Under the cover of the heavy rain and the darkness, it only took Hawbon Stoic and his 6 subordinates a few minutes to move to a temporary foothold that they had long determined — — an underground cellar of an abandoned business group in the south of the city which was less than 500 m away from the battlefield.
There were two exits in this underground cellar. Even if one of the exits was blocked, they could still escape from the other exits. That was why Hawbon Stoic chose this place as the rest place for the whole squad a few days ago.
After leaving one person to be a sentry and observe the situation outside, the rest of them entered the messy but safe cellar for the time being. After lighting up the fluorite lamps in the cellar, someone finally couldn't stand sobbing in a low voice.
The battle ended as fast as it started. In only 2 minutes, their team had killed 7 opponents; however, they also sacrificed 3 people. As a result, the entire team lost almost 1/3 members.
They would not see those familiar faces anymore.
'Wester, Sandor and Naji …'
'Half an hour ago, they were still fighting side by side with me. In the daytime, they were still talking about having a drink after the battle in Coldwater City came to an end. Unexpectedly …'
The atmosphere in the underground cellar was very depressing. Nobody spoke as they were sitting against the wall with their arms around their knees. Those heads that they brought back looked pretty grim under the light of the fluorite lamps.
They were human heads. However, their faces, cheeks, chins, noses and even foreheads were covered with tattoos of snake scales, spider webs and ox horns, which were the features of fighters of Sacred Alliance Empire.
Under the rule of demons, all the men across Sacred Alliance Empire took it as an honor to have such tattoos on their bodies. In Sacred Alliance Empire, these tattoos couldn't be done casually; instead, they had to go through some rites. The more tattoos one could have, the higher position one would have in Sacred Alliance Empire. Those who could have such disgusting tattoos on their faces were the marks of fighters of Sacred Alliance Empire.
"Captain, I'm sorry. I didn't know that he was a LV 9 fighter. The moment he jumped out of the window, I thought it was an opportunity. Therefore, I used explosive-flame bolts. In that case, I should have used armor-piercing bolts. Otherwise, I could have brought back that b * stard's head …" Mole walked to the front of Hawbon Stoic with a metal sniper crossbow in hand as he said gloomily.
If they could bring back the head of a LV 9 fighter of Sacred Alliance Empire, it would be a greater meritorious deed for their team and Hawbon Stoic. Therefore, they would get more rewards.
"You did the right thing!" Hawbon Stoic took in a deep breath as he patted Mole's shoulder, saying, "He's a powerful enemy. Besides having a great battle strength, he also has a quick response. Even I couldn't deal with him easily. Without your bolt, he probably would have escaped away. In the future, more brothers might be killed by him. It's you who avenged Wester and Sandor …"
After hearing this, Mole felt much better, saying, "But …"
"It's just a head. It's not a big deal. Additionally, we've already brought back some heads. If we want heads, there are many opportunities in Coldwater City. As long as we're alive, we will have a chance!" Hawbon Stoic asked Mole to sit down. After that, he turned around and watched those people who rushed in with him just now, saying, "Rancto, did you set time bombs before you left?"
A young man with red eyes looked up at Hawbon Stoic from under the hood of his field cloak as he bit his lips and nodded.
"It's the best method to prevent the corpses of Wester and Sandor from being humiliated and becoming the food of stray dogs and rats. As for Naji …" Hawbon Stoic lowered his voice at a stroke, saying, "He doesn't need it anymore … If I'm lying on the battlefield in the end, if any of you could leave, please prepare one for me before you leave …"
"Captain, do you think someone would remember us after this holy war? Would anyone remember that we risked our lives in Coldwater City?" A man with a scar on his face which had not healed raised his head and watched Hawbon Stoic with a self-mocking smile, saying, "Commander said that someone would definitely remember us; however, I feel that commander was lying. So many people died in the last holy war; however, only some big figures could be remembered. At least, I couldn't name too many small figures like me who sacrificed themselves in the last holy war …"
After hearing this, the other fighters who were lowering their heads beside the wall also raised their heads and looked at Hawbon Stoic.
"It's not that important for me whether others remember me or not!" Hawbon Stoic shook his head as he pointed at those heads which were covered with ugly tattoos and said in a muffled voice, "As for me, the most important thing is that I don't want to live like this; neither do I want my sons and grandsons to kneel down and call demons daddy!"
"I see!"
"That's great!" Hawbon Stoic took a look at them as he said, "Let's take a rest here for 1 hour. After 1 hour, we will leave here and continue our search …"
After hearing his words, they slowly took out their portable dry rations and started to eat them.
The battle in Coldwater City had not come to an end. Neither would their battle tonight come to an end. Even though they had already fought the enemy once, even though their comrades-in-arms and brothers had fallen in the near place, they still had to leave here after a short rest and continue to seek for opportunities to kill the enemy outside.
After finding that they were taking a rest, Hawbon Stoic came to the top of the cellar. After letting those sentry take a rest, he started to stand sentry for his subordinates.
There was a warehouse above the cellar, which had already collapsed. Right in the ruins, a triangular steel frame roof covered the cellar, leaving an unimaginable, secret entrance in the ruins. Therefore, after discovering this place, Hawbon Stoic took this place as the temporary rest place for his squad.
The rain outside grew heavier. With the rumbling thunders, the visibility of the entire Coldwater City became lower than before. It was misty beyond 50 m. Nobody could be seen at all. Only when the lightning flashed across the sky did the ground turn white all of a sudden, enabling people to see further.
In the thunders, a faint roar drifted from some blocks over 1,000 m away from here, in which a red light flashed by faintly. It was the roar of barbarian fighters of Barbarian Alliance. The red light was their battle-qi totem. There was a spacious square in that block, which was the most suitable place for the fighters of Barbarian Alliance. It was also the defense zone of barbarian fighters.
The battle in Coldwater City didn't stop. Even in such a rainy night, the fights and bloodshed didn't cease. More people were fighting in this ruined city in the distance.
Hawbon Stoic focused on observing the situation outside as he calculated the rest time of his subordinates.
Not knowing why, Hawbon Stoic felt that the lightning bolts above Coldwater City were a bit dense. A lightning bolt would tear off the sky in every 3-5 seconds. It seemed to be a rare thunderstorm.
However, as he had not been to Coldwater City before and was not a weather expert, Hawbon Stoic didn't know whether such a weather was abnormal in Coldwater City or not. The lightning bolt that would tear off the sky in every few seconds made it easier for him to observe the situation outside.
Only after over 10 minutes, before his subordinates took a rest, Hawbon Stoic saw a thick and weird red lightning bolt suddenly tear off the lead-like clouds and land in a ruined two-storey shopping mall over 200 m away in front of him. In a split second, Hawbon Stoic felt the surrounding ground quaking heavily. Right then, Hawbon Stoic faintly saw a golden light flashing across the cracked walls of the shopping mall …
'Is it a meteorite? Or did my eyesight deceive me … '
A whim occurred to Hawbon Stoic's mind.
At this moment, Mole exposed his head out of the cellar as he asked, "Captain, was it an earthquake just now or was there a fight between powerhouses nearby?"
"Something's wrong. Call all of us up here …"
"Yes, captain!"
In the blink of an eye, all the members of the squad had drilled out of the cellar one after another. Under the leadership of Hawbon Stoic, they moved towards the collapsed shopping mall stealthily.
There was a huge hole on the 2nd floor and the 1st floor of the shopping mall. Right below the huge hole, there was a huge pit as deep as 10 m on the ground of the atrium on the ground floor of the shopping mall. Everything around the huge pit seemed to have been melted. The stones on the ground were giving out red light like melted candles. When they arrived there, the heavy rain and water columns were pouring down from the huge hole and sprayed onto the ground around the huge pit, causing sizzling sounds. The moment the raindrops and water columns fell onto the ground, they would be turned into steam by the high temperature. As a result, this place was like a sauna room in a bathroom. However, the ground was also cooling down rapidly.
A group of fighters in steel-soled battle boots approached the huge pit meticulously. When they came to the edge of the huge pit, they were dumbfounded by what they saw.
— — They saw an egg at the bottom of the huge pit!
A huge golden egg higher than 1 m was at the bottom of the pit …
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