allendalepharm Chapter 174 Use violence as it comes, forcefully clear a path.
Chapter 174 Use violence as it comes, forcefully clear a path.
Lin Chuxue and Wen Yue exchanged a glance.
The two men moved to the left and right in perfect unison, standing firmly against Zhao Leiguang's broad back.
In the middle of the ruined square ahead, the circle formed by the third team had been reduced to a much smaller size by the monsters on the outer perimeter.
The ground was littered with broken glass and scrap metal, which crunched underfoot, and the air was thick with the smell of burnt meat.
Captain Ling Shuang held a long spear in her hand. The shaft was covered with a layer of sticky blood.
Every time she switched hands and gripped the handle tightly, it made a slippery, watery sound.
Beside Ling Shuang, a petite female knight was running around among the monsters.
She is Liu Yiyi.
She ran very fast, deliberately choosing places with many monsters to slip into, using her mobility to distract the angels around her.
"Liu Yiyi, come back! You're too weak!"
At the very front of the defensive line, Jiang Xiaorou shouted at the top of her lungs.
The guardian knight is now carrying a huge light shield all by himself.
The shield's surface was covered in cracks, and in some places it looked like it could break at any moment.
Dozens of fanatical believers with bloodshot eyes surrounded the shield.
These people were yelling and screaming, recklessly crashing into the light shield.
Ling Shuang swung her spear, knocking a fanatical believer who lunged at her to the ground, the spear tip piercing his throat.
She turned her head and glanced at the people in the circle, panting heavily.
Ling Shuang gritted her teeth. She decided to tell Liu Yiyi and Jiang Xiaorou to stop putting on a brave face outside and instead have everyone huddle together to prepare for a fight.
She opened her mouth, about to utter the command.
Just then, a loud roar came from outside the encirclement.
"Get out of the way."
The sound was quite loud. Zhao Leiguang's shout was so loud that it drowned out the explosions made by the angels.
Ling Shuang was stunned for a moment, and the gun in her hand stopped in mid-air.
Before she could figure out what was going on, the group of fanatics huddled together on the side was forcefully split in two from the middle.
Zhao Leiguang grabbed two Earth Pulse Shields with both hands and held them side by side in front of his chest as he rammed into the tunnel.
His running footsteps were heavy, each step crushing the stone slabs on the ground.
"When did these second team's Molten Heavy Armor become so capable of ramming?"
Seeing this, the young female members of the third detachment threw their empty guns to the ground.
This destructive power looks terrifying; it's not even in the same league as this equipment.
As soon as the breach was created, a high-explosive grenade crackling with lightning flew in through that spot.
The grenade trailed a blue light as it struck the area where the monsters were most concentrated.
Several explosions rang out in quick succession.
The dozens of scatter grenades that Wen Yue had fired in advance were also ignited by this attack.
Lightning and shrapnel flew everywhere. Severed limbs and glowing fragments littered the ground.
The previously impenetrable encirclement was cleared of a large area by this series of attacks.
The ash on the ground was blown up and flew everywhere, making people cough.
The pressure has decreased significantly.
Jiang Xiaorou quickly retrieved the nearly shattered light shield, bent over and panting heavily, beads of sweat dripping down her chin and landing on her feet.
Liu Yiyi also took this opportunity to run around in circles, leaning against a half-pillar and looking at the people standing outside the gap.
"First squad?"
Ling Shuang let out a long breath, and her tense shoulders slumped down a little.
However, she didn't loosen her grip on the gun; her knuckles were firmly locked.
"You've come at just the right time." Xiao Qianyu leaned the Dragon King Halberd on her shoulder, stepped over the rotten flesh on the ground, and walked to Ling Shuang.
"How are the three teams doing now?"
"I can still fight," Ling Shuang said decisively, without complaining.
"We're at a disadvantage because of these winged creatures. What's the situation on your side? Where are the second and fourth teams?"
"It's a long story." Xiao Qianyu stepped aside and pointed to Lu Yan, who was standing behind her looking at the terrain.
"Command is temporarily handed over to the Marines; we've received a new mission. The entire team is to go to the Scottish Highlands and bring the sacred object home."
Ling Shuang glanced at Lu Yan but didn't ask any further questions.
She directly pressed the communication channel plugged into her ear and ordered: "Third Detachment, listen up! All personnel move towards the First Squad and reorganize the defensive formation."
The two teams met on the battlefield. No one exchanged unnecessary pleasantries.
The members of the third detachment consciously filled the empty spaces in the first squad, tightening up the previously scattered formation.
In about ten seconds, a team centered around Lu Yan was formed.
"Liu Yiyi, you're fast, go scout the perimeter."
"Jiang Xiaorou, go to the front and team up with Lao Zhao as a double frontliner. You two can share the defensive duties."
Lu Yan looked around and explained the arrangements very clearly.
"Understood," the two female knights replied.
Liu Yiyi took a bottle of blue recovery potion from her waist pouch, drank it down, wiped her mouth, and ran out.
She started running along the base of the broken wall, deliberately making noise to lure the scattered angels and fanatics on the street toward the main group.
Jiang Xiaorou took a deep breath, reopened the light shield, and walked to the front to stand side by side with Zhao Leiguang's giant shield.
The two large shields were joined together on the left and right, blocking the front completely, so that not even a wisp of wind could get through.
The formation began to push forward along the street.
"That feels good now." Lin Chuxue stood in the safest position in the middle of the group, looking at the large number of monsters that Liu Yiyi had lured over. She licked her lips.
She raised her staff high.
There was no need to prepare any spells beforehand; a large mass of blood-stained spells emerged from behind her and slammed directly in front of her.
A vast expanse of red magical droplets covered the entire street. The low-level fanatics at the front were unable to dodge, and their bodies dented as they were touched by the spell.
Before they could even utter a sound, their flesh began to fall off, quickly turning into pools of blood.
The stone slabs on the ground were steaming from being soaked in blood, and the stench of blood in the air was so strong it made people want to vomit.
The people from the third team were completely stunned.
One of the team members swallowed hard and wiped his eyes.
The monster we couldn't even budge after fighting it for so long is now as fragile as a rotten cabbage leaf, crumbling at the slightest step.
The team pressed forward along the ruined streets.
The holy light cast down by the angels only made a sound and left a white mark on Zhao Leiguang and Jiang Xiaorou's shields.
Su Yunqing walked in the middle, holding her new weapon, the Gift of Yao Guang. Her staff glowed green, and healing chains connected to the people in front of her.
Whose health bar was replenished as soon as it dropped a little?
Moreover, the shields would be replenished during healing, and everyone was surrounded by a thick halo of light, making them look incredibly resilient.
Ling Shuang walked back to Lu Yan's side as she spoke in a low voice.
"Captain Lu, something's strange. These angels don't seem to be here to kill people."
We encountered several survivors of Europa on our journey; the angels simply scattered them and drove them northward.
Lu Yan didn't stop walking.
He remembered what the black dog had told him before it disappeared.
Yang Jian's spirit resides in the Scottish Highlands, which is just north of Europe.
These winged creatures are driving people north; it's obvious they're going to sacrifice them.
This matter cannot be delayed for too long.
At this moment, Liu Yiyi, who had gone ahead to scout, sent a message back through the channel.
"There's a fight going on around the corner from the church. Three four-winged angels are attacking several survivors."
The group quickened their pace and went around the half-broken wall.
The situation ahead made everyone stop.
In a dead corner of a Gothic cathedral, seven or eight Europa Awakeners, dressed in tattered gear, squatted on the ground with their backs against the wall.
Their S-class equipment was in terrible condition; some of their breastplates were even shattered into pieces.
Several men's armor was shattered, and blood and flesh were smeared on the metal plates. Several of their comrades' corpses lay on the ground.
Surrounding them were three very large four-winged angels.
The three angels floated in mid-air, their wings flapping back and forth, the light dazzling.
The survivors were covered in ash, their bodies were covered in cuts, and their eyes showed no sign of life.
A blond knight looked up at the shining angel in the sky, put his hands on his head, and cried out.
"Why? Because we are your most loyal followers."
The three four-winged angels in the sky ignored him. They raised their large lightsabers.
Light began to focus on the blades, and a rather large, white-glowing magic circle gradually spread out above their heads.
"Tsk."
Lin Chuxue curled her lip. "You dare to show off in front of me with a few broken light bulbs?"
She had barely finished speaking when she slammed her staff down hard.
A crimson magic circle, even larger than the one above, spread out above the three angels' heads. The red light illuminated the surrounding dilapidated walls, turning them a dark red.