Gate of Apocalypse

"Did half the people at ...... die?" Roddy sighed softly, "Tire, this copy of the Hymn of Life score hasn't been registered yet, I guess."

The Meteorite Squad had become strong enough. But when you really have to face an S-class opponent, it's still impossible to say that your heart is half empty.

"Roddy, what do you ...... mean?" JoJo stared at Roddy.

Although the opening was a question, but JoJo already knew what Roddy was thinking.

In the Meteorite Squad, Tire Spare Tire Xia Xiaolei Flag Mushi four people were all Awakened, even if they died, they could be revived through the metal ball. In other words, they have an extra life.

The only ones in real danger are JoJo and Roddy XiuXiu.

Since JoJo was rescued, the Hymn of Life score has become broken again and no longer has the ability to enter the end of the world, but the original function is still retained.

By simply writing a name on it, you can bring someone back to life after dying in battle, at the cost of cutting combat power to 70% of the norm.

In the past, the names written on the score of the Hymn of Life in anticipation of a dangerous situation were JoJo and Roddy SooSoo.

But now ......

"I got it." Tire nodded before Rowdy answered JoJo, took out the Hymn of Life sheet music, and explained to Nicole, "Nicole, you're already a temporary member of our team, and you can write your name on it ...... After it's written, if you die in battle, you can have one chance to come back to life. Just before that, the combat power will be reduced to seventy percent."

"I don't want it." Nicole, however, surprisingly refused.

"...... Why?!" Roddy stared at Nicole with wide eyes, incredulous.

Life hymn sheet music is a thing that can give people an extra life out of thin air, and it is an artifact that everyone wants no matter how they think about it.

But Nicole actually ...... rejected it?

"I'm not used to owing people favors," Nicole said bluntly.

"What do you say, Roddy?" Tire looked at Rowdy.

"...... Forget it." Roddy paused and shook his head.

Although there was no need to ask permission to write one's name on the life hymn sheet music, Tire was afraid that Nicole would go ballistic on the spot if he really forced himself to do so.

"Okay, then, it's the same old rules." Tire nodded and wrote down the names of Jojo, Roddy and Xiu Xiu on the life hymn sheet, "Ray, report again on the other teams in the vicinity."

"Northeast, the same five as before, have advanced one kilometer toward the zoo, currently five kilometers away. Due north there are eight, split into two groups ......"

Xia Xiaolei quickly reported the situation as it appeared on his radar.

A total of eight teams were currently fighting around the zoo, and were heading towards the same goal.

Although we don't know how many players and awakened people have entered this copy, it seems that the number of guys who have the strength and enough confidence and courage to take the initiative to attack before the coordinates are shown is not small.

"The nearest one, behind us, is only about two kilometers away." Xia Xiaolei finally said, "It should be because we cleared out quite a few mutated creatures along the way, and their advance speed is the fastest. Based on the previous speed, they'll probably reach our location in another half hour."

"What are we waiting for? You've been dawdling for half a day." Tian Lie was impatient: "Are you really going to wait for the coordinates to show up before you do anything? In addition to the rest of the team, American soldiers are coming soon."

Overhead, two U.S. Army-painted fighter jets swept by at low altitude at high speed, but did not make any fire moves, and appeared to be merely conducting reconnaissance operations.

Further away, the sound of gunfire also grew, not at the level of small teams like the Awakened and the players, but in a more intense and fierce exchange of fire.

"There's too much noise this time, the whole of Los Angeles has been stirred up, the U.S. military will definitely go all out." Roddy was also a little worried: "We're not yet at the point where the entire state apparatus is fighting head-on, so if there's military disruption in the battle, it'll still be a problem. Let's hurry up."

But Tire still did not give the order to attack, but frowned as he continued to hesitate.

"What are you thinking?" JoJo looked at the tires strangely.

"Nicole, you just said that Adric has always been one to plan things out, right?" Instead of answering JoJo, the tire looked to Nicole, "So ...... knowing what you know about him, would he be so direct in declaring his location?"

"If he's already got a ten-to-one chance that he will," Nicole thought, "Although we don't have the coordinates of the system hint yet, perhaps he feels that he has enough power in his hands to defeat any challenger that comes to his door."

Tire bowed his head in silence for a moment and suddenly shook his head, "Roddy, take out the Tide Fighter and let's go."

"What?!"

Everyone burst out in alarm.

"Brother Tire, we've all arrived here." Xia Xiaolei grimaced, "Why are you suddenly leaving again?"

"Yeah." Roddy also frowned, "The enemy is right in front of us, where are we going if we don't do something?"

"The question is, can you be sure he's inside the zoo?" Tire said in a deep voice: "The number of mutated creatures down there is so large that although they pose no threat to us, they will greatly impede our time. The U.S. military has already begun emergency deployments, and the perimeter will definitely be sealed off. If we continue to delay, even if we can still get away, it will always be a problem. Let's leave first, find a quiet corner, and wait patiently."

Several people looked at each other and nodded their heads. Roddy took out the tidal fighter in the open space on the side and jumped into the cabin.

Before Chen Xiaolian left, he had designated Tire as the acting captain. And over the past half year, Tire had been doing a very competent job.

For a team, the captain must have full authority. Although there were still some doubts in their hearts, no one would question his decision when the tires had been clearly ordered.

Nicole and Tian Lie looked at each other and jumped into the cabin after them.

Without any delay, Roddy immediately started the engine, switched on the stealth system, and lifted off towards the southern suburbs.

......

The tire led the crowd to find a landing on the roof of a tall building, sealed the rooftop door leading to the stairwell, and waited patiently.

Anyway, the power of these mutated creatures was not big enough to destroy a reinforced concrete building.

The L.A. police were in full force, battling the mutants all over the city. But due to the severe lack of heavy firepower, the casualties were heavy.

With an hour left before the coordinates were indicated, the army finally completed its build-up outside the city and began to push into the city.

All major intersections in the northeast and south directions were blocked by a large number of tanks and armored vehicles to prevent the mutated creatures from spreading outside the city.

Even if these mutated creatures became bigger and faster, their flesh would still be flesh. Faced with a 120mm tank gun, they would still be blown into a mass of rotten flesh. After hitting the blockade line several times, although they had no intelligence, their instincts still made them choose to avoid the blockaded sections.

After the initial stabilization of the defense line, the American troops quickly began to advance into the city as the mobilized and deployed forces increased.

The remaining inhabitants had taken refuge in the buildings that had not yet collapsed, and the streets were empty of people, leaving only corpses and vehicles, allowing the troops to fire without fear of casualties.

At the highest altitude, several AC130 gunships hovered to provide ground support, accompanied by fighter escorts. At low and medium altitudes, Black Hawk and Apache helicopter gunships were making their way down the streets, raining down firepower.

In the streets, a large number of MIA2 Abrams MBTs were at the front, followed by infantry in Humvees or Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs), pushing forward.

Under the dense network of firepower, these mutants had almost no chance to break through, and even if one or two of them managed to make it to the front occasionally with huge casualties of their kind, they would not be able to do enough damage to the tank's heavy armor and would be blown to pieces.

"The Americans are advancing well!" Xia Xiaolei kept reporting to his teammates about the battle situation he sensed: "There were few casualties, and the target was pointed directly at Griffith Park."

"The range of the mutated creature's activities is obvious, and it's easy to target whether it's satellite or aircraft reconnaissance." Tire nodded.

The current situation in the city was more proof that Tire's judgment was not wrong.

The damage caused by these mutated creatures in the beginning was already deadly enough for Los Angeles. Even if the U.S. Army managed to remove all the mutants from the city, the city would never be able to return to what it once was. Even the letters of the famous landmarks on Beverly Hills have now collapsed.

But the fighting power of these alienated animals was really not good. In front of the well-prepared heavy firepower of the U.S. military, there was almost no resistance at all.

After all, the U.S. Army had already successfully completed a siege when the alien meteorite had just fallen.

And after that camp was destroyed by the Thorn Flower Group, from the Pentagon on down, they must have already made the highest mobilization of combat readiness to have such a fast reaction speed.

If things continue as they are, it is only a matter of time before the U.S. military successfully removes all threats from the city.

"Where are the other teams?" Qiao Qiao asked Xia Xiaolei, "Still fighting?"

"Hmm." Xia Xiaolei nodded, "Almost all of them have converged around the zoo, and the battle has been going on. Looking at the coordinates shown on the radar, they're very close to each other. Considering this copy doesn't currently give mission objectives that encourage fighting each other, they should have joined forces."

"But the Americans are already advancing on Griffith Park." Roddy frowned skeptically, "Do they really think they can finish the mission before the U.S. Army joins forces? Even if they are human in appearance, it's suspicious that they are still alive under such circumstances. Damned if the U.S. Army doesn't attack them."

"The other teams didn't know it was Adric who took the meteorite." Tire said slowly, "In their eyes, this copy probably should have been as difficult as it is right now, which is why they weren't the least bit worried. These mutated creatures aren't very strong, giving them the illusion that they can quickly break into the zoo and kill the holder of the meteorite."

"Makes sense." Roddy nodded, acknowledging the tire's judgment.