Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 718 Situation
As the thing in the sky flew closer, its appearance appeared in the eyes of Chen Chuan and his group.

This is a bird unique to all the fusion lands, with a long, sharp, curved beak, a head covered by a solid exoskeleton, and eyes hidden deep inside it.

The feathers on its body are grayish white with sharp spines on the edges. At first glance, it looks like it is covered with a layer of light and delicate bone feathers.

After Chen Chuan saw this thing, its origin was immediately revealed in his mind.

This is a "skeleton bird", a very aggressive and vengeful bird that is common in the world. At present, at least hundreds of species have been discovered, and their weaknesses and methods of dealing with them are also revealed in a timely manner.

Lieutenant Dai, who was driving, did not turn around, but only glanced through the rearview mirror. He did not seem nervous at all, and said in a very normal tone:

"Please hold on tight, sirs. I'm going to speed up. We often have these hybrid creatures coming here. We can guarantee your safety."

After saying that, he stepped on the accelerator and instantly increased the speed of the car. This place was only three or four minutes' drive away from the fortress. As long as they were within the range of the fortress, there would be no danger.

At this time, the covers of several carriages of the train were suddenly lifted, and the fixed steering machine guns on them were raised and aimed at the sky.

However, the Skeleton Bird seemed to be aware of the power of the machine gun and did not dare to approach the train. Instead, it turned in the air and circled to the top of a simple sentry post.

At this time, you can see that it actually held a thick tree trunk in its claws. As it passed the sentry post, its claws loosened and it fell down with a bang, smashing the wooden ceiling above the sentry post into pieces.

After doing this, the Skeleton Bird let out a sharp cry, suddenly increased its speed, and rushed forward, apparently trying to pass through the fire gap between the fortress and the train.

Judging from the direction, it will definitely pass over the heads of Chen Chuan and the others.

Chen Chuan was a little worried about Chao Ming at first, but when he saw Chao Ming quickly fly high into the sky, and the skeleton bird was not interested in Chao Ming at all, it seemed that its purpose of coming this time was just to destroy the guardhouse.

This thing was above them in a moment. At this moment, they could already see the hard and sharp claws hidden under its belly and the feeling of oppression. Counselor Pei immediately drew out his pistol, turned on the safety, and held it with both hands towards the sky.

The skeleton bird seemed to want to just fly through, but when it saw the military uniforms of Counselor Pei and Lieutenant Dai, the eyes deeply embedded in its skull turned red, and it suddenly slowed down, and a shadow quickly approached them.

Chen Chuan looked at the huge wings that blocked the light, and a gleam of light suddenly appeared in his eyes. He flickered slightly, and a burst of mental power was released in an instant.

This blow of the God-Shaking Hammer directly hit the spirit of the skeleton bird opposite. The red light in its eyes disappeared immediately, and it seemed to have lost consciousness in an instant.

At this moment, a black shadow fell rapidly from the sky, and it swooped down towards Chao Ming. Its sharp alien claws cut diagonally at his neck, creating a huge gap in an instant!

Almost at the same time, a gunshot was heard from the fortress, and a big hole exploded on the wings and belly of the skeleton bird, and blood and flesh spurted out of its body.

Chen Chuan turned his eyes and saw a major officer standing on an open platform outside the fortress, with a large-caliber double-barreled shoulder rifle on his shoulder, and wisps of green smoke were emitting from the muzzle.

The skeleton bird seemed to have finally regained consciousness due to the stimulation of its injuries, but it was too late. It fell from the sky without even a struggle, and hit the ground heavily, causing a cloud of splashing dirt.

Immediately, the prepared soldiers in the fortress rushed out quickly in their cars and passed by Chen Chuan and his men. When they got close to the skeleton bird, they got off the cars and bombarded the big bird with large-caliber guns, making its body tremble. It took them a full half minute to stop.

It's no wonder they are so cautious. The creatures in the Fusion Land all have alienated tissues and very strong vitality. If they are not killed on the spot, they may be able to recover.

There was a chirping sound from the sky. Chao Ming circled twice in the sky, landed, and stood on the car door next to Chen Chuan.

Chen Chuan stroked its soft feathers and felt Chao Ming's excitement. After all, this was the first time for the latter to fight with a creature much larger than himself, and he had successfully injure it.

But it is indeed worthy of praise. This raid was decisive and fierce. It happened right after his mental attack, and they coordinated very well.

In fact, if the Skeleton Bird's head was not protected by a hard exoskeleton, this attack would have directly ripped off its skull.

With the alienated tissue, Chao Ming can move flexibly, fly fast and attack sharply, which are the advantages of his small size.

But he estimated that Chaoming would continue to grow. In the past, it was the external environment that restricted its alienated tissue and body size. After entering the fusion area, it might be further stimulated.

At this time, the convertible SUV had already driven into the fortress, and the major who fired the gun walked down from above and saluted them.

"I'm Major Bao Heheng, the defense officer here. I'm in charge of the security of the passage. Welcome to you. I'm sorry for scaring you two just now."

Counselor Pei said: "Major Bao fired just now at the right time."

Bao Heheng said seriously: "Counselor Pei, please rest assured, I can definitely shoot down the skeleton bird before it attacks you." Chen Chuan nodded slightly. He believed it because he had noticed before that after the big bird appeared, it had been aiming and trying to find a suitable opportunity to shoot. Its spirit was very focused and determined, which is something that only people with extreme confidence in themselves can have.

Bao Heheng then turned to Chen Chuanshuo and said, "This must be Director Chen, hello. We have received the highest order from the Ministry of Defense, requiring us to cooperate with your mission. Some preliminary preparations have been made."

He looked at Counselor Pei again and said, "If you two have any other requests, please feel free to ask. Our garrison troops will do their best to meet them."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "That's troublesome."

After the pleasantries, Major Bao led the two men to the fort's chief officer's location. On the way, Chen Chuan asked about the situation here and learned that attacks like the one outside just now were common, because in front of Fort No. 3 was a large undeveloped area.

There is frequent migration within the fusion area, and there are often some creatures that have just migrated here and regard this place as their own territory and come to attack them.

Often, once one of the group creatures is killed, subsequent attacks will continue, but the garrison here has long been accustomed to it.

After Counselor Pei handed over the information to the highest officer here, he went to the intelligence department and came back and said, "Manager Chen, it will take some time to gather the information from the front. It's getting late. Let's go eat first."

Chen Chuan agreed and went to the resident restaurant to have dinner with Counselor Pei first.

There was nothing much to say about the food in the Fusion Land, but since they were high-ranking military officers, they did pay a little attention to taste.

After dinner, Counselor Pei came to the combat intelligence room. The irrelevant personnel here had already left. There was a map hanging in front of him, and important locations and routes had been marked in advance.

Counselor Pei said: "The communications room did not receive the information sent back by Captain Xu, but there was no news from other parties.

He sighed, "No news, but that's good news."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Captain Xu is a very experienced person and is very good at preserving his own forces. We can trust him."

Counselor Pei nodded and said, "Yes, I have some things to show to Director Chen."

He walked to the front of the map, picked up a baton, walked to the front of the map, and said: "Based on some intelligence obtained before and the analysis of our analysis team," he pointed at a certain place on the map with the baton.

“People from the Union or the Linax Federation should have set up a camp in this place.

The communication station has observed that during this period of time, there have been airships heading in that direction, with an average of one airship per day. The airships all depart from the branches of various companies located in the intersection area, so it can be almost determined that the camp is the rear base for their exploration of the unknown area. "

Chen Chuan took a look and found that the place was in the lower right corner of the unexplored area, marked with a cross lightning symbol on the map.

From a broad perspective, this place is located on a road that directly connects to the rear, and more than ten kilometers from this location, you can enter the unknown area.

It seems that the people from the Consortium and the Linax Federation are planning to proceed step by step this time instead of rushing in all at once.

This is normal. If the retreat route and support forces are not arranged in advance, even if the lost items are obtained, they may not be able to be taken away successfully. Moreover, if there is a camp, support and supplies can be provided to the front continuously.

But on the other hand, he stared at that location. If this camp could be destroyed, it would definitely be a heavy blow to this generation. At least it would cut off their support for the front.

His thoughts turned and his eyes moved to the other side. Seeing a blue mark, he asked, "Is this the base we have established?"

Pei said: "Originally, it is, but..."

He shook his head and said, "Five days ago, there was a surprise attack by the elite cavalry of the old imperial family. The camp was severely damaged. In the past few days, there have been continuous attacks.

But we have not given up on that place, and have been trying to maintain it, but for the time being we are unable to send troops to support and pick up Captain Xu and his party, let alone deter the people of the Union and the Federation on the other side. "

His face turned serious at this time: "The higher-ups suspect that the old imperial family may have reached a limited cooperation with the consortium this time, and they want to expel us first."

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(End of this chapter)