99: Chapter 99 Dark Clouds! A Group of Mysterious People
"Report, Squadron Leader! This group of beasts is practically becoming sentient!"
"There is a troop of monkeys similar to the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey that keeps throwing stones at our heavy firepower infantry, causing heavy casualties..."
"If this continues, even if we reach our destination, Divine Phoenix Mountain, we won't have enough combat strength to lure the Prehistoric White-Feathered Great Eagle!"
Five field squadrons were attacked by beasts simultaneously, and the assault was exceptionally fierce right now!
Because they were now less than twenty li away from Divine Phoenix Mountain, they could see the shadow of Divine Phoenix Mountain just by looking up.
"Continue the attack!"
The five squadron leaders did not hesitate and led their troops to continue the attack, because they knew the temper of General Zhao; as long as the military order wasn't changed, they had to obey it, even if it meant death!
Time was passing rapidly, and in the heat of the fierce battle, no one paid attention to the time.
The ground was covered in scarlet blood, with beast carcasses visible everywhere, and the bodies of Great Xia Kingdom soldiers were also lying in pools of blood without exception.
Even in the corner of the dense forest not far away, one could see beasts greedily feeding on the corpses of the Great Xia Kingdom soldiers.
The cruel scene on the ground was clearly captured by the camera on the helicopter.
The millions of viewers in the live broadcast room went quiet upon seeing this scene, and it took a long while before someone spoke.
"Oh my god... how can there be so many powerful beasts on the outskirts of Jianghai City..."
"I remember that a few hundred li outside the outskirts of Jianghai City is the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve, which is the world's top natural environmental reserve. These powerful beasts must have run over from the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve..."
"But... the animals in the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve are hundreds of li away from here, and if I remember correctly, the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve connects to the Qinling Mountains of the Great Xia Kingdom. The Qinling Mountains are called the Dragon Vein by the Great Xia Kingdom and are larger than the area outside the outskirts of Jianghai City... Why would the beasts from Changbai Mountain come here instead of going to the Qinling Mountains?"
"This... how would I know..."
"Stop talking! I suddenly understand why the upper echelons of our Great Xia Kingdom ordered the whole country to clear out the beasts on the outskirts of the cities!"
"Look... where are these the beasts we remember? They are practically animals becoming sentient! Natural predators among the beasts have united to attack us humans, and they even know how to leisurely attack soldiers with heavy firepower..."
"This is all because of the spiritual energy in the air. It has only been nearly three months, and before long, this group of beasts will only become more powerful and troublesome due to the spiritual energy!"
"Did you notice that just now on the screen, there was a Big Brown Bear charging through, completely ignoring bullets, and even able to dodge heavy firepower like grenades and shells... If more creatures even more powerful than this Big Brown Bear appear later, what should we do?"
"Brother, you aren't a local of Jianghai City, are you?"
"What do you mean?"
"No need to wait for later; there is already a creature in this mountain forest more powerful than this Big Brown Bear!"
"Could it be that the beautiful big bird rumored on the internet really exists?!"
"Nonsense! The Prehistoric White-Feathered Great Eagle is the target of this military operation! Otherwise, do you think the Great Xia Military Department would send a general and numerous personnel to carry out this mission?"
"Looking at the situation... doesn't that mean our Great Xia Kingdom army is done for?"
"Are you kidding? We are currently in the mountain forest, and many heavy missile weapons cannot be transported on the roads. Once the Prehistoric White-Feathered Great Eagle is hunted down, that will be the end for this group of beasts!"
"I see..."
A pale look appeared on the fair and delicate face of Reporter Wang Xiaoli on the helicopter.
Her whole body was trembling slightly, "It's getting a bit cold... It seems the crisis is gradually intensifying..."
"Fortunately, the helicopter is in the sky. As long as a Golden Male Lion doesn't appear, there won't be any danger..."
Suddenly, her face felt a bit wet.
She looked up and saw that, at some point, dark clouds had surged into the cloudless sky, and a drizzle began to fall.
What shocked Reporter Wang Xiaoli even more was that she couldn't tell if it was an illusion, but she felt that these dark clouds were all drifting over from the distance.
And that direction was exactly the direction of Divine Phoenix Mountain.
"Report, General! After detection... the electromagnetic field intensity at high altitude above Divine Phoenix Mountain is rising sharply; there will be a huge thunderstorm soon!"
"Requesting to retreat!"
High above Divine Phoenix Mountain, the pilots of the three shadow fighter jets, which were forming a triangular encirclement, immediately reported to the General upon discovering the sudden appearance of the dark clouds.
General Zhao, inside the command post on the outskirts of Jianghai City, walked out of the command post and looked up.
Sure enough, he saw dark clouds in the distant sky.
His heart was full of doubt. He had checked the weather forecast, and today was supposed to be a clear, sunny day. Furthermore, it had just been calm and beautiful with no clouds in the sky, so how could there suddenly be a thunderstorm?!
He spoke into the communicator.
"Alright! Retreat a certain distance and maintain a safe distance! Continue to keep an eye on the target! You absolutely cannot let the Prehistoric White-Feathered Great Eagle escape your sight!"
"Yes!"
Although the shadow fighter jet is not afraid of thunderstorm weather, if it is too close to an electromagnetic field of extremely high intensity, the probability of an accident is too high.
If a shadow fighter jet malfunctions, it doesn't matter; after all, the Great Xia Kingdom has already cracked the technology and can mass-produce them.
But if the Prehistoric White-Feathered Great Eagle were to escape because one of the three shadow fighter jets malfunctioned, that is a consequence he absolutely cannot accept!
Now, of the one thousand soldiers in the Great Xia Kingdom army, not to mention how many are wounded, the death toll has already exceeded four hundred.
"After this mission is over, my military career for this lifetime is also destined to end..."
"Therefore... I must complete the mission! And draw a perfect full stop to my life!"
Just as the Great Xia Kingdom army was faltering and struggling to break through the beast attacks while advancing towards Divine Phoenix Mountain, no one noticed a group of people flooding in from the distance outside the outskirts of Jianghai City.
This group of people was dressed ordinarily, but they all wore hoods, preventing people from seeing their faces.
"Ura! This Great Xia Kingdom army is too weak, isn't it? They clearly have so much heavy firepower here that they aren't using, yet they insist on bringing fire pokers into the mountain forest to fight the beasts in close quarters. They must have something wrong with their brains!"
"Talk less... According to intelligence from our informant, the Jianghai City military has mobilized all its forces to support this operation on the outskirts of Jianghai City, so Jianghai City is now an empty city! As long as we enter Jianghai City, we can get what we need..."
"Russel, you stay here and help us watch the situation here..."
"Alright..."
No one noticed that this group of people was rapidly rushing towards Jianghai City...
Meanwhile.
In the mountain forest, a thunderous sound of great momentum suddenly rang out!
But this huge sound was actually a terrifying roar...