Chapter 237: Battle at the Rift

Ji Bu watched as masked soldiers appeared behind Yingzhou; a force of nearly 5,000 troops appeared before him, among whom were some artillerymen.

They even brought their own artillery, with a cannon mounted on an armored vehicle; after receiving Yingzhou's order, those artillerymen drove the cannon away from this area.

"This is truly incredible! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't dare imagine that someone could actually summon so many soldiers. Is your Spiritual Power a bottomless pit?"

Ji Bu said to Yingzhou with deep emotion.

"Chief Ji Bu, this place will soon be covered by artillery fire. You had better move with me. If there are signs that you are being controlled by the Alien Race, I will help you end your life."

Yingzhou looked at the Rift appearing in this area and said to Ji Bu with a solemn expression.

Ji Bu shook his head, refusing Yingzhou's proposal.

"Yingzhou, when I made this decision, I had already cast my own life aside. My body has already been controlled by the Alien Race; although the control is still in my own hands for now, there is no guarantee when it will go out of control. Let me stay here and kill the Alien Race as a Human."

If the 312th Unit outside sees a battle erupt here, they will also launch an attack here at the first opportunity, catching those Aliens off guard!

As for information on this Alien Race, I don't know much; this can also be considered gathering information."

Seeing that Ji Bu had already made his decision, Yingzhou silently saluted him and said.

"I respect your choice. These soldiers will confront the Aliens appearing here. You will see—I can guarantee you that these Aliens will pay a price in blood, and Humanity will not perish!"

After hearing this, Ji Bu nodded, turned to look at the Rift appearing here, and waited for the arrival of those Aliens.

Yingzhou did not hesitate either, and said to the Watch Sergeant standing behind him, "The Aliens appearing here—leave none alive! Exterminate them all!"

"Yes, we will use our blood and lives to atone for our ancestors!"

This Watch Sergeant's body was trembling with excitement, and his voice sounded somewhat unsteady as he spoke.

Hearing the Watch Sergeant say this, Yingzhou placed his right hand on the Watch Sergeant's shoulder, brushed the dust off his uniform, and said in a serious tone.

"Your sins have long been repaid. Your Loyalty makes the Heretic tremble with fear. You are no longer fighting for atonement! You have already done well enough."

When Yingzhou said these words, he had also thought them through thoroughly; these Krieg soldiers deserved this answer, at least from him—they had already done very well.

As Yingzhou's words were heard by the Krieg soldiers standing by behind the Watch Sergeant.

Yingzhou felt a trace of excitement stir within their otherwise numb hearts; their hands gripped their Lucius Model 98 Laser Guns tightly, their arms still trembling slightly.

Seeing this, Yingzhou said nothing more, withdrew his right hand, and left the area.

Seeing Ji Bu's Guard returning, Yingzhou spoke up to remind him.

"Hurry over and say a few more words to the Chief; it might be too late in a moment."

The Guard looked at Yingzhou's departing back with a puzzled expression, then went to find Ji Bu in confusion.

"Chief, according to your instructions, the 312th Legion has arrived at the designated position. What is going on here? Is this why you changed the location for the commendation this time, because of this Rift?"

Seeing the Guard who had followed him for many years, Ji Bu spoke to him, "Lu, I am now going to entrust you with a task. After this incident is over, do not let anyone enter my office, except for Yingzhou. Only he may enter my office. Can you do that?"

The Guard watched the masked soldiers not far away digging trenches with Entrenching Tools, and upon hearing what his Chief said to him, a bad premonition welled up in his heart. He asked Ji Bu.

"Ch... Chief, what do you mean by this? This task..."

Before the Guard could finish speaking, Ji Bu asked sternly, "Can you do it?!"

The Guard immediately stood straight, saluted Ji Bu, and replied.

"Yes!"

"Very good, then go. Lu, if you are able to see Humanity defeat the Alien Race and drive them out of this world, you must tell me."

"Chief! You should still come with me! The situation here is very wrong. Let's let the 312th Legion handle it here, shall we?"

"Execute the order!"

"Yes!"

Under Ji Bu's stern reprimand, the Guard could only turn and leave the area.

Soon, Aliens draped in human skin, standing 2.4 to 2.6 meters tall, appeared in the Rift. Seeing the soldiers in gas masks in the trenches not far away, they excitedly raised the weapons in their hands and fired green Energy Bombs.

The green Energy Bombs flew toward the Krieg soldiers in the trenches. The moment the Krieg soldiers saw these Heretics appear, they raised their Lucius Model 98 Laser Guns and opened fire on the Aliens appearing before them.

Both sides engaged in a firefight the moment they met. The green Energy Bombs blew open the trenches the Krieg soldiers had dug; the Krieg soldiers hit by the green Energy Bombs didn't even leave behind a complete corpse, and these Aliens kept pouring out of the Rift.

The Hou warriors who had just stepped out of the Teleportation Device felt disdain for the attacks of the masked soldiers when they saw them open fire.

"Hahaha, how dare these Humans, who don't even have energy fluctuations in their bodies, intercept us here? Watch me..."

Before the words were finished, this Hou warrior was struck in the abdomen by a flying Laser Beam. A searing sensation made the Hou warrior unable to help but shut its mouth, and it fired green Energy Bombs at the masked soldiers with the large-caliber short gun in its hand.

It was relatively lucky; some Hou warriors lost control of their bodies immediately after being hit in the head, and could only control other human bodies still in the Sixth Defense Zone to continue heading toward the Rift.

"What is going on with the weapons in the hands of those masked soldiers? They killed my Puppet directly!"

"Were you also killed by that energy? Me too. It seems the weapons in their hands are quite interesting; we can take some back to have a look later."

In the Sixth Defense Zone, a human body that had been in a daze suddenly gave a start and spoke to a fellow clansman in the same state beside it.

Seeing that the battle with the Alien Race had already begun at the Rift, Yingzhou immediately ordered the Krieg Artillery behind him to adjust their muzzles and fire the first round of calibration Rune Bullets.

The Aliens at the Rift were engaging the Krieg soldiers not far away, and soon discovered the enemy artillery shelling them. Because it was the first round of calibration Rune Bullets, it did not cause significant casualties.