naaapseattle Chapter 1493 - 755: Come Out and Duel!
Chapter 1493 - 755: Come Out and Duel!
The wind was filled with the smell of burning and blood, rain and ash falling from the sky, the sea ignited by flames, and the clouds in the firmament cracked amidst the burning.
Between the sea and sky, one flaming tree after another rose from the ground, encircling the flower-blooming Luo Island.
A breathtakingly beautiful scene was presented to everyone.
Even the vendetta-mad mermaids were momentarily stunned, frozen in place, drawing near instinctively in terror. But behind them, the sacrificials blew their horns time and again, urging them on!
In the bloodied water, the cruel gaze of the Green Flood Dragon crossed a vast distance, falling silently on every slave, urging them onward!
There was no retreat, only forward; the closer they got to the enemy's position, the more cautious the massive destructive weapons became; only by charging in could they avenge their shame.
The enormous Reverted Ancestor Jiao Species shrieked vocally time and again, commanding their kin to traverse the burning ocean, moving forward.
Already, mermaids enveloped in rock shells were mixing with a large number of herds and the corpses of Sea Locusts, crawling from the sea onto the beach, shrieking and leaping.
The giant sword formed from seawater swung down, defiantly facing the gunfire, smashing the turrets into pieces, and then behind them, the herds and Sea Locusts charged in.
The ironclad firepower defense was torn open at a weak point, then the second, and the third.
Amidst the sacrifice of scores of cannon fodder, the fearless mermaids landed, rampaging through the streets, clashing everywhere, even breaching the outer factory district.
After shattering the wall ahead like a piece of paper, the six-armed mermaid couldn't even shriek with satisfaction, before witnessing in the pouring rain the silent, boundless blood fire.
Even beneath the blood fire, those ominous, pitch-black power exoskeletons, armed to the teeth, stood ready with weapons, silent.
Like an iron wall, aligned in formation.
"Yo, everyone—"
From the center of the iron wall, atop the steel beast's spine, Liang Mo grinned, took the last puff of his cigarette, then spat the butt onto the ground with a swish.
Gou Zi disdainfully raised his foot, extinguishing the cigarette butt in the rainwater.
And that face, blurred by smoke and rain, manifested a ferocious grin, sincerely greeting the visitors: "Welcome!"
Boom!!!
Amidst the roar of the steel beast, charging ahead, the lance of a knight, as thick as a telegraph pole, flashed with electricity, shattering the trivial rock shell, impaling the stupefied mermaid, raising it high and easily smashing down!
A loud echo sounded, iron hooves raised, trampling.
Crushing the head entirely into a lump of rotten mud, blood splattered as flames rose from the crimson.
The clanging sound of steel friction sounded like tidal waves, battle exoskeletons trampling the earth, splashing countless rainwater, advancing forcefully.
Smashing the wall ahead, colliding with the rampaging mermaids.
Like throwing explosives into a mire, the earth-shattering roar raised a storm.
All directions bloomed!
The perimeter walls of the Coastal Industry's factory district were gouged open one breach after another.
Under the coordination and command of the Paradise System, nine mobile battalions, after prolonged endurance, finally broke free of their shackles, joining the battlefield.
Furthermore, from various public spaces, those long-silent Peacekeeping Cats—no, they should be called Peace Cats now—
Having shed the constraints of former prohibitions against weapon use, causing harm, intentional destruction, the Peace Cats, fully upgraded, wielding dynamic axes, blunderbuss style anti-armor shotguns, and squad-mounted machine guns, took fierce action against the pests ahead!
Above their heads, the adorable cat ears now hung shredded internal organs; their body adorned with hand-painted graffiti stained with blood; shattered bones collapsed completely underfoot; remnants scorched into charcoal under the flame-thrower.
Even so, these steel monsters kept meowing, transformed into bona fide demons.
And even more shocking...
"Holy—"
Penarosa, just scolding the dog, was taken aback, instinctively crushed the wine glass, drew closer to the screen: "Magnify, magnify for me, here...magnify a bit more!"
The screen showed steel monsters covered in blood fire...they seemed like exoskeletons, but in fact, their capacities were on par or even subtly above the first-generation power armor, these mobile combat units!
Standard Federation tactics, the collaborative cover and advance proficiency was daunting, even cooperation akin to one entity, absolutely elite filtered from the masses of line-filler recruits of Federation forces.
But who hasn't seen elites, appearing as if no one has witnessed it before, decades ago, the Empire's Mountain Land Dragon Army were essentially private soldiers of the Holy Tree Family!
But the crucial point was, at this moment, they were enveloped in blood fire, and amid the circulation, continuously mysteriously responding, linking together into one.
So familiar...
Just days ago, during the class with Ji Jue, the techniques and methods he discussed, now appeared right before him, in a completely unexpected manner.
Thus, Penarosa was stunned.
This was indisputably the true essence of the Legion, the dispatch and cooperation style of the leadership path! Though details varied, the flavor, the style, the habits, with one glance, he could recognize it in any form!
Not, buddy, you really know how!
At this moment, nine battalions, using nine giant beasts as nodes, shared this blessing from the Sacrificial Master through the blood fire of the Legion...
And these nine mechanical beasts, under the same matrix coordination, formed into one unit.
Therefore, the combat platoons consisting of over nine hundred exoskeleton soldiers transformed into temporary Chosen Ones blessed by the Legion.
And the grantor of this power...
The Fungus Group of the Red Country?!
Penarosa felt entirely out of sorts, rubbing his face, suspecting he had drunk too much fake alcohol. If it weren't for bad timing, he'd charge into the coastal factory district and grab Ji Jue to ask him how he actually pulled it off.
Did you grasp the old bottom of the Sacrificial King?!
That was the rightful heritage of the Returning Home Knight Order, left over from the era of the Eternal Empire. Now, it reappears before him in such a form.
Among the nine platoons, there are merely nine Chosen Ones, and even they don't quite qualify as such... Because at this moment, blessed by the Sacrificial Master and favored by the Legion, are not knights at all.
But those nine steel giants, varied in their forms yet all incredibly formidable!
Following the Peacekeeping Cat series, Ji Jue completed an upgrade on this foundation, referencing the shape of Little Ox and Horse from Long Shan, thus the Titan-level autonomous combat machines!
Legion module loading complete, Hydra Combat System update finished.
In the chaotic battlefield of Luo Island, the steel giants roared and screeched, flames of blood spewing forth. On their bodies, the phantom of the nine-headed serpent faintly appeared, ravenously devouring flesh, plundering life, and offering sacrifices to the Sacrificial Master.
— Matrix Sacred Object·Hydra!
Originating from the composite matrix of the Chopra family, completely revamped beyond recognition in Ji Jue's hands. Like the Federation's top-level armor, yet requiring no knight to ride, transforming tools into their own users.
Initially, all eight Hydra matrix units were linked as one, now integrating them wholly with Gou Zi as the core with the remaining eight mechanical giants extending the matrix.
Each individual steel giant is merely a part of the entire matrix, and only the assembly of nine giants together can rightfully call itself a complete matrix sacred object!
The spiritual essence provided by Ji Jue, sacrifices collected by the Fungus Group, the nine giants and accompanying nine platoons, under the support of Inheritance Burnt Offering, have truly become a genuine military expedition!
Or one could say, the Coastal Guard.
If you ask whether the Legion recognizes this mismatched and stitched-up result... The Legion doesn't care about your this and that!
Cat, good!
Love cats!
The Legion doesn't care if you're human or cat, if dying is bug or beast, the Legion only wants to see rivers of blood!
Boom!!!
Amidst the torrential ashes and blood, thunder crossed the sky.
At the end of the tumultuous long street, the serpent-mermaid, several tens of meters long, tightly grips the Thunder Hammer, smashing down with force, completely shattering and overturning the Peace Cat blocking its way.
Looking up, hunger roars.
From beginning to now, countless dead and wounded, yet not finding a single living soul, its face part-human part-fish full of ferocity, eyes fixed dead ahead on the mechanical giant, as if relishing the scent of blood and sweetness from afar.
Thus, it lifts the Thunder Hammer.
Silently challenging!
Meanwhile, under the gaze of those brutal eyes, the blood-soaked Titan Beast·Gou Zi slowly takes a step back, then another.
As if sensing the terrifying threat, or perhaps, simply... stepping back to avoid getting splattered by the opponent's blood.
At that instant, Liang Mo's support request had already been uploaded.
Blazing light descended from the heavens!
Boom!!!
Among thunderclouds in the sky, streaks of electric light revealed the sharp contours akin to mountain ranges from afar, through coordination with Paradise, achieving a lock-on.
And then...
Prosperity, open fire!
A 115mm caliber greeting, accompanied by Alchemy Bombs, descended from above!
Thus, a silver storm like a tornado rose from the ground, completely engulfing the invincible Reverted Ancestor Jiao Species alongside the Peace Cats restraining it!
But before being swept by the cover strike, the Peace Cats had already completed the upload through the curtain, returning to Paradise. Within seconds, they had downloaded into their new bodies, even discussing excitedly about this death style and novelty.
Regrettably, it seems the mermaids lacked a similar mechanism...
Hence, under the barrage of countless mercury fragments, the immense mermaid that had just been roaring at the sky exploded uniformly across the whole street.
Burnt and shattered skull fragments fell from the sky, landing on the ground in front of Gou Zi, rolling, sizzling in the rain.
On the rigid face, terror and hatred seemed still preserved, and even... confusion.
[What era is this, still fighting solo battles?]
Gou Zi tilted his head, seemingly disdainfully spat, snapped a photo and posted it in the internal Fly King chat group of Paradise, effortlessly noting:
[Fool].