Chapter 239: A Bunch of Lunatics

A shrill whistle sounded in the trenches. Upon hearing the whistle, all the Krieg soldiers charged out of the trenches without a moment's hesitation, firing at the aliens not far ahead as they charged.

After seeing this scene, Heertui felt even more disdain for these Humans who possessed no Spiritual Power.

"Have you become so desperate that you've resorted to suicide charges? That is why you cannot win. Facing an enemy that outnumbers you several times over, you are actually stupid enough to use a charge to resist. Ji Bu, if this is the method you wanted to use to finish me off, then I am truly disappointed. After all, you weren't this stupid before."

But soon, Heertui was shocked by these soldiers who wore gas masks and lacked Spiritual Power in their bodies. They displayed astonishing physical fitness and combat awareness, skillfully using the bayonets in their hands to pierce the Spiritual Shield of the Hou warriors. Although the Hou warriors would kill the Human soldiers before them the moment their shields were pierced, the subsequent bayonets and laser beams would directly kill them.

Although the number of Hou warriors on their side was greater than those Human soldiers, the enemy's fighting will was not weakened; instead, it gave Heertui an illusion.

They did not fear death at all; they only wanted to slaughter the enemies before them to the last.

Furthermore, the enemy's shelling did not stop. No matter where these soldiers charged, the shelling fell directly, and both Human soldiers and Hou warriors were swallowed by the explosions.

These soldiers only needed to pierce the Spiritual Power Shield surrounding the Hou warriors, and the explosion of the Rune Bullet would blow these aliens to pieces.

A Hou warrior with several eyes growing on its right arm locked the Krieg soldier charging toward it in place with a sinister gaze.

"Hahaha, let me see what is in your brain that makes a powerless person like you fight us so recklessly."

This Hou warrior triumphantly placed its right hand on the Krieg soldier's helmet, and green energy invaded the Krieg soldier's brain.

A dozen seconds later, the Hou warrior's triumphant smile gradually disappeared. It saw in this Human soldier's memory the soldier using a bayonet to stab into the throat of his own comrade, and then, without a trace of emotional fluctuation, pulling out the bayonet.

The Hou warrior looked around and discovered that it was not just this one soldier doing so; all around, soldiers wearing the same greatcoats, holding the same weapons, and wearing iconic gas masks were slaughtering each other until they killed the compatriots in front of them.

"What... what are these Humans doing! Why are they killing each other?"

The scene shifted; these surviving soldiers were stood in a square formation, and an officer wearing a high-peaked cap stood at the very front giving a lecture.

"Troopers, today you are qualified recruits, qualified to become the Emperor's currency! You will make sacrifices for the glory of the Emperor, and sacrificing for the Emperor will atone for the sins committed by your ancestors! Be prepared to give your lives when needed, to win victory after victory for the Emperor! Death is the loyalty to the Emperor and the best final destination!"

The scene shifted again, and this Hou warrior saw a solemn statue. That statue gave this Hou warrior a throb from the soul.

"This... whose statue is this? Why would I feel fear toward a statue?"

The Hou warrior said with a trembling voice. Intense fear made it quickly leave this Human soldier's memory, only to find that the Human soldier before it had regained consciousness and used the Entrenching Tool he carried to chop off its right arm. Immediately after, the Entrenching Tool swung again, decapitating the Hou warrior.

Until the very end, this Hou warrior could not understand what was going on with this soldier's memories—how could his most important memories be these?

"Lunatics, they are all a bunch of lunatics! Are they not afraid of death? There are not many of them left, why are they still resisting? Why don't they retreat? Are they trying to hold this place to the death?"

Heertui watched these Human soldiers engaging in close-quarters combat with the Hou warriors and the never-ending shelling. This crazy style of fighting made even Heertui feel that these Human soldiers were troublesome.

But fortunately, the number of these soldiers had dropped to just over 100, a portion of whom had died in their own artillery fire.

Ji Bu watched the dwindling number of Krieg soldiers. Although these soldiers possessed strong will and exquisite combat skills, their fighting style was radical; as long as they could kill the enemy in front of them, it did not matter if they sacrificed themselves.

Just as Ji Bu was thinking, the Watch Sergeant and the Krieg Commissar in the trench heard a familiar engine sound.

Dozens of Gorgon armored assault transports arrived near the trench and turned their heads. The Heavy Short Cannon on the armored vehicles fired at the aliens not far away. One Rune Bullet after another shot out from the heavy bolters mounted at the rear of the armored vehicles, shattering the Spiritual Shield of one Hou warrior after another, and then blowing away the Hou warriors who had lost the protection of their Spiritual Power Shield.

As the hatches of the armored vehicles opened, Krieg soldiers rushed out of the vehicles one after another, crossed the trenches, and charged toward the aliens before them.

And behind the Gorgon armored assault transports, another group of Krieg soldiers was rushing toward this side.

After Fang Manbin separated from Xiao Kuishi, he came to the armored unit and took over the command of the armored unit.

"Deputy Commander Fang, what is going on with those guys? These armored vehicles and tanks are models that our Human Alliance does not have, and we have never heard of their attire either."

Fang Manbin looked at the Captain of the armored unit who was asking him—Ding Qi—and replied, "These are soldiers summoned by Yingzhou, a rising star in the Military District recently, including their equipment."

"Ah! How is this possible! Can he also summon armored vehicles and tanks? With so many soldiers, how did he do it?"

Fang Manbin shrugged and curled his lips, saying, "How would I know? I only know that this Yingzhou's Spiritual Power is simply too vast to be able to summon so many soldiers!"

While the two were chatting, they heard the person on the hill wearing a bright uniform, who looked like an officer, give an order.

"Prepare to advance! Chimera Armored Vehicle, cover the Leman Russ Tank's advance! For the Emperor! Exterminate the aliens!"

Because the best observation positions were occupied by these soldiers in bright uniforms, Fang Manbin did not know what was happening in front, but seeing these armored vehicles and tanks start up, he realized that Chief Ji Bu might be preparing to severely damage the Alien Race again this time.

"Notify the soldiers to follow behind these armored vehicles and be ready to provide artillery support at any time!"

Fang Qi entered a Prowler Tank and conveyed Fang Manbin's order through the Communication Device inside. Nearly 30 Prowler Tanks also followed behind the Chimera Armored Vehicle and Leman Russ Tank driven by the Mordian Iron Guard.