Chapter 187: Successful Defense

"Damn, it's like these Zerg are endless!" Yun Shuangjin had also been assigned to the team supporting the upper area. At this moment, he was defending against attacks from the Zerg alongside his comrades-in-arms, though they were only some surviving Zerglings.

"The defensive line we're supposed to support seems to have already been blown to bits. What do we do?"

The Captain leading this unit shouted at this moment, "Execute orders! If the comrades there have all sacrificed themselves, then we shall take over their duties and continue to hold that position!"

"Captain, we can't even get up there right now!" a soldier said while changing the magazine for his weapon.

Just then, these Human Alliance soldiers saw a group of soldiers wearing gas masks rush past them, charging toward the mountaintop. The Zerglings they collided with were killed before they could even get close.

The angle of the artillery fire from the rear was also pushing forward, coordinating with the Krieg soldiers to begin engaging the Zerg. Seeing that the humanoid Zerg were no longer here, Yingzhou decided to quickly retake the lost mountain peak.

After summoning the Krieg soldiers, Yingzhou ordered them to retake the mountain peak ahead.

Under the cover of artillery support, these Krieg soldiers quickly reached the mountain peak, only to run into Blue Slimes crawling up the mountain. The Blue Slimes struggled to lift their tails, firing off blue slime.

The high-temperature, corrosive blue slime flew toward the Krieg soldiers. The Krieg soldiers quickly retreated to the already cratered defensive line on the mountaintop. The blue slime flew to the rear, corroding large pits into the ground.

Those Blue Slimes wanted to attack again. The Krieg soldiers, having stood up from behind the trench, opened fire on those Blue Slimes. A Laser Beam hit the tail of a Blue Slime, detonating it like a balloon; the scattered blue slime incinerated the surrounding Zerglings.

"Move fast, it's our turn to go up!"

Yingzhou said to the Captain of the support unit.

"Yes! Commander!"

This Captain's face was full of excitement. He had been completely won over by the Commander before him; no one else could have turned the tide in such a situation! This was the first! The first man who could turn the tide of the war!

Watching the changes in Yingzhou now, Yun Shuangjin felt a wave of emotion. It seemed that the two of them were no longer people of the same world. He wondered what Tan Xiaotong's reaction would be when she saw Yingzhou; that scene would surely be spectacular.

Yingzhou must have endured many hardships to have become the person he was today.

Leading the Human Alliance Forces and some Catachan Demons, Yingzhou arrived at Armand's defensive line. This place had been blasted of all traces by Rune Bullets. Yingzhou ordered all Human Alliance soldiers to begin combat; he could not let these soldiers who sacrificed themselves here die in vain!

Soon, the Zerg's offensive slowed down; they must have been unable to keep up with supplies. The Zerg suffered heavy losses in this battle, as did the Human side, though relatively speaking, the Zerg lost more.

By evening, as the sun was about to set, the Zerg finally retreated. The corpses covering the mountains and plains bore witness to the brutality of this battle. Corpses further away were transported back to the Hatchery by the Zerg for new Zerg incubation.

【Congratulations to the Host for successfully defending against the Zerg offensive. Task rewards have been issued.】

Only when the system confirmed that this Zerg offensive had been successfully repelled did Yingzhou slowly heave a sigh of relief.

Many people died in this war. What moved Yingzhou was that although these soldiers were not as combat-proficient as his own, they still did not give up resistance under such circumstances. The Zerg did not take the Ninth Defense Zone, and these sacrificed soldiers deserved the credit!

This battle lasted for about two days. If not for the sufficient ammunition supplies prepared in advance, they likely would have run out of fire before the Zerg retreated.

Standing on the land that had been churned over by Rune Bullets, looking at the devastated battlefield, Yingzhou silently offered a blessing to those sacrificed Human Alliance soldiers.

"Your sacrifice is worth it! Your sacrifice has bought time for humanity's future counterattack!"

After saying this, Yingzhou arranged for people to rebuild the defensive line here, while he returned to the foot of the mountain to rest. His Spiritual Power had hit rock bottom and needed to be restored as soon as possible.

After having the accompanying Catachan Demons guard his tent to prevent anyone from approaching, Yingzhou immediately began to restore his Spiritual Power.

Furthermore, the system was extracting the materials he had collected earlier. The materials this time should be enough, and perhaps there might even be some left over.

When Chen An and Cai Kun came to find Yingzhou, they were stopped by the Catachan Demons guarding outside Yingzhou's tent.

"The Emperor has commanded! No one is allowed to approach this place!"

Cai Kun and Chen An exchanged glances and had no choice but to leave first, beginning to organize the losses from this battle to report to the Command Camp and request new supplies.

78th Legion Command Camp.

"Commander! The Zerg raided the 10th Position this time; other positions were not attacked. It seems the Zerg wanted to concentrate their forces to take the 10th Position so they would have no worries when attacking other positions."

Li Fan looked through the information sent back from the 10th Position and spoke to Jia Zhenliang.

After hearing Li Fan's words, Jia Zhenliang furrowed his brows and said, "Did the 10th Position suffer heavy losses this time?"

"One defensive line was occupied by the Zerg, but it was retaken by Commander Yingzhou leading his troops. The casualty situation seems to be beyond expectations. Of course, unexpectedly low. Originally, in a battle of this intensity, even losing the 10th Position was within predictions."

Seeing Jia Zhenliang's expression, Li Fan guessed that his Commander must be worried due to the high casualties, so he immediately added.

"What! You mean the casualties were not high?"

Jia Zhenliang slapped the table with both hands, shocked as he spoke to Li Fan.

"Yes, it says here that Yingzhou opened up a new temporary defensive line in front of the position and arranged the soldiers he summoned there. They held out for a full day and night; it wasn't until the morning of the second day that the line was taken."

Li Fan had clearly already read this communication, so he did not appear very surprised, but Jia Zhenliang said to Li Fan in disbelief.

"How is this possible? How on earth did he do it?"

"Constant summoning, never stopping. He even summoned armored vehicles and artillery there. Moreover, that temporary defensive line was also at the edge of the rear artillery range, so the artillery from both lines could provide support. The longer that line held, the greater the Zerg's consumption."

Although Li Fan had already read this communication once, he still couldn't help but exclaim in admiration upon seeing this.

"Too strong! This is simply the ceiling of Random Summoning Behind-Spirit! How did his Spiritual Power manage to support it?"

"I am also very curious. Was this Yingzhou just as brilliant when he was with Nie Hao before?"

Jia Zhenliang nodded repeatedly, fully agreeing with Li Fan's words.