Chapter 338: Hold On

95th Corps No. 3 Position.

Human Alliance soldiers were using the weapons in their hands, their respective abilities, and every means available to attack the Zerg that had already breached the position; the artillery in the rear had been silent for half a minute, which made an already dire situation even worse.

"Fire! Fire! Hold these bastards back!"

"Go to hell, die, you sons of bitches!"

"Why did the artillery stop?"

"Watch out for the Zerg's Blue Slime attack!"

Wu Qihao radiated a red light, his arms transforming into steaming magma, burning a giant pincer insect that had approached him into charcoal; however, another Human Alliance soldier not far away was not so lucky, being struck by a burst of blue, electric-charged slime that melted even their Individual Combat Armor into a puddle of liquid.

Wu Qihao saw that it was a bipedal Zerg covered in blue scales, using its perforated forelimbs to fire blue slime at the Human Alliance soldiers nearby.

"Alien Race! Die!"

Wu Qihao was burning with rage; more and more types of these Alien Races were appearing, what kind of Zerg was this?

With no time to think, Wu Qihao drew his Human Alliance Spirit Pattern Combat Knife. As he poured his Spiritual Power into it, the blade changed; the intricate Spirit Patterns on it emitted a red glow, and the scorching heat caused the air around the blade to distort.

After the dark blue Zerg noticed someone approaching, it quickly turned its muzzle to fire a Blue Slime Bomb at Wu Qihao, but Wu Qihao had already closed the distance. He swung his scorching combat knife, cleanly severing the dark blue Zerg's forelimb. Green blood fell to the ground, and blue plasma even leaked from the stump, burning holes into the earth where it landed.

Immediately after, Wu Qihao did not stop for a second; the tip of his blade thrust straight into the dark blue insect's skull. With a burst of scorching, sizzling sounds, a pungent, acidic stench emanated from the dark blue Zerg's corpse.

Even through his mask, Wu Qihao could faintly smell that pungent odor. He had heard that a cavalry unit summoned by the Commander had a scent on them that was even more pungent than this.

"Do not give up! You must hold on! Our reinforcements will be here soon!" Wu Qihao roared at the top of his lungs. He quickly retracted his surging Spiritual Power, and the long blade in his hand traced a cold light through the air, accompanied by a sharp whistling wind, as he slashed fiercely once more at a swift insect lunging at him.

One only heard the swift insect's head instantly fly off its body, green blood splashing everywhere.

However, Wu Qihao did not stop for a moment. While continuing to swing his long blade to fight the endless stream of Zerg, he shouted loudly, constantly encouraging the Human Alliance soldiers fighting a Blood Bath alongside him: "Brothers, push a little harder! As long as we can survive this most difficult moment, victory will surely belong to us!"

At this moment, the entire battlefield had turned into a giant meat grinder, where life became so fragile and fleeting. Every second, countless Zerg met their end under the angry attacks of the Human Alliance soldiers; but likewise, every second, Human Alliance soldiers were ruthlessly Devoured by the Zerg's tidal, ferocious offensive.

Just as Wu Qihao killed a spike insect with another slash, a strong sense of crisis welled up in his heart. He saw a massive Zerg, about 6 meters long, trampling over the corpses of its own kind as it charged toward him.

Rapidly mobilizing the Spiritual Power in his body, Wu Qihao used all his strength to block the death-servant insect's attack with his combat knife. When the crimson combat knife collided with the thick armor on the death-servant insect, Wu Qihao only felt as if his attack had struck a mountain—it did not budge an inch.

Then, the powerful impact caused Wu Qihao's arm to emit a crisp sound; the sound of shattering bone reached Wu Qihao's ears clearly, the combat knife in his hand was knocked away, and Wu Qihao himself was sent flying.

"Pfft... hiss... ah..."

"Commander!"

Several soldiers rushed to Wu Qihao's side to cover his retreat.

Wu Qihao spat out a mouthful of blood, every muscle in his body sending signals of injury. After being helped up by several soldiers, he looked at the world, which had turned somewhat red before his eyes. That 6-meter-long Zerg was already wreaking havoc on the first line of defense; no soldier could get close to it, and soon, the resistance on the first line of defense became scattered.

"What's wrong with the artillery? Why did they stop firing!"

Wu Qihao's eyes were splitting with rage as he spoke in pain to the soldiers beside him.

"Commander, the artillery side was attacked by the Zerg's Blue Slime insects, and they have suffered heavy losses!"

Just as Wu Qihao was about to say something upon hearing this news, a burst of scattered artillery fire exploded within the insect tide ahead.

At the artillery position, dozens of Human Alliance artillerymen, already maimed and incomplete, were struggling to load ammunition into the cannons. Everywhere around them were pools of blood, cannons destroyed by blue slime, and craters in the ground.

"Damn it, hurry up, the artillery barrage cannot stop! Our comrades in front are waiting for our fire support; we cannot fall just like this!"

A soldier missing an arm, with a visible gash at the shoulder blade, was struggling to load a Rune Bullet into the cannon with one hand.

"Is it ready? If it's ready, I'm firing! Damn it, go to hell! You damned Zerg!"

Another artilleryman who had lost both legs fired the cannon as soon as he confirmed the shell was loaded, sending the projectile toward the tidal wave of insects.

Just then, a group of soldiers in khaki uniforms and Bulletproof Armor jogged over to the artillery position. Seeing these Human Alliance artillerymen persisting in the fight despite their severe injuries, the leading Sergeant saluted them and said.

"We are the Reserve Army of the 95th Corps, sent to support the 3rd Position. We will now continue your mission!"

A Human Alliance soldier who had lost his right leg shook his head and refused directly.

"Soldiers, the fact that you could come to this battlefield proves your courage, but as you can see, the Zerg's Insect Tide is simply not something that soldiers who haven't Awakened their Back Spirit can resist, let alone the fact that it isn't safe here..."

"We didn't expect to survive to the end when we came here. The Emperor once said that the hymn of humanity is the hymn of courage; it is precisely because people keep sacrificing themselves that humanity has not perished. Now, it is our turn to fight for humanity!"

Without waiting for the injured Human Alliance artillerymen to refuse, these Reserve Army soldiers quickly searched the artillery position for usable cannons, skillfully loaded the shells, and then opened fire.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Soon, nearly half of the cannons at the artillery position had resumed firing, shells flying toward the insect tide that was surging in like a vast, overwhelming flood. Each explosion kicked up massive dust and shockwaves, blasting countless Zerg into smithereens, limbs flying everywhere.

However, this artillery fire seemed only to slightly slow their advance, but it could not completely stop their frenzied attack.