An Eye for an Eye / The Death of the Dishonorable

As she watched the shells fall from the sky with the rain, she mentally recounted the events of Little Hill County, ultimately focusing on one person—Lieutenant Hill.

As Hamilton's adjutant, this man had relevant authority until the new colonel arrived.

Moreover, he joined Deep Pool after this battle, so it's clear that this guy is from Deep Pool, and the artillery battalion is under his control.

So when he killed someone, he forgot about this guy...

Suika gritted her teeth, her expression turning extremely fierce.

"Suika!" Outcast called out anxiously.

"It's alright, you know I'm not afraid of this thing!" As soon as he finished speaking, the bomb landed in Little Hill County.

With each explosion, clusters of black crystals bloomed like flowers at the epicenter of the explosions, in the wounds of streets and buildings—beautiful yet malevolent.

After the explosion, screams echoed through the streets and alleys.

Seeing this, Saileach tried to rush outside, but Outcast grabbed her.

"Don't be impulsive; this level of shelling won't be a one-off event."

Just then, a scream came from Fred inside the house.

Just moments ago, the bookshelf he was using as cover collapsed in the explosion. Although he reacted quickly and dodged, his feet were still trapped underneath.

Outcast rushed to his side and asked anxiously.

Is there any bleeding?

Fred looked at his ankle. "Don't worry, it's just a little bit."

Hearing his words, Outcast's expression immediately turned serious. She opened a medical kit, took out a dose of acute Originium infection Inhibitor, and held it to Fred's lips.

"Eat it quickly."

Fred was somewhat at a loss. "There's no need for that, ma'am. It's just a scratch from a piece of wood; it didn't even break the bone."

Outcast pointed to a dark object that Suika was holding in her hand.

"You're wrong. You're currently at the highest level of infection risk. Look at what Suika is holding—that black crystal that shattered the window."

Oliver and the others turned to look and their expressions changed drastically. Fred, in particular, trembled uncontrollably.

As employees of Rhodes Island, they understood all too well the meaning behind what Suika in her hands.

Active Originium.

The most unstable form of Originium.

Not only is it truly flammable and explosive, but it also significantly increases the concentration of Originium in the air.

Under normal circumstances, very strict protection measures must be taken before entering areas where Active Originium exists.

Because if something goes wrong, the risk of infection is terrifyingly high.

"Oh my god... does that mean the streets outside are full of..." Saileach was completely stunned by the news.

The Terra don't know what the Active Originium represents.

But what chilled her to the bone was that these Originium did not come from Catastrophe, but from artillery fire.

Seeing Saileach's pale face, Outcast, though feeling reluctant, still said...

"For such a large-scale, wide-area artillery bombardment, the planners deployed at least ten of the most advanced ground-suppression howitzers."

I observed the enemies of the Victoria army when I arrived. Among them were very powerful sorcerers who could provide the troops with a certain degree of stealth.

But this was far from enough to allow them to bring so many highly lethal weapons into the vicinity of the city without being detected by the garrison.

Speaking of this, Outcast looked at Suika, whose weapons the two of them found at the inn last night also proved this point.

The weapons in those things were mostly ordinary standard bows and crossbows and cold weapons, with a small number of Arts Unit.

Artillery couldn't possibly get into the city.

Therefore, the source of the shelling is clear.

The only people capable of doing this are the local garrison.

In other words, the culprits behind the indiscriminate shelling of civilians in the city were the city's defense forces, who were supposed to be protecting the city.

Chapter 570 An Eye for an Eye

"Besides, even if it were the bandits, they wouldn't point their cannons at the city they had worked so hard to capture, blowing their own people and the residents to pieces."

Outcast's words became the final straw that broke Saileach's back.

This left her with no excuse to defend the garrison.

"But... why... why did our people bombard the city? Killing these innocent civilians and dragging even more civilians into the abyss of Oripathy?"

Saileach did not understand the significance of the city defense army doing this.

"It's simple. The garrison knows they can't win in this situation because all the Tara people in the city are helping that mysterious force."

Since it's impossible to distinguish between civilians and enemies, it's best to simply wipe out everyone in the city.

The use of Originium Dirty Bomb was precisely to eliminate future threats.

When all the Tara people in the city become Infected, then according to Victoria's Infected Control Act, they can centrally manage the Infected in the city and then target and eliminate the Tara people.

Since everyone has become Infected, it's futile for anyone to speak out, as the international community will not stand up for those Infected.

Fortunately, the mysterious force was happy to see this happen, because there were quite a few opportunists among the Tara people.

Only by pushing them to the brink and making them realize that Victoria has betrayed them will they completely turn to that side.

It's ridiculous, isn't it? Both sides in the conflict anticipated the shelling, but no one informed the city's residents. Instead, they were all satisfied with the city becoming infested with Infected.

Suika looked up at the sky

"I have some things to take care of. Shanghai, protect Outcast."

The best way to minimize the damage to the city is to stop the shelling.

This is also something that Suika is planning to do.

"Then be careful."

Outcast watched as the Shanghai Dolls floated to his side without refusing, and instead watched as Suika flew out of the window.

"Everyone, get moving, grab your medicine, and prepare to save people." After Suika left, Outcast looked at the crowd.

Saileach offered to temporarily join Rhodes Island's rescue team.

With everyone agreeing, Outcast began assigning tasks.

Saileach, familiar with the local situation, went to the central square to investigate, while Oliver, Paper Shredder, and Fred began rescuing injured civilians from this block.

Will took the medicine back to his home, as his family was still in the city.

After flying out of the window, Suika scanned the surroundings and locked onto the direction of the artillery fire. Then, she quickly rushed towards the target point.

Inside the artillery camp, all the soldiers were methodically conducting calibrations in preparation for the next shelling.

Just then, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, Suika crashed headfirst into the artillery position.

Just as the observers realized the enemy attack, Suika suddenly grew into a giant nearly ten meters tall in front of everyone. Then, she grabbed the barrel of a howitzer in each hand and threw it at another cannon.

When the artillerymen realized what was happening and tried to run, they saw Suika grab a bunch of Originium Dirty Bomb and crush them.

Originium dust scattered in the horrified gazes of everyone.

Seeing this, the soldiers tried to flee, but this time Suika didn't intend to hold back. She suddenly clenched her fist, and everyone felt a powerful suction pulling them closer to Suika's feet.

Faced with these increasingly close enemies, Suika initially wanted to kill them all, but then felt that doing so would make things too easy for them.

He then grabbed another handful of Originium Dirty Bomb and detonated them on the heads of the soldiers, amidst their despairing gazes.

Fragments of Active Originium, mixed with dust, fell into the crowd.

They tried to escape, but were stuck in place and couldn't get away.

Some people try to hold their breath to prevent Originium dust from entering their mouth and nose, but how long can a person hold their breath?

One minute, five minutes, or ten minutes?

Under everyone's gaze, Suika crushed all the cannons into iron balls and left without looking back, while they remained firmly held in place by the suction force, only being freed half an hour later.

This area, with its high concentration of Active Originium dust, is no less rich in Originium dust than Catastrophe.

None of the soldiers who had been inside for half an hour escaped infection; without exception, they all became Infected. Moreover, due to their prolonged exposure to the Active Originium, most of them skipped the initial stage and directly became moderate or even severe Infected.

This was the punishment Suika had given them.

Since you have chosen such despicable behavior, you must suffer the same pain.

After dealing with the artillery camp, Suika flew towards the city, her target the adjutant who had made the decision.

In the city, Outcast and Saileach, who were rushing towards the city center, received a message from Fred.

He discovered a woman lying on the street in the direction they had been heading, her chest pierced by Originium Bomb.

But Fred indicated that the enemy's location was in the center of the battle, so it was likely a very important target.

He felt that rescuing the other party would likely draw him into the war in Little Hill County.

Outcast stated without hesitation that even so, she would still choose to provide assistance.

After all, if the other party was truly an important figure, then that mysterious team could not and should not have allowed him to lie on the ground like that.

So even if the other party is indeed an important member of that mysterious and ambitious organization, she will still save him.

After discussing it, Saileach continued towards the square, trying to gather the residents who had survived the shelling, while Outcast went to rescue the mysterious target.

Before parting, Outcast looked at Shanghai, trying to persuade Shanghai to protect Saileach, but Shanghai refused.

Because Suika had given her a strict order: no matter where Outcast went, she had to follow him to the ends of the earth.

Seeing this, Outcast stopped wasting time and led Shanghai toward their target.

Just as she rescued her target, Suika also found her own target in mid-air.

After discovering that the shelling had stopped, Lieutenant Hill tried to contact the artillery battalion, but the connection remained lost. Sensing something was wrong, he decided to go and see for himself what was happening.

But on the way, he was blocked by a group of men with Triangle.

Triangle and his companions, realizing they were going in the wrong direction, decided to turn back, but were bombarded as soon as they entered the city of Little Hill County.

Fortunately, they were on the edge of the city, so they luckily escaped the shelling.

Just as they were trying to make contact with the Horn and Bagpipe, they spotted the suspicious Lieutenant Hill and, sensing something amiss, intercepted him.

Chapter 571 The Death of the Unrighteous

Feeling guilty, Lieutenant Hill instinctively retaliated when intercepted.

But the Stormtroopers members, who were well-prepared, were no pushovers either.

The two sides engaged in fierce fighting at the city gate.

Although the Stormtroopers were individually strong, their weaponry and numbers were far inferior to Hill's and his men.

After the initial exchange, he was quickly cornered by his opponent.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these members of the Stormtroopers will either be wiped out by Hill's men, or Hill will let them go as he's rushing to the artillery battalion.

But the battle here caught Suika's attention.

When she arrived up there, she was initially puzzled as to why the Stormtroopers were fighting with Victoria's army.

Then they heard the Triangle shouting to the other side.

She didn't pay attention to anything else, but Suika clearly heard the other person's name—Lieutenant Hill.

Upon learning that her target was there, Suika made a heroic entrance, descending from the sky and smashing one of the enemy's cars in the process.

Then, amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding soldiers, she grabbed one of them who clearly wasn't a soldier.

"Are you Hill?"

The man stared wide-eyed in disbelief that a 1.9-meter-tall man like himself was being held up by the neck and hung in mid-air by a girl.

After Suika finished asking her question, he sensed a murderous aura and shuddered. He then raised his hand and pointed to a person not far away who was preparing to run away.

With satisfaction, Suika crushed his neck, then tossed him aside like a rag doll before leaping to stand in front of Hill.

"Why are you running, Mr. Hill!"