Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!

But more Japanese soldiers, under the influence of adrenaline, tightly pulled the trigger, bringing in more heavy weapons.

A heavy machine gun was set up, with 12.7mm bullets capable of penetrating thick steel plates, even some lightly armored vehicles; the shell of the lobster sea monster couldn't withstand the machine gun's barrage, shattering the shell with blood splattering, bullets creating palm-sized bloody holes on its body.

However, its massive size provided it with immense tenacious Life Force, because it incorporated Su Jie's diluted trace Holy Blood and the trace bloodline of a Thousand-Handed Centipede, granting it incredible resistance and recovery ability against fatal injuries, stimulating its ferocity once wounded and bloodied.

The lobster sea monster was filled with murderous intention, charging towards the heavy machine gun position attacking it; all Japanese soldiers blocking its path were slapped to death, demonstrating terrifying might.

The two Japanese soldiers operating the heavy machine gun turned pale, unable to contain their inner fear when the lobster sea monster was just tens of meters away, abandoning the heavy machine gun and turning to flee.

Bang! Bang!

Having run less than ten meters, the pursuing lobster sea monster curled its serpent body around the two, pinching each with a claw, stuffing them into its mouth, and violently biting them into pieces.

Bang!

A bullet fired from a sniper rifle precisely exploded one of the lobster sea monster's eyes when it paused.

With its eye destroyed, the lobster sea monster convulsed violently and struggled.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Japanese soldiers brought out a rocket launcher, launching several rockets in succession, finally taking down the highly resilient monster; the lobster's upper body was blasted to pieces.

However, all the Japanese soldiers on site couldn't smile, because the lobster sea monster's rampage just now caused nearly a hundred casualties among them.

The vicinity was filled with fragments of Japanese soldiers' bodies, along with those poisoned and corroded into white skeletons, constantly wailing in agony, plunging the surviving Japanese soldiers' morale to rock bottom.

They had just entered the city, only to encounter such tragic casualties, leaving every Japanese soldier frightened to their core.

The same scenario unfolded across various Japanese frontlines.

The Japanese soldiers entering here suffered a heavy blow; the 3rd Division had barely advanced a few hundred meters into Geshan County when many frontline units were routed out, rolling and crawling, while those remaining struggled bitterly, trembling under the threat of mutant sea monsters, with rescue telegrams sent one after another.

The 3rd Division had no choice, losing nearly a thousand men in such a short assault, an incredibly frightening number in today's warfare.

Even though they had artillery and mortars, and Japanese warplanes patrolling overhead, they couldn't indiscriminately bomb Geshan County due to concern for survivors inside the city and domestic public opinion, severely limiting their firepower output.

Helpless, the 3rd Division had to halt the attack, awaiting reinforcements.

Though the military command asked the soldiers to overcome difficulties, the lower-ranked soldiers refused, thinking it's not you risking your life with the monsters while you high-ranking officers sit safely in the rear and bark orders, as if treating us like fools!

This wait lasted the entire afternoon, with nightfall rendering the 3rd Division even more hesitant to attack. It's obvious, entering a city to fight monsters in the dark would mean not knowing how they even died.

Fortunately, by the next day, with military orders, more reinforcements arrived in Geshan County, including the 10th Division, the 14th Brigade, the 15th Armored Group, and the 4th Engineer Group.

By this time, over twenty thousand Japanese soldiers had gathered in Geshan County, especially with the arrival of the 4th Engineer Group, which efficiently cleared the blocked vehicles on the streets, allowing the armored units to barely pass through.

The 15th Armored Group also brought crucial armored firepower, greatly enhancing the Japanese soldiers' heavy weaponry configuration.

Upon the reinforcements' arrival, multiple Japanese divisions attempted to assault Geshan County again, with Japanese soldiers advancing, eliminating any monsters encountered and saving survivors.

Following this, with growing manpower, more and more survivors were gathered, and some sea monsters were wiped out.

Of course, the Japanese soldiers also suffered significant casualties, as survivors often hid in buildings. Once soldiers entered such narrow, complex environments, casualties were inevitable when encountering mutant sea monsters.

Conversely, on the streets, Japanese soldiers leveraged their hot weapons, aided by armored units, achieving greater lethal effect on mutant sea monsters in open areas, while significantly reducing their own casualties.

The large-caliber anti-air machine guns and tank guns mounted on the armored units inflicted devastating damage on the mutant sea monsters in open areas, leaving most mutated monsters unable to withstand such firepower.

With infantry following the armored units, equipped with heavy machine guns, anti-material sniper rifles, rocket launchers, and single soldier anti-tank missiles, and accompanied by their numbers, they were finally able to barely start pushing the front line forward.

Tough as the battles were, Japanese soldiers indeed continued reclaiming lost ground, while gathering increasing numbers of survivors.

Little did they know, the Japanese soldiers were merely purging the outskirts of Geshan County; the true city center was yet unseen by the Japanese soldiers.

Through continuous combat, Japanese soldiers accumulated richer combat experience against sea monsters, gradually penetrating into the core city area of Geshan County.