The Bakatan launched their attack in the latter half of the night.
Lin Qun was a light sleeper, and immediately opened his eyes.
At this moment, the countdown in his pupils had almost run out.
There wasn't much time left before the global Civilization War officially began.
Nearby, the sound of gunfire was already deafening.
The Military's warriors had set their backs against Building 3, Building 5, and Building 7, forming a triangular defensive position with a large amount of heavy firepower set up, and had opened fire madly the instant the Bakatan launched their attack.
But it was the darkest hour of the day, and the light within the Residential Community was faint. Looking down from the seventh floor, what Lin Qun saw was mostly the fleeting flashes of muzzle fire, near and far.
Only occasionally could he catch a fleeting glance of the Bakatan beneath the firelight.
But judging from the situation, their numbers were considerable — the three buildings were completely surrounded!
At least a hundred of them!
It was a terrifying number.
They weren't Bakatan regular army, but a group of spontaneously organized Bakatan armed Thugs.
Their weapons and attire were all over the place, but every single one of them was vicious!
Because of this, they had no heavy Aircraft to speak of. It was only with his naked eye that Lin Qun spotted, at the entrance of the Dragon City Imperial Scenery Residential Area, two Bakatan Airships similar to ones he'd encountered before, rapidly cutting into the Battlefield.
Lin Qun glanced over, then quickly headed downstairs.
This time, the Bakatan were attacking on all fronts, and the pressure was considerable. The Military directly activated the Survivor Self-Defense Force.
Those with ranged attack abilities attacked directly with their abilities; those without were issued weapons and told to open fire freely!
The Military's Weapons and Ammunition could also be replenished through the Contribution Point Mall, so as long as they could successfully kill the Alien Civilization Creatures, there was no need to worry about running out of bullets!
Lin Qun also spotted Li Jie's Figure.
This guy could actually rub lightning between his hands, striking out a small Electric Arc — but its power wasn't small at all. Once it hit, it could blast straight through a Bakatan's body!
This kid had really come into his own!
Qian Yingying followed close behind him, holding the pistol issued by the Military, firing wildly into the darkness.
This was the chaotic exchange of fire phase — neither side cared much about accuracy, both pouring firepower madly at each other in the dark.
Li Xinghe had also been pulled up to the front line, personally led by Wang Desheng.
Wang Desheng stared nervously into the darkness ahead and said, "Li Xinghe, don't rush out yet. It's not your time to act."
Wang Desheng thought Li Xinghe's ability was to leap out and deliver a bonus attack.
Li Xinghe, however, looked utterly baffled.
Am I crazy? Leap out in a situation like this?
His gaze wandered.
Big shot, where are you?
Because he'd been identified as an expert, he'd been brought by Wang Desheng to the very front of the Battlefield.
But what Li Xinghe didn't know was that the expert he was searching for had, in fact, already quietly taken up position in a corner of the Battlefield.
And moreover, right nearby him!
Lin Qun's Skill could only activate within ten meters.
So he needed to move to the very front of the Battlefield. He'd also noticed Li Xinghe's location, and something stirred in his heart — he headed straight this way.
And this time, the location he'd taken was especially tricky.
He'd jumped onto a Streetlight pole in the Residential Community.
Standing completely above the Battlefield, almost blending into the surrounding darkness, while below the fighting had turned into a churning mess — from this spot, Lin Qun was completely inconspicuous.
No one could ever imagine that, in a situation like this, someone would be standing silently atop a Streetlight!
And that was exactly the result Lin Qun wanted.
At close range, his ability activated — bang! — and he began firing madly in bursts!
He'd slept for a while.
His Energy had already filled back up to twenty points.
At most, he could use his Headshot Skill nine times.
And on top of that, he could exchange for Energy recovery medicine.
His location was stealthy, and he picked them off like calling roll.
Soon, an entire squad of Bakatan on the front side had all been killed!
With the Military drawing their attention, he was completely hidden and could massacre them freely.
Even Wang Desheng was startled.
Because he noticed that many of the Bakatan weren't dying to their own guns at all, but were dying from strange, inexplicable Headshots.
And they were dying at an extremely fast rate. Even if they'd been lined up and shot one by one, they couldn't have died this fast!
In just this brief span of time, the pressure on their position plummeted!
What was going on?
Not until the gaunt man at one side excitedly grabbed Li Xinghe: "Big shot, you're too strong!"
"This is your ability?" Wang Desheng stared at Li Xinghe in shock, finally putting it together.
So it turned out this Li Xinghe's ability was leap plus attack, and he could activate it even without leaping — no wonder he'd been able to chase down that fleeing Bakatan Airship!
Only, this ability was just too terrifying!
Over his time in the field, Wang Desheng had met many Survivors, some quite formidable, but he'd never seen an ability this terrifying.
In under a few minutes, nine Bakatan had been killed in a row, almost wiping out every enemy in their direction!
And if the gaunt man hadn't spoken up, he wouldn't even have known it was Li Xinghe's doing — which meant Li Xinghe's strikes were utterly silent.
Just how terrifying an ability was this?
Facing Wang Desheng's look as if he'd seen a ghost, Li Xinghe forced an awkward laugh: "Yeah, that's right, it's me. You flatter me."
In truth, the thought in his own mind was the same as Wang Desheng's.
That big shot was even more terrifying!
Just what kind of terrifying ability was this, damn it?
Where on earth was that big shot?
However, the madness of the massacre on this side seemed to instantly draw the attention of every Bakatan across the entire Battlefield — the two Airships suddenly changed course and came flying straight this way, their two heavy Autocannons roaring to life!
Wang Desheng and the others were instantly suppressed.
Wang Desheng reacted with lightning speed, grabbing the still-stunned Li Xinghe's head and shoving him down behind their makeshift Cover — a moment slower, and Li Xinghe's head would have been blown clean off!
The two Airships cut across the Battlefield, bearing down on this direction amid dense Firepower!
Pinned down and unable to raise their heads, Wang Desheng roared, "Li Xinghe, do something! Take out their Pilots!"
Bullets streaked past just above their scalps in sheets, and Li Xinghe's soul nearly left his body. In his heart he screamed: Big shot, hurry and take out their Pilots!
That was exactly what Lin Qun was thinking too.
He wanted to take out the Pilots of the two Airships first.
At his current height, he had more than enough field of view — all it would take was a single glance, and...
But...
Lin Qun suddenly felt an unimaginable, terrifying chill, spreading up his Spine like an omen, leaving him cold all over.
Instinctively, he looked toward the rear of the Bakatan forces, toward a shadowy spot just as gloomy as his own position.
It was the top floor of Building 1, at the entrance of the Residential Community.
And there, a Ghostly Figure was slowly drifting out.
It was a withered, skeletal Bakatan who could hover in midair without any Equipment's aid at all.
It sat cross-legged, half-lotus, floating in midair like a Ghostly apparition, and it wasn't wearing any armor or carrying any Weapon at all — only a long robe of coarse cloth, its Monster-like, hideous face exposed. Four eyes stared straight across the Battlefield, fixed unwaveringly on Lin Qun atop the Streetlight!
No one in the entire Battlefield had noticed Lin Qun.
But it had locked onto him instantly!
That term Li Jie had once mentioned.
Suddenly surfaced in Lin Qun's mind.
A Bakatan Psionic Master!
At that moment...
"A Psionic Master! It's a Bakatan Psionic Master! What's it looking at? Damn it, shoot it!"
On the ground, Jiang Bin had been leading his men to reinforce Wang Desheng, but the moment he saw this floating Bakatan appear, his expression turned deathly pale. Amid a furious roar, he hastily hefted up a Rocket Launcher and fired a single shot straight at it!
He couldn't even spare a thought for Wang Desheng, who was pinned down and could be gunned down at any moment.
And in fact, in that instant, mixed in with Jiang Bin's furious roar and shouting, there was a trace of fear.
A Bakatan Psionic Master.
They had encountered one before.
Back then, Jiang Bin had still been operating together with his company.
They'd had a Tank and three infantry Combat Vehicles, abundant Firepower, unstoppable.
Until they ran into that Bakatan Psionic Master.
A single glance had crushed their Tank to scrap.
The entire company had been wiped out on the spot.
A Bakatan Psionic Master was at least a Level 7 or higher being, possessing terrifying powers such as mind-controlled objects and spiritual perception.
He didn't know just how powerful this Psionic Master was.
But now that a Bakatan Psionic Master had appeared, today's battle situation was about to see a massive shift.
It had to be taken down as soon as possible.
And yet...
The rocket sped through the air at high speed, but partway there it stopped short, as if grabbed by an invisible hand — and then it caved in, twisted, and underwent Sympathetic Detonation!
Flame light lit up the sky above the Residential Community.
Illuminating the Psionic Master's Figure until it looked like a fiend crawled straight out of Hell.
And its gaze, from beginning to end, remained locked solely onto Lin Qun.
Its killing intent was cold and merciless.
And Lin Qun was staring right back at it, unblinking.
Headshot... headshot... hurry, headshot!
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