Chapter 562 - Wave after wave (1/2)

While Old Li and Qin Sheng were fighting the Experimentals, the Pyro Company members also arrived. They immediately formed a new line of defense around the two Riders to stop any Experimentals that had just climbed up the wall. The Pyro Company members had willingly become Old Li’s support, with the battle solely centered around Old Li.

The strength of Pyro Company had always been measured by the quantity, not quality, of its members. Of course, this did not apply to their more advanced fighting forces.

At the very least, those in the Midnight and Dusk squads were well aware of their own capabilities. That was why they always fought in teams of five.

For example, to fight head-on against a Rider-level supernatural being like Old Li, their Dusk squad would require at least 15 members.

Of course, this was only hypothetical. The relationship between the Pyro Company and the Riders was still very good, so there was no reason for them to fight.

Mass producing supernatural beings was what the Pyro Company was strong at.

The 17 supernatural beings on the stronghold walls were moving together like a sharp arrow, with Old Li spearheading the attacks on the Experimentals. Wherever he went, the others would follow and give him their support.

Only by constantly taking down the Experimentals that had climbed up the stronghold walls could the Zhou Consortium’s troops continue using their heavy firepower to cut off the advancement of the Experimentals emerging from the forest in the distance.

Old Li also knew their role was to engage in close combat with the Experimentals atop the stronghold walls. As for killing the Experimentals on a larger scale, they would still have to rely on firearms to achieve that. Therefore, they would have to guard this area, as the Zhou Consortium troops were the true protectors of the city.

At this moment, the Zhou Consortium troops that had responded to the reinforcement calls at the western walls earlier finally got back. They did not even look at the battle on Old Li’s side and immediately started setting up a new firing point not too far away.

A soldier said in fear, “Sir, the Experimentals have climbed onto the stronghold walls!”

“What’s there to be afraid of?” A battalion commander of the Zhou Consortium troops sneered, “These people helping to guard the stronghold are not even afraid yet, so what are you afraid of? Just do your part well. Your family and friends need you to defend the city for them. What you should be doing now is pulling the trigger and stopping those Experimentals from advancing, not being scared of them.”

His men clenched their teeth and started firing the heavy machine gun they had just set up. They acted as though they could not see the terrifying Experimentals roaring at them just some dozen meters away.

In the battle to defend the stronghold, be it the Zhou Consortium, the Pyro Company, or the Riders, everyone was trying their best to do what was necessary of them. They were no longer children, so they had to understand that only by doing their duty could the stronghold be protected.

When Ren Xiaosu saw this, he was a little shocked.

He had experienced wars before and was personally involved in the one that happened in the Northwest some time ago. He had even declared war against an entire stronghold by himself.

But those were wars between humans.

Now that humans were facing an external enemy, the different organizations had abandoned their own interests and positions to fight together on the same side. This was a completely different kind of feeling.

The 15 Pyro Company members were probably sleeper agents hiding in Stronghold 74. Their original mission might have been to capture supernatural beings in the stronghold, but now they had put everything aside so they could help to fend off external enemies.

The Experimentals on the southern walls were gradually getting pushed back, and some of the Experimentals that had climbed up were even jumping off the walls by themselves. This probably signaled the Experimentals were about to retreat.

Ren Xiaosu silently turned around and left. It looked like he would not have to take action this time. Old Li and Qin Sheng’s skills were comparable to his, so with those two around, the Experimentals would not find it easy to summit the stronghold walls.