Chapter 596: Situation Reversed

"…"

After listening to the brief speech by their field army's supreme commander over the full-channel comms, the remaining tactical squads fell into silence.

"Human… Empire? Imperial feudalism?"

"Soon, the youngest soldier spoke up, breaking the silence."

"Never mind whether they're imperialists." Yang Lin didn't really care, "I actually felt that when that tin can first stared at me…… it seemed to be observing the child in my arms."

"Besides, with them helping to block, what we should do now is follow the commander's orders and evacuate the civilians to the withdrawal point as quickly as possible."

"What Xiao Yang said is right." The squad leader glanced at the intensifying battle, even seeing the market district flashing with dense red light and blue artillery units, then looked away, unable to bear it, gazing at the corpses of his fallen comrades…

Flesh and debris scattered, he issued the latest order: "Find Xiao Tian and Xiao Li's dog tags, the corpses… sigh, forget it, ensuring civilian safety is our top priority."

"Yes…"

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…

Not long ago.

The green belt in the city center.

On the north bank of the artificial lake, this side of a large defensive fortification…

"Bang! Bang!"

Large-caliber machine guns, artillery, and heavy machine guns fired at full power.

In this fortress-like defensive fortification and position, there was a combined combat battalion of about five hundred, fully equipped and armed.

Mounted with howitzers, rocket launchers, and mortars on mobile platforms, plus infantry fighting vehicles and medium and heavy tanks, they bore the responsibility of firepower output.

At the same time, seven humanoid mechs over fifteen meters tall stood to the left and right of the fortifications, ensuring flank security.

Moreover, six of them with uniform paint jobs wielded 144mm machine guns; although their caliber still fell short of the 188mm main gun on heavy tanks, their cost rivaled that of an entire heavy tank.

After all, with the most advanced cooling system, the 144mm machine gun could reach a rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute, and its service life extended to over ten thousand rounds.

Therefore, against enemies over tens of meters long, such as the true firepower output of the behemoth-class aliens, this defensive position actually relied on those six humanoid mechs and all armored vehicles.

Meanwhile, the soldiers dealt with some worm-like small aliens, or the most numerous, resembling dense red baitfish, the tank-class aliens.

As for the extra mech, its paint and appearance differed from the garrisoned combined combat battalion.

Painted in forest camouflage, standing just over fifteen meters tall, with its handheld machine gun only 100mm in caliber; although its overall appearance was more refined and exquisite, it always felt overly expensive and not worth it.

Moreover, the right arm of this mech bore the inscription "Kungligaarmén#14", not the "Third Field Army" used by the other mechs and vehicles, indicating it likely came from another country or continent.

At this moment, the number of aliens surged.

Originally suppressed at a distance of a hundred meters, their numbers also caused the gap to gradually shrink.

Suddenly!

"Boom! Boom… rumble…!"

Several buildings diagonally ahead of the fortifications collapsed with a roar, and then nearly a hundred medium-large aliens, each about twenty meters in length, width, and height, like "blast shields", lined up in rows to clear a path for the alien army behind them.

These newly emerged medium-large aliens looked like a six-legged plush toy encased in a hard, sharp shell.

Instantly, the firepower on this side of the fortifications began to divert more than half toward this batch of aliens that had destroyed many buildings.

However, those serving as "blast shields", which the soldiers called "assault-class" aliens, could effectively withstand large-caliber artillery fire.

In less than a kilometer, the distance vanished in an instant; the aliens surged like a flood, impossible to stop, directly overrunning the outermost perimeter of the fortifications.

Immediately after.

Those soldiers equipped with mechanical exoskeletons could initially coordinate with nearby armored units to effectively repel tank-class aliens and other small aliens.

But as the alien numbers grew, the defensive line could no longer hold and was completely overrun.

The tank-class aliens with uncanny-valley teeth not only tore soldiers apart, but also devoured them along with their weapons.

Moreover, although these tank-class aliens appeared frail, their powerful arms could literally tear open the outer hulls of infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, and other vehicles, then continue to swallow everything with their humanoid mouths.

In contrast, the behemoth-class aliens and other large aliens immediately locked onto the seven humanoid mechs as their targets.

However, these seven mechs, with torsos, limbs, and flight capability, seeing that the fall of the fortifications had become inevitable, took on rearguard duty, covering the remaining troops of the combat battalion and doing their best to block assault-class and behemoth-class aliens.

The six mechs belonging to the same unit could coordinate effectively; even when surrounded by behemoth aliens, they could extend their left arms to wield a sharp combat dagger (about eight meters long), continuing to fire while engaging in close combat to break free, gradually withdrawing toward the southern part of the city.

However, the extra mech was somewhat uncoordinated; when it was its turn to turn and withdraw, it hesitated a few seconds, and two assault-class aliens happened to charge head-on.

Seeing this.

This mech immediately jetted upward to evade, but…

"Whoosh——!"

"Boom!!!"

But several high-energy beams seemed to be waiting for the mech to lift off, instantly firing and directly destroying its head sensor, both legs, and rear power system.

Then, having lost all power, the mech wobbled as it fell from the sky, smashing a convenience store inside a park, and fell completely silent.

Meanwhile, the other six mechs wanted to provide support, but countless assault-class and behemoth-class aliens attacked, and tank-class aliens had completely surrounded the wrecked convenience store and the destroyed mech…

Ultimately, reason dictated to continue the retreat.

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…

"Sizzle… sizzle!"

In the dim cockpit, it would occasionally be illuminated by electric currents and sparks.

"Hatisk (Damn it!)"

A female pilot, whose impressive figure could not be hidden even in a pressure suit, was anxiously unfastening her multiple safety belts.

Next, the pilot whose right chest bore the nameplate "StellaBrimmer (Stella Brimmer)" took off her obstructive helmet, letting fall her short blond hair and a face as delicate as a Barbie doll's.

Afterwards, she naturally took the submachine gun hanging on the right side of the cockpit and placed it inside the safety box.

""Click~!" a chambering sound."

They gripped it firmly and aimed the muzzle at the forward hatch.

""Hah… ha…""

Her breathing rhythm was disordered, also indicating that Shidala Burumeier was now extremely tense.

Soon…

""Thud! Thud!""

The sound of the external armor being forcibly removed and pried open reverberated near the cockpit.

And soon…

""Screech!" a piercing metallic sound rang out, and a beam of light shone in from the front of the cockpit."

One could say the cockpit was torn open by bare hands, creating a gap, and Shidala Burumeier's view was directly facing the horrifying maw of the tank-class.

!

""Rat-a-tat-tat!!" the 9mm submachine gun's rate of fire is extremely fast."

Unfortunately, the damage inflicted on the tank-class was negligible, utterly unable to stop it from continuing to widen the gap.

Within a few seconds, the gap was completely widened, and the soldier-class also prepared to extend its left hand, intending to forcibly pull Shidala Burumeier out of the cockpit.

""Click!""

But at that moment, the submachine gun's magazine ran empty, meaning Shidala Burumeier had lost her last means of resistance; she could only watch helplessly as the soldier-class's left hand reached toward her.

""Vetomdettidigare, Lmnaenkulatdigsjlv (If I had known earlier, I would have saved a bullet for myself)…"

She closed her eyes calmly, awaiting death, only regretting why she had fired all her bullets at once.

She waited for nearly ten seconds, yet did not encounter the torment of being squeezed and chewed.

?

When she opened her eyes, however, she found that the gap originally occupied by the tank-class had become bright, allowing her to directly see the azure sky above.

Seeing this.

Shidala Burumeier first froze, then she struggled to leave the pilot's seat, crawling out of the cockpit through the gap.

While being able to breathe fresh air, she also witnessed a scene so unbelievable it made her doubt reality.

Only see the Ultimate Master's "good friend" Yifuleini, who had appeared at some point strolling through Central Park.

Furthermore, this Weilin person, who is like an elf queen, will cause hundreds, even thousands of alien species to burst apart with each step they take.

Blood mist filled the air.

Meanwhile, the larger vital-strike classes, along with other classes of alien species, faced a siege by nearly a hundred Otino warriors in white armor and white robes, led by two imperial heirs…

The situation instantly reversed.

(End of chapter)