Chapter 5 (2/2)

“Pfffttt…” Qin Hao snickered and did not give the new recruit an answer. In the event that they charged forward now, with their measly mechanized infantry equipment, they would end up as bug snacks if they ran into a small group of giant beetles.

Also at the same time, the starship squadron was bombing the insects indiscriminately, and the pilots simply had no way to mind the scattered infantry on the ground. If they were to charge around recklessly now, the chances of being hit by friendly fire were extremely high.

Boom! Boom! Boom… The explosions rang out as if they were by their ears while stone and earth constantly rained upon Qin Hao as well as the rest. Yet, Qin Hao was unmoved by it. As he lay by the edge of the crater, he carefully observed the situation on the battlefield.

“All units, immediately assemble at High Ground Z3!”

Right then, Qin Hao and the rest received a new order in their battlefield recorders. While he was only a mess cook, Qin Hao was still bound by the battle order. When a mission reached the 2nd Company, the mess squad would receive the orders as well.

“Go!” After Qin Hao received his orders, he seemingly changed into a different person. He previously nested in the crater like a timid mouse, but now, he used the power of his exoskeleton and promptly jumped out. Once he got out of the crater, Qin Hao quickly lowered his body to reduce his target profile and rushed toward the position of High Ground Z3.

“Keep up! Move it!” The mechanized infantry behind Qin Hao did not dare dally as they followed in his footsteps and hurried out of the crater.

High Ground Z3 was about 1.5 kilometers away from Qin Hao’s position. Based on the mechanized infantry’s training standards, they should be able to reach that position with a heavy load. After all, all mechanized infantry were equipped with a powered exoskeleton, and even the fat mess cooks were no exception. In this era, heavy-load marches were not overly difficult.

Nevertheless, training was different from the battlefield. The battlefield changed rapidly, and Qin Hao, as well as his small team, only consisted of a dozen people. Most of them were mess cooks without any heavy weapons. Meanwhile, the armed soldiers were all new recruits, so they needed to stay away from their enemies and try their best to not engage the giant beetles.

Hiss!!! A giant beetle bolted out of a crater, and it stabbed one of the cooks in the belly with its razor-sharp forearm before it lifted him up.

“Arrrrhhhh!!!” the cook cried out. Qin Hao got to know the guy when he first reported to the mess. He was the guy who led the rest in stewing the beef for Qin Hao.

“Give me your gun!” Qin Hao snatched an electromagnetic rifle from a recruit who was petrified with fear.

Rat tat tat!

Qin Hao skillfully released the safety, and immediately after, the electromagnetic rifle spat fire!

Tat tat tat… With Qin Hao’s precise control of the electromagnetic rifle, every shot was not wasted. Like a trail of steel, the bullets accurately hit the giant beetle’s forefoot.

Kraak! After a dozen rounds, the forefoot that Qin Hao had accurately fired upon, ruptured, and the mess cook fell down.

“Go and fetch him back!” Qin Hao shouted as he continued to fire the electromagnetic rifle, suppressing the giant beetle and preventing it from getting closer.

“Right!” Two new recruits rushed over. Although they had not been on a battlefield before, they had been trained, hence obeying orders had become instinct. So, Qin Hao’s cry reminded them of their past instructors, and they subconsciously rushed forward to pull the mess cook back.