hsntnovel Chapter 672 Heavy Losses
Chapter 672 Heavy Losses
The second giant shell exploded, turning into a second wave of shrapnel that rained down.
Along with the sixteen corncob shells, they fell into the neighborhood below, which had become a living hell.
The Iron Curtain effect that Dark Iron had applied to himself had ended, so he had no choice but to re-alloy, throwing punches and kicks, no longer as fierce as before.
Without the invincibility buff provided by the Iron Curtain state, even the hard, dark iron body wouldn't dare to withstand all the bombardment.
Ingram is still moving around the battlefield, but he is not as relaxed as before.
The bombing range expanded, further restricting his movement.
The imperial commander had to change tactics, no longer focusing on hunting down enemies, but instead wielding a spiritual blade to cut off shrapnel that was about to hit friendly forces.
"Xuan Yuan, don't try to hold on, return to my side immediately!"
A spiritual transmission from Ye Yang rang in Xuan Yuan's ear, causing the judge's eyes to narrow instantly.
"As ordered!"
She gritted her teeth and agreed, then abruptly withdrew her hand seals, and her figure instantly faded away.
Without the zombie spirit power supplied by Xuan Yuan, the crumbling ink painting of mountains and rivers immediately turned into countless ink dots and vanished completely.
Back beside Ye Yang, Xuan Yuan quickly sat down cross-legged to regulate her breathing and stabilize the surging blood and qi within her body.
Without the Xuan Yuan's Mountain and River Map defense, the shrapnel and shells, now unobstructed, hurtled straight towards the ground with an aura of annihilation.
Gargantl's massive body became a target, with at least dozens of shrapnel fragments and three shells hitting his body.
But the imperial commander remained silent, enduring the powerful impact that could have leveled a small hill.
His already tattered clothes were completely reduced to dust, his muscles were as bulging as rocks, and every muscle was trembling violently, yet he did not retreat even a single step.
"Roar!"
A deep roar erupted from Gargantuar's chest, making the surrounding air buzz.
The shrapnel that struck his body were stuck in his tough flesh after penetrating his skin only an inch or so, and could not go any further.
As for the three cannonballs, they exploded in a dazzling burst of fire, and when the smoke cleared, they only left Gargantuar with a few fresh wounds.
He immediately activated his zombie spirit power and unleashed his fourth chosen skill, "Bio-blood Pump".
After acquiring this chosen skill, the user can consume their own zombie spirit power to activate an additional blood pump organ growing above the heart, granting temporary immunity to death and restoring a large amount of health.
During the activation of the blood pump organ, the caster's zombie spirit power will be continuously consumed.
In addition, it grants the body a rapid self-healing ability and increases resistance to all negative states by 10%.
If one were to look through Gargantuar's enormous body at this moment, one would witness this horrifying scene:
Above his enormous heart, a blood-red tumor was throbbing and pulsating at an astonishing rate.
That was not a diseased tumor, but a "second power source" generated by the Chosen Technique through the power of the zombie spirit.
With each violent contraction of the biological blood pump, streams of dark red heat surged through the body along the blood vessels, forcibly squeezing out the shrapnel bit by bit.
Even the charred flesh left behind by those three shells was visibly wriggling and regenerating.
In the blink of an eye, it had recovered completely, leaving only patches of newly formed bluish-gray skin.
Although the high-ranking officers were in good condition, their troops suffered heavy losses.
Three of the five giant zombies were killed, and the remaining two were also badly wounded.
However, the sacrifice of these giant zombies was worthwhile, at least saving some of the soldiers.
The Dark All-Star Zombies suffered fewer losses, as they were fast enough to avoid the bombardment in time.
Even so, a few unlucky souls still couldn't escape the unexpected disaster that fell from the sky.
As for the eleven Iron Vanguards under Dark Iron's command, seven of them have died in battle so far.
Three people died in the previous street fighting, and four died in the subsequent bombing, which dealt another heavy blow to Dark Iron's already meager coffers.
Not to mention the casualties among the soldiers and professional units of this brigade, the number of casualties is almost incalculable.
The only saving grace was that none of the twenty-five enhanced sleds Snow brought were damaged.
The second bombing has temporarily come to an end, but the current problem facing Ye Yang and the others is how to break through the enemy's bombing blockade and continue to their destination.
The answer is simple: clear out the Free Army's artillery position, which is nowhere to be found.
But without a doubt, the artillery positions will be heavily guarded, and it's hard to say whether this remaining force can withstand the upcoming third wave of bombing.
Unfortunately, Ye Yang still had a hidden trump card in his hand that he hadn't played yet.
She lowered her head, opened her personal terminal, and sent a communication to a mecha that was currently high in the sky.
"Major Dorothy, have you found the target?"
As early as when the first wave of bombing arrived, Ye Yang notified Dorothy and ordered her to go and find the source of the enemy bombing.
“Target locked, Your Highness. The position is in the next block, consisting of sixteen corn cannons and a corn cannon plant spirit.”
Dorothy's reply came quickly, her voice much calmer than usual.
As a top-tier pilot in the Empire's Z-Army Group, she maintains peak condition during battles to be readily available for deployment by her superiors.
"Very well, when the third bombing comes, I will draw your attention."
Ye Yang paused, a chilling killing intent creeping into her voice: "And what you need to do is what you do best—use even more terrifying and absolute firepower to raze that position to the ground for me!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Dorothy answered decisively, then cut off the communication, preparing to activate the fairy tale's "complete annihilation mode".
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The booming sound of artillery fire echoed from afar once more, signifying the official start of the Freedom Army's third bombing raid.
Ye Yang raised his head and looked at the rapidly approaching black shadows on the horizon. Without the slightest panic, he slowly raised the Alaya Consciousness, which had been drawn from its sheath once again.
"Formation!"
The black Han sword, imbued with the golden zombie spirit power, was swung out once more. This time, it was no longer a streak of lightning, but countless slender yet solid golden sword shadows.
In the blink of an eye, a vast sea of sword shadows, consisting of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of sword shadows, appeared out of thin air in the previously empty sky.
Countless sword shadows collided with the cannonballs, accompanied by a clear sword cry that resounded through the sky. Within moments, those sword shadows completely disintegrated and shattered all the cannonballs and shrapnel.
There was no explosion, no fire, only countless tiny metal fragments falling like raindrops, having lost all kinetic energy and threat.
Ye Yang, single-handedly, summoned countless sword shadows, silently and imperceptibly eliminating the saturation bombardment that could have wiped out the entire block.
She sheathed her Alaya consciousness and subtly wiped away the streak of crimson blood that had trickled from the corner of her mouth.
At the same time, Dorothy, piloting the fairy tale, also arrived above the artillery position.
The back armor of the fairy tale has been fully deployed, and the launch program for thousands of tactical cluster missiles has entered the final three-second countdown.
【Three...two...one...】
Dorothy silently counted to one, took a deep breath, and then gently pressed the red button that represented launch.