On the other hand, someone like Farry who strongly rejected the Tumbler Pill seemed like an anomaly.
But seeing that he was in good spirits, Jodel didn't think too much about it — it was difficult to even protect oneself on the battlefield, not to mention others.
It was already the eighth day since the start of the battle.
Eight days ago, their defensive line was still outside Gust Castle, the crossfire of machine guns and cannons making it difficult for the demons to advance. But as time passed, traces of the enemy appeared in all directions of the defensive line. Huge skeletons began to pierce the area between Gust Castle and Metalstone Ridge, turning the weakly defended area into a red fog zone. The Aerial Knight tried to stop them, but it was to no avail.
When the demons used these "Fortress-type Monstrous Beasts" to surround them from both sides, the cannons' attacks were scattered. To prevent the army from being surrounded, they retaliated while retreating to the rear.
The next step was to repeat the process.
The enemy's attack was like an endless tide, and everyone felt great pressure. The rest time was also reduced from the normal rotation to four to five hours. Although there were several reinforcements from the rear, the gap in the number of people was so big that it was obvious at a glance. There were no more than two thousand soldiers at the frontline, and the demons' attacks were all above twenty thousand. The Devilbeasts even bypassed the defensive line and charged in the direction of the Cage Mountain. Even though they couldn't understand the situation there, it was clear that the rear was not safe either.
And just three days ago, the frontline troops received the order to retreat into the city.
At the same time, the demons' attacks on the west suddenly intensified. This was undoubtedly a signal: the Metalstone Ridge to the west of the First Army had probably fallen, and now it was their turn.
A day later, the enemy broke through the frontline for the first time and engaged the soldiers in close combat.
At this point, the battle had completely become a battle of wills.
Jodel cast his gaze towards the dilapidated short wall a few hundred meters away. The outer wall of Gust Castle was now riddled with holes, the corpses of demons hung from it, and the blood that flowed out caused the wall to be dyed with a layer of eerie blue.
And the distance from the short wall to the defensive line was like purgatory. Soldiers and Berserk Demons were mixed together, half of them buried in snow, the other half frozen in the cold wind, like naturally formed statues. Due to the continuous attacks of the enemy, they didn't even have time to collect the dead.
Bone spears and stone needles were stuck on both sides of the long street, like barbs growing out of the earth. Since not everyone could hide in the fortifications, every time it rained needles, it was a lucky draw for the soldiers hiding in the houses and trenches. One of them pierced through the wall of the room and landed less than a meter away from him. If he had been a little more biased, he would have already gone to serve the Three Gods.
"Bah." Jodel shook his head and threw these inauspicious thoughts out of his mind. When the clan was in danger, no matter how many times he prayed to the Three Gods, he never received a response. This time, naturally, it was not the Three Gods' protection.
Perhaps he would eventually die in this foreign city, but before that, he would definitely make the enemy pay a painful price.
The great chief had promised that he would not mistreat any clan that had fought for the fate of mankind.
That was his purpose for coming here!
"They're here!" Farry warned.
There were no sounds of cannons … The artillery position had been completely silent last night. Some said that it was a sneak attack by Devilbeasts, while others said that the artillery had moved ahead of time. But no matter what, they could only rely on themselves to defend against the enemy now.
The figures of the demons finally appeared on top of the wall!
The first to open fire was still the machine gun squad — other than the Longsong Cannons, the loud and continuous sound of the machine gun was the most pleasant sound in the soldiers' hearts. The flying bullets scattered the snow beside the wall. The first demon that climbed over the wall was instantly shot down, and the demon that followed closely behind it also had their skulls blown off by the rain of bullets.
Gunshots also rang out from the east and west sides of the city. This was clearly another fierce siege. Jodel didn't care about the demons charging directly into the firing line. Instead, he focused his attention on the streets around a hundred meters away. After three days of defending the city, he had already understood one thing. The most dangerous place was often not the place where the firepower was focused, but the seemingly quiet street corners.
At this moment, the First Army no longer had a fixed line of defense. The troops were scattered around the blockhouses in groups.
Their most important task was to prevent the demons from sneaking close to the permanent fortifications. Even if he wanted to attack the enemies hundreds of meters away, it would be difficult for him to accurately hit them.
Suddenly, five or six Mad Demons appeared on the roof of a two-story mud building. They seemed to be planning to use the building to bypass the area with the most firepower. This action completely exposed them to Jodel's gun.
He held his breath, aimed at the demon walking at the end, and pulled the trigger.
The target fell in response.
Farry and the other two teammates followed suit and opened fire. The fragile wooden roof couldn't support the Mad Demons' large movements at all. As they climbed slowly, they became the most eye-catching targets.
"Four o 'clock, a large number of demons have been spotted in the four o' clock direction!" Before they could finish off this small group of escaped demons, a Sand Nation behind them cried out in alarm. "They're coming this way!"
"Leave this place to me!" Farry shouted. "You guys go deal with the other side!"
Jodel immediately turned his gun around and ran to another window. The most accurate shooter among his teammates was undoubtedly Farry. If he said he could finish off the remaining demons, then there would definitely be no problem.
But when he saw hundreds of demons swarming towards their hiding place, Jodel's heart sank slightly.
"Damn it, were those guys just now testing us?" someone exclaimed.
"I'm afraid so." He immediately made a judgment. "Everyone, don't conserve your ammunition. After we finish off this wave of demons, move towards the six o 'clock direction!"
Concentrated gunshots instantly rang out from the window. Among them were the new automatic weapons issued by the troops. Compared to the roar of the Mark I type, the new weapon, known as the general-purpose machine gun, had a crisper sound, but its firing rate was no slower than those huge monsters. The only drawback was that its magazine could only hold thirty rounds, so its suppressive ability was inferior to the former.
But the enemies clearly didn't expect that the top of a small clock tower could explode with such astonishing firepower. Under the head-on attacks of the general-purpose machine gun and rocket launchers, more than half of the hundreds of demons were instantly killed, while the remaining enemies raised their bone spears.
"Pay attention to the spears!" Jodel warned loudly as he suddenly crouched down.
Dozens of bone spears shot out like arrows from a bow, piercing the top of the clock tower in the blink of an eye!
"Clang!"
The copper bell that was struck let out a series of buzzing sounds.
If it was on flat ground, it would be difficult to escape from this attack. However, the difference in elevation formed a natural concealment area. Even if the bone spears shot from below filled the windows, it would be difficult for them to hit the soldiers lying on the ground. The gunshots only stopped for a moment before resuming again. The remaining Mad Demons were caught in a dilemma.
They were almost certain that they would be able to finish off this small team of enemies.
Jodel couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. He also felt a little regretful. He heard that the general-purpose machine gun was expensive, and it had to be used by the Air Knight first. If the frontline troops had one, even if they didn't rely on the cover, the demons would still be no match for them.
But at that moment, Farry suddenly screamed, "Oh no, get out of here!"
He was stunned, and instinctively turned his head to look —
There was a breach in the city wall in the distance. A huge Spider Demon climbed over the wall and crouched down. It opened the shell on its back, and the dark stone pillar faintly glowed.
Wait, could it be aiming at them?
Jodel raised his head. The copper bell hanging on the beam of the roof was still trembling slightly.
Damn it, it was the bell just now!
He picked up his gun and ran down the stairs.
And at the same time, a light chime came from afar.
"Bang —"
Before he could run down the first floor, the black stone pillar that was thicker than a human flew in a high parabola and smashed straight into the middle of the clock tower.
With a loud rumble, the entire tower collapsed!
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