281: Hokuto air support

However, the battle did not end there. The number of zombies was still enormous; although they were severely damaged in these two explosions, they did not completely disappear.

At this moment, on the horizon, a large number of zombies appeared, resembling small mountains. They were completely black, with strong muscles, like devils emerging from hell.

Those zombies opened their mouths wide and took a deep breath. These scenes were transmitted by Tian Ming's Nanometer Avatar. Tian Ming's brow furrowed slightly.

Soon, these enormous zombies spat out a spherical object, about the size of a volleyball. The giant zombies threw the spherical objects towards the defense line.

These zombies possessed immense strength, and these spherical objects, carrying a terrifying force, arced through the air and flew towards the Lianzhou Base's defense line.

They could actually throw five or six kilometers away. As dense spherical objects flew across the sky, Tian Ming's mind stirred, and his Nanometer Avatar combined into countless steel needles, intercepting a portion of them.

These spherical objects exploded with a roar in the air, and the shockwaves generated by the explosions formed waves of air in the sky, instantly engulfing everything around them.

Tian Ming was slightly startled by the information feedback from his Nanometer Avatar. The destructive power of these spherical object explosions was actually similar to his Nitrogen Bomb.

The spherical bombs that were not intercepted fell around the defense line, and continuous explosions plunged the entire Lianzhou Base into a sea of fire. The defense line swayed under the impact of the explosions, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment.

The zombies roared and charged towards the Lianzhou Base again. Although Tian Ming's Nanometer Avatar were numerous, individual avatars were too small to cover the entire battlefield.

However, these zombies also seemed to have learned, no longer forming dense formations, but rather sparsely rushing towards the defense line.

The zombies' greatest advantage lay in their numbers. The Corpse King commanding the zombie horde was not foolish; even if Tian Ming was powerful, it would take time to kill hundreds of thousands of zombies. As long as they closed to a certain distance, Tian Ming would be unable to use large-scale destructive methods.

Tian Ming was secretly shocked, too; the zombies' intelligence and learning ability were much stronger than he had imagined. He had to admit that the zombies' performance had exceeded his expectations, and they had shown astonishing adaptability and combat power.

Soon, a large number of Metal Zombie were used as meat shields, attacking the outer defense line of the Lianzhou Base from three directions. Quickly, two machine gun positions were overrun by the zombies, and the defenders were almost completely annihilated, devoured cleanly by the zombies.

At the same time, some special zombies, such as giant zombies with immense strength and zombies capable of spitting corrosive liquid, also joined the attacking force. The presence of these zombies made defense even more difficult.

Tian Ming moved like lightning, darting back and forth across the battlefield. His speed had reached its limit, yet facing the endless onslaught of the zombie horde, he still felt overwhelmed and struggled to keep up. His figure weaved between the defense line and the zombie horde; each appearance was accompanied by a flurry of falling zombies, yet the number of zombies showed no sign of decreasing.

On the other end of the defense line, the zombies raised their arms and continuously threw bombs towards the defense line. Each bomb's landing was accompanied by the screams of defenders and flashes of fire. The defenders along the entire line were suppressed to the point where they could barely lift their heads; they could only passively endure the zombie horde's attacks, watching as the defense line was about to be breached.

“You all hold on for a few minutes; I’ll go eliminate their bomb throwers.” In the communication channel, he clearly knew that if he didn't quickly deal with those bomb-throwing zombies, the defense line wouldn't last long.

“Our northern firepower point has been taken out. Without heavy firepower, the pressure on the north is too great; we can’t hold on.” In the communication channel, the Commander’s voice was filled with helplessness and despair.

“Even if you can’t hold on, you must!” Tian Ming roared, his voice filled with determination. He could no longer watch the zombie horde gradually close in on the defense line.

Ten seconds later, Tian Ming's figure suddenly vanished from his original spot. He directly crossed five or six kilometers of the battle line, appearing behind the zombie horde. A bomb zombie had just spat out a spherical bomb, ready to throw it, but Tian Ming didn't give it a chance. He instantly appeared beside that zombie, and a powerful pressure formed, causing the spherical bomb to explode with a roar in the bomb zombie's hand.

Terrified roars erupted from the zombie horde, and they began to scatter in all directions. However, Tian Ming did not stop; he moved like the god of death, weaving through the zombie horde. Ten minutes later, a large vacuum zone was cleared behind the zombie horde.

Meanwhile, the outer defense line of the Lianzhou Base was also breached, and the defense line was further compressed. Tian Ming looked at the raging flames and the panicked crowd, his heart filled with anxiety.

It's no good. Even with his powerful ability and incredible speed, facing such a rapidly changing battlefield, Tian Ming felt unable to manage the overall situation. The number of zombies was simply too vast, and the defense line was in critical danger; his individual strength seemed so inadequate.

However, just at this moment, the sound of fighter jets came from the sky. Tian Ming looked up, and a look of joy appeared on his face. It was Beidu's aerial bomber fleet; they had sent air support.

With a flash of his figure, Tian Ming vanished from his spot. A few seconds later, he appeared inside the defense line. On the display screen of his VR tactical glasses, the map surrounding the Lianzhou Base gradually turned red. The red area represented the bombing range of the bombers.

As the sharp wailing sound grew louder and louder, Tian Ming looked up at the sky, only to see dense formations of bombers, like black lightning, streaking across the sky and charging towards the zombie horde around the Lianzhou Base. They descended like harbingers of death, bringing with them the power of destruction.

A cluster bomb fell from the sky, scattering like a goddess strewing flowers, with hundreds, even thousands, of bombs raining down. Each one carried endless fury and power, instantly engulfing the zombie horde in a sea of fire.

A single cluster bomb contained thousands of sub-munitions. This wave of air support, including various types of bombs, amounted to hundreds of tons. Flames shot into the sky around the Lianzhou Base, dyeing the entire sky blood-red. The screams of zombies, the roar of bombers, and the explosions of bombs intertwined, and the smoke and dust generated by the shockwaves blotted out the sun.

This air raid lasted for a full fifteen minutes. Tian Ming, standing inside the defense line, kept a close eye on the tactical glasses display. With the arrival of the bombers, the zombie horde's offensive noticeably weakened. Those zombies, who had originally been aggressive and closing in on the defense line, were caught off guard by the bomber fleet's attack, and they began to panic, scattering and fleeing.