Chapter 92 “Eye Flame”

The “plop plop” sounds rang out one after another.

The corpses of the Mothblade Beasts fell down the fire escape.

Wang Jixuan stood on the corpse of a bladed beast, using it to collide with the pile of corpses below to reduce the impact. With a light touch of his toes, he gracefully landed in front of the fire door on the 46th floor.

Expanding my spiritual senses, I saw a small group of bladed beasts ahead.

They are eating.

Wang Jixuan charged forward with his spear, his left hand gripping a pure crystal core, from which spiritual energy was continuously drawn into his body.

Although this spiritual energy contains impurities, it can be used for emergency purposes.

As long as no mid-level combat-powered beasts appear, he won’t need to use his demonic arts today.

After passing the wall with the number ’46’ written on it and turning two corners, even though Master Wang was mentally prepared, he couldn’t help but frown.

The tin shacks on both sides, which were originally full of people, have now become a living hell.

The ‘Moth’ Blade Beast used this place as a food replenishment station. The ground was covered with a layer of blood, and human severed limbs and remains were scattered everywhere, with chunks of flesh still twitching nervously.

These are ordinary humans without the protection of firepower.

Master Wang’s nostrils trembled slightly, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Demons and mortals walk different paths, and the Great Way leads nowhere!

You beast!

He slammed into the street, his spear slicing out crescent-shaped ripples, like a black storm sweeping across the street and heading straight for the human vanguard’s defensive line!

The gangs’ firepower was only sporadic; they had now joined the human front.

Cheers suddenly erupted on the command channels at all levels.

“Black storm! The black storm is coming!”

“Cover him! Damn it! Kill these blade beasts! Hahahaha!”

“A black storm is charging at the horde of bladed beasts! Cover fire!”

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Zhou Zhengde was stunned when he heard the news while in the speeding spider-shaped command vehicle.

Wasn’t the feedback he received earlier that Wang Zheng was on the seventh floor?

How did we get to the 46th floor?

What? Wasn’t it agreed that we would only help and not take any risks?

Zhou Zhengde immediately began searching for surveillance footage on the 46th floor of the fortress and quickly located Wang Jixuan. At least seven or eight soldiers were filming Wang Jixuan with their personal camera equipment.

Zhou Zhengde felt a chill run down his spine.

Countless bladed beasts surged out from the center of the forty-sixth floor, charging towards the connecting passage between the forty-sixth and forty-fifth floors.

The defensive line of the advance troops of the defense forces was set up around this route.

—The fire escape is straight up and down. Although the basic Blade Beasts can climb it, their marching speed is relatively slow. Human firepower can be relatively concentrated. The Blade Beasts only send out ‘Moth’ Blade Beasts to destroy the connecting passages between the middle and upper cities and cut off the troop transport lifeline of the defense forces. The main force still has to climb up layer by layer.

If the advance force falls, Commander Dongfang Zhenghong will not hesitate to blow up the passage between the central city and the lower city.

Following Wang Jixuan’s figure, Zhou Zhengde quickly discovered…

Among these low-level basic blade beasts, there are a large number of ‘immature’ creatures that are slightly smaller and whose shells are not yet fully hardened.

Although these ‘immature forms’ are just as lethal to ordinary humans as ‘mature forms’, their defensive capabilities are not very strong.

Wang Jixuan charged into the area like a tiger among sheep. With a long spear and a pack of high explosives, blades and limbs flew everywhere he went, and the human front was able to slowly advance.

But Wang Jixuan was always alone.

No matter how brave he is, he can only protect one street.

The entire defense line involved more than ten streets and rooftops.

The bladed beasts, like ocean waves, were about to extinguish the continuous barrage of artillery fire ahead.

The entire forty-sixth floor was also being illuminated at full power so that the human warriors could clearly see the figures of those bladed beasts.

Zhou Zhengde faintly heard Ling Tong’s voice coming from inside Wang Jixuan’s helmet:

“Is this what you mean by not risking your life?” Ling Tong asked, her voice clearly tinged with emotion.

Wang Jixuan offered a simple explanation: “Too many people have died… Zhengde, is there any way to force the psychics down?”

Zhou Zhengde immediately replied, “I’ll contact them right away!”

He turned off the screen in front of him, glanced at Dongfang Zhenghong who was communicating with the governor, and bypassed the command level to contact Wei Linzheng, the commissioner in charge of the 76th Fortress of the 13th Institute of Biology, in his private capacity.

A projection frame appeared in front of Zhou Zhengde, containing a half-length portrait of Wei Linzheng.

The gaunt old man frowned at Zhou Zhengde and said slowly, “Captain Zhou, this is a time of war. What is the purpose of your communication?”

Zhou Zhengde adopted a humble attitude and sincerely asked, “Could you please ask a psionicist to support the forty-sixth floor?”

“Captain Zhou,” Wei Lin said slowly, “under the current circumstances, abandoning the lower city, defending the upper city, and striving for the middle city is the most rational choice. We need to trade space for time. Sacrificing the lower city is not a big problem for Fortress 76. Ensuring the main operation of Fortress 76 is already a victory.”

Zhou Zhengde was furious.

He glared at the old man, trying his best to suppress his anger:

“Although this horde of Blade Beasts is large in number, their individual strength is far lower than that of a normal horde. These Blade Beasts have emerged from the nest of the Young King Insects! There are still 200,000 people in the Lower City, and it is possible to rescue them now! The main body of the fortress has been sealed off! The various levels of the Middle City have only suffered minor disturbances, and the security forces have the situation under control! Now, we need a sharp spearhead force. In just over half an hour, the humanoid mechs on the front lines will be able to return to the fortress! This period of time is crucial!”

Wei Lin said slowly, “Captain Zhou, perhaps we can make a deal.”

“You want Black Storm’s data and his genetic information, right?” Zhou Zhengde’s nostrils trembled.

Wei Lin added, “And Ling Tong’s weapon, so we will send all the C- and D-level psionicists to the 46th floor for limited support.”

Fuck you! I’ll fuck your grandpa!

Zhou Zhengde cursed loudly, his face turning bright red:

“As long as I, Zhou Zhengde, live, I will kick you parasites out of the human world!”

“You remember this! You fucking remember this!”

Wei Lin shook his head helplessly and turned off the projection screen.

Zhou Zhengde sat in the chair, panting heavily, and raised his hand to cover his forehead.

The command vehicle was quiet. Everyone glanced at this side for a few seconds before lowering their heads to continue their work.

Wang Jixuan’s voice rang out on the control panel in front of Zhou Zhengde: “I’ve already heard it. There’s no need to be angry. They’re just some parasites.”

On the other side, Dongfang Zhenghong let out a soft breath, as if he had made a decision.

“Request to speak with the consul.”

As soon as Dongfang Zhenghong finished speaking, a projection screen appeared above the holographic sand table, showing the governor and several ministers sitting in the meeting room, all looking at Dongfang Zhenghong.

Dongfang Zhenghong stood up and gave a military salute, his voice hoarse, his tone loud, and his eyes resolute.

“Consul! Please allow me to formally request your contingency plan!”

The consul nodded: “Speak.”

“Given the current situation of the beast horde and the unpredictable number of beasts below, I suggest that we use the 47th and 48th floors of the main structure as weapons! Utilize the previously pre-embedded layered explosive extermination devices to allow the 47th and 48th floors to fall towards the 49th floor using gravitational potential energy, thereby eliminating the beast horde, sealing the breach, and buying time for our firepower deployment!”

Inside the command vehicle, you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone looked up at Dongfang Zhenghong.

The commander’s eyes were incredibly resolute.

The governor frowned and pondered, “How many people are left on the forty-seventh, forty-eighth, and forty-ninth floors?”

“130,000 to 150,000!”

“You mean, sacrifice them?”

“Yes!” Dongfang Zhenghong said firmly. “I am willing to accept a military court trial after this operation! But right now, the Vice Admiral-level Blade Beast is approaching the lower city! This will seriously threaten the middle city! The main function of the fortress is to supply materials to the entire battlefront! According to the spirit of the Commander’s Manual, protecting the main function of the fortress is our priority!”

The Chief Minister leaned back in his chair, the ministers discussed something in hushed tones, and Zhou Meiying hesitated several times before speaking.

The consul asked in a deep voice, “There isn’t one now…”

“I object!” Zhou Zhengde stood up and glared at Dongfang Zhenghong. “There’s still a chance to counterattack!”

“What will we use to launch a counterattack?”

Dongfang Zhenghong shouted quickly:

“Going down there without firepower is just suicide! We haven’t reserved any heavy firepower inside the fortress, and the psionicists’ refusal to attack has left us helpless! Now we can only buy time! Once they break through the forty-fifth floor… the partitions in the central city’s elevator shafts are too thin, they could easily be breached! And there are general-level blade beasts behind them, a variant that specializes in mental attacks! If it reaches the forty-fifth floor, those below the 38th floor might all be wiped out!”

“If it weren’t for the fact that an implosion nuclear bomb would destroy more than half of the fortress’s production facilities, I would have already opted for a tactical nuclear bomb!”

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“There’s more than one secret path from forty-six to forty-nine! There are many, many shortcuts! It’s easy to get down!”

Zhou Zhengde shouted quickly:

“We can send an elite team to storm the 49th floor and use a nuclear bomb to attack that breach!”

Dongfang Zhenghong roared, “There are thousands of Blade Beasts near that gap, and even more are pouring out! There’s a nest down there!”

“But they’re still alive!”

Zhou Zhengde shouted urgently:

“Their only right in this world is to live! Their only right in the lower city is to live! They’re clearly not at their wits’ end yet!”

Dongfang Zhenghong roared, “We must ensure that the damage to the main body of the fortress is minimized. This is to be responsible to the human forces on the front lines! If a general-level blade beast gets close to the central city, it will have irreversible and catastrophic consequences!”

“We have confirmed that this general-level blade beast has not yet fully matured!”

“You’re gambling with even greater casualties! There’s absolutely no room for error in the war against the Blade Beasts!”

“Never give up hope on the battlefield! That’s what you taught me, teacher! I’ll repeat it again: we haven’t reached the end of the road yet!”

“Consul!”

Dongfang Zhenghong turned to look at the projection screen:

“I demand that the plan to capture the enemy be implemented immediately!”

Click, click-click.

The bullet is loaded.

A pistol was pointed at Dongfang Zhenghong’s shoulder.

“I will bear all the consequences of doing this,” Zhou Zhengde said, his breathing becoming rapid, “but for now, please do not initiate the fallout plan! Arrange a surprise attack! For the sake of these hundreds of thousands of humans!”

Dongfang Zhenghong slowly turned around, then suddenly made a move, snatching the pistol away. In just a few movements, the pistol was disassembled into parts and fell to the ground. He then punched it away.

Zhou Zhengde was struck in the chin by a straight hook punch, his body fell backward to the ground, and he immediately lost consciousness.

“If you weren’t surnamed Zhou, I would have killed you right now! You brat! That trick of yours is something I used on your grandfather when I was young!”

Dongfang Zhenghong took a deep breath and looked at the governor and several ministers.

“Governor! The Fall Plan requires checking all detonation points! At least ten minutes of preparation time are needed! The General-level Blade Beast will arrive at the breach in eleven minutes. Now, please grant your approval…”

“cough!”

A dry cough suddenly rang out inside the command vehicle.

In the supply station of Ling Tong, located in Zone C outside the fortress, Sister Wan was holding her forehead with her hand.

She didn’t know if it was the right choice for her to let Wan Xiaoqi help Wang Zheng access the command vehicle’s loudspeaker system.

But now, Sister Wan feels that she can trust this amazing young man once more.

Wang Jixuan’s voice came from inside the command vehicle and was naturally heard by the governor and several ministers.

“This is Black Storm, Commander.”

Dongfang Zhenghong frowned and said, “I know, what are you trying to say?”

“The gap you mentioned earlier, is it a slanted oval opening on the 49th floor of the Black Fire Gang’s territory? It’s about five or six meters in diameter?”

At this moment, Wang Jixuan was gripping a metal frame of the ceiling on the forty-ninth floor of the fortress with one hand.

Above his head was a ventilation duct, which had been modified and opened up by the gang. It was usually used for ‘carrying goods’ and was also the fastest route to the 49th floor.

Master Wang gazed at the distant herd of beasts, the concealment talisman on his body shimmering faintly.

“Yes, yes,” Dongfang Zhenghong asked, “What do you mean?”

“I’m here.”

“Why…why are you there?”

“It was an impulsive act, but since we’re already here… I was the one who asked Zhou Zhengde to stop you. His actions may have been a bit excessive, but please don’t use military law to deal with him.”

Wang Jixuan simply said:

“I have now confirmed that I can plug this gap, at least until the deep sea arrives.”

“You can organize the defense line on the 46th floor. I will try to hold back the first general-level blade beast. Also… most of the blade beasts that rush out later are immature, so the situation is not so hopeless.”

“The residents of the lower town are already in a terrible state; we should try to help them if we can.”

Dongfang Zhenghong:…

Everyone in the command vehicle:…

The consul and several ministers:…

Master Wang, still worried, gave the instructions:

“Remember, do not let the psionicists reach the lower city. Delete all my combat data and what I’m saying now. If I collapse from exhaustion later, I hope my battle maid will take care of me the whole time. I still have a bunch of alien technology that I haven’t had time to give you.”

Sizzle!

Wang Jixuan ended the call, turned off his headset, and opened the front of his helmet upwards.

‘Now, I fear I may truly succumb to demonic possession… So be it!’

Silver needles danced around him before piercing major acupoints such as his brow, heart meridian, and dantian.

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Wang Jixuan let out a long roar, his figure plummeting with his spear in hand, crashing straight into the gap like a comet, the spear’s shadow tearing up limbs!

The spiritual energy within a two-kilometer radius suddenly surged toward this place!