Chapter 30: Chapter 30: One Day
Faced with the gaze of the man holding the cauldron, Yu Lian calmly shrugged.
He didn’t lie; he eliminated all the enemies without any casualties on his side. Which part didn’t fit the concept of cover?
After all, the result is that the target could successfully escape danger, right?
Then he pointed to the talisman in the hand of the man holding the cauldron and made a throwing gesture.
The man holding the cauldron finally reacted and quickly handed the talisman to the elder in the purple robe.
The elder in the purple robe had lost an arm in the previous battle and now appeared somewhat languid, with wrinkles tightly drawn together and fatigue etched between his brows.
He forced himself to gather his energy and took the talisman from the man holding the cauldron.
With a flick forward, the talisman gracefully hovered in mid-air.
Afterward, the elder in the purple robe performed a spell.
A flash of red light, and the spirit bird, which had appeared at the start of the battle, manifested again and swiftly marked the four walls of the city.
Swish—
A small light screen instantly formed.
Compared to the mother array that could extend fifty meters beyond the city walls, the range of the sub-array was much smaller, barely covering one-third of the interior of the walls.
This divided the beasts on the walls into two parts:
One part outside the light screen, the other part inside the light screen.
Suddenly trapped in an enclosed environment, the beasts isolated within the light screen became unusually agitated.
Ultimately, under the leadership of a giant serpent, this group of beasts began to launch an unrestrained attack against the defending forces.
Fortunately, the number of beasts wasn’t large, and the two sword-controlling elders still retained some combat strength, coupled with Yu Lian’s handgun deterrence, the people atop the city temporarily managed to fend off this wave of attacks.
Bang!
While Yu Lian shot dead a giant serpent, his headset finally transmitted the awaited news:
"Squad Leader Yu, this is Yan Shaohua. My regiment’s firepower layout is in place, about to initiate fire cleansing.
My regiment’s mobile forces will encircle and annihilate the beast tide with a pincer attack following the fire coverage!
Counting down from five, five... four... three... two... one, fire!"
On the city walls, the humans from the other world witnessed a scene they would never forget:
Countless cone-shaped objects with fiery tails took off from somewhere outside the city, tracing a beautiful arc through the air, and poured precisely and densely into the beast tide.
And then...
Smoke billowed, and the thunder roared incessantly.
Thud—
A clump of dirt with a giant’s head embedded within was flipped onto the city walls by the shockwave, the missile having forcibly shattered the giant’s horn, leaving confusion and fear in its eyes.
Like the head of a swine placed on an altar, in the posture of an offering, it fully surrendered to a great nation.
Two kilometers outside the city, tank regiment commander Liang Xufeng lowered his binoculars and gestured backward:
"All armored units, target the city, charge!"
Rumble!
Seventeen Type 99A tanks and thirty-seven armored vehicles roared to life in unison.
Tracks gouged deep ruts into the ground as they descended from the gentle slope, gradually accelerating.
Like a steel torrent, they roared with a wild and domineering aura even greater than the beasts, rushing invincibly towards the city!
At this moment.
Nine-tenths of the beasts outside the city were gone, and the battle atop the city walls was gradually coming to an end.
The reason was simple—the fleeing civilians returned.
Civilians are actually a very complex group.
You might think they are foolish, but they’re not. They all understand that once the city falls, doom is inevitable.
Yet, despite knowing this truth, these civilians became deserters, leading to further collapse of the defense line.
But if you accuse them of being shortsighted, afraid of death, or emotionally weak...
They, in the most critical moment, came back.
Carrying hoes and holding long knives, they charged to the front, even if their legs were bitten off by beasts, they would use their last ounce of strength to stab the dagger into the beast’s heart.
Perhaps this is the complexity of human nature—fear and ties are the eternal tests of humanity...
In any case, with the addition of these thousands of fresh forces, the defensive line within the light screen quickly stabilized.
Watching the beasts being collectively slain, the siege was in its final stages, Yu Lian let out a heavy sigh of relief.
With things so far, his task was almost complete.
Next, just wait for Captain Yan and his team to clean up the aftermath, and representatives from both sides to meet...
Connecting through previous Huaxia transmigrators, the paths of the rabbits and this other world have been bridged.
Yu Lian executed countless missions in his life, but truth be told, never had he felt such a surge of excitement he could barely contain.
Just think of it...
This vast land of the other world, with its rich mineral and plant resources, and the extraordinary powers coveted by countless Huaxia people...
Even if just a negligible fraction of these are assimilated, it would allow the entire Huaxia nation to take a vast leap forward!
How many predecessors yearned for this, and how many ancients shed sweat and even their lives for this ultimate pursuit?
Huaxia is destined to rise like a dragon, this is the common belief of all descendants of Yan and Huang.
Even if one day its claws break, scales shatter, blinded, crippled, plummeting into shallows...
A dragon remains a dragon.
Yu Lian firmly believes that one day...
This dragon will transcend rebirth and soar above the nine heavens!
"Squad Leader Yu."
As Yu Lian sighed, the man holding the cauldron approached him, greeting him.
Yu Lian looked at him wrapped in bandages and asked concernedly, "Brother, how’s your body?"
The man holding the cauldron shook his head, still speaking slightly broken Mandarin, "Not good... needs two months... now I’m an ordinary person..."
"As long as you’re okay, as long as you’re okay."
Yu Lian comforted him, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, I still don’t know your name."
The man holding the cauldron blinked, realizing he hadn’t introduced himself before, showing a hint of urgency:
"Sorry, before... forgot... my name is Wei Fan."
Then he pointed to the city, Yu Lian recalled that was the direction of the mansion:
"Later... someone... better at Huaxia language..."
Yu Lian listened carefully twice and understood:
"Oh, you mean someone in your mansion is better at speaking Huaxia language and will come over?"
Wei Fan nodded rapidly:
"Yes, yes, my nephew!"
Yu Lian laughed and said:
"That is great.
Once I learn the language of this world, I must have a few drinks with you and talk about our homeland.
Look, those are our vehicles below, the representatives of our homeland have arrived."