Swallowed Star: Soul Sovereign
Chapter 29

Bloodbath! Lord-Level Monsters Mobilize

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Bloodbath! Lord-Level Monsters Mobilize

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The main guns of the rapidly advancing tanks roared, 155mm depleted uranium armor-piercing shells streaking orange-red trails through the air and tearing apart three Crocodile-armored Turtles crawling out of the river.

Bullets spewed by quadruple-mounted 30mm "Stinger" rapid-fire cannons became fiery serpents, shredding monsters into flesh and blood wherever they passed.

The soldiers operating the rapid-fire cannons were all veterans. The barrage formed an intersecting web of firepower that harvested lives like the scythe of death.

But the monsters were simply too fast!

Even the relatively cumbersome turtle-type monsters could reach ninety meters per second at the Primary General Level, while Intermediate Beast Generals could reach one hundred and fifty meters per second.

More importantly, the monsters pouring from the river had clearly planned this in advance and were blocking the convoy's path.

In just a few seconds, an Intermediate Beast General Crocodile-armored Turtle relied on its thick hide and sturdy shell to withstand the rapid-fire barrage and charge before the tank convoy.

Turtle-type monsters might have been slow, but their defenses were the strongest!

Especially Crocodile-armored Turtles at the Intermediate Beast General level, whose shells exceeded ten meters in diameter—far larger than even heavy tanks.

Lu Haochuan, the captain atop Tank No. 1, flashed a cold light in his eyes. He stomped heavily on the tank and shot into the air.

His spear emerged like a dragon!

A cold gleam pierced through the Crocodile-armored Turtle's skull.

Then he kicked fiercely against its thick shell. The enormous creature, over ten meters wide, was sent flying by that kick, smashing dozens of monsters along its path into pieces.

The minimum standard for an Advanced General was thirty-two tons of punching force and a speed of 240 meters per second. Lu Haochuan was only one step away from becoming a War God, and his punching force had already exceeded sixty tons!

Combined with the special force-generation technique, World Destruction, that kick had unleashed at least a hundred tons of force!

Even Qin Ming's heart shook at the terrifying might that erupted in that instant.

But there were too many monsters!

Before Lu Haochuan could retreat, even more monsters broke through the firepower blockade.

A Giant Python covered in torn flesh and shattered scales let out a hiss. Its body, over ten meters long, sprang forward like a coiled spring and lunged at Lu Haochuan.

Whoosh!

Before Captain Lu Haochuan could thrust his spear, streams of light shot out from behind him, drilling into the Giant Python's skull and churning its brains into mush.

Then the flying knives darted rapidly through the air, becoming a silver curtain that minced several monsters into pulp.

"Captain, leave all the Primary Generals to me! I'll support your attacks as well!" Qin Ming leaped up, hovering in the air as he closely followed above the convoy racing at full speed.

With the firepower of the tank convoy at the front, Beast Soldier Level monsters could not break through the intersecting net of bullets, even while the convoy was moving at high speed.

But Beast Generals were different.

There were too many of them, and some of the stronger ones could withstand attacks from thermal weapons for a short time.

Once they got close enough to block the convoy, they would be surrounded by monsters.

"Good!"

Lu Haochuan responded without hesitation.

When it came to slaughter, a Spiritual Force User was far more efficient than a Martial Warrior.

His strength lay in killing Intermediate Beast Generals and even High-Level Beast Generals!

Rumble—

As the two spoke, a massive wave of monsters suddenly rushed out from around the bend ahead of the convoy. Iron-armored Oxen, Single-horned Wild Boars, Tiger Howl Dogs, and other monsters were mixed together, along with several powerful snake-type monsters.

Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat!

Part of the convoy's firepower immediately shifted to rake them with bullets.

Even more monsters poured out from both sides of the convoy!

Heavy Artillery and Rocket Artillery from the rear base bombarded them relentlessly, but with the cover of building ruins, vast numbers of monsters still broke through the blockade.

When the Engineer Battalion had cleared the road, it had demolished as many buildings as possible along both sides. There were practically no tall buildings within a hundred meters of the main road.

But the monsters were too fast and too numerous.

A hundred meters vanished in an instant.

Countless tongues of fire erupted from the convoy, yet huge numbers of monsters still sprang from every corner, pouncing toward the speeding convoy in an attempt to stop it.

Large numbers of flying monsters in the sky also howled as they dove down through the fire of anti-aircraft machine guns.

Some monsters had even already rushed into the convoy, leaping onto tanks and Armored Vehicles, their claws hooking into the armored vehicle treads.

The battlefield situation became tense in an instant.

Within the convoy, Martial Warriors wielding cold weapons unleashed their full strength, killing the monsters that had passed through the firepower net.

Yet from time to time, Martial Warriors and ordinary soldiers alike were torn apart by monsters amid screams.

Elite special operations units such as Sky Sword, Dawn, Flood Dragon, and Flying Eagle were holding up well, but some ordinary Military Martial Warriors were only at the Warrior Level. They would die just as easily against Beast General Level monsters.

Qin Ming swept his gaze over the scene from the corner of his eye. Though rage filled his heart, he was powerless to do anything.

The convoy was too long. He could not protect everyone by himself.

This was a battlefield!

And in terms of pressure, the front of the convoy where he was stationed faced the greatest burden.

With monsters closing in from three sides, Vice Captain Yue Shan, Violent Bear Zhang Yan, Dual Blades Ling Qianye, and the others had long since leaped off the tank convoy and rushed to the front, killing the Beast General Level monsters charging toward them and clearing a path for the convoy behind.

The convoy could not stop. Otherwise, the casualties would only become more severe.

Every resupply run was a bloody battle!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

All the flying knives in his backpack shot out at once.

Thirty-four flying knives, controlled by Mental Force and monster souls, weaved madly through the air, slaughtering the monsters leaping from the corners of the ruins like a blade storm.

Hundreds of monster souls also let out silent shrieks across the battlefield.

No one could see them, but Lu Haochuan and the others charging at the very front could sense powerful waves of Mental Force rushing into the monsters' Seas of Consciousness.

Even several Advanced Beast General monsters that charged out let out agonized howls before Lu Haochuan, Yue Shan, and the others killed them on the spot!

Nearly every Military Martial Warrior saw this scene.

The sight of enormous Giant Turtles and venomous python monsters suddenly howling in agony when they came within a hundred meters of the convoy was simply too shocking.

Even Liu Xu, the War God stationed in the center of the convoy to command the operation and guard against surprise attacks by Lord-Level monsters, had his eyes light up.

This was far more impactful than watching a video.

In only a short while, more than a hundred monsters had died at Qin Ming's hands.

And all of them were Beast General Level monsters. As he slaughtered his way forward, the souls within the Myriad Souls Banner surged at a nearly terrifying pace, quickly breaking past fifty thousand.

Croak! Croak! Croak!

A series of frog calls rang out as three Purple Poison Toads, each five or six meters tall, crawled out of the river.

The Purple Poison Toads had enormous bellies that swelled and contracted. After a violent convulsion, they suddenly spat out purple-black liquid half a meter in diameter.

The liquid sprayed by these toad monsters was highly toxic and extremely corrosive. The venom spit by Beast General Level Purple Poison Toads could even threaten tank armor.

Yue Shan's expression darkened. He raised the Shield Tower in his hand, intending to block the attack.

But Qin Ming was faster!

Five souls split off from the Beast Generals wandering nearby and directly possessed chunks of concrete and stone in the building ruins beside the road. The debris rose into the air and blocked the venom spat out by the Purple Poison Toads.

I forgot to prepare shields! If I had a few shields, defending would be much easier. Qin Ming's thoughts shifted.

Some monsters were also adept at long-range attacks.

And they could often pose an enormous threat to ordinary soldiers in the military.

"Brother Yue, lend me a spare shield!"

"Take it!"

A delighted look appeared on Yue Shan's face. He casually pulled a Small Arm Shield from behind his back and threw it to Qin Ming in midair.

Blocking the Purple Poison Toads' venom was no small challenge for him either.

Even with a Shield Tower and a Level 6 Combat Suit, the venom was still liquid. Getting even a little on himself would be troublesome.

"I have a shield too!"

Ling Qianye's eyes lit up, and he flung out a Small Arm Shield.

"Good!"

Qin Ming did not hesitate. The Bone-Eating Python soul circling nearby flew into the arm shield, while the Fire-scaled Trident Boar soul entered the Small Arm Shield Yue Shan had thrown out.

With shields controlled by two Advanced Beast General souls, they could defend even against attacks from Advanced Beast Generals!

Behind him was the phantom of a Blazing Flame Tiger King soul covered in fiery red fur.

The aura of this Blazing Flame Tiger King soul was clearly far stronger than that of the other Advanced Beast Generals. It had actually reached the Lord Level.

That was right!

After devouring several Beast General souls, the Blazing Flame Tiger King soul's aura had astonishingly broken through to the Lord Level!

Hiss

Seeing that the monster horde had attacked for so long without success and could not stop the convoy at all—

The Lord-Level monster hiding at the rear finally moved.

The Black Scaled Python, seventy or eighty meters long, darted rapidly through the ruins. With a vicious sweep of its massive tail, a house-sized chunk of concrete and stone instantly broke the sound barrier as it whistled through the air.

And its target was Qin Ming, hovering in the air at the front of the convoy!

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