Archfiend: Crafting Flying Corpses from the Apocalypse
Chapter 39

Unstoppable

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Unstoppable

"I remembered this thing seemed to have full-angle cameras... Oh, found it!"

Xiao Liang flipped through the operating manual and worked the controls inside the tank. At once, the sensors around the tank began operating, feeding clear images onto the interior display panel.

The intensely futuristic sight seemed to have an even greater impact on Qin Long, a native of the Sky Mist Continent.

"These are the streets outside, the road... Unbelievable. Such a clear image—how does it do this?"

In the end, Qin Long eagerly tried to pry open the display panel with her sword, hoping to see whether something reflective, like a mirror, was hidden beneath it.

This woman's thinking was still stuck on using the refraction of mirrors and similar tools to create jianghu tricks like mirages.

"Driver, please do not attempt to damage the mechanisms. This thing is very delicate, and I don't know how to repair it yet!"

Xiao Liang found it rather amusing, but as the tank commander, he had no choice but to cough twice and offer a mild warning.

Pandora, the gunner, was extremely professional. She had fired the shot that precisely hit the roadblock earlier, though in truth, Xiao Liang had merely transmitted the operating method to her through their mental link.

Perhaps it was because both the tank and Pandora came from the same world that they had formed a special bond?

Xiao Liang irresponsibly speculated in his mind.

This specially modified super tank was naturally not a product of the Sky Mist Continent.

Rather, he had taken the time to visit the Zombie Apocalypse World and traded for it from the Lighthouse Organization.

For it, he had paid some Spirit Stones.

Besides exchanging supplies across worlds, Xiao Liang had also made an additional discovery during this trip.

The Apocalyptic Intelligence of the Lighthouse Organization seemed to have discovered some interesting patterns from the Detoxification Talismans traded previously.

When Xiao Liang visited the Zombie Apocalypse World this time, he toured a special testing ground within the base. Tadpole-like runes had been drawn everywhere, their patterns and lines extremely similar to those on the Detoxification Talismans.

They simply lacked a spiritual energy environment and could not test their effects.

In the end, Xiao Liang's curiosity led him to provide several hundred Spirit Stones and activate the runes in that testing ground.

Unexpectedly, they truly achieved effects similar to the Detoxification Talismans.

There was no longer any need to repeatedly draw talismans. As long as Spirit Stones could be supplied, the viruses could be purified.

Xiao Liang was deeply shaken. He truly realized that the thing with the greatest potential in this world might be the Apocalyptic Intelligence within the Lighthouse Organization.

Reverse-engineering tadpole runes from a low-grade talisman and then permanently embedding them into a building was something utterly unheard of on the Sky Mist Continent.

This was no longer called comprehension. It was some kind of extraordinary ability.

However, Xiao Liang was in a hurry to return and fight, so it was naturally inconvenient for him to stay and study for long. He used the enormous space within the Heaven-Earth Bracelet to pack away a vast quantity of weapons.

Unlike the stingy assortment of individual equipment last time, Xiao Liang had practically taken away an entire arsenal this time.

Among it was this super tank. According to the people from the Lighthouse Organization, it had once been used to clear urban ruins and zombie hordes.

After all, he had previously boasted before Qin Long that he would help her break through thousands of troops and block ten thousand arrows.

The wonderful thing was that tanks were practically born for situations like this.

"Fire!!"

From the towering pavilions on either side of the road, the powerful bows and heavy crossbows lying in ambush launched their attack from above at the armored monster below.

Arrows descended like a swarm of locusts, their tips spinning through the air and carrying a poisonous, fishy stench.

To others, such an assault naturally appeared incomparably dangerous. Yet when it struck the tank, it was like splashing water against a reef.

In an instant, the arrows were either deflected by the curve of its armor or shattered outright, at most leaving an almost imperceptible white mark on its surface.

Click—

Suddenly, the enormous cannon barrel atop the tank slowly shifted its angle, aiming at a pavilion where arrows were continuously being fired.

An armored crossbowman directly facing the cannon's muzzle stared blankly into the dark barrel. Just as he prepared to draw his bowstring, he suddenly saw a flash of white light from the muzzle.

The armored crossbowman only felt an intense shock, followed by a blur of blood-red before his eyes. His meager inner force was utterly useless, and he completely lost consciousness.

Boom!!!

Flames surged into the sky. Accompanied by an ear-piercing blast, the targeted pavilion looked as though some beast had abruptly taken a bite out of it. Together with an adjacent pavilion, it was blasted into ruins.

The archers and crossbowmen hidden within were completely wiped out.

A large force of Imperial Guards rushing over happened to witness the scene firsthand, and their faces immediately drained of all color.

Now everyone could see clearly. Not only did this armored monster possess peerless defenses, but its attacks were even more tyrannical, like heavenly punishment descending to obliterate everything.

The most terrifying thing was the fear born from the unknown. As the armored monster's tracks rumbled, an unparalleled pressure seemed to crush the hearts of these Imperial Guards.

They had no idea what other methods this armored monster possessed.

Unfortunately, they soon found out. Besides the powerful main cannon, three high-rate-of-fire machine guns were mounted in different directions on the turret.

With the assistance of the fire-control program, the three heavy machine guns spewed scorching streams of bullets, mowing the nearby armored Imperial Guards down like wheat and turning them into bloody mist.

As the tank continued advancing, a dense bloody stench spread across the road, making it seem like hell.

However, under great rewards, brave men would always emerge.

Several generals barely managed to organize a group of highly skilled armored soldiers. They stealthily approached, drove wooden stakes into the ground along the way, and stretched iron chains across the road to halt the tank's advance.

If it had been a lightweight tank, this tactic might truly have succeeded in stopping it. Once immobilized, they could have exited the cabin and begun a close-range war of attrition.

But the opponent they faced this time was far too outrageous.

"Accelerate and smash through!"

Xiao Liang sneered. He had specifically assessed the performance of this steel monster. Even if it were trapped within a zombie horde, it could crush a bloody path through them, much less a few ordinary iron chains.

It could be said that without cultivators intervening, as long as this giant had sufficient fuel and ammunition, it could turn the entire royal capital upside down given enough time!

Upon hearing the command, Qin Long pushed the engine to maximum power. She only felt the tank suddenly roar, and with a powerful force pressing her into her seat, the flimsy defensive line was torn apart like a weak spiderweb!

The several checkpoints outside the Grand General's Estate were powerless to stop the armored monster as it rampaged through and charged straight in.

The layers of iron chains along the road were utterly useless. Even the wooden stakes driven deeply into the ground were snapped by that inhuman force and dragged far away.

Fragments of the shattered chains flew everywhere through the air, deeply embedding themselves in the ground, walls, and roadside pillars.

This unstoppable sight completely shattered the armored Imperial Guards' mental defenses. No matter how their superiors threatened and cursed at them, some still broke down, threw away their weapons, and fled in all directions.

The panic seemed contagious. Before long, even military officers at the captain level fled at the mere sight of it.

"Blades can't hurt it, arrows are useless—what in the world is this thing?!"

"This armored monster cannot be fought! Run!"

"Why is such a terrifying enemy appearing in the royal capital?!"

"We can't hold them back! Hurry and report to the general!"

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