Chapter 65

"Xu Province DE400."

"Picked you up from an abandoned mine in South Africa."

"Gave you new skin."

"Installed all this new equipment for you."

Standing before the giant tires over four meters in diameter, Lin Dao reached out and patted the layers of iron chains bound to the tires.

"Now is the time for you to perform meritorious service."

Turning his head, he instructed Liu Hu beside him, "Everyone scatter, pull the cloth down!"

The canvas covering the Hundred-Ton King Mining Truck fell away, revealing the Xu Province DE400, its massive body far surpassing ancient giant beasts.

This was a steel giant beast sixteen meters long, a full ten meters wide, and nearly eight meters high.

Its curb weight exceeded two hundred tons, a true Hundred-Ton King.

Never mind using it to ram cavalry, even a T-rex would get launched if it showed up.

Lin Dao stepped forward, walking a circle around the mining truck.

This scrapped Xu Province DE400 had been modified while being repaired.

At every window position, a thick layer of bulletproof glass had been added.

This was to withstand the Jiehu cavalry's bow and crossbow counterattack.

At the bottom front of the mining truck, an 'eight'-shaped angled blade had been welded on.

This was to push aside corpses piled up in front of the vehicle, avoiding traffic obstruction.

Directly at the center front, a large steel plate six meters by six meters had been added.

This was for head-on ramming.

On the outer steel rims of the huge tires on both sides, multiple seamless steel pipes over six meters long had been welded.

This was to smash horse legs.

At the rear of the mining truck, iron chains dragged an iron rolling cage over ten meters long.

This was welded, similar to the rotating roller cage on the front of a mine-clearing tank.

When the mining truck drove and turned, relying on inertia to fling the iron rolling cage out, that was truly 'touch it and die, brush it and perish'~

On the giant tires much taller than a person, layers of iron chains were bound.

This was to increase friction, enhance traction, and strengthen the Hundred-Ton King mining truck's cross-country capability in the wild.

In fact, mining trucks are designed with extremely high requirements for passability and stability on complex terrain.

After all, they are used in complex terrain like mines.

If it were an overloaded Hundred-Ton King, driving into the wild it wouldn't be long before it got stuck.

This Hundred-Ton King was about to speed across the wilderness outside Ye City.

The only worry was too many corpses obstructing traffic.

Military households shouted scoldings, driving away the refugees blocking the front.

The refugees, expressions fearful, stumbled away with limp hands and feet.

Some, startled, directly knelt and kowtowed in worship.

In this era, everyone has giant object worship.

A giant object the size of the Hundred-Ton King, in the locals' eyes, was a miracle.

Phone turned on recording mode, stuffed into Liu Hu's hand, "Go stand on the platform, just keep this thing pointed at my truck."

Lin Dao wanted to record this battle, to slowly savor it in future leisure time.

Climbed the ladder into the driver's cab, closed the door and began operating.

The rumbling engine startup sound rang out, startling the refugees so they couldn't move their feet.

Through the thickened front windshield, gazing toward the distant Jurchen cavalry.

Lin Dao calmed his breath, "You're lucky, my big hook machine isn't fixed yet."

"Otherwise today, what you'd be facing is a super-large hook machine swinging iron balls."

Engine roared, powerful force driving the Hundred-Ton King mining truck forward.

Liu Hu and the others were all dumbstruck.

They themselves didn't believe this was a mechanical beast.

In their view, it was completely an immortal realm giant beast descending to the world!

The Black Lance Dragon Soaring Army running, subconsciously lowered their speed.

Beneath the masks were faces full of shock and fear.

That mountain-like colossus opposite was roaring as it charged toward them.

The armored cavalry subconsciously looked to their respective commanders, gazes gradually converging on Qianfu Chang Ji Yu.

Ji Yu was fully armored, no one could see his expression.

But seeing him sitting steadily on horseback continuing forward, the assembled cataphracts also felt slightly reassured.

Beneath the mask, Ji Yu's face was beaded with sweat, his eyes full of fear.

"Mon, monster~~~"

He had never seen something so huge that could still move on its own.

This monster was even larger than a siege tower!

Out of instinctive fear, Ji Yu gradually slowed his horse.

Those able to enter the Black Lance Dragon Soaring Army are true courageous warriors in the real sense.

They eat refined rice, often receive bestowed meat and wine.

With a beautiful woman serving at his side, he spent his days tempering his body and martial skills.

Having enjoyed such treatment for so long, when the time came to fight desperately, he naturally had to stake his life.

Two squadrons of Armored Cavalry spurred their horses forward, and as they neared the Hundred-Ton King Mining Truck, they spread to both sides like a great roc spreading its wings.

The Armored Cavalrymen's Strong Bows fired Heavy Arrows in succession, striking the Hundred-Ton King with a clanging sound.

"It's actually made of iron?!"

The Cataphracts were shocked beyond measure, circling the Hundred-Ton King from afar, not knowing how to proceed.

"Your performance is over; next is my turn."

Lin Dao inside the Driver's Cab stepped on the Accelerator and shifted gears, raising the vehicle's speed.

The Hundred-Ton King was heavy and massive, but the Engine's power was robust; even on the Cang Ye, it could reach over fifty kilometers per hour.

On the Cataphracts' side, counting man, armor, and horse armor together, the load exceeded two hundred jin.

Even at a full sprint, they could only manage thirty-odd kilometers per hour.

More importantly, they could not sustain it.

Lin Dao began to Accelerate, and the Black Lance Dragon Soaring Army was out of luck.

Those unable to dodge in time crashed head-on into it.

Man and horse were sent flying together, bones shattered, tendons snapped, bleeding from the seven orifices.

The pipes welded onto the giant Tires, rotating, slammed into the Armored Cavalry, instantly shattering bones and knocking them to the ground.

Lin Dao glanced at the Environment outside, eased off the Accelerator, reduced speed, and turned the Steering Wheel to make a turn.

The Iron Rolling Cage chained to the rear of the vehicle was immediately flung out.

A ground-rolling cage over ten meters long, over one meter in diameter, with many angle irons welded on it, swept across and immediately smashed down groups of Armored Cavalry.

Lin Dao Accelerated again, chasing the Black Lance Dragon Soaring Army to ram them.

Among the Cataphracts there was no shortage of fierce and brave men.

Quite a few Cataphracts even leveled their Horse Lances and charged straight in.

The impact force the Cataphracts had once taken pride in was meaningless before the Hundred-Ton King, even laughable.

Under the tremendous reaction force, the Horse Lances snapped and were flung away.

Cataphracts with shattered wrist bones, arm bones, and ribs lay on the ground with their horses, wailing.

The Hundred-Ton King drove over, its angled blade pushing aside all the men and horses on the ground.

The Black Lance Dragon Soaring Army dispersed in squads, circling the Hundred-Ton King to shoot arrows.

Dense arrows fell on the vehicle body, merely scraping off a bit of paint.

It was the giant Tires that ended up bristling with Heavy Arrows.

Lin Dao, ignoring traffic rules, felt like he was driving a bumper car.

He simply rammed wherever the Armored Cavalry gathered.

This steel behemoth shuttled back and forth through the Cavalry masses; the originally parched Da Di drank its fill of fresh blood and gradually grew Wet.

The first problem arose with the pipes welded onto the Tires; under prolonged Impact, they fell off one after another.

Next were the similarly welded angled blade and the steel plate at the front of the vehicle.

Under successive collisions and crushing Jolts, they too fell off.

The welding Skill at that little shop was truly subpar.

Seeing the behemoth roaring like startled Thunder, constantly shedding parts, the Black Lance Dragon Soaring Army drummed up Courage again and continued their siege.

But what greeted them now were giant Wheels four meters in diameter!

Cataphracts knocked down by the Hundred-Ton King, not yet dead, saw the terrifying giant Wheels rolling over to crush them.

They struggled and crawled desperately to escape, but were usually directly crushed into meat paste.

Whether they were Wearing Armor made no difference to the giant Tires.

At most it only added a bit of Jolt for Lin Dao inside the Driver's Cab.

The giant Tires were soon stained blood-red.

The Iron Chains bound to the Tires, mixed with minced flesh and various pasty substances.

Horrible to behold, enough to make one Vomit.

Ji Yu's eyes completely Reddened.

The Cataphracts under his command suffered heavy casualties, and their deaths were extremely miserable.

The enraged Ji Yu personally spurred his horse around to the rear of the Hundred-Ton King, swinging his blade to hack at the Iron Chain dragging the Iron Rolling Cage.

The Treasure Blade that had once beheaded many, struck the Iron Chain and showered Sparks.

"Hundred-Times Refined Steel?!"

Looking at the undamaged Iron Chain, Ji Yu was about to go mad.

He madly spurred his horse, taking advantage of when Lin Dao slowed to turn, and rushed to the side of the Hundred-Ton King.

Using skilled horsemanship, he climbed onto the Mining Truck.

Lin Dao inside the Driver's Cab was also startled by the sudden sound of smashing glass.

Seeing a ferocious Qianghu Cataphract outside the Car door smashing the window with the Weapon in hand, Lin Dao immediately turned the Steering Wheel.

Ji Yu had not yet found his footing and was directly flung off.

Before he could struggle up, the giant Tire rolled over his lower body.

Under the Hundred-Ton King's terrifying weight, Ji Yu's lower body was instantly crushed into meat pulp, gray-green Intestines squeezed out.

He howled miserably, struggling and crawling madly.

Finally, he was painfully scared to death.

The Hundred-Ton King's ramming and crushing delivered a devastating blow to the Black Lance Dragon Soaring Army.

Especially in terms of morale, it was directly crushed and shattered.

This is simply an opponent that cannot be defeated at all.

Forget winning; they can't even break through its defense.

The surviving armored cavalry collapsed; they turned their horses' heads and fled frantically.

This isn't fighting a war at all; this is sending them to their deaths.

Lin Dao pursued and killed all the way, crushing a bloody path.

"Go! Go! Go!" Shi Hu, weighing over two hundred catties, eyes red, scolded, "Return to the city at once!"

Gazing at the steel behemoth two li away, he didn't even care about his imperial carriage anymore.

Nimbly climbing onto a strong high-headed big horse, he headed straight for Ye City without looking back.

The Hundred-Ton King continued advancing, charging toward where the various Hu were gathered.

The various Hu cavalry mounted and ran.

The foot soldiers without horses were miserable; they could only scatter in a rout and leave it to luck.

The most unlucky this time was Yao Yizhong.

The Qiang under his command had distinctive attire, which attracted Lin Dao's attention.

The Hundred-Ton King, speed soaring to dozens of kilometers per hour, chasing foot soldiers fleeing on two legs, was like a fierce tiger chasing rats.

The Hundred-Ton King rammed and crushed back and forth in the Qiang formation; the huge tires had thoroughly turned blood-red, coated with viscous matter.

The entire front of the mining truck had long since been smeared beyond recognition.

Watching helplessly as his tribesmen, under the crushing of the steel behemoth, merged with the earth.

Yao Yizhong felt heartache, his liver and intestines shattered inch by inch.

These were all tribesmen who had followed him from Guanzhong, migrating here.

Yet those dying now perished as lightly as weeds.

He grabbed his fifteen-year-old son Yao Chang, eyes bloodshot, and instructed, "Return immediately, take our tribesmen and followers, go back to Guanzhong!"

"A Ye~~" The future founding emperor of Later Qin, Yao Chang, expression fearful, "You"

"I was the one who led the tribesmen to migrate here; I must take responsibility!"

Yao Yizhong patted his son's face. "Remember my words: if the Qihuo Army enters Guanzhong, you take the tribesmen and return to the Great Mountain!"

"Remembered." Yao Yizhong shoved his son into the arms of the bodyguards. "Go!"

Yao Chang's shrill cries gradually faded; Yao Yizhong, withdrawing his gaze, turned and drew his waist blade.

He took a deep breath, gripped the waist blade with both hands, and charged straight at the behemoth.

Lin Dao didn't see him at all; he directly knocked him flying and crushed past; his heart had nearly gone numb.

The various Hu, morale collapsed, routed and scattered.

Lin Dao drove until the fuel was exhausted, only then stopping the vehicle.

Leaning back on the driver's cab seat, he reached out and turned the air conditioner to max.

He took out Ali Quan, ignited it, and silently blew out a smoke ring.

His gaze passed through the windshield, looking out at the blood-red wilderness and earth everywhere.

He silently complained.

"The crops here will surely grow very well next year."

(End of Chapter)