Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Bloody Battle
Uzika City — Inner Defensive Wall.
Hordes of Blood Breath Beasts swarmed up the wall, scrambling over the corpses of their own kind.
BANG! BANG!
Soldier after soldier opened fire, strafing them relentlessly.
"AWOO~"
Blood Breath Beast after Blood Breath Beast was gunned down.
But more and more Blood Breath Beasts charged up the wall; they were simply endless.
Soon enough, a Blood Breath Beast broke through and charged toward Qian Hai, who was sitting in his chair.
Qian Ying drew her mechanical bow, loosing a constant stream of arrows to pick off the charging beasts. But more and more were slipping past her, and she was beginning to feel overwhelmed.
"ROAR!"
Just then, a terrifying roar echoed across the wall.
Startled, Qian Ying whipped her head around to look.
A seven-meter-tall monster had leaped onto the wall. It had a crocodile-like head, a humanoid body, and skin covered in red welts. It was the Lord-Level Blood Breath Beast, Baiyek.
"Young Master, it’s too dangerous here! You must retreat to the rear!"
Qian Ying urged Qian Hai.
"As your commander, how could I possibly shrink back from danger? Soldiers, with me! We will destroy this monster!"
Qian Hai rose from his chair, drew his blade, and addressed his surrounding subordinates with fiery passion.
"Yes, sir!"
His men roared in response.
Qian Hai then led his men in a charge.
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The Sinful City forces’ defensive line.
Swarms of Blood Breath Beasts rushed the line.
A squadron of tanks rolled forward to meet them, and the two forces collided.
The monster tide was brought to a grinding halt.
At that moment, countless soldiers in powered exoskeletons bravely charged forward, forming a second line of defense to intercept any beasts that slipped through.
BANG! BANG!
From the rear, artillery emplacements fired nonstop, thinning out the subsequent waves of monsters.
But even so, the number of casualties among the Sinful City forces was skyrocketing.
Watching his subordinates fall one by one, Padoka’s heart ached. He turned to Modica and said in anguish,
"Modica, the losses are catastrophic."
"They will hold the line! Order the arriving reinforcements to fill the gaps. Anyone who dares retreat will be executed on the spot!"
Modica roared, his eyes bloodshot.
"Yes, sir!"
Padoka replied through gritted teeth.
As the order was given, the Sinful City reinforcements that had been marching to the front lines all pushed forward to plug the gaps.
...
Osmo City Inner Wall — The Great Breach.
Innumerable Blood Breath Beasts poured through.
Huo Liang and his men continuously hurled cryo-grenades into the breach.
FWOOM~
A large section of the breach instantly froze over, turning the weaker Blood Breath Beasts into ice sculptures.
BANG! BANG!
"Open fire!"
Huo Liang and his men raised their weapons and unleashed a hail of bullets.
Beast after beast was gunned down.
The intense cold drove back many of the low-level Blood Breath Beasts, and for a moment, the number of monsters pouring through the breach dwindled.
"Whew!"
Huo Liang and his men breathed a collective sigh of relief.
But their relief was short-lived as elite-class Blood Corpse Beasts began to clamber through.
Huo Liang and his men swore when they saw the elite-class Blood Corpse Beasts.
"Shit! More cryo-grenades, now!"
"We’re out!"
one of his men shouted in panic.
"Throw whatever you’ve got!"
Huo Liang roared the order, not caring about anything else.
His men started throwing their high-explosive grenades.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A series of violent explosions erupted.
Wounded, the elite Blood Corpse Beasts broke through the barrage and charged forward.
"Give ’em hell!"
Huo Liang led his soldiers in a desperate stand, firing relentlessly at the charging elite Blood Corpse Beasts. Elite after elite fell, but one finally broke through the hail of bullets and pounced, its jaws clamping down on his body.
"AH! Come to hell with me!"
Huo Liang activated the high-explosive grenades on his person.
BOOM—
A massive explosion engulfed them both.
"Captain!"
Seeing Huo Liang fall, his soldiers roared, their eyes turning red with rage and sorrow.
...
From a distance, the streamer Nansi watched the brutal scene unfold, her hand flying to cover her mouth.
The citizens watching the livestream fell silent at the sight of such a horrific battle.
"This monster tide is terrifying."
"The fighting is so brutal."
"Can we even win this?"
"We have to."
"Keep fighting."
...
Only a few sparse comments drifted across the livestream screen.
The Smaller Breach.
Luoxue dodged nimbly.
The savage Arndt relentlessly charged after Luoxue, sending wrecked cars flying like they were made of cardboard.
Jing Chuan and the others gave chase, firing at Arndt from a distance. They didn’t dare get too close to the creature.
Long Ming watched the scene unfold, his expression growing increasingly grim.
’Even with cryo-grenades, expecting Luoxue to kill Arndt on her own is asking too much.’
Long Ming raised his bracer, his eyes falling on the mecha armor stored in its safe.
For a moment, he hesitated.
’This suit of mecha armor isn’t like the conventional models. Every time I use it, it feels like my consciousness is being devoured. My Power gets completely drained, and my body gets weaker and weaker with each use.’
Long Ming let out a deep breath and finally turned to Jing Chuan and the others.
"You guys hold it off here."
"Ah? You’re not planning to switch to *that* suit, are you?"
Jing Chuan asked, startled.
"Yeah."
Long Ming turned and broke away from the fight, running toward a safe area to the side.
A complex look crossed Jing Chuan’s face before he yelled to Fu Fuqing and the others,
"Use the cryo-grenades! Pin that thing down!"
"Got it."
Fu Fuqing and the others pulled out the few cryo-grenades they had left and hurled them at Arndt.
FWOOM~
After being hit by several cryo-grenades, Arndt was coated in a layer of frost, its movements becoming extremely sluggish.
Enraged, it opened its mouth and spewed a wide cloud of red mist, enveloping its body.
"What the hell!"
Jing Chuan and the others quickly fell back.
The frost on Arndt’s body quickly melted away. Its crimson eyes locked onto Luoxue and the others.
Luoxue tensed, as if facing a formidable foe.
"ROAR!"
With a roar, Arndt charged at Luoxue.
Just as Luoxue was about to dodge, Long Ming, clad in pitch-black mecha armor, streaked past her to meet Arndt head-on.
Arndt opened its cavernous maw to bite down on Long Ming.
But Long Ming stomped his foot, launching himself into the air to evade the bite and landing on top of Arndt’s head.
Gripping the Dark Blade in a reverse hold, Long Ming fiercely plunged it into Arndt’s head.
"AWOO~"
Arndt let out a wail of agony and began to thrash its head wildly.
Long Ming ripped the Dark Blade free, performed an agile flip in mid-air, and landed gracefully on the ground before charging at Arndt again.
This time, Arndt opened its massive maw, gathering a scorching red mist before spewing it at Long Ming.
In an instant, Long Ming was engulfed in the red mist.
"Long Ming!"
Luoxue and the others cried out in alarm.
Then, a cold glint appeared in Long Ming’s eyes. He raised the Dark Blade and swung it horizontally, catching the corner of Arndt’s mouth and slicing deep into its body.
CRACK!
Arndt’s entire body was sliced open horizontally.
"AWOOO!"
Arndt let out a piercing shriek, spinning around to swipe at Long Ming with its tail.
Long Ming immediately leaped to dodge.
Seizing the opportunity, Luoxue rushed forward and threw a cryo-grenade into the gash on Arndt’s body.
FWOOM~
The inside of Arndt’s body instantly froze solid.
In agony, it began to thrash and roll on the ground.
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