The battlefield was being cleaned up and counted, and not long after, a simple list was sent to Zero. Among the people he brought this time, only those with abilities could not be killed. The Brotherhood's private army has been reduced by 80%, and there are currently less than a hundred people left. As for the killer troops on the dark side, they were wiped out and died in the command center. Zero went to see it himself. Judging from the wounds on the corpse and the cracks on the objects in the command center, it should have been killed by a vacuum slash similar to Sauron.
Importantly, the whereabouts of West Wind, the leader of the dark side, is unknown.
As for the Pope's Hall, nearly a thousand soldiers died in battle, and more than 30 mechas and chariots were damaged. In terms of the troops stationed at this military base by the Pope's Hall, it also belongs to the concept of heavy losses. Now, the soldiers and officers who surrendered have been gathered to one side of the square, guarded by several ability users and the remaining private soldiers of the Brotherhood.
After Zero left the command center, he came before these people. When seeing Zero, the first few officers were a little embarrassed, while the soldiers were more at a loss. Zero nodded to Richard and Kaiton who were in charge of the guards, and the two retreated, leaving space for Zero and the soldiers.
Looking at the soldiers in front of him, Ling Yang said in a loud voice: "Everyone of the Knights, you have also seen it. Your commander-in-chief Sauron has died in battle, and this war should end. In this war, the people of this continent Enough blood has been shed. You think about it, the muzzle of the army should be aimed at foreign enemies, not at your own countrymen. You have just become the weapons of some people's selfish desires, and now they are the ones who manipulate the weapons is dead, and it is time for you to restore the honor and responsibility you should have as a soldier."
"As far as I know, His Royal Highness Pope Paul is a benevolent monarch. I believe that under his leadership, the Knights of the Holy Seal can get back on track!" Zero looked at the officers again, and said: "Excuse me say."
Officers, you look at me, I look at you, and finally stepped forward. Zero looked at them and said: "As I said just now, the only enemy I want to defeat is Sauron. As for what you have done before, I can no longer pursue it. But now, I hope you can manage your own people well until Send you back to the Pope's Hall and hand them over to His Royal Highness Paul."
"Several, can you do it?"
When things got to this point, no matter how unwilling they were, these people knew that the situation was over. Even Sauron was killed by the young leader of the Sea God Group in front of him, what would they use to resist. What's more, as Zero said just now, when Sauron is dead, Paul will undoubtedly become the new master of this continent. There are not many emotional obstacles in choosing to be loyal to Paul. After all, Paul is always the pope in name.
Now it's just a transition from a false job to a real government.
So several officers nodded in agreement, and Zero simply delegated the command to them, but before sending them back to Rome, their firearms were temporarily confiscated. After dealing with the rest of the Knights, Zero returned to the command building. The corpses in the command center had been taken away, and they would be cremated together with the other corpses, so as not to cause a plague if they were left alone.
Black Wing was standing on the forward platform of the command center, Zero asked, "Did you find West Wind?"
"I found it, I'm telling him to come here." Black Wing replied.
After a while, West Wind walked in. The first thing he said when he saw Zero was: "You'd better come with me, there are some things you may be interested in knowing."
"Oh?" Zero stretched out his hand and said, "Please lead the way."
The two left the command center and took the elevator to another base underground. As soon as the elevator door opened, Zero saw the corpses of several guards, blood splattered on the wall. It seemed that Xifeng was killing people here, stepped over these corpses, and came to the central area of this base. Outside a corridor, there were some researchers squatting, and they were all tied up with ropes by West Wind.
Xi Feng casually grabbed a young man, untied the rope from his hand and said, "Go, open the door."
"You guys are breaking the law, if Lord Sauron knows..."
Zero said lightly: "Sauron is dead, now I have the final say on this place."
The man glanced at him, and finally said nothing, and swiped his identification card in the electronic groove in front of the door. The automatic door opened to both sides, and a burst of icy air escaped from the door. It seems that there is also an air-conditioning system inside. As soon as he walked in, the sound-sensing lighting turned on one by one, so Ling saw that there were more than 20 devices similar to hibernation chambers arranged in a circle in this room.
At the center of the hibernation chamber device is a prismatic metal object, and cables extend from it to connect these hibernation chambers, thus providing energy for these equipment. Each of these hibernation pods was nearly three meters in length. Zero walked to one of the devices and looked in through the porthole of the device. Inside was a man with dull eyes.
But judging from the proportions of his face, this man was nearly two meters tall, and he was a very tall and strong person. Looking at the other hibernation chambers, there are half and half men and women in here, and one of them looks very neutral, with a bald head, and it is impossible to tell whether it is a man or a woman, which especially attracts Zero's attention. This person always gave him some strange feelings. When he saw him, Zero couldn't help but feel murderous.
Xifeng next to him also noticed it, and he said, "When I saw him earlier, I suddenly wanted to kill this guy inside. It's so strange, who are they?"
Judging from the proportions of these people's faces, their average height is about two meters. Men may be taller, but they are almost the same. Among them, the male is handsome and mighty, and the female is beautiful and moving. In terms of genes, they all have excellent genes. Even, Zero couldn't find a trace of flaws on their faces, which were almost perfect.
"They are some poor people who have lost their hometown..." Ling Low sighed, he probably knew who these people were.
If there is no accident, they should be Franklin's compatriots, the Atlanteans of the last era. Then, how to deal with them is a nerve-wracking thing. According to the suggestion of Planet Will Agladis, then Zero finally destroys them now. That guy with a bald head and a neutral face is probably the gene pool of the Atlanteans.
If they get them, as long as Franklin is willing, the Atlanteans will be able to multiply in this world again. And because of their peculiar way of reproduction, it won't take long for them to grow large enough to threaten humans or other life.
The question Zero is considering now is, should he trust Franklin
After leaving the basement basement, Zero first asked someone to clean up the body of the guard, and at the same time let the soldiers of the Brotherhood take over the task of guarding before, and no one else could be allowed in except him. Then back to the command center, Yeliu and other capable users had already arrived, Ling announced: "Today we are resting on Victoria Island, and tomorrow we will return to Panshi City. There is still an unfinished war waiting for us there."
Sauron chose to execute Cinderella today, one of the purposes was to divide Zero's troops, and he sent troops to attack the Rock City occupied by Zero at the same time. Zero left Su and other strong men there, but there is no doubt that the strength of Panshi City is still weak. The key to the battlefield over there is time. If Su can drag Franklin to arrive in time with the army of the Sea God Regiment, or if they return to the battlefield, then the balance of victory will be tilted in their favor.
On the contrary, it is the ending that Zero least wants to see.
Sauron is dead, as long as the crisis in the Rock City is resolved, the situation in the Western Continent can be said to be stable.
Of course, Zero will not forget the man who gave power to Sauron and other legion leaders.
It's just that Gaia is his own problem to deal with.
When the danger of Rock City is lifted, it is time to meet this fateful opponent, which will represent another head-on confrontation between Agrandis and Prosius, but it will be represented by the two of them.
It is dusk.
Amidst the sound of scattered cannons, above the top of the city, the troops in the Pope's Hall could be seen retreating temporarily. They withdrew to the unbroken part of the Bloody Road, and there they pitched camp. This was the second day after Panshi City was attacked, Su stood on the top of the city, looking at the devastated battlefield below the city. Shallow craters of different sizes were the result of heavy artillery bombardment. More than one-third of the fortifications had been leveled, and the remaining two-thirds were seriously damaged.
The soldiers need to repair overnight so that they can deal with the artillery attack from the Pope's Hall tomorrow.
After yesterday's unsuccessful storm, the opposing commander changed his tactics. Their infantry regiment did not move, but instead used tanks and heavy artillery to bombard the Panshi City here. The bombings were carried out three times, each lasting only one hour. But in the fierce artillery fire, even Su could only passively defend, let alone other people who could launch a surprise attack.
At this moment, the advantages of the Vatican's ammunition reserves were revealed one by one. After the bombardment by tanks and heavy artillery, there were sporadic harassments from Griffin Knights and missile tanks. They bypassed the main battlefield and attacked other parts of Panshi City, and even dropped micro missiles into the city at one point, causing considerable damage. confusion.
Under this kind of strategy, the defenders of Panshi City can only be exhausted, and all capable users including Su don't have a moment to rest. They had to defend against bombings that threatened parts of the city wall, and sometimes, Su even had to intercept shells or missiles alone.
It's only been two days, even Su's ninth level is too much to bear, let alone other people.
The trident ability user unit is okay, after all most of them are Zog people. Headed by Froman, Zog's life in the Well of Weeping Gods was far more difficult than on the battlefield. Therefore, their resilience and will are very strong, far exceeding the original trident fighters. It's also because they protect other places outside the main battlefield, so Su Cai doesn't have to be distracted by it.
Soldiers who can be recruited from Panshi City and nearby towns, and then trained, can't stand it. Strictly speaking, although they have been on the battlefield once or twice, they are essentially more residents than soldiers. The first day was fine, but today, the repeated bombing of the Pope's Hall has blown the will of these soldiers. Looking into the eyes of the soldiers returning to the city, their eyes were filled with only despair.
If such bombing continues tomorrow, the remaining two-thirds of the fortifications may be uprooted. After losing the necessary obstacles such as fortifications, Rock City is like a stripped girl, unable to resist the attack of the Pope's Hall.
It is very difficult for Su and others to defend such a big city without fortifications.
"What must be done?"
It was night, in the city hall, Su knocked on the table and said: "If we don't do something, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to survive tomorrow!"
Berrien crossed his arms and said, "The enemy's biggest threat to us is those heavy weapons. Perhaps, we should set fire to their ammunition warehouse."
This proposal was quickly passed, and a raid plan was formed. Under the cover of night, led by Su, Berrien, Froman and the Trident troops formed an assault team to go out of the city overnight. Mr. X, Leah, and Mamelo stayed behind, taking charge of the defense work at night.
The assault team bypassed the main battlefield and attacked the Pope's camp from the other side. It's a pity that Adam seemed to have expected Su and the others to do this, so he firmly protected the ammunition warehouse early in the morning. Su and his party could only kill a few hundred soldiers, and retreat quietly before the opponent's mechas and chariots approached.
This is a small episode that happened under the night sky.
By the next day, the bombing came as scheduled. Adam seemed impatient today, and seemed to be revenge for the sneak attack last night. The Pope's Hall was no longer bombarded with tanks and heavy artillery, sporadic harassment by missiles and Griffin Knights like yesterday. Instead, it integrated all heavy weapons and bombarded the main battlefield chosen by the City of Rocks.
Throughout the day, the sound of gunfire and explosions did not stop for a moment. Fireballs appeared in every corner of the battlefield, and the remaining two-thirds of the fortifications were being destroyed at an astonishing speed. Often, the soldiers inside the fortifications were blown up together with the fortifications before they had time to retreat.
During this period, Su took a risky attack, but was only able to kill a few soldiers in vain. After being forced back by the enemy's superior firepower, a few shrapnel were embedded in his body. It's just that this kind of injury can't hinder Su's fight. At this time, Berrien's role is much greater than Su's. He didn't release the powerful Thunder Fury that day when the battle started, but switched to using the electromagnetic pulse field which is less powerful but superior in that it can be used repeatedly and covers a relatively square area.
The electromagnetic fields were drawn towards the enemy convoy and mech troops. After being spread out layer by layer, the repeated impact of high-frequency pulses paralyzed the operating systems of the tanks and mechs, thus disintegrating part of the offensive of the Pope's Hall. .
But Berrien was only one person after all, and after his tactics worked, the commander of the Pope's Hall quickly adjusted his strategy. The chariot mechs are no longer densely arranged, but spread out. In this way, Berrien's electromagnetic field is invisible and weakened a lot.
After a whole morning, there were very few fortifications left, and those with such abilities could only go into battle in person, constantly attacking the opponent's heavy fire positions, so that the fortifications were not completely demolished. In the afternoon, Adam finally sent out his infantry regiment, and densely packed soldiers rushed towards Rock City like a black wave, mechas and chariots mixed in, providing fire assistance and long-range heavy fire suppression to the infantry regiment.
Looking from the high wall of Panshi City, the two wings of the infantry regiment spread out, forming an encirclement circle, and the focal point was Panshi City. It can be seen that this time Adam came out in full force, planning to come to a general attack to make the final decision.
The huge pressure made the defenders of Panshi City tremble slightly, Su sighed, and said lightly: "Who will come down with me to play with them."
"The old man's fists are already itching!" Mr. X said in a deep voice.
Mamiro's black and strong body took a step forward and said, "Count me in."
As for Hu Ke, Man Shan, Froman and others, they all roared to the challenge. Su left Berrien and Leah on the city wall, and Leah temporarily took over Su's command of the defenders. The girl connected several officers of the defenders with spiritual chains, using them as nodes to form the entire command network. As for Berrien, his mission was very simple. Where the enemy was too densely populated, he would throw a thunderball there, or release a cloud of electricity.
The battle started quickly, and the defenders of Panshi City were terrified when they saw the enemy army rushing in. Fortunately, Su waited for a group of ability users to leave the city. Looking at the figures of these ability users, the militiamen felt a little more at ease.
Su Yi took the lead, dragged the epee to smash into the black wave, and immediately set off a huge wave. Countless soldiers of the Pope's Hall flew away as if they were hit by an ancient beast. They were only hit by the force field released by Su, and all of them were shattered and fractured. Even if they didn't die after falling to the ground, they also temporarily lost their mobility. Su overcame the thorns and thorns, and he insisted on killing a bloody wave from the tide of enemy troops.
Just as he was fighting vigorously, the enemy army suddenly separated from the two sides, so the mechs and chariots came into Su's sight. After the Pope's Hall discovered that it was impossible to use soldiers to push the high-ranking officers to death, they changed their strategy and used heavy firepower to suppress them. Su An said that he came just in time, so he took the sword to kill.
The first two paladin mechs raised their cannons and fired. Facing the barrage of fire that was evacuated, Su's eyes were peaceful. She dragged her epee across the dead corner of the barrage like a ghost, and then passed two mechas. Suddenly, two half-moon-shaped cold lights flashed across the mecha, and then exploded into two balls of fire. Su's speed remained the same, and he had rushed onto a tank in an instant.
With a loud cry, the epee plunged straight down, only a small half of the blade was exposed. Another kick on the hilt of the sword, the epee slashed, and pulled out a streak of brilliance, splitting the tank in two. Su jumped off the ground and took a sword flower. The tank exploded behind her, but the flames and debris passed by her both sides naturally. Su took a deep breath, bowed his body, like a black panther staring at its prey, and rushed towards the several mechas in front.
Then there were explosions, on Su's sword, whether it was a mecha or a chariot. None of their armor could stop the slashing of the epee, and under the destructive edge of the epee, they were like paper. Seeing from a distance that Su had been beating up several mecha tanks in succession, Adam finally couldn't bear it, and temporarily handed over the command to another regiment leader, Silius, while he strode towards Su.