The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 564 - 557 Strategic Focus

Chapter 564: Chapter 557 Strategic Focus

Li Pengfei was already on edge. Since the sudden electronic interference and the complete breakdown of communication, he knew something significant had happened, but his location was quite far from Malakal City, so he couldn’t discern exactly what the situation was.

Seeing Rabbit, his worst fears had become reality, and Li Pengfei was completely distraught.

"Enemy aircraft have been deployed? Gao Yuan blew up the oil tanks and the refinery, but his whereabouts are now unknown?"

Li Pengfei’s face turned pale. He stared at Rabbit for a moment and said, "I had just begun to see some hope, and now you’re telling me this? This is what you hit me with? Attack aircraft, what are the Sanitation Workers doing, and how do they have attack aircraft!"

Rabbit nodded, then he urgently said, "The situation is very troublesome right now; you must quickly send someone to notify Ram, and also, we must go to rescue Gao Yuan. You Zixing and his team have already gone ahead, but they’re far from enough. You need to dispatch a rescue team immediately."

Li Pengfei grabbed his hat in his hands, then he yelled, "Rescue team, sending any number of rescue teams is pointless, this city is full of zombies, is sending a rescue team useful?"

Li Pengfei slammed his hat onto the table, then he shouted, "Send a rescue team my ass, all forces push forward! Leave no reserves, all forces push forward!"

Rabbit urgently said, "Don’t be impulsive, Gao Yuan needs to be saved, but pushing everyone forward might not get him back. If Gao Yuan doesn’t need saving, then there’s no point in all-out attack. If there’s no hope for Gao Yuan, then... Since the refinery has already been destroyed, shouldn’t we be more careful?"

Li Pengfei shook his head at Rabbit and then said in a low voice, "If I had an electronic countermeasures battalion, things would be simple, but I don’t. Rabbit, think about it carefully; everything has a cause. Why did the Sanitation Workers suddenly send planes, why do they want to retake the refinery?"

Rabbit spread his hands and said, "Because they need it."

"Why didn’t the Sanitation Workers use their aircraft before, and when they finally used the Big-Mouth Bird Attack Plane, they were very restrained and couldn’t stray too far from Malakal? Don’t they want to annihilate our armored forces?"

After speaking, Li Pengfei said gravely, "The situation has changed; the Sanitation Workers now have long-distance flight capabilities; they’ve met the conditions to use aircraft."

"I know, that’s why they need to regain control of Malakal. That way, they can take over the airport and the refinery."

Li Pengfei said in a deep voice, "What about the deeper reason? Rabbit, the deeper reason is that the Malakal Region has become more significant for the Sanitation Workers. In the face of defeat and with us as their formidable enemy, the Sanitation Workers need to pay a huge price to maintain their hold here. So today’s hiccup, or rather, the Sanitation Workers’ actions today, might very well be the prelude to a strategic shift. We must not let them take Malakal at any cost, but most importantly, I need to see Gao Yuan - if he’s alive, I want to see him; if he’s dead, I want to see his body."

Rabbit took a breath and said, "Alright, the whole army will push forward! You can give the order now!"

Li Pengfei sighed and said, "The order has already been given, due to communication issues, it’ll take some time to be conveyed properly."

Without any hesitation, Rabbit said, "Then you send someone to notify Ram; we must be prepared to commit more forces later. I will follow the lead troops into Malakal to search for Gao Yuan."

Li Pengfei shook his head and said, "No, the best person to inform Ram is you. Listen, no matter how our offensive progresses, whether or not we secure Malakal, we’ll definitely need follow-up troops. Don’t delay any further, depart now, and just bring reinforcements as quickly as possible."

Rabbit angrily said, "You’re playing that game too? Get lost; you could send just anyone; why does it have to be me."

Just then, a staff officer sprinted into the command center, gasping for breath as he reported, "Sir, the troops have assembled and are ready for battle."

Li Pengfei snatched up his hat that he had crumpled into a ball and thrown onto the table. As he unfolded it, he shouted, "Move out!"

As Li Pengfei hurried out of the command center, he looked back at Rabbit, "Hurry and relay the message, don’t delay the important matters."

Rabbit stood still, clenching his teeth, "I... I just... Let’s go!"

The entire Uranus Troops pressed forward, shifting from constraint to all-out attack.

Meanwhile, at the frontline command center of the Sanitation Workers that seemed to hold an absolute advantage, the atmosphere was even tenser.

"Sir, Group Four’s twin drone formation has been destroyed. There are too many flying creatures above the target area now; our drones can’t survive!"

Larry’s face remained unchanged, but he could no longer keep his voice calm as he continued in a grave tone, "Continue, change from twin to single drone formation and focus the surveillance area solely on the Pyro-thief. Ensure we can clearly identify and monitor the body."

Another drone flew over, but this time, before it could reach the airspace above the target area, the camera feed suddenly went black, followed by a loss of control and a quick loss of signal.

"Sir, we can no longer fly over the target area..."

Larry sighed, "Increase altitude to above two thousand meters; there won’t be any creatures there."

"Sir, we only have one last drone left... I mean, the last one for the entire Malakal Region."

Tactical surveillance drones have a limited range of scouting and monitoring. If they dare not enter the airspace over Malakal, the drones have now lost their surveillance capabilities.

But the drone unit had already accomplished its mission; the helicopter had been given the precise coordinates and would surely reach the correct position. The only issue was that they couldn’t maintain surveillance of the Pyro-thief before the helicopter’s arrival, which made Larry uneasy.

But that was merely unease; after a moment of silence, Larry finally sighed, "Maintain a safe distance and altitude, stand by."

The helicopter was nearly there; it was just a matter of minutes. Even if those few minutes meant losing surveillance of the battlefield, Larry felt it wouldn’t pose a problem. Therefore, Larry opted to preserve the last drone.

At last, the footage from the helicopter showed the burning oil refinery, and although there was no specialized surveillance pod, even the combat team’s battlefield monitoring system was sufficient to see the ground clearly.

"Lightning Envoy to headquarters, we have reached the airspace above the target area. We’ve encountered a bit of trouble—lots of creatures are following us. We plan to land directly beside the Pyro-thief, secure the body, and return immediately, over."

Using the helicopter’s rotors and the downdraft they create to keep the Bats at a distance, the plan to grab the body and leave was simple but effective. Larry responded immediately, "Secure the body and return immediately, good luck, over."