Each of these multi-turreted tanks weighed more than a hundred tons, clad in extremely thick armor. They also used a certain amount of crystal energy and formation techniques, which made them incredibly fast and exceptionally nimble when turning.
Three huge gun barrels, arranged in the shape of the character pin, jutted from each tank. A faint chill glimmered within their pitch-black muzzles. These were the most powerful land-based weapons of war humanity had created during the Era of Dharma Decline, with enough destructive force to drive anyone to despair.
By the time Yin Xuege reached this factory district, more than two hundred giant tanks had already charged onto the streets. They were racing through the avenues and alleys toward Citizens' Square, where a fierce battle was raging, rushing to reinforce it. Sander and Fennice stood atop the turrets of two separate tanks, shouting orders and urging the tanks to move even faster.
The ferocious aura radiating from these tanks made even Yin Xuege's heart clench. Although the Yin Clan's Blood Servant army was formidable, and the battle armor they wore could easily withstand shots from human small-caliber weapons, against these metal behemoths weighing over a hundred tons, the Blood Servants were as fragile as tofu!
Those terrifying monsters absolutely could not be allowed to reach the battlefield as reinforcements!
Yin Xuege let out a long howl and shouted sharply, "Stop them with everything we've got! Knock down all the nearby chimneys and block their path!"
Eight blood-soaked figures burst from Yin Xuege's shadow. The Yin Clan's marquises simultaneously spat out blood-colored orbs the size of fists, spraying thick blood mist that enveloped them. These blood-colored orbs were Magic Artifacts secretly refined by the Yin Clan. Their function was to create a miniature mobile Blood Mist Barrier. By carrying one of these orbs, the Yin Clan's people could avoid the damage inflicted by sunlight and move and fight freely!
This was Fanlu'er City's factory district, filled with giant chimneys a hundred meters tall and enormous factory buildings. The eight Yin Clan marquises revealed themselves, immediately whipping up a blood-colored gale. Terrifying blood-demonic power surged outward like a tsunami, twisting the gravity within a kilometer radius. Countless bricks and stones instantly rose into the air.
"My God, high-grade Blood Demons!" Sander and Fennice stared in despair at the eight blood-colored figures hovering in midair. Their bodies trembled violently, cowed by the terrifying aura radiating from the Yin Clan's marquises. Their minds went blank, and they even forgot who they were.
More than a dozen nearby giant chimneys collapsed at the same time, huge stones whistling down from the sky. Dozens of enormous factory buildings were also toppled, completely blocking the nearby streets. Faced with building ruins dozens of meters high, the giant tanks had no way to climb over them.
Even more horrifyingly, two Yin Clan marquises joined forces to pull up a small steelmaking furnace. With ear-piercing shrieks, they tipped the furnace over and poured it toward the entrance of the underground fortress.
Roiling molten steel poured into the entrance of the underground fortress. Scalding metal splashed everywhere, while desperate wails and agonized cries rang out from all around.
With a "bang," the factory district spanning several kilometers trembled all at once. A factory building hundreds of meters away suddenly soared dozens of meters into the air. The ground beneath it bulged faintly, swelling like a steamed bun made from risen dough.
This underground fortress was Fanlu'er City's arsenal, where heavy military weapons and vast quantities of ammunition were stored. No one knew how many weapons lay inside. The two Yin Clan marquises had only sought a moment of satisfaction, pouring an entire furnace of molten steel into it—and instantly detonated the weapons stored within.
"Damn it, we've gone too far!" One of the Yin Clan marquises rushed over, seized Yin Xuege by the collar, and carried him skyward in the next instant. After several flashes, they had reached an altitude of a thousand meters!
A dazzling radiance flashed across Sander and Fennice. They seemed to have crushed a small scroll, and then vanished without a trace. Below them, the factory district spanning several kilometers suddenly split apart. The earth was heaved nearly a hundred meters into the air, and countless pillars of flame shot skyward. Amid deafening explosions, innumerable chimneys, buildings, and blast furnaces collapsed, while molten steel was blasted into the sky in every direction.
Countless dazzling streams of searing-hot metal shot through the air. The eight Yin Clan marquises shielded Yin Xuege in their midst, then sighed together.
"All of Fanlu'er City's metal-smelting plants are finished! Great Berlin City-State's metal supply will suffer a huge disruption! For the next year, Great Berlin City-State won't have enough metal!"
In this chaotic age, humanity battled Blood Demons and fought Demonic Beasts and demonic birds for living space, consuming an astonishing amount of weaponry. With Great Berlin City-State deprived of an adequate metal supply, the war potential of this enormous city-state would plummet, possibly even leading to its decline!
"They were far too careless! They should have sent several Grand Arbiters here!" one of the Yin Clan marquises sneered mockingly. "Even if they had sent only one expert at the Grand Arbiter level, there would have been nothing we could do here! Yet they actually sent only these little brats!"
A faint deep-cyan radiance shone in Yin Xuege's pupils. He looked out and quickly spotted Sander and Fennice fleeing in disarray across the plains outside Fanlu'er City. Yin Xuege lowered his head and glanced at the ground, where continuous explosions were still erupting, then pointed toward the fleeing Sander and Fennice.
"Catch them. Sander's heart's blood is mine! As for that little girl Fennice, leave her to Wumu!"
The Yin Clan's marquises once again let out their sharp, ugly laughter. Then, trailing streaks of blood-colored light, they carried Yin Xuege rapidly after them.
Sander and Fennice were far weaker than the Yin Clan's marquises. They had only run several hundred meters when Yin Xuege and the others had already caught up and reached the space above their heads. With a swish, Yin Xuege dropped from the sky and landed lightly in front of them.
With a light flick of his finger against the Blood Spirit Sword, Yin Xuege smiled and bowed to the ashen-faced Sander and Fennice.
"You two, it's been more than a month since we last met, hasn't it? I wonder if you've still been thinking about me. When we were in Great Berlin City-State, sorry for the trouble you went to in hosting me."
Yin Xuege smiled at Fennice and said sincerely, "I've been pondering how to repay you both! Look, the opportunity came so soon!"
Sander strode forward and blocked Fennice from view. He glared at Yin Xuege and cursed through clenched teeth, "Filthy, despicable vampire, I truly regret not using lightning to grind you into dust inch by inch that day!"
The moment Sander finished speaking, a hoarse, sinister voice suddenly came from nearby.
"Perhaps we can make your dream come true, despicable human! Is this little fellow called Yin Xuege?"
A viscous blood-colored barrier covered an area roughly a kilometer across. The eight Yin Clan marquises hurriedly flashed into position and surrounded Yin Xuege at the center.
They all turned toward the source of the voice. Three old men stood on a small hill a hundred meters away, looking down from above. They wore ancient Western court attire, their faces deathly pale and their skin covered in wrinkles. They looked at least a hundred years old.
Suddenly, the clothing on the three old men's backs exploded. All three spread a pair of deep-red bat wings.
The weather really was wonderful! (To be continued)
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