Chapter 291: Go For Broke

Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Go For Broke

At that moment, Xi’om directed its other blood tentacles to pierce through Qian Xing, who was still in mid-air.

Qian Xing stared at the incoming tentacles, completely unable to dodge.

Just then, Qian Yun rushed over. He swung the Giant Hammer in his hands, smashing all the incoming tentacles to pieces in a wide sweep.

But at that exact moment, an even larger and thicker blood tentacle whipped toward them.

BAM!

Qian Xing and Qian Yun were hit head-on and sent flying.

Seeing this, numerous soldiers immediately rushed over and launched a desperate assault on Xi’om.

Rockets and a hail of bullets rained down on Xi’om’s body.

BOOM!

A violent explosion swept across the area.

"You court death!"

Xi’om’s enormous body suddenly swelled up before it spewed out a terrifying red mist, blanketing the charging soldiers.

"AHH!"

The charging soldiers, along with their exoskeleton mechanical armor, were instantly melted by the extreme heat.

When the red mist dissipated, only solidified metal residue remained. The entire ground was scorched and carbonized.

Qian Yun and Qian Xing struggled to their feet, staring in horror at the King-level Xi’om.

’This thing is so much stronger than the King-level Makari.’ 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

"You ants are morons to the core. To think you’d dare come back! Do you really think you can beat us? If we weren’t already weakened from constantly supplying Hilic with nutrients, and if Makari hadn’t been so heavily injured, how could we possibly have lost to you?!"

Xi’om roared in fury at the two of them as the wounds all over its body healed at a visible rate.

Qian Yun and Qian Xing’s expressions turned grim as they watched Xi’om. A sense of despair began to creep into their hearts.

...

「Mountain City Mountain, Lower District.」

Hideous, grotesque Blood Breath Beasts charged in one after another.

"Run!"

Upon seeing the Blood Breath Beasts, countless civilians fled for their lives in terror.

In an instant, many women and children were knocked to the ground.

"WAAAH!"

"Mommy!"

...

A cacophony of shouts and cries rang out incessantly.

The swift Blood Breath Beasts quickly caught up, pouncing on civilians and tearing them apart ferociously.

"AHH!"

"Help!"

...

Screams of terror and cries for help echoed throughout the area.

All of Mountain City Mountain was shrouded in death and despair.

「Mountain City Mountain, Outer Defense Line.」

Blood Breath Beasts broke through the fusillade, leaping into the trenches to pounce on soldiers and rip them apart.

"AHH!"

"Save me!"

...

The entire defensive line was collapsing everywhere.

Heart-rending screams and explosions rang out without end.

「Command Area.」

Anxious voices crackled incessantly from the unlimited communication device in Qian Wu’s hand.

"Sector C9 is in crisis! Monsters have broken into the trenches! Requesting support!"

"We can’t hold Sector A13! We really can’t! There are only six of us left!"

"Sector D8 has fallen! I’m the only one left in the entire area!"

...

"Lord Qian Wu, what do we do now?"

Lin Qi asked, looking at Qian Wu in a panic.

Qian Wu didn’t answer Lin Qi. He stared at the projected map of the defensive line before him, which was covered in red alerts.

His expression grew grim and silent as he stared at the red-marked lines.

「Sector C11 Trench.」

Xiaoqi and the others clutched their guns, firing nonstop at the attacking Blood Breath Beasts.

BANG! BANG!

One Blood Breath Beast after another was gunned down.

But the Blood Breath Beasts seemed endless; they were impossible to kill completely.

The unlimited communication devices on their belts continuously blared desperate calls for help from other defensive sectors.

"Sector C3 requests support!"

"Sector C1 is about to fall!"

...

"Sister Qi, is this hopeless for us?"

Cloud Fish asked Xiaoqi, her voice trembling.

Xiaoqi turned to glance at her companions. Their morale had hit rock bottom. She gritted her teeth and said,

"No. Sister Luoxue and Long Ming will succeed. We just have to hold on until they do."

"Right."

Cloud Fish nodded.

「Famons Base.」

Qiansha and the others forced themselves to stay alert, continuously swinging their weapons to cut down the charging Blood Breath Beasts.

But the Blood Breath Beasts kept coming in an endless stream.

KRAK!

After cleaving a Blood Corpse Beast in two with his Dark Blade, Long Ming turned and scanned his surroundings.

The entire area around Famons Base was littered with corpses, a true hell on earth.

Looking at the scene, Long Ming was inwardly amazed. Everyone’s performance in this defensive battle had been nothing short of extraordinary.

But unfortunately, it was all for naught. The monsters still came wave after wave.

And they were reaching their breaking point.

There was almost no gunfire now; most of them had run out of ammo.

Everyone had switched to melee weapons for close-quarters combat.

Luckily, everyone present was an elite, with even the weakest soldiers wearing exoskeleton mechanical armor. Otherwise, they would have been wiped out long ago.

「In a distant mountain range.」

A fifteen-meter-tall Mutated Lord, Kamu, tilted its head, listening carefully to the sounds of battle. It had the form of an octopus, with dozens of red tentacles and a body covered in red nodules.

In fact, it was the one commanding all the attacking Blood Breath Beasts.

Kamu keenly sensed that there was no more gunfire or explosions coming from the battlefield.

Though its intelligence wasn’t high, Kamu understood that the stubbornly resisting humans were at their limit.

So it began to float, moving toward the Famons Base.

「Famons Base, atop the circular disk.」

Jing Chuan fought to cut down a Blood Breath Spider. Before he could even catch his breath, he looked up and saw the Mutated Lord, Kamu, floating over from the southern peak.

He quickly scanned it with his wristband and said, dumbfounded,

"You’ve got to be kidding me. A Mutated Lord!"

Long Ming and the others were startled and whipped their heads around to look.

They watched as Kamu drifted down from the mountaintop as if taking a leisurely stroll, letting out a terrifying roar.

"ROAR!"

Instantly, an even denser horde of Blood Breath Beasts swarmed over the other side of the mountain, preparing to launch a new, ferocious assault.

"Fuck! Another Mutated Lord!"

"These monsters are launching another all-out assault!"

...

"Damn it!"

Qiansha, Brubo, and the others felt their hearts sink. They were truly backed into a corner now.

Long Ming watched, his expression shifting rapidly, then ran toward Qiansha.

He quickly reached Qiansha’s side and shouted,

"Commander Qiansha!"

"Long Ming, what is it?"

Qiansha turned to Long Ming and replied wearily.

"Commander Qiansha, we can’t possibly hold out against this many Blood Breath Beasts. We might not have survived even if we had ammo, and we don’t. Besides, the three cities won’t hold out either."

Long Ming said, laying it all out for Qiansha.

Hearing Long Ming’s words, Qiansha said hoarsely,

"I know all that. The problem is, what else can I do but fight to the death?"

"Instead of waiting to die, let’s take a gamble!"

"Gamble how?"

Qiansha asked, completely baffled.

"We force-start the climate device!"

Long Ming said to Qiansha.

Hearing this, Qiansha’s expression shifted. He immediately grabbed his communication device, tossed it to Long Ming, and said,

"Contact Dr. Xu Rui yourself."

Long Ming caught it and immediately dialed Dr. Xu Rui.

STATIC~

After a brief burst of static, Dr. Xu Rui’s frantic voice came through the device.

"Commander Qiansha, stop calling me! I’m trying to connect the damn wires!"