Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 351 - 344: The War of Science

Chapter 351: Chapter 344: The War of Science

Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing the news. Luo’er excitedly grabbed the message paper, immediately revealing a gratified smile on his face. The gloom hanging over the Advance Team finally lifted. Though a slight rain still fell from the sky, sunshine blossomed within everyone’s hearts.

When Cheng Ziang and Yalunte entered the Otherworld Gate, Luo’er had just finished a firefight. Listening to the sporadic gunfire in the distance, Cheng Ziang began to worry about them. After all, they were only six against thousands here. He didn’t even dare to imagine their fate once the Otherworld Gate closed.

"Don’t overthink it. Focus. Little elves can handle it," Yalunte said, patting his shoulder as if to dispel his worries.

At his words, Cheng Ziang looked back, his face stern. "No matter what, you must listen to me when we enter Earth. Understand?"

"I know, after all, it’s your homeland!" Yalunte replied, a trace of sadness on his face. Cheng Ziang was supposed to be an Otherworlder, but against the odds, he lived on Earth, becoming an Earthling. However, the fact that he and Princess Lin’s child could grow up safe was comforting to Yalunte.

"You’re acting like you’re heading off to die!" Cheng Ziang rolled his eyes at him.

"For me, the future is uncertain!" Yalunte said, laughing wistfully.

"Don’t worry. Earth’s technology is very advanced, they have long researched medications that allow Otherworlders to live on Earth. You won’t die there," Cheng Ziang reassured him.

"I hope so," Yalunte said.

During their conversation, they had followed the majority of the team to the front of the Otherworld Gate. In the face of the colorful ripples, Cheng Ziang couldn’t help but swallow, feeling an inexplicable panic.

"Let’s go!" Urged by Yalunte, they put one foot forward with the bustling crowd, and quickly disappeared into the colorful ripples.

It was a familiar feeling, like their bodies being stretched out. Cheng Ziang felt like he was diving into an unknown space, his body elongated as if falling into a black hole. He could even see the contoured line of light.

Once the sensation ended, they stepped onto the soil. It was as if they had only taken one step forward, yet the surroundings changed drastically in the blink of an eye.

This was a farmland, with low hills in the distance. He wasn’t sure if it was a delusion, but Cheng Ziang could smell a familiar scent in the air.

He turned his head to Yalunte, noticing him clutching his head, looking very pained.

"What’s wrong?" He asked, concerned.

"I’m feeling a bit dizzy and nauseous. Why is that? Don’t you feel the same?" Yalunte asked, frowning.

Cheng Ziang looked around, noticing that most people were experiencing the same symptoms. It was only himself who was unaffected. He guessed that it was because he was of non-human race, hence his body was more adaptable to this magic-deprived environment than the other Otherworlders.

"Everyone, drop your weapons and raise your hands! Do not resist, or we will open fire!" An accented Tasta language sounded from the air above. Looking up, they saw an unmanned rotorcraft hovering in the sky, warning the Otherworld soldiers emerging in a line.

"What is that, can it talk?" Yalunte asked, astonished at his first sight of a drone.

"That’s a drone, Earth technology!" Cheng Ziang rolled his eyes dismissively.

"Is it alive?" Yalunte asked.

"No, I just said it is Earth technology!" Cheng Ziang explained, a little exasperated.

"This is the final warning. All personnel retreat immediately. Any contact with our defense force will be deemed hostile, and we will resort to violent measures." Suddenly, the drone’s mechanical voice grew louder, and at the same time, a flashing red light and a loud air-raid warning sounded off.

Seeing this, Cheng Ziang quickly scanned his surroundings. He saw the soldiers still charging forward recklessly, utterly ignoring the drone’s warning, even shooting at it.

"Warning, warning. Hostile activity confirmed. All defense units are free to open fire. I repeat. Hostile activity confirmed. All defense units are free to open fire!" It might have been his imagination, but the synthetic voice of the drone seemed to grow colder, as if angry.

"Stop standing around! Lie down quickly!" Alarmed by the drone’s warning, Cheng Ziang immediately hit the dirt, yanking Yalunte down next to him. He knew this was the last warning before the opposing security forces would cease holding fire and open fire on the invading Otherworld soldiers.

Sure enough, the moment they just dropped to the ground, there came the concentrated gunfire from the distance. These defense forces didn’t even need explosives, relying only on their powerful guns.

"Ratatatatat!!!!!"

The distant gunfire brought the assaulting Otherworld soldiers down like mowed grass. 7mm bullets could instantly penetrate their fragile bodies, sending their limbs flying in an instant.

Suddenly, the entire periphery of the Otherworld Gate turned into a hellish battlefield, with all standing people hit by bullets, then falling to the ground. The two men lying on the ground could clearly hear the sonic booms of bullets flying over their heads.

These Otherworld soldiers were too conceited, thinking that possession of powerful Earth guns could defeat Earthlings who rely on firearms. Little did they know their weapons were not even worth mentioning in the eyes of the Earthlings. They were shot down before they even had a chance to open fire.

A dozen tracked armored robots fired while advancing on the enemy. The bullets of the Otherworld soldiers bounced off them harmlessly, not even leaving a mark. The drones flying overhead were like vultures circling for prey, continuously conducting battlefield reconnaissance, and relaying information to the Command Center.

Unmanned drones and armored robots made up the first line of defense and most Otherworld soldiers couldn’t even break through this line. Seeing that their weapons can’t penetrate the armor of the robots, the only thing on everyone’s minds was to turn back and run.

The armored robots were controlled by artificial intelligence. They didn’t shoot at the fleeing soldiers but aimed at those who were charging and shooting at them.

Under the threat of the armored robots, the Otherworld soldiers began to flee en masse. The gunfire from the armored robots gradually lessened.

The soldiers fled back into the Otherworld Gate to avoid attacks from these mechanical monsters. They didn’t even see the Earth soldiers, they were simply defeated by these cold metal monsters.

Just as everyone was fleeing, like shattering glass, the ripple on the Otherworld Gate suddenly collapsed into points of light, disappearing once they hit the ground.

Seeing the disappearance of the ripple on the Otherworld Gate, all of the Otherworld soldiers instinctively froze, their hearts filled with repression and fear. Soon, some of them chose to throw down their weapons and shiver on the ground.

But others launched a desperate suicidal counterattack on the robots. However, all they were met with was a crushing blow.

The war didn’t last long and soon turned into a one-sided battle. According to the pre-war plan of the Otherworld troops, they should attack the civilians and retreat, but they didn’t expect to hit a wall upon arriving on Earth, facing a crushing blow from Earth soldiers who had been lying in wait for a long time.

Perhaps their death was the best attack. Everyone had taken a gene drug before departure. If this drug is indeed targeted at the East Asian Race, then this place should now be more dangerous than a radiation zone.

In the end, gunfire gradually ceased, the dust dispersed. The entire battlefield finally returned to peace. The war ended with the overwhelming victory of the Earthlings, while most of the invading soldiers became spirits under the gun, becoming the carriers of genetic weapons.

The armored robots made strange noises, their heat-sensing cameras on their heads picked up any signs of survivors. For those soldiers who had dropped their weapons, they did not open fire, but kept scanning.

Up in the sky, drones began to swivel in groups, sweeping low over the battlefield, searching for information about enemy casualties.

A drone hovered over Cheng Ziang and Yalunte, its camera looking at the two of them. Cheng Ziang knew, his opportunity had come.

He raised his hands, then slowly stood up from the ground. His movement caught the attention of the armored robots, and a dozen guns were aimed at him in an instant.

"Don’t shoot, friendly!", Cheng Ziang shouted in Chinese while facing the drone’s camera.

The drone hovered in place, its unblinking eyes fixed on Cheng Ziang. Cheng Ziang didn’t dare to move, fearing that he would be seen as a threat by the armored robots and accidentally shot.

At this time, Yalunte was also very nervous, not daring to breathe, fearing that something would happen to Cheng Ziang. As a being from the Otherworld, he didn’t dare to trust these emotionless mechanical creatures.

After a long while, the drone emitted a synthesized voice asking the first question, "Identify yourself, purpose?"

"Cheng Ziang, I’m a member of the Advance Team under the Command Center of the Otherworld General Staff Headquarters. My aim is to convey information to the headquarters!", Cheng Ziang shouted with his hands held high.

"Received, identification confirmed, Cheng Ziang, a member of the First Vanguard Unit of the frontline Command Center. Raise your hands, move forward 500 meters, submit to a manual inquiry.", the drone said in an emotionless voice.

"Wait a minute, I have a companion!", Cheng Ziang said, and then forcefully kicked Yalunte, indicating him to raise his hands and stand up.

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