Bullet's Elite Force!

"What... what's going on?"

"Sand? Sand?"

The survivors on the streets of Iwato Station stared in shock at the swirling sand around them.

No matter how the Kabane outside rushed in, they would be thrown away by the powerful centrifugal force as soon as they touched the surface of the sand, which gave the people inside an unparalleled sense of security.

'Ah, it's a god!'

"Has the divine being finally descended to save us mortals? Could the sand and wind be the gods of Shukaku from Nara?!"

Overjoyed and weeping, they unconsciously stopped their escape, which displeased someone.

"You idiots, get running! Run towards the station to the east!"

Crocodile, who had transformed into sand and disappeared into a vast sandstorm, regained his upper body in mid-air. With a smoking cigar in his mouth, he shouted loudly at the entire city.

I don't know how he managed to shout like that without the cigar falling out of his mouth. That's practically a special skill, isn't it?

"The deity is angry!"

"Quickly, quickly, follow the command of the God of Shukaku! We're saved! We can survive!"

Thousands of men, women, and children were immediately awakened by the angry shout and hurriedly converged on the east. Protected by the swirling sand, they didn't need to pay any attention to the Kabane along the way, which made them even more excited and more convinced that a god had descended.

There's no way around it; it's a country full of gods and ghosts, and what's happening right now is truly too fantastical.

At this very moment.

If you look down on the entire Iwato Station from above, you'll see that the whole city is shrouded in a light yellow sandstorm, which is of course caused by Crocodile using his abilities.

Although his Logia Sand-Sand Fruit has not yet Awakening, these so-called 'post stations' are actually not that big; they are just ordinary ancient cities.

With his current strength, covering a small city shouldn't be a problem.

"Tsk, what a troublesome task~~"

Crocodile looked down at the crowd below, who were running around like ants, with a displeased expression. Before coming here, Senior Director Addison had asked the Army to ensure the safety of the majority of the population as much as possible, based on the principle that "population equals labor force".

He is now Army Lieutenant General, so of course he has to stand on the side of the World Government's interests, and he also understands that what the other party said makes a lot of sense.

Further development of this world will definitely require these natives to work hard to build their homes; otherwise, if everyone dies out, wouldn't we have to bring people in from the native lands?

That's a huge loss!

"Stop advancing!"

"Stay alert!"

"Stop advancing!"

"Stay alert!"

The black-clad soldiers from the World Government's Army Headquarters spread out along the railway tracks on both sides after exiting the station.

They first cleared out the Kabane along the way, then stopped at the command of a senior officer, sealing off the main built-up area from the east, and then all pointed their guns at the city shrouded in sandstorm before them.

Soon, shouts of joy and fear reached our ears from afar, followed by a flurry of people covered in yellow sand rushing out.

Among them were young soldiers guarding the city, holding Steam Gun that had been reduced to sticks because the high-pressure boiler at their waists had run out of steam.

There were also young mothers carrying young children, their faces pale and panting, yet still gritting their teeth and running; and adult sons carrying their elderly fathers, their heads covered in sweat, struggling to move forward.

"Oh, it's the military!"

"Hahaha, could it be that the Shogunate officials haven't abandoned us and have sent troops to rescue us?"

"Idiot! Look at their black uniforms, they're definitely from the Hunters!"

"That's not right! I heard people say that the Hunters lured the Kabane the city!"

Some young people who still had some energy left ran while shouting excitedly at the black army in the distance, venting their emotions of surviving the ordeal.

First came the descent of the gods, then the arrival of the military—how could anyone not be overjoyed?

"Huh?!"

But then something strange began to happen. When they were about 30 or 40 meters away from the first column of the Army, the sand that had been silently protecting them suddenly began to stop them from advancing, which panicked the people.

"You idiots, stand still, or sit down and rest. If you dare to move again, I'll throw you all back!"

Crocodile's voice rang out again, though his tone was impatient and his attitude was not good, but the surviving people did not find anything wrong.

Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief with a happy expression, which meant that God gods had not abandoned him. Meanwhile, Crocodile issued orders to his troops from the air.

"First column, enter the city in small groups, free to fire, disable all Kabane, and clear them out completely!"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the infantrymen, in groups of five, first put on their tactical goggles around their necks, then advanced rapidly in a formation of two in front, one in the middle, and two in the rear, carrying their heavy assault rifles.

He walked past the survivors who were forcibly isolated by the sandstorm, paying no attention to the complex emotions of surprise, gratitude, and admiration in their eyes.

Because in their line of sight, one after another, Living Dead with purplish-black skin, pitch-black eyes, and Huoguang in their pupils and chests, chased after the following crowd.

"Heh--"

"Roar!!"

"Haa--"

There were so many of them, an overwhelming number. For a moment, all you could hear were the indistinct roars of these Kabane. But as the first soldier pulled the trigger, an even louder and more intense barrage of gunfire brutally suppressed them all.

[Da da da da da]

All the Army soldiers in the first column began to fire fiercely, bright Huoguang constantly emerging from their gun muzzles. Bullets with a caliber of seven millimeters formed a fire net in the air, instantly knocking down the foremost Kabane, and then continuing to "bite" at the Kabane behind them.

These bullets are incredibly powerful; if they just graz a Kabane's body, a huge, bloody gash will appear at that spot.

If the limbs are hit, they will be severed; if the neck is hit, it will be broken; and if the face is hit, it will instantly turn into a bursting watermelon.

This is the terrifying firepower of a heavy assault rifle against the human body; it's just that the effective range of this gun is a bit shorter, but its penetrating power at close range is very strong.

This was a firearm carefully selected by the Army Headquarters based on the characteristics of the Kabane.

However, the price of powerful firepower is strong recoil and greater weight than ordinary rifles, but this does not have much of an impact on the soldiers of these Sea Star Homeworld.

Judging from the current results, they are indeed satisfied. Although the surging Kabane are like a black tide, they are like hitting a Formless cliff under the alternating fire of the three lines of soldiers.

The soldiers didn't need to aim at the glowing hearts; they only needed to hit the legs or brains to stop them. Gradually, they even began to push them back.

The people in the front row were responsible for finishing off each Kabane who fell to the ground with a shot to smash their head, while the people behind provided covering fire.

To be honest, the Army personally trained by Bullet did have a bit of an elite quality, but their numbers were too small, totaling no more than five thousand.

Crocodile only brought 1,000 of the 5,000 people with him this time.

Most of the Army that remained on the homeland hadn't changed much; in terms of psychological fortitude during combat, they were even inferior to the Hunters the Kabane in close combat.

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