The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 551 - 544

Chapter 551: 544

Blowing up an ammunition depot does not involve any technical complexity, but demolishing a factory is a different matter.

So far, the most important target in Malakal City has been destroyed, which are the aircraft at the airport. This was a top-priority target, the kind that must be destroyed if it could not be secured.

Next in priority came the ammunition depots, and within the factories, the chemical and oil refineries, especially the refineries, were of equal importance to the depots. These were targets that must be destroyed if they could not be seized because these factories were the vital foundation for the Sanitation Workers to withstand a prolonged standoff with the Solar System Company in the Malakal Region.

The remaining targets, such as repair shops, assembly plants, and steelworks, were also important, but were of lesser priority compared to the ones mentioned before.

The objective was to destroy the Sanitation Workers’ long-term combat capabilities in the Malakal Region. Without the ability to directly take over Malakal City, Gao Yuan was free to engage in sabotage.

The best time to satisfy one’s desire for destruction is during war.

Even though it was night, with the help of night vision equipment, Gao Yuan could see as clearly as in the daytime. After searching three locations, he finally pinpointed a new Sanitation Workers’ ammunition depot, and the destruction could continue.

The one destroyed during the day was a munitions store because it contained only ammunition, not weapons. But the one Gao Yuan now discovered was different.

A large number of rifles, pistols, mortars, and infantry combat gear were all available here.

Inside there were even a few cannons, but only four.

However, this ammunition depot was predominantly stocked with weapons, and the ammunition was comparatively scarce and stored in different areas, two adjacent storerooms.

One storeroom contained firearms, and the other housed the ammunition, which presented a challenge for Gao Yuan because unlike ammunition that can detonate sympathetically, destroying these weapons completely would be troublesome, and Gao Yuan thought that even if the neighboring ammunition storehouse exploded, the blast might not be sufficient to destroy this ammunition depot.

"Nemesis calling Rabbit, what should I do now?"

Rabbit replied lazily, "Destroy the ammunition storehouse, don’t worry about the storeroom holding the guns."

"Leave it for the enemy?"

"No, wait for us to claim it."

Gao Yuan was speechless at Rabbit’s response, but Rabbit continued, "A gun without bullets is just a fire stick. Besides, these are just the enemy’s reserves, and there aren’t many. It’s troublesome to blow them up, so don’t worry about it. But the ammunition depot is a different story. If you can blow up all of the enemy’s ammunition depots so that they don’t even have enough for one battle, then you’ve made a great achievement. Hmm, there’s never been such a situation in the history of human warfare before, randomly blowing up ammunition depots, tsk tsk, that feeling..."

Rabbit’s tone was filled with limitless regret, and then Gao Yuan heard You Zixing couldn’t help interjecting beside him, "Destroying the enemy’s ammunition depot is such a great honor for a special forces member..."

Gao Yuan was so flattered that he started to feel a bit elated.

Solely responsible for destroying an enemy’s munitions store, an enemy’s airport, an enemy’s arms factory...

For a spy or a special forces operative, any one of these tasks would be worth boasting about for a lifetime, but for Gao Yuan, they seemed to have become second nature.

Go in and then out, out and then in, moving through the area as if it were uninhabited, a diligent destructor. No, wait a second, this is an uninhabited area, after all; the city only has zombies, no people.

Realizing this, Gao Yuan, who had started to become a bit inflated due to envy and jealousy, immediately calmed down, and the previously lofty mood settled a great deal.

There wasn’t even a guard, so what’s there to be happy about blowing up a few ammunition depots.

Gao Yuan, already well-versed in setting up C4 without needing any technical guidance, placed it just right, set the detonation time, laid down the electronic detonator, and left the ammunition depot with a sense of ennui.

Gao Yuan had already figured out a mature pattern of destruction: first bomb the ammunition depot, then take advantage of the zombies and monsters swarming to the explosion to strike a high-value target.

Last time it was the airport, this time it’s the enemy’s oil depot.

The significance of this oil depot was even greater than the ammunition depot, because the Sanitation Worker had many armored tank units that, even after a major battle, still had a substantial remaining force. If he could destroy the oil depot and, by the way, blow up the enemy’s refinery in Malakal City, then the Sanitation Worker’s vehicles might as well be grounded.

With a cheerful mood, Gao Yuan ran towards the location of the refinery, which was easy to locate though it presented a slightly increased difficulty in sabotage compared to the ammunition depot.

"Tell me, what should I target in the refinery?"

Raphael and Sirte finally had a chance to shine. While bombing the ammunition depot didn’t require expert guidance, the refinery was their arena.

Rabbit turned to Raphael and asked, "Skunk, what’s the target in the refinery?"

Raphael felt like it was finally his turn in the spotlight, but before he could speak, Sirte hurriedly said, "Many, rather dispersed, but the catalytic cracking unit is the core and must be destroyed..."

Raphael looked at Sirte in disbelief, and then he angrily said, "Shut up! He was asking me! Tell Nemesis, he needs to bomb..."

Watching Raphael, Sirte spoke with a hint of disdain, "Shut up, have you studied refineries? I have, and I know how to sabotage them, how to do it precisely and efficiently so the Sanitation Worker can’t recover. Can you do that?"

Raphael smirked coldly and then said to Sirte, "We have our own refineries, do you? I’ve spent a month inspecting and researching in our refinery, familiarizing myself with each process and production step and developing a sabotage procedure. Do you have that?"

Peers are natural rivals; competition is everywhere.

Why have both Raphael and Sirte serve as technical advisers?

Because what most people don’t know is that sabotage is also an art, a specialized field. Demolition experts don’t just know how to plant explosives.

Each demolition expert has their own area of expertise, so it’s necessary to have two of them on the job.

Sirte was at a loss for words, then suddenly he retorted angrily, "We don’t have a refinery! But that doesn’t mean I don’t know how to destroy one. Having or not having one is a completely different matter!"

Raphael gave a slight smile, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Oh, I’d like to know how you learned to accurately destroy a refinery. Did you learn from blueprints? Or online? How do you distinguish between catalytic and cracking units? Did you download pictures from the internet?"

This was the difference between armchair strategists and those who conduct field reconnaissance. Although neither had actually bombed a refinery, someone who had done reconnaissance had the right to look down on those who hadn’t.

Sirte’s facial muscles twitched slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Idiot, I don’t need to raise cattle to eat beef. I’ve done on-site reconnaissance and analysis of refineries, I don’t need to own one!"

Raphael shrugged and smiled, "I’ve discussed how to destroy a refinery with the engineers who built it. Hmm? Hmm? Hmm, Rabbit, tell Nemesis what comes next I’ll guide him through it."

Rabbit watched the two of them bickering with amusement, and then, making no attempt to hide his laughter, he said loudly, "Nemesis, just head into the refinery, Skunk will tell you what to do."