Chapter 377: Bathed in the Fires of War

At this moment, inside the Breeding Ground, it was a scene of chaos, with people constantly being seized by Hormagaunts.

Zhongfang led Funixi through two streets, and upon discovering that the survivors being chased behind them seemed to have separated from them, he let out a long sigh of relief and said to Funixi, panting.

"We must have shaken them off. Don't stop; we have to avoid the capture of those Zerg. Try to stay away from crowds; that will attract the Zerg's attention."

Just then, a Hormagaunt darted out from an abandoned building. Upon seeing Zhongfang and Funixi, the fangs in its oral cavity squirmed a few times, and it lunged at the two with lightning speed.

Seeing this, Zhongfang immediately pushed Funixi away, while he himself had his calf pierced by the Hormagaunt's sharp forelimbs.

"Hiss... run!"

Seeing that Zhongfang had lost his ability to move, the Hormagaunt quickly lunged toward Funixi. The distance was already short, and coupled with the Hormagaunt's terrifying appearance, it reminded Funixi of her father who had been taken away. Biological instinct made Funixi close her eyes in fear.

"No!"

Zhongfang shouted unwillingly, his arms grabbing straight onto the carapace on the Hormagaunt's back, wanting to use his own body weight to suppress this Hormagaunt that was about the same size as him.

But Zhongfang's idea ultimately fell through; after the Hormagaunt sensed the anomaly on its back, it slammed directly into a nearby building.

Feeling a sharp pain in his back, Zhongfang let out a muffled groan and spat out a mouthful of blood. Even so, Zhongfang did not forget to shout at Funixi.

"Run!"

Seeing Zhongfang holding that Hormagaunt back, Funixi gritted her teeth, stood up with effort, and turned to run. The Hormagaunt slammed into the building again fiercely. This time, Zhongfang, who already had little strength left, only felt a crisp sound from his forearm joints, followed by his arms losing all strength. The bone-piercing pain brought Zhongfang to the verge of unconsciousness, and he was flung away by the Hormagaunt.

Zhongfang only felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. Looking down, he saw a sharp piece of building debris had pierced his body, and blood was slowly flowing from the wound.

And that Hormagaunt had already disappeared.

Just as Zhongfang was on the verge of losing consciousness, he felt a Transport Aircraft appear in the sky. Before it had even landed, the hatch at the rear of the Transport Aircraft opened, and one figure after another leaped down from it. Afterward, Zhongfang's consciousness plunged into darkness, and there was no more movement.

Not long after Funixi had been running, she heard a loud bang behind her, and the ground even trembled.

Immediately following, a crisp gunshot made Funixi shudder, causing her to fall directly to the ground.

Funixi felt instant despair. She turned her head with a pale face, only to see a tall figure appearing behind her. That physique was definitely not the height of a normal person.

"Child, it is safe now, stand up."

The pain Funixi had anticipated did not appear; she only felt her skin stimulated by a cold sensation, and then she was lifted up by an irresistible force.

"Huokan, how is this child?"

"My brother, this poor child seems to have been frightened."

Only then did Funixi see clearly that the one who had lifted her was about 2.4 meters tall, wearing green Armor, wearing a fully enclosed helmet, and a lizard head was painted on the left shoulder pad.

Huokan gently placed Funixi on the ground. At this time, the Salamander warrior who was checking on the injured survivor came to Huokan and shook his head heavily, saying.

"He is already dead. The wound pierced directly through his organs. Their physical constitution is too poor; they simply cannot withstand such injuries."

Huokan nodded and said to Funixi.

"Rest assured, child, you are safe now. Those Aliens will pay the price for their actions!"

After speaking, he said to the nine Salamander warriors behind him.

"Into the fires of battle, unto the Anvil of War!"

The nine Salamander warriors also gripped the Bolters in their hands and replied in unison.

"Into the fires of battle, unto the Anvil of War!"

At this time, in other parts of the Breeding Ground, a few gunshots rang out from time to time. Funixi followed behind these ten warriors wearing green Armor, seeing those arrogant Hormagaunts being shot in the head before they could even get close. Even if a Hormagaunt tried to ambush from a building, it would be split in two by these warriors wearing green Armor using a Greatsword with a Chain Saw.

At the same time, upon seeing fleeing survivors, these Salamander warriors would gather them together and claim they would take them away from this hellhole.

Some survivors, upon hearing that these warriors wearing green Armor had come to save them, had tears flow down involuntarily, while others looked in shock at these warriors wearing green Armor easily killing the Hormagaunts that had been chasing them.

Soon, this Salamander Squad encountered another Salamander Squad. After the two sides met, Huokan said to the Captain of this squad.

"Brother, we are preparing to continue rescuing survivors. Please send a message to the rear."

"No problem, my brother."

After Huokan handed Funixi and the other survivors over to this squad, he led his own squad to continue searching for Aliens being chased by Hormagaunts.

"Bang!"

After Huokan shot a Hormagaunt that was charging at them, he suddenly felt the ground trembling slightly.

"Be careful, there are Aliens approaching this Breeding Ground, and the number is not small. We must speed up and gather the survivors as soon as possible so that when the Transport Aircraft arrives, we can quickly evacuate the survivors."

A Salamander warrior used a Chainsword to chop a Hormagaunt in half. Green blood splashed onto his MK2 Expeditionary Power Armor. Retracting the Chainsword, this Salamander warrior spoke up.

"Huokan, there are quite a few survivors in this Breeding Ground. We must speed up to avoid those survivors getting hurt by the Aliens."

Huokan looked through his helmet at the complex Breeding Ground where there were still many dense red dots fleeing, and nodded, saying.

"Indeed. Then let's split into two teams to speed up the rescue and gather the survivors before those Aliens arrive."

"Agreed."

Huokan led four Salamander warriors to continue the rescue. At this time, Huokan was already at the edge of the Breeding Ground and could clearly feel that the number of Aliens was constantly increasing, and the types were also becoming varied.

Just as a group of Zerg rushed in from the edge of the Breeding Ground and ran directly into Huokan's team, a Salamander warrior stepped forward. The flamer in his hand spewed out a dazzling tongue of fire, directly enveloping this group of Zerg in flames. Following a crackling sound, by the time this Salamander warrior turned off the flamer in his hand, only a pile of charred remains was left on the ground.

"These damned Aliens, they deserve to die!"

"Move fast! There are more than a dozen survivors ahead; we must hurry over to save them! Execute Lysander Tactics!"

Seeing more than a dozen red dots ahead, Huokan immediately picked up his Chainsword and charged up.