Chapter 1320: Chapter 509: Army Group
Luo Xudong felt that he was definitely going to die today.
Although over these more than 50 days, he made this judgment almost every day.
As a logistics captain responsible for ammunition supply for the ’Lightning’ convoy, Luo Xudong never concealed his pessimism. Even when his companions expressed annoyance at his frequent comments such as ’It’s over’, ’We definitely can’t escape this time’, or ’Swallowing a bullet myself is much better than having my fingers chewed off by zombies,’ he would confidently start expounding his theories.
"Maintaining a certain level of pessimism is better than being hopeful and then suddenly falling into despair, as the huge gap can easily lead to self-alteration."
He had become increasingly adept at employing this reasoning and would always bring up a bunch of outcomes he supposedly witnessed on others to corroborate it, but only he knew whether those ’events’ were true.
So Luo Xudong did not admit he was a coward. Although he lost his wife and children on Apocalypse Day, he always consoled himself that living until now meant he had some destiny to fulfill.
However, today, on the 56th day of being trapped in the Colorado Canyon Zone with the Joint Train from Dawn Center, Luo Xudong’s notion of ’it’s over this time’ was more urgent than ever, even surpassing the fear of encountering a world-level disaster on the night of December 09.
Bang bang bang!! Rat-a-tat-tat!
Outside the train, cannon fire roared, and inside one of the carriages of the Lightning, it was filled with smoke and the stench of burning flesh. Teammates responsible for mounting guns and firing artillery were taken away one after another. People crowded the aisle, and the blood stains on the floor were indistinguishable from whether they belonged to their own people or were flowing in through cracks from the monsters shattered outside.
"Why aren’t we retreating... why haven’t we pushed them back."
"It shouldn’t be, today’s firepower preparations are stronger than the previous days..." Luo Xudong squatted on the ground, loading one anti-aircraft shell after another into magazines with his Power Armor, his face dark. Every scream from the monsters outside and the heartrending cries of teammates made his heart tremble. After several hours, he had fallen into a state of numbness, with only mechanical movements left.
"We have several Interstellar Iron Guard Brigades and so many Superpower Users, Infinity, Silver Star, the ’Mobile City’ Eternal Day, and Utopia from Europe, all of which are the strongest forces. How could they not win..."
"Old Luo, where’s the ammo, what the hell are you mumbling about?!"
The anti-aircraft gun turret on the roof descended quickly. Deputy Captain Li Yong, covered in blackened Power Armor that was emanating black smoke, approached with torn-looking armor like a shield ripped open, with pieces of some unknown Abnormal Body’s flesh hanging on it. The firepower outside was under siege, and seeing Luo Xudong alone, head down assembling ammo clips, infuriated him.
"What are you so anxious for!" Luo Xudong retorted heatedly, turning to glare at Li Yong. "We have five Iron Guard Brigade groups on both sides and a bunch of car convoys providing cover. Haven’t you heard of echelon firepower configuration?"
Apparently, the term echelon firepower configuration sufficiently demonstrated his military understanding as a former old programmer, spoken with full confidence.
"What bullshit configuration? The monsters are coming down like a damn flood. Can I not be anxious?"
"You don’t know anything!"
Luo Xudong placed the shell in his hand down, glanced around, then quickly passed through several busy teammates to Li Yong’s side, and motioned him with his eyes, lowering his voice: "Haven’t you noticed? Today is different from the previous days. It’s about to get dark. If the Iron Guard Brigade exhausts their ammo, these are our life-saving assets, you fool!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yong furrowed his brows and looked at Luo Xudong, then suddenly laughed mockingly, giving him a look as if he was a fool.
"Are you out of your mind? If the Iron Guard Brigade exhausts their ammo, can we still hold the line?"
He gestured outside: "Do you know what gear they have compared to ours? Mechanical Team! Electromagnetic Gun! Anode Pulse Cannon! Incendiary Bombs! And in the sky, there’s the Orbit Shock Star Cannon and Plasma Gun! If they can’t hold it, do you think the two boxes of 100 shells you’re fiddling with can make much difference?!"
"Keep it down!" Luo Xudong, immediately flustered and exasperated upon hearing this, rolled his eyes, speaking with indignation: "I’m just considering our comrades, didn’t you see how miserably Da Liu, Wang San, and Qian Xiaoyang died?!!"
Li Yong chuckled coldly, then descended from the anti-aircraft gun seat, gesturing to Luo Xudong with his eyes: "Alright, since Captain Luo cares so much about his brothers, then it’s just right to kill a few more scarlet Abnormal Bodies to avenge them. I’ll leave you with that opportunity."
"I..."
Luo Xudong was suddenly at a loss, his expression uncertain. Just as he was about to lose his temper, boom!
A powerful shock wave suddenly swept from afar, shaking the entire train with its intense shock waves and scorching heat, causing it to sway. A few seconds later, a strong beam of light suddenly shone through the shattered lattice windows as if a blazing sun descended.
"What happened!!" Li Yong immediately shouted.
"I don’t know, it seems to be coming from the direction of Red Stone Rift Valley, the front of the Silver Star!" responded one of the observation team members.
"Look quickly, the monsters are retreating!!"
The violent cannon fire suddenly began to become sparse. At this moment, everyone inside the carriage rushed to the windows to check, Luo Xudong also looked in disbelief as he followed behind to see.
"Really... the scarlet tide is retreating!!"
Rumble!
