Chapter 756: Signal (2)

The sound of an explosion erupted from the direction of the maintenance platform; flames and thick smoke devoured everything.

Huo Ke's heart sank violently, almost stopping its beat. Sherlock squad... the signal... the last hope...

"Hold the line! For the sake of those behind us!"

Huo Ke and the others were pinned down near the entrance to Yihao Jinji Tongdao, their retreat route covered by the Cyberk's fierce firepower.

Bamian had just emptied his Rocket Launcher and was frantically stuffing the last homemade, crooked-shaped rocket into it.

The muzzle of a Cyberk Heavy Assault Machine Soldier had already turned toward the cover where he was hiding.

"Bamian! Get out of the way!"

Huo Ke's eyes were splitting with rage.

Hum—! Rat-tat-tat-tat—!!!

The metal plate where Bamian was hiding was instantly riddled with holes! His burly body trembled violently, and blood and shattered mechanical parts burst from him!

He took one last look in Huo Ke's direction and collapsed with a crash.

"No—!"

The remaining squad members fell like wheat stalks under the relentless firepower of the Cyberk.

The Cyberk soldiers stepped over the Human corpses and looked at Huo Ke and the non-combatants huddled behind him at the entrance, their faces filled with fear.

The humming sound of Energy Weapon charging rang out.

"Eliminate."

The Cyberk Heavy Assault Machine Soldier at the front spoke in a cold tone.

Huo Ke looked at the muzzle drawing closer and at the non-combatants behind him; he gripped his hot but empty Pistol, preparing to meet the final moment.

Everything was over... Ninth Defense Zone... in the end, it couldn't wait...

Just at this critical juncture!

Rumble—!!!

A roar of engines tore through the sky above the battlefield!

Immediately after, several dazzling beams of light pierced through the Cyberk Heavy Assault Machine Soldiers that were preparing to fire on Huo Ke and the others!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The violent explosions instantly tore the machine soldiers into burning fragments!

The scorching heat wave and shockwave sent the approaching Cyberk Infantry flying!

Huo Ke and the survivors were stunned by this sudden attack and instinctively looked up.

They saw a Transport Aircraft hovering above, its hatch open!

A figure enveloped in holy radiance spread its wings, clutching a Power Spear in its hand.

A powerful psionic energy surged from the holy figure.

But the Transport Aircraft had already been locked on; hit by nearly dozens of energy beams, the Transport Aircraft instantly turned into Ashes.

Several figures fell from the Transport Aircraft, plummeting toward the ground.

"For the Ninth Defense Zone! For the Human race!"

Sanguinius's voice resounded across the battlefield! He swept his Power Spear horizontally!

Boom!!!

A dazzling arc of energy erupted in a fan shape!

Within the fan-shaped area in front, whether it was light infantry or armored units attempting to charge, they were instantly torn apart and melted by the violent energy!

Even with the protection of an Energy Shield, it would instantly overload, and then the machine body would be damaged.

Metal fragments and burning wreckage were tossed about as if swept by a storm!

The situation on the battlefield reversed instantly!

The once arrogant Cyberk Extermination Squad was quickly dismembered and destroyed under the impact of Sanguinius!

Huo Ke and the survivors behind him froze in place, staring dumbfounded at the mythical scene before them.

One second it was absolute despair; the next, hope had arrived in such an overwhelming manner!

Tears mixed with the blood and dust on their faces, sliding down silently.

"Is... is it reinforcements?"

A survivor muttered, their voice filled with unbelievable ecstasy and awe.

"Ninth Defense Zone... they really came!"

The empty pistol in Huo Ke's hand hung limply; he looked at Sanguinius, who was bathed in the enemy's explosion fire like a god of war, and an indescribable hot current surged into his heart, blocking his throat.

He opened his mouth, but only a hoarse sob came out.

Saved... Sherlock... your signal... was not in vain!

But, it seemed like a few more people from the other side had fallen from the Transport Aircraft; they were likely in grave danger, right?

Just at this moment, in the ruins of the maintenance platform in the distance, a severely twisted and deformed metal plate was pushed away violently.

Sherlock, his face covered in blood and char, coughed with difficulty and crawled out of the ruins.

His left prosthetic arm was twisted unnaturally, clearly broken.

Crawling out right behind him was the equally disheveled Dalton; his mechanical arm was sparking, and he walked with a limp, but he clutched his damaged toolbox tightly to his chest.

The two were covered in dirt and grime and could barely stand, but their gazes were immediately drawn firmly to the battle scene on the battlefield.

A smile mixed with pain and surprise broke out on Dalton's smoke-covered face; he pointed at the figure below who was eliminating the Cyberk soldiers and shouted in a hoarse but excited voice.

"Sherlock! Look! They... they really came! Ninth Defense Zone! Our signal... didn't go to waste!"

Inside the Transport Aircraft heading to the First Defense Zone.

Yingzhou gazed at Selina, thoughts racing through his mind.

After the war with the Cyberk began, Yingzhou had already started to reduce the number of times he went to see Selina, and he kept most of the permissions for the Ninth Defense Zone in his own hands or had Angron handle them.

After all, Selina was an android from the First Defense Zone, and he was not sure if she was a pawn planted on his side by the Cyberk.

But this time, heading to the First Defense Zone, the system actually prompted him to bring Selina along?

This made Yingzhou feel very puzzled.

Could Selina be the key figure in dealing with the Alien Race of the Cyberk? But the system had at least never been wrong so far, so he might as well take the advice and bring her along, right?

As the three Legions achieved victory, Yingzhou distributed the Titans he currently possessed and, according to the plan, positioned them behind the three Legions.

After all, he only had this many Titans, and it appeared the Cyberk did not lack those Titan Weapons; this was also why Yingzhou had the Tailin Family placed under the jurisdiction of Horus and serve as the foremost vanguard among the three main advancing forces.

Yingzhou had long anticipated the sacrifice of the Tailin Family; after all, in a situation where it was unclear how many Titan-like weapons the Cyberk had, he would feel heartbroken if any of his own Titans were damaged, regardless of which one it was.

According to the current situation among the three main forces, only the main advancing force of Horus had encountered the most Cyberk Titans, followed by Vulkan's side, while Dorn's side had not encountered a single Cyberk Titan.

Coupled with the presence of the Skitarii on Dorn's side, their casualties were already the lowest among the three main forces during the battles against ordinary Cyberk Infantry.

Consequently, after distributing the Warlord Titans equally, Yingzhou reallocated the Reaver Titan originally intended for Dorn to Horus, leaving Dorn with only one Warlord Titan and one Warhound-class Titan.

As for Vulkan's side, he had one of each of the three types of Titans, while Horus had one extra Reaver Titan.

As for the remaining two Warhound-class Titans, Yingzhou planned to take them to the First Defense Zone in case of an emergency.