Chapter 166: The People on Horseback

After sending the truck driver away, Jia Zhenliang and Li Fan both fell into deep thought.

After a while, Jia Zhenliang raised his head and said to Li Fan, "What are your thoughts?"

Upon hearing Jia Zhenliang's words, Li Fan rubbed his chin with his right hand and spoke slowly, "I don't understand what kind of Back Spirit could possess the Spiritual Power to support the summoning of so many soldiers, and furthermore, those soldiers show absolute obedience to Yingzhou's commands."

"Indeed. Looking at how Yingzhou had the cavalry help Cai Kun's unit buy time to reload Rune Bullets, as well as how they supported the soldiers engaged in melee combat with the Zerg, it is certainly true. This is also the part I cannot figure out. I once had the fortune of seeing a soldier who had awakened a Random Summoning Behind-Spirit, but the summoned entities did not obey his commands and even tried to attack the summoner. Though, what he summoned weren't soldiers, but rather a creature like a tentacle monster."

Jia Zhenliang recalled the scene at the time and continued, "In the end, that soldier died in the first war. And this was not an isolated case. Later, I looked at the information the Human Alliance had collected on those two Psionics who had awakened Random Summoning Behind-Spirits. They did summon Humans, but the Humans summoned by one of the Psionics did not obey the summoner's orders, and they weren't soldiers either, so they couldn't help in the battle at all. The other Psionic summoned Human soldiers, but they were soldiers wearing ancient armor who could only serve as cannon fodder, and those soldiers' morale collapsed the moment they saw the Zerg. Therefore, the Human Alliance calls this type of Back Spirit a Random Summoning Behind-Spirit."

Li Fan nodded after hearing Jia Zhenliang say so much, "So, Yingzhou is the only Psionic among those with a Random Summoning Behind-Spirit who can make the summoned entities obey orders?"

"Yes, and the soldiers he summons are far superior to those of the previous Psionics in both quality and quantity. Does his Spiritual Power not run dry?"

Jia Zhenliang felt a sense of emotion, then, as if remembering something, said to Li Fan, "Then let this Captain Yingzhou serve as the Commander of the 10th Position for the time being. He shouldn't refuse, right?"

"I'm not sure. I'll have someone send a communication to the 10th Position to notify the captains there to obey Commander Yingzhou's deployment."

Hearing Jia Zhenliang's words, Li Fan nodded, stood up, and left the tent.

Jia Zhenliang sat in his chair, muttering to himself, "How is this possible? Why would someone have this kind of ability, and why hadn't anyone discovered it before? Nie Hao must know; why didn't he mention this to the Military District? Could it be that he wants to hide Yingzhou and keep him from being exposed? That shouldn't be."

Ninth Defense Zone Military Region.

After returning to his office, Ji Bu sat angrily in his office chair and cursed, "Damn it, I never thought someone would actually defect to the Demons!"

After venting his anger for a while, Ji Bu calmed down and recalled those who knew about these matters.

"Only the nine of us Councilors and Selina know the location of those survivors. The soldiers stationed there have never left, and I frequently send people to check on them. One of us ten must have defected to the Demons!"

Thinking of this, Ji Bu became uneasy. Now he had no idea which Councilor had defected to the Demons, and he couldn't speak of this matter; after all, he had no evidence. Speaking out would only make the Councilors suspicious of one another and let the Councilor who truly defected to the Demons discover that they had been exposed.

At this moment, a communication came through. Ji Bu answered it and looked at Pake sitting opposite him.

At this time, the signature smile on Pake's face had disappeared, and he said to Ji Bu with a grave expression.

"Councilor Ji Bu, what is the meaning of this? I brought people to receive those commoners, yet the soldiers at your end actually blocked the people I sent to pick up those survivors."

Ji Bu looked at Pake and said irritably, "The Settlement Area was attacked, and those children were taken away, but those survivors survived this attack. I have decided to incorporate them into the Military District."

Upon hearing Ji Bu's words, Pake raised the corners of his mouth and said to Ji Bu with a smile, "So, you don't intend to hand those commoners over to the research institute?"

"Yes, I've changed my mind."

Seeing Ji Bu's indifferent attitude, Pake didn't say anything more and smiled as he hung up the communication.

After ending the communication, Ji Bu looked out the window and whispered to himself, "How much longer can the Human Alliance hold out in this war?"

A group of Attilans wearing wool robes were riding their warhorses, observing from a high slope about 1500 meters away from the massive Zerg Hatchery.

"Is that the Hatchery the Emperor ordered us to scout?"

The leading Attilan looked at the Hatchery and said to the Attila Cavalry behind him.

"It should be. We just searched the surrounding area, and this is the only place with a Zerg Hatchery."

An Attila Cavalryman with a scar on his face bowed and said.

This Attilan took a stack of papers from his bosom; this was the data on known Zerg that Yingzhou had obtained from Cai Kun.

"Pass these materials down and have all the warriors memorize the appearance of these Zerg. If you encounter Zerg not in the data, remember their physical characteristics. Our Task is to scout; do not get bogged down in battle!"

Soon, the materials returned to the hands of the leading Attilan, and he shouted loudly to the warriors in front of him.

"For the Emperor! For Attila!"

"For the Emperor!!!"

"For Attila!!!"

All the Attila warriors followed behind this Attilan and shouted loudly.

At a position about 1000 meters from the Zerg Hatchery, some Attila warriors saw the Zerglings described in the data.

Their four limbs were sharp, their movement speed was fast, the Liaya on their mouths were wriggling, and their tails split into two antennae, with the feelers covered in spikes.

Upon seeing these intruders, these Zerglings quickly approached the Attila Barbarian Cavalry.

"Fire!"

Under the command of the leading Attilan, the Attila warriors drew their Laser Pistols while on their bumpy horses. Although shooting from horseback is difficult, it could not stump the Attilans, a race known for being born on horseback.

They raised the Laser Pistols in their hands while on their bumpy horses and fired accurately, shooting down the Zerglings attempting to approach them.

After firing a few shots with their Laser Pistols, the Attila warriors in the front took the Hand Grenades slung across their bodies and threw them toward the more densely packed Zerglings.

"Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by several explosions, a swarm of nearly 500 Zerglings was mostly wiped out by the Attila Barbarian Cavalry, and the surviving Zerglings were pierced through the body by the Attila warriors who had closed in with the Hunting Spears in their hands.