paid a heavy price of 430 deaths and 280 injuries.

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Chen Qing asked Annie with a communicator when facing a sparrow bug that was struggling to repair the gun, "Miss He, Zhongcheng is also attacking by insects. Are we going to rush back overnight to support?"

At this time, He Annie had completely calmed down and replied: "Midtown has just replied that the attacking bugs were temporarily repelled, and the city defense remained safe and stable. Besides, flying at night is too dangerous. Let's help Quancheng defend until tomorrow before making a decision."

Qin Huanchang ordered Zhiyangyang to stay behind the modified vehicle and bring the black bear and white lion to Cao Dacheng for ammunition.

"Lord Cao, if you want our Fearless Team to help you defend Quancheng, please don't be stingy with ammunition."

"It's easy to say, just give me any ammunition you want, and I'll ask my subordinates to send it immediately."

Qin Huanchang glanced at Cao Dacheng's guards and reminded: "You people in Quancheng lack the experience of fighting with insects. The ones who came to raid just now were just sparrow bugs as the vanguard troops. I judged that a large number of other insects would soon be killed. You must not take it lightly."

"Don't worry, I will mobilize the whole city now and let everyone go to the defense. We will swear to live and die with Quancheng."

Qin Huanchang snorted coldly. She knew in her heart that everyone in Quancheng had different hearts and virtues. The so-called "swearing to live and die with Quancheng" was just a saying. Once the casualties reached a certain level, especially after Cao Dacheng's private armed forces were weakened enough, others would easily lose control. "Lord Cao, I suggest you convene an emergency meeting as soon as possible to discuss defense matters, and send a message to other surrounding forces for help."

Cao Dacheng slapped his head, "Why did I forget this? Wang Erdan is here to eat and ask for help from me. Now it's time for him to do his best." He immediately ordered someone to prepare for an emergency meeting and asked for help from Guicheng, the nearest one.

Soon, Guicheng replied: "We have also been attacked by hundreds of insects, with heavy casualties and are temporarily unable to provide support."

"What?" Cao Dacheng couldn't believe this reply, "It must be Wang Erdan's trick and excuse! Then I requested again! No, send a message according to my original words and scold him to death as a kind-hearted Wang Erdan who is unsuccessful and unsuccessful!"

Guicheng replied again: "You ungrateful Cao Zhuzi, if I want to save you, I have to wait for the silence. You, mom, wash your butt and wait to serve the insects."

Cao Dacheng sighed, "It seems that Guicheng is really attacked by insects." He paused for a moment and ordered loudly: "Convene an emergency meeting now, don't forget to invite the representatives of the Fearless Team and Midtown!"

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At the meeting, Cao Dacheng issued a mobilization order for the whole city, and all residents were asked to defend and each person received at least one gun. In fact, there were far less truly excellent guns, and many residents got only inferior guns produced in local workshops. For Cao Dacheng, the city guard with excellent weapons could easily control these people.

"A few distinguished guests, what opinions and suggestions do you have on strengthening the defense of Quancheng?" Cao Dacheng asked.

He Annie said bluntly: "The power of Quancheng can only deal with the small troops of the Zerg. Once the Zerg army of tens of thousands arrives, Quancheng will have only one dead end."

Although Cao Dacheng didn't want to hear this harsh sentence, he also knew it was the truth, "Will Miss He have any tricks?"

"The only way to live in Quancheng is to migrate to powerful settlements such as Zhongcheng in time."

"Thanks to Miss He for your kindness, but I, Cao, are used to being a local snake and really don't want to go to other people's territory to be a guest of honor or prisoner."

"Our Midtown is considering the lives of so many survivors in Quancheng and the future and destiny of Lord Cao. We are willing to provide generous treatment to your father and daughter, including retaining certain privileges." He Annie patiently persuaded.

"I won't talk about going to Zhongcheng. Everyone from Zhongcheng and the Fearless Team are enthusiastic to help. I, Cao, will always be grateful. But I want me to abandon the long-term Quancheng, which I have run, is even more miserable than taking my life, and I will not accept it."

He Annie said: "Lord Cao, if you are unwilling to leave, please let go of the ordinary residents who are unwilling to stay in Quancheng."

"Absolutely not possible!" Cao Dacheng refused decisively, "These people usually eat mine and drink mine, and rely on me to protect their safety. Now that they are in trouble, they let them run away. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? When ordinary people are so selfish and only care about their own lives, is they still called ordinary people? They are called unruly people! No matter what you say or what you think, in short, the only chance of these people to survive is to breathe with me and share their destiny!"

"Lord Cao, you are a bit unkind and humane enough to do this, right?"

"Miss He, with an example like Ling Zun, you actually say that I am not kind and humane enough? What a joke!"

"You..." He Annie wanted to refute, but then she remained silent. Although she did not agree with Cao Dacheng's personality, she came from the class and received elite education since childhood. She had always had some contempt for the ignorant public and the vulgar "lower class". This is also one of the reasons why she was full of war with Lin Zaishan when she first met him, so she could understand Cao Dacheng's current situation and feelings. Besides, her father He Xiaotian actually chose to abandon the city and flee when facing a similar situation in the new provincial capital. What kind of face does she have to scold others?

Qin Huanchang said: "Lord Cao City, helping others is helping themselves, and saving others is also helping themselves. In this cruel end of the world, if you want to tie many people with different intentions to your chariot by using force alone, you may sooner or later suffer backlash. The fundamental way to save your life and interests is not to let all survivors protect you, but to protect each other with everyone."

"Envoy Qin, I don't understand your great principles, nor do I want to listen to them. The reason I want to say is very simple, very direct, and very realistic: I will thank anyone who is willing to help me defend the city. I will thank you very much. I need weapons, ammunition, gold bars, jewelry, crystals, women, real estate, real estate, I have everything!"

"Lord Cao, you are really a little unintentional." Qin Huanchang said angrily, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your baby daughter. Are you so naive that you think that just by Quancheng's family background can make her live a princess-like life forever?"

Cao Dacheng pondered for a moment and said, "Fangfei has her own blessings, so she must be better than me."

"It seems that we can't discuss any results in this meeting." Qin Huanchang said, "We have reported the situation to Vice Captain Sun in Shencheng and are waiting for his instructions. If he orders us to leave, we will forgive us for not being with us."

At this moment, Zhiyangyang, who was left behind the car, sent a message saying that Sun Zhenghong ordered Qin Huanchang and others to retreat at the latest before 8 o'clock tomorrow. "Lord Cao, our fearless team can only help you until tomorrow morning."

Cao Dacheng showed his frustration on his face; however, what disappointed him even more was that He Annie also stood up and said that she would evacuate tomorrow and go back to rescue Zhongcheng.

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Next was a sleepless night, and few people really could sleep, except for black bears and white lions.

At around 23 o'clock, a ground troops of about 1,000 were quietly arrived outside the city. Several residents who wanted to sneak out at night happened to be equipped with the swarm, and immediately fired a few shots and were eaten by the insects. The gunshots outside the city warned the defense personnel in the city. Zhiyangyang quickly released the drone to reconnaissance, and then discovered the dense insect troops. So, the Quancheng City once again alarmed the masterpiece, and various lighting equipment illuminated, illuminating the sky above the city as if it were daytime.

The insects launched a fierce attack without hesitation. In addition to the guard insect, the insects that attacked this time also had a type of insect that looked like a crab but was moving very fast. The head was covered with thick carapaces so that it was not afraid of armor-piercing bullets. The two forelimbs with only force were extremely efficient in cutting buildings. The defensemen all called it crab insects in fear.

More than a dozen crab worms rushed under the city wall in the rain of bullets, and ignored the burn-burning bottle thrown from the roof, and poked it hard at the base of the wall on the surface. After 30 seconds, a large hole with a diameter of about 3 meters was taken out. Then, many guard worms rushed into the big hole like a tide, and the entrance of the hole was squeezed bigger and bigger.

Cao Dazhi immediately mobilized a large number of people to defend the entrance. More than a dozen heavy machine guns shot at the entrance, temporarily suppressing the attack of the insects. Just when he thought the insects were blocked, a new large hole was taken out of the outer building in another direction of the city. Hundreds of guards invaded in an instant and pushed into the center. Being broken one place often means being broken everywhere, and loopholes appearing in all directions.

As a result, the defenders of Quancheng were no longer able to "resist the enemy from outside the country's gates". The retreating defenders desperately retreated to the city lord's mansion, which had the tightest defense and the strongest fortifications.

In desperation, Cao Dacheng ordered his men to fire in the city. Although some insects were killed, they also destroyed a lot of urban buildings and accidentally injured some residents.

At the critical moment, the two helicopters in the city took off. Without air threats, they became temporary invincible overlords. The fierce firepower of the storm efficiently strangled the insect swarm from around the city lord's mansion to the outer wall, and the defensive front was pushed back again. If the ammunition was not exhausted later, the invading insects would have been wiped out by them.

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Looking at the hundreds of insects fleeing, Su Ya shook her head helplessly. The consumption of ammunition by Caidiao was too amazing. Without the use of newer weapons, the battle was destined to be unsustainable. The situation of the Ziyan helicopter driven by Annie was not much better. Considering that she would have to fly long distances tomorrow, in order to ensure air safety, she had to let Ziyan retain a certain amount of ammunition, so she had to give up the pursuit of the insect swarm.

Cao Dacheng was already completely aware of the absurdity of the plan to "swear to live and die with Quancheng" and began to consider the cost and consequences of abandoning the city.

While everyone was secretly glad that they could survive, Cao Fangfei, dressed in military uniform, found her father and persuaded: "Dad, the Quancheng can no longer be defended, so you should find a way to transfer it quickly."

"Good daughter, do you agree with the transfer?" Cao Dacheng knew that his daughter had always been smart, so he asked for her opinion.

"Of course, if the tree is moved to death, the person is moved to survive. The key is where to transfer it? How to transfer it?"

"My good daughter is right, but we don't have any friends outside the Spring City. Now it's the end of the world. Some people who are called friends still smile when we are strong. Now we are in trouble and will definitely put down the wrong things."

"Dad, I believe that as long as we work hard, we will definitely make a comeback. At worst, we can wander like the Fearless Team for a while, and then settle down and build a new city after finding a suitable location."

"Your words reminded me that the village in our hometown in North China has the Hucun River and the old city wall. There are no big cities around 100 miles, so it is definitely a good place to rebuild the city."

"Dad, do you have the latest reconnaissance information about your hometown?" Cao Fangfei asked rationally.

Cao Dacheng shook his head, "I haven't been home for more than ten years. In the end of the world, I have neither satellites nor planes, so how could I have reconnaissance information?"

Cao Fangfei said: "Then don't list it as a migration target for the time being. I suggest that we stay in a relatively safe city nearby, then explore suitable settlements everywhere, and make careful preparations at the same time. Once confirmed, we will go to build the city in one fell swoop."

"Good daughter, where are we going? Among the known apocalyptic settlements in China, only Shencheng and Hangzhou are larger than us. Except for Shencheng and Hangzhou, there are only Zhongcheng."

"Shencheng is controlled by mysterious organizations such as the Holy Temple and the Apocalypse Players' Club. In the past, we were only allowed to be experimental rats. Zhongcheng was the most welcome to us, but now in the past, he will definitely be suppressed and extorted by He Xiaotian. If you want to go, you must at least wait until we gain a foothold outside and have some strength recovered. The composition of Shencheng itself is very complicated. Various forces are mixed together, and no one can control whoever is the only one who can dominate. It is most suitable for the development of external strength. I suggest that we evacuate to Shencheng first, and then act at the right time."

"I am really worthy of being my good daughter!" Cao Dacheng said happily, "I finally understand what the most powerful secret weapon in our Quancheng is - that is you! Feifei, as long as you are here, my father will have a backbone."

"Dad, it's not the time to be intoxicated by yourself. You should issue an order for relocation immediately. According to my speculation, if you order relocation now, you will not be ready to leave until tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll order it now." The destruction of many fortifications has completely lost Cao Dacheng's determination to defend the Spring City for a long time.

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In the Zhongcheng Colored Dicu helicopter, He Annie, Su Ya and others were hurrying to replenish ammunition and repair the helicopter.

"Caidian has energy armor and should be safer and can load more personnel, important materials and equipment." Su Ya said.
To be continued...