Chapter 760: Chapter 215 The Only Way Out (6K Words for Monthly Pass)_2
Along the way, there was some delay, but in less than fifteen minutes, the two reached the eastern wall of the safe zone.
Here, gunfire filled the sky, and apart from the basic firearms and tanks in the rear, rows of massive mechas roamed back and forth, carelessly firing all kinds of missiles, bombarding the area in front.
"Beiji Heavy Industry Group has developed assault combat Mecha Curse Tools; they only need a beginner-level Transcendent to be operated and can unleash considerable destructive power. In terms of lethality, they are even close to a Second-order Middle Stage Transcendent. However, their speed is not fast enough, their resistance to erosion is also low, and they lack effective close-range combat abilities, which means getting close equals death," Tang Ying very consciously explained.
So many drawbacks... Xu Shu glanced at her, and after a while, nodded, but felt somewhat puzzled.
How does she know I’m unaware of this knowledge?
Xu Shu suppressed his confusion and took a look.
The target of the bombing was the open space below the city wall, populated by all kinds of monsters that looked like combinations of different creatures and mutated human husks.
— Dark creatures.
These creatures were pretty well-known; they originally never dared to enter the safe zone. They just clung to the city walls under the moon, coexisting peacefully with the garrison for many years.
But tonight, they blearily crawled up from underground. Led by a group of Demons and other aliens, they discovered that the safe zone could indeed be breached, and thus a battle between Mechanical Soldiers and dark creatures erupted.
At the East City Gate, for some unknown reason, it seemed to be the main direction of breakthrough, and it was the most severe here.
However, under the bombardment, the monsters were suppressed to a position three hundred meters away from the wall.
Occasionally, some specially fast monsters that were difficult to hit were sniped by patrolling Transcendent teams.
Xu Shu saw that from time to time, there were nearly twenty meters high solitary watchtowers on the city wall, each with a sniper atop.
"Scout"?
No, perhaps "Sentinel"!
The abilities of a Sentinel, the higher they stand, the farther they shoot, and they come with detection capabilities making them hard to ambush. The more Sentinels there are, the stronger the control over the battlefield.
In the current situation, a "Sentinel" not only represented the power of a Second-order Transcendent; they could also lead some ordinary soldiers to exert far more than their original destructive power, making them the most popular profession on large-scale battlefields.
From this scene, Xu Shu could not understand how the higher-ups of the safe zone dared to order a defense of the safe zone.
This was the confidence brought by artillery fire.
Unfortunately...
The mountain-like and sea-like monsters in front of him were just the vanguard.
The safe zone, once bereft of Star Tower, would attract more and more monsters from the surrounding areas until it was eventually overwhelmed...
For those fighting here, the only outcome was death...
Xu Shu sighed inwardly while catching a nameless monster that emerged from a corner as a shadow, slapping it several times and killing it alive.
Regrettably, this thing did not drop any crystals; it was a dark creature.
Inside a tower, Xu Shu saw Bai Sanxiang with a pale face.
At this moment, he was injured and receiving treatment from two doctors, and there was also a table full of food.
His face no longer bore the unruly arrogance of the past, but instead showed some signs of aging, along with a deep and indissoluble look of worry.
"Bai Ju!"
Xu Shu saluted and walked in quickly.
Bai Sanxiang picked up a piece of cloth, as white as dumpling skin, pressed it on a wound on his shoulder resembling a human face, and, following the motion, looked at Xu Shu in surprise, "You haven’t shown up for so long, I thought you were dead."
Xu Shu shrugged and said, "Bai Ju, you know, that’s actually... what I wanted to ask you."
"Ah..." Bai Sanxiang grimaced for a while, tore off the dumpling skin, and the human face, like a sticker, was also torn off by him. It grotesquely turned into pus, leaving a large scar on his shoulder.
After doing all this, Bai Sanxiang waved his hands, dismissing everyone around.
Tang Ying didn’t leave.
Bai Sanxiang froze for a moment, puzzled as he looked at her.
Then Xu Shu nodded, and only then did Tang Ying nod and step out.
Bai Sanxiang clicked his tongue and said, "You’re impressive, my boy. I’ve long heard Old Yu say you have a way with women. Today I’ve truly seen it. It’s a pity Tang Huoxiao is dead; otherwise, I’d have to show him what his daughter has turned into now!"
"Who’s Tang Huoxiao?" Xu Shu sat down and casually picked up a chicken leg to gnaw on.
"Tang Ying’s father, also a real man. Unfortunately." Bai Sanxiang picked up a cup of medicinal liquor, poured it on the wound, making a sizzling sound.
Xu Shu fell silent for a moment, glanced at his wound, and asked, "Is it severe? Do you need Alice’s help?"
"Save your energy. It’s not that serious. You’ve managed to survive until now; Alice must have been pretty worn out by you." Bai Sanxiang shook his head.
Xu Shu was noncommittal.
After everyone had left, Bai Sanxiang watched the door close completely, then lowered his voice, hissing in pain, "Quick, get Alice out! Hiss~"
So, all your calm was just an act?
Xu Shu was startled, hurriedly opened his backpack, patted the orange cat’s backside to get her to work, and in surprise said, "Really? Is it that serious?"
Alice, yawning incessantly, spat out some saliva, used her paw to smear it on Bai Sanxiang, then breathed on the wound. After a while, it scabbed over, but the wound seemed to heal slowly.