"Everyone!"
"Free Fire!"
Then the ten Mercenary Crossbowmen acting as captains loudly repeated Shen Mu's command.
"Understood!"
That was the response from the twenty Mercenary Sentinels.
And when the final notes of everyone's voices faded away, it was as though they had read each other's minds.
They all pulled their triggers!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
In an instant, arrows rained down, carried by the breeze from the Suno Plain.
They poured directly onto the Pigmen's heads and faces!
Blooms of blood immediately burst forth!
The front-row Pigmen, already being impaled to death before the Pike Square, let out even more miserable screams.
The entire Central Corridor echoed with the Pigmen's wails.
The stench of blood grew thicker.
Especially when the Pigmen, trapped before the Pike Square like waves against a reef, could neither advance nor retreat.
The Lake Rats Members, who had already withdrawn behind the Swadian Footmen but were still itching for a fight.
Now began organizing themselves again.
Behind them.
The ten throwing javelins carried by the Lake Rats Veteran Thugs and the eight carried by the Lake Rats Recruits still had more than half remaining.
In the previous battle, they had only thrown two or three volleys.
Now, watching the Swadian Footmen firmly block the Pigmen's assault while the Mercenary Crossbowmen and sentries fired from overhead.
The Lake Rats Members, already skilled at throwing, could no longer hold themselves back.
After estimating their throwing angles through the little over one meter of open space between the three-meter-high ceiling and the Swadian Footmen's Pike Square, they began throwing again under the Lake Rats Veteran Thugs' example!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Seven or eight Fishing Darts turned into dark streaks, tracing elegant arcs through the one-meter gap beneath the ceiling and above the Swadian Footmen's heads.
Then they plunged heavily into the heads of the tightly packed Pigmen, who could barely move forward or backward.
And they struck the Pigmen at the very front.
The Pigmen had no time to react before they were struck again by harpoons and Fishing Darts. Whether in the face or through their leather armor into their chests and bellies, the sharp spearheads pierced through them. The killing power of those thrown weapons, even stronger than bows and crossbows, dealt One-Hit Kills!
Even those who did not die in one blow were grievously wounded on the spot, their howls gradually weakening as they finally collapsed to their knees!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Another round of bolts followed with Arrow Rain Cover, clattering down onto the Pigmen's foreheads.
In less than a few minutes.
More than half of the Pigmen at the front, who had initially charged the fastest and most fiercely, had fallen!
"Only five minutes."
Shen Mu murmured softly.
Behind him, the cool breeze that had been blowing had already vanished.
That meant the five-minute duration of the breeze that could boost morale every thirty minutes had ended.
But Shen Mu's expression did not change as he stood on the balcony.
He continued watching the Pigmen crowding out from the staircase again—this time more cautious, more determined, and even more ferocious—along with the other Wasteland Races howling behind them.
Shen Mu turned and glanced at the ballista still sitting there, unused, waiting to catch the enemy off guard.
Because he had the high ground.
He saw the clearly human figure in the corridor, howling furiously after realizing that the frontline attack had failed.
One of the Diesel Company Thugs who had come to attack him!
The man seemed to pull something from his clothes—a shard-like object that glimmered with a strange faint light, visible even from dozens of meters away—and stuffed it into his mouth. Then he turned and glared viciously at Shen Mu as though Shen Mu had murdered his father.
Then came a thunderous roar from his throat, as though he were suppressing unbearable pain:
"I will!"
"Kill you!"
Then this Diesel Company Thug's entire body began swelling, black hair sprouting all over him as even his face changed violently!
In barely a dozen seconds, he grew a pig's snout, pig ears drooping beside his head.
And crimson pig eyes riddled with blood vessels.
"This is..." Shen Mu's pupils contracted slightly at the sight from the balcony.
That Blue Star human had eaten something unknown and instantly turned into...
A Pigman!?
"Roooar—!!!"
Then the Blue Star human who had turned into a Pigman truly let out a boar-like howl.
His body swelled directly to over two meters tall, becoming absurdly obese.
Compared with ordinary Pigmen.
This Blue Star human who had transformed into a Pigman now looked more like a true Pigman!
"Roar, roar, roar!"
The surrounding Pigmen began howling madly at the sight.
Especially as they looked at the Pigman now taller and more powerfully built than themselves, reverence flashed in every one of their eyes, like subordinates seeing their boss, slaves seeing their master, or inferiors seeing a superior!
Wu Hu had consumed a Crystal Core Fragment from a Spiritual Realm Mark, allowing Spiritual Realm Rules to descend upon him.
It had completely bound his soul to the Pigmen's souls in deep Frequency Resonance.
"And then, I gained the power of a Pigman Elite Leader!"
A strange red glow shone in Wu Hu's eyes.
But saliva dripped from his now pig-like face, and the savage expression born from his growing power became increasingly smug and cruel.
Especially when Wu Hu slowly lowered his head and looked at his bloated hands, half pig hooves and half human hands.
The abundant strength flowing through his body, along with the special Supernatural Talent possessed by a Pigman Elite Leader among the beastfolk—further enhanced by the Spiritual Realm Mark—made Wu Hu unable to stop himself from cheering like a pig: "Snort, snort! This is the power!"
"Captain Wu Hu?" Behind him, the captain and vice-captain of the two Outsourced Teams both had slight changes in expression.
They clearly had not expected Captain Wu Hu to use a Spiritual Realm Mark Fragment right from the start.
Normally, this was one of the trump cards reserved for the main battlefield.
It would never be deliberately used in an ordinary battle.
And every time it was used.
Although it improved one's ability to resonate with Supernatural Creatures and increased combat power, which was a good thing.
Because Spiritual Realm Mark Fragments were so precious, a serious report had to be submitted to Diesel Company explaining why such power had been used!
Though the captains of those two Outsourced Teams each possessed a Mark Fragment.
They did not dare use them casually!
"I need you to use them now!"
But Wu Hu's eyes were bloodshot. Saliva dripped from the corners of his pig mouth onto the leather armor covering his belly as he spoke, making it look filthy and reek.
At the same time, Wu Hu growled softly at the surrounding Official Employees:
"That includes all of you! We need to take down this human lord in the shortest possible time! Kill him! Seize his Lord's Crystal Core! Otherwise, when night falls, we can only retreat! If the chairman holds us accountable then, none of us will escape!"
Upon hearing Wu Hu's words.
The Official Employees and the captains of the two Outsourced Teams immediately took out their own Spiritual Realm Fragments and swallowed them without hesitation.
Then, amid muffled groans of pain, each gradually transformed into the race of Followers they primarily possessed. Their souls were already bound, and the racial traits created through resonance with Spiritual Realm Creatures made them increasingly inhuman!
"This is why I wanted to become a captain, to become an Official Employee!"
At this moment, Zhang Caidong's eyes were filled with jealousy.
Among the Contract Workers of the two Outsourced Teams, nearly twenty veteran outsourced employees had also gained some of Diesel Company's trust. They took out the issued Spiritual Realm Fragments from their pockets and swallowed them.
They likewise began resonating their souls, transforming into Gnolls, Hobgoblins, Bugbears, Greenskin Orcs, and other savage Spiritual Realm Creatures.
Their respective Spiritual Realm Creature Followers let out excited howls!
"Snort, snort!"
At the sight, a satisfied and savage expression appeared across Wu Hu's pig face.
He raised the Flail Hammer in his hand and pointed it at everyone in the two Outsourced Teams, along with their Spiritual Realm Creature Followers, snorting with a cruel grin:
"The battle is unfavorable now. You will break through their defenses! As long as you can smash through that human's line of defense! I'll personally ask the General Manager to reward you!"
"Understood." The captains and members of the Outsourced Teams, now transformed into various Spiritual Realm Creatures, answered one after another.
Though dissatisfaction filled their eyes, they did not dare reveal it.
Temporary Workers were responsible for breaking through defenses.
They were responsible for being expended.
They were responsible for serving as cannon fodder!
They all understood that this was an unchangeable fact, as well as a tactic Diesel Company frequently employed.
"Kill!"
Thus, under the charge of the Outsourced Team captains and members.
Behind them, their Spiritual Realm Creature Followers also howled, raised their weapons, and began charging forward.
"Make way!"
At Wu Hu's furious roar.
The originally chaotic and crowded Pigmen quickly opened a path, as though terrified beyond measure.
Allowing the Spiritual Realm Creatures of the Outsourced Teams to rush to the front.
They began charging toward that troublesome human lord's Pike Square!
But Shen Mu's expression changed slightly on the balcony.
Because the moment all those Diesel Company people swallowed those strange, faintly glowing objects, a dialogue box appeared before his eyes.
Ding! A Temporary Mission has detected a special event! Mission Released: Annihilate Enemy Leaders. Mission Introduction: The enemy leaders have used special methods that faintly carry certain Special Rules. You must now annihilate these enemy leaders to provide the system with the power of those Special Rules for analysis! Mission Requirement: Kill 17 enemy leaders (0/17). Mission Reward: ① Skill Upgrade ×1; ② All Mount & Blade Series Reputation +1; ③ Magic Sphere map modification permission (Village Template) ×1; PS: The village mode starts after this battle! Everyone, please give me some recommendation votes and monthly passes~
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