Chapter 445: Collapse! A Shocking Final Battle Amidst the Ruins! |
Intense!
Fierce!
The flames of war spread across Shanghai's Bund!
Everything in sight was scorched earth and ruins!
As Big Bro successfully captured point E at the blue team's doorstep for the first time, the blue team quickly responded by deploying two full squads of military Humvees, swiftly capturing point A right at the red team's base!
In the tug-of-war between both sides, the ground combat became increasingly dense!
The roar of tank cannons echoed everywhere they passed, leaving nothing but scorched earth!
Infantry Fighting Vehicles crossed over broken walls and debris, pouring firepower into enemy positions!
Both sides' manpower suddenly plummeted, with the two factions' Manpower Values draining like water from an unplugged basin, visibly decreasing at a rapid pace!
Everywhere they passed became scorched earth!
A35 fighter jets sliced through the sky like sharp blades!
Octane, who had just precision-bombed the red team's Infantry Fighting Vehicle, was rapidly returning to base.
Or rather...
He was fleeing for his life.
That's right!
Right after he took out the red team's Infantry Fighting Vehicle, a Z20 immediately locked onto him.
The two fighter jets chased each other through the sky like aerial predators, their cannon shells tracing brilliant arcs across the heavens.
Indeed, for game balance, both the blue team's A35 and red team's Z20 fighter jets were equipped with anti-vehicle missiles and cannon shells.
And now!
Beep beep beep——!!!
As the alarm sounded!
This was already who-knows-how-many-times Octane had been locked on.
Whoosh——
Flares deployed like wings of light.
The sudden explosion behind him shook him to his core like thunderous drums.
Couldn't shake it off.
Absolutely couldn't shake it off!
Octane didn't know who was piloting the Z20 behind him.
But without doubt, this person was definitely an expert.
No matter how he maneuvered, the Z20 behind him stuck to him like glue, relentlessly spraying him with fire!
Ratatatat——!!!
As the Z20's cannon spewed flames once more.
Searing bullets instantly tore through Octane's left wing, thick black smoke instantly drawing a dangerous line across the sky.
Whoosh—— whoosh——!!!
The fighter jets streaked across the heavens!
Seeing his vehicle's Health Bar in the U-interface nearly empty gave Octane a massive headache!
Most crucially, with his wing damaged, both his maneuverability and speed were severely compromised.
If he couldn't completely lose his pursuer in the brief three to five seconds while the Z20's cannon cooled down, the only outcome waiting for him would be destruction!
Thinking of this!
Octane couldn't help but take a deep breath, calming his mind!
Hiss——
Click!
He pulled the control stick!
Suddenly, the A35 trailing thick black smoke shot upward toward higher altitudes!
The Z20 behind closely followed, keeping a tight eye on its cannon's cooldown while maintaining lock on the A35!
Three.................
Just as the Z20's cannon cooldown reached zero and the weapon reactivated.
At that exact same moment!
Thump!
High above, the A35's cockpit canopy opened.
Octane, holding a rocket launcher, perfectly recreated the scene from the promotional trailer at this moment.
!——BOOM——!!!
As the Z20 instantly exploded in mid-air!
Octane's livestream chat erupted with screams——
'OOOOOOOOOH--My fvking god—- ! ! !'
'Jesus——!!! Motherfucking incredible!!!'
'Ah???'
'You can actually pull that off?!'
'Holy shit perfect recreation!'
'This is too magical...'
'My god! No wonder he's Octane, famous for his stunts! Too incredible!'
'HAHAHAHAHAHA motherfucker this is insane....'
.....!
As Octane precisely grabbed onto his fighter jet once more!
The engine reignited, and the A35 took off again at less than five hundred meters above ground!
Octane in the cockpit couldn't help but cheer excitedly:
"YEEEEEEEEEES--!!!"
However!
Before his voice even faded!
Suddenly!
The majestic, grand, and dramatic theme song of Battlefield Winds began echoing in everyone's ears!
The viola played urgently and tensely, the tuba blared like rolling thunder, military drums beat rhythmically, and low-frequency bass shook everyone to their core!
Manpower Value——30:30!
At this moment!
With the Z20 shot down, both sides' rapidly decreasing Manpower Values had dropped to less than one-tenth of their pre-battle levels!
The outcome of the war was about to be decided!
Beep beep beep——!!!
And right at this moment!
The A35, locked onto by ground-to-air missiles again, sounded its alarm once more!
Even worse was——
Currently, because the A35 had restarted at insufficient altitude, it was about to crash head-on into the battlefield's only remaining tallest structure——the 672-meter-tall Shanghai Center building!
At this lightning-fast moment!
Ding dong—
An elevator carrying a blue team squad arrived at the top floor of Shanghai Center building.
That's right.
In the game, this central tower—a fiercely contested strategic point—had not only the public areas on the lower three floors but also the rooftop as a key battleground for both sides.
Because this position not only provided an excellent safe sniping spot,
But also overlooked the entire battlefield, allowing players to gather intelligence on the whole combat situation and mark enemy gathering areas and vehicle positions for their team.
And now, this blue team reconnaissance squad had collectively taken the elevator to the top floor, preparing to provide reconnaissance intel for their faction.
Rumble.
As the elevator doors opened
The four quickly entered combat stance, guns ready to fire,
Right at that moment.
A strange sound came from outside the building below.
The squad leader looked confused, turning to look outside through the glass curtain wall:
"What the hell...... ?"
Before he finished speaking.
Screeeech——!!!
An A35 fighter jet, like a massive shark bursting from beneath the ocean surface, pointed its nose upward, the entire fuselage perpendicular to the ground at ninety degrees!
Almost scraping against the glass curtain wall, it roared upward into the sky!
Wherever it passed, the glass curtain wall shattered completely!
Glittering fragments mixed with thick black smoke pouring from the fighter jet's wings swept past the four-person squad!
The deployed flare barrage spread like the wings of the angel of death, unfolding before the four soldiers!
In just an instant!
The A35 narrowly escaped death, climbing steeply along the building!
And the next moment!
The pursuing missile exploded violently against the building's side,
BOOM——!!!
At this moment!
The earth shook and mountains trembled!
Many squads currently in combat seemed to notice this situation...
".....?"
"Did you feel the ground shake?"
"You felt it too?"
"I thought it was a missile..."
"Is it an earthquake?"
"Don't know..."
Meanwhile!
Big Bro and Chris, who had just run out from point D, also staggered
"Holy shit! Earthquake?"
Chris nearly lost his balance, almost falling into the Huangpu River,
"Don't know,"
Big Bro also looked confused, steadying himself:
"Suddenly shook, don't know what..."
"Holy——shit——"
Halfway through his sentence!
Chris noticed Big Bro staring toward point C, completely frozen.
"What......??"
Hearing this, Chris also turned to look in the direction Big Bro was staring.
Then, his expression became identical to Big Bro's:
"Holy——shit——"
Even at this moment!
Players both on-site and watching the livestream couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, mouths agape, uttering the same exclamation:
"Holy——fucking——shit——"
Rumble rumble——!!!
Accompanied by the heavy sound of cracking and collapse like muffled thunder!
At this moment!
Everyone's gaze converged on point C's Shanghai Center building!
The earth shook and mountains trembled.
As rubble on the streets vibrated slightly.
The distant central tower, standing tall on the artificial island in Huangpu River, began visibly tilting toward the river at a noticeable pace,
Crack——crunch——thud——!
The sound of concrete breaking shook everyone to their core.
On the massive structure, glass curtain walls shattered and broke apart.
Two terrifying giant cracks slowly appeared on this behemoth.
Sky-obscuring shadows, like rapidly flowing dark clouds, covered the artificial island.
Rumble rumble rumble——!
As the thunderous collapsing sounds grew increasingly deafening!
The next second!
Crash!
BOOM——!!!
The nearly 700-meter-tall Shanghai Center building finally couldn't withstand the ravages of war, collapsing spectacularly before everyone's eyes!!!
And the soldiers from both sides, tiny like ants, were instantly swallowed by the massive dust clouds that rose so thick they formed a haze wave in the air!!!
At this moment!
The tremendous shock momentarily silenced the entire battlefield.
This unparalleled collapse and destruction effect left all players and media on-site utterly speechless!
Wordless astonishment!
The on-site silence lasted for a full three seconds or more!
No one spoke.
Because no one knew what to say.
Because no one could accurately describe this shocking scene with words.
And because this unprecedented physical destruction effect had far exceeded the limits of their imagination!
After this full three seconds of frozen silence!
BOOM——!!!
Thunderous uproar, like massive tidal waves, exploded throughout the venue!
If at this moment!
We must use one word to describe this "Battlefield Winds."
Then undoubtedly, it would be [CRAZY]!
Crazy battlefield atmosphere creation, crazy war mode design, crazy physical destruction effects!
Just as Gu Sheng had said!
Four years ago, he once said he would make shooting games great again.
And now, the emergence of this game gave him sufficient confidence to fearlessly shout "Make Huaguo shooting games great again" even while being sanctioned by the world's largest engine manufacturer!
This was the victory of "Battlefield Winds," the victory of Golden Engine, the victory of Golden Wind, and the victory of Huaguo's gaming circle!
Without doubt!
Such a massive exhibition booth perfectly matched the grand war theme of "Battlefield Winds"!
And Golden Wind absolutely deserved this "supreme imperial" peak exhibition position!
The grand war symphony now resounded across the Bund!
The devastating collapse turned the entire point C into ruins!
Massive rolling dust clouds covered the originally prosperous Shanghai with a hazy yellow veil, looking like doomsday descending under the bleak glow!
Now!
Both sides' Manpower Values had dropped to only 20!
And the ruined remains of the central tower became a new, unoccupied strategic point!
Woo woo——
The final war horn had sounded!
For both sides, this was either their victory anthem or their defeat knell!
At this moment!
Absolute orders were almost simultaneously issued in both factions' camps!
Deploy all remaining forces!
At any cost!
Capture the central tower ruins!
Final battle in Shanghai!!!