World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 140 - 38: Annihilation?

Chapter 140: Chapter 38: Annihilation?

Outside the 5th-floor window of Building 5, Huangkou Hospital.

A small drone was slowly approaching the window of the room where the monster was located, its faint mechanical whirling sound was so inconsequential in this deserted environment.

On the other end, a young warrior was carefully controlling the drone’s movements. As he drew increasingly closer to the target, his expression shifted from tension to excitement, and one of his fingers couldn’t help but rest on the button to fire the weapon.

However, just as his drone was less than 5 meters from the window, a sharp cry suddenly emitted from the duty room. Following this, sparks flashed inside the drone, and its electronic components burned out in an instant. The whole machine plummeted from the sky, losing contact.

Staring at the pitch-black screen, the faces of everyone in the vehicle turned ugly. Camp Commander Qiu slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Damn it! This creature indeed has an ability similar to EMP, capable of directly emitting electromagnetic pulses to destroy our equipment!"

The people around him were silent. Although they had already speculated that the adversary might possess this ability, still, the confirmation was disheartening.

Compared to the others, the researcher from the Three Institutes seemed even more shocked, his mouth repeatedly muttering words like "Biological Pulse" and "impossible."

Elsewhere, 700 meters away from Building 5 of the hospital ward, two snipers were talking in a room of the medical building. Both were elites from their respective units and were currently discussing the next sniping plan.

"I’ve checked this position; it’s a blind spot, look there..."

"Hiss... is that... wings? Butterfly wings? So large!?"

"Yes, I guess this creature probably has a wingspan of up to 4 meters! If I shoot from the window, I can at most hit its wings, which won’t be fatal. However, if I shift to aim for its torso, it’ll have to go through two walls, and my 5.8mm won’t make it through... Brother, it’s up to you now."

The other warrior also snapped out of his brief surprise at that moment, as his company commander had already informed him beforehand that they might encounter non-human targets during this operation and told him to be mentally prepared. Thus, he quickly adjusted himself and completed the pre-battle preparations.

"Brother, to be honest, it’s my first time using an anti-material sniper rifle in such a place; it’s a bit tricky... But rest assured, I’ve just calculated the trajectory and the penetration point. I’m confident I can hit the target and won’t cause any collateral damage! Leave the rest to me; let’s show these monsters what we’ve got!"

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze to the scope, gently placing his finger on the trigger, holding his breath and concentrating, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the target at any moment!

The barrel of the M99 exuded profound darkness, spanning several hundred meters, through a pane of thick tempered glass and two walls, locking onto the Blood Butterfly hidden behind, as if ready to devour the monster lurking in the corner feeding and rending it completely the next moment.

This scene was also relayed back to the command vehicle through a high-altitude drone, and everyone inside silently awaited the result, not daring to let their gaze drift for even a moment.

"Hoo~"

The young sniper took a deep breath as per his usual training routine, then a murderous look flared up in his eyes, ready to pull the trigger.

But at that moment, the Blood Butterfly suddenly lifted its head and darted away quickly, vacating its original spot in an instant.

"Whoosh..." A faint sound followed; a small hole suddenly appeared where the Blood Butterfly had just been, with dust flying in the air. The hole in the wall and floor was unmistakably pierced by a 12.7mm bullet.

"Bang!!"

The massive gunshot sound only reached them just then, shattering the quiet atmosphere hovering over Huangkou Hospital.

"Hssang!!!" The Blood Butterfly let out an angry cry, its voice sounding like a kind of high-pitched heavy metal imbued with a special rhythm, as if emanating from the mouth of a giant dinosaur, deafening to those who heard it.

"It can sense us in advance..."

After uttering these words, the young sniper on the other end of the communicator fell silent once more. The screen inside the command vehicle dimmed again, and even the drone above lost contact.

"..."

Everyone looked at the location of building number 5, marked in bright red on the tactical map, with disbelief. No one spoke, and the interior of the vehicle fell into an eerie silence once again.

After a long time, a voice finally broke the silence. It was Hu Hu who spoke.

"This monster... can it sense danger? What kind of ability is this..."

Captain Liu suddenly stood up, slamming his hand on the table, his face showing terror. "It, its strength is increasing! At the beginning, the range of this monster’s influence was only within 500 meters! Now it can directly strike more than 700 meters away! And it’s a targeted attack! It’s enhancing its own abilities by feeding! We must stop it!!!"

The expressions on everyone’s faces grew even grimmer.

Minister Hu made a prompt decision, "Captain Liu is right. We must accelerate the rescue effort. The warriors of the second and third battalions must save the civilians within the shortest time possible! Suspend the assault on building number 5, to avoid startling the monster again! If we allow it to launch this kind of sonic attack multiple times, even those who are unconscious could be in life-threatening danger!"

No one objected to his proposal, and they immediately started implementing the new plan. Commands for retreat were issued through the command vehicle, and all the warriors of the second and third battalions shifted their focus to the rescue operation.

In the sky, a drone flew above 1500 meters, transmitting everything happening inside Huangkou Hospital back to the command vehicle in clear detail. This was the last drone that the second and third battalions had brought for the operation.

From the high-altitude aerial footage captured by the drone, one could see dozens of warriors from the second and third battalions collapsed on the hospital grounds, knocked unconscious by the aftermath of the attack. Meanwhile, other warriors poured into the surrounding buildings without the slightest pause, carrying out one after another of the unconscious civilians.

Just when everyone gripped sweat in their palms, another change occurred; the monster inside building number 5, as if provoked, let out another piercing screech.

This time the range was even greater, and nearly a hundred warriors still engaged in rescue missions were all knocked unconscious. The surveillance screens showed everyone losing consciousness in an instant, falling down without resistance, in a shockingly uniform manner.

"Eight, eight hundred meters..." Captain Liu stuttered as he looked at the instrument in front of him.

Camp Commander Qiu’s eyes were bloodshot as he bellowed into the communication device: "Retreat! Everyone retreat beyond 1000 meters! Old Zhang! Get on the line with headquarters this damn instant and request tactical support!"

The others watched his actions but said nothing further; it seemed the situation had now spiraled out of their control.

And the scene that had just unfolded was fully witnessed by Zhang Xiaoman, who had just arrived.