Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 188: Kill Back
Suddenly a message came through the mind link. Xius was startled and then replied immediately.

"Where are they located? How many are there?"

"Near the dock area on the north side of the island, they've been crawling out of the sea. There are already dozens of them. And after they've come ashore, they haven't moved, but have gathered together. It seems they're waiting for more people before launching an attack."

Docklands?
Hughes immediately unfolded the map he carried with him. The dock area on the north side was originally a densely populated area, but since Castel began preparing for war, no ships would come to dock on the island. In addition, Hughes began a general mobilization, and people moved into factories, so this place gradually became deserted.

Although there are not many people in the dock area, it is adjacent to the residential area in the north.

Due to the tight construction schedule, the residential area was not included in the church, which means that there were not many fortifications here.

Hughes had realized this a long time ago. He reserved a large residential area in the newly built central church, Castres Cathedral. Although it has not been completed yet, the church itself has been completed. Castres Island was destined to become a battlefield, and Hughes had already completed the preliminary work to move people in.

"Inform Alexei and have him move all residents into the church as soon as possible!"

When the situation gradually became serious, workers began to stay in factories. Each factory has its own workers' dormitory and factory protection team. Most of those who remain in the residential area are family members and the elderly and children. There are special patrol teams in charge of them, so it won't take too much effort to move in now.

"I've already informed you that Sister Ash is leading a group of people there. She's planning to charge in and kill the murlocs before they've finished assembling."

Zeus nodded. He did not directly command the battle. Ash was in charge of the Banshee Squad, and Alexi was in charge of the Skitarii.

Currently, the Skitarii are mostly responsible for logistical tasks, and direct combat is still mainly carried out by the Banshees. The rifled rifles have just been produced, and there has not been enough time for training, so their combat effectiveness is worrying. Therefore, it is more convenient for Alexei to organize them.

"Ash, what's your battle plan?"

"The murlocs have just assembled. We have eleven of us, all nearby and armed. I plan to lead nine of us directly forward, while the remaining two deploy the explosives we carry. If the enemy is full of murlocs, we'll kill them and leave. If there are sea urchins, we can use the explosives to take advantage of the terrain."

As Ash spoke, he sent over a topographic map. The combat methods on land and in the sea are completely different. In the sea, there is basically no cover, so you can charge around. On land, you have to consider the impact of the terrain.

This is a good thing for the banshees. The straight trajectory of the sea urchins is easy to predict, and as long as they are lured properly, they can be easily blown up with bombs.

This simple bomb made with nitroglycerin has been proven to be able to successfully kill sea urchins. Ash plans to use this to delay the evacuation of residential areas and buy more time.

And now the murlocs have just come ashore, and the banshees' reinforcements are also rushing here. The most important thing for her is to test the enemy's combat effectiveness on land.

"Be careful. If you run into trouble, evacuate immediately. There should be a webway over there, right?"

"Yes, if the enemy numbers become too great, we will withdraw from the Webway."

Although Zeus's webway plan was aborted halfway, there are still several scattered underground webways in key places such as the coasts. These areas are expected to be the war zones in the future, and various traps are prepared in the webways. No matter whether it is a murloc or a sea urchin monster, as long as they dare to enter the webway, the banshees will give them a surprise.

"Let's evacuate too." Zeus came back to his senses from the mental link. He was now in the office of the manor. Although this was the center of the underground network, it was too close to the coastline and was not included in the protection area of the church. What's more, the underground cavity under the manor was directly connected to the sea, and it was possible that it would be attacked by murlocs and sea urchins in the future.

Therefore, after discussion, Xius and his companions decided to abandon the manor and the underground palace area and move into the church.

Connor nodded and went out to ask people to take away the documents in the study.

The underground web tunnels here are interconnected, making it very convenient to leave. After Zeus got on the underground carriage, he focused on Ash's actions through the mental link.

The Banshees' battle was still being directed in the group chat. After Ash uploaded the topographic map from the group chat, he marked four locations and outlined their order.

They planned to catch the opponent off guard, and without much time to prepare, Banshee started to place bombs and Ashe rushed over.

The banshees were quite large, but the murlocs had poor vision on the shore and were gathering, so they didn't pay much attention to their surroundings. By the time they discovered the banshees, the sharp cold light on Ash's blade was already right in front of them.

The nine banshees simply formed a sharp assault formation and rushed into the pile of murlocs in an instant.

The murlocs were not small in size, slightly taller than humans, but much heavier. However, in front of Ash and the others, they were like a group of lambs, unable to even put up a decent resistance. Some murlocs even bumped into the banshees and were knocked away.

Although the banshee is only less than twice as tall as the murloc, its overall strength is more than ten times higher. When facing the charging banshee, the murlocs will die if they touch her, and will be injured if they come into contact with her.

The six knives in Ash's hands danced like fans, and the murloc blocking the way was instantly cut into pieces, and then crushed into meat paste by the snake's tail.

There were about seventy merfolk at the moment. When Ash and the others appeared, they panicked and tried to flee to the sea. However, they were too close and huddled together like a bunch of chickens. They were directly scattered by the momentum of Ash and the others' charge.

With just one charge, the banshees killed at least thirty murlocs. Some murlocs were even crushed to death by their own kind. They did not organize any resistance at all.

But even though the battle situation was so good, the banshees still did not want to fight. After rushing to the beach, they slightly reorganized their formation. Ash and others did not stop at all and rushed back directly.

At this time, most of the murlocs had dispersed. After killing a few of them, Ash and the others returned to an area far away from the sea.

"The battle is complete," Ash said from the group chat. Although it was short, the intense battle left her slightly breathless.

"We killed about forty murlocs. We didn't see any sea urchins, and they didn't resist. They all fled into the sea."

The banshees who came to support them also arrived. They all looked at the fishman who was fleeing into the sea in panic, and their expressions couldn't help but look a little strange.

Is it a little too smooth?
(End of this chapter)