Game: Civilization Paradise

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Parachute Jump

"Wind Mist, open your cargo bay! You’re cleared to jump!"

Qiansha roared back in response.

Long Ming and the others were startled when they heard this.

That transport was just to their right—it had been hit by Blood Breath Beasts.

「In the sky.」

The Wind Mist transport’s right-wing engine was spewing flames.

One after another, Blood Breath Falcons slammed into it, exploding into masses of flesh and blood.

The damaged Wind Mist banked sharply, trying to pull away from the flight formation while opening its rear cargo bay.

But before the soldiers could jump out,

a swarm of Blood Breath Falcons slammed into it, and the entire transport disintegrated in a mid-air explosion.

BOOM~

The shockwave from the massive explosion made even the Giant Stone transport shudder.

The muscles in the faces of Long Ming and the others twitched uncontrollably.

Luoxue said to everyone in a low voice,

"Everyone, stay calm. Hold on just a little longer. We’re about to reach our destination."

"Yes!"

Jing Chuan and the others replied, steeling themselves.

「Inside the cockpit of the Blackbird transport.」

Qiansha anxiously asked Ambot,

"How much farther to the destination? Those damned Blood Breath Beasts are about to catch up!"

"We’re almost there,"

Ambot said, also extremely anxious.

"Faster,"

Qiansha urged him on relentlessly.

It was no wonder Qiansha was so anxious. The transports, even modified with autocannons, had little combat capability. They were no match for the flying Blood Breath Beasts; once the creatures got close enough, a single collision was all it took to bring a ship down.

But just then, Ambot shouted excitedly,

"Qiansha, look ahead!"

Qiansha looked up and saw it. Within the distant mountain range, the center of four adjacent peaks had been hollowed out, revealing a spiral, tower-like climate control device over five hundred meters tall.

The base of the climate device was a circular disc made entirely of dark-gleam alloy. Its surface, covered in a matte, honeycomb texture, gave off a faint blue metallic sheen. The central spiral tower was etched with complex patterns, and a liquid seemed to flow within. At the very top sat a flower bud-shaped metal device embedded with ice-blue superconducting coils.

Qiansha was momentarily stunned, but he quickly recovered and asked,

"Quick, check. Are there many Blood Breath Beasts gathered at Famons Secret Base?"

"Yes, sir!"

Ambot immediately checked.

He found that while there were Blood Breath Beasts entrenched around Famons Secret Base, there weren’t many of them.

"Sir, not many! But the flying Blood Breath Beasts are closing in!"

Ambot reported, his nerves frayed.

"Everyone, we’ve reached the destination, but those bastards have followed us! This is a life-or-death moment. All hands, bail out!"

Qiansha picked up the wireless communication device and issued the order.

"Yes, sir!"

Qian Luobing and the others responded in unison.

"I’m leaving this to you."

After giving the order, Qiansha patted Ambot’s shoulder.

"Yes, sir!"

Ambot nodded in response.

Qiansha then turned and left.

「Inside the Giant Stone transport.」

Luoxue shouted to everyone,

"Unbuckle your safety harnesses! Everyone, prepare to jump! Watch out for the flying Blood Breath Beasts outside! After landing, everyone’s priority is to protect the accompanying experts!"

"Yes, ma’am!"

Long Ming and the others unbuckled their harnesses and stood up.

BEEP! BEEP!

The transport’s cargo bay began to open.

A howling gale blasted inside.

"Go!"

Luoxue led the charge, leaping out.

Long Ming and the others followed, jumping out one after another.

Instantly, he was in freefall.

Long Ming struggled to stabilize his body and maintain his balance. He looked around; the sky was filled with jumping soldiers.

"ROAR!"

At that moment, a series of roars echoed.

The roars startled Long Ming. He saw swarms of Blood Breath Falcons rushing toward them at incredible speed.

However, they didn’t attack Long Ming and the others first. Instead, they charged toward the transport planes.

After the soldiers had jumped, the transport pilots didn’t bail out. Instead, they flew their transports away at high speed, trying to draw the Blood Breath Falcons away.

As a result, one after another, the transports were caught and damaged by the Blood Breath Beasts, falling toward the mountain range below.

Long Ming took a deep breath. He didn’t open his parachute, instead plummeting straight toward the ground.

Just then, Blood Breath Falcons charged toward the descending soldiers.

BANG! BANG!

Many soldiers opened fire in mid-air at the attacking Blood Breath Falcons.

Blood Breath Falcon after Blood Breath Falcon was shot down.

But some broke through the hail of fire, slicing through the soldiers’ parachutes at high speed.

"AHH!"

Soldier after soldier plummeted into the valley.

Just then, a Blood Breath Falcon shrieked as it dove at Long Ming.

Long Ming detected it instantly and raised his Striker to fire.

BANG! BANG!

The Blood Breath Falcon was hit twice and fell straight down.

But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, more Blood Breath Falcons attacked.

Long Ming fired continuously, quickly taking them down.

"Hold on! We’ll be on the ground soon!"

Luoxue’s encouraging voice sounded continuously over the wireless communicator.

"Yes, ma’am!"

The soldiers replied in unison.

「Seconds ticked by.」

Soon, Long Ming opened his parachute at the last possible moment, at 80 meters, landing right on a mountain peak at the edge of Famons Secret Base.

His parachute got caught in the trees.

Long Ming decisively drew his Death’s Fang, cut the parachute cords, and dropped down.

THUD~

After landing, Long Ming felt half the weight lift from his chest. He immediately found a position with a good line of sight and started firing at the sky, providing cover for his teammates.

BANG! BANG!

At the same time, gunfire erupted throughout the forest as those who landed first opened fire to support the others still in the air.

Once everyone was down, Long Ming headed in the direction where Luoxue had landed.

"ROAR!"

Just then, a Blood Breath Dog burst from the bushes ahead, charging viciously at Long Ming.

BANG! BANG!

Long Ming quickly put it down with a few precise shots and continued running forward.

"This is Luoxue. All personnel of the Fifth Battle Group, rendezvous with me immediately..."

Luoxue’s voice kept repeating over the wireless communicator.

"Yes, ma’am!"

Jing Chuan and the others replied.

Soon, Long Ming reached Luoxue’s side.

Just then, Fu Fuqing and the others rushed over as well.

Seeing that most of the personnel had assembled, Luoxue raised a hand and waved.

"Follow me!"

"Yes, ma’am!"

Long Ming and the others nodded.

Luoxue led Long Ming and the others down the mountainside.

As they climbed down, the group looked at the climate control device in the valley, remarking in awe.

"Whoa, that thing is magnificent."

"It looks to be in one piece. Maybe there’s some hope."

...

"Let’s hope so."

’Let’s hope so,’ Long Ming prayed silently. ’Please don’t let this be a case where only the main structure is fixed and the inside is completely unfinished. If so, we’re truly screwed.’

Even though Luoxue and the others had told him not to put too much pressure on himself, how could he not? After all, he was the one who had proposed this entire operation.

SSSHHHKK~

Just then, a panicked voice cried out for help over the wireless communicator.

"This is Dr. Song Ru! I’m under attack by Blood Breath Beasts! The soldiers protecting me have been killed! I need help!"

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