I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 703 - 601: The Impact Brought by the Fire-Breathing Creature

"A fire-breathing monster... this is damn annoying!" After asking the pilot about the fire-breathing monster, Chen Xin's mood turned very sour, and he even slammed the table in front of him.

This action startled the others around him, including Wang Jiang and Lao Li, who hadn't left yet. They looked at the research academy director in surprise and exchanged glances. Lao Li finally asked, "Is there something wrong, Chief?"

In response to Lao Li's inquiry, Chen Xin just raised his head to look at him and said with a gloomy expression, "You're a soldier too. Let me ask you, if a conflict initially restricted to light weapons suddenly sees one side bringing out tanks, what do you think that means?"

"This..." Chen Xin's question came too abruptly, causing Lao Li to momentarily freeze in thought.

It was Wang Jiang who reacted, widening his eyes at Chen Xin and incredulously asking, "War escalation?"

"That's right. Previously, the battles between us and the alien creatures were just between ordinary soldiers and lower-level subunits. But recently, during the Honghu campaign, we escalated the war by using thirty tactical nuclear missiles. Now, it's the aliens' turn to make a move." Chen Xin nodded solemnly. It was clear that Wang Jiang's statement echoed his own thoughts. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"But these fire-breathing monsters, although formidable, are still no match for nuclear missiles, right?" Lao Li was somewhat perplexed. The monsters they had seen were indeed gigantic and possessed astonishing defenses; even the Mobile Base required two missiles to destroy one. But this still couldn't compare to a nuclear missile.

"That's not the comparison here, and I didn't mean that because we used nuclear missiles, the alien creatures dispatched these giant fire-breathing beasts." Chen Xin shook his head, offered a brief explanation, and left without saying more.

The appearance of these large combat units from the aliens exerts a significant impact on humanity.

This time the helicopter's early detection prevented this large monster from approaching the defense line, but no one could guarantee that they would detect it in time or destroy it so effortlessly next time.

Therefore, the defense lines must be extensively adjusted going forward. Firepower allocation, early warning systems, countermeasure plans... there's so much to be reorganized, and he had a lot of work ahead of him.

After Chen Xin departed, Lao Li asked Wang Jiang, "Old Wang, what exactly is the deal with those monsters? If the aliens had such creatures from the start, why didn't they deploy them initially? Why wait until after the nuclear bombardment to send these beasts into battle?"

"It must be a production issue, I guess? I've heard that although the aliens are biological entities, they reproduce extremely quickly. But no matter how fast, it still takes time to grow. For such large creatures, it probably requires a long time for them to mature." Wang Jiang speculated based on the information he had.

Hearing this, Lao Li felt somewhat relieved: "Luckily, we managed to take down one. If these creatures multiplied, it would certainly become a major problem!"

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Indeed, the fire-breathing monsters are a significant problem.

Besides the one taken down by Wang Jiang and Lao Li, the aliens deployed a total of seventeen giant fire-breathing monsters. They crawled from the ground and attacked human defense lines in various locations.

These powerful creatures severely impacted the defense lines. Out of the seventeen giant fire-breathing monsters, only three were detected and eliminated before approaching the lines. The remaining fourteen were discovered only when they were close to the lines.

Although the Air Force and missile units responded promptly, eliminating all fourteen giant monsters, several still managed to reach the defense lines, causing significant damage.

The casualties among front-line soldiers, the destabilizing impact of the attacks on the entire defense line, and the morale blow from the appearance of such gigantic creatures...

The impacts of these giant monsters extend far beyond merely introducing a hard-to-destroy enemy unit; they affect many facets of the war.

"We need to adjust our defense line, and we must deploy enough missile units! Conventional weapons are powerless against these monsters!" The general tapped on the map with a very stern expression.

Though this time all seventeen giant monsters were eradicated, given the aliens' reproductive pace, the next encounter could see seventy-one of them!

So humanity must make adequate preparations, at least finding ways to counter these creatures.

Currently, the most effective method of eliminating them is through missile strikes, as conventional artillery, even if large-caliber, struggles to penetrate their shells effectively enough.

Considering their immense size—over thirty meters tall, and over seventy meters long—hoping artillery can take them down isn't much different from shelling a similarly-sized hill.

It's not impossible, but it requires a tremendous amount of ammunition.

Moreover, during this process, the monsters won't remain stationary. Failing to kill them quickly and effectively, allowing them to reach the defense line, would surely cause huge losses and impacts.

"We must increase the vigilance density of our Air Force and Army Aviation; we need to detect these giant monsters more effectively and eliminate them before they approach the defense line!" a military officer suggested, which quickly garnered support.

However, another officer supplemented with a different view: "Relying only on the Air Force and Army Aviation isn't enough. I believe we need a new early warning system; we can't solely rely on planes and helicopters to detect such large monsters!"

"I agree on this point. If we can spot and kill these giant monsters as soon as they emerge from the surface, no matter how strong, they can't threaten the defense line's safety!" The general nodded in agreement after hearing this from the officer.

Indeed, if we can detect and eliminate them promptly before they approach the defense line, their threat to it is greatly reduced.

At this point, another officer suddenly asked, "Can we deploy more Mobile Bases behind the defense line? This time, the Mobile Base did very well in defending against these monsters! It could rapidly dispatch helicopters to the target area for scouting and immediately launch missiles upon spotting targets. It can double as a field hospital and airstrip while maintaining sufficient mobility. It's incredibly practical!"