Chapter 404 Glory After the Bloodbath (1/2)

Town No. 417.

The roar of artillery fire and gunfire continued.

The "Scorpion" infantry fighting vehicle advancing in a sharp formation continued to fire. In front of the twin 45mm cannons, the rows of broken houses in the town were like paper.

At the same time, the "Hyena" armored vehicles advancing to both sides also continued to fire, and the fire snakes sprayed by the quadruple machine guns pulled out webs of death in the air.

The already crumbling ruins were quickly shattered by the rounds of high-explosive and armor-piercing bombs, and fell to the ground into a puddle of dirt.

However, the players stationed in the town did not back down and put up a tenacious resistance around the few firepower fulcrums.

The first 500 soldiers pushed to the front line had already suffered over 80% casualties, and the remaining 20% ​​were pinned behind the fragmented obstacles by machine gun fire.

But soon.

More than five hundred wastelanders were pressed to the front of the formation, and in units of a hundred, they launched a charge under the cover of rear firepower——

In other words, under the coercion of firepower from the rear.

The officer standing behind held a loudspeaker in his hand and roared like a roar.

"charge!"

"Or die—!"

In that suffocating atmosphere, the cannon fodder pushed to the front line had no time to think and could only run forward with weapons in hand.

"Ahhh!"

At least compared to the thick and long barrels at the back, the enemies hidden in the ruins seem to be slightly easier to deal with.

Less than three hundred meters away, he gritted his teeth and rushed over.

However, they soon paid the price for this idea.

Although they suffered huge casualties, the players still pushed forward without giving in, filling in the battle line one after another.

Even though more than a dozen corpses were thrown away, and even though they were flooded by artillery fire countless times, the machine gun positions on the periphery continued to fire.

Under machine gun fire, the soldiers who charged forward had to pay dozens of lives for every meter they advanced.

The muddy ground leading to Town No. 471 was smeared red with blood, and then diluted by rain. In the hail of bullets, the complete human form could no longer be seen, only pieces of flesh twisting forward or escaping backward.

The supervisory team opened fire in the rear, killing the deserters who retreated, forcing the cannon fodder to continue moving forward, consuming the ammunition of the besieged enemy troops in the town.

Under the fierce offensive, the attack has turned into a brutal line-up to kill.

As if they felt that they were almost exhausted, the "Scorpion" infantry fighting vehicles that were the spearhead of the attack began to advance forward, and the five vehicles at the front started their engines first.

However, just when the five "Scorpion" infantry fighting vehicles were only 200 meters away from the town, several RPGs suddenly burst out of the town like locusts.

Armor-piercing projectiles with a penetration depth of 300 mm may have some difficulty when facing Conqueror tanks. But for these thin-skinned infantry tanks with large fillings, it has worked unexpectedly miraculously.

Three infantry fighting vehicles were penetrated and broke down with black smoke. One of them hit the neck. The high-temperature metal jet ignited the ammunition box under the turret. The explosion fire and high-temperature airflow instantly blew away the turret. , blowing up the heavy armored soldiers following behind.

The centurion commanding the armored squadron was shocked when he saw this, grabbed the communicator and shouted loudly.

"The first echelon retreats!"

"Covering fire, be on alert! The enemy has anti-armor fire!"

There is no need for the captain to give orders.

Seeing the tragic situation of their teammates, the other two infantry fighting vehicles that had narrowly escaped death could no longer care about anything else and quickly reversed.

The Marine soldiers advancing with the infantry fighting vehicle lost the protection of the mobile bunker. The three ten-man teams were bitten behind the armored debris by the firepower in the town, unable to move!

The soldiers rushed in until they were only half way away, and tried to separate two teams to support them, but soon two more RPGs flew out of the town.

This time it was a high explosive grenade.

The air waves and fragments of the explosion blew the two soldiers away instantly, and the rest were probably injured and fell to the ground one after another, even if they were not dead.

"pretty!"

The lone wolf in the apocalypse excitedly waved his fist, and was holding the ammunition to send to the man carrying the RPG launcher, when suddenly the sound of a hurricane swept past him.

Dozens of high-explosive bombs exploded instantly, and before even a muffled groan could be heard, he and the player carrying the RPG were blown into a puddle of minced meat.

but--

Soon a new anti-tank team came up, took over the two men's positions, and crawled behind the bunker, waiting for an opportunity to prepare for the second round of sneak attacks.

Rachel's eyes almost narrowed as she stared at the town two kilometers away.

To be honest, the tenacity of these people was a bit beyond his expectation.

Originally, he expected that the battle would be over in ten minutes at most, but they managed to survive ten minutes one after another.

It's been almost half an hour now, and the outermost buildings of the town still haven't been gnawed down.

Glancing at the pale-faced soldiers beside him, Rachel's eyes flashed with disdain.

These weak guys.

Not as useful as human cloning.

Seeing Rachel's look, the adjutant standing aside shouted into the communicator.

"The troops on the west and east sides advance!"

"Even if you die, you have to die in it!"

Under the officer's order, the attack on the positions on the west and east sides also began.

As gunfire spread from the north side of the town to the east and west sides, Town No. 417, located in the center of the storm, turned into a meat grinder.

Screams and wails occurred one after another.

But among the explosions of gunpowder, it seemed insignificant.

More than half of the casualties have been lost, and the players are forced to shrink their defense lines. Under the cover of artillery fire, the soldiers who charged forward finally broke into the small town that was close at hand but out of reach.

However.

Hell has just begun...

…

Half of the wall on the northwest side of the half-collapsed three-story bungalow had collapsed, exposing the steel frames.

"Holy shit! I... feel like I'm surrounded by a division!" The young man cursed as he changed the magazine in his hand and leaned under the window.

"How many more of us are there?"

With his head wrapped in a bandage, Zhang Hai squatted on the other side of the bunker and frowned.

"Four hundred people...probably."

In this case, there is no way to confirm the casualties.

Even effective command is difficult to achieve.

They can only work as a small team, follow the established combat plan, and rely on the bunkers prepared for them by friendly forces to fight independently in the town.

Fortunately, there are also veterans among the individual players who have experienced several battles. With the guarantee of high morale, each team will not fall into chaos even if it is broken into parts.

It is said that he has already retired, and he still has to be dragged here to do such an exciting job. It is really going to cost him his life...

Fortunately, he has a young body in the game.

It is also the most flexible agility system.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on anymore." He twitched his lips and muttered, "The firepower is too strong."

Zhang Hai didn't answer. He took a deep breath and glanced at the smoke-filled streets outside the window, as well as dozens of figures emerging from the smoke.

"hold onto!"

After saying these words, he poked his rifle out of the bunker and quickly pulled the trigger.

The three people walking at the front were killed instantly. The remaining soldiers quickly found bunkers to escape and fired back at the windows upstairs.

The young man gritted his teeth, picked up the RPG launch tube, inserted the high-explosive grenade, and leaned out of the window.

"I will fight with you!!!"

An RPG trailed flames out of the window, but soon three bullets hit his chest, one of which penetrated his left shoulder.

There were explosions in the streets.

Before he had time to confirm the casualties on the other side, Zhang Hai reached out and grabbed the young man who had been shot, and dragged him towards the stairs.

"Are you crazy?!"

"Ahem...I'm fine."

The young man coughed twice and said something brave with a smile. However, before he could finish his words, a rocket came in from the window. The blast of air pushed Zhang Hai forward and he staggered, almost falling down the stairs. Go down.

But he didn't let go.

Retreating to the first floor, he checked Shao Laduzi's injuries and found that two of the shots were blocked by the body armor, and only one shot penetrated the shoulder.

"Can you still move?"

Shao Laduzi was choked by the smoke and coughed for a long time before he managed to squeeze out a single word.

"able……"

"Then get up and walk by yourself!"

Zhang Hai pulled him up, opened the communication channel, and shouted loudly regardless of whether there was a response.

"Everyone retreat to the third line of defense!"

"Prepare for the final battle——!"

The third line of defense is the hospital in the town, which is the only five-story building in the vicinity. Since the wall structure is intact and vegetation is planted in the courtyard, the friendly forces have focused on strengthening it.

At the same time, it is also the last line of defense...

On the other side, the teams of Crow Crow and Teng Teng also engaged the enemy and started a firefight with the legion soldiers.

Perhaps because they discovered that they were women, the ten-man team attacking their defense area seemed to intend to catch them alive, so they did not use heavy firepower from the beginning.

But they soon paid the price for their rashness.

A switchblade drone circled behind them along the ruins, and the smoke and fire from the explosion instantly engulfed the entire street.

And the people on the street were obviously too dead to die.

Aiming the gun out the window, Crow Crow raised the corners of her mouth proudly. Although she was not the main DPS, it still didn't stop her from showing off with the cute new guy next to her.

"...Jiujiu, don't be afraid, my sister will protect you!"

However, Jiujiu, who was listening to her pretense, said with a nonchalant expression.

"There's nothing to be afraid of."

Crow Crow was stunned for a moment.

"Eh? Aren't you scared?"

Teng Teng, who was sitting in the corner of the room wearing a neural connection device, slightly curved his mouth and said.

“The newbies nowadays should not be underestimated.”

She has handed over the hired NPC girl to help look after the Tengteng hut.

Like other professional life players, she was also included in the mixed team of thousands, and was in the same team as Crow Crow.

Compared with raids and airborne attacks, defense is relatively less difficult.

But now it seems that it is only a little bit.

Jiujiu rolled her eyes and suddenly said.

"Speaking of Sister Tengteng."

"What's wrong?"

"What do you think of my brother?"

"Your brother?" Teng Teng was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly said, "Oh, Ye Shi..."

"Yeah!" Jiujiu nodded quickly, with the spirit of gossip burning in her eyes.

Teng Teng sighed helplessly after seeing through what the little girl was thinking at a glance.

"That guy is still a kid, right?"

Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Crow Crow glanced at her curiously.

"why are you laughing?"

"It's nothing. My brother always thinks that I am a child. Hum...how do you say that? In short, this is retribution."

Jiujiu nodded her head with satisfaction, but before she could finish her words, an Iron Fist rocket launcher hit the wall in front of her.

The smoke and fire from the explosion instantly engulfed her, and even Crow Crow, who was a little further away, was almost caught in the explosion.

Looking at the pile of debris buried in the rubble, Teng Teng was stunned for a moment, and his breath froze for half a second.

One second she was chatting and laughing with the person, and the next second she couldn't even find the complete shape of the body...

"...Is this war?"

"Ahem...don't be in a daze!"

Before she could react, Crow Crow, who staggered up from the ground, had already picked her up and tucked her under his arm, and evacuated to the rear through the rubble.

Teng Teng was not in a daze, but connected his consciousness to the reptile robot hidden on the street through the neural access device.

Only the last one left.

Although she wanted to buy more, the items in the store were not infinitely refreshed, so she had to leave some for other intelligence players.

A ten-man team rushed forward. Seeing Teng Teng and Crow Crow retreating, the several legionnaires who caught up obviously accelerated their pace.

However, before they could rush closer, a violent explosion sounded from the side, and the thick smoke and fire that swept into the alley drowned everyone.

Teng Teng, who was held in Crow Crow's arms, breathed a sigh of relief, took out his index finger and pinched the slightly sore forehead.

"...It should be done."

Annihilating two ten-man teams is already a pretty good record, and should be able to get a good rating after the battle is over.

Feeling the resistance squeezing on his face, Teng Teng struggled to twist his neck and looked up at Crow Crow with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

"By the way...can you put me down?"

…

When the two received the order to evacuate to the town's central hospital, players defending other areas also evacuated here one after another.

In addition to the players who could no longer leave or were left behind, the originally full team of a thousand people now only had less than fifty people left.

The sporadic gunfire in the distance has gradually subsided, and from time to time there are one or two grenade explosions, announcing the death of the last person in the team.

Zhang Hai was organizing the remaining personnel to deploy defenses.

"This is the last line of defense... We have tried our best."

After wrapping a bandage on his shoulder, Shao Laduzi swallowed and said.

"Then our mission is completed?"

"I guess so."

Glancing at the legionnaires outside the wall who were approaching the courtyard wall, Zhang Hai continued, "We have been holding them back for almost an hour... it should be enough."

The young man named Quan Shui conducted it well.

However, it is normal for plans to fail to keep up with changes.

The function of that airship is too buggy. It can conduct reconnaissance and cannon fire, and it also has a "damage-free shield". It is really difficult to use.

Everyone was tacitly prepared to fight to the death.

At this moment, a piercing scream suddenly came from the sky, and white smoke streaked across the sky and fell to the north of the town.

Like fire rain falling from the sky!

There was no time to evade, and the armored squadron and the 1,000th Marine Corps advancing into the town were suddenly plunged into a sea of ​​boiling fire.

Looking at the rain of fire falling from the sky, the faces of everyone guarding the courtyard showed a hint of surprise, but it soon turned into ecstasy and excitement.

"Hahaha! Reinforcements!"

"Our reinforcements have arrived!"

Looking at the billowing smoke and boiling sea of ​​fire in the distance outside the window, Zhang Hai excitedly raised the rifle in his hand and shouted to the people behind the bunker.

"Prepare a counterattack!"

…

The battlefield was filled with smoke and the land was baptized by rockets, as if it had been gnawed by dogs.

An infantry fighting vehicle and an armored vehicle emitted black smoke or sparked. Only eight vehicles of the originally almost full armored squadron survived.

The vehicle members limped away from the chariot, and some had just climbed out from under the vehicle.

The infantrymen who were exposed outside the bunkers were not so lucky.

Whether they were heavy infantry or light infantry, most of them were blown apart by the rocket bombings and had their flesh split open and their walls separated.

From the north side of the town to the outskirts, there are no explosion-proof bunkers to hide in.

Just as the soldiers who had survived the explosion were wailing, five pairs of tracks suddenly came out of the billowing smoke.

"Damn it! Tank!"

Seeing the tanks rushing forward, the legionnaires had expressions of horror on their faces.

Although this thing looks primitive and has nothing to do with technology, the hard steel armor, towering turret and coaxial machine gun are not bluffing.

Bullets and artillery shells shuttled across the smoke-covered battlefield, and the soldiers who could still move rolled and crawled back - including the few wheeled vehicles that survived.

Without giving them a chance to turn the turrets around, the armored formations that entered the battlefield from the north had already started harvesting!

"Hahahaha! It's finally my turn to show up! Tiger, step on the accelerator as hard as you can! Damn... four wheels can run faster than my five pairs of road wheels, so you can run like crazy!"

Sitting directly under the turret, Makabazi's eyes were glued to the sight glass, and his right hand was tightly holding the firing trigger.

"Fire!"

With an excited shout, the 88mm low-pressure cannon burst into flames, and a shell blasted out, accurately hitting the "Scorpion" infantry fighting vehicle that was retreating crazily.

The side armor, which was less than 30 mm thick, was instantly penetrated, and flames instantly burst out from the top of the turret of the infantry fighting vehicle.

Makabazi shouted excitedly.

"Enemy vehicle destroyed! Quick! Block load!"

"I'm pretending, I'm pretending! Stop fucking pushing me!"

The power player squatting at Makabazi's feet rolled his eyes, but he did not stop moving his hands. He took out a shell from the ammunition rack and stuffed it into the barrel.

The deafening sound of artillery sounded.

Soon another infantry fighting vehicle was destroyed.

The only eight vehicles left in the legion were quickly harvested by Alliance tanks and exploded into a pile of scrap metal in the flames of the ammunition rack explosion.

These five tanks are the latest masterpieces of the No. 81 Steel Plant. Since they are the alliance's first "independently developed" tracked tanks, they are named "Car No. 1".

Although the name is not as good as Goblin Technology, the technology of Factory 81 is unambiguous at all.

With its sloping armor, relatively modern turret layout, and classic five pairs of road wheels, you can’t tell without looking carefully. This thing is actually a replica of the BMP-1.

In order to reduce the number of new production lines, the 100mm low-bore pressure gun was changed to an 88mm gun. However, due to the application of the alliance's latest N10 azide compound, the armor-piercing capability has not been weakened at all, but has been improved.

The only drawback is that the safe distance of thirty meters is a bit difficult in close combat, but under normal circumstances, there are not many opportunities for tanks to get close to each other.

As for the slow muzzle velocity of the artillery shell, it is not a problem at all.

No matter how slowly the cannonball flies, it is still faster than the wheels running on the ground.

The legion's armored squadron had been completely destroyed. Twenty armored trucks carrying four anti-aircraft guns rushed out from the side of the road and began racing and strafing in the direction of the retreat of the 1,000th Army.

Brother Mole's voice came from the communication channel.

"The tank formation continues to move forward!"

"Go directly through their northern position! Fight behind the western position to cover the infantry attack of the Death Corps!"

After receiving the order, Makabazi shouted excitedly.

"receive!"

The battlefield shifted from the city to the suburbs, and the first troops to attack changed from the Death Corps to the Skeleton Corps.

Passing across the muddy north side of the town, 5 tanks and 20 armored trucks followed an arc and quickly headed to the west side of the town, killing the 1st and 2000th Marine Corps. Roughly split in two down the middle.

At the same time, the wolf cavalry of the Death Corps launched a second round of charge following the tracks of the Skeleton Corps.

Looking at the flaming battlefield, Rachel stood up from the ground with a rifle, her face full of shock.

When he saw the burst of fire on the airship, he had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Soon his premonition was fulfilled, and a whistling sound descended on his troops like locusts.

With just one round of rocket coverage, more than half of his troops were killed or injured, and most of those who survived were injured and found it difficult to fight again.

And it's not over yet.

The armored troops on the opposite side ran through the billowing smoke, and the chaotic gunfire and flying stray bullets made him almost unable to distinguish between east, west, and north.

He had no time to think about where those people came from.

In the noisy communication channel, Rachel roared loudly, trying to gather the remaining troops and save the defeat.

However, this seems to be too late.

Harsh whistles came from all directions, torturing his eardrums and nearly collapsing nerves.

There are also loud bugles.

Swift figures passed through the smoke. They seemed to be the claws of death, and the cavalry riding on the backs of the claws of death!

The barbarian cavalry shouted slogans that he didn't understand, waved huge "revolvers" in their hands, threw grenades towards the back of their position, and rushed over like a tsunami.

Through the boiling sea of ​​smoke, he saw a blue power armor.

The man held a hammer in his hand, and the death claw under his crotch was covered with an angular exoskeleton. From head to toe, he was completely different from other cavalry.

The man didn't rush over, but just looked at him quietly, as if he had been staring at him a long time ago. The same goes for the death claws under the man's crotch. Those amber pupils exuded a bloodthirsty light, as if they couldn't wait to have a feast.

Rachel swallowed and tightened the grip of the rifle in his hand, which did not bring him much sense of security.

He felt a force that penetrated his soul, passed through his armor and chest, and held the hot beating heart.

That power didn't seem to come from those amber pupils, but from the powered armor.

In other words, the man hiding in the armor.

A faint fear flashed in Rachel's eyes, but it was only for a moment. The fear was quickly dispelled by her determined gaze.

From the moment the rockets rained down, he knew he had lost.

but--

He will not surrender.

Clenching the rifle in her hand, Rachel aimed at the man riding on the back of the Deathclaw, unleashing her final madness with a roar.

"bring it on!"

"There are no cowards in the Legion!"

The moment the trigger was pulled, bullets shot out like raindrops, and the sudden burst of firepower weaved a scorching net in the air.

However--

The bullets flying toward the man's chest seemed to hit an invisible wall.

Without even leaving a scratch on the blue armor, the bullets he fired were blown away by the silent storm.

Enraged by the gunfire, Nicole, who was ready to attack, let out an angry roar. She exerted force on her thick hind limbs and charged forward like a cannonball.

Rachel's eyes were filled with complete madness. He threw away the empty rifle, pulled out the rarely used saber, and rushed towards the death cavalry charging forward.

"go to hell--!"

There is no clanging metal clang.

His blade didn't even touch the nails of the Deathclaw, and a huge stream of air hit his chest.

The nitrogen-powered hammer lifted from bottom to top disintegrated his defense without any suspense. The jet-black breastplate instantly turned into fragments and flew backwards in pieces.

The blast of nitrogen not only penetrated his armor, but also shattered his internal organs.

Rachel spat out a mouthful of blood and flew ten meters away like a cannonball. She hit the wreckage of an infantry fighting vehicle heavily and fell to the ground without moving.

Nicole snorted and shook her neck, her amber pupils filled with regret.

I finally hunted with my master, but I didn't expect that the prey was so weak, and it flew away without even being touched by its claws.

but.

It really likes the armor the owner prepared for it, and it feels like its whole body is full of inexhaustible strength.

Looking away from the already cold Rachel, Chu Guang, who was riding on Nico's back, raised the warhammer in his hand above his head.

Through the loudspeaker of the power armor, his voice resounded in the wilderness and echoed in the smoke-filled battlefield.

"Soldiers! Advance!"

"Cut off the heads of those beasts! Use their blood to irrigate our soil! Wait until next year, the fertile soil will be full of flowers-"

"And we will use victory and glory to comfort the immortal souls of heroes!"

"go ahead!!!"

The roar that echoed through the wilderness ignited the entire battlefield.

Cries from all over the mountains and plains followed, all in answer to the roar.

"Come on!"

"Kill——!"

"For Shenyin's Xiaoyu and Boss Xia!"

“Planning for dogs!”

“Long live the manager!!”

"Demacia!!!"

The cavalry charge has ended, and the infantry of the Death Corps launched a charge to victory amidst the whistles and the blast of the charge horn.

Three mercenary troops led by the Storm Troops poured out from the edge of the forest to block the retreating 2nd and 3rd thousand troops.

Looking at the blue armor galloping on the battlefield, many mercenaries from Boulder City had surprised expressions on their faces.

"That's...the manager of the alliance?!"

"The blue power armor! That's him! I saw him at the New Year's celebration!"

The managers of the alliance actually stood with them!

He even rushed in front of them...

To them, this is simply unimaginable.

During the fight against the tide in previous years, they had never seen even the leader of the militia group, let alone the city lord who never showed up.

At most, an officer would come, wear power armor with impeccable defense, find a safe place to sit, and then watch them die.

That majestic figure planted seeds in the hearts of many people.

Although they themselves didn't know what it was, let alone why their blood boiled like a red-hot iron, at this moment even the mercenaries who were most afraid of death burst out with an indomitable roar, following the players They shouted together and rushed towards the retreating legion.

Thick smoke billowed along the front lines that stretched for several kilometers.

First, they were divided and interspersed by the wolf cavalry of the Death Corps, and then they were torn apart by the infantry group from all directions. The casualties of the Legion Aviation Marine Corps had exceeded half, and the Hu Congjun, who had already suffered heavy casualties, was completely defeated. prepared by.

Without the protection of armored units, they continued to suffer casualties, and the frontline commander died in the chaos...

The legion aviation marines surrounding the town finally experienced a complete rout and fled toward the position directly below the airship.

It was their only hope for survival.

If they can retreat to the fortifications, the survivors will have a chance to reorganize their defenses.

However, what they didn't know at this moment was that while the main force was being restrained, the Jungle Corps had already taken advantage of the airship being forcibly landed and penetrated from the urban area of ​​Ruigu City to the camp directly below it.

500 strength-based tough men wearing KV-1 exoskeletons suddenly arrived. A series of light and heavy machine guns unleashed ferocious firepower, quickly catching the two centurions in the camp by surprise.

The Heart of Steel was in chaos at the moment.

The entire gun cabin in front was blown up, and the people on the airship were too busy to take care of themselves. No one could give them advance warning.

Listening to the gunfire one after another in the camp, panic was written on the faces of the officers guarding the camp.

He grabbed the adjutant and asked angrily.

"Where's the Fallen Leaf Camp?! Why isn't Colway here yet?"

The adjutant's face was full of fear and he spoke in a stammering tone.

"Sir...the wastelanders have rebelled!"

"What the hell...these are these rip-off bitches!"

Without enough time to be alarmed, the officer quickly ordered a defense. However, before they could form effective resistance, the second round of rockets landed on top of their heads.

Without aerial fire support and no counter-artillery to suppress the rocket array on the opposite side, their camp quickly turned into a sea of ​​flames.

The outermost defenses were quickly disintegrated. Under the leadership of Midnight Shaji, the Jungle Corps captured the entire camp in less than ten minutes.

The casualties paid were only a dozen people.

Carrying a machine gun and walking forward, the Pi City paratroopers looked towards the Midnight Chicken Killing Road.

"...the rout of the Air Marine Corps will arrive in 20 minutes, and a thousand-man force is expected!"

“Leave them to the mosquito dude!”

Looking up at the airship above his head, Midnight Killer took off the silver-white metal round tank that looked like an oxygen tank from his back and slammed it to the ground.

The tip at the top was aimed at the airship directly above.

He pulled out the nylon buckle from the exoskeleton and hung it on the metal can.

So does everyone else.

Seeing that everyone was ready to take off, Midnight Killer shouted cleanly.

"put!"

Following the order, bursts of exploding white mist filled the camp.

I saw only slender arrows, like spear guns shooting into the sky, igniting after taking off, dragging the rope made of devil's silk and running towards the belly of the airship together with the slender white smoke.

After crossing a distance of four to five hundred meters, the arrows that passed through the shield and approached the airship were already at the end of their strength.

However, the moment the arrow touched the airship, the front end of the arrow exploded instantly, driving the steel hook into the airship's armor.

He reached out and pulled the rope to make sure there was no problem.

Midnight Killer looked up at the sky and roared loudly.

"Give your heart to the administrator!"

"Log in!"

Along with his roar, the winch inside the tank began to rotate, pulling him into the air.

He was not the only one, figures wearing exoskeletons also rose into the air and flew towards the sky under the pull of ropes.

The soldiers on the airship were entangled with the Burning Legion and had no time to care about these people.

Standing in the bridge, overlooking the ground, General McClung's expression changed from anxious to surprised, and then from surprised to stunned.

These barbarians...

Already crazy!

Violent shaking came from below the airship. General McClung quickly reached out and grabbed the armrest on the side, almost falling to the ground.

At this time, a sergeant wearing an exoskeleton ran in from outside and said with a panicked expression on his face.

"...Report! Our landing module is occupied by the enemy!"

Before he could finish his words, another sergeant stumbled in from the corridor.

"They took control of our garage! And activated the two Scorpions we parked there... They strafed us with 45mm cannons! We need reinforcements!"

General McClung's face paled slightly.

First, the wing crashed, then the gun cabin directly ahead was blown up, and then the frontline troops suffered a heavy setback.

If he could barely maintain his composure when he saw Rachel's troops being bombed, he appointed Rachel's adjutant to take over the frontline command and retreat back. However, when he heard that the enemy had occupied the landing module of the airship, A trace of unnecessary panic finally emerged in his heart.

"...these savages."

His lips twitched as he chewed the word over and over again, as if he could crush those people with just his teeth.

The adjutant standing aside took a deep breath and looked at the staff officer next to him.

The staff officer read his eyes.

After a brief exchange of glances, the staff officer walked next to General McClun and lowered his voice.

"General... For your safety, I suggest you retreat for the time being."

"retreat?"

General McClung stared at his staff officer in disbelief, seeing that his expression did not look like he was joking. After some struggle, he finally relaxed his tense shoulders.

Hearts of Steel can be sunk.

But no matter what, the captain of the legion cannot fall into the hands of the barbarians.

That would be a disgrace to the entire Legion.

Gritting his teeth and glancing at the smoke-filled ground outside the floor-to-ceiling window, he finally nodded his noble head.

"...to the escape pod."

The adjutant breathed a sigh of relief and said neatly.

"yes!"

…

A long shuttle-shaped aircraft was launched from the tail of the airship, speeding towards the west like a meteor.

Didn't attract anyone's attention.

The jungle regiment that invaded the airship was divided into two teams. One team went to the front area to support the brothers of the Burning Legion while flanking their legionnaires.

The other team was led by Midnight Killer. According to the route secretly recorded by the warlord, they fought all the way to the command area of ​​the airship and rushed into the bridge.

Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Zuigu City are within easy reach.

However, the officers here have disappeared.

The ten-man team stationed here was quickly wiped out. Carrying a heavy machine gun, Midnight Killer stepped forward, searched around the bridge, and muttered curses.

"Damn it, let them run away..."

"Just run away. At least we've captured this airship."

Walking next to Brother Shaji, the Pi City paratrooper took down the flag that had been prepared in advance and said with a smile, "Here, let's decorate this big guy."

…

The flag of the Alliance was hung outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the bridge, and the nearly five-meter-long flag whistled in the wind.

As the Heart of Steel was captured, the Goblin Legion's aviation formation took off from the airport north of Dawn City and pounced on the legion's aviation marines who were retreating while fighting.

Faced with rocket attacks and the constant dives of propeller planes, the morale of the legionnaires who continued to suffer casualties was already on the verge of collapse.

After seeing the fall of the Heart of Steel, they finally lost their last courage and laid down their weapons and surrendered.

Chu Guang, who was riding on Nicole's back, raised his head and glanced at the sky in the distance, with a smile on his face.

"The rain seems to be stopping..."

Nico snorted a little in response.

In the center of the dark clouds that were shattered by the gunfire in the distance, a beam of light shone. That beam of light was like a holy sword, piercing the heavy rain curtain and sticking into the ground, with colorful outlines faintly floating around it.

It seemed like a rainbow.

At the same time, far away at the headquarters in the western district of Ruigu City, Commander Quanshui unhooked the visor of his helmet and also saw the beam of light falling from the clouds.

Just now, he received reports from the frontline regiments.

The Skeleton Corps, the Death Corps, the Storm Corps and three thousand-man teams composed of mercenaries have completely defeated the remaining resistance of the legion and turned the legion soldiers who gave up resistance into organized prisoners.

The Jungle Corps and the Burning Legion successfully took control of the Iron Heart.

Including the mixed team of thousands who survived until the end.

Each corps successfully achieved its final combat objectives.

Although there were heavy casualties, many second- and third-line corps were even wiped out.

However, they were victorious in the end, defeating an almost impossible enemy.

And this land finally ushered in the dawn of peace.

Kakarot, who stood next to him, grinned as he shouldered his rifle.

"It's just the right time for the rain to stop."

Commander Quanshui nodded slightly.

"yes……"

"By the way, are we not on the front line again?" Kakarot teased.

Hearing this, Quan Shui smiled sheepishly.

"You found out again, do you want to complain about me?"

"Hahaha, how could it be possible? It would be great if we win! Anyway, it's not just the two of us... there is another person who has no chance to go to the front line."

Kakarot smiled heartily and patted his shoulder.

"Anyway... the command is beautiful!"