Chapter 172: Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Knight Giant and Singer Giant

After letting out a low roar as if to rally himself, the Athlete Giant casually grabbed a balcony from a nearby building and forcefully crushed it into countless pieces of rubble.

Just as he was about to throw it, two gunshots rang out from the distance.

The Athlete Giant who was hit immediately suffered severe damage to both eyes.

The scene shifted to the distance. On the rooftop of a skyscraper several hundred meters tall, multiple combat personnel were taking turns aiming and firing Level 3 sniper rifles at the eyes of the nearby roaming Giants.

Li Ye and Xie Jie naturally understood the logic of occupying the high ground in the city.

These sharpshooting combat personnel had been directly delivered to the rooftop by a Black Hawk Helicopter under Li Ye’s command, in order to provide aerial fire support.

Having lost his vision, the Athlete Giant swiftly reacted.

He casually let go of the rubble he had gripped in both hands and began accelerating in a run.

While running, he also used his hands to firmly protect his head.

Li Ye couldn’t help but remark.

As an intelligent Giant, the Athlete Giant clearly understood that the gunship in the sky was about to rain heavy firepower upon him. Hence, he quickly chose to abandon counterattack and started fleeing instead.

With his astounding regenerative ability, it would likely only take a few minutes for him to restore his eyeballs and regain vision.

However, Li Ye naturally wouldn’t give him that chance.

As the gunship flew overhead, overwhelming firepower swept across the Athlete Giant in an instant.

Very soon, this Giant collapsed with a wail and lost all signs of life.

Li Ye nodded, then waved his hand.

"Continue the operation."

Under the orderly fire from the combat personnel, the Giants fell one after another.

But trouble soon arose again—

A Knight Giant suddenly appeared in everyone’s field of view.

He was clad in heavy armor from head to toe, wielding a massive spear and shield.

This Knight Giant didn’t show any intelligence, swinging his spear and shield like a child at the surrounding building ruins.

His strength was immense; each swing could destroy swathes of ruins, and the Level 3 firearms held by combat personnel were utterly ineffective.

Seeing this, Li Ye could only shake his head and picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Lead that Knight Giant outside the city and have the Peacemaker blast it with the Electromagnetic Railgun."

The method to attract the Knight Giant’s attention was unexpectedly simple—just deploy a Black Hawk Helicopter to circle around him and fire sporadically.

Once the Knight Giant entered the line of sight, the Electromagnetic Railgun on the Peacemaker opened fire.

The muzzle suddenly flashed, and a supersonic projectile pierced the air in a millisecond, leaving a faint trail of heat along its path.

Before the Knight Giant could react, an intense orange-red fireball exploded at the center of his chest armor.

The thick armor was instantly melted, with metallic steam forming a pale mist under the shockwave’s pressure.

The projectile’s immense kinetic force completely pierced through his body, forming a cavity dozens of meters in diameter.

The devastating impact utterly destroyed his internal organs.

The shockwave blew off the roofs of surrounding buildings, raising plumes of dust and tremors.

After a brief stiffness, the spear and shield in the Knight Giant’s hands fell to the ground, and his entire body collapsed heavily to the earth.

Just as Li Ye was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a piercing song so sharp it could rupture eardrums suddenly came from the distance.

Turning his head to see the source, he was instantly stunned.

It was none other than a Singer Giant walking toward them from afar.

From appearance, this Singer Giant resembled a middle-aged woman in her forties.

There were fine lines at the corners of her eyes, her smile was warm and sincere, her jet-black long hair was threaded with faint silvery strands, and one could even feel the unique charm that time had carved into her.

This Singer Giant also wore a headpiece and a pale velvet gown. The hem of her dress swayed gently with her occasional spins, like ripples across a sea under nightfall.

Looking at this Singer Giant, Li Ye hesitated before picking up the walkie-talkie. Read complete versıon only at novel~fire~net

"Xie Jie, there are female Giants now?"

On the other end of the walkie-talkie came Xie Jie’s hoarse roar.

"Focus fire and kill her quickly! Or we’re in deep trouble!"

Li Ye had no time to ask further and immediately ordered the gunship to fly toward her.

Under his gaze, the Singer Giant took a deep breath, her chest slowly expanding like a tide gathering momentum.

Her first note was a low sob, like muffled thunder echoing from deep within the clouds. Before the nearby combat personnel could retreat, the sonic wave swept through the streets like a tsunami. The glass of buildings along the way shattered instantly, cracks spread across the walls, and the personnel’s eardrums were severely damaged as they spat blood.

The second note rose into a high-pitched chant. The pitch soared and completely brought down nearby buildings, raising billowing clouds of dust.

The third note was a magnificent vibrato, sweeping across several nearby towers like an invisible giant hand. The intense sonic waves fractured their structure—

And they collapsed with a roar.

Even the gunship overhead was seriously affected.

With both hands covering his ears, Li Ye suddenly felt a sharp pain.

Reaching out to touch it, he discovered it was blood.

"Hit that thing with full firepower!" he shouted.

Though the Singer Giant’s sonic attack was astonishingly powerful, she had almost no defenses. As the gunship unleashed another volley, her body was already battered and bruised.

Yet she continued to sing.

At this moment, all buildings within several kilometers had already completely collapsed into ruins.

Only after the gunship blew the Singer Giant apart did Li Ye finally breathe a sigh of relief.

And Xie Jie also answered the question he had asked earlier.

"The Giants are indeed divided into male and female. And they even have the same things humans do." He tried his best to phrase it tactfully. "However, we haven’t seen them actually do it."

An hour later, the battle at the outskirts of the city came to an end.

During this period, the combat personnel returned to the Mobile City for a round of fuel replenishment—since the operational time of the jetpacks was only 45 minutes.

Li Ye briefly tallied the battle results. A total of 132 Giants were eliminated this time.

As Level 3 monsters, the loot dropped by the Giants was quite generous.

Level 3 Iron Ore, Level 3 Coal, Level 3 Fabric, and Crystal Coins all dropped in large quantities.

There were also plenty of Level 2 Items.

At the beginning, Li Ye had been enthusiastic, but now he no longer paid them much attention.

Several Level 3 Items and Blueprints also dropped and naturally fell under the ownership of the Tomorrow Alliance.

The Level 3 Items included a Level 3 Motorcycle, a Level 3 Electric Wheelchair, and a Level 3 Household Robot Cleaning Module.

Li Ye requested the Level 3 Electric Wheelchair for Lin Wu, while the remaining items were left to Yang Zheng and his team to distribute as they saw fit.

As a Level 3 Item, the electric wheelchair had a distinctly futuristic appearance, with features such as electric drive, multiple speed settings, and agile steering. Its power supply was mainly through plug-in charging.

With this, Lin Wu’s daily mobility became much more convenient.

What made Li Ye even happier than this was the three Blueprints:

Level 3 Military Transport Aircraft C-5M "Super Galaxy" Blueprint.

Level 3 City Accessory "Crusher Jaws" Shredding and Cutting Device Blueprint.

Level 3 Upgrade Blueprint - Cannon Type.

Upon discovering that one was a Level 3 Flying Vehicle Blueprint, Li Ye was initially thrilled.

But after realizing it was merely a military transport aircraft, he was slightly disappointed.

What he had truly hoped for was a Fighter Jet or a Bomber.

"Oh well, better than nothing."

After sighing, he perked up and began examining the Blueprint carefully.

[Item Name: C-5M Galaxy Military Transport Aircraft.]

[Bonus Effects: 1. Reduces fuel consumption by 25% 2. +15% Defense 3. Immune to wind effects]

[Crafting Requirements: 200 units of Level 3 Iron Ore, 100 units of Level 3 Precision Flying Vehicle Components]

According to the Blueprint description, the Galaxy Transport Aircraft had a maximum payload of 130 tons and could fly up to 9400KM at full load.

It could carry two Main Battle Tanks or six Armed Helicopters at the same time.

These excellent stats gradually eased Li Ye’s initial disappointment.

One detail caught his attention.

Crafting Level 3 Precision Flying Vehicle Components required 1 unit of Level 3 Iron Ore, 1 unit of Copper Ore, and 1 unit of Silver Ore.

This also meant that Level 3 Mobile Cities would see a growing demand for Copper Ore and Silver Ore.

Next, he examined the second Blueprint.

[Item Name: Crusher Jaws Shredding and Cutting Device]

[Bonus Effects: 1. +40% Crushing Power 2. +30% Defense]

[Crafting Requirements: 400 units of Level 3 Iron Ore.]

[Note: 1. This City Accessory consumes 30% City Energy per hour. 2. It risks overheating after continuous operation of one hour and must stop to cool down.]

In appearance, this City Accessory was a dual-module crushing drum over thirty meters tall.

Its front segment consisted of 36 sets of interlaced high-strength steel serrated blades, each blade over five meters long and razor sharp.

The rear end was equipped with a hydraulic breaker hammer array, with each hammer delivering an impact force of 8 tons at a rate of 15 impacts per second.

The Crusher Jaws Shredding and Cutting Device was primarily mounted at the front of the Mobile City to crush any obstacles in its path.

This City Accessory, towering over thirty meters, could even pulverize a Tier 1 City into scrap metal.

Undoubtedly, only the Iron Whale, a defensive-type city, could be equipped with such an accessory.

The Titan’s Grip magnetic device mounted on the Iron Whale’s Armor Deck could even work in tandem with it.

The former was responsible for attaching to various vehicles and Mobile Cities, while the latter was responsible for shredding them entirely.

Thinking it over, the Iron Whale’s combat capability had taken a leap forward.

One could even call it a bit terrifying.

Li Ye immediately extracted 400 units from the Level 3 Iron Ore portion allocated to the Tomorrow Alliance and input the Blueprint into the Production Workshop, crafting this Level 3 Item for the Iron Whale.

Fang Yong was naturally overjoyed.

Just imagining the Iron Whale activating the Titan’s Grip to attach to enemy cities and then using the Crusher Jaws Device to completely dismantle them had this thirty-something man humming with his eyes closed.

As for the Level 3 Upgrade Blueprint for Cannons, Li Ye originally planned to allocate it to the Tomorrow.

But after some thought, he decided it was better suited for the Peacemaker, a fire-support Mobile City.

It already had twelve Level 2 Cannons, all of a uniform type—"Black Iron Cannons"—so this Upgrade Blueprint would be a huge boost.

Though allocated to the Peacemaker, it still required the assistance of the Tomorrow’s Production Workshop for the upgrade. This meant the Tomorrow temporarily borrowed the finished Black Iron Cannons, and after the upgrade, it would possess the Level 3 Black Iron Cannons as a Production Item.

This was no issue. Once the Peacemaker advanced to Level 3, it could retrieve the project from the Tomorrow’s Production Workshop via the Lord’s Wristband.

Soon after, Yang Zheng submitted a request to Li Ye to use a batch of Level 3 Iron Ore to upgrade Level 2 Cannons to Level 3.

This time, Li Ye found himself at a bit of a loss.

The Iron Ore dropped from the Giants was limited and had to be split 64 ways.

In order to quickly arm more combat personnel, both the Tomorrow Alliance and the Seventh Division of Embers needed the Level 3 Iron Ore to craft Level 3 Firearms and jetpacks.

Upon learning of the Tomorrow Alliance’s difficulties, Xie Jie promptly proposed a solution.

At present, a batch of 4000 units of Level 3 Iron Ore was en route and could be prioritized for the Peacemaker.

If all twelve Level 2 Cannons on the Peacemaker could be upgraded to Level 3, it would provide extremely powerful fire support, enough to annihilate an entire area of Giants.

"Thank you so much!" Li Ye grasped Xie Jie’s hand in gratitude.

The latter only smiled slightly.

"No need to thank us just yet. We still have a favor to ask."

Upon further inquiry, it turned out that not only the Seventh Division of Embers but also other divisions and headquarters were all highly interested in the jetpacks of the Tomorrow.

After all, this was a miraculous tool for combat in ruined cities.

For this reason, the Tomorrow would need to handle outsourced processing of jetpacks for the entire Embers organization.

"That’s no problem at all." Li Ye nodded repeatedly.

An hour later, the Tomorrow completed the construction of the Crusher Jaws Device and successfully mounted it onto the Iron Whale.

This Level 3 City Accessory appeared extremely menacing, its densely layered high-strength steel serrated blades chilling to look at.

While spectating, some people even deliberately kept their distance.

The only one who stood closest was Fang Yong.

After excitedly circling around it, he sighed emotionally.

"With this, upgrading to a Level 3 City almost seems unnecessary."

Yang Zheng and Zhou Xing exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.

The primary goal of upgrading to a Level 3 Mobile City was to unlock Level 3 Production Items.

Now that the Tomorrow had already been promoted to Level 3, it could continuously produce Level 3 Items in the Production Workshop and share them with its allies.

As long as there were enough Blueprints, the three Level 2 Mobile Cities could all achieve full Level 3 configuration.

The Level-dividend system of the City Alliance was indeed very favorable.

Hearing his companions’ conversation, Li Ye stroked his chin and fell into thought.

The logic was sound, indeed.

But aside from unlocking Level 3 Production Permissions, a Level 3 City also came with vast space, enough to accommodate a large population and vast resources.

An Assault-type City had even higher demands for city space.

Because it needed to cultivate a large number of combat personnel and store a massive quantity of land, sea, and air combat vehicles.

According to Li Ye’s own vision, he intended to build an internally self-sufficient society within the Mobile City.

In the future, he even wanted to try establishing a new human civilization.

Therefore, the Tomorrow must continue upgrading.

At this thought, Li Ye smacked his forehead.

In the Eternal Night Zone, Bishop Heath had once promised to try acquiring a Tier 2 City Crystal for him.

"Wonder how that’s going?" he thought. "I need to find a chance to ask someone about it."