Zhang Xiaoqiang rejected Xue Feng's suggestion and focused on the mutant beasts. There were many types of mutant beasts in the city, and their numbers were huge. They were both a threat and a resource. The level 4 water snake was a good example. As long as there were enough nuclei, these timid water snakes could grow to an astonishing level. If Zhang Xiaoqiang had a group of level 4 water snakes, he would not have been so conflicted before.
In the process of waiting for the frigate to be repaired, 20,000 survivors and thousands of tons of supplies were stored on the other side of the pontoon bridge. With more time, the Yangtze River Fleet also started to catch a breather. Hubei had already organized a second batch of transport ships. This time, most of them were wooden sailboats built in Jiangxi. With these boats, there was no need to worry about damage in the rain. Although their mobility was a little lacking, they were still able to alleviate the pressure of transporting goods. Large batches of supplies and supplies were sent to Wuhan through the Yangtze River. Many young children were also fortunate enough to escape from danger. In the end, everyone felt that their future was bright.
The mutant beasts were gradually decomposed, and a large amount of meat was added to the survivors' diet. The higher the level of the mutant beast, the more nourishing it was for humans. After eating the meat, the evolvers gradually became stronger, and they became semi-top-tier evolvers. More and more survivors began to recover the Yuan Qi they had consumed during the apocalypse.
Their skinny cheeks became plump, and their color began to turn rosy. The children also received nourishment. Before, they looked like underdeveloped bean sprouts, but now they were as strong as tigers. At least there was no need to worry about them dying prematurely due to malnutrition.
Of course, the giant beasts were not that easy to cut apart. Not to mention the meter-thick skin, the tendons were as tough as steel. No ordinary person could cut them apart. Fortunately, the mutant water snake had poisoned thousands of beak flying mutant beasts, so all the evolvers had a bird-beak knife and a black whip. The bird-beak knife became an invincible weapon in the hands of the strength-type evolvers, and they could easily cut apart pieces of beast meat. With the help of Zhang Xiaoqiang's firebird machete and the Rat King's Blade, although it was difficult to cut apart the entire beast, it was not a problem to dig a big hole in its body. The mutant beast's breath had also created a layer of ice that was extremely cold. Even in the wild, it would not melt. It was the best place to store the beast meat.
It was a pity that the beast was simply too huge. Completely dissecting it was not as easy as dismantling an aircraft carrier. After transporting a few thousand tons of meat and leather, the group no longer had the strength to continue emptying the beast. Their ice was also depleted, so they could only helplessly retreat. Zhang Xiao Qiang obtained a basketball-sized gelatinous body and 24 Dark Blue Nuclei. He was satisfied, the harvest was beyond his expectations.
The moment the people of the beast left behind the remaining two-thirds of the carcass and retreated, the air transport ship also slowly left the ground. Everything seemed to be developing in a good direction. At this time, the Yangtze River sent a warning. The Yangtze River had become a lot safer after being polluted by the poisonous creatures, and with the mutant water snake guarding the levee, it was as stable as Mount Tai. The elite infantry company stationed on the levee had all changed into the latest equipment of the new era. Everyone had a fully enclosed helmet, a silver bulletproof military uniform, and the latest light silk bulletproof vest. The weapons in their hands had also been changed to split guns. It could be said that this unit could defeat ordinary evolvers that were ten times their number.
This kind of defensive force, with five anti-tank missile launcher systems, and the support of the water snakes, could definitely be considered valiant. However, such a valiant armed force actually suffered heavy losses from the sudden attack of the underwater creatures. If it wasn't for the mutated water snakes becoming the main target of the attack, perhaps there wouldn't be a single person left alive on the entire embankment. When Zhang Xiao Qiang sat on the transport ship and headed towards the riverside, the battle on the embankment had already entered a white-hot stage. The entire embankment was covered in green rays, as though there were laser launchers twisting in the river. The boiling river water surged and surged, and countless humanoid creatures shot countless water arrows at the embankment. Pieces of prismatic crystal-like transparent shields flipped on the surface of the river, deflecting the countless incoming bullets, not to mention those disintegration rays that were only effective against living creatures.
The defending infantry company was the most elite Dagger Company of the 1st Division's First Regiment. Their usual combat style was resolute and steady, and they would not rest until they were dead. However, on a battlefield where they could only take a beating and not fight back, even if they had the determination to die, they could not reverse the situation of the battle. Streaks of transparent, silk-like water streaked across the air, reflecting a faint brilliance. The bunkers around the soldiers were riddled with holes in the water, countless sesame-like dots piercing through various shapes of concrete or rusted steel, turning these bunkers that protected the lives of the soldiers into cheese.
From time to time, people would suddenly fall into the river when they opened fire. The corpses that floated on the surface of the water did not have too many injuries, only their helmets or chests had the same small holes as those on the bunkers. As far as the eye could see, the number of corpses floating on the levee was almost the same as the number of soldiers bitterly resisting on the levee. The creatures in the water were not completely safe either. Under the bombardment of the anti-tank missiles, even the shields that could block bullets and disintegration rays would shatter. Almost every missile could destroy and kill the creatures within a radius of several dozen meters.
While the elite soldiers on the levee were suffering bitterly, the water snake was also facing its greatest crisis. Countless silk-like things trapped its entire body, causing the water snake to writhe and struggle in a hoarse voice. Wave after wave of water reverberated in the river, like overturned waves crashing against the breakwater on both sides of the river. From time to time, scattered corpses would float to the surface and float away with the current.
Compared to the attacks on the breakwater, the water line attacks on the water snake were not worth mentioning. Countless water lines almost formed a single sheet in the air, like weaving sand in a yarn mill to cover the water snake. The water lines beat on the snake's scales like dense drum beats. If not for the water snake's scales being strong enough, perhaps the hundred-meter-long snake would have already fallen apart. Facing the crisis of life and death, the water snake erupted with its greatest potential. It even spat out a few mouthfuls of snake venom that it would not spit out unless it was absolutely necessary.
This light purple poisonous fog was even more powerful than before. When it swept across the river's surface, a large patch of purple was infected. Unfortunately, this poisonous fog was not effective against the creatures. They were born with the ability to control water flow. Waves branched out from the river like water dragons, circling in the air and washing away the poisonous fog that came charging at them. Most of the poisonous fog was washed away by the current and mixed with the river water, then sent downstream by the reverberating undercurrents.
Apart from a few fragmented pieces of poisonous fog that could cause damage to these creatures, most of the poisonous fog was cleansed and dissolved. Seeing that more and more nets had appeared on the water snake's body, and that the water snake's space to move was getting smaller and smaller, it was almost certain that the water snake's defeat was certain. At this moment, the nine helicopters finally arrived above the battlefield. As soon as they arrived, the machine guns that were 800 meters away sprayed flames several meters long, scattering countless bright spots of light across the river. One shield after another was instantly shattered, and scattered shells flew everywhere on the river, tearing the creatures that were caught in the disaster into pieces of flesh and blood.
Then, several dozen rockets exploded on the surface of the river. Countless pillars of water shot high into the air, mixed with the fragments of corpses torn apart by the rockets. The soldiers on the embankment immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and they aimed more effectively at the creatures that left the protection of the shields. Streaks of dim green light turned these creatures into clumps of black ash that scattered on the surface of the river. Quite a few humanoid creatures were obliterated into nothingness by the shooting of this light.
Just as the supporting helicopters were about to seize the initiative on the battlefield, waves of panting river water suddenly split open a bottomless hole. Then, out of these large holes rushed out flattened monsters that were connected by more than ten large triangles and had more than ten pairs of fins and wings rushed out of the water. They flapped their wings and dashed towards the helicopters as light as dragonflies. These monsters were hidden in the water and were undetectable. Their sudden attack caught the helicopters off guard. In the blink of an eye, these extremely fast monsters were within three to four hundred meters of the helicopters. Every time they flapped their wings, these monsters that were more than ten meters long would defy gravity and approach the helicopters infinitely. Before they even came into contact with the helicopters, bright lines of water shot out of their mouths.
These water lines were even thicker than the water lines below, and their power was not small either. Every time they shot out, they would tear through the air and let out a sharp whistle. The helicopter at the front couldn't dodge in time, and the back of its fuselage was pierced. The outer shell made of high-quality high-tech materials was instantly riddled with holes, and sparks flickered in the cabin, causing the pilot sitting in the front to escape in fear.
Six air bombs instantly exploded in the middle of the flying fish. The rolling thick smoke and flames engulfed more than half of the flying fish. In a few blinks of an eye, these flying fish that were tumbling in the air turned into charcoal and fell to the ground. Right at this moment, more holes appeared on the calm water surface, allowing hundreds of flying fish to rush out of the water. They spread out and formed a large net, wanting to rush toward the helicopters that had nowhere to run …