Chapter 402: Reply

Hearing Xiaodong mention that Emperor again, this Human Alliance soldier spoke up.

"But what does that have to do with your physical fitness getting stronger?"

"Of course it has to do with it. After tonight passes, I'll take you to the Workers Association. There is a Xiunu there named Gu Nan. She says the Emperor descended upon the Fourth Defense Zone specifically to save us suffering people. Human Civilization shouldn't just consist of those nobles; what truly makes up Human Civilization are the millions of ordinary people.

Of course, that's not all. Once you go, you might even become interested in that Emperor's ideals."

"We'll see. The Beast Race might attack tonight."

Just then, a man in uniform with a sturdy build walked into the defensive point and spoke.

"Xiaodong, any abnormalities?"

"Company Commander, no abnormalities. The Beast Race shouldn't have reached us yet."

"Hmm, stay alert. The brothers below can enter battle at any time. I'll let half the men rest first; if the Beast Race doesn't attack tonight, then there will be people to stand guard tomorrow."

Han Li sat down on a chair, picked up his cup, took a sip of water, and said.

"Company Commander, several Beast Race members have appeared on a gentle slope 16 kilometers in front of us. It looks like they are scouting our situation here."

Hearing Xiaodong say this, Han Li walked quickly behind Xiaodong, watching those few Orcs on the thermal imaging screen digging for something.

"Xiaodong, go outside and operate the City Defense Cannon. Aim at that position and give them a shot!"

"Yes!"

Xiaodong trotted outside the defensive point and operated the City Defense Cannon with the Human Alliance soldier in charge of the watch. As the cannon barrel turned, it aimed at the position where those few Orcs had been.

As the Rune Bullet finished loading, Xiaodong fired immediately. The few Orcs that had been digging behind the gentle slope were startled by the loud boom. Fortunately, this shot did not directly hit the slope where they were, but it nearly blew them into fragments.

After this cannon blast, a chorus of battle cries suddenly came from the distance, and wild roars echoed from the night.

As Illumination Flares were launched into the sky, no sign of the Beast Race was found outside the city wall, yet those roars continued to come from afar.

Han Li frowned, a sense of doubt in his heart. Also feeling doubtful was Xindi, who had climbed onto the Outer City Wall.

"Chief, that defensive point of Han Li's just discovered a few Orcs. After firing a test shot, these roars came from the distance."

The Guard following behind Xindi explained quickly.

Just as Xindi was deep in thought, blue Rune Energy Shells flew rapidly across the sky. Before Xindi could react, the Rune Energy Shells flew over.

The powerful Rune Power pierced through the thick city wall, but perhaps due to the distance, the hit rate of the Rune Energy Shells striking the wall was not high.

But such powerful force still made Xindi feel a lingering fear.

The weapons the Beast Race brought this time are too powerful, right? Thinking of this, Xindi immediately said to the Guard beside him.

"Go, sound the alarm. Let all soldiers know the Beast Race has come."

"Yes!"

Xindi looked into the distance. Under the light of the Illumination Flares, Xindi saw some silhouettes appearing bit by bit within his field of vision.

Soon, those silhouettes revealed themselves: Green-skinned Orcs wearing Rune Bulletproof Armor, waving Rune Battle Axes or holding large-caliber Rifles, drool hanging from their mouths, and beneath their reflective pupils was a bloodthirsty light.

"Roar!!!"

This was not what shocked Xindi. What shocked Xindi was that the opponent actually had "giants" over ten meters tall, built from ruins.

The debris of the ruins on each "giant" was connected together by lines of Runes. Among them, standing on top of the tallest "giant" was a Beast Race Priest wearing a Priest Changpao, and on the staff in its right hand, a ghostly blue light orb flickered with a glimmer.

"It's the Beast Race's Stone Giant. Damn it, how many Beast Race Priests came this time?"

After seeing this scene, Xindi cursed fiercely under his breath.

Some Human Alliance soldiers had seen Stone Giants before, but the ordinary soldiers who joined later had never witnessed such a situation.

"What is that? What kind of Alien Race is that again?"

"This is too tall, right? If it were any taller, it could reach our city wall!"

Some ordinary soldiers were clearly surprised when they saw this situation. The Human Alliance soldiers beside them explained.

"That is the Beast Race's Stone Giant. They find some materials and pile them together, and three Beast Race Priests cast a Rune Magic Array to assemble these materials into a Stone Giant. Furthermore, with the protection of Rune Power, ordinary attacks are hard to break through; only cannon shells can cause them some damage."

After hearing the Human Alliance soldiers' explanation, some soldiers looked at the ten-meter-tall Stone Giants in shock and said incredulously.

"Then how are we supposed to deal with them?"

The Human Alliance soldier's face showed a hint of gravity as he spoke slowly.

"You all will operate the City Defense Cannons to attack those Stone Giants, and we will attempt to destroy the Rune Power on the Stone Giants when they get close."

The alarm on the Outer City Wall sounded. The shrill alarm pulled at the nerves of every soldier. Soldiers running out of the barracks grabbed their weapons and quickly climbed the city wall, looking at the endless sea of Orcs charging toward them, and quickly arrived at their respective combat positions, waiting for combat instructions.

One City Defense Cannon after another was slowly turning its barrel, aiming at the group of Orcs closing in on the Outer City Wall.

"Fire at those damn Orcs! Bomb the hell out of them for me!!!"

Xindi immediately issued the order to fire. As the City Defense Cannons on the wall poured out firepower, the Orcs charging at the front were baptized by artillery fire. Many Orcs were blown away by the shells; the unlucky ones who had a close encounter with the shells were blown to pieces, leaving only their equipment smoking on the ground.

The death of their companions ignited the ferocity of the Orcs. Stepping over the corpses of their companions, they continued to charge forward. The Stone Giants, under the control of the Beast Race Priests, also slowly took steps and charged toward the Fourth Defense Zone Outer City Wall.

"Chief! News from Councilor Kelin! The Ninth Defense Zone has replied!"

A signalman ran to Xindi, who was inspecting the damage where the city wall had been pierced, and said in a hurried tone.

"The Ninth Defense Zone replied?! Quick! Tell me the message clearly and in detail!"

After hearing this news, Xindi clapped his hands together and urged the signalman to explain the situation immediately.

"The Ninth Defense Zone's reply is: 'Tell them to hold on. We have already dispatched our most elite troops to support you. Leading the team is Yingzhou's son—Vulcan Vulkan. They asked Councilor Kelin to send the location of the Outer City Wall directly to them, and they will come directly here to support us!' This message was from half an hour ago. Councilor Kelin told us we must hold on; reinforcements will arrive very soon!"