It's already night.
Outside the town named "Rapid City" by Lin Canghai, there were guard posts and hidden sentries, and shadowy figures.
There were dark clouds tonight, and from time to time strong winds blew across the wilderness, and it seemed that it was going to rain.
Three figures appeared in the wilderness, all wrapped in thick cloaks, with the cloaks puffed up on their backs as if they were carrying luggage. They looked like refugees from the wilderness, wandering to Stromgarde, looking for a place to stay.
Naturally, before they even got close to Strom, they were spotted by sentries outside the town.
Suddenly, a bright beam of light fell on the three people. They gathered together in shock, looking around blankly.
A car snorted, and a light tank approached. The door opened, and an officer jumped out. It was a second lieutenant, who came forward with seven or eight soldiers and surrounded the three refugees.
The machine guns on the roof of the tank and the rifles in the soldiers' hands, with their black muzzles pointed at the three refugees. If they made any unusual movements, they would be torn to pieces.
The soldiers here in Rapids City are almost all veterans. They all have certain battlefield experience, and most of them have participated in the previous battle against Black Star Fort. They will not hesitate or be soft-handed like the recruits, and some of them even have cruel and bloodthirsty eyes.
Being pointed at by so many machine guns, the three refugees began to tremble slightly, but this seemed normal to the second lieutenant.
Moreover, there was a hint of satisfaction in the officer's eyes. He really liked when others were afraid in front of him, especially when they were refugees from the Skyfort territory.
"Who are you? Take off your hats!" the lieutenant shouted, and demonstratively put his hand on the holster at his waist, making a threatening gesture.
The three men took off their hats. They were all men, and the middle one was older and looked middle-aged. His brown hair was very messy, his chin was covered with stubble, and he smelled strongly of tobacco. He looked like a homeless person who didn't care about his appearance and liked to smoke and drink.
These refugees are everywhere in the wilderness, and they live from day to day.
The other two were younger, their faces were dirty, and they hadn’t showered for several days. You could smell a strange odor when you got close to them.
"Sir, we are refugees in the wilderness. There are wars everywhere now. We have nowhere to go. We haven't eaten for several days. Can you let us go into the town to rest?"
The older man swallowed and tried to put on a flattering smile: "We can do the work. Don't look at us like this, we are very determined when we do the work."
"Get lost, there's no work for you here, get as far away as you can." The lieutenant pushed the man and said, "You should thank our Master Lin, because he is the one who gave the order not to kill the refugees in the wilderness. If it were any other master, I wouldn't have to waste my words on you."
"Really? Then you should thank him too. Because of him, you don't have to die tonight." The man who reeked of tobacco suddenly laughed, then straightened his back, exuding a natural aura.
He suddenly picked up the second lieutenant and hit him on the back of the neck. The second lieutenant's eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Two young men suddenly appeared behind him and subdued the surrounding soldiers with punches and kicks.
The machine gun on the roof of the tank finally opened fire. The machine gunner locked onto the middle-aged man who was obviously the leader, and squeezed the trigger while shouting, causing the machine gun to vibrate violently.
A powerful bullet is ejected from the muzzle.
But the man didn't move at all, and a thick layer of 'star barrier' appeared on his body. The bullets from the tank's machine gun could not penetrate the barrier at all. The opponent took the opportunity to pounce and rammed into the tank. Suddenly, a layer of spiral ripples passed on the light tank.
When this layer of ripples passed by, the car body twisted and deformed, and the various machine guns inside were squeezed and sparks were sprayed out. The machine gunner on the roof felt a pain in both hands. The deformed gun body stuck his hands, and he screamed in pain, but he couldn't pull his hands out.
A young refugee jumped onto the roof of the car, knocked the machine gunner unconscious, and asked, "Captain, what should we do next?"
Han Shu scratched his messy hair and said, "I originally wanted to sneak into the town as a refugee, but it's not that easy. There's nothing we can do. Let's just follow Tianyang's instructions and fight our way in from the front."
He looked up and shouted, "Signal Ji Yu and the others to attack directly."
"good."
A moment later, a red light rose into the sky, and then a ball of red fireworks exploded. The red light was dazzling, and in the dark night, it could be clearly seen even from dozens of kilometers away.
In Jiliu City, Lin Canghai stood at the window and also saw the red light.
He frowned and said softly, "Captain Ouyang, you take the people from the Demon Shark to keep an eye on Miss Xun. From this moment on, no one other than me is allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who violates this will be killed without mercy."
In the corner of the room, a figure moved. A man stood up a little straighter and said in a slightly dull tone, "Okay."
He turned and left the room.
He had short grey hair and wore a grey armor with a dark combat uniform underneath. He had a belt with many pockets and a long-barreled pistol on each side of his waist.
He walked down the stairs. There were people squatting and some leaning against the wall at the bottom of the stairs. Hearing the footsteps, the man squatting on the ground and the woman leaning against the wall both looked up.
Ouyang Tianque said in a hoarse voice: "Did you hear what Master Lin said?"
The middle-aged man, whose body had been replaced by machines, grinned and said, "We are not deaf, of course we heard it, right, Su Yuan?"
The woman named Su Yuan did not answer. She left silently with a sniper rifle on her back. People who were familiar with her temper knew that she was looking for a commanding height to ambush.
Ouyang Tianque walked to a room, clasped his arms, leaned against the wall, and stared at the door opposite.
In the room was the Glory of the Skyforge. If anyone wanted to save her, they had to get the consent of the "Demon Shark" commander.
Meanwhile, fighting began outside of Rapids.
The one in charge of commanding the battle is a colonel. He has participated in the war at Black Star Castle and the conquest of the Rebel Realm. He is no stranger to war.
Once he confirmed that there were enemies, the colonel immediately activated the sentries outside the city and asked them to report the number of enemies. He then mobilized a team of more than 300 people and quickly deployed them outside the city.
In this team, there are three major officers and ten lieutenants, who are the supporting nodes of this team. They are also supported by several tanks to launch a counterattack against the enemy.
Although this tactic has no spirituality and even seems old-fashioned, it is extremely effective.
But the colonel soon discovered that the number of the attacking enemies was not large, less than
Fifty people. But even with such a small number of people, there are nearly twenty sublimators, and there are at least three high-level strongmen among them.
As a result, it was difficult for his team to play to their strengths, and even defense became difficult.
Through the instruments on the battlefield, the colonel in the town's command room could see that the main members of the incoming enemies were protected by star barriers, and the thickness of those barriers was astonishingly high. This was the protective ability released by the high-level fortresses.
As your rank rises, even the most common star barrier becomes difficult to break and shatter.
Moreover, illusory walls rose up around the enemies attacking from the front. These things weakened their attacks and reduced the full power by half. So from the screen, although the firepower of Jingtao Castle seemed considerable, the threat and damage it caused to the enemy was very limited.
At this time, a giant man over two meters tall rushed out from the defense line of Jingtao Fort. He held a short-handled battle axe in each hand and rushed towards the enemy with a roar, apparently wanting to break the defense of the opponent's fortress and create opportunities for his side.
This giant was also protected by a star barrier, but the barrier on his body was obviously not as thick as the one on the opposite side.
If the enemy concentrated its firepower, it would have been easily crushed. Fortunately, Jingtao Fort always had the advantage in numbers. With the firepower of various rifles and the heavy artillery of the chariots, the giant rushed across the battlefield smoothly, raised his two axes, accumulated enough strength, and chopped fiercely on the illusory wall of the "Order Barrier".
The giant man burst out with a fierce aura, and his double axes flashed with lightning. The illusory wall was smashed into pieces and turned into crystal fireflies of light that floated away.
It can be seen that the giant is very powerful and is at least a level 5 expert.
Just as the giant smashed a few more illusory city walls, a petite figure from the Skyfort came up to the big man. It was a girl with purple hair almost black and fiery red eyes.
The girl had a blank and dazed look in her eyes, as if she didn't know she was on a battlefield.
The giant was stunned for a moment, then his eyes became fierce, as if he wanted to strip the girl naked. He laughed wildly and chopped with an axe, trying to paralyze the girl's ability to move first.
Unexpectedly, the girl flashed and passed by the giant like the wind. The giant suddenly bent his legs and fell to the ground somehow.
When he wanted to get up, the girl stood on the giant's shoulder and shook her head slightly. Then a green line drew an arc and touched the giant's neck.
He turned his head again, and saw a thin green-gold chain blade pulled out from the giant's neck. Suddenly, blood gushed out of the giant's neck, staining the surrounding ground red.
Seeing this, the colonel's heart sank. He grabbed the communicator and shouted, "Call Master Lin immediately. We need the support of the Demon Shark."
Lin Canghai received the news very quickly. In fact, he had been paying attention to the changes on the battlefield. When he saw those girls easily killing a major on the screen, he felt very heavy.
That girl is definitely a Level 6 warrior. And judging from the performance of Skyforge before, there are at least three Level 6 warriors participating in this operation tonight.
"It seems that the Skyfort is determined to rescue Miss Xun."
PS: Thanks to 'kurayami' for the tip. I'm in arrears again. I owe seven chapters. But the New Year is coming and I have a lot of things to do. I can't guarantee when I will pay it back. Let me pay it back slowly (rubbing my hands)