The sky was still as red as a furnace under the illumination of the flames. The view of the forest had become more open due to the absence of trees. Zhang Xiao Qiang and the water snake wandered through the area of fire and craters, slowly approaching the area they had entered yesterday. The trees here had also suffered a great disaster. The charred wood stood like layers upon layers of tombstones, but the leaves and the treetops had long since disappeared. Occasionally, they could see a thick branch burning in flames, or a broken branch falling to the charred ground with smoke billowing out of it.
After Zhang Xiaoqiang and the water snake came out of the forest, they couldn't help but take a deep breath of the air outside the forest. Although the air at the edge of the forest was still scorching hot, it was as clean as spring water for Zhang Xiaoqiang. As he looked around, he suddenly saw the girl following behind him. He didn't know how she had passed through the sea of fire, but she kept following him. She had no intention of communicating with him, and it seemed more like she was monitoring him. If there wasn't a place to hide, perhaps Zhang Xiaoqiang wouldn't have found her.
Not knowing the girl's goal, Zhang Xiaoqiang was too lazy to care. He stood on the snake's head and moved towards the city in the distance. The water snake was very fast, and its full speed was not much faster than a sports car, but the girl could still keep up. A figure left an afterimage behind the water snake and chased after it. Zhang Xiaoqiang stood on the water snake's head and looked around anxiously, looking for Zhuo Mingyue's figure. He suspected that the reason New Era stopped the bombardment was because of Zhuo Mingyue's attack, so after escaping from the forest, he didn't think to wait for her at the edge of the forest.
After chasing for a while, the girl couldn't take it anymore. She simply followed the snake's wriggling tail and climbed onto the water snake's body, all the way to Zhang Xiaoqiang's side. This made Zhang Xiaoqiang raise his eyebrows. He had never seen such a daring girl before. Not to mention the fact that a level 4 mutated water snake was more than a hundred meters long, just its terrifying appearance would make many girls scream. This girl, on the other hand, hid beside Zhang Xiaoqiang during the bombardment. Not only did Zhang Xiaoqiang go crazy after taking her black biscuit, but she also ate Zhang Xiaoqiang's Dragontooth Fruit and even set her eyes on Zhang Xiaoqiang's canned food. Now, she actually rushed to the water snake's body and couldn't be driven away. Could it be that this girl was treating him as a meal ticket?
The girl enjoyed the feeling of not having to run by herself. She stood on the water snake's head and stretched out her arm, feeling the air flow around her with her small palm. Zhang Xiaoqiang raised his eyebrows, but the girl didn't treat him as an outsider. She stayed comfortably on the water snake's head, occasionally marveling at the beautiful patterns on the water snake's scales. This continued until the two of them reached the artillery position behind a small hill more than ten kilometers away.
Twelve Type-99 Self-propelled Howitzers were lying on the ground. Behind the Howitzers were the wreckage of more than twenty destroyed military vehicles. All of them were in a state of charred parts, and many of the parts were still emitting black smoke. Among the vehicle wreckage, there were also charred corpses. These corpses were mixed in the charred area, and it was not easy to identify them. Many of the corpses were burned into a ball with their stomachs split open, and their intestines were bulging out. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang started to feel uncomfortable. In addition, there was also a helicopter that they saw yesterday that crashed on the ground nearby.
The helicopter was not destroyed, and only the nose of the Howitzers was embedded in the armor. After the crash, the helicopter broke apart, and from the cracked belly, one could see the mess of flesh and blood inside. Many of the corpses had been flung out and scattered around the helicopter. These people were the true elites of the new era, and their military uniforms and equipment could prove this point.
At a glance, it was already confirmed that this was not done by Zhuo Mingyue, at least she would not shoot the helicopter down like this. Walking closer, Zhang Xiaoqiang saw huge footprints that looked like giants had walked by. Among the artillery troops, there were also some off-road vehicles with broken windows. These off-road vehicles were all military vehicles with heavy machine guns installed on them. Countless glistening yellow bullet casings were scattered around the vehicle, and the drivers and machine gunners inside were all bleeding from their orifices. Behind the vehicle, there were even more corpses of soldiers. These soldiers in green military uniforms were all bleeding from their orifices, and it was obvious that they had been killed by Wan Qiang from afar.
Seeing this chaotic battlefield, Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that no one would be able to escape Wan Qiang's massacre. At the very least, an artillery battalion had been lost here, and Wan Qiang did not stop after the massacre. In the distance, the ground was littered with all kinds of sharp armor fragments. It was obvious that he had chased the helicopter far away. Zhang Xiaoqiang was already used to the corpses on the ground, but the girl beside him cheered and jumped off the snake's head, wanting to join the battlefield. However, as soon as she jumped, a shadow flashed by and her entire body was trapped by the snake's tongue.
The water snake was not an idiot. It had always known that the girl was not Zhang Xiaoqiang's subordinate. However, if Zhang Xiaoqiang did not make a move, it would not make a move either. However, the girl had jumped right in front of its eyes, so it naturally would not let her go. After all, the vital points of a water snake were their eyes. The girl screamed in pain as she was swung around by the snake's tongue. Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the screaming girl gloomily. He did not know if he should drink the water snake or use this opportunity to get rid of an eyesore.
The girl was naturally bold. After being put down by the water snake, she still stubbornly rushed to the center of the battlefield. She rummaged through the corpses for any usable equipment. Not long after, the girl had equipped herself with five pistols, three rifles on her back, and a large bag of bullets and food. Then, she cleaned up an intact car and collected a lot of weapons and supplies. She waved at Zhang Xiaoqiang and disappeared into the distance. Looking at the shallow tire tracks, Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly felt like he was dreaming. Was this girl here to rob him?
But the things here were not his spoils of war either?
The girl only took a small part of the weapons and supplies. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not touch them. He jumped off the water snake and entered the crashed helicopter. After carefully observing the structure of the helicopter, he found that there was something else inside. The reason why Zhang Xiaoqiang was so concerned about the helicopter was because it could be the main air force of the future invasion of China. The 30-meter-long body was already comparable to an Airbus, and the speed of this helicopter was not much slower than the Undertaker, not to mention its firepower was much stronger than the Undertaker.
The most important reason that attracted Zhang Xiaoqiang's attention was that this helicopter did not have a machine gun. The nose of the helicopter was equipped with the same equipment as the main attack laser weapons of the transport ship. If the laser weapons of the transport ship were a little crude, the laser cannon on the nose of the helicopter had a trend of miniaturization and simplification. If it were not for the fact that the armor fragments that Wan Qiang had thrown out were too big, and the laser attack power was not enough, the helicopter would not have crashed.
The cabin was a little spacious. Four-fifths of the back of the helicopter was the cabin. Zhang Xiaoqiang found nearly a hundred seats inside. Each seat was a multi-purpose locker, and both sides were filled with ammunition and combat supplies. There were medical, communication, small electronic tools, and all kinds of maintenance equipment and ammunition. There was also a set of single-soldier aircraft above the seats. This was more advanced than the Flying Squirrel combat suit. The Flying Squirrel combat suit could only glide, but this equipment had power nozzles of various sizes. If it was equipped on the body, flying on the ground would not be a problem.
The cabin looked as though it had been thrown into a slaughterhouse and soaked in a pool of blood. Everywhere was bright red. Blood red palms were everywhere, and some of the seams had severed human limbs. Zhang Xiao Qiang looked around for a while, but he did not find a single breathing person in the pile of corpses on the deck. He picked up a G22 rifle and 2 MP7 submachine guns. After thinking for a while, he picked up a combat support backpack and a commander's helmet and walked out.
This was not the first time Zhang Xiaoqiang had used these equipment, but the damage rate was too high. No matter how good the equipment was, it was only a one-time use item. This time, with a large-caliber sniper rifle, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt a lot more at ease. If he encountered a helicopter again, he would have the power to fight back. The water snake waited quietly on the side. After Zhang Xiaoqiang jumped on its head, it moved again.
Yesterday, the water snake had suffered quite a bit of damage, and at night, it was bombarded by artillery shells. Its scales were full of scars. Although the water snake's self-healing ability was not bad, it had not even been half a day. This made the water snake look like a shameless snake. The colorful snake dragged Zhang Xiao Qiang along the tracks of the automatic howitzer towards New Era's lair. Not long after, Zhang Xiao Qiang saw black smoke floating in the sky above the city in the distance, and the faint sound of gunfire. There were also helicopters and five-man aircrafts shuttling in the sky.
Along the way, there were overturned and damaged vehicles of New Era. Many soldiers and You Yinhua had died miserably along the road. On the wide road, there were traces of vehicles crashing into the foundation. After Wan Qiang transformed, New Era did its best to resist. Aside from the brutal scene left behind by Wan Qiang, there were also many pieces of rubble with You Yinhua's clothes. It was as if she had been cut into dozens of pieces by a large knife. This was Zhuo Mingyue's unique method. Enemies that fell into Wan Qiang's hands were either smashed into meat paste or bled to death.
Seeing these corpses, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt relieved. Zhuo Mingyue was temporarily fine. She was not like Zhang Xiaoqiang. With the water snake as a burden, it would be easy for her to fight back. He just didn't know that she was together with Wan Qiang. There were countless corpses along the way. There were even more destroyed checkpoints and fortifications. Wan Qiang and Zhuo Mingyue did not leave anyone alive. In the end, even Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know how many of New Era's army and servants had died here …