Blood and Fire!

2 AM.

In the dead of night, eight massive searchlights lit up a vast stretch of wilderness.

Brilliant streams of steel cascaded like an inverted Milky Way, pouring madly into the beast horde.

Explosions, gunfire, roars, and howls wove together into a grand symphony, unbroken across the wasteland.

At the highest point of the position, atop the already-built watchtower.

Scout soldiers, each holding Infrared Binoculars, focused intently on the battlefield situation, reporting in real time.

"Have the snipers prepare special alloy armor-piercing rounds. Prioritize the High-level Beast Soldiers and Primary Beast Generals."

A middle-aged man who looked like an officer frowned slightly as he watched the surging Beast Tide charging wave after wave.

He lowered his binoculars and gave orders to the soldier beside him in a measured tone.

Even facing the onslaught of tens of thousands of beasts, this Independent Regiment's Regiment Commander remained calm as ever.

Only a flicker of fire deep in his eyes betrayed that he wasn't as composed as he appeared.

"This small-scale Beast Tide will disperse on its own after three or four waves at most."

"Remember, have the forty-five Warrior-level fighters in the regiment guard the weak points in the coordinated defense line. Do not let the monsters break through and penetrate deep into the position."

"Yes, Regiment Commander!"

Staring at the few giant monsters that looked like heavy tanks, the middle-aged officer's face was heavy with gravity.

In the year since the monsters first appeared, humanity had fought countless brutal battles against the beast horde, losing more than winning.

Thus, the military had gained extensive combat experience against beast charges and could quickly adopt counter-strategies.

But facing the ever-increasing numbers and rapidly strengthening monster groups remained a massive problem.

Though heavy firepower could eliminate some low-level monsters.

When confronted with stronger, more numerous monster groups, it proved pathetically inadequate.

Let alone Beast General-level monsters or stronger—heavy weapons were like scratching an itch to them, posing no lethal threat.

Only elite Warriors could fight high-level monsters.

Yet the number of elite Warriors in the military was very small.

Aside from the main forces of Great Xia's seven secret units, the remaining troops had pitifully few Warriors...

The searchlights swept back and forth across the wasteland ahead. Tens of thousands of Gray Wolf monsters kept bursting from the distant woods, charging toward that gleaming, Milky Way-like line of fire.

"I wonder when the whole battalion will be made up of Warriors... how great that would be..."

Sighing quietly to himself, the middle-aged officer looked up ahead.

At the foremost defensive works of the position, all the Warriors were on standby, ready for the moment the monsters broke through.

And that moment came in just two minutes.

Aooo!!

With the mass death of ordinary monsters, the first High-level Beast Soldier—a Red-eyed Wolf—finally broke through the fire blockade, roaring as it charged the defense line.

At that instant, the three nearest Warriors exchanged glances, then simultaneously pressed their hands on their sword hilts.

Their Battle Sabers slowly slid from their sheaths, a biting cold gleam flowing along the blades.

Then the three charged out together.

The battle between Warriors and monsters was about to erupt!

On the smoke-filled battlefield, the howls of countless monsters wove into a rousing charge anthem.

Many monsters threw themselves desperately at the fire line, trying to break through the human defenses and slaughter at will.

Yet, after leaving behind a trail of corpses, only a handful of monsters survived to reach the position.

But when the first monster charged onto the defensive position, it was met by the sharp Battle Sabers of three Intermediate-level Warriors.

The great battle erupted.

Two human Warriors sidestepped and advanced, attacking from both sides, using tactics to pin down this High-level Beast Soldier.

There was no choice—even a High-level Warrior of the same rank had to avoid a head-on charge from a High-level Beast Soldier.

Let alone ordinary Intermediate-level Warriors. So these two had to attack together.

As for the remaining one, he seized the chance to find the monster's weak point and kill it.

At the same time.

At two other weak points in the defense line not far away, a High-level Beast Soldier each had also broken into the human Warriors' position.

Boom!!

Suddenly, a low, forceful sound rang out.

Pfft!!

One of the giant wolf monsters had just set foot on the position when its body stiffened, and it toppled straight backward.

The martial artists who were about to charge forward and fight to the death froze for a moment. When they saw the fist-sized hole in the giant wolf's head, they immediately understood.

It was an alloy armor-piercing bullet that had pierced through its solid skull, killing it in one blow.

Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, another High-level Beast Soldier had already begun to wreak havoc.

With no martial artist defending that area, the nearest soldiers had no choice but to rush up.

The four Iron Dragon Army soldiers exchanged glances, all seeing the resolve in each other's eyes.

Then they stepped forward together, determined to block the rampaging Wolf-like Monster.

Even though they possessed strength that could match ten men and had excellent coordination.

Facing the frenzied giant wolf monster, however, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Three soldiers were instantly sent flying.

The remaining soldier had his Combat Suit torn open by its razor-sharp claws, which pierced through his chest, and his life was lost in an instant.

Thud!

Harshly flinging away the blood-soaked Iron Dragon Army soldier, the massive Gray Wolf fixed its savage eyes on the three soldiers who had been knocked flying, roared, and charged.

"Quick... get out of the way!!"

A soldier witnessing this scene, his eyes wide with fury, shouted at the top of his lungs.

But his warning came too late.

Crunch!!

Just a few harsh, brittle sounds.

The Gray Wolf's claws directly tore through one soldier's body, as easily as a blade cutting through tofu.

Squelch!

Blood sprayed out, mixed with shattered organs, splattering everywhere.

Ordinary soldiers had no chance of resistance against a High-level Beast Soldier.

The only thing they could do was use their lives to delay the monster, buying time for the martial artists.

In less than five breaths, four soldiers had died one after another under the attacks of this High-level Beast Soldier.

"Crunch!!"

The giant Gray Wolf opened its bloody maw, bit down on one of the corpses, and began chewing with a crunching sound, dark red blood seeping from between its teeth, utterly ferocious.

Around them, some ordinary soldiers saw this and erupted in fury.

They threw themselves forward without regard for their own safety, trying to take on this High-level Beast Soldier.

Bang bang bang!!!

Sparks flew as bullets ricocheted off its fur. Ordinary rounds simply couldn't penetrate its steel-hard hide.

Swallowing a soldier's body in two or three bites, the terrifying giant wolf, as large as a rhinoceros, crashed through the two soldiers blocking its path and charged toward the ones firing.

Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers immediately closed ranks and opened fire on it.

But the vast gap between a High-level Beast Soldier and ordinary soldiers.

Was far from something numbers could make up for.

Soon, the soldiers who had swarmed forward were routed one by one.

Some were crushed to pieces by its charge, others trampled to death.

Even worse, some were caught by the waist in the giant wolf monster's jaws and devoured alive.

In the bloody battle, soldier after soldier rushed forward, trying to buy even one more second...

This position was quickly stained red with blood, littered with broken limbs and remains...

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