From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 452 Ambush Funny "Smelly"

Highly contagious?

After hearing this alarming keyword, Janes Thompson frowned, but the brief surprise was instantly replaced by calmness.

He chose to follow the agent's advice without hesitation, and quickly issued instructions to all ODSTs and special forces members present:

"Everyone, be alert! Tyrant pilots and mecha operators quickly move forward, readjust their formation, and use crossfire to block the entrances and exits of the collapsed area!

Any debris that tries to rush out of the cracks must be torn into pieces as soon as possible to ensure the absolute safety of the positions and landing areas!

"Yes!"

Following the response on the communication, the formation of the landing zone was quickly adjusted.

The Tyrant and Cyclops mechas stepped on the ice with their feet, making a dull and deafening "bang bang" sound. At the same time, their heavy weapons completed the calibration and locked the target area.

The ODST and special forces members, relying on disposable energy shields and "portable bunkers", built a solid line of defense, surrounding the collapsed area tightly and forming layers of overlapping firepower networks.

Even if the opponent has powerful assault capabilities, such a deployment is enough to make any creature pay a heavy price and eliminate the possibility of them rushing out of the collapse area before the transport formation arrives.

After completing the deployment, Jaynes returned his attention to the helmet screen, carefully observing the shared view of the reconnaissance aircraft.

He stared at the strange figures in the picture and asked the agent team leader in a low voice:

"Colonel Redfield, what on earth are those guys?"

But before the so-called Colonel Redfield could reply, Jaynes saw a "ghost-faced beast" walking at the end suddenly stop, twist its body and turn stiffly towards the direction of the reconnaissance plane.

The next second, it raised its eyeballs that were emitting a bright green light, and seemed to be staring directly at Janes himself through the field of view of the reconnaissance plane.

Then, there was a brief signal interference on Janes' helmet screen, but the weird laughter of the Ghost Face Beast still reached his ears clearly.

“Hehe——!”

It opened its severely torn mouth, and thick green juice dripped down its teeth and jaw, making a disgusting sound. Then it whispered a series of indistinct syllables in the whisper of the Jiralhanae clan:

"Graugh! Froll'' ka'' han drovaka shil'' runnk!"

As soon as the words fell, the screen of Janes' helmet used the built-in translation module to convert this Star Alliance language into something understandable to humans:

"Haha! The fresh prey has walked into my lord's trap!"

Hearing this, Jaynes' pupils couldn't help but shrink.

The other party's words revealed a chilling malice, and also showed that their insight into the current situation far exceeded expectations.

Obviously, these guys had anticipated this action and might even be waiting for them to fall into a trap.

"Colonel Thompson!"

At this moment, the team leader named Redfield, Chris Redfield, a senior agent of the Investigation Department, immediately responded on the communication:

"The current situation is beyond our capabilities. At this stage, our top priority is to withdraw from Queconto and hand over the follow-up investigation and disposal here to the 4th Company of the Raven Guard who will arrive soon!

Colonel Thompson, please hold on to the landing zone and wait."

Roar--!

However, before Chris could finish his words, a roar suddenly sounded, instantly sweeping across the entire reconnaissance plane's radio device.

In the picture, the ghost-faced beast that had previously made a strange laugh quickly pounced towards the location of the reconnaissance plane.

Its twisted body looked particularly terrifying as it leaped. Every exposed muscle seemed to be wriggling irregularly. Green juice gushed out from the gaping wounds, staining its tattered armor.

And at the moment when the ghost-faced beast launched the attack, the originally "static" crack area suddenly fell into chaos as if it had triggered some invisible signal.

Countless deformed ghost-faced beasts and jackals swarmed out from the depths of the crack and rushed towards the group of reconnaissance aircraft released by the hunters like a tide.

Not only are these creatures huge in number, but each one also has obvious mutation characteristics——

Some of the Jiralhanae had extra eyeballs growing on their heads, some of the Jackals had their arms transformed into blade-like claws, and a group of huge wasps with wings like "oversized moths" were particularly conspicuous.

The appearance of these wasps is extremely shocking, and fine dust is constantly falling from the edges of their wings, which seems to carry some unknown toxin.

What is even more horrifying is that even though their bodies have been completely deformed, they are still able to skillfully manipulate weapons.

Whoosh—whoosh——!

Plasma beams and sparks intertwined, the reconnaissance plane was constantly hit, and its vision began to blur.

The Hunter-Killer attempted to reposition the reconnaissance aircraft to evade the attack, but the surging enemy force made the situation completely out of control.

Moreover, the hellhound at the forefront lost its mark and disappeared from the zoomed-in radar in just over ten seconds.

This means that the group of biological weapons has been completely wiped out.

In addition, based on the pulse scans sent back by the remaining reconnaissance aircraft, Jaynes quickly obtained intelligence that the enemy was gathering.

The screen showed a large number of distorted figures rapidly approaching the hub area where the clone soldiers were stationed.

Through the feedback from the slightly zoomed-in radar, he could clearly "see" that the group of deformed creatures seemed to be preparing to launch a more violent attack.

Hearing the echo of gunfire, more than 500 clone soldiers responded immediately.

They had already adjusted their formation and quickly aimed their AMWS, Gauss and hard light firearms at the entrances and exits of the various passages and tunnels connecting the hub area.

These soldiers, who had been implanted with combat experience when they walked out of the incubator, showed amazing calmness and professionalism in extreme environments and quickly formed a seemingly indestructible line of defense.

At the same time, they became the last barrier, preventing those distorted monsters from spreading from the dark depths underground to the upper parts.

Through the clone soldiers' shared vision and the various signs on the zoomed-in radar, Janes saw the sudden change in the situation and immediately issued a warning to everyone.

He also raised the commander-type hard-light rifle in his hand and pointed the muzzle at the crack in the collapsed area.

Jaynes couldn't be sure whether the clone soldiers, who were invincible in daily life, could still be as "invincible" and "solid as a rock" as before when facing enemies called "heretics".

The madness and weirdness displayed by those enemies far exceeded the ordinary combat logic, making him feel an indescribable chill.

Their joint force originally came for investigation, but unexpectedly fell into an ambush by Chaos.

The sudden deterioration of the situation made Jaynes realize that this mission was completely out of their control.

At this time, they had no choice but to quickly change their target, enter emergency defense status and wait for the transport fleet to pick them up.

Before that, the ODST and special forces that airdropped first must rely on these 500 clone soldiers to temporarily stabilize the situation.

He knew deep down that although the ODST and special forces teams had strong combat capabilities, if they were "physically" infected or eroded in the battle with the heretics, it would be catastrophic.

Jaynes didn't want to see his elite veterans wiped out.

Ta-ta-ta-!

Ri~咻——! !

Soon, fierce gunfire was heard in the shared field of view on the other side of the screen, breaking the momentary silence.

Several tongues of fire were seen gushing out from the entrances and exits of passages and tunnels, accompanied by piercing explosions. The images showed that those twisted and distorted heretics were attacking the defenses set up by the clone soldiers in a disorderly manner.

Their bodies have transformed into a form that cannot be explained by common sense, and they exude a certain ominous aura.

Their actions are even more terrifying. They completely disregard their own lives and charge without hesitation, clearing a path for their subsequent "kinds".

However, the intricate passages, tunnels, and relatively narrow spaces allow the clone soldiers to exert a strong firepower advantage.

The heretics in the front row were torn and shattered at the mere sight of the crossfire network composed of spike bullets, hard light beams and various live ammunition warheads.

At the same time, blood, limbs, and internal organs were scattered on the ground, and the hub area seemed to have turned into a bloody slaughterhouse.

The clone troopers fired alternately in an orderly manner, always keeping their formation stable, and displayed ruthless efficiency in the face of these frenzied enemies.

But even under powerful fire suppression, the heretics showed no sign of retreating.

There was no pain or fear in their eyes, only a suffocating frenzy.

These heretics, composed of aliens such as Jiralhanae, Jackals and Wasps, are like "zombies" controlled by the power of chaos, surging forward endlessly.

"Haha~~!"

At this moment, a laugh that sounded both weird and funny quickly spread throughout the passages and tunnels in the hub area, breaking the original serious atmosphere of the battlefield.

The sound seemed to come from some repressed abyss, full of twisted pleasure that made people shudder.

Then, a group of small creatures with strange shapes shuttled across the battlefield, nimbly moving under the feet of those heretical monsters.

Moreover, these "little guys" are round and fat, with pustules of varying sizes all over their skin, emitting a rotten stench.

Their bodies twisted in the cold air, making people feel nauseous.

They took advantage of their size and speed, as well as the time when the clone soldiers were changing guns, and rushed into the front line first.

They moved like a group of hungry ghouls, waving their tentacles and bone blades like devils, trying to tear apart the armor and combat uniforms of the clone troopers.

But some of them opened their bloody "little" mouths and bit directly at the ankles and calves of the clone soldiers, trying to tear open the clones' defenses.

However, these fanatical attacks soon met with a disastrous defeat.

"Crack——!"

With the sound of teeth hitting armor, the little guys who tried to bite through the armor with their teeth had their sharp teeth shattered in an instant.

"Wow~!"

"Ah~!"

They let out shrill, painful howls, as if they could not understand why their attacks were so futile.

These strange creatures were clearly no match for their better-armed foes, and their suffering and failure became entertainment to their own kind.

"Hahaha~!!"

The little ones at the back, seeing their fellow creatures frustrated and embarrassed, not only did they not show any sympathy, but they began to laugh at them unscrupulously.

It was as if they were enjoying the pain and failure of their fellow humans, and even becoming more excited and pleased.

But the clone soldiers will naturally not indulge them, and their reactions are far more decisive and rapid than these guys.

The clone soldiers adjusted the angle of their guns without any hesitation and shot mercilessly at those funny guys who dared to approach.

As for those individuals who can still survive between attacks, cloning is more direct.

That is, raise your feet and step hard on the fat bellies of those small creatures.

“Puff—puff—!”

As waves of dull sounds rang out, these seemingly funny little guys had almost no chance to resist under the attack of the clone soldiers.

They were torn apart by the fierce attacks of various warheads, beams and artillery rounds, their skin shattered and flesh splattered.

The dark green blood mist spread in the air, instantly dyeing the surrounding air bloody.

"Oh!!"

"Wow~~!"

These creatures let out even sharper screams in fear of "death".

The former madness and arrogance collapsed in an instant in front of the clone soldiers who had no emotions or feelings.

As their fellows died tragically one after another, the remaining little guys were obviously overly frightened.

They waved their arms and swayed their limbs, looking extremely embarrassed.

Their fat bodies moved in panic, trying desperately to escape from this place full of death.

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Jaynes, who witnessed this scene through the shared visual screen, had an indescribable feeling.

I want to complain, but I feel that the current situation should be extremely tense and anxious.

However, after the appearance of that group of funny little guys, the rhythm of the battlefield seemed to be suddenly broken.

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But when Janes called up the physical status display of the clone soldiers, his eyes suddenly became serious.

Because the clones attacked by that group of funny guys seemed to have no abnormalities, but in fact, there were slight damages in their combat uniforms and armors, and their bodies were also invaded by an unknown virus.

In addition, the calves and ankles of dozens of clone soldiers in the front row were rapidly corroded and festered, and the status display was marked in deep red, indicating that their bodies had reached their limits.

The next second, these clones could no longer stand and fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Jaynes realized that the threat posed by those funny little creatures was far greater than that of the huge ghost-faced beasts that had become "heretics".

"Wow~!"

"Hey~!!"

But before the clone soldiers could fill the gaps in the front line and continue to block the heretics' charge, that group of funny things surged out from various tunnels and passages like a real "stinky" wave and a tsunami.

They were alive and kicking in groups, following the fearless Jiralhanae, Jackals and other heretics, and quickly overwhelmed all the clone soldiers in the hub area.