The first to arrive hovered in the air. This was a rapid response brigade-level unit stationed around Mount Fuji. It belonged to the Luzi and was responsible for assisting the ground troops in the battle.
Although it wasn't the expensive Luzi, because they were all highly skilled personnel, the ranks of the Luzi members were generally high.
Seeing the six burning tree men, the regiment commander Muto First-class Lu Zuo (Colonel) urgently contacted his superior.
This wasn't the same as the drill.
"I want to know what's going on." Muto didn't even use honorifics and directly questioned the other party.
Why did six tree men pop out of the drill? Moreover, they seemed to be real!
The usual humility and politeness were built on the basis of everyone flattering each other. Now, they had to face those scary monsters.
"This is a drill …"
Before he could finish speaking, the Combat Regiment Commander shouted, "Is there such a drill?
Do you really think that fighting monsters is the tradition of the modern army?!
That's a movie! "
"First-class Lu Zuo Muto!
This is an order!
Fire at the target with machine gun fire! "The voice on the other end of the communicator became unhappy.
"Otherwise, you're disobeying orders."
As someone who received a salary, he had to listen to orders. It was fine if the ordinary members of the Self-Defense Forces didn't know about it, but Muto was a First-class Luzi.
The words on the other end of the communication device were like thunder, shaking Muto's soul and waking him up.
Musa Muto was under a lot of mental pressure. Most of the others in the regiment were civil servants and could quit at any time. Although he was a civil servant in name, he was a First-class Lu Zuo and he would be a general if he advanced one more step!
He wouldn't retire even if he was asked to. He just needed to advance one more step and he would be able to touch glory.
A general.
He might be able to touch this rank just by stretching out his hand. If he disobeyed orders and ran away, he wouldn't even be able to think about becoming a general.
"Turret machine gun fire? Alright, I got it."
Musa Muto didn't understand why they were using the weak cannon instead of the powerful missiles.
"No, it's the hatch machine gun."
The voice on the other end of the intercom softened, carrying the indisputable attitude of a superior.
"The cabin door …" Muto's spirit weakened again.
What a joke!
Using the weakest Hatch Machine Gun to kill the supernatural creatures.
The turret machine gun was a powerful cannon that was installed at the front of the helicopter. Under the fire of the cannon, even a slightly weaker armored vehicle would be blown to smithereens.
Hanging in the cockpit was the door machine gun. The muzzle of the gun was outside the cockpit door, and it had a good field of vision. It was used to support the infantry and suppress the enemy. Although its power and firing rate were very high, it was slightly weaker than the aerial cannons. It was just that it was more flexible.
Muto did not understand why they had to use the weakest weapon on the plane against the enemy.
He gritted his teeth and gave an order to the other members of the platoon. "Everyone, prepare for battle. Machine gun fire from the hatch!
Everyone, it's time to fight! "
This round of encouragement made Muto himself excited.
But what puzzled Muto was that he didn't get a response from the others. The channel was strangely silent.
"S-Sir," the crew member who was holding the machine gun said weakly. "Someone ran away."
"What?"
"Huff, huff."
A few of the helicopters in the Air Cavalry Regiment saw that the situation was not good and retreated. The remaining helicopters also hesitated. No one was irrational enough to attack the Tree Demon.
The military rank of the Air Cavalry Regiment was a grade higher than Lu Zi's. Every crew member was a soldier above the Cao rank, but these people were completely unworthy of their military rank!
Muto was so angry that smoke was about to come out of his head. These people were too useless.
He was a strong middle-aged man, and his stamina and courage were at their peak. Seeing the disappointing performance of his subordinates, he simply took over the control of the hatch machine gun himself.
"Gulp." Muto swallowed his saliva. His hand holding the machine gun trembled slightly.
"S-Sir …" The machine gunner really wanted to throw Muto to the ground and stop Muto from shooting. Then, he would tell him that suicide was not an option.
But before he could put it into practice, the heavy machine gun in Muto's hand opened fire fiercely, spewing flames.
"Da da da!!"
The bullets that poured down turned into long lines of fire, and the bullets hit the wooden puppet's body.
The bullets were like a storm. Hundreds of bullets were fired in a few seconds.
Under the powerful force that could tear a human body apart, the Tree Demon's body seemed to be unable to withstand it. The Tree Demon that was hit by the heavy machine gun kept dropping sawdust. It looked like it was about to be turned into a pile of sawdust.
Facing the helicopters in the air, the Tree Demon was helpless. Shrill screams came from the Tree Demon's body. As they screamed, their miserable faces were twisted and broken by the bullets.
The weak machine gun at the hatch had a miraculous effect.
"It's done!" The determination on Muto's face relaxed.
These Tree Demons looked terrifying, but they were actually not as scary as he imagined. Even without the machine gun and rocket launchers, he could still take care of them!
He did not expect the Tree Demon to be a Tree Demon that looked like a silver spear.
He immediately became imposing and turned his gun to aim at the next Treant.
"Killing monsters is the tradition of our Self-Defense Force."
Musa Muto was like a member of the Self-Defense Force. His whole body was filled with joy. But his joy did not last for a few breaths. A new order came from the communicator.
"Muto!
Stop shooting! "
"What?!"
"Stop shooting!"
The people in the gunner room in the distance saw that a Tree Demon was eliminated with just a machine gun. They all high-fived each other in celebration.
Great victory!
This was their first great victory against a Transcendent!
It turned out that a Transcendent could also be killed by weapons.
With the first victory, there would definitely be a second one.
The reason why they did not let Muto use the powerful rocket launchers was to test the Tree Demon's resistance to weapons. However, they did not expect the Tree Demon to be so weak despite its huge body. Moreover, the Tree Demon was completely helpless against the helicopter's air power.
"Let the follow-up ground troops arrive quickly. There are other weapons to test."
"Flamethrowers, armor-piercing bullets …"
Because they were in a hurry, they did not prepare many types of weapons and equipment.
Just when everyone thought that victory was in their hands, the situation on the battlefield changed again!
The helicopter that Wu Teng was in suddenly began to descend slowly. What was going on?
"Musa Muto, please pull up the altitude, please pull up the altitude."
"Musa Muto?
Musa Muto? "
"Muto, Musa Muto, Muto First Assistant, please reply!"
Muto's helicopter slowly descended from the air. The huge wings of the helicopter blew out a circular space on the ground.
The crew members looked calm and walked steadily toward the remaining Tree Demons. It was as if … they were confused by something.