Chapter 348: Fighting

Qu Baoguo’s rocket launcher directly interrupted the charge of four Underground Monsters, the explosion engulfing them in smoke.

However, Qu Baoguo knew very well that his shot earlier was only to stop their charge and didn’t hit them, let alone kill them.

After stopping their charge, the men he brought were also ready for battle, with twenty men each holding a rocket launcher, prepared to stand by.

The Survivors holding firearms all came to higher ground, ready with their muzzles pointed at the Underground Monsters, awaiting Qu Baoguo’s command.

The Underground Monsters, whose charge was interrupted, seemed somewhat angry, opening their mouths and roaring in Qu Baoguo’s direction.

At this moment, Qu Baoguo took a brand new rocket launcher handed to him by someone else and once again fired it at the Underground Monsters below.

This time, unlike before, Qu Baoguo made no attempt to conceal his killing intent.

The rocket launcher was aimed precisely at the wide-open mouth on the monster’s head.

This Underground Monster, roaring with its mouth open, also sensed the danger at this moment; facing the incoming rocket launcher, it stretched out an arm and directly met it.

The moment the arm touched the rocket, it was like a lightning bolt streaking across the sky; a dazzling light instantly burst forth, and flames soared like a fire dragon, appearing in front of the arm. The power of the explosion was like a volcanic eruption, shattering the front part of the Underground Monster’s entire arm.

The heavily wounded Underground Monster roared in pain. The three Underground Monsters nearby, hearing the roar, also took action, charging towards Qu Baoguo and his group, wanting to break through the high wall between them in one go.

In fact, Qu Baoguo and his group still underestimated these Underground Monsters; with bodies two to three meters tall, a six-meter high wall was like a joke when they charged at full speed.

But indeed, with the aid of tools and the limited time, six meters was the limit for Qu Baoguo and his group.

Looking at the other three charging Underground Monsters, Qu Baoguo was not unprepared; he immediately ordered the grenade team on the other side.

“Aim carefully at your targets!”

“Be mindful of the amount of grenades, and don’t blow down the wall I worked so hard to build.”

“Otherwise, whoever blew it up, I’ll make you rebuild it alone.”

Although Qu Baoguo was joking with that last sentence, no one on the scene could laugh at that moment. They all understood what they were facing; if they were even slightly careless, their fate would be only one.

That was death!!!

With a loud shout from Qu Baoguo, the grenade team members immediately threw the grenades in their hands towards the three charging Underground Monsters.

The grenades arced through the air, like a grim reaper’s scythe thrown to claim lives.

The Underground Monsters, however, showed no fear; one of them even leaped high, using its massive body to block the grenades.

The grenades exploded on its body; although they had mud armor protection, they were still blasted with flesh and blood flying, but they relied on their super strong vitality, and although seriously wounded, they still regrouped and continued to charge.

The other two, taking advantage of their companion blocking the grenades, quickly approached the high wall.

However, this battlefield was not only occupied by Qu Baoguo’s group; Old Man Wu was also directing the Survivors to counterattack.

Just at this critical moment, Old Man Wu’s side brought out a heavy machine gun, the only heavy weapon here, and wildly sprayed bullets at the two approaching Underground Monsters. Bullets poured out like rain, hitting the hard mud armor of the Underground Monsters.

The bullets from the heavy machine gun were much more powerful than those from submachine guns; their mud armor was like fragile eggshells, shattering after only a few bullets, and the bullets, like cannonballs leaving the barrel, solidly struck the bodies of the Underground Monsters.

At the same time, Old Man Wu looked at the scattered bullet casings, his heart aching; this was his entire reserve.

In such a short time, a quarter of his ammunition stock was used up.

On the other side, Qu Baoguo also seized the moment, having five Survivors fire five rocket launchers at them.

For a moment, flames soared into the sky, and smoke billowed.

Under the powerful, rain-like firepower, the three Underground Monsters finally collapsed like rotten wood struck by a heavy hammer.

Seeing the three Underground Monsters fall, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief; they had done it, eliminating these ten Underground Monsters with zero casualties.

However, Qu Baoguo couldn’t feel happy; although Liang Yu had given them two basic loads of ammunition, at the current rate of consumption, it wouldn’t last long, which gave him a headache.

After defeating the Underground Monsters, before the crowd could even cheer, they realized something was wrong; from the edge of the darkness, two more groups of Underground Monsters slowly emerged. Seeing these twenty Underground Monsters attracted by the noise, everyone instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

After regrouping with Old Man Wu and his men, Qu Baoguo looked at them, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly.

“Everyone, don’t panic! Stick to the previous tactics!”

“There’s a minefield ahead of them, so there will definitely be casualties when they cross.”

Although Qu Baoguo was comforting the other Survivors, he himself had no confidence, but he understood that morale could not be allowed to falter now, or they would truly collapse without a fight.

Though fearful in their hearts, the people present saw a glimmer of hope in Qu Baoguo’s words, and everyone could only brace themselves for battle.

Twenty Underground Monsters charged into the minefield, and immediately a series of violent explosions erupted, with fire splattering everywhere. Some Underground Monsters were injured by the explosions, but many more continued to charge forward, relying on their tenacious vitality.

The slower Underground Monsters followed behind them, safely passing through the minefield.

Qu Baoguo clenched his fists, seeing them pass through the minefield so easily. Although he felt unwilling, he shouted to the others.

“Rocket launchers, prepare!”

“First volley, fire!”

“Second volley, prepare, await command.”

The moment Qu Baoguo’s order was given, ten rocket launchers fired at the Underground Monsters that had just rushed out of the minefield. Huge explosions rang out one after another, the fiery blasts illuminating the surroundings. They clearly saw the Underground Monsters engulfed by the explosions.

When the smoke dispersed again, the Underground Monsters that had endured both the minefield explosions and a direct volley of rocket launchers had indeed fallen.

But they had also attracted enough firepower and sustained a large amount of damage for their companions behind them.

This resulted in the fourteen Underground Monsters behind them crossing the minefield almost unscathed, now only a little over fifty meters away from them.

Just then, the gunmen on the high platform received the order to open fire, pulling their triggers one after another, bullets raining down on the monsters.

The grenade team was also ready, waiting for them to get within twenty meters for a round of bombardment.