Chapter 319: Space Wild Wolves Sha La and the

Dad!

The girl was restrained by a demon with obvious female traits, watching her father being beaten and abused by two other demons.

Puh—

The man coughed blood, his consciousness about to fade; upon hearing his daughter's call, he regained a bit of awareness and tried to smile, soothing:

Sha La… don't be scared… dad's here.

But before he could finish, one of the demons sliced his throat with a blade.

Ding, ding…

As the head hit the ground and rolled a few times, the man's dead, frozen face ended up staring at the completely dazed girl.

In her mind, the "Superman," the "Hero," that father who was always patient with her…

Dead…

Just like that, dead…

Witnessing her father's decapitation, the girl named Sha La couldn't accept it at first; even now she still imagines her father fighting the demons bare‑handed, taking her away from this hellish hall.

Reality was the exact opposite.

Overwhelming grief left Sha La unable to cry out; she wanted to call her father again, but found she could only open her mouth and utter no sound.

Ha‑ha!!

Instead, the demons watching on laughed heartily—nothing pleased them more than toying with people's hearts.

…

Watching her father's lifeless, unpeaceful face and hearing the demons' unrestrained mockery, Sha La's grief gradually turned to anger.

?

Just then, the demons began to sense from Sha La a growing surge of spiritual energy.

Afterward, they communicated in a non‑human language, exchanging glances and expressions, as if they had stumbled upon a windfall, intending to "adopt" this human girl with spiritual‑energy potential and thoroughly "train" her.

Whoosh… Boom—Clang!!

!!

The sudden commotion made the demons turn toward the hall's entrance, curious to see what was happening.

It turned out to be a large drop pod screaming down from the sky; even with its braking thrusters engaged, it still made a hard landing on the street outside.

Smoke and debris sprayed outward, and the violent impact also shattered every nearby window.

The giant demon that had been toying with the sheriff's corpse in the street, quick‑eyed and quick‑footed, instinctively jumped away at the roar, thus avoiding being flattened by the drop pod.

Roar!!!

The giant demon that had dodged the impact bellowed, clenched its fists, and immediately tried to smash the drop pod to pieces.

But by the time the demon could act, the drop pod had already deployed and lowered its hatch.

Inside, several pairs of glowing green eyes flickered, and then——

Clack! Clack!

The distinctive burst‑fire of the boltgun echoed down the street.

Pfft! Pfft!

A standard bolt pierced the giant demon's hide, then detonated with high force, kicking up a rain of blood mixed with flesh chunks and debris.

Howl… howl…! Pain forced the giant demon to stumble back repeatedly.

Die, scum!

With a metallic battle cry, an Astartes clad in a Mark VI Thor's Hammer leapt up, raised his power axe crackling with blue energy, and swung it down onto the giant demon's head.

Pfft… hiss… sizzle~~!!

This Astartes, with sheer strength, cleanly split the seemingly invincible giant demon in two with a vertical blow.

At the same time, five more Astartes armed with Mark V Thor's Hammers poured out of the drop pod, using near‑perfect accuracy to sweep the demons within sight.

In an instant, the tide turned.

These demons, who only sought pleasure and indulgence, were no match for the Astartes.

In just ninety seconds, the demons ravaging the street and apartment lobby were wiped out by this Astartes squad.

The six Astartes' Thor‑hammer armor was mainly gray‑blue with yellow accents; the left shoulder bore the insignia of the Space Wild Wolves legion.

Moreover, each Space Wild Wolf wore trophies like fangs and bones; especially the captain, who carried a Mark VI Thor's Hammer and a power axe, stood half a head taller than his five brothers.

The Wild Wolf captain draped a beast pelt over his power backpack as a cape, and hung an unknown creature's skull from his left waist.

Immature Astartes recruits use the company‑issued melee weapons to fight on prehistoric planets against dinosaurs, saber‑toothed tigers, or titanic beasts.

Many recruits skin and bone their successful kills, carrying the trophies to display their skill and growth.

Among them, the Space Wild Wolves made up the largest proportion.

At this moment.

After clearing the area of all demons, the Wild Wolf captain lowered his power axe, signaled two brothers to stand guard outside, then led three more brothers into the apartment lobby.

They entered.

They halted.

Damn beasts!

One Wild Wolf couldn't contain his anger and burst out cursing, causing a metallic echo to reverberate through the lobby.

Because the sight was too horrific to bear.

The scene was littered with filth, blood, and corpses; besides Sha La, was anyone else still alive?

All the residents had already been toyed to death by the demons before the Wild Wolves arrived; if Sha La lacked spiritual‑energy potential, she would have met the same fate.

Seeing that.

The Space Wild Wolves captain waved his hand, signaling the brothers to spread out and search, checking whether there were any survivors left, or demons hiding.

After giving the order, the Space Wild Wolves captain went straight to Sara.

He saw a girl only about eight or nine years old kneeling on the ground, and before her lay her father, whose head and body were severed.

At this moment, Sara had returned to normal, no longer on the verge of collapse, about to lose control of her Spiritual Energy, yet she could not stop sobbing, tears continually streaking her cheeks as she murmured:

"Dad… Dad, wake up… don't leave Sara alone… Dad…"

"..."

Sensing the girl's sorrow through Spiritual Perception, the Space Wild Wolves captain who had come to her side also felt heavy-hearted.

He half‑squatted on the ground, opened his helmet, revealing short hair, a full beard, and a somewhat fierce appearance.

But to avoid frightening Sara, the Space Wild Wolves captain deliberately lowered his voice and said, "My name is Gen Luo Xige De. And you are? Little girl."

It turned out that the commander in charge of the entire Caplan campaign, apparently due to manpower shortages and the overwhelming number of demons, had personally led the Space Wild Wolves, boarding drop pods to rush to the ground for combat.

As for Sara,

After hearing Gen Luo's self‑introduction, she raised both hands, wiped her eyes with her sleeves, and choked out, "Sara… Sara Kerry Gan…"

"Sara… Hmm, I recall this name carries the meaning of princess. Hehe, it seems your parents must love you very much."

Gen Luo said, extending his left hand toward Sara, and continued, "Then Sara, staying alive is your top priority now; that way, you won't break your parents' hearts."

"Heartbroken…"

Sara turned her head to look at the mountain‑like Gen Luo, then at her father's corpse.

Although she was reluctant, she understood the reasoning of "surviving," so Sara nodded firmly, stood up, and instead sat on Gen Luo's left hand, her expression resolute but her voice still childish as she said:

"Let's go, uncle."

"Hehe, good child, hold tight to uncle, uncle will take you away from here."

Gen Luo chuckled as he gave the reminder, then likewise stood up and placed the petite Sara into the gap between the power pack and the armor, so she could sit there.

Although this was somewhat uncomfortable for Sara, at least it would not overly expose her to the outside, nor would it overly interfere with Gen Luo's normal movements.

And at this moment…

"Clang! Clang!"

From the upper floors, the explosive‑arrow gun kept firing in bursts, and then a brother reported over the comms:

"Colonel, the entire apartment has been overrun by demons; there are no human survivors left. Should we continue the purge?"

Upon hearing this, Gen Luo detached the explosive‑arrow pistol attached to his lower back, walked toward the lobby exit, and ordered, "No, all brothers withdraw from the apartment; afterward, leave it to the Haifuyuet to handle."

"Yes."

Next.

Gen Luo, carrying Sara on his back, led five brothers out of the apartment and got as far away from the area as possible.

Looking down from above,

Gen Luo and his men were swiftly weaving through the devastated streets, heading north.

Looking further north, one could see that Gen Luo and his men's target was the Sector 07 Starport, where many cargo ships and cruise liners were docked.

Moreover, the area around the starport was where the fighting was fiercest, after all, the starport is a key facility the military uses for evacuation.

Caplan's surface has four major starports; the largest, with the most vessels, is the main starport located in Metropolis Sector 07.

Currently, the warship of the Supervisory Department under Andre's command is rushing to Sector 07, expected to arrive in about five minutes.

Meanwhile, a Steadfast‑class frigate of the Space Wild Wolves has already arrived above the starport ahead of the Supervisory Department, using its various guns to provide fire support to the ground forces.

This Steadfast‑class frigate is none other than the Haifuyuet, which dropped off Gen Luo and the Space Wild Wolves.

Suddenly, two missiles trailing white flames shot out of the Haifuyuet's starboard missile launcher, streaking low over the buildings.

In the end, the two missiles struck the apartment occupied by demons one after another.

"Boom—! Boom—!"

The explosion instantly generated a violent shockwave that destroyed the apartment's stability; within just two or three breaths, the six‑hundred‑meter‑tall megastructure apartment quickly tilted and collapsed, sending dust and debris flying.

In the street at this moment…

"Hum—! Hum—!"

Gen Luo and the Space Wild Wolves' Thor's Hammer actively raised an energy shield to help block the shockwave, as well as the gravel and fragments mixed within it, like small warheads.

"..."

Sara, sitting on Gen Luo's neck‑back, instinctively curled her body, gripping tightly with both hands, fearful that she might accidentally slip off.

The shockwave came fast and went fast.

Within a few seconds, the shield emitting a pale yellow light automatically dissipated.

Noticing the change,

Curious, Sara poked her head out, lying on the power pack, gazing at the apartment that had already "disappeared".

Seeing her former home and her father now buried under the rubble, Sara's tears unwillingly slipped down again.

Gen Luo, sensing her sorrow once more, glanced back but did not speak again to console or comfort her.

Some things can only be digested by oneself.

After a moment.

Gen Luo and the Space Wild Wolves then joined many civilians fleeing toward the starport, as well as a Krieg combat squad tasked with escort, and together they proceeded toward the starport.

During this time, the demons roaming the surroundings never ceased their attacks and harassment; fortunately, the Space Wild Wolves' firepower was fierce enough to prevent massive civilian casualties.

Until they reached the edge of the starport and entered the position set up by the military, these civilians could finally breathe a temporary sigh of relief.

The position had simple fortifications, as well as light and heavy armored vehicles; the personnel, however, were quite mixed—UNSC, sheriffs, Krieg, auxiliary forces, even two Space Wild Wolves reserve squads, and many retired veterans who had voluntarily remained in the position.

In this situation, anyone who had a gun and knew how to use it was incorporated into a combat unit.

Arriving at the position.

UNSC soldiers took over the escort duty, leading civilians into the starport, then boarding the docked ships to await evacuation.

That Krieger squad, after completing ammunition resupply, returned once more to the chaotic metropolitan area to continue their mission of searching for and rescuing civilians.

Inside the position at that time.

Gen Luo set Sha La back on the ground, then said to the auxiliary troops stationed here: "Sergeant, this child has considerable Spiritual Energy potential, plus some special reasons; for now we Space Wild Wolves will look after her, taking her first aboard the Hai Fu Yue Te."

Yes, sir.

The auxiliary troop holding the rank of sergeant first returned a salute, then, together with two other auxiliary troops, led the cooperative Sha La to the rear of the position.

During this time, the girl would occasionally look back toward Gen Luo and the others, eventually boarding a transport aircraft that took off and flew to the Hai Fu Yue Te.

At that moment, a report came over the comms from the Hai Fu Yue Te's bridge communications officer: "Sir! A cruise liner is already full and is about to lead over forty thousand civilians in evacuation!"

Upon hearing this,

Gen Luo slightly turned his head to the right and saw a cruise liner about two kilometers long, gaining altitude, apparently preparing to head for near-Earth orbit and then enter a jump state.

However, a "gate" with a diameter of a hundred meters appeared, bypassing the human-defended lines and suddenly forming at the edge of the starport.

Immediately thereafter, countless humanoid demons poured out from another dimension.

"Damn it! Brothers, soldiers, follow me!"

"Yes!"

Seeing the demons attempting to destroy the starport, Gen Luo immediately grabbed a gun with his left hand and an axe with his right, let out a battle cry, and led the brothers and soldiers beside him in a charge.

Just then.

A demon riding a flying horse with a black mane and feathered wings, clad in silver armor, appeared above the starport.

Moreover, that flying horse brought the demon to above the cruise liner's bridge.

The demon raised its right hand, brandishing a longsword that flashed with silver light, and brought it down in a slashing motion against the bridge…

"Boom!!"

A deafening explosion rose up, and the cruise liner's bridge was seen to be completely destroyed by the demon, which directly caused the ascending cruise liner to lose control, deviate from its course, and ultimately accelerate its crash into Metropolitan District 11.

(End of Chapter)