Chapter 694: The Things Seen and Heard by Maneqian

6th Military Base, Ninth Defense Zone.

After Yingzhou learned that Vulkan's troops had arrived at a position 50km from the Second Defense Zone, he had Vulkan's troops station in place and await orders.

Now, with the assumption that there were survivors within the Second Defense Zone, Yingzhou intended to be more conservative in his attack, shelving the original plan to have Warhound Titans lead the way and flatten the Demon nest directly.

"Should I just have Angron take Dabeiwenqiao and Taigehe'er to the Second Defense Zone? Or..."

Just as Yingzhou was thinking, a communication request from the Ninth Defense Zone Military Region was sent to his wristband. After connecting the communication, he found it was Horus. He saw Horus cough lightly before saying to Yingzhou.

"Father, there has been movement from the Aliens near Vulkan's side just now. An Alien reconnaissance unit is scouting the status of Vulkan's troops near their position."

Upon hearing this news, Yingzhou guessed that Horus likely already had an idea, so he spoke to Horus.

"Horus, do you think this reconnaissance unit should be wiped out?"

Horus spoke immediately.

"I don't think it's necessary to eliminate them. They are not the main force. I have already had Vulkan disguise the troops to create the illusion of insufficient supply replenishment.

This has a chance of attracting the main Alien force to come out in full strength, shifting the main battlefield outside the Second Defense Zone, and buying time for the subsequent rescue of the survivors inside."

Hearing Horus say this, Yingzhou raised an eyebrow and nodded, saying.

"Then do as you say. Have Angron come to my side, preparing to head to the Second Defense Zone to rescue the survivors there."

"Yes, Father!"

After the communication was cut off, Yingzhou decided to use the Random Draw opportunity he had previously obtained.

"System, use Random Draw."

After a few short seconds, the system's voice rang out in Yingzhou's mind.

"Consuming 1 Random Draw attempt, drawing now..."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the God of War Armor Improved Version."

Upon seeing this reward, Yingzhou gained a new understanding of this "random" feature of the system.

What is this? A pillow delivered when I'm sleepy? Well, please give me a big surprise next time!

Human Alliance Forces camp stationed outside the Second Defense Zone.

At a position about 3km from the camp, Maneqian crawled behind a rock crevice, revealing only his eyes, which were flickering with cunning light.

Behind him were six carefully selected Demon scouts.

Two twisted, prying Demons clung to the rock wall; their eyeballs bulged and rotated silently, taking in the scene in the distance.

Three stealth Demons, perfectly integrated into the shadows and terrain, lay on the ground closer by.

There was also one flying Demon with tattered membrane wings on its back, responsible for delivering information or emergency retreat when necessary.

Through the pervasive magic mist, Maneqian clearly observed the temporary camp where the Human troops were stationed.

The scale of the camp was not small, but at this moment, it exuded an unusual "weakness."

"Look closely!"

Maneqian lowered his voice and commanded the scouts behind him with a trace of imperceptible excitement.

"Don't miss a single detail!"

The scene he saw was completely different from the "trap" that Lord Hudaiqiao was most worried about; instead, it perfectly confirmed his previous speculation—a breakdown in supplies!

At this time, the Human troop camp within Maneqian's perspective.

Those five giant "iron lumps" that made Demons tremble with fear were not in a combat posture.

They stood quietly in the core area of the camp, their massive joints covered with maintenance scaffolding and temporary protective plates, and the low hum of their engines was much weaker than usual. Several Humans wearing red robes were gathered in front of one iron lump, as if they were praying.

That huge figure draped in thick, ink-green Armor sat on a massive scorched rock, intently... wiping a Warhammer?

Beside him were only a few giant guards wearing the same green Power Armor but of smaller stature; they also looked somewhat exhausted, their Armor covered in dried mud and Demon filth, and they were not conducting routine alert patrols.

"Father, Valantis says there are Aliens watching us not far away."

Standing beside Vulkan, Huokan said in a low voice, and as he spoke, he even put his Chainsword aside, appearing very decadent.

"Huokan, what we need to do now is make these Aliens believe that we have no supply replenishment, so that these Aliens will lower their guard and even launch a surprise attack on us.

Only by shifting the battlefield outside the Second Defense Zone will the survivors in the Second Defense Zone have a higher chance of survival."

"Yes! Father!"

Vulkan stopped wiping the Warhammer in his hand and said to Huokan beside him.

"Huokan, go check on the situation of the soldiers, don't show any flaws."

Huokan took the order and left, arriving at the location where the Cadian soldiers were stationed.

Many Cadian soldiers were leaning against crude fortifications or Chimera Armored Vehicles, looking exhausted.

Empty ammunition boxes were piled up casually in conspicuous positions.

Cadian soldiers in the logistics area stood in long lines to receive rations, and from a distance, one could see that the rations distributed to each Cadian soldier were not much.

One could even see several Cadian soldiers fighting over a pack of compressed rations.

After the Cadian Commissar saw Huokan appear, he immediately came before Huokan and said after a standard salute.

"Lord Astartes, we are executing the Task according to Lord Vulkan's orders!"

"Very good, keep it up!"

Huokan nodded with satisfaction and spoke.

"Yes!"

The defensive fortifications on the perimeter of the camp were constructed quite hastily and crudely.

There were only some symbolic trenches and barbed wire, lacking heavy Automatic Turrets.

The interval between Patrol Squads was very long, and the sentinels also appeared careless, as if they were certain the Demons would not dare to attack at this time.

"Haha! Look!"

Maneqian almost couldn't suppress his ecstatic laughter; he pointed at those empty ammunition boxes and the exhausted Human soldiers.

"Energy! Ammunition! Food! They have nothing left! Those iron lumps have broken down! Even that Green Skin tin-can leader is too tired to wipe his Hammer!"

A desire to earn merit flickered in his eyes.

"This is a god-given opportunity!"

Following this, Maneqian urged the several Demons behind him.

"Stalkers, get closer and confirm the status of those iron lumps! Peepers, lock onto the exact location and status of that Green-Armored Giant for me! Be quick!"

Several Stalkers merged silently into the shadows of the ground, infiltrating deeper into the Human camp.

After a long while, they returned with information: the temperature of the Titan engine cores was far below the combat threshold, and energy readings were sluggish.

The Peepers reported: the Green-Armored Giant had indeed maintained a sitting posture for a long time, and apart from wiping his weapon, he had almost no other movements; the guards beside him also showed clear signs of slackness.

"Good! Excellent!"

Maneqian's heart pounded with excitement, as if he could already see the glory and power bestowed by Lord Hudaiqiao.

"You! Return to the Second Defense Zone immediately and report to Lord Hudaiqiao! Remember, only report what you have seen with your own eyes!"

"Yes, Lord Maneqian!"

The flying Demon let out a hiss, spread its tattered wings, merged silently into the dim sky, and sped toward the Second Defense Zone.

Maneqian licked his cracked lips, gazed greedily at that "weak" Human camp, and said in a sinister tone.

"Just wait, Humans... your doomsday is coming."