Chapter 584: Lucky Break

Trash, you only become so brave when you're bullying the weak.

Accompanied by a metallic sense of contempt, the unique 'thud, thud' of magnetic boots echoed within the hub of the sewage system.

!!

In a brief moment, the vast space fell utterly silent, and the beastmen were no longer as noisy and frenzied as before.

Their movements stalled, then they all turned toward the source of the sound.

Only then, in the dimly lit sewage drainage pipe behind them, a 'giant' whose head was about to brush the pipe above was slowly walking toward the hub.

Moreover, when the beastmen saw that the giant's eyes flickered with a faint green light, they involuntarily began to retreat step by step.

Some of the smaller beastmen trembled uncontrollably.

For the 'giant' who emerged from that pipe and came to the hub was none other than a Dark Angel who had affixed his bolt gun to his waist, freeing both hands.

The intimidation of the Astate seemed, since the start of the New Human Empire, to have been deeply imprinted in the beastmen's 'genes'.

What's more, these Dark Angels are several times stronger than the Chaos Astate that drove away their predecessors.

Waaah!!

Seeing the morale low, the beast chief lifted a rusted iron staff wrapped in iron chains and spikes, and roared loudly: 'Humans! Insignificant! Nothing to worry about! Waa……'

However, unfortunately, before the beast chief could finish uttering the special cry 'Waaagh,' he was cut off by a 'bang!'

It turned out that as the Dark Angel entered the hub and saw the beast chief intending to use a battle cry and the incomprehensible 'Waaagh' to boost morale, he sprinted forward, charged straight into the beastmen crowd, and punched a hole through the beast chief's chest.

Afterward, the Dark Angel effortlessly lifted the beast chief, who was about the same height and even looked more 'burly' and 'stalwart,' and hurled him far away.

Immediately after, he didn't waste words, twisted his neck joints, then continued at breakneck speed, launching a one-sided slaughter against the beastmen who had yet to react and remained in a dazed state.

Pff!!

Bang!!

Sizzle!!

Wah!!

For a time, the hub echoed with the sounds of bodies being blown apart and torn apart by bare fists, along with the beastmen's ridiculous and 'pitiful' screams.

Within ten-odd seconds, not a single intact beastman remained here; only fragments and debris lay in the sewage channels dyed red with blood.

It's not that beastmen aren't strong, but those gathered here are clearly undeveloped; after all, the beast chief is only a little over three meters tall, far short of the beastmen's ideal of a true chief—'big and green!'

And this Dark Angel…

Although he was not a veteran of a hundred battles, nor any company commander or champion, merely an 'ordinary' tactical squad leader, he was more than enough to deal with these beastmen.

'Trash.' The Dark Angel, scanning his surroundings, still used brief words to express his contempt for the orc beastmen.

Of course, he wouldn't be so careless as to forget that he might have picked up beastmen spores, so he immediately reported to the headquarters, preparing to undergo a full decontamination before returning to the fleet.

But before that, the Dark Angel ignored all corpses along the way, crushed them with his magnetic boots, and slowly approached the dying Four-Leaf Soldier.

Hindered by the helmet obscuring his face, he could not see the expression, so he simply lowered his head and gazed silently for a moment.

Afterward, the Dark Angel half-knelt and said in a low voice: 'Child, your courage is commendable.'

Saying that, the Dark Angel also helped lift the nearby laser machine gun, placing its grip beside the Four-Leaf Soldier's right hand, then aimed the muzzle at the likewise dying beast chief not far away.

Ugh… cough…!

The Four-Leaf Soldier's eyes widened, but blood spurted from his mouth due to his heightened emotions; he would hardly fail to understand the Dark Angel's intent—this was clearly helping them complete their mission!

Thus.

The Four-Leaf Soldier mustered all his strength to move his right hand, extending his index finger, and at the moment it touched the trigger, he clenched it tightly.

Tap-tap-tap!! The gunfire burst forth.

As for that half-dead beast chief, believing he had lost his 'energy shield' from severe wounds, he was riddled with holes by the laser machine gun.

【The Reincarnator Squad successfully killed a beast chief, and was then deemed to have completed its first trial mission; transmission in progress…】

Afterward, the Four-Leaf Soldier and the few remaining Reincarnator 'corpses' were enveloped in a blinding pale-gold light, then vanished as if into thin air.

Seeing this.

Only then did the Dark Angel rise to his feet, and at that moment, five more Dark Angels arrived from different pipes, gathering in the hub.

The six giants exchanged a glance, then lingered no longer, continuing to search for any civilians trapped underground.

As for the Dark Angel who was the tactical squad leader, it appeared he had chosen to aid the entire Reincarnator Squad, but in fact he had merely been 'infected' by the Four-Leaf Soldier's fearlessness.

Moreover, the captain also knew the Four-Leaf Soldier was a Reincarnator, and the rolling real-time information on his helmet screen even mentioned the briefing for the Reincarnator Squad.

So, the captain merely dealt with the beastmen while also giving the Four-Leaf Soldier a 'little' help, enabling him to complete the 【mission】.

A mere gesture.

If the Space Wild Wolves or the Glory Iron Fist were present as onlookers, they would surely exclaim, 'Holy shit! Can those icicle guys really be this kind-hearted?' After all, Dark Angels are seen as the embodiment of cold ruthlessness in most legions.

Of course, all the premises influencing that captain's decision to lend a hand require his approval; otherwise, given the Dark Angel's temperament, he would certainly not bother with the Reincarnators' affairs.

As for whether it would affect the judgments of the Red Empress and White Empress, or how to distribute rewards, that is nothing the captain needs to worry about.

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…

【Transmission completed.

Rewards being distributed…

Error…

Correcting…

Correction completed.

Taking into account external forces intervening, which allowed you to easily win the first trial, and also considering that the first trial's difficulty is too high for newcomers, the original reward distribution will be maintained.

Charles Horton, congratulations on earning 100 points and two random draws for items.

Because you exchanged an Empire Type II Rifle and 25 battery magazines for it, the 100 points were fully deducted, Charles Horton, your point balance remains '0'.

But the weapons and ammunition exchanged for points have already been sent to the original universe along with you; please check for receipt.】

Inside the eldest daughter's bedroom.

Huodun, holding a laser rifle, seemed somewhat dazed.

He…

Isn't he dead?

The last scene in my memory was the four-leaf soldiers' charge failing, then I fell into endless darkness, but the next moment I returned unharmed to the starting point?

Regarding this.

Besides luck and fortune, Huodun felt infinite respect for that four-leaf soldier; without that child's desperate counterattack, he could not have lasted until now.

"Haha... father... come on... come on..."

Hearing such mad yet extremely weak-spirited words, Huodun ended his brief reverie and quickly turned his gaze to the eldest daughter before him.

He didn't have time to dwell, glanced at the terminal on his right wrist, and immediately thought in his mind: 'Draw! Draw both times!'

【Received.

Currently conducting the first draw…

Congratulations, you have obtained four Te-036 injections.

Currently conducting the second draw…

Congratulations, you have obtained four nanoblood serum injections】

Accompanied by the icy female voice beside his ear, Huodun saw two black small equipment boxes appear out of thin air on his right foot side, each bearing a red-and-white umbrella emblem.

!

He actually let him draw the nanoblood serum?!

It seems his luck hasn't run out.

At the moment the equipment boxes appeared, Huodun didn't hesitate; he quickly opened the box labeled 'nanoblood serum' and, from the shock-absorbing cotton's recess, took out a syringe with a transparent barrel containing a light purple 'liquid'.

Afterward, Huodun didn't delay, directly stuck the syringe into the eldest daughter's leg and injected the 'liquid' into her body.

Injection completed.

Huodun immediately distanced himself from the eldest daughter, raised his laser rifle, staying vigilant; if the nanoblood serum proved ineffective, he would still relieve her suffering.

Next.

The eldest daughter's body, originally covered in wounds, bruises, and swelling, began to visibly alleviate symptoms at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even some fatal wounds started to heal.

But these were not the most important; rather, the blood-cross rash on his daughter's face also rapidly faded and disappeared, and her eyes likewise regained clarity.

This indicates that the nanoblood serum successfully cleared the Blood Cross, greatly alleviating and even curing the fatal injuries.

"Dad... Daddy?" The eldest daughter, having regained her senses, was initially bewildered by the surroundings, but soon her expression froze, as if recalling her recent ordeal.

In contrast, upon seeing the nanoblood serum take effect, Huodun did not lose his composure, nor did he move closer to his daughter; instead, he also injected himself with a dose of nanoblood serum.

After ensuring he himself would not be infected by the Blood Cross, he then set down his laser rifle, approached his dazed daughter, scooped her up, moved her to the nearby single bed, and covered her with a thin blanket.

Then Huodun half-squatted beside the bed, gently stroked his daughter's cheek, and said with heartache: 'Telesha... those things are in the past.'

"Dad!"

The daughter, having regained her composure, could no longer hold back her emotions, wrapped her arms around Huodun's neck and burst into tears.

After a long while.

The daughter's emotions had only just stabilized, and Huodun took the opportunity to ask: 'Telesha, where is your sister? Where is Lina?'

"Lina... Lina seems to still be hiding in the attic of the house."

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…

Evening.

This side of the central mall of a town.

At this time of getting off work and school, like this small town with a population of no more than ten thousand, the central mall should be the liveliest and most prosperous.

Today is no exception.

Only today's liveliness is somewhat special.

There are indeed hundreds of people at the mall's main entrance, but these people are not entering or leaving the mall; rather, they are in pairs, threes, or groups, engaging in ***.

Their actions are crazy, seemingly devoid of pain; the more violent, self-harming, and bloody, the more they enjoy and pleasure themselves.

And the blood-cross rash on their faces indicates they are Blood Cross infected, a group of thugs who know only how to indulge desire to the extreme.

Furthermore, the infected's many manifestations are not much different from followers of lust and terror deities, or rather, the reason this universe's Earth erupted in a Blood Cross plague may be inseparable from the evil god.

Looking at this town's dilapidated appearance, especially the cracked pavement, one can tell the Blood Cross plague broke out, having lasted at least a few years.

As for the Blood Cross infected reveling wildly in front of the town's central mall, they may not be residents of this town, possibly having migrated from other cities or villages.

After all, staying in one place yields neither new prey nor food sources.

Suddenly.

On the east side of the town, a 'figure' was running along the former main thoroughfare.

"Bang! Bang!"

And all the abandoned vehicles along the way would be smashed aside by the 'figure' with brute force, causing extremely loud noises.

?!

This made the infected instantly turn their attention eastward.

"Hahaha! Another one delivered right to our door!"

"I'll fucking kill them!!"

The infected obviously regarded that 'figure' as an ordinary human survivor, and they all ceased their revelry, grabbed whatever weapons were at hand, and charged toward the east main thoroughfare.

But some Infected, before setting out, would actually take out the bullets from the magazine, then dip the bullet tips in some "liquid", and only then press them back into the magazine, apparently preparing to carry out remote infection.

However, before the first wave of Infected could even reach the main thoroughfare, that "silhouette" had already appeared on this side of the central mall.

After it slowed down and came to a stop, they finally managed to make out the appearance of that "silhouette"…

It was a mecha standing nearly five meters tall.

Its legs had a reverse-joint structure, its left arm was a rotating Gauss cannon, its shoulders also carried two miniature missile launch tubes, and the most conspicuous weapon was a large-sized Chain Sword mounted on its right arm.

???

All the Infected were stunned.

They were indeed crazy, but they weren't completely idiots; yet what lay before them far exceeded anything they could comprehend.

As for the mecha…

Ring— Ting! Ting!

Swish— Boom! Boom!!

Then the machine gun and missiles fired in unison.

But the mecha's operator, namely Charles Horton, was far from satisfied with that; he launched an advance, wielding the Chain Sword to let the Infected experience what true "brutality" is.

In fact, after Horton luckily completed his first trial, he went on to participate in twenty-five more trial missions, persisting for a full three years.

And he had evolved from an initial "weakling" into a "big shot" capable of taking on an orc boss single-handedly.

It is worth mentioning that the Four-Leaf Soldiers participated with him in those twenty-five subsequent trials and have survived to this day.

Nowadays, Horton's struggle is not only to protect his two daughters, but also to cooperate with the myriad Reincarnators to punish those Infected who have fallen to utter depravity, and to use the items obtained through exchange to reshape the entire Earth.

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…

The main universe.

Inside the Meditation Hall.

The Blood Cross Sui Bian seated on the golden throne murmured to himself: "There is no need to open a Space Gate."

And he couldn't spare the energy to open any new Space Gate either.

The Blood Cross, which incorporates the element of the Reincarnators.

But his condition over the past few days hasn't been great, so the effect of his writing might also be just average; a reader in the first two chapters was quite unhappy with the depiction of the Blood Cross.

This, the author can only say, is adequately covered in the text; readers who still don't understand can go search for the series on Bilibili.

After that, it's time to launch a "reckoning" against some guys, and there's still Leon and the necromancer not written.

As for Muv, I've also watched a few episodes; that world is similarly bleak, but I'll still finish the "reckoning" plot first, then consider Muv.

The necromancer, being a top-tier entity, should appear last.

As for Warcraft and StarCraft, maybe, probably they'll appear? I'm not sure either, but my energy is just too low right now, sigh T-T.

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