Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 764 - 636: Frost Under the Starry Sky

Chapter 764: Chapter 636: Frost Under the Starry Sky

The naked giants were durable, but the larger, hairy ones were even more so. They, too, suffered losses in the astonishing bombardment, but the damaged mass was rapidly regenerating in the frosty wind.

A massive Frost Giant had its entire head and upper body blown away, yet its legs continued to advance. Snow and ice accumulated on its wounds, quickly restoring the Frost Giant’s form to full!

The sight filled the soldiers with despair.

...

At the sea to the south of Yibei City, many ships broke through the ice, accompanied by numerous small private vessels and shuttle machines attempting to reach the island.

Nestor Corporation’s boundary patrol machines spotted them and quickly broadcasted a message.

"Yibei City is under monster attack! Retreat swiftly! This is not the best time to enter Yibei City!" the broadcast urgently requested them to leave.

"Wow..."

"We have loved ones in Yibei City!"

"Let us through!"

"Let us rescue our loved ones!" The people arriving now were those with close ties to Yibei City from the main island. In their small boats and private vehicles loaded with fuel and emergency supplies, they were desperate to enter the city and bring aid.

Due to the restoration of internet communications, nearly all the citizens of Yibei City reported their safety to their relatives on the main island at the first opportunity or sought their help.

Now, those who responded to the call were appearing in the waters.

Gazing at Yibei City, just 25 miles away, they needed only to cover the narrow distance forward to enter the city and find their friends and relatives, bringing them the supplies they so urgently needed.

"We’re defending Yibei City! But—things are looking bad! Rather than staying in Yibei City, we hope you can take them away!" The patrol officials informed them of the reality, then let them through.

Rescue! Rescue!

At this moment, on three different defensive lines to the north, northeast, and east, Nestor Corporation’s soldiers were all under immense pressure.

"The offensive is beyond expectations!"

"We must hold out until the next wave of attacks!"

"Continue to fight!"

The air raid squadron that had previously bombarded the Frost Giants to excess came from Chika Island’s Space Mother Ship. Now, the first batch of fighter jets returned to the ship, while the second batch timely passed through the frosted clouds, diving to bombard the large Frost Giants nearing the battlefront below.

"Roar!"

"Awoo—" These large giants were capable of rapid regeneration in the frost wind, reaching an astonishing height of 30 meters.

Behind them strode several hundred-meter-tall giants, constantly letting the smaller ones take the damage while they themselves hid in the snowstorm, now finally revealing their formation.

Both the Frost Giant God Elride and Yan Duo were 400-meter-tall "giant gods," with their size representing the strength of Elride’s clan. The bigger the size, the closer they were to the power of the giant god himself.

Elride could blow a ferocious tempest capable of directly damaging an entire planet’s ecosystem, and his hundred-meter subordinates could also create frost to shield themselves, appearing as if clad in frost-forged sturdy armor, wielding colossal ice-crystal weapons, far superior to their lesser brethren who fought barehanded.

The moment the hundred-meter-tall giants appeared, most of the soldiers plunged instantly into despair.

"Ah..."

"How can there be giants like that..."

"Hurry and run... It’s too cold!"

"We’re no match!" Many soldiers in the ranks displayed signs of cowardice. They mostly had short service periods, petrified in such a grand-scale supernatural war, never having imagined humans would one day face such dreadful monsters.

The rest of the soldiers who stood their ground were gritting their teeth at them.

"Are you giving up honor just like that?"

"You..."

"If you try to desert, you’ll be shot on the spot!" The other brave soldiers were clearly indignant.

However, in truth, those super-sized giants advancing towards the battle line were unstoppable, their bodies clad in ice and frost armor. Even when hit by missiles, they didn’t falter, and this disparity in power further dampened the morale of the soldiers contemplating flight.

"It’s just a job!"

"Nestor Corporation pays you to die!"

"Are you just going to wait to die on your post?"

"Some of you are locals, but we’re not!" A clear split in sentiment was emerging among the soldiers.

A towering soldier from an advanced legion trudged through the snow, striding purposefully towards the front line.

He was clad in black heavy armor, with a wide crescent adornment on his helmet, and carried an alloy greatsword and bomb cannon. His presence was enough to make the other soldiers look up to him.

Every legionnaire was elite within the ranks, their physiques enhanced through surgical modification, making them imposingly tall, while combat simulation tests made them valiant warriors. However, the dual trials of body and mind tested the limits of human physiology, with only around a dozen out of a thousand recruits completing the entire training process.

"Haven’t you noticed? Even if we, the soldiers of Nestor Corporation, fall in battle, we have a chance to be reborn! We are an immortal army!" A legionary soldier raised his alloy sword high and shouted to the surrounding soldiers, "And if you pull out of today’s fight, your spirit will be dead forever!"

"Waaah——"

"We can only fight now..."

"The training and the salary weren’t for nothing! Believe in our commanders and equipment!" Upon hearing the encouragement of the Advanced Legion members, the soldiers’ morale was instantly bolstered, what they were longing for was exactly this kind of backbone force.

Behind the legionary soldier, more heavily armored legionaries descended from the Shuttle Machine, and a large number of Battle Witches joined the battlefield, reinforcing the defensive line.

The third wave of offensive was launched from the sky; a large number of fighter jets from up high performed tail flips and dropped bombs called "Devastation Bombs" onto the massive bodies of the super-sized frost giants.

These "Devastation Bombs" were some of Nestor Corporation’s most precious consumables, with only 120 left, because no other source of magic minerals had been found, so these magic bombs all came from the stock stolen years ago from Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing Haiyun Rhine.

The shell of Devastation Bombs was made of magical materials, into which the Secret Scripts personally guided by Lady Farosa and etched by the Little Witches were cast, and the contents were the Supreme magic power personally infused by Lady Farosa herself.

In other words, every explosion of a Devastation Bomb was equivalent to Lady Farosa turning a portion of her magic power into actual lethality.

When these Devastation Bombs exploded over the heads of the giant frost giants, the field instantly lit up with purple or azure Phantom Lights, and their forms were immediately cut in half, leaving only their legs, pouring out thick frost mist.

"They’ve been weakened!"

"Hit them hard!"

"There are a few more — they’re about to breach the trench!"

"Kill them!" The soldiers of Nestor at the front line also entered a do-or-die state, furiously launching weapons at the remains of the giants amidst the intense cold.

However, what was more terrifying was...

The Corpse Dragon!

It had taken to the skies again, passing over the completely defeated Pan Ruiyi, roaring towards the line, launching endless ice storms onto the ground.

"Aaah——"

A large number of soldiers on the defensive line died instantly in the sudden cold ice storm, with only robots still crazily firing bullets into the frosty shadows in the sky.

The light from the gunfire illuminated the night sky, vaguely outlining its massive and terrifying shape. When the people in the rear looked up and saw such a colossal beast, the hard-won morale was once again dissipated in sheer terror.

The Corpse Dragon breathed frost mist towards the distant artillery and tank positions of Nestor Corporation, which were roaring with fire.

Under the suppression of the giant frost breath, the entire position, which had been roaring with activity, instantly became eerily silent, turning entirely into an icy graveyard, filled with the frozen corpses of Nestor soldiers.

And the "Elite Soldiers" were immediately submerged by the frigid breath, the temperature so low it surpassed the cold tolerance limits of their various parts and materials, rendering them brittle and weak, where moving alone would cause them to fall.

The Corpse Dragon flapped its giant wings again, creating a blizzard twice as massive, enveloping the entire frontline in boundless silence, with only the Frost Giants it sheltered able to trudge forward.

Night had fallen, and Yibei City had started to issue retreat plans, forcing people to carry their families, brave the severe cold and darkness, and head south, inevitably plunging into the greatest despair.

...

Elsewhere, Pan Ruiyi struggled to drag her broken, bleeding body across the snow, raising her head to gaze at the vast starry sky. Through the snow mist, she could make out the light woven between the stars, each point of light a distant, separate star.

It was almost an illusion, seeing some stars shining particularly brightly, as if descending upon her head, with those shining bodies and meteorites in the outer space flickering on and off before her.

A hand caressed Pan Ruiyi’s cheek, she turned to see a pair of smooth, delicate ankles, showing no sign of freezing amid the cold.

"Ah..." Pan Ruiyi’s voice was hoarse.

"Although I’m a bit late, where starlight shines, there I will be," Lady Farosa said, lifting Pan Ruiyi’s blood-soaked head with one hand and removing her helmet with the other, allowing her blood-drenched eyes to see clearly.

"Lady Farosa..." Pan Ruiyi’s lips moved. She could no longer feel any other part of her body, "Forgive me..."

"I forgive you," Lady Farosa said with a slight smile.

Lady Farosa bent down to kiss Pan Ruiyi’s dirty, frosty lips.

In that moment, Pan Ruiyi swore her heart belonged to Farosa, swore her soul belonged to Farosa, swore her flesh belonged to Farosa.

This most exalted love and care from the Witch Goddess cleansed Pan Ruiyi of all her pain and confusion.

"Oh—merciful... merciful Lady Farosa..." Pan Ruiyi felt dizzy. In that moment she knew she was saved, she should belong to Farosa, only the Witch Goddess was her saviour, all witches should devoutly offer themselves to Farosa, nothing else mattered. Oh, Farosa is the goddess, Farosa is the goddess!

Farosa had 101 jump to Pan Ruiyi’s side, to take her back to safety. When 101 saw Pan Ruiyi’s wounds, it was shockingly horrific; she had never imagined Pan Ruiyi could be so ravaged.

Then, Lady Farosa whirled into appearance on the front lines. This was her first time showcasing her power, which she found very significant.

The Frost Core controlling the Corpse Dragon instantly detected an aura of profound inscrutability appearing around the battlefield. The super-sized Frost Giants, closer in nature to giant gods, also turned their heads, focusing their attention on Farosa in an instant.

Observers entrenched in hard-fought lines of defense likewise noticed Farosa. While they sent battle updates, they couldn’t help but mention this mysterious witch appearing before them for the first time.

Cloaked in a Rainbow Cloak, Farosa raised the Star Tamer toward the Corpse Dragon.

"Come challenge me, reptile," she taunted.