SWDnovel Chapter 113 The Cleanup Begins
Chapter 113 The Cleanup Begins
After Wang Xiao gave the order, a considerable commotion was heard at the entrances of various areas of Wansheng Shopping Mall.
Qin Huai'an's Qin Group launched an offensive against the areas under its control.
Qin Huai'an stood outside the entrance to Zone B, his gaze coldly fixed on the side door of the mall that had been blown open by explosives.
Before the thick smoke had completely dissipated, Qin Huai'an waved his hand and signaled, "Assault team, move out!"
Upon receiving Qin Huai'an's order, more than ten elite members of the Qin Group, dressed in police protective gear and armed with firearms, immediately broke through the remaining obstacles and rushed in.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
With a series of gunshots, the operation to eliminate the insects in Wansheng Shopping Mall, led by the Peace Hotel, officially began.
As the flames from the gun illuminated the dark interior of the mall, the dense clusters of insect eggs immediately came into view.
The terrifying number of them instantly shocked everyone.
The number far exceeded their estimates!
They dared not imagine what kind of hell the entire Chenghua District would become if these insect eggs were successfully hatched.
"hiss!"
At the same moment, the insects, sensing the anomaly, began to emit various piercing screams.
The incessant chirping of insects echoed throughout the entire mall.
The insects have launched their counterattack!
The person who temporarily replaced Secretary Huang behind Qin Huai'an said with a slight change in expression, "Mr. Qin, it seems there are quite a few mutated insect monsters inside!"
Qin Huai'an calmly said, "As expected. They're using shotguns to clear the way. I want to see how many they have that we can kill."
"yes!"
Four burly men carrying shotguns walked up to the mall. When they pulled the triggers, deafening gunshots immediately echoed throughout the mall.
As the shotgun shells, loaded with a large number of steel balls, were propelled forward by the gunpowder, several insectoid monsters that were not yet fully evolved were instantly blasted to pieces.
But more worm-like zombies continued to emerge from the shadows.
After being overrun by insects, the Wansheng Shopping Mall was almost completely dark, with sunlight barely penetrating the area.
Seeing this, the person temporarily acting as secretary said, "Everyone, turn on your flashlights!"
Beams of light shone into the darkness, allowing everyone to see the appearance of the insectoid monsters.
At this moment, even the most ferocious zombies seemed less terrifying compared to them.
That kind of physical discomfort is affecting everyone.
Qin Huai'an ordered, "Spread out! Maintain crossfire from range! Clear the path!"
"yes!"
The Qin Group members quickly split into three groups, took up advantageous positions, and formed a crossfire network.
A barrage of bullets wove together to form a net, shooting down the hordes of insectoid zombies that pounced on them.
Qin Huai'an continued to give orders: "Melee teams, move forward to finish off the remaining monsters; ranged teams, reduce firepower and hinder the advance of the following monsters."
One by one, melee fighters wielding various cold weapons began to take the lead, with those holding shields as the vanguard, to finish off the insectoid monsters on the ground that were slowly healing themselves.
Under Qin Huai'an's command, a gap was quickly cleared at the entrance to Area B.
The leaders of the other two smaller factions were also taken aback by the fighting power displayed by the Qin Group.
With the tacit cooperation of the various groups within the Qin Group, they actually seemed somewhat superfluous.
Of course, Qin Huai'an wouldn't let the two forces just stand by and watch, so he said, "Gentlemen, I'll leave both sides to you."
Seeing that it was finally their turn to take action, both factions joined in the "cleanup" of the missed monsters, eager to prove themselves!
However, compared to the Qin Group, their efficiency is significantly lower.
However, just as everything was progressing smoothly in Area B, a worm-like monster that was significantly larger than its kind suddenly fell from the ceiling.
Suddenly, the insectoid monster's back split open, and several thick tentacles extended, lashing out at one of the Qin Group's vanguard members.
Someone warned, "Be careful!"
Before the team member could react, the tentacles wrapped around his neck, and he was dragged towards the swarm of insects.
Qin Huai'an calmly ordered, "Concentrate fire! Suppress the insects!"
A barrage of bullets rained down on the large insectoid monster and the insectoid zombies behind it.
But this insectoid monster was tough and thick-skinned, so the bullets posed a much smaller threat to it. In the end, it even managed to withstand the bullets and continue dragging the team member.
Just as that team member was about to perish in the insects' jaws, Qin Huai'an made his move.
He flashed forward, a silver dagger appearing in his hand, and appeared in front of the insect-like zombie with incredible speed.
As the dagger flashed with a cold light, severing those annoying tentacles, a burst of electricity crackled between the fingers of his right hand before he suddenly clawed at the monster's heart!
"roar!"
As the electric claws pierced its body, the enormous insectoid monster immediately let out a painful roar.
Qin Huai'an did not stop. While crushing the heart, he turned around and plunged the dagger in his left hand into the monster's head, then twisted it sharply.
As a large amount of blood gushed out instantly, the massive insectoid monster collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Qin Huai'an shook the blood off his hands and wiped them with a white cloth, saying calmly, "Continue the advance."
Meanwhile, in the atrium area of Zone C.
Li Changsu of the Dawn Mutual Aid Association is leading the combined forces of the three factions forward.
Li Changsu's voice rang out from the crowd.
"Maintain formation! Melee fighters in front, ranged fighters in the back!"
Peng Shan of the Wilderness Hunting Group and Liu Dao of the Blood Flag were positioned on the left and right, respectively leading their respective forces to clear the insect eggs along the way.
As the insect eggs were destroyed one by one by humans using knives, axes, and various ranged weapons, the insects that were sleeping in the nest gradually awoke.
Compared to the complete darkness of Area B, Area C was much brighter, but this also exposed the team to the Zerg swarm's vision.
One of the team members shouted, "President, they're here!"
As soon as they entered the surrounding corridors, a large number of insect-like monsters emerged one after another.
They leaped down from the heights, landing without pausing, and swept towards the three forces as if they felt no pain.
Seeing this, Li Changsu decisively ordered, "Stop them!"
Arrows, crossbow bolts, and projectiles flew out all at once, and the insect-like zombies in the front row were quickly riddled with holes.
However, this damage is not enough to completely disable the insectoid monsters that have completed their initial evolution.
Li Changsu ordered again, "Close combat teams, prepare to engage the enemy!"
"Kill them!"
Liu Dao of Blood Flag roared and charged forward, brandishing a battle axe to meet the oncoming insects head-on.
Under Liu Dao's leadership, the Blood Flag members displayed exceptional ferocity in their battle against the insects!
With the boost from his abilities, Liu Dao unleashed a powerful axe strike, instantly cleaving a mutated insect monster in two.
The hunting party was not idle either. Peng Shan, the leader, was wielding two short knives and moving back and forth among the insect swarm, each move clean and swift.
Li Changsu is a ranged ability user who can create shadow spikes to attack enemies.
Although the Dawn Mutual Aid Association and the other two factions are all medium-sized forces, they are somewhat weaker in terms of combat strength.
Although the cleanup progress in Zone C was significantly slower than that in Zone B, thanks to their cooperation, they did not suffer many casualties.
Meanwhile, Wang Xiao, while carrying out cleaning in other areas, also began cleaning the area he was responsible for.
However, Wang Xiao's methods were far more violent compared to the other three areas...