Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Chapter 310: Chapter 99: Break Through! (Two in One)_2

Everyone, including Wen Yu, stared intently at the Bipedal Lizard Pyramid in the distance.

As the mushroom cloud slowly dissipated, a faint Black Light began to seep out from within.

Seeing this, Wen Yu’s heart sank. It’s still useless!

The power of the Devil Qi Matrix had once again intercepted the nuclear bomb!

”Look! Isn’t the glow of the protective barrier much weaker?”

Hearing Xiao Xue’s words, Wen Yu finally looked up to carefully observe the Demonic Energy Shield. Then, his eyes suddenly brightened. It’s actually working!

...

Wen Yu could see the impact of the second nuclear bomb on the Demonic Energy Shield, and so could Fang Wenhai in the outpost.

Seeing this, Fang Wenhai immediately shouted, ”Launch another 100,000-ton-yield nuclear weapon!”

”But, Sir, the radioactive fallout and shockwave haven’t completely dissipated, and the distance is too close... It’s really too close...”

”Launch it now!!!” Fang Wenhai roared at the messenger soldier, like a raging lion.

...

Under Fang Wenhai’s command, the third nuclear bomb soared into the sky once more!

Seeing the missile with its trailing flames rapidly approaching, the fury in the demon spawn’s eyes intensified. ”Tell me, what the hell is this weapon?!”

The demon spawn glared murderously at the nearby Soot Skin Demon Fiend, who could only stammer, unable to utter a coherent word.

The Soot Skin Demon Fiend was an absolute wreck internally. How was he supposed to know what a nuclear weapon was?

Seeing the fireball in the sky draw ever closer, the savage rage in the demon spawn’s eyes grew more intense. The remaining Demonic Qi might not be enough to block this attack... In that case...

After a moment of silent calculation, the demon spawn directly emitted a Spiritual Fluctuation.

As the Spiritual Fluctuation spread, the Bipedal Lizards within the shield immediately began to regroup. They piled themselves up, forming a sphere around the demon spawn and its Demonic Energy Shield.

This was the demon spawn’s tactic. Its own life and the Devil Qi Matrix were absolutely not to be jeopardized. As for the Bipedal Lizards on the periphery, soon to be cannon fodder... well, creatures like them were expendable and easily replaced. Why would the demon spawn care?

...

BOOM!

The third nuclear bomb struck its target!

A massive cloud of smoke, dust, blood, and flesh billowed upwards. Even without the drone footage, it was clear: amidst the giant mushroom cloud, the Black Light of the Demonic Energy Shield flared with an unprecedented radiance before being swiftly annihilated.

What followed was a rain of blood and gore.

”It worked! The Demonic Energy Shield has been breached!!!” Wen Yu, on the front lines, roared triumphantly as he casually crushed the head of a Level 4 Bipedal Lizard.

Hearing Wen Yu, the warriors intercepting the Bipedal Lizards on the battlefield experienced a surge in morale. For a time, they managed to push back the Bipedal Lizards emerging from underground.

”I told you! How could nukes not be effective?” Hao Yun shouted, continuously blasting away with a large Hand Cannon in one hand.

Only Wen Yu’s eyes held a trace of concern. As the professionist with the greatest physical strength on site, he naturally saw the farthest and clearest. The Demonic Energy Shield had indeed been breached, but what followed...

...

「Inside the Outpost Strategic Command Center.」

The Strategic Command Center was currently filled with dust, its walls covered in cracks.

The third nuclear bomb had detonated too close to the outpost; so close that the aftershocks had already caused significant damage.

Fang Wenhai ignored the shattered glass strewn across the floor and the dust swirling in the air, his attention fixed on the images displayed on the few remaining screens before him.

The screens clearly showed that the Demonic Energy Shield was indeed destroyed. However! The Bipedal Lizards inside had suffered little damage!

The residual Demonic Qi from the shield had absorbed most of the nuclear blast’s impact, and the remaining force was insufficient to completely destroy the entire Bipedal Lizard Pyramid!

At the site of the ruined Bipedal Lizard Pyramid, the outermost layers were now composed of charred Bipedal Lizard corpses. Then, a thick, long tongue snaked out from within, snatched a blackened corpse, and dragged it deep inside the pyramid...

As if on signal, the entire pyramid stirred to life!

Countless tongues continuously dragged the outer layer of corpses inward. Then, Bipedal Lizards crawled out from within the pyramid one after another. Some even bore large, pus-filled sacs on their bodies, inside which new Level 4 Bipedal Lizards were slowly forming!

Then, the Bipedal Lizard Pyramid abruptly collapsed!

”Charge! Slaughter them all!!!” From the very center of where the Bipedal Lizards had been, a voice filled with murderous intent pierced through, accompanied by an eerie Spiritual Fluctuation, issuing a command to the remaining Bipedal Lizards!

And then... countless Level 5 Bipedal Lizards surged madly towards the outpost!

There was no formation. The current situation no longer allowed the Bipedal Lizards to organize one. Their only imperative was to unleash their full speed and swiftly overrun the outpost!

And without the pyramid formation, these Level 5 Bipedal Lizards unleashed their full speed! Like a colossal tidal wave, they swept towards the outpost, an overwhelming tide of death!

...

Inside the outpost, Fang Wenhai, witnessing this scene, briefly straightened his dust-covered uniform and issued a final command.

”All personnel! Defend the outpost to the death! Hold until reinforcements from the outside arrive!”

With that said, Fang Wenhai retrieved a greatbow, taller than a man, from his space ring and strode purposefully outside.

At this moment, Fang Wenhai was no longer the commander of the entire outpost, but a Level Four Archer! A true warrior!

...

The Level 5 Bipedal Lizards were incredibly fast.

Even before the Bipedal Lizard Pyramid had collapsed, these creatures had already reached a point not far from the outpost. Now, it would only take a few minutes for this overwhelming tide of high-level Bipedal Lizards to reach the outpost walls.

Apart from the continuously firing missiles, the military had no other way to keep these Bipedal Lizards outside the outpost. This meant that bloody close-quarters combat was now inevitable!

The outpost still had a considerable number of soldiers. Over the past week, thanks to numerous hunts of low-level Bipedal Lizards and the magic crystals provided by Faceless, the military had accumulated a fair number of Level 4 professionists, and even more Third-level warriors!

Led by Fang Wenhai and five military super-warriors, these defenders now ascended the outpost’s walls!

The walls were not particularly high, less than thirty meters. Such a height could never stop Level 5 Bipedal Lizards that were nearly fifty meters long!

Seeing the distant Bipedal Lizards now within sight, Fang Wenhai turned to Number 8 beside him and asked, ”Have you notified Kuangliu?”

Number 8 shook his head. ”The radioactive fallout from the nuclear detonation has jammed communications. We can’t get through for now.”

Fang Wenhai took a deep breath and said quickly, ”As soon as communications are restored, immediately notify Kuangliu and Wen Yu to return and reinforce the defenses. We alone will find it very difficult to defend against these Bipedal Lizards’ attacks.”

Number 8 nodded in understanding.

Fang Wenhai turned to a nearby communications soldier and asked, ”Did Commander Lin say when the reinforcements will arrive?”

”Reopening the entrance will still take some time. But, our reinforcements... they’re already here!”

Just as the communications soldier finished speaking, the sound of heavy footsteps suddenly echoed from behind Fang Wenhai.

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