Chapter 781
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Chapter 781: Mission Accomplished
Chenglong Pass.
The sky was completely obscured by a massive wave, and beneath its enormous shadow, an endless horde of “mysteries” roared as they surged toward the towering black city wall.
Fang Zuo and the others stood at the top of the city wall, their dark red cloaks soaked by seawater. He rested his hand on the hilt of the straight sword at his waist, unconsciously rubbing the grip as his mind raced.
“They’re coming…”
Fang Zuo murmured to himself.
Thousands of “mysteries,” with their mixed realm pressure alone, were enough to suffocate everyone within Chenglong Pass. Combined with the towering waves and the thunderous, continuous roars, it felt as if the end of the world had arrived at Chenglong Pass.
Amidst the storm, Fang Zuo picked up the walkie-talkie in his other hand and spoke calmly:
“Activate the ‘Chenglong’ firepower defense line.”
As soon as he finished speaking, heavy steel plates retracted into the massive black iron city wall. The entire wall resembled a beehive, with large black holes appearing in an orderly fashion across its surface.
Immediately, cannon barrels extended from these holes, densely standing on the surface of the iron wall, their muzzles turning to face the direction of the overwhelming beast tide.
Boom boom boom boom—!!!
Blinding, concentrated flashes of fire erupted from the beehive cannons, and countless artillery pieces formed a seamless net that instantly covered the entire sky, illuminating the dark sea below.
Ordinary small arms, such as guns and grenades, found it difficult to affect high-realm “mysteries,” at most only able to deal with weaker “mysteries” below the “Chuan” realm. However, heavy weaponry was different; with its immense explosive power, it could inflict damage on “mysteries” of the “Chuan” realm and even some of the “Hai” realm. With a sufficient number of heavy weapons, it could even pose a threat to “Wuliang.”
As an A-class stronghold of the Great Xia, Chenglong Pass was equipped with a total of 78,000 heavy artillery pieces. With such a terrifying number, it could achieve true all-angle fire coverage. In the case of concentrated and precise bombardment, it could even kill a “Wuliang” level “mystery” within ten seconds.
These A-class war strongholds represented the pinnacle of the Great Xia’s technological military power.
As the sky was woven with a net of artillery fire, the rushing beast tide still had blood-red eyes, fixated on the black stronghold ahead. They charged toward the artillery defense line fearlessly, as if they had completely lost their minds, with even the low-realm cannon fodder at the front showing no signs of hesitation.
Thousands of “mysteries,” like madmen!
The dense artillery mercilessly bombarded the foremost “mysteries,” the continuous explosions mingling with their roars, echoing amidst the towering waves. Firelight, blood, and corpses… the sea in front of Chenglong Pass quickly turned blood-red.
Fang Zuo and several other sentinels stood at the forefront of the city wall, the buzzing sound of the cannons ringing painfully in their ears. The rain of blood mixed with the salty seawater fell upon them, merging with their dark red cloaks, leaving no trace.
“Have they gone mad?” a young sentinel asked, watching the crazed, fearless “mysteries.”
“They have indeed gone mad,” Fang Zuo frowned and replied. “Every creature has its instincts. In the face of life and death, their instincts should evoke fear or anxiety. Yet these ‘mysteries’ show no signs of hesitation… Their instincts have been erased by someone.
Now, they are merely a group of ruthless machines that know only how to kill.”
“Is it the work of those Outer Gods? Where are they hiding?”
“Do we even need to ask? They must be lurking in some corner outside the Great Xia, secretly observing the situation here.”
“How disgusting. If they have the ability, why don’t they charge directly into the Great Xia?”
“They dare not,” Fang Zuo turned to look toward the land of Great Xia. “At least, they do not dare in the short term.”
Boom—!!!
Amidst the vast beast tide, several “Klein” level giant beasts suddenly emerged. They stood in the blood-red waves, opening their mouths to unleash thunder and flames at the black city wall where the sentinels stood, instantly breaking through the artillery defense line and crashing into the wall!
A violent explosion roared.
The sentinels quickly scattered, landing at different points along the wall. Fang Zuo turned to look at the black wall, which had been blasted open, his expression growing increasingly grave.
After this firepower gap was created, one “mystery” after another, using the corpses of their companions as shields, forced their way to the base of the wall. Various strange forbidden ruins opened up, beginning to guide the subsequent “mysteries” forward while tearing at the surface of the black wall. A large number of artillery pieces were destroyed, shattering into fragments that scattered across the blood-soaked sea.
Given the current frenzied momentum of these “mysteries,” it would be difficult for this stronghold to hold out for the expected four minutes…
I wonder if Lu Qiu has reached [Tujiao Pass] and transmitted the information?
…
Three hundred and twenty kilometers north of Chenglong Pass.
A blue light streaked across the sky, wobbling as it rushed toward the massive stronghold standing amidst the waves!
The moment the silver-white steel stronghold came into view, a hint of joy appeared on Lu Qiu’s pale face. The forbidden ruins within him operated frantically, squeezing out the last bit of his life force to speed toward it!
That was the A-010 war stronghold of the Great Xia, [Tujiao].
“Unidentified flying object spotted to the south, repeat, unidentified flying object spotted to the south!”
Inside Tujiao Pass, a soldier constantly monitoring the surrounding sea noticed the blue light and immediately raised his walkie-talkie to report.
“Unauthorized, prepare to initiate aerial interception…”
“—I am Lu Qiu, a sentinel of the Great Xia!!”
Before the voice on the other end could finish, a loud shout echoed from the sky. Driven by the forbidden ruins, this voice covered nearly the entire Tujiao Pass.
Everyone inside Tujiao Pass was taken aback.
Lu Qiu took a deep breath, using all his strength to continue shouting:
“The second disaster-level beast tide is coming! The second disaster-level beast tide is coming!
The communication system of [Chenglong Pass] has been destroyed! Unable to transmit messages to headquarters!
Please, Tujiao Pass, send a message immediately to notify headquarters to prepare for the second disaster-level beast tide!
Lastly…
I ask all comrades in Tujiao Pass to rescue Chenglong Pass!”
After uttering the last word, the breath Lu Qiu had forced out suddenly became chaotic. His exhausted life force had reached its limit, and he uncontrollably fell toward the sea near Tujiao Pass!
As his consciousness faded like a receding tide, he gazed dreamily at the rapidly enlarging sea below, his eyes slowly closing, yet a smile appeared on his face…
His mission was complete.
