Chapter 1447: Chapter 1447
Bang, blood splattered!
A starship soldier pulled out a handgun and blew the newbie’s skull apart without the slightest hesitation, as straightforward as smashing a tomato, without even a change in facial expression.
The newbies could never have imagined that a starship soldier would suddenly kill someone, screaming in shock, then covering their mouths, fearing they would displease others.
"Decisive enough!" Sha Ou’s eyelids twitched a bit, these soldiers really didn’t take human life seriously. In their eyes, only the interests of the empire mattered.
"Open the door." The soldier found a bloodied magnetic card from the newbie’s chest, threw it to the old soldier to enter the code and open the door.
"Understood!" The old soldier saluted, not even bothering to wipe the blood splattered on his face, hastily opening the door while the other soldiers on duty watched their comrade’s corpse in silence.
"Drag the corpse away." The Colonel stepped over from the newbie’s body, entered the armory, and explained to Tang Zheng, "We are the Imperial Defense Army, our orders are not to be questioned. Young man, would you like to join?"
Hearing the Colonel’s invitation, those ordinary soldiers all showed envious looks; this was something they had long dreamt of.
"Sorry!" Tang Zheng refused, and even his favorable impression of the Colonel decreased a lot. Too much wanton killing of the innocents; these guys had no emotions at all, they were just war machines that had been created.
"Young man, don’t refuse so quickly; you still have time to consider." The Colonel’s tone already showed his dissatisfaction.
The soldiers looked at Tang Zheng with envy, wishing he would give up his spot.
The survivors originally had a good impression of the upright Colonel, but this gunshot cast a shadow over their head; it turned out the other person wasn’t straightforward, but disdained to play those plots, suppressing everything with force.
Inside the supply depot, there were power armors and explosive arrow guns, and various kinds of ammunition with great lethality, which only the elite divisions of humanity were qualified to use.
"Where are the nanoscale battle suits?" The Colonel inquired. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs NoveI[F]ire.net
The old soldier dared not delay, opened another warehouse where rows of steel shelves were all lined up with black boxes made of high-strength engineering plastic, resistant to violence and radiation.
"Wearing these, they can withstand the bombardment of over a hundred armor-piercing explosive arrows, and can switch between strength and agility..." In addition to wooing Tang Zheng, the Colonel was also worried that solely relying on these people would not be able to suppress the commander, after all, the fortress was his territory, and it was impossible not to have his direct line supporters.
"Don’t space out, put on the combat suits!" Tang Zheng glanced at the model and threw a box to Lin Weiguo.
Even the Conquerors would not consider protective gear as a burden, they wished they could wrap themselves into canned food. At this point, there was no need to hide anything, as they all grabbed their coats and pulled them down, revealing the protective clothing beneath.
The women of Warhammer Team were of high quality, with beautiful looks, either pure or charming, and as the protective clothing was relatively thin, clinging to the body, it outlined their shapely figures.
The male newbies suddenly saw this and became a bit parched.
Pang Meiqin’s beautiful legs, Dong Zixuan’s spirit, Qin Yan’s mature woman style, and Mu Nianqi’s queen-like demeanor overwhelmed them, and they were immediately envious of Tang Zheng’s popularity with women.
Without waiting for Tang Zheng to move, Pang Meiqin and Li Huiwen each brought over a combat suit, wanting to help him put it on.
"I’ll do it myself!" Tang Zheng tore off his coat, revealing a perfect physique, with muscles wrapped in a tight shirt, seeming as if brimming with power.
"So strong, a perfect soldier!" The Colonel inspected these Conquerors, even more eager to recruit them now.
The combat suit was not tight but more like a fitted armor, with reinforced special materials padding some vital areas, presenting an overall dark green color with metallic-colored linear patterns, which was the placement of radar detection devices.
"It looks like Sergeant’s Thunder Hammer combat suit." Xu Biyun put on the helmet, and the computer immediately started up, refreshing a load of data, listing various functions.
The smart computer in the combat suit could be voice-controlled, allowing even newbies to use it proficiently; it was very simple.
"I feel so cool, like a superhero," a burly man shouted excitedly, "Where are the weapons? Let’s go slaughter those beastmen."
"Awesome, strength mode!" Zhou Anbang looked at his combat suit and slammed a punch into the wall, immediately creating a cracked network.
Although he didn’t break through the wall, Zhou Anbang knew that his punch was strong enough to flip a tank.
As a professional soldier, King Soldier Zhou Anbang naturally understood the tremendous value of these equipment.
"What are you doing?" A starship soldier glared at Zhou Anbang, raising his rifle.
"Sorry, I got too excited." Because of Trojan, everyone could understand the natives’ language, and Zhou Anbang quickly apologized.
"Let’s go, we don’t have much time. I think the commander has gotten the news of my attack on him." The Colonel took off his heavy assault rifle from his back and led the way to another warehouse where vehicles were stored.
"Wait, can we wear those power armors?" Sha Ou wanted to change his equipment, which was much better than what they had gotten from the shelter.
Before the Colonel had finished speaking, the Conquerors had already run towards the power armor, these were three-meter-tall Iron Canned Heads, and even wearing combat suits, entering them wouldn’t feel cramped.
"Biyun, Lin Fachan, Lin Jing, the three of you will pilot those three Fearless Mechs and be responsible for long-range support!" Tang Zheng issued the order.
The Fearless Mechs, towering eight meters high and weighing several tons, could interconnect with Power Armor, bearing multiple heavy weapons; these were the fortresses of war on the battlefield, tasked with breaching operations.
"We’re moving out!" The Colonel, having boarded the vehicle, waved his armature forward and the starfighter squad went on the attack.
"Let’s go, wipe out those deserters!" Sha Ou shouted, even some newbies who had just received their equipment were excitedly howling, thinking they had become kings among soldiers.
"Cough, cough!" Tang Zheng coughed twice, the Conquerors subconsciously looked over, only to see him shaking his head and the war chariot beneath him slowed down.
Gu Xueqi and Lu Fan came to a sudden realization and quickly moved to whisper to their comrades, urging them to slow down. Queen Mu wasn’t driving fast to begin with, clearly understanding Tang Zheng’s intention, while the others, still puzzled, subconsciously reduced their speed as well.
Sha Ou did not notice Tang Zheng’s hints and followed the starfighters out of the Armory, carrying high-performers like Gao Liangcai, and ten newbies led by Zhou Anbang.
Whistle, whistle, ten flares shot into the sky, illuminating the Square outside the Armory down to the last detail – this was also the attack signal. Subsequently, rocket shells came pouring in from all around.
"Counterattack!" The Colonel, full of commanding presence, didn’t order evasive maneuvers; relying on epoch’s armament, he intended to barrel through and carve a bloody path, eradicating these rebels.
Boom, boom, rocket shells exploded across the square, flames burst in all directions, smoke billowed, and debris flew chaotically, like the hell of death itself.
Sha Ou frantically turned the steering wheel, but still couldn’t evade the concentrated barrage. The vehicle he was in was hit and flipped over.
A whole vehicle’s worth of people were blown about chaotically by the shock wave.
Bang, one unfortunate newbie took a direct hit from the two-ton vehicle. Luckily, they were in a combat suit and survived, although it seemed they had sustained fractures.
The Conquerors stopped their vehicle, staring in shock at the outside fire rumbling, suddenly understanding what Tang Zheng’s cough meant earlier.
The fortress was, after all, the Commander’s territory. The Colonel was so recklessly talking about executing deserters; it was obvious that the others weren’t fools and were bound to fight back.
The Colonel, due to his years of experience, believed that the Commander wouldn’t dare to revolt openly, but would only run away, resulting in his underestimation and a severe wake-up call.
"What do we do now?" Fu Tianxiao directly asked Tang Zheng, much to Yue Jing’s frustration, nearly spitting blood.
"I’m your Group Leader!" Yue Jing was moved to tears.
"Stupid question, there’s no choice but to fight!" Pang Meiqin looked down on Fu Tianxiao, everyone had to wait until midnight. If the Commander retreated, the fortress would surely fall, and then they would face an overwhelming number of Green Skins.
"Fight." With that said by Tang Zheng, he spotted Dong Zixuan preparing to rush headlong and was startled, promptly reminding her, "Hey, don’t go through the main entrance, blast open the sidewalls."
"Flanking, do you understand?" Lu Fan felt that the policewoman was brave and decisive, but overly impulsive, seldom using her head.
Tang Zheng wanted to tell everyone not to try too hard and let the starfighters take the lead, but he couldn’t say it out loud for fear of being overheard, fortunately, the Conquerors were not fools.
The starfighters, true to their elite status, displayed remarkable combat power and managed to initiate a counterattack that temporarily suppressed the rebels.
"All-out attack!" Tang Zheng will not miss such an opportunity, immediately commanded everyone to unleash full firepower, to expend as much ammunition as possible – if it couldn’t be used up, it couldn’t be taken with them, so they squandered it without restraint.
"Truly a calamity." Dantai, hiding in a corner and watching the fierce battle, sneered, "The Beastman’s bombardment hasn’t stopped, yet their own people have already begun to fight among themselves."
"Charge, to the Commander’s headquarters!" The Colonel broke through the encirclement, not wasting time on these riffraff, directing the vehicle to sprint at full speed.
"Follow!" Tang Zheng didn’t leave the newbies behind but took them to witness the war, hoping to enhance their experience.
"Group Leader Li Zheng, it’s time to move out and take over the Armory." Dantai waved his hands and rushed towards the Armory first. A few on-duty soldiers saw civilians and just as they were about to stop them, had their heads blown off.
The starfighters, acting as the spearhead, sprinted forward, arriving in front of the City Hall in less than ten minutes.
Turning the street corner, everyone saw that the City Hall entrance had been barricaded with sandbags, and behind them stood ten Fearless Mechs and more than twenty tanks.
"Shoot!" Both sides simultaneously issued the order to attack.
Boom, boom, a barrage of gunfire and continuous explosions sent some starfighters flying, but they quickly got back up and continued to fight.
"Don’t bother with them, just storm the lobby," Tang Zheng thought the Colonel incapable of adapting on the fly; the lobby was only defended from the front and could easily be breached from the sides.
"Kill them all!" The Colonel didn’t heed Tang Zheng’s hint, letting out a furious roar and charging head-on into the dense hail of bullets.
This guy was an old-fashioned type who disliked cunning tactics; he wanted to defeat his opponent in a forthright manner.
"Let’s go in!" Tang Zheng wasn’t about to join the Colonel’s frenzy and blew open the wall with a rocket launcher, the first to break in.
Several administrative personnel were hiding in the room, cowering behind desks. Seeing the menacing Tang Zheng, they screamed in terror. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)