aircannonsinc Chapter 272 Local Counterattack
Chapter 272 Local Counterattack
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Under the relentless attacks of air forces and artillery divisions, the silicon-based creatures on the perimeter of the defensive line were gradually driven to the vicinity of the salient.
As the remaining silicon-based organisms gathered near the protrusion, the four electromagnetic catapults located next to the forward airport were activated again, launching a large number of large and super-large airdrop containers.
These airdrop containers are filled with various types of folding cannons, mainly electromagnetic railguns, which, thanks to their low energy consumption, can be driven by a small pure hydrogen gas turbine.
Its extremely high initial velocity makes it the best choice for clearing out medium to large silicon-based organisms.
The solid armor-piercing projectiles used in electromagnetic railguns are extremely easy to transport, and can be delivered by means of drone airdrop or long-range electromagnetic catapults.
At this point, four hours had passed since Commander Cromwell arrived at the front lines. Even with the power armor providing power to reduce his physical exertion, the old knight was about to run out of energy.
Faced with the increasingly fierce offensive of the silicon-based creatures, the two robot guards behind him have been killed one after another, the rotary machine gun on his side responsible for intercepting and blocking enemy units has stopped working, the 30mm close-range assault rounds carried by the "Major" robot have been completely used up, and the knight's sword in the old knight's hand is on the verge of breaking due to long hours of work.
"Whoosh—hiss"
The old knight's heavy breathing came through his helmet, his arms trembling slightly, but he continued to swing his knight's sword, slaying all the attacking silicon-based creatures.
"Bang!"
A small-caliber kinetic energy projectile struck the old knight's shoulder armor unexpectedly. Although it failed to penetrate the armor, the enormous impact caused the old knight to stagger, and the knight's sword in his hand failed to land properly due to the change in his body.
The "Major" robot suddenly exerted its strength, wielding a large shield to knock away the silicon-based creature in front of it, and then quickly retreated to protect the old knight.
Under the cover of the large shield, the laser shoulder cannon on the old knight's back popped out again, firing two short, thick lasers that pierced through several silicon-based creatures that were close at hand.
The "major" suddenly paused. He received some information from the combat line and looked at the still surging small silicon-based creatures in front of him. He silently uploaded his data and then prepared to overload his own power system.
"Sir Knight Commander, this is the final wave of attacks, but due to changes in the external situation, the number of enemies far exceeds expectations. Please prepare to evacuate. The follow-up support troops will arrive in 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Until then, I will cover your evacuation."
Upon hearing this, the old knight, who had straightened up and was about to step forward again, paused and then lowered the knight's sword that he had just raised.
He stood still, keeping watch on the silicon-based creatures not far away, while searching the system for the pop-up program for the external weapon.
[Laser shoulder cannon unlocked; power supply disconnected.]
"Here's your shoulder cannon."
The "Major" didn't stand on ceremony and extended the mechanical arm on his back to remove the laser shoulder cannon from the old knight's back.
Then, the old knight took a deep breath, raised his knight's sword, and darted out from behind his shield, swiftly slaying all the silicon-based creatures within three meters in front of him.
"Phew—it's up to you now."
"Rest assured, Your Excellency."
The old knight sheathed his sword at his waist and then quickly ran away.
At the same time, the "Major" overloaded his own power system, completely ignoring the overload warning from the transmission system, and brandished his large shield and long sword, engaging in a fierce battle with the small silicon-based creature in front of him.
After the old rider ran out of the nearly 100-meter-long maintenance tunnel, he saw a combat squad that had just been decommissioned from the battlefield at the entrance.
"Knight Commander!"
The lead knight, covered in mud and wounds, struggled to his feet and bowed to the old knight.
"Establish a defensive line. There are still quite a few enemies inside. I don't know how long the 'Major' can hold out in there."
"yes!"
The team, composed of both human and unmanned combat units, sprang into action instantly, transporting spare building materials stored nearby and constructing a simple shelter, just over a meter high, at the exit of the maintenance passage.
Inside the tunnel, the "Major's" power core was approaching a dangerous temperature, and the transmission system in his arm was about to overload and break down.
[Support arrival countdown: 2 minutes 23 seconds, initial construction of the outer defense line completed.]
[Severe structural damage, low ammunition reserves, estimated endurance time 7 seconds]
[Assessment of the blast's impact: No structural damage to the maintenance access route.]
[Self-destruct program initiated, countdown in five seconds.]
The "major" slammed his large shield onto the ground in front of him, then stretched out his arm and fired the last three 30mm assault shells. He then picked up the shield and quickly charged into the silicon-based creatures' battle line.
"boom--"
A muffled explosion came from deep within the passage, followed by a burst of hot, humid gas that blew out and landed on the old knight's sweat-covered face.
He let out a long breath, put the helmet he had just taken off back on, picked up a spare long dagger as a backup for his severely damaged knight's sword, then stood at the forefront of the defensive line, raised his gun, and aimed at the exit of the maintenance passage 2 meters away.
[Support arrival countdown: 1 minute 54 seconds.]
The first silicon-based life form appeared at the last corner before the exit.
"Grenade launcher, fire!"
Then, a series of 40mm high-explosive grenades flew out from behind the old knight.
"Knock knock knock knock".
Five seconds later, the first grenade machine gun emptied its 30-round belt and began to be replaced with an armor-piercing grenade belt that had just been taken from the ammunition box.
"Click".
The moment the grenade machine gun started firing, the second grenade machine gun had also emptied its 32-round belt and was beginning to be replaced with an armor-piercing grenade belt.
Instantly, the suppressive firepower entered a vacuum period, and a large number of small silicon-based organisms rapidly poured out of the channel.
"50 meters, 45 meters, 40 meters..."
The old knight stared intently at the enemy distance displayed on his helmet. When the rangefinder showed that the distance was only 25 meters, the old knight once again gave the order to fire the machine gun.
This time, the roar of the two grenade machine guns lasted for nearly 20 seconds. Two 100-round armor-piercing grenades successfully suppressed the enemy's advance and pushed them back to the corner.
[Support arrival countdown: 1 minute 23 seconds.]
The two grenade machine guns ceased fire one after another, and the two Hound multi-purpose combat platforms began installing the last 50-round shrapnel ammunition belt.
When the silicon-based creature reappeared, the old knight and his three warriors pulled the trigger when it was 40 meters from the exit.
Powered by built-in batteries, four electromagnetic rifles spewed out 8mm steel nails in semi-automatic mode.
As these silicon-based creatures charged within 20 meters, the two grenade launchers behind the group roared once more. Remember this name: Cola Novels. Remember this domain name: . Good books never get lost.
As grenades exploded one after another, a dense barrage of 8mm steel balls ricocheted wildly through the narrow passage, quickly crippling many silicon-based creatures and once again halting their advance.
[Support arrival countdown: 1 minute 10 seconds.]
The two grenade launchers ceased fire again. Behind the defensive line, a soldier who was almost incapacitated was assisting two hound multi-purpose combat platforms in changing weapons.
The old knight once again raised his electromagnetic rifle and began to take turns firing with the three warriors beside him, using a relatively light barrage to suppress their advance.
[Support arrival countdown: 57 seconds.]
When these silicon-based creatures rushed into the 20-meter range again, two Hound Multi-Purpose Combat Platforms, now equipped with electromagnetic shotguns, crossed the defense line and stopped on either side of the maintenance passage exit.
Seeing the few remaining magazines beside them, the old knight decisively switched his electromagnetic rifle to full automatic mode, briefly suppressing the enemy. Then, he threw away the rifle, which was now empty, raised his shield, crossed the defensive line, and rushed into the maintenance tunnel with the remaining combat personnel who were still able to move, once again engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
This time, two Hound multi-purpose combat platforms equipped with electromagnetic shotguns led the way, using highly armor-piercing arrow-shaped bullets to suppress the enemy. The old knight stood in the middle with his shield raised, and behind him were three electromagnetic rifles with bayonets already attached.
When the Hound Multi-Purpose Combat Platform ran out of shotgun ammunition, the old knight had already led his team to the front of the silicon-based creature, drawing his long dagger and engaging in close combat.
Behind him, three soldiers took turns fighting, constantly raising their electromagnetic rifles to stab the silicon-based creature in front of the old knight.
With the help of the exoskeleton, the soldiers easily pierced the hard shell of the silicon-based organism with their bayonets.
However, these severely damaged exoskeletons did not last long. After just 25 seconds, the soldier who had just completed a gun-drawing maneuver noticed that his exoskeleton was showing signs of power loss.
He decisively stepped back, released the safety of his electromagnetic rifle, switched it to semi-automatic mode, and used the last magazine to fire at close range.
Nine seconds later, the other two exoskeletons also began to lose power.
Under the firepower of the two soldiers behind them, the four gradually retreated to the exit of the passage and used the piled-up building materials there to launch an attack.
With 23 seconds remaining before reinforcements arrived, the pressure on the old knights was mounting. One of the higher-ranking soldiers looked at the electromagnetic rifle in his hand, which still had a lot of energy left.
After quickly identifying the type of functional battery, he took out some gadgets from the exoskeleton's storage compartment and quickly made a short-circuit device.
After the connection was made, the short-circuit device heated up rapidly and emitted a faint white smoke. He dared not delay, shouted "Watch out for the grenade!" and rushed forward, throwing the short-circuited energy battery from the side of the old knight.
The battery glided through the air for 5 meters before exploding violently just before it hit the head of a silicon-based creature.
The sudden flash of light caused the old knight's power armor to instantly activate its anti-glare function, turning the electronically controlled lenses a deep brown and blocking out most of the intense light.
The two soldiers behind did not miss the opportunity when the silicon-based creatures were briefly paused due to the sudden explosion. Two hard I-beams swept past with a whistling sound and smashed the heads of the two silicon-based creatures at the front.
Then, with a quick movement of their feet, they kicked the two electromagnetic rifles that had run out of ammunition.
"Robert, these two guns are yours."
Robert bent down, picked up the two rifles at his feet, and removed the two batteries that were mounted on the stock.
He then repeated the process, making two more short-circuit devices.
"Grenade thrown."
He shouted as he threw out a battery with a short-circuit device installed.
This time, the thrown battery did not explode immediately, but fell to the ground after hitting a silicon-based creature.
Undeterred, he shouted again and threw out another battery with a short-circuit device installed.
This time, however, the battery exploded suddenly after flying only three meters. Fortunately, the old knight had already retreated when he threw out the second call and raised his shield to protect his face.
The explosion also detonated another battery that had not yet exploded. After the two violent explosions, the passage was left in ruins, and the walls on both sides showed signs of melting. However, all the silicon-based creatures within 10 meters of the passage disappeared.
Seeing the silicon-based creatures still charging forward, the old knight did not advance again. Instead, he led the three of them quickly backward and crouched behind the makeshift defensive line.
Immediately afterwards, two crimson lasers streaked across the heads of the four people, continuously illuminating the silicon-based creatures inside the tunnel.
Three seconds later, a crisp unlocking sound rang out, and a series of external, fin-shaped heat dissipation modules detached from the left and right sides of the gun and crashed heavily to the ground.
Four well-equipped robots appeared from behind the group, scaled the defense line, and anchored themselves at the exit of the maintenance passage.
"Knight Commander, how are you?"
Wearing specially made power armor with a light gray paint scheme, Lorraine appeared from behind the old knight and gently helped the exhausted old knight to his feet.
"It's alright, I won't die."
Hearing the old knight's heavy breathing, Lorraine waved her hand, and Bai Zhi quickly stepped forward and began scanning the old knight using the provided scanner.
Several other white vehicles painted with red crosses carried medical equipment to provide medical examinations for four other seriously injured soldiers.
"Test complete."
Then a simple report appeared before Lorraine.
The report included a series of minor ailments, such as weakness, mild malnutrition, and soft tissue contusions.
"Ugh!"
Lorraine took out a nanomedical injection from behind her and put it into Bai Zhi's injection chamber.
"I'll leave the treatment to you. I'll go check on things. Mr. Cromwell, please rest assured."
There are three reasons why Lorraine personally went to the front lines.
First, the battle situation is already decided, and the existing dozen or so officers are fully capable of taking over the battlefield.
Second, all silicon-based organisms outside the defense line have been suppressed, leaving no room for air defense.
Third, the troops inside the defensive line were severely insufficient, the fighting at each salient was extremely fierce, and there were no spare troops to go forward to provide support.
Lorraine entered the passage, activated the folding shield on his left arm, and took the rocket hammer hanging from his waist.
Following the maintenance passage, Lorraine quickly found the four robots guarding the entrance.
Faced with four heavy electromagnetic machine guns and laser shoulder cannons, these small silicon-based creatures were quickly wiped out, leaving only a few medium-sized silicon-based creatures hidden behind the defensive line.
Four robots quickly moved forward and used their heavy firepower to eliminate the few survivors. They then dragged two building material airdrop crates into the passage and used the aerogel bunkers inside to seal it off.
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