Chapter 129: Artillery Fire Washes the Ground

In the gathering place, Han Li, Xia Dijing, and the others were called over by Yingzhou to be informed of this news.

"Although I don't know why the Beast Race has started to make moves so quickly, since we have already made preparations, let us act according to the plan. You will remain here on guard; in the event that any stray Orcs arrive here, you will be able to eliminate them."

Han Li and the others nodded. During this period, they had also received supplies of weapons and equipment, and nearly ten factories in the Giant Cedar District had already begun to resume production.

"I will try my best to eliminate that detached Orc unit; only then can I go to support the troops coming out of the Inner City."

"Captain Ying, in reality, we can also fight; there is no need to keep us in the rear," Xia Dijing said at this moment.

"That is not what I meant. I am worried that the survivors here might be attacked by Orcs again. With you here, I can rest easy," Yingzhou said to Xia Dijing with a smile on his face.

Seeing that Yingzhou had said as much, Xia Dijing had no choice but to nod, saying nothing more.

"Alright, there is no time to lose. Get yourselves ready for battle. Zhao Jian, you and the others come with me; we are going to meet those Orc units."

"Yes! Captain!"

Upon hearing Yingzhou's words, Zhao Jian and the others revealed expressions of joy.

Yingzhou walked out of the gathering place and discovered that many survivors were looking at him. Fang Yue stood in front and said respectfully.

"Emperor, may your martial fortune be prosperous, and may you return victorious! Eliminate all those Orcs that once brought us suffering!"

Those survivors also followed Fang Yue's words and shouted.

"Prosperous martial fortune!"

Yingzhou felt the gazes around him, nodded, and left with his squad members and some Catachan toughs.

A large group of Orc units was conducting a carpet search; they did not let go of every corner that could be used for hiding.

"Search carefully! Those masked Two-legged Sheep are very likely to fire cold shots at you from unknown corners! Don't think that just because you have Rune Bulletproof Armor you can be at ease; one shot to the head and you will die all the same!"

An Orc wearing a helmet was directing the Orc warriors under his command to search along the way. The swarming Orcs pushed forward, and many Orcs even entered ruined buildings to conduct searches.

"Boss, are those Two-legged Sheep really as annoying as Lord Mailun said?"

The helmeted Orc glanced at the Orc who had just spoken and said coldly, "Lord Mailun's orders, you just need to execute them; don't think about anything else!"

Meanwhile, in the ruins not far from them, the Krieg Commissar watched the gradually approaching large Orc force, then looked at his own side of only 650 Krieg soldiers; the gap in strength between the enemy and them was a bit too large.

Remembering the Task the Emperor had entrusted to him—to intercept the Orc army here and protect the artillery positions in the rear—this Krieg Commissar gathered his thoughts, sent a Krieg soldier to inform the rear artillery positions of the Orcs' approximate location, and prepared to meet the approaching Orc units in the distance.

In the rear were 75 Basilisk Self-propelled Artillery pieces, each operated by four Krieg Artillerymen with clear divisions of labor. Behind the ruins of the side street, 35 Krieg Cavalry were ready to charge at any time to support the Krieg soldiers intercepting the Orcs.

After the Krieg soldiers intercepting at the front informed the rear artillery positions of the Orcs' marching position, the Krieg Artillerymen adjusted the angles of the gun barrels, loaded the shells, and chambered them.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Beast Race troops searching for the Two-legged Sheep at the front were completely stunned by this series of explosions.

What is going on? How many cannons must there be to have this kind of firepower?

Mailun, who was in the rear, saw the Beast Race troops at the front being attacked and immediately directed the surrounding units to split up and provide support. Then, he arranged for his main force to attack head-on in batches.

If they attacked all at once, it was very likely they would suffer heavy losses from the opponent's powerful firepower.

However, with so many cannons, the front should be the gathering place of those masked Two-legged Sheep.

Thinking of this, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of Mailun's mouth. These masked Two-legged Sheep had ruined his good deeds time and again, and even made him break his word in front of the High Priest; how hateful!

The Orc units at the front were caught off guard by this round of shelling; countless Orcs were blown into fragments, and many injured Orcs lay on the ground struggling. The scene was quite tragic.

"There are Two-legged Sheep troops ahead, find cover! Push forward!"

The helmeted Orc shook his head, which had been dazed by the explosions, and shouted loudly to the surrounding Beast Race warriors.

No sooner had his voice fallen than the second round of shelling began, blowing the surrounding Orcs who hadn't had time to find cover into pieces.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Seeing that the front-line troops had already been washed over by the second round of shelling, Mailun, who was arranging for troops to provide support, immediately stopped this action.

With such fierce firepower, there was no need to clash head-on.

"Advance from other directions. If there are still surviving warriors in the front-line units, let them continue to push forward."

After Mailun finished speaking to the Orc guards beside him, he took the main force and left, heading toward the area where the Rune Bullets were being launched from another direction.

This Orc guard watched Mailun's departing back, then looked back at the area being washed by artillery fire. Although he was very reluctant in his heart, he still followed Mailun's order and bit the bullet, walking toward the area covered by the artillery fire.

"Lord Mailun's order! You are to take the remaining warriors and continue to push forward!"

Upon hearing this order, the helmeted Orc was stunned for two seconds, then nodded and replied.

"... Alright..."

After the second round of shelling ended, this helmeted Orc took the few remaining Beast Race warriors, pushed forward, and threw green Smoke Bombs ahead.

As the green smoke spread, the shelling the Orcs had imagined did not descend as expected.

The helmeted Orc slowly breathed a sigh of relief and led the few remaining Beast Race warriors to push forward along the bunkers that had been blown up.

But just as they stepped out of the green smoke, the Laser Beams shooting toward them became their nightmare.

Although with the help of the Rune Bulletproof Armor, these Orc warriors did indeed block some attacks, there were simply too many of these Laser Beams. The Orcs who were not hiding behind cover were all killed by these streaks of laser beams, falling to the ground motionless.

At the same time, the Krieg Artillerymen adjusted the angles of the gun barrels again and fired once more.

The range of this shelling was a Beast Race unit nearby. This Beast Race unit had already engaged in a firefight with the intercepting Krieg soldiers, but relying on their numerical advantage, they were still pushing forward.

When the Rune Bullets exploded among the Beast Race warriors, these Beast Race warriors were roaring and firing at the Krieg soldiers not far away.

Everywhere there were Orc parts blown into the air. The Beast Race, who had originally felt they had the advantage, had now fallen into an awkward position. They hadn't even seen the opponent's artillery, yet the opponent was already able to accurately find their location. Could it be that they also had the protection of a god?