Chapter 176: Chapter 156: Attack

By the roadside, a small mound lay on a hillside.

A flat piece of wood, crudely inscribed with the words “Zhou Tiansheng” using a military knife, was slanted in front of the mound.

Dressed in a green camo, Eighteen stood before the grave, barking twice.

Then, glancing back every few steps, he followed the large troop.

A line of tanks and armored vehicles moved forward.

Intermingled in the troop were some supply vehicles reinforced with thick steel plates.

Following with the large troop, Chen Xing was sitting in the back of a large truck.

In his mind, he sensed his two Beast Tamings.

Both could be summoned at any moment.

This was Chen Xing’s weapon, which provided him a slight peace of mind.

In such an environment, only the Beast Taming was the most solid weapon.

Looking through the wide-open doors of the truck’s rear at the receding scenery on both sides, the tall trees beside the road continuously fell back.

In the distance, the rolling mountains stretched far away.

A yellow figure leapt into the truck from behind.

“That’s Squadron Leader Zhou’s Beast Taming,” other soldiers in the truck recognized the figure.

Chen Xing leaned against the truck, contemplating how he could possibly attain a high score.

Was the Blood Battle at Iron Rock Pass a successful campaign?

What was supposed to be a half-month defense turned into a month, which from a strategic standpoint was definitely an overachievement.

But from a tactical perspective, the sacrifice of over three million people, every inch of land cost a drop of blood.

Based on the records, only fewer than fifty thousand Beast Tamers from Fentian Giant City had died.

That was because the passageways to the Exotic Region were limited at this time point, preventing Transcendent Level Beast Tamers from entering and exiting at will.

Every Transcendent Level Beast Tamer crossing the passage had to pay a great cost.

Thus, very few Super Rank Beast Tamers from the Exotic Region arrived.

Did Great Xia have any Super Rank Beast Tamers?

Chen Xing pondered. It had been just under twenty years since the arrival from the Exotic Region.

Seems like… there are! Very few!

Great Xia did have Super Rank Beast Tamers.

Even heard that these Super Rank Beast Tamers had appeared on the Exotic Region battlefields near Great Xia decades ago, already becoming towering figures.

Unexpectedly, there was still a chance to see them in their younger days in the Illusion Realm.

To score highly, one would either have to hold out longer or… defeat the invaders.

Chen Xing frowned, regardless of from which angle it was considered.

Both seemed difficult.

Individual power was diminished on the battlefield.

Unless one’s power was vast enough to cover the sky and turn the tide of the entire battlefield.

But… as memories returned continuously.

Chen Xing’s mind kept clearing up the details about this campaign.

He had recently crammed on various major battles,

including the Battle of Iron Rock Pass,

and he had memorized some critical information from there beforehand.

Including the map of Iron Rock Pass!

Chen Xing pondered, a plan vaguely forming in his mind. If the plan could be achieved, it might be worth a try.

But it required coordination, at least having our own Super Rank Beast Tamers help block those from the other side.

“How did those Beast Tamers attacking us come here? Has Iron Rock Pass fallen?” a young soldier sitting to the left asked.

“Iron Rock Pass should not have fallen; otherwise, we wouldn’t be moving forward,” another older and seemingly more experienced soldier shook his head.

A one-eyed Beast Tamer said gravely, “Although the nearby Yellow Ridge Mountains are treacherous, it wouldn’t be too difficult for some Beast Tamers to sneak through. Only the large troops from the Exotic Region are blocked outside.”

A man inside, sporting a buzz cut and a scar at the corner of his eyebrow, suddenly said to Chen Xing, “Hey, kid, I heard you’re a top student from Jiuzhou University. Passed out during your first attack, huh?”

“Hahaha.”

The other warriors burst into laughter upon hearing this.

The oldest squad leader in the carriage scolded with a laugh, “Laugh all you want, you weren’t any better on your first battlefield. Gong Lao’er, if I remember correctly, didn’t you wet your pants during your first battle?

The man who had spoken earlier now had a flushed face, “I didn’t pee myself out of fear! I was just stuck in a ditch with no chance to go to the bathroom, I held it too long!”

“Is it because it’s too short to find?” joked someone nearby.

“Dammit, who do you think you’re looking down on? I could scare you into a trauma if I whipped it out!”

A young warrior nearby covertly nudged Chen Xing with his elbow and whispered, “They mean no harm, it’s just their way.”

“I know.” Chen Xing didn’t mind; after all, his previous blackout was just part of his identity implant in the Illusion Realm.

And it had nothing to do with him.

He could also sense the atmosphere in the carriage.

These warriors, once on the battlefield, went headfirst into danger.

With their nerves on edge, they naturally sought ways to relieve the tension.

Boom!

A loud boom suddenly echoed from ahead.

“Here comes another attack!” the squad leader’s face changed.

“Everyone off, disperse into groups of four.”

The face of a nearby warrior changed, “Quick, off the vehicle.”

Chen Xing followed closely, agilely leaping out of the carriage.

The scene before him sent a shock through him—a thick smoke rose and whirled like a giant dragon, obstructing his view ahead.

The terrain was spacious and flat, which should have been favourable for artillery attacks, but it had now become an excellent hiding spot for the enemy.

The ground suddenly began to tremble violently, as if something was gathering momentum beneath it.

Suddenly, thick bodies broke through the soil, sending mud and rocks flying everywhere.

The nearest Beast Taming creature revealed its true form first—a giant snake that was over ten meters long—N42 Qiansteel Snake.

Its body was a deep steel-blue, as solid as steel forged a thousand times.

Under the sunlight, the scales of the Qiansteel Snake shimmered with a harsh cold light.

As soon as the Qiansteel Snake appeared, it launched an attack swifter than thunder.

It violently swung its enormous body, lashing out like a huge steel whip at a nearby tank.

The tank looked so fragile before this immense force, instantly flying off the ground and crashing down in the distance, raising a cloud of dust.

The tank’s undercarriage faced upwards as the tracks spun helplessly in the air, like a dying behemoth struggling.

The tail of the Qiansteel Snake suddenly swept across, heavily slamming into the ground as though it intended to tear the earth apart.

Huge clumps of earth and rocks instantly rolled up, transforming into a surging wave of soil like a tsunami rushing towards the squad.

The nearest warriors had no time to react before being swept up by the massive wave of soil, struggling powerlessly like leaves in an autumn breeze.

At that moment, a roaring sound split the sky.

A rocket precisely hit the body of the Qiansteel Snake.

A soldier, only a few meters away, crouched on the ground, shouldering a handheld rocket launcher, from which wisps of white smoke were rising.

Under the pain, the Qiansteel Snake let out a deafening roar. The area hit by the shell dented and twisted inward, yet the snake’s body appeared relatively unscathed.

With a roar of rage, the Qiansteel Snake furiously charged towards the soldier who had fired the rocket launcher.

Just then, a dazzling bolt of lightning fell from the sky, the blinding purple light temporarily dazzling everyone nearby.

A moment later, a thunderous boom resounded.

The Qiansteel Snake’s head was pinned to the ground by a lightning-shaped long spear, oozing with purple serum!

The spear emitted intense thunderous light, and the surrounding ground turned scorched black.

The soldier holding the rocket launcher trembled slightly… and the Qiansteel Snake had completely lost its life.

Its heavy tail continued to move forward out of inertia, pulling a distance before the tip of the tail struck its own head.

In the sky, the figure of a six-winged creature hovered.