CapĂtulo 1522: Chapter 865: Bone Shards Revealed (2)
And Ouyi, together with his trusted guard unit, the leaders of Company One and Company Three, form the sharpest spearhead, advancing alongside the heavy shield warriors during the assault. Any threats potentially obstructing the array assault, like higher-threat Beastman heavy armor bosses or Death Cannons, were prioritized for elimination. When the King Kongâs heavy firepower rained down, the heavy shield bearers would step up to proactively block the fireâthough this often results in shattered shields, it effectively limits the blast range, reducing the impact on other battle brothers.
In this life-or-death charge wielding courage as a spear and sacrifice as a shield, they smashed through the enemyâs defenses, approaching the vicinity of the remaining three Gao Mao King Kongs.
Ouyiâs respirator was filled with the smell of blood, but he could hear the sound of victory.
âThermic team!â He could only manage this one shout as he, clad in heavy Terminator Armor, fearlessly initiated an attack against one of the Gao Mao King Kongs with his trusted aides and successfully attracted its attention.
A massive King Kong fist crashed down, nearly half his size. A Terminator heavy shield aide stood before him, struck by the giant fist, was sent flying and landed motionless nearby. But the fist, having reduced power and altered angle, missed him.
Then, with a fierce shoulder slam, Ouyi prevented the King Kong from retracting its fist, followed by ferocious strikes with a Phase Sword, slicing off the enormous King Kong fist from the extended wrist!
The Thermic team arrived in time and, with the King Kong slightly off balance, bypassed the Energy Shield to plant bombs and destroy this King Kong.
Looking up, Ouyi saw his Company Three leader had already perished beneath another King Kongâs feet, but through their sacrifice, including the leader command group, they created an opportunity for another unit, ultimately leading to the destruction of that King Kong as well.
No time for sorrow, Ouyi targeted the final King Kong.
Yet this King Kong was comparatively clever.
Under the cover of Beastman infantry, it retreated while unleashing long-range fire on the Interstellar Warriors.
Simultaneously, the fortressâs huge cannons and rocket nests shifted fire towards the Interstellar Warriors and human soldiers.
Slightly slower, the tardy city busters finally approached the walls and Alloy Gate.
Drill-tipped shock blast launchers softened targets; close-range drills began colliding.
Bright red streams cut into metal and concrete walls softened by shock waves, pouring molten metal like waterfalls. Ouyi saw the gate beginning to deform, but the rocket cannon atop continued pouring fire.
The Beastmen also knew the battle was at its most critical. They furiously bombarded the Interstellar Warriors, bombarded the city busters.
The final King Kong, after flipping a city buster Mecha, was eliminated by Ouyi and his men.
Looking around, the fortress topâs fire remained fierce, with half the city busters destroyed, the walls being demolished, and with the attackâs two companies left in tatters, the human army soldiers reduced to scattered corpses.
âCarion!â Ouyiâs roar nearly drowned out the explosions, âHow much longer?!?â
He was shouting at his Company Two leader.
At this moment, purple Spiritual Energy lightning suddenly exploded at the southeast corner.
The Think Tanks acting with Company Two finally succeeded.
Under leader Carionâs command, they charged out from the scrap heap, rushing to support the main battlefield.
Behind them was the disintegrating waagh force field generator.
Ouyiâs tactical visor linked to the Bird Divination Device instantly cleared up; he saw weakness points in the gate structure âjumpingâ, and the fortress topâs lethal giant cannon and rocket launcher nest firepower reduced by more than half.
âEveryone retreat!â He grabbed two battle brothers still firing, âItâs gonna blow!â
The city buster Mechaâs drills, upon an unknown number of times striking the gate, finally accumulated enough kinetic energy to break through the critical point. The heavy Alloy Gate shattered like glass, with flying metal shards indiscriminately knocking down nearby combatantsâBeastmen attacking the city busters, human soldiers defending them, Interstellar Warriorsâfew could rise again.
Two city busters also fell.
But they had accomplished their most important task.
Ouyi took another hit from bullet or explosion shrapnel from who knows where, seeming to penetrate his Power Armor, and he could feel the blood flowing.
Yet he still stood firmly.
âSecure the passage!â He reloaded his Blast Bomb Gun, âFollow up! Hurry inside! We must push to the top, destroy the turrets!â
As they rushed into the fortress interior, they hardly cared about the stench in the air. Ouyi sliced through obstructing temporary iron grates and advancing Beastman guards with his Phase Sword, leading the charge inward.
Company Two arrived first, followed closely by reinforcements under fire, steadily pressing on.
âBattle Group Leader! Three oâclock direction!â Carionâs voice warned, indicating a heavy machine gun nest.
Ouyi rolled to evade the first wave of gunfire; his Blast Bomb Gun emptied the magazine but couldnât penetrate the bulletproof steel plates.
He saw a squad of Alliance Army elite soldiers, feedback revealing Power Armor, trying to flank from the side, but a Beastman boss guarding it tore them into six pieces with a Chainsaw Axe. Following up, two Ironfist Ambassador warriors resolved the boss with Hot Melt Guns, but they themselves were blown half apart.
âDeploy Thermic Sprayers! Burn away these Aliens!â
After the heavy machine gun furrow was eliminated, they aimed to continue their upward strike.
But the Green Skins were also insanely fierce.
They actually placed a massive bomb trap within their fortress!
Fortunately, the tech sergeant had prior alertness, issuing a warning, keeping casualties from being particularly severe.
Ouyi was blasted six meters away by the shockwave, his helmet display fractured into a web-like pattern.
Taking off his helmet, he looked forward, seeing the upward passage had collapsed from the blast.
No way to proceed upwards, yet it wasnât a barrier.
Surviving city buster Mechas continued expanding the outside breach. Once sufficiently large, they could enter and clear obstacles.
Staying inside the fortress wouldnât get them bombed.
âCommander!â Suddenly, an Alliance Army colonelâs voice appeared on the comm channel, âMy engineers found the power line! Setting explosives!â
This was an unexpected delight!
A new marker appeared in the tactical chain. A leftover unit from the 257th Division had pierced the underground pipeline from the northwest side!
âBlow it up! Blow it without worry!â Ouyi cared not if the explosion might harm the forces he led into the fortress, including himself.
Victory was paramount.
In the thunderous explosion, the entire fortress suddenly listed fifteen degrees. Ouyi heard the groans of breaking metal, with the fortress power coreâs overload explosion causing inevitable damage to the structure.
Some warriors were buried under rubble, but the previously blocked passage reappeared.
With the remaining men, Ouyi charged upward. Despite being impeded by Green Skins guarding the turret at the fortress top, they still managed to destroy the turret.
Although there remained stubborn Green Skins resistance below and larger Green Skins supporting from behind the fortress, Ouyi knew he had succeeded.
Without the fortress giant cannons and rocket fire suppression, human forces could quickly come to support.
His reserve forces were also relatively ample.
Though the 257th Division had mostly collapsed, there were still ten divisions behind; if not enough, another ten could be brought!
More city busters coming would further collapse the wall, widen the approach, and expedite heavy tanks advancing.
The distinction of being the first to break through the fourth ring was just within reach, or at least could be considered in the bag!
Despite heavy Battle Group losses, it was still an undeniable victory.
Only, advancing further into the fortressâs third ring would need to hold a bit.
He needed to wait for Titan reinforcements to get into position.
If he had a few Titans available in the battle just now, things wouldnât have been so arduous.
Just as he thought, a sharp alarm suddenly pierced all communication channels.
His helmet was broken, unable to see the tactical visor, so he had to ask beside him: âWhat is that?â
His Company Two leader Carion, sounding slightly rigid: âDetected a massive biological signalâŠâ
But soon, Ouyi needed no one to tell him.
Standing atop the burning fortress ruins, Ouyi could see with the naked eye a massive Beastman figure emerging from the Green Tide, wielding a colossal War Axe, heading towards the fortress ruins. Its skyward roar, which even shook Ouyiâs soul as a veteran of hundreds of years of battle, startled him.
âIs that⊠Bone Shards?â