The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 484 - 477: Extreme Focus

Chapter 484: Chapter 477: Extreme Focus

The sound of the large-caliber sniper rifle echoed one shot after another, and Gao Yuan could now focus on dealing with the bats in the sky, without having to pay attention to the Lizard Monsters on the ground.

To be precise, they had the appearance of fierce beasts like lions and tigers, only their skin was like that of lizards; hence, referring to them as Lizard Monsters might not be very accurate.

Even in the heat of battle, Gao Yuan found the time to ponder whether the naming of the monsters was accurate, which indicated that his situation wasn’t too dangerous just yet.

The gunfire continued without pause, and Gao Yuan didn’t bother counting how many times it had fired. He was solely focused on dealing with the increasingly numerous and dense swarm of bats.

If the bats broke through his defense line and surged in, everyone inside would likely be doomed.

So, the situation was actually very dangerous, extremely so, since everyone’s lives were entrusted to Gao Yuan. However, very few could perceive how perilous it was.

Because not a single bat could fly beyond the edge of Gao Yuan’s blade.

"Reloading!"

Gao Yang suddenly shouted, but at that moment, Lizard Monsters launched an attack, with four of them approaching at once.

Gao Yuan still didn’t attend to the Lizard Monsters; instead, those on guard duty nearby immediately opened fire.

Grolyov’s machine gun roared to life, followed by single shots from Crow and Ashraf, while Gao Yang had no time to reload the 12.7mm caliber sniper rifle. He instead grabbed the shotgun that was always slung across his chest, firing off slug rounds with loud bangs.

Then, the 7.62mm bullets, capable of piercing through the thick skin of the Lizard Monsters, nevertheless had insufficient stopping power. That is, although the Lizard Monsters were hit, they were still able to move and continue their attack on Gao Yuan.

"Ha!"

Gao Yuan let out a loud roar. A Lizard Monster with a bullet in its chest opened its gaping mouth and ferociously lunged at Gao Yuan’s waist to bite, but the Steel Mace that Gao Yuan raised crashed down fiercely.

With a thunderous bang, the Lizard Monster’s head took a hit and instantly sprawled motionless on the ground. Meanwhile, another Lizard Monster, with its jaws wide open behind Gao Yuan, suddenly had its head burst open with a large hole.

This shot was made by Crow. Her rifle was 8.6mm in caliber, more powerful than the 7.62mm NATO rounds, with even stronger penetration.

And in that moment, Gao Yang put down his shotgun, since the slugs didn’t have sufficient penetration power. Although they could severely wound the Lizard Monsters, even if they couldn’t pierce the thick skin of the monsters, they could still break several of their bones. The problem was that Gao Yuan was almost completely surrounded by bats and simply had no room to deal with the injured Lizard Monsters.

Even fatally wounding the Lizard Monsters wasn’t adequate; they had to be killed instantly to immediately neutralize the threat. Lightly wounding or severely injuring the Lizard Monsters would only enrage them further, making them even more frenzied.

With the combined efforts of Satan’s group and Ashraf, Gao Yuan only had to make an effort to take down one Lizard Monster, as the others were dealt with.

But it was still best to avoid such situations from occurring again as each incident made it seem as if Gao Yuan had walked through the gates of death.

Narrowly avoiding a bat bite, Gao Yuan shouted, "No more slip-ups!"

"Sorry about this!"

Gao Yang shouted, and then, at this moment, Rabbit finished reloading the Barrett sniper rifle, but instead of firing, he directly addressed Gao Yang, "Ready!"

Gao Yang slung the sniper rifle on his back and effortlessly caught the Barrett handed over by Rabbit, and as he raised the gun to aim, he called out loudly, "I need a rifle rest!"

Without a word, Rabbit crouched down, glanced at the height Gao Yang was holding the gun, then turned and faced Gao Yang, kneeling on one knee, with his hands crossed over his head, and Gao Yang placed the rifle right on top of Rabbit’s head.

The Barrett’s power was great, taking out a Lizard Monster with each shot. Although the Lizard Monsters were very fast, in Gao Yang’s hands he could still take them down one by one.

But every advantage comes with its downside, the Barrett was too heavy, and while standing shooting was the most flexible and quickest to react, the recoil was just too much, and it took longer to stabilize after firing, so the rate of fire couldn’t be too high.

Previously, when there were fewer Lizard Monsters, Gao Yang could use Rabbit’s Barrett without worrying about Gao Yuan, but now that there were more Lizard Monsters, shooting in a standing position with the Barrett might be a bit too slow to react.

But now these problems had been solved because Rabbit acted as the rifle rest.

All Gao Yang needed to do was to bend slightly, placing his rifle on Rabbit’s head, and with the support, the heaviness of the gun was immediately much less of an issue.

Gao Yang stood at the doorway, with Crow and Ashraf each kneeling on one knee beside him. Since they needed to shoot at very fast and agile targets, no one lay down to shoot in the prone position.

The atmosphere was still tense, and the bats, already dense just moments ago, couldn’t break through Xinghe’s staunch defense. Every time a bat tried to fly toward the door, Xinghe would promptly cut it down.

But suddenly, a huge swarm of bats flew together, so dense that they could block out the sunlight.

"Xinghe..."

Xinghe cried out, her voice trembling slightly; Xinghe of course saw the swarm of bats, but this time, he had to block the doorway because the bats were clearly flying towards the open door.

"Close the door! No, don’t close the door!"

The tower had doors, but during the previous battle, with the explosions from bullets and grenades, the doors were severely damaged and had several large holes in them. Hastily closing them would also mean losing much of their field of vision.

The dense swarm of bats moved like a beehive, Xinghe didn’t have time to think too much. With one leap, he reached the front of the door, and at that moment, the bats circling in the air, as if by a signal, all dived down at once.

Xinghe’s eyes still saw each individual bat clearly. His hands never stopped moving, like conducting a symphony orchestra, a blade and Steel Mace acting as conductor’s batons, striking back and forth with high speed and precision.

Fortunately, the bats were diving down from a higher position to attack, and Xinghe only had to face forward. If he had to cover all directions—front, back, above, below, left, and right—he would have been overwhelmed because the density of the bats was just too great.

Xinghe could feel his energy swiftly draining away because he had to focus intensely while controlling the precision of his blade and Steel Mace’s impacts, which was even more exhausting than hacking with full force.

In a situation where survival seemed impossible, to provide a safe haven for those behind him, Xinghe completed a task humans were not thought to be capable of. And this was because of one precondition—Gao Yang had created an environment where he could remain focused. If Xinghe had to also watch out for Lizard Monsters, there was no way he could have stopped the bats.