Dragon Race: Lu Mingfei Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 371 The Second Front
Two hunter-killer gunboats flew across the dark, choppy sea. Even the most violent storms could not shake them at all. The flame trails from their jet engines streaked across the dark, cloudy sky like meteors.

After receiving the news that Eri was taken away, Jigen Chisei was extremely anxious and wanted to fly back to Tokyo immediately; in comparison, Japan was hit by heavy rain, earthquake, typhoon and tsunami at the same time in just a few hours, and Mount Fuji erupted... These natural disasters seemed to be nothing.

But he couldn't do anything now. The nearly 1,000 family members stationed on the Xumi Seat had already lost more than half of their manpower due to the betrayal and instigation that Herzog had prepared in advance. If it weren't for the flying vehicles that Lu Mingfei and the others had arranged in advance, all of them would have been trapped on the Xumi Seat, waiting to become food for the corpse guards.

When Yuan Zhisheng boarded the legion's gunboat, he had already seen the ancient ancestors who were the first to rush out of the sea were attracted by the smell of flesh and blood, and started to bite and eat the corpses of humans who had just died.

Now he was not allowed to make the willful request of “I want this vehicle to fly back to Tokyo”. At this moment, no matter who it was, they could only obey the orders from Caesar Gattuso of Lu Mingfei’s Legion - and the other party did not issue an order to return to Tokyo.

Genji Chisei could only pray silently in his heart that Genji Heavy Industries did not sacrifice too many people, that his father and Principal Ange were safe... and that Eri, who was taken away by Herzog, could be rescued in time.

When he thought of Herzog, Yuan Zhisheng remembered the face that seemed extremely hypocritical in front of him. Violent and uncontrollable rage immediately rose from his heart, and his pupils were dyed with a layer of dazzling golden color.

But when this dazzling golden light affected other people in the dim cabin, a helmet was suddenly buckled on Yuan Zhisheng's head, making him stunned for a moment; then, the various data UIs lit up inside the helmet and were reflected in his field of vision.

"This is a confidential call."

The voice of Caesar Gattuso rang in Yuan Zhisheng's ears. He subconsciously turned his head to look to the side. The tall figure of the other party in armor stood motionless in the middle of the cabin like a mountain. The magnetic locks on his feet and the fixing devices on the top of the cabin prevented him from being affected by the vibration of the gunboat in flight.

"I understand your concerns, so in order not to affect your efficiency in the next battle, I need to reveal our relevant plans and deployments to you. The commander of the corps deliberately let Uesugi Eri be abducted."

"What!?"

Gen Chisei was about to explode subconsciously, but fortunately the next words that came from inside the helmet calmed him down:

"Because that was a disguise by the Minamoto Chitose brothers, not the real Uesugi Eri. We need the intelligence of the heretic Herzog to take the initiative. Now that we have determined the exact location of the heretic, the Sword of Revelation Legion will strike with thunder and destroy all enemies."

"The 'Source Girl' that followed Captain Lu Mingfei into the sea was just a remotely controlled suit of armor used to confuse heretics."

Gen Chisei breathed a sigh of relief for a short while, but then he became worried again... Letting Chidome take the risk and go deep into the enemy's lair doesn't seem to be much different from Eri?

The only difference is that the younger brother has become a muscular man, and the lewd old man Herzog will not do anything blasphemous to him...

But the little girl is alone, can she hold out until help arrives?
He had the urge to fly to support his brother immediately, but when he thought about his brother's bloodline, which was no less than his own, and after Lu Mingfei's mysterious genetic modification surgery, his brother's fighting ability must have surpassed his own by far, right?
Can I really help him instead of dragging him down? Yuan Zhisheng felt a little powerless. After all, he was the "strongest hybrid in the Japanese branch" and the "strongest demon slayer in the executive bureau" before. Although he "didn't care much about these vanities", it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel anything.

Reconstructive surgery...Yuan Zhisheng couldn't help but look back at Caesar.

Sensing Yuan Zhisheng's gaze and inner fluctuations, Caesar's mouth curled up slightly inside the helmet——

Lu Mingfei read Yuan Zhisheng's file and decided that he would be the first candidate to be recruited into the army: he had a stable and strong bloodline that was not affected by the heretics' evolutionary drugs. He wanted to be a "partner of justice", which meant that he had excellent moral standards and was not a person who killed people indiscriminately.

Therefore, Caesar also explained part of the plan to Genjiro in a straightforward and clear manner, so as to prevent him from thinking that "the legion will do whatever it takes to achieve its goals" and thus having a bad impression.

However, the only drawback is that he has no desire to fight. He was deceived in the past and "killed" his younger brother with his own hands. As well as the heavy responsibilities of the Eight Snake Families, he only wants to leave Japan and go to an unknown beach in France to sell sunscreen... This requires further investigation. It would be best if he could voluntarily join the Legion of the Sword of Revelation.

Maybe now is a good time.

The hunter gunboat vibrated noticeably, and a map and prompt message popped up in the helmet, indicating that the gunboat had landed and they had arrived at the designated location.

The hatch at the rear of the gunboat slowly opened, and the dim light illuminated the wind and rain outside that were rolling in like a waterfall.

"Everyone, we have arrived at the second front. Get ready for battle."

The fixed arm connecting the engine room to the armor was retracted, and Caesar stepped out of the hunter gunboat first; after a slight hesitation, Yuan Zhisheng untied the seat belt on his body, stood up and followed, followed by Ying, Crow and Yasha; and then came the surviving elite of the eight Snake families. Although most of them were still shrouded in uneasiness, as subordinates, it was impossible for them to hide on the boat when the young master was going to the battle himself. They stood up and walked out quickly in a line like an army.

Gen Chisei did not take off the tactical helmet that Caesar had given him. Although it looked strangely matched with the black windbreaker he was wearing, the view inside the helmet was very new to him. It reminded him of the movie called "Iron Man" that he and Sakura had watched not long ago.

Secondly, even when communications were almost paralyzed by magnetic field disruptions caused by volcanic eruptions, storm interference and other factors, Yuan Zhisheng was still able to rely on this helmet to share messages from the Sword of Revelation.

The map marked the place where Yuan Zhisheng landed - under their feet was an artificial floating island, about ten kilometers away from Tokyo, which was used to connect to the Tokyo Bay Cross-Sea Expressway and serve as a base for the construction of an undersea tunnel.

In the planned deployment of the Sword of Revelation Legion, when the deep-diving operation in the Japan Trench becomes obviously out of control, the team will move to this "second front" which is more stable and more conducive to combat.

The seeds of rebellion that Herzog had sown in advance belonged to this category; and the countless groups of Shigaraki that had broken free and were rushing towards Tokyo certainly also belonged to this category.

A map screen popped up in the eyepiece of Yuan Zhisheng's helmet. On the dark green background map, a large bright green light spot was approaching the southeast of Tokyo Bay. It was estimated that within a few minutes, this light spot would cover the Sea Firefly artificial island where they were.

"Are these... corpse guards?" Yuan Zhisheng couldn't help but gasp.

"Yes. We controlled the buoys that the Tokyo Meteorological Bureau deployed in Tokyo Bay to monitor the tides. Now there are still about 10% of them that have not been destroyed by the tsunami... We should have taken some pictures." As Caesar spoke, a new picture appeared in Gen Chisei's vision. At the moment when thunder flashed in the sky and reflected the dark sea in a pale light, the densely packed and entangled snake-like creatures in the sea also appeared.

Tens of thousands...even hundreds of thousands! I'm afraid that not only Takamagahara, but also other unrecorded ancient dragon cities that sank to the bottom of the sea, all the dead and mummified corpses have been awakened and are rushing to Japan - the first to bear the brunt is Tokyo.

"Are they going to attack Tokyo?" Yuan Zhisheng couldn't believe it. At a time when Tokyo was hit by natural disasters, such a group of horrible creatures would enter the chaotic city... The consequences would be unimaginable.

"Perhaps more like a 'pilgrimage'. Something in the city is attracting these xenos. But it does not matter. Our duty is to destroy them all here - in the name of the Emperor and the Legion."

Caesar's cold voice came from the breathing grille of the helmet.

"We..." Yuan Zhisheng turned around hesitantly and looked behind him:
There are now only less than two hundred elite soldiers of the Eight Snake Clans left, and the logistics and technical group of the Sword of Revelation Legion carried by another hunter gunboat has no more than thirty or forty people. They are dressed in "strange clothes" and are speaking poor and unpleasant Chinese such as "Hurry up and work for me", and are unceremoniously ordering their own people to move box after box of mysterious supplies down from the gunboat.

Even if everyone here was equipped with a powerful grenade launcher, plus the firepower of the two gunboats, it would be impossible to destroy the huge number of corpse guards. The only defensive method Yuan Zhisheng could think of was to request the Seventh Fleet of the US Army in Japan to come to support him.

And the most troublesome thing is that the bright green spot on the map representing the tide of Shikama is much larger than the area of ​​this artificial floating island - this means that it is impossible for them to intercept all the Shikama here, there will always be a group of Shikama that bypasses them and goes straight to Tokyo.

Just as Yuan Zhisheng was worried, he saw Caesar take out a bronze vessel from the storage area of ​​the power backpack behind him and opened the seal in the strong wind and waves:
A substantial bright red mist of light gushed out from the vessel. Even the pitch-black sky and earth could not conceal this brilliant beauty.
Yuan Zhisheng also smelled a fragrance that he had never experienced before. His bloodline was even aroused by it, and he couldn't help but feel dry in the mouth. The strange emotion urged him to snatch the vessel and drink up the contents.

But he still managed to suppress his inexplicable impulse: "Is there something extraordinary in there?"

"Our chief alchemist sergeant has donated some precious blood," Caesar said calmly. He tilted his palm and a bright red liquid like a liquefied ruby ​​slowly flowed out of the vessel. "I believe it can gather all the aliens here for us."

Yuan Zhisheng was stunned. The chief alchemist... was he the legendary King of Bronze and Fire, Norton? Zhinv had mentioned him to him before.

The jar was actually filled with that person's blood? The precious blood that could even make his bloodline react was just a bait to attract the corpse guards... He suddenly felt that it was a bit of a waste.

But the effect was obvious. In the map displayed in the helmet eyepiece, the bright green spots that were originally scattered gathered into a dense band in just a few seconds, rushing straight and majestically towards the artificial floating island.

"It seems to be effective," Caesar casually threw the bronze vessel onto the beach, "and the timing is just right."

About four minutes later, the howling wind brought with it a scream like a crying baby. This horrible sound even drowned out the raging waves and made those who heard it shudder.

At this moment, lightning like a snake of light streaked across the dark sky, and the eyepiece quickly zoomed in to show the dense shadows in the illuminated sea. Sometimes they came riding on the tide and the waves, and sometimes they were pressed underwater. The pale and strange human faces greedily caught every trace of the smell of blood.

"The battle begins. Return to the designated position."

Caesar unlocked the magnetic lock and slowly retreated with the bolt rifle in his arms. Yuan Zhisheng took a look and saw that the "designated location" that Caesar mentioned was just a few positions surrounded by dozens of supply boxes. There was no defense at all. His subordinates were not given any weapons either. After witnessing the terrifying scene of thousands of ghosts lurking around, the technical team members in strange costumes gave priority to making strange noises such as "quack" instead of raising their guns to meet the enemy.

But immediately afterwards, Yuan Zhisheng saw a fiery and dazzling meteor shower appearing at the end of the dark horizon.

No, that wasn't a meteor shower, it was the brilliant trails left by a formation of dozens of hunter-killer gunboats soaring in the sky. They swept past and dropped a truly fiery meteor shower on the sea below in a column attack formation.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The deafening explosion drowned out all the sounds between heaven and earth. One fireball after another lit up on the sea, dyeing the sea a fiery red while also blowing large numbers of zombies underwater into pieces. The front end of the bright green light spot on the map that represented the zombie group was fading rapidly.

"Whoosh-"

After completing the first round of air strikes, the first eighteen hunter gunboats flew low over the surging waves, and then one after another quickly rose up, creating even more astonishing waves, reorganized their formation in the air, and continued to fly rapidly towards Tokyo with their fiery red tails;
"Those are the brothers from the first, second and third companies of the legion. They are on their way to support the young girl." Caesar said to Yuan Zhisheng.

The remaining twelve hunter gunboats that remained here used air raid bombs and artillery to launch two more rounds of attacks on the corpse guards. "The number of corpse guards has been reduced by 46.9%." The helmet eyepiece showed the remaining situation of the corpse guards after these rounds of attacks.

The situation is still not optimistic, as the number of corpses is too alarmingly large.

However, the gunboat formation did not continue to reduce the number of corpse guards through air strikes. Instead, it flew low over the Haiying artificial island, turned its nose around and opened the tail hatch. Then Yuan Zhisheng saw a scene that shocked him inexplicably:
Warriors as tall and brave as Caesar jumped down from the gunboats. They were clad in bright red and gold power armor, with golden cross swords or flapping eagle emblems shining on their breastplates. They were silent and well-trained, and they drew their weapons quickly to form an indestructible line of defense in front of the artificial floating island.

Yuan Zhisheng suddenly felt a peace of mind he had never felt before. He should have thought of this earlier. Since it was a legion, how could there be only a few people like Lu Mingfei!
He developed a strong yearning for this powerful legion.