Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 349: Rigid Defense

"Pay attention to defense." Bloy shouted, his Origin Energy rising up and spreading all over his body. At the same time, a seal appeared, activating the ability to concentrate. The Highlanders dragged their warhammers and sprinted forward, treating the enemy's rain of bullets as if nothing had happened.

In fact, the bullets fired by a flintlock/gun have limited power. Those metal pellets were unable to break through Bloy's protective origin power and could at best cause some flesh wounds. No fatal damage could be inflicted unless the rifle was aimed at the eyes of the Highlanders.

As for the Blazing Battle Soldiers, they directly activated their shields. Honor Barriers could not be combined in the mobile state, but in the face of ordinary firearms, there was no need to use Honor Barriers as a defensive barrier.

After blocking a round of shooting, the Blazing Battle Soldiers began to counterattack. The Fierce Fire Rifle roared like a ferocious beast. Mo Gu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the muffled sound of the gun. He had never heard such a deep voice before, and when he turned to look at Broy, he saw the Fierce Flame Rifle sweeping out flaming whips, easily sweeping the Raging Thunder Knight off his horse. The armor on the knights could not block the penetration of the bullets at all, and their sixth or seventh grade Origin Energy was not enough to defend against the powerful bullets fired by the Flame Fighting Rifles.

However, in the blink of an eye, Nu Lei's squadron of knights had been completely killed and wounded. The captain was the only one who was skilled enough. Seeing that the situation was not right, he got off his horse and rolled away, dodging the roaring flaming whip of the Fire Fighting Rifle.

Just as the captain stood up in shock, the pressure on his head suddenly rose. Looking up, the Hammer of Extinction pressed down like a mountain, and the captain screamed. With all his strength, he rolled horizontally and smashed the warhammer onto the ground. The terrifying impact spread along the ground, bouncing the captain up. Broyle chuckled and waved his warhammer. The captain raised his saber and let out a miserable scream, but he swept Broy away with his saber.

"Break through!" Bloy shouted, commanding the Blazing Battle Soldiers to advance at full speed towards the Storm City's artillery battlefield.

Mo Gu snorted and roared, "Stop them."

Two infantry squadrons and a firearm squadron left the formation and the firearm/gunner was trained to reload and fire guns to cover his Gale infantry. The Blaze Battle Soldiers split up seven people to shoot at each other. The Flame Fighting Rifles in their hands were far from the Storm City's flintlock rifles, regardless of their power or range. Even though there weren't many of them, the firepower they formed was greater than Storm City's.

Bloy took the opportunity to bring the remaining soldiers into the enemy's infantry. The Hammer of Forbidden Extermination danced like a wheel, and the Highlanders were like a human-shaped storm, clearing the way for the soldiers. The soldiers in the rear were escorted by a humanoid tank, Bloy, and were able to fire from a wide distance. The flickering flames advanced all the way and quickly rushed out of the scattered infantry corps.

At this time, they were very close to the shelling position. Mo Gu couldn't sit still any longer and personally brought out a group of elites. Broyle stopped and chuckled, "Blow up their cannons."

The Blazing Battle Soldiers flipped out their hands/lightning and threw them at the artillery position. One hand/lightning after another passed over the heads of Mogu and the others and landed on the camp's artillery position. Flames flickered and exploded endlessly. The flames not only engulfed the cannons of Storm City, but also blasted the artillery to pieces.

Mogu watched all of this in disbelief. He didn't even know what Broy and the others were throwing.

With a successful attack, Broy immediately led his men to retreat. At the same time, Roy, who was in charge of attracting Storm City's attention, led the rest of the cavalry back to Sur City. Mogu hurried back to the shelling position and looked at the cannons that had been blown up. After a moment of silence, he said gloomily, "Attack!"

Roy went back to the wall and looked at the enemy. He knew that the next battle would not be as easy as before, but by blowing up the enemy's cannons, he could also relieve the pressure on the defensive line. However, because Sur City did not yet have an arsenal, the ammunition of the Blazing Battle Soldiers was constantly being depleted. The previous round of attacks had consumed quite a bit of energy. From the looks of it, with another two or three rounds of attacks, the standard bullets should have been exhausted.

"We need an arsenal." Roy muttered.

He exhaled, focused his attention on the current situation, and began to set up defenses. He decided to stick to his strategy. Even though Sur City had a greater advantage in terms of high-end combat power, the shortage of ordinary soldiers was an obvious weakness. Previously, they had already recruited a batch of new recruits, but their numbers were still far inferior to Storm City's.

The only thing he could do was to increase the defensive power of the defensive wall and suppress the firepower of the Blazing Battle Soldiers.

The battle soon began.

Without the support of the cannons, Storm City could only forcefully break through Sur City's defensive wall. Mogu used a tactic of moderation, with the infantry as the main attacking force and the firearms supporting him from behind. The mobile cavalry were harassing and guerrilla warfare, and they didn't seem to have any bright spots to speak of. However, against Sur City, whose strength was inferior to his own, Mo Gu didn't need any special weapons or schemes. As long as he fought steadily, he could slowly polish Sur City's strength.

However, Mo Gu was deeply impressed by Su Er City's tenacity. All of their soldiers hid behind the towering defensive wall and used only the shooting holes to attack the troops below the city. Mogu rejoiced that Sur City did not have any defensive firepower like a series of cannons. The threat posed by their few heavy crossbows was limited. On the contrary, Mo Gu was very concerned about the powerful guns.

Mogu looked nervously at the battlefield whenever the unique sound of these firearms sounded. At this time, he would see a large number of infantry swept to the ground. There was nothing he could do about it. After all, the opponent was superior. If Mo Gu had used the three-meter defensive wall in the past, he could have allowed his elite warriors to cross the wall and kill their enemies, creating chaos, and finally opening the city gate.

However, now that they had doubled the height of the defensive wall, they had to use the city climbing tools to achieve their strategic goals. However, every time the Gale Corps attempted to reach the city, they would be swept down by the terrifying flames and guns of the enemy. Mogu had no choice but to order the Raging Thunder Knights to take over the work of the Tornado Infantry.

As a result, the pressure on Sur City increased dramatically.

Those Rage Thunder Knights were generally at the sixth or seventh level. They couldn't jump up the six-meter-tall defensive wall in one go, but as long as they had simple tools to borrow, they could quickly climb up. Especially a few cavalry captains. They didn't even need tools. They could quickly climb up the defensive wall with their swords and knives.

As soon as the enemy knights climbed onto the defensive wall, the former soldiers of Sur City were no match for them. Blood began to bloom on the city. Roy made up his mind and joined the battle with Broy, Belmond and the others. Even Lucy and Edward were involved in the battle. At this time, the war was finally in full swing.

Shouts of killing could be heard everywhere, but Roy's mood was exceptionally calm. The battlefield was his stage, and Roy was calm here. He was like a slaughtering machine, his warhammer flying, his cannon firing, smashing the enemies to death and sending them flying. Only by splashing blood could he find the meaning of his existence.

As a result, a smile gradually appeared on his solemn face. In the eyes of his opponent, this smile was undoubtedly the evil smile of a devil.

After smashing another Rage Thunder Knight away, Roy saw a man with a tall face flash in front of him. Legg looked at the gray-eyed man in front of him with a solemn expression. Legg felt great pressure on him. He took a deep breath and a burst of Origin Energy flames surged from the knight's sword. He immediately carried the sword and collided with Roy.

Roy's back light patterns flashed, forming an engraving that occupied almost the entire back. It was a bust of a man with a warhammer and shield. This was the King of the Battlefield. After the engraving appeared, Roy's speed suddenly doubled. It was the ability created by the engraving-Charge. It increased Roy's speed, and when Roy sprinted in a straight line, his speed could be tripled!

Legg's heart sank in the face of Roy's sudden acceleration. However, there was no panic. The knight's sword swung out and aimed at Roy's chest.

Roy's warhammer swept across and collided with the knights' swords. The collision of the two Origin Forces formed an invisible impact, causing the soldiers from both sides to lose their footing. Legg muttered to himself, "Barbarian!" He leapt forward, intending to get close to Roy so that he wouldn't be able to unleash the power of the long warhammer. Unexpectedly, when Roy suddenly raised his right arm, Legg realized that this guy's right hand had been modified into some kind of muzzle.

The markings on the cannon lit up, and a ball of light spat out from the muzzle of the cannon. Immediately, an explosion rumbled on the wall of the guard.

Legg flew back in the flames of the explosion. Roy threw himself out of the flames and struck his chest with his warhammer. The hammer carried an invisible force field, so heavy that Legg couldn't breathe. The cavalry captain tried his best to defend himself, but he still smashed Roy's wall with a hammer.

Legg still spat out a mouthful of blood as he tumbled to the ground. Hen Hen glanced at the city wall and wanted to go up to the city to fight again, but she heard the signal to retreat. He could only glance at Roy unwillingly, lift his sword and mount his horse, retreating with the army.

In this battle, Storm City had left nearly two hundred corpses behind, but they were unable to knock on the city gate of Sur City. Sur City had also sacrificed many soldiers, three of whom would never be able to return to Earth. Roy silently took off the equipment of the three soldiers as he counted the damage. Their magic equipment hadn't suffered much damage. I believe that after Allen returned, they could still be put into use after repairing it.

In the wilderness of Sur City, the troops of Storm City began to set up camps and set up a long siege. No matter what, today's battle had finally ended. This was a relief for the soldiers on both sides. However, when night fell, sparks of fluorescent light began to float in the wilderness. The veterans knew that wild beasts were sometimes more dangerous than humans, so the soldiers on duty did not dare to relax.

Within a forest less than a kilometer away from Sur City, Bai Jing had drilled out of the edge of the forest and looked at the flames outside Sur City. That was where Storm City's camp was located.