I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 693 - 591

Holding the electromagnetic rifle, Vasily and Chekov continuously fired bullets from the drum magazine towards the alien creatures ahead, so easy to hit that they wouldn’t miss even with their eyes closed. At this moment, they had adapted to the intensity of the battlefield, even finding the time to chat amidst the fierce combat.

"Vasily, how many bullets do you have left?" Chekov felt his electromagnetic rifle suddenly pause, skillfully grabbing a new drum magazine from the ammo harness on his body, he replaced it and continued pulling the trigger, then asked Vasily beside him.

Vasily was covering for Chekov as he changed bullets. Seeing Chekov complete the change, Vasily checked his own remaining ammunition and said, "I have four drum magazines left, better use them sparingly, mate. We need to hold for another two hours here."

"I know, but these bullets will barely last another half hour," Chekov estimated the consumption of ammunition, feeling they might not hold out for that long.

Although it was defensive warfare and shooting was almost constant, they subconsciously conserved bullets, unlike when they first arrived, pulling the trigger without pause and quickly exhausting all the ammo they brought, forcing them to retreat for resupply.

Logically, both men are veterans, not prone to such novice mistakes typical of new recruits facing the battlefield for the first time.

Even if a rookie is overly anxious, at most, they would empty one magazine, not all the bullets they carried.

But for Vasily and Chekov, when they were first thrown into frontline combat, facing the tidal wave of alien creatures, anxiety and pressure made them unconsciously consume ammo rapidly.

Even emptying a hundred-round drum magazine couldn’t reduce the overwhelming number of monsters in front of them, which undoubtedly caused a significant mental impact and pressure, making it not surprising that they emptied all their ammo.

Even battle-hardened veterans could mentally collapse when facing endless enemies, especially alien creatures that looked horrifying, let alone just running out of ammo.

If not for the Flame Country’s military preemptively foreseeing such possibilities and having them acclimate to the battlefield, the problems could have been more severe.

Yet, when the Lucia military reinforcing units were first sent to the frontline of the defense line for combat, quite a few of them exhibited mental issues.

This took the Lucia military by surprise. Before arriving, they were prepared to face terrifying enemies and deal with various issues, but experiencing non-combat losses en masse in the first battle caught them off guard.

After all, such a situation was unprecedented for Lucia.

As a seasoned land power, even during the Suyia era, participating in two world wars, the Lucians had never been disgraced like this.

Faced with this situation, the Lucia military had no choice but to send troubled soldiers for treatment, and reorganize the remaining soldiers to adjust their state and respond to the battlefield.

They came as reinforcements to support, and losing combat effectiveness before the fight truly started was undoubtedly unacceptable.

Fortunately, the Lucians, known as a combat people, after some reorganization and adjustments, regained their combat capabilities and returned to the battlefield once more.

The Lucians performed much better on this second entry into the battlefield, although some were still tense, at least they could stably hold the defense line and exert proper combat effectiveness.

"The Lucians have been performing quite well recently. Seems like they have acclimated to the battlefield." In the command center, the general felt pleased with the Lucians’ status, praising them while informing Chen Xin beside him of other news: "They plan to send another batch of troops from home, seemingly because their earlier performance was so poor that the Lucia leadership felt disgraced."

"Sending soldiers to risk their lives on the battlefield because of disgrace? I don’t quite understand such thinking." Chen Xin shrugged, not particularly concerned. Although these were lives, if the Lucia leadership feels it’s worthwhile to trade lives for saving face, he’d rather have more soldiers to fill the battlefield, reducing his own country’s casualties.

"Soldiers defend their country. Losing face means they must fight to recover it, or it’ll be a lifelong shame." The general, somewhat understanding, explained to Chen Xin before asking, "How is the preparation for the new Titan model? Can it be deployed now?"

Hearing the general asking about this, Chen Xin grew more serious, took a moment to organize his words, and replied, "The design work is essentially completed, the model confirmed, and a few prototypes have finished testing. Still, I want to deploy them for field testing before allowing the factory to produce them."

"Field testing? Professor Chen, do you think the new Titan model has issues?" The general, unfamiliar with design matters but hearing Chen Xin say this, still asked out of concern.

"It’s not that there are issues, but through field testing, I want to confirm if any shortcomings remain, or to check whether it can exert full combat power and achieve my expected results." Chen Xin briefly explained.

Although the general didn’t quite understand Chen Xin’s approach, he still nodded, saying, "Since Professor Chen requires field testing, I’ll arrange it. When do you think you can deploy them?"

"As soon as possible. We’ve built five prototypes of the new Titan model. Find a region where the fight isn’t too intense, organize these five prototypes into a squad for battlefield support." Chen Xin thought for a moment and explained to the general.

He initially intended to send these Titans to the frontline for direct combat, but these were new equipment, not yet field-tested. Sending them directly to the front could cause minor issues with the machines; but loosening the defense line would be a major problem.

Therefore, even though planning for field testing of the new Titan model, Chen Xin opted to be prudent and conservative.

Seeing Chen Xin’s stance, the general readily nodded and replied, "If that’s the case, let’s deploy the new Titan model to the section of the defense line manned by the Lucians. It’s not a major battlefield, and having the Lucians guard it precisely because of the lessened intensity is suitable for testing the new Titan model. Even if issues arise, we can promptly respond."