novelraw Chapter 438: Stop Them
Chapter 438: Stop Them
The three of them exchanged a glance, each seeing gravity in the other's eyes.
Without any hesitation, they rushed out of the barracks at their fastest speed, charging towards the third defensive sector they were assigned to.
They stepped onto the stairs leading to the city wall.
A suffocating sense of pressure was already surging in from outside the fortress.
In the sky, within just a few dozen seconds, it had changed from the usual clear weather common to the southern border to a murky gloom.
It wasn't dark clouds, but churning, writhing gray-white mist.
Like a sandstorm weighing billions of tons, it was visibly crushing its way towards the fortress from the distance.
The sunlight was completely swallowed, turning day into dusk in an instant.
Only the light emitted by the fortress's own Spiritual Energy Shield stubbornly held open a relatively clear space within the thick mist.
"My god… what, what is this…"Liu Ziming looked up at that wall of mist that seemed about to swallow heaven and earth.
He had experienced small-scale Mist Surges before, but he had never seen such a terrifying sight.
The energy fluctuations contained within that mist made the spiritual energy within his body feel fear.
Xu Hao clenched the dagger in his hand tightly, his knuckles white, struggling to maintain his composure: "The scale… it's too big! It's ten times more terrifying than the worst-case scenario simulated during training!"
Feng Jue coldly locked onto the mist constantly advancing ahead, a chilling Killing Intent radiating from his entire body.
"Stand firm!"
A rough voice rang out beside them; it was their superior officer.
A veteran with a scarred face at the seventh stage of the Abyss Realm.
His face was ashen, his eyes filled with a gravity familiar with death: "Damn it, this time it's for real! All of you, give it your absolute best! If you don't want to die, grip your weapons tight and keep your eyes on the mist in front of you! Anything that crawls out of there, you beat the hell out of it!"
That overwhelming tidal wave of mist finally slammed fiercely against the massive Spiritual Energy Shield of the Iron Wall Fortress.
"BOOM——!!!"
The entire fortress shook violently.
Those standing on the city wall felt unsteady on their feet, as if a powerful earthquake had occurred.
The shield's light flickered wildly, its surface brilliance fluctuating erratically.
"ROAR——!"
"SCREECH——!"
"GURGLE…"
Countless figures exuding chaotic auras surged out madly from the border zone where the mist met the shield.
Their forms varied.
Some were like enlarged, rotting insects.
Some resembled fleshy masses stitched together from countless corpse fragments.
Others were purely distorted energy entities…
They screeched, they roared.
They attacked the Spiritual Energy Shield and the thick city wall below with madness.
"Open fire! Free fire! Hold them back!"
The Commander's voice was already hoarse.
In that instant, all firing positions on the city wall simultaneously spewed deadly flames.
The roar of heavy machine cannons formed a continuous barrage, energy beams pouring down towards the areas most densely packed with monsters.
Explosive flashes of light constantly lit up below the wall, severed limbs and disgusting mucus flying everywhere.
Liu Ziming, Xu Hao, and Feng Jue stood back-to-back, forming a small combat formation.
But the number of monsters seemed endless.
No sooner had they cleared a small area than more monsters immediately surged up from the mist to fill the gap.
They had no fear, only an instinct for destruction.
"Shield energy is dropping rapidly! It can hold for ten minutes at most!"
A desperate cry came through the comms channel from a technical soldier.
Just then, an even more terrifying roar came from deep within the mist.
That sound contained a powerful mental Pressure, instantly turning many low-ranking soldiers on the wall pale, their movements slowing a beat.
Immediately after, the mist churned violently.
Three massive figures, their size far exceeding ordinary aberrations, their bodies radiating Peak Special-risk auras, slowly manifested.
Their target was clear.
It was the Spiritual Energy Shield above the city wall, which had already thinned somewhat due to the continuous attacks.
"Big ones! Aim at them!"
The veteran Captain roared, his eyes wide with fury.
All heavy firepower instantly shifted direction, concentrating fire on those three giant aberrations.
However, their defensive power was astonishing. Shells hitting their bodies, covered in thick bone armor or energy shells, could only leave shallow marks, utterly incapable of causing fatal damage.
One of them, shaped like a giant scorpion, suddenly raised its stinger, crossing several hundred meters to smash fiercely against the already teetering Spiritual Energy Shield.
"CRACK——!"
A clear sound rang out, entering the heart of every defender.
That resilient Spiritual Energy Shield, after enduring countless attacks and this fatal blow, finally… shattered!
"The shield is broken! Close combat! Prepare for close combat!"
Desperate shouts echoed across the city wall.
The tide of monsters below let out deafening roars, surging up the wall unimpeded.
"Everyone, hold to the death!"
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Liu Ziming's eyes were filled with ferocity. Facing the low-rank aberrations surging towards him like a wave, he took a fierce step forward, the spiritual energy around his body boiling as he roared: "Purple Thunder! Heed my command!"
"CRACKLE——!"
A blinding purple electric light suddenly manifested from within his body, coalescing above his head into a phantom thundercloud that continuously crackled with explosive sounds.
He made a grasping motion with both hands and violently swung them forward.
"BOOM!"
Several purple lightning bolts as thick as a bowl shot out from his palms like furious thunder serpents, instantly striking into the most densely packed area of monsters.
The speed of the lightning was astonishingly fast, carrying scorching and paralyzing properties. Any low-rank aberration struck instantly stiffened, their surfaces charred black, collapsing while smoking.
The shockwaves affected monsters further back, causing a chorus of chaotic shrieks.
Liu Ziming was like a mobile lightning turret, constantly summoning Purple Thunder to bombard, clearing out temporary vacuum zones on the wall, buying his comrades precious breathing room.
But there were simply too many monsters.
He had just cleared an area with lightning when several extremely fast Mist Creatures immediately roared and pounced from the flank, sharp bone spikes aiming straight for his ribs.
A blurry figure appeared beside Liu Ziming.
Xu Hao activated his Life Soul Teleportation, a godly skill in this chaotic defensive battle.
Holding two daggers in a reverse grip, he darted at extreme speed between those bone-spike aberrations.
"Shick! Shick! Shick!"
Every flash was accompanied by the dagger precisely slicing through a monster's vulnerable spot.
His movements weren't as spectacular as Liu Ziming's, but they were more targeted.
Specifically clearing out those agile-type enemies threatening his comrades.
Several Mist Creatures were almost instantly dismembered, collapsing to the ground.
"Thanks, Haozi!"
Liu Ziming shouted, panting heavily, before gathering Purple Thunder again to blast another breach.
"Watch above!"
Xu Hao had no time to respond, his figure vanishing again, appearing beside another soldier entangled by a flying Mist Creature, his dagger tracing an arc.
The one with the most direct and fierce combat style was undoubtedly Feng Jue.
He faced the monster group with the strongest frontal impact.
Mist Creatures covered in heavy bone armor, like heavy tanks, surged forward.
Feng Jue's eyes were icy cold, without the slightest retreat.
"Startling Swan, appear!"
A low, cold shout.
An ancient-styled longsword abruptly coalesced in his hand.
A sharp, peerless sword intent immediately spread out.