Game: Civilization Paradise

Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Unable to Withstand a Single Blow

"Mm-hmm."

Long Ming planned to use the Civilization Paradise’s trading system to evade Mountain City Mountain’s surveillance.

After giving his instructions, Long Ming picked up the combat manual and the operating manual for the exoskeleton armor and began to study them.

He wasn’t in a hurry to go to the Aniska Empire to search for the Genetic Potion. After all, this wasn’t something that could be rushed. If he went in recklessly, death would be certain. It was better to let the army clear the way first.

...

「Seven days later.」

A high-tech reconnaissance drone descended through the clouds, its high-speed camera rapidly filming the ground below.

Countless Blood Breath Beasts roamed across the flat, open wilderness. At the center of their territory coiled a forty-five-meter-long, python-shaped Blood Breath Beast covered in red, fleshy lumps.

...

Meanwhile, inside the command post at the rear military camp.

The drone’s captured footage was being projected onto a large screen.

Qian Yun, Qiansha, and the others sat in their chairs, quietly watching the projection.

Just then, a polite-looking young man in a military uniform and black glasses stepped forward to report.

"A large number of Blood Breath Beasts are entrenched in the outer region of Mandi City. We’ve identified a General-class Blood Breath Beast: a Blood-Calamity Python!"

After hearing Cao Ji’s report, Qian Yun let out a cold snort and issued his command.

"Crush them!"

"Yes, sir!"

Qiansha and the others replied with grim determination.

As the order was given, rocket launchers and self-propelled artillery rolled into position at the First Legion’s front line and began to adjust their firing range.

"Fire base one is ready."

...

"Fire base twelve is ready!"

"Fire!"

...

SWOOSH!

A sky full of rockets and artillery shells tore through the air, falling like a torrential downpour.

BOOM! RUMBLE~

In an instant, the entire landscape was flattened, and swarms of Blood Breath Beasts were engulfed by the explosions.

The leading Blood-Calamity Python received special attention. Dozens of rockets rained down on it, instantly tearing it to shreds.

...

「Bukeao City.」

After finishing his training, Long Ming found a place to sit down, raised his wristband, and logged into the Civilization forums.

The first thing he saw was a post that had been pushed to the top of the trending list.

A Great Victory for Mountain City Mountain’s First Legion!

Long Ming tapped open the post, and a battlefield video immediately popped up.

A player could be seen filming from a distance as countless rockets and artillery shells rained down.

BOOM! RUMBLE~

The saturation bombardment shredded the Blood Breath Beasts in the entire area, even plowing through the earth itself.

The surviving Blood Breath Beasts immediately scattered in chaos.

The First Legion’s tanks and armored units began to advance rapidly, supported by infantry.

Soon, they reached the ruins of Mandi City on the border of the Aniska Empire.

The player who filmed the video reported excitedly.

"Mountain City Mountain’s forces are just too ferocious! They conquered the ruins of five cities in seven consecutive days. This speed is just insane!"

...

Beneath the post, in the comment section, countless replies popped up.

"Legion Commander Qian Yun is such a badass!"

"Haha, who can possibly match our speed!"

"Exactly! Mountain City Mountain has already won."

...

Watching this, Long Ming’s expression shifted constantly. He opened his map to take a look.

He quickly located Mandi City.

His brow furrowed as he looked at Mountain City Mountain’s route of attack.

’If I’m not mistaken, Mountain City Mountain must be after the Genetic Potion, too.’

Seeing this, Long Ming closed the map and continued browsing the forums.

Just then, he saw a post about the pioneering of the City of Sin Abyss had also been pushed to the top. The title was eye-catching.

"City of Sin Abyss Successfully Captures Heavy Military Base, Acquires Top-Tier War Machine!"

Long Ming opened the post and saw a photo of Padoka, clad in heavy exoskeleton armor similar to Rein’s, authoritatively commanding soldiers in a charge.

Long Ming stared at it for a while before closing the post and searching for the pioneering progress of Star God’s Tower.

He quickly found a real-time post.

Star God’s Tower was also advancing at an incredible speed. They had reportedly conquered the ruins of a fallen kingdom’s capital, crushing all the Blood Breath Beasts along the way.

After reading the posts about the three factions, Long Ming couldn’t help but raise a hand to his forehead.

He felt that something wasn’t right.

’Are the Blood Breath Beasts really that weak?’

’If that’s really the case, how did the natives like Rein and his people lose to them? Were they lying to me? Or are they just that incompetent?’

’But I’ve spent time with Rein and his men, fought alongside them. They don’t seem like bad people, and they’re definitely not idiots. So where did things go wrong?’

The more Long Ming thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

BZZT~

Just then, a message popped up.

"Big Bro, I’ve arrived in Bukeao City. Where are you?"

Seeing the message was from Xiaopang, Long Ming replied.

"Come to the southwestern edge of the square!"

"Okay!"

Xiaopang replied immediately.

「A moment later.」

Long Ming saw Xiaopang’s shifty figure up ahead, looking around furtively like a thief.

He raised his hand and waved at Xiaopang.

When Xiaopang saw Long Ming, he immediately ran over, full of excitement.

"Big Bro, I’m here!"

"Mm-hmm. Did you get it done?"

"All done! I bought a full one hundred million one-dimensional coins’ worth of compressed biscuits. The amount is spot on!"

"Trade them to me."

Long Ming nodded.

"You got it. But Big Bro, what do you need so much food for? The price of this stuff has always been stable, and there’s a lot in stock. It’s not easy to flip for a profit; you could easily get stuck with it!"

Xiaopang raised his wristband and transferred all the goods from his inventory to Long Ming, curiously offering his advice.

"Don’t ask so many questions."

"Oh, okay."

"Alright, you can go back to Mountain City Mountain now."

Long Ming inspected the compressed biscuits Xiaopang had traded him and replied with satisfaction.

"Uh, it’s not every day I get to come to Bukeao City. I was planning to hang around here for a bit. It’s pretty dead back at Mountain City Mountain, no fun staying there."

Xiaopang said to Long Ming with a grin.

"Fine, just be careful. If something feels wrong, run!"

Long Ming reached out and patted Xiaopang’s shoulder, giving him a word of caution.

"Got it. So, Big Bro, what are you going to do next?"

"I have some business to take care of. I’ll probably be leaving for the front lines soon."

Although Long Ming had spent the last few days here training and studying, he had been keeping a close eye on the pioneering progress of the three cities. He knew he couldn’t stay here any longer.

"Alright."

Xiaopang nodded.

Long Ming then turned and left.

Not long after, Long Ming arrived at the fortress defense line and saw Legion Commander Rein on patrol.

"Brother Rein!"

Long Ming called out.

Rein turned his head at the sound of his name, and his face broke into a wide smile when he saw Long Ming.

"Brother, what brings you here!"

"Brother Rein, remember that thing you asked me to do last time we were drinking?"

Long Ming said with a smile.

"You got it?"

Rein replied, his face filled with disbelief.

In truth, he had been a bit drunk when he mentioned it to Long Ming and hadn’t held out much hope.

"Of course. Do you have somewhere private we can talk?"

Long Ming glanced around and asked in a low voice.

"Yes, follow me!"

Rein immediately led Long Ming away.

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