"Retreat!"
Looking at the billowing smoke and dust, the young officer decisively gave the order to retreat.
After fighting with the two exotic beasts three times, he was very clear that the attack just now was not enough to kill them. There was no need for them to participate in the following battle.
As expected, when the soldiers retreated more than ten meters, the smoke and dust suddenly broke apart, and the two exotic beasts roared and charged out from within.
At this moment, they were already covered in wounds. The stratum corneum on the surface of their bodies was almost completely worn away by the bullets and artillery fire, revealing bloody flesh.
As if sensing the killing intent of the army that was completely different from before, the two exotic beasts did not escape back into the crater even though they had suffered more serious injuries this time. Instead, they pounced at the army ferociously. Their movements were ferocious and swift, blood splattering as their muscles were stretched taut. Their entire bodies were exuding a primitive and cruel aura.
In the blink of an eye, the two exotic beasts ran more than ten meters away.
Fortunately, the army had already retreated at this time. On the other hand, Yang Li and Du Hua stood still in place until the exotic beasts pounced in front of them. Only then did they let out a cold snort and charged forward.
The two exotic beasts were existences with a bio-energy level of fifteen, while Du Hua and Yang Li were at level fifteen and level fourteen respectively. They were both Martial Artists.
If it were any other time, they would definitely not be a match for the two exotic beasts. However, after the baptism of guns and cannons earlier, the latter were already heavily injured, and it was much easier to deal with them now.
Not long after, waves of miserable howls echoed in the air above the crater.
After more than ten minutes, the sounds gradually subsided.
The battle had come to an end.
At the edge of the crater, Yang Li and Du Hua were panting heavily. Their clothes were almost soaked in blood, both from the exotic beasts and themselves.
Although they were slightly injured, the two of them were still very excited.
Du Hua turned his head and nodded at the young officer. The latter immediately waved his hand, and a few logistics personnel who had been waiting at the side immediately jogged to the exotic beasts' corpses, cutting open their abdomens and searching carefully.
A moment later, two strange crystals were handed to Du Hua and Yang Li.
The crystal was about the size of a peanut. It was crimson all over and shone with a charming luster under the moonlight, like a top-grade gem. However, if one looked closely, they would find that the overall color was not uniform. Some were dark, some were light, and some were slightly mixed. It was obviously different from a real meteorite crystal.
Du Hua held the two Meteorite Crystals in the palm of his hand, feeling them for a moment, then nodded and said, "They are indeed Meteorite Crystals."
Hearing this, someone immediately took out a password-protected box and carefully put the two meteorite crystals inside.
Looking at this scene, Du Hua and Yang Li couldn't help but reveal greed in their eyes.
However, meteorite crystals were different from meteorites. They couldn't do anything to them. Therefore, the two of them didn't dare to act rashly.
On the other hand, after the battle, the defensive line immediately sent people to move the meteorites.
These meteorites would be loaded and transported to Linyang City, where they would be refined into meteorite stones at the research institute before being transported back to the capital.
Du Hua and Yang Li stood motionless, allowing the medics to bandage their wounds. Their eyes never left the password-protected box.
Meteorites that had not been refined were abnormally heavy. Only special transport vehicles could transport them. It was extremely difficult to snatch them, and there wasn't much meaning in doing so. After all, the refining technology of meteorite stones was only in the hands of the Federation. Even the two largest supernatural forces in the country, Chie Kai-shek and Nocturne, didn't have the corresponding technology.
Therefore, they weren't worried that someone would attack the meteorites.
However, meteorite crystals were different.
Not long after, after the password was set, the box containing the meteorite crystals was handed to Du Hua and Yang Li.
According to the rules, the password-protected box would be escorted by the two of them all the way to the research institute. After the meteorite was refined, it would be transported together with the meteorite stones to the capital.
After another half an hour, all the scattered meteorites in the crater were moved into the vehicles. The army also began to remove the various obstacles, put the heavy weapons into the vehicles, and prepared to retreat.
Although there were still soldiers on guard, the atmosphere of the army as a whole was much more relaxed.
However, at this moment, a series of shrill cries suddenly came from not far away. Everyone was shocked. Looking toward the source of the sound, they were shocked to see that seven or eight soldiers patrolling outside had their bodies pierced by long wooden spears that pierced out from under their feet. They instantly lost their lives.
And this was only the beginning. In the next moment, accompanied by a series of ear-piercing shrieks, dozens of wooden spears shot out from the darkness of the night, blotting out the sky and crashing down on the soldiers.
Caught off guard, more than twenty soldiers were immediately pierced by the wooden spears and nailed to the ground.
"Damn it!
Enemy attack! "
The young officer's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets as he roared at the top of his lungs.
Boom!
An uprooted tree with a lot of soil at the bottom of its roots came crashing down like a cannonball, smashing the young officer into meat paste. He died before he could even let out a scream.
Not far away, Du Hua and Yang Li looked at this scene and the hair on their bodies stood on end. They suddenly turned their heads and saw a tall figure rushing out of the forest with large strides.
The figure was at least two meters tall and was covered in thick full-body armor that looked like a museum piece. However, the cold metallic luster and the deep footprints left behind by the figure as he ran all showed that this armor was not just a piece of art that only looked good on the surface.
In addition, the armored man also held a two-handed greatsword that was as large as a door. The gleaming blade was enough to make anyone shudder.
Even though he was equipped with extremely heavy armor and a large sword, the armored man's movements were not the slightest bit sluggish. He was like a charging tank.
When the bullets fell on the armor, other than splashing out sparks, they did not cause the slightest bit of obstruction.
Swish!
After charging close, the armored man's large sword suddenly swept horizontally. With a violent and unparalleled momentum, he directly cut a few soldiers blocking his way in half. In an instant, flesh and blood splattered everywhere, and miserable howls sounded one after another.
The armored man, who was wearing thick armor and could ignore bullets, was tantamount to a nightmare for ordinary soldiers. As he waved his large sword, a foul wind and a rain of blood broke out. In just ten seconds, more than 30 soldiers died under his sword.
At this time, the armored man finally broke through to Du Hua and Yang Li. Without saying a word, he swung his sword at the two of them.
"Look after the lockbox!"
Du Hua's face was gloomy as he whispered an order. He gritted his teeth and charged at the armored man. The two of them were soon engaged in a fierce battle.
At the same time, there was a sudden burst of panicked shouts from the other side. Yang Li turned his head and saw that beside the heavy weapons stored in the vehicle, there was a huge monster wrapped in vines that looked like a tree spirit. It roared and used countless thick branches to lift the heavy vehicle and forcefully threw it out. With a loud bang, it crashed into the dark forest in the distance.
Looking at this scene, Du Hua and Yang Li's expressions changed simultaneously.