Chapter 340: Wu Qihao: I Still Want to Continue Fighting

After the Human Alliance soldiers board the passenger cabin of the Chimera Armored Vehicle, they only need to wait for the signal from the cockpit to use their abilities and activate the Spiritual Barrier to block the Zerg's Blue Slime attacks.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Six Chimera Armored Vehicles, followed by three Prowler Tanks, quickly broke out from the flatter areas of the Second Defense Line. The Multi-lasers on the turrets of the Chimera Armored Vehicles opened fire on the surging Insect Tide ahead, while Heavy Bolters fired continuously from the front of the armored vehicles. The fierce firepower prevented the Zerg in front of the Chimera Armored Vehicles from getting close; any Zerg that dared to approach the front of the vehicles was blasted into fragments by the dense Heavy Bolter fire.

With the Chimera Armored Vehicles clearing the way in front, the Prowler Tanks following behind had better room to output damage. Their cannons continuously unleashed firepower at the Insect Tide ahead, and the heavy machine guns on the front of the tanks also cleared out the Zerg that the Chimera Armored Vehicles had missed.

This armored unit was like a lonely warship, struggling to move forward amidst the surging, wave-like Insect Tide.

The Zerg bared their fangs and brandished their claws, crazily pouncing on these cold mechanical beasts, attempting to tear open the armored defense line with their sharp claws and pointed teeth.

However, the only response to these Zerg was a series of Laser Beams and Heavy Bolter rounds, tearing them into fragments.

The Zerg side clearly noticed that the Humans had dispatched an armored unit. Huge Tank Bugs on the battlefield began to approach this armored unit, and on the steeper side of the defense line, Wu Qihao once again saw the Death-Servant Bugs that had been slaughtering at the First Defense Line. This time, it was not dozens, but hundreds of Death-Servant Bugs charging into the defense line.

Although some Cadian soldiers reacted and opened fire on these charging Death-Servant Bugs, the Laser Beams hit the shells of the Death-Servant Bugs and quickly pierced through them. However, it required concentrated fire from Laser Guns to kill these Death-Servant Bugs quickly, which gave other Zerg the opportunity to charge up. Furthermore, even before dying, the Death-Servant Bugs would use every means of attack to kill any living creature near them, including their own kind.

With the addition of the Death-Servant Bugs, other Zerg poured into the defense line like a tide, attempting to drown the resisting soldiers within the defense line in a sea of chaos.

Some soldiers were too close to the Death-Servant Bugs; before they could even pull the trigger, the Death-Servant Bugs swung their sharp Bone Blades with astonishing speed. With a flash of cold light, fresh heads rolled to the ground, blood splattering and staining the earth beneath their feet.

These Death-Servant Bugs not only possessed terrifying melee lethality, but their backs could actually spray blue plasma! Dazzling blue rays accurately struck other soldiers not far away. The soldiers hit by the blue plasma convulsed violently and quickly turned into a puddle of blood.

"Attack! Attack! Kill the Aliens in front! For the Emperor!"

Cadian Sergeants kept roaring at the top of their lungs, boosting the morale of the soldiers in the defense line and using the weapons in their hands to kill the Aliens approaching them.

Wu Qihao was working with several Cadian soldiers to kill a Death-Servant Bug. Just as Wu Qihao exerted force to pull his Combat Knife out of the Death-Servant Bug's shell, the Cadian soldiers beside him fired in another direction again. But in less than a second, these Cadian soldiers were killed by Death-Servant Bugs, which then swung their Bone Blades toward Wu Qihao's head.

Wu Qihao hurriedly used the just-extracted Combat Knife to block, but because the distance was too close, before Wu Qihao's arm could exert force, the Combat Knife was struck by the huge impact force and slammed into Wu Qihao's neck. The powerful force sent Wu Qihao flying, and his neck was broken.

"Hiss... uh..."

At this moment, Wu Qihao's perspective was a bit strange, and his head felt dizzy. He wanted to stand up but found that he could no longer control his body; only his mouth could open and close.

Was he really going to die after all?

After noticing the abnormality in his body, Wu Qihao felt his life slipping away, with only his brain still barely able to think.

The fighting spirit erupted by those Cadian soldiers was very strong, which made Wu Qihao very envious. Their shouts of "For the Emperor" showed a firm Faith that Human Alliance soldiers could not compare to. However, those Reserve Army soldiers also seemed to shout "For the Emperor"—they were not soldiers summoned by the Chief, so why did they shout that too?

Chief, Emperor, I don't want to die yet. I still want to continue fighting. At least hold on until your arrival. Even if it means burning everything I have, even if it means turning me into Ashes, I want to continue fighting!

However, at this moment, Wu Qihao felt his consciousness becoming blurry. The environment before his eyes changed, and he found himself in a darkness. A gentle voice sounded in Wu Qihao's ear.

"I didn't expect your final obsession to be placed on me, transforming into an emotion similar to Faith. I am Yingzhou. I am very sorry, I have not reached the battlefield yet. I already know your obsession from just now. Although I cannot reach the battlefield in person, I can let you throw yourself into the battle again..."

Wu Qihao originally thought this must be a hallucination before his death, but after hearing that Yingzhou could let him throw himself into the battle again, he spoke directly.

"I am willing, Chief... Emperor, please grant me the power to stand up and fight again!"

"It is just that if you stand up and throw yourself into the battle again, your ending will inevitably be death. I am afraid not even a corpse will remain, and you will suffer from the torture of powerful force. Are you really sure?"

Without a hint of hesitation, Wu Qihao answered without delay.

"I am sure!"

Just as Wu Qihao's voice fell, everything before his eyes changed again. The scene before him returned to the battlefield. Unlike before, he only felt a scorching, overbearing Spiritual Power in his body continuously delivering power to his limbs, and his perspective returned to normal, no longer inverted ninety degrees as it was just now.

Slowly standing up, Wu Qihao found that his body was radiating golden light, and he was filled with Spiritual Power.

The Death-Servant Bug that had just cut a Human Alliance soldier in half saw what was happening here and charged toward Wu Qihao at an extremely fast speed. But in the eyes of Wu Qihao at this moment, the speed of the Death-Servant Bug was like that of a normal running Human. He gripped the Spirit Pattern Combat Knife in his hand; the combat knife, which would normally emit a crimson glow when infused with Spiritual Power, now had a wisp of flame burning on it.

Wu Qihao swung his blade, and the powerful Spiritual Power, accompanied by scorching flames, burned the charging Death-Servant Bug into Ashes and wiped out the Zerg behind the Death-Servant Bug as well. A scorched patch of land ten meters wide and twenty meters long was instantly cleared within the defense line.