Above the dried-up desert, the sky was filled with beautiful aurora-like radiance, and countless black spots that wriggled like moldy spots.
In this border filled with rainbow bridges and hell's bloody path, the wind and sand blew eternally.
The broken down tank flipped over on the ground, and thick smoke rose into the sky along with the signal flare for help. It blended into the smoke that covered the entire desert, and was inconspicuous.
Outside the temporary fortification built by the flipped armored vehicles, a large group of hiss from hell was incessant.
Nightmares shrouded in grayish-black fog wandered among the ferocious beasts. They were not in a hurry to attack, but rather patiently consumed the enemy's strength, ordering the cheap cannon fodder to attack continuously until the enemy was completely out of ammunition.
And inside the fortification, the bloodshot eyes stared at the beasts that were spying outside the shooting holes. The red-hot muzzles slowly changed targets, intimidating the restless monsters.
In between the roaring gunshots, there were only hoarse curses.
The engineer with one less eye spat, and hurriedly used the welding torch to repair the crack on the steel plate. He cursed hoarsely, "F * cking delivery."
"F * cking emergency mission!"
"F * cking emergency support. I send support to the whole world every day, and I don't see anyone coming to help me with my college loan!"
The other soldiers were silent, and hurriedly maintained their weapons, or gasped for breath.
The sergeant major sitting at the front was covered in a heavy and rough kinetic exoskeleton. He was as tall as a rock, and he did not care about the complaints of his subordinates. He only silently sharpened an old dagger.
As he moved, sparks flew out from the gaps in the armor. There were still traces of emergency welding and repair on the steel skeleton. The seven star-shaped insignia on his right arm that represented his achievements had already dimmed in the fierce battle.
"Everyone, take the time to rest."
The sergeant major raised his indifferent face, and ordered, "In three minutes, if the air support does not arrive, prepare to break out."
As soon as the order was given, the soldiers who were originally lying in the corner or on the ground all stood up, and struggled like dying wild dogs, shaking their hair, unwilling to let it end like this.
The assaulter picked up the overheated machine gun again and asked the engineer, "Screw you, stop nagging. Where's the drum? Play the drum for me!"
"What drum? I don't have any drum!" The engineer retorted angrily, "Why would I give you shit? Do you want it?"
"Where's the big box you carried out?"
"Two sets of temporary equipment, four first aid kits, three hundred rounds of ammunition, and six maintenance components … I f * cking used them all. What else could I have done? Do you think I'm a blue-skinned cat that can pull out magical gadgets just by rummaging through my butt pocket? "
Although he said so, the engineer still put down the welding torch and rummaged through his toolbox. He found two copper bars and a pack of explosives. His bloodshot eyes turned even redder. His facial muscles twitched and convulsed. Sticky blood oozed out of his mouth and nose.
But in the toolbox, the copper and gunpowder were enveloped by an invisible force. Brand new bullets shot out from the small box one after another like a waterfall.
In just a few seconds, a small mountain was piled up.
Relying on his mediocre scholar ability, he barely managed to produce a batch of bullets of varying quality. The engineer laughed self-deprecatingly and looked up to say something.
But he saw the twisted expression of his comrades.
It didn't look like shock and admiration, but more like … fear.
But it wasn't until the shadow hidden in the air suddenly lunged out and covered his face that a pungent stench hit his face —
BOOM!
The roar of steel burst out.
In the eruption of flames, the heavy power armor instantly ejected out. It took less than 0.1 seconds from standstill to assault. The sudden increase in speed would cause an overload of up to 9G.
The scarred face of the sergeant major instantly turned crimson red. He charged forward in the defense structure that was too narrow compared to his extreme speed and abruptly stopped in the storm.
The red-hot steel arm was already smashing down.
In an instant, it suppressed the monster that broke through the air. The iron light flashed in front of the engineer soldier's eyes. Then, sticky and stinky blood spurted out from the split Nightmare corpse.
Fortunately, the engineer soldier still remembered the general knowledge that was memorized in his head. He quickly backed up and covered his nose and mouth, not being corroded by the poison in the blood.
The horrified scream was choked out in his throat and turned into a curse word squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Fu * k!"
Without giving them any time to rest, the screams of the Nightmares sounded again in the distance, urging the beast horde to launch a fierce attack.
Inside the defense structure, everyone was in position in an instant. Even the engineer soldier that just returned from the edge of life and death once again rushed toward the bullets and assisted the assaulter to reload at an unprecedented speed.
Roaring gunshots burst out again.
Continuous screams, roars, and screams continued to sound outside the defense structure.
Looking down from the sky, it was like a lonely reef gradually being drowned by the waves. The combat team that was far away from the defense line was completely blocked by the large group of Hell.
There was a limit to the final struggle.
It was only a matter of time before they died without a complete corpse.
The closest allies were 60 kilometers away, and they were madly rushing over. However, there were at least two rifts between them.
And at this moment, it gradually slowed down.
They stopped on the spot.
This was a meticulously designed trap for the rescuers.
This squad was just an unlucky one that was attracted by the fake distress signal … In this desolate border of Solano, where only the flames of war were left, sudden deaths were too common.
Even at this moment, the sergeant major's cold expression did not waver at all.
It was like a rough and ugly iron block.
He just silently held the ridiculously powerful pistol and slowly reloaded, aimed, and fired. Any important threat would be blown into a cloud of sparks.
Every time he pulled the trigger, the exoskeleton armor would whine.
The reaction force that was enough to make the bones and muscles whine together did not change his movements.
"Focus on defense."
He said, "We still have time —"
None of the soldiers behind the defense line spoke. There was only bitter silence.
Because the communications soldier who was protected at the innermost layer was cursing at the depth communicator.
He did not care about his manners anymore. He crazily urged, "F * ck you, support! Fire support! It's been ten minutes, why can't I see a single airplane feather? "
"The storm fusion caused by the Thunder Sea has gone out of control. Flight Formation No. 1 has lost contact."
The communications soldier from the other end reported with pity, "Flight Formation No. 2 has taken off from Euphrates. ETA: 20 minutes —"
"You bastards, 20 minutes, after 20 minutes, my ashes will be gone, and you still want to support?! Can't you be faster?!
Hurry up … "
The communications soldier cursed, roared, and was about to cry. He suppressed his sobs, begged, and pleaded. However, there was only sad silence on the other end.
In this silent silence, he seemed to have finally understood something and did not speak anymore.
"No one will come to save us, sir."
The communications soldier turned around and said dully, "We have been abandoned …"
The sergeant major did not speak.
It was as if he did not hear it.
He just silently raised his hand, pulled the trigger, reloaded, aimed, and fired again like a machine.
It was a futile struggle against hell.
Until the Nightmares in the distance screamed again.
The large group of Nightmares wandering around could not wait for more food and shouted angrily. The Nightmares also lost interest and patience.
As the noisy and strange murmurs spread, a huge pustule seemed to bulge in the empty void. It was a tumor, and then it suddenly burst.
In the gushing darkness, the huge monster hidden behind the curtain stretched out its strange claws towards the sacrifices here from thousands of miles away.
The nine outstretched fingers and the huge palm cast a shadow that shrouded everything.
It grabbed at the ground.
The isolated and helpless soldiers shouted and roared in anger. They pulled the trigger at the huge hand that smashed down and spat out the last of their anger. However, the bullets seemed to be swallowed by the endless darkness.
Together with the anger, they disappeared.
In the incoming hurricane, the engineering soldier screamed, hugged his head, and curled up in the corner.
But at that moment, he only saw a dazzling rainbow light that penetrated the sky and the earth.
It fell from the sky.
Like thunder, it tore apart the heavy darkness.
It stopped the oncoming darkness abruptly.
The huge claw froze in the air, unable to move, as if it was clamped down by an invisible palm.
Right in front of the figure that appeared out of nowhere.
When he raised his hand, the Ten Thousand Creations froze.
In the dead silence, only the faint sound of the strings echoed in the zither case. It was so clear.
"I'm sorry, the landing location seems to have deviated … I think I'm lost."
Huai Shi turned around and looked at the messy soldiers and asked in confusion, "Looking at the identification signal, it should be an ally. Do you … need help?"
The engineering soldier looked at him blankly.
He nodded instinctively.
Then, he saw the young man's right hand slowly tighten and clench.
He snapped his fingers.
But what burst out was not a crisp sound, but a terrifying loud noise that shook the entire world. It was as if the sound of thunder came out of nowhere and suddenly smashed into the empty space between heaven and earth.
In the darkness that rose from the ground, a huge door slowly opened.
It pulled the monster's claw deeper into the darkness …
Reverse pull!
Tragic screams and horrified screams sounded from behind the crack in space. The monster that had been watching for a long time struggled wildly, but the moment it was captured by the gravitational force of the Ultimate, all resistance was useless.
Even if it endured the pain and tore its arm, the blood that spurted out from the wound turned into a torrent and flew into the darkness.
Together with the large group of hell that was scattered around …
It was as if an astronomical phenomenon as huge as a black hole had suddenly descended upon this place.
It emitted a terrifying gravitational force that could not be avoided.
Now, the Ultimate was greedily devouring. Through the rapidly shrinking crack, it instantly pulled the huge monster completely into the eternal darkness.
It licked, chewed, and tore it into pieces!
Soon, the door was sealed again.
Everything returned to tranquility.
The blood-curdling screams could no longer be heard.
Then, under Huai Shi's feet, green grass spread out. Proud vitality filled the air, building a new ecological cycle from nothing.
It injected life and strength into the dying and injured.
It brought back life.
While all the soldiers were still looking at each other, the silent sergeant major had already stepped forward, saluted, and reported, "Mr. Huai Shi, the Crystal Lattice Squad reports to you."
The seemingly familiar name made Huai Shi pause for a moment, as if he had seen it somewhere before. He could not help but feel puzzled.
"… We seem to have met before?"
"Yes."
The sergeant major nodded and replied calmly, "Two and a half years ago, on the Constellation, I was once under your command."
The battle against the Decaying Dream was still vivid in Huai Shi's mind, including the combat squad of the Iron Legion that was assigned to him at that time. Their astonishing quality and efficiency left a clear impression on Huai Shi.
Looking at it now, although the exoskeleton on the other party's body looked slightly broken, it was no different from the past.
However, the Crystal Lattice Squad in Huai Shi's memory should be an elite combat squad mobilized by the Iron Legion. It was completely different from what he saw in front of him.
"Why are you the only one left …"
He stopped before he finished speaking.
He suddenly realized that he had asked a stupid question.
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