Ka-boom! Rumble… 

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer began its ruthless assault, firing its artillery with no reservations. The centre of the small island was already reduced to nothing but black smoulder. All the trees were levelled, let alone the buildings. As the destroyer continued to fire at the island’s heart, it made constant adjustments to the trajectory. Its bullet stretched on to the edge of the waters, seemingly adamant on killing Xia Lei even if it required them to flip the island over! 

The Filipino soldiers made a temporary entrance into the forest, creeping closer to Xia Lei and the Chinese Zodiac Battle Team members. 

Hovering closely above the Filipino soldiers was a Comanche helicopter. With its firing system constantly on battle mode, they’d be firing machine guns and launching air-to-surface missiles as soon as the target was detected. 

Things were getting intense. The Filipino soldiers were now closing in with only ten meters between them. When that happens, a gunshot would be all it takes to signal...