Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 1446 - 35 Fortress Chaos

Chapter 1446: Chapter 35 Fortress Chaos

The world seemed to plunge into a deathly silence all at once, leaving only the grand steel sky suspended in the night, playing a symphony woven from iron and blood!

Around the main cannon, twenty rail secondary guns were all activated, scattering irregularly, blasting blue-white energy columns like the lightning of the thunder god, cleansing the battlefield of all stubborn enemies.

The Conquerors, watching the rampaging steel sky, were shocked by its incredibly high efficiency in clearing the field.

Yue Jing admitted to himself that in single combat, he was definitely not inferior to Tang Zheng, but when it came to area attacks, everything before him left him speechless.

"An S-level ability!" Fu Tianxiao sighed lamentably. In this world, there are always some lucky ones who get what others can only dream of.

Actually, Fu Tianxiao was wrong. The Trojan Seeds were very fair to every survivor. The higher the grade of the Seed, the better the compatibility with the body. This doesn’t mean that lower-grade Seeds were necessarily trash; it was just a matter of probability.

A Newbie, if they put in enough effort, could still secure a high-grade Seed and the timing of activating them was also crucial.

If a Newbie used a Seed after a brutal battle, there was a high chance of activating an ability with a very high degree of compatibility, as the Seed would read the user’s memories, physical condition, combat data..., and integrate them to present the most perfect expression state.

Tang Zheng wasn’t a favored child of luck; every strong person who made it through has struggled and crawled over the line of life and death, squeezing their limits every second, desperately fighting to survive, and hence, they also received ample rewards.

"Multiple abilities? Or a dual ability user?" Xiaobai envied the metal barrier obscuring the night sky, full of jealousy, wishing to take their place.

Some people are like that, preferring to envy others rather than spending more time developing their abilities. In this world, there’s no strongest ability, only the strongest survivors.

"Hmm, very comprehensive abilities, just don’t know if he has any other trump cards left." Jiang Xiuming disembarked from the landing ship, able to see the battlefield a kilometer away with the naked eye, interestingly speculating on Tang Zheng’s strength.

"Hurry up, let’s head back."

Tang Zheng’s voice came through the communication, and the Conquerors immediately began to navigate their armed helicopters back.

"The consumption of life energy has dropped significantly, and new combat units have emerged!" After passing through the Fire Seed enhancement, indeed, every ability had advanced. If Tang Zheng didn’t control his summons, then the Steel Sky would spit out thousands more Fearless Mechs.

"Tang Zheng, Qing Shuang has crash-landed." Lin Weiguo looked at the burning wreck of the airborne gunship not far away, sighing.

Shen Qingshuang failed to make an emergency landing. He and a high school student survived by luck with their respective abilities, but more than twenty Newbies they were carrying were not so fortunate and all died in the cabin.

Tang Zheng and the Old Soldier landed and quickly opened the hatch, jumping out to assist the two inside.

"Save me!" A newbie trapped under a metal sheet, his face covered in blood, stretched out his hand to Tang Zheng for help, wanting to live.

"Sorry!" It wasn’t that Tang Zheng wouldn’t save him, but the newbie’s lower body was already crushed by an iron board, his intestines spilling out. Even Daylily’s treatment would only delay the inevitable death.

The Newbies didn’t hear Tang Zheng’s apology; he was dead.

Finally reaching the Fortress, Tang Zheng looked at the remaining Newbies with mixed feelings. In just those short five minutes, over sixty people had died.

The remaining Newbies had no time to be glad they survived, all shaking with fear as they looked around.

Soldiers clad in power armor, looking like iron canned heads, surrounded the survivors tightly, and muzzles on the armed war chariots also pointed at their heads, ready to fire at any moment.

"Just escaped from the tiger’s mouth, and now entering the wolf’s den, still more than three hours till midnight, what to do?" Wei Binbai mocked, but deep down, he wanted to slaughter these soldiers.

"Who are you people?" a Battalion Leader in a crisp military uniform came forward, questioning these strangers, "Don’t try to fool me with civilian excuses, I have never seen civilians handle armed helicopters so adeptly."

"Dantai said he had taken care of the guards, what happened?" Yu Deye was impatient, "If you ask me, just kill them."

"Fu Tianxiao, can you control them?" Tang Zheng was too lazy to negotiate, ready to find a place to hide and hold out until midnight.

Before Fu Tianxiao could take action, two battered assault boats landed in the Square, and star soldiers emerged amidst the smoke.

Snap, the soldiers immediately straightened up, saluted with their hands raised, their expressions filled with fear.

Star Soldiers, because of their strength, had a lot of authority. During the war, they could temporarily take control of the military and, acting as military police, had the impunity to execute deserters.

In the eyes of the soldiers, these modified beings were no different than humanoid Reapers.

"Captain, take your soldiers and leave!" The leader returned a military salute, bellowing with a robust voice.

"Yes, sir!" The Captain wasted no words, and in less than ten seconds, the surrounding soldiers departed cleanly.

The leader took off his helmet, revealing a middle-aged man’s face, weathered, iron-blooded, full of the air of a tough man, especially those eyes, sharp as blades, looking as if they could slice off a piece of flesh when they gazed at someone, intimidating enough to deter others from making eye contact.

Tang Zheng did not shy away, confronting the Captain’s gaze directly.

"Good, are you willing to join the Imperial Defense Army?" The Captain extended his right hand.

To prompt a handshake from a Captain who had fought for ten years and slaughtered tens of thousands of Demons, Tang Zheng’s actions evidently won his favor.

The power armor of the star soldiers was all future technology, and eavesdropping on their conversations was a matter of course. He certainly paid attention to these individuals and had wanted to meet the beloved Group Leader when he saw many following him.

"Don’t you need to test us?" Tang Zheng didn’t understand the middle-aged man’s true intent and had no interest in being transformed.

"You’ve passed," said the middle-aged man, looking at the other Conquerors. "Are you willing to join the Defense Army?"

No one answered. The thought of having two hearts sent a chill down Lu Fan’s spine.

"Why refuse?" The middle-aged man’s expression darkened, for he viewed it as an Honor, but these people didn’t seem to care.

"Because we want to live the life we like," Tang Zheng glanced at the Captain’s military rank. "Captain, can you just speak straightforwardly?"

"I need your help. The Fortress Commander is preparing to retreat, and I need the strength to suppress them," the Captain said sincerely, without any intent to conceal.

"Firing squad?" The word "suppression," so visceral, made Xu Biyun uncomfortable.

"Definitely. They are timid and cowardly, having lost the spirit of the Imperial Soldiers. Only blood can wash away their shame," said the Captain matter-of-factly. "Moreover, without killing the higher command, I can’t take control of the troops to resist the Beastman onslaught."

"The Beastman will attack?" Li Huiwen asked in surprise, this being the matter of everyone’s concern.

"Yes, the recent destruction of the Beastman’s main fleet by that metal barrier will likely trigger an early attack due to their commander’s raging temperament."

The Captain was right; the Beastman commander had already smashed the Telescope and issued an assault order, determined to take down the Fortress and slaughter every Human inside tonight.

The Artillery Position wasn’t fully prepared, but they couldn’t wait to fire. One after another, Cannon Shells with screaming trails slammed into the Fortress.

Boom, the attack hit the Square, blasting a big pit and scattering rocks everywhere, frightening the Newbies into screams.

Some of the Fortress’s civilians had already taken refuge in the underground Air Defense Cave ahead of time, so now the Square was quite empty, apart from these miserable survivors and some soldiers rushing to various Defense Lines.

Boom, a Cannon Shell exploded twenty meters away, the Shock Wave throwing a mass of debris at them.

The star soldiers stood their ground, not even flinching; Tang Zheng originally wanted to protect his head but, seeing their stance, he simply stood still too.

Old Soldier Xu Liangmao too was a man of steel. He stood behind, letting the rocks hit him.

"A bunch of fools!" Yu Deye protected his head, thinking Tang Zheng was foolish. Staying alive was what mattered most; there was no point in showing off.

"You truly are impressive," the Captain admired Tang Zheng and the others, grabbing their shoulders. "You must join the Defense Army, how about becoming my Assistant Group Leader?"

"Not interested," Tang Zheng declined. "Let’s talk about how to deal with the Commanders. They retreat, but did they consider us civilians at all?"

"Yes," the Captain did not inquire about the survivors’ abilities. This world was full of unsolved mysteries, with numerous gods, so nothing surprised him anymore.

"Then let’s set off, quick battle and quick decision," Tang Zheng said, looking at the star soldiers’ Equipment. "But we need some gear."

"No problem, let’s go to the Armory first, pick out the best," said the Captain happily. "Rest assured, as long as we hold on for an hour, our reinforcements will arrive, enough to crush those damned Green Skins."

Dantai’s team appeared in a corner of the Square, gave an OK gesture after spotting Qin Yan, and then departed. Facing the star soldiers, they couldn’t fully trust them and had to keep a trump card.

With the sky-defying authority of the Captain leading the way, the journey to the military supply store was smooth, without any hiccups. Tang Zheng’s intention was for the Newbies to hide and wait, but they were frightened and worried about being abandoned, insisting on following.

The Fortress was now under bombardment by Beastman, who were not foolish either; they knew to bombard first and then charge, reducing casualties.

"Open the Main Entrance!" Arriving at the Armory, a star Soldier went ahead of the Captain to negotiate with the duty Soldier.

"Sir, your authorization!" The Soldier saluted and did not rashly open the Armory just because they were star Soldiers, as this was crucial to the Fortress having enough Ammunition to continue the fight.

"Newbie, hurry up and open the door, stop acting so high and mighty," the adjacent Old Soldier reached out to the Newbie. "Give me the Key."

The Old Soldier knew the authority of the star Soldiers and didn’t dare to defy it.

"No, we need the officer’s authorization!" The Young Soldier’s idealism was still intact, not yet a seasoned Soldier, he despised all privileges.

Just as Tang Zheng was about to see how the Captain would deal with the situation, a Gun fired. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)