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Chapter 785 The Battle of Majui County

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the setting sun was like blood.

The Ninth Company split into two parts: the armored vehicles and base vehicles remained on the mountain, while more than half of the soldiers and cannon fodder began to dig out positions. Jiang He led fifty people, including Wuhe and Zishu, into the city.

Rumble!
The sounds of artillery fire filled the air; the vampire artillery regiment's relentless bombardment forced the Third Main Regiment to abandon its lightning strike plan.

The Ninth Company marched along the path in front of the shops at the bottom of the street.

Jiang He habitually stayed at the very front.

The upgraded version of "echolocation"—rhythm detection—can construct a 3D stereoscopic image within a radius of 300 meters, but it still cannot escape the basic laws. The turbulent impact created by the artillery causes the 3D stereoscopic image in the mind to shake violently, almost making people vomit.

Wuhe, holding a submachine gun, whispered, "Boss, the area ahead is uncontrolled. I suggest we break through the walls inside the buildings to advance."

"I'll listen to you," Jiang He readily agreed.

The two led the way into the ground floor shops. Wuhe waved, and Lynx directed three cannon fodder to pass Jiang He and scout ahead. Between the shops, most of the walls had collapsed, but there were also relatively intact exceptions. The engineering team was specifically tasked with dealing with this situation.

Miniature detonators blasted the wall apart, and three cannon fodder carefully stepped onto the rubble when suddenly a loud explosion erupted.

boom!
The booby trap detonated not directly in front of the team, but on their flank. A Night Warrior stepped on it and was instantly blown to pieces. This booby trap was extremely well concealed, coated with camouflage containing supernatural power.

Opposite the booby trap, two vampire warriors suddenly rose from the garbage heap, their eyes displaying an eerie calm. Two submachine guns were aimed at the team in front of them, but before they could pull the trigger, Jiang He turned around and threw a quenched throwing knife.

Whoosh!
The throwing knife exploded between the two men, like a hand grenade.

Jiang He has replenished his throwing knives to three hundred, one-third of which are engraved with a high-explosive matrix.

puff!
A cannon fodder stepped into a bear trap, the iron clamp snapped his leg bone, leaving him a bloody mess and causing him to scream in agony.

"help me!"

Whoosh!
Across the street, a rocket shot out from the upper floor of a building, accurately flying into the gap between the broken walls. Two cannon fodder soldiers who had just stepped forward were instantly reduced to minced meat along with the unlucky guy whose leg had been crushed.

Jiang He pulled out the Whale Song revolver, raised it, and fired.

boom!
The bullet pierced through more than a thousand meters, blasting a corner of the adjacent building. Four vampire warriors in a hidden position fell from the sky and crashed to the ground, turning into a bloody mess.

The team moved on.

The loss of four players created a somewhat depressing atmosphere within the team.

"Lynx, you lead ten men to the next door."

"Camel, you lead ten men ahead to scout the way."

Wuhe prepared to divide the team. He glanced at the blonde female officer, who was the boss's source of entertainment and deserved some care unless absolutely necessary.

"Xin Xin, you stay behind with Zi Shu and Huang Feng."

"Yes."

Nine-linked project is rapidly expanding among the ground-floor shops.

Explosions and rapid gunfire could be heard intermittently.

In the complex and realistic environment, every pebble could be dangerous. Jiang He was fully focused on checking the situation, with most of his attention on himself and Wu He.

As darkness fell, the teams arrived at Jingshui Residential Area and regrouped. Seven more cannon fodder soldiers died, along with one Night Warrior. The street fighting advanced rapidly by one kilometer. The reason for these deaths was that the surrounding area had been under their control not long ago.

I waited for a full three hours.

The bombardment by the vampire artillery regiment finally subsided.

Jiang He's entire body rippled with rhythmic energy, enveloping Building A of the Jingshui Residential Area in front of him.

"There are 32 people in total: one vampire viscount, two barons, and the rest are not nobles."

Jiang He's palm-sized steel sculpted frame perfectly replicates the shape of Building A, bringing the miniature figures of the hostile vampires to life.

Wuhe said, "Leave the Viscount to the boss. Zishu will lead the team to deal with the Baron on the second floor. Lynx, Wasp, and Camel, you all besiege the one on the third floor. The rest will be handled by the warriors."

Transparent intelligence means a huge advantage.

Jiang He stood up, pretending not to see her presence.

He walked openly up to Building A, even passing by a vampire warrior without the latter noticing.

The fourth floor, in the unit on the left.

The middle-aged viscount's face was grave; their communications had been interfered with by humans, and the signal was intermittent.

"...The Duke of Tucson's 20,000 private troops have arrived at the train station. A full-scale attack is about to begin. All units are ordered to hold their positions and not yield an inch of ground. Hold out until dawn... Lights will be restricted at night. Please pay attention to lighting conditions. Smoking is prohibited..."

The middle-aged viscount glanced at the cigar in his hand, scoffed, and completely ignored it. Frontline soldiers only need to fight to the death, but those at the rear have too many things to consider. Instead of arguing about smoking, it would be better to provide artillery support.

"A bunch of big shots, just like humans."

"Do you have any alcohol?"

"It's in the refrigerator, but it's out of power..."

The middle-aged viscount looked up in astonishment and saw a figure directly in front of him. When Jiang He interacted with the outside world, the corresponding effect of Concept Gene: Ignore Disappearance disappeared.

hum!
A flash of lightning reflected in his eyes, and his palm, enveloped in azure lightning, resembled the coldest blade in the world. This move was clearly aimed at achieving the ultimate sharpness and speed.

—Secret Technique: Lightning Flash.

The middle-aged viscount had never felt his body so heavy.

"Move!"

Swish!
Lightning severed the head, leaving a charred, blackened wound.

Jiang He reached into the neck and grabbed all the way to the heart, squeezing it until it burst and extracting the essence of the blood. The viscount, who was at the same level of life as her, was worth a taste for his nutrition.

"Report, Zishu has completed the mission."

"Report, this is Lynx, we've run into a bit of trouble here..."

Before the words were finished, a deafening explosion rang out, shaking the entire Building A. The vampire baron that the three of them were dealing with was stationed in the armory. Seeing that he was no match for them, he detonated several sets of rockets, and rubble fell down in a flurry.

"Report... Camel is dead, but Wasp and I are still alive."

"You two might as well just die too." Wuhe cursed into the communicator. The three of them had attacked the vampire baron, and there were other members accompanying them, but this was the result. The accident was definitely not small.

boom!
The already precarious Building A collapsed to the side above the fifth floor, sending up clouds of dust that completely blocked the street as it hit the ground. "This is the base vehicle. Report the number of personnel."

Luo Yeli's voice came through the communicator.

"35 people: 2 D-level, 2 E-level, 18 F-level, and 13 cannon fodder," Jiang He said.

"The regimental headquarters orders the Ninth Company to hold Building A. A squad will be delivering supplies, ammunition, and rocket launchers shortly. The engineer team is to immediately reinforce the bunker with super-materials, and the communications team is to stabilize the signal..."

After the call ended, Jiang He sat down on the old sofa to rest.

Beneath the surface, lightning destroys muscle fibers, while regenerative genes repair them. This process repeats repeatedly, strengthening the fibers. Then, the lightning penetrates deeper, targeting internal organs and ignoring the pain that reaches the bone marrow. The physique is being strengthened at a slow but steady pace.
Skin, flesh, internal organs, and bones are tempered in sequence.

The power of steel gradually returned to completeness from its imperfections, but at the same time, the drastic depletion of the regeneration gene led to extreme hunger, and Jiang He emptied most of the reserve military rations in the Moon Shadow Ring.

"It cannot be accomplished overnight."

"It could even be said that it is not as efficient as strengthening through blood absorption."

Jiang He maintained his Thunderous Body Tempering technique, but his interest had waned considerably, and his attention shifted to the creation of the secret technique.

During this time, Wuhe gathered the core members of the team, mainly Zishu, Shanmao, and Huangfeng. The next defense will be based on these three as nodes. If the same mistake as before occurs again, he is prepared to show no mercy.

"Commander Wu, what is my mission?" Xin Xin asked.

"You'll be in charge of the boss's daily life," Wuhe added, noticing there were quite a few people around. "The strongest fighting force is for dealing with the most dangerous enemies, and saving energy and stamina in normal times is beneficial for everyone."

"clear."

"In addition, all the vampire corpses are sent to the fourth floor. The boss has a forbidden item that requires blood to be drawn."

"Yes."

After the meeting, Wuhe checked the security inside the building. When his side attacked the building, the enemy had made personnel changes, and the number of defenders and the number of people killed did not match up; there was a difference of seven people.

"Commander Wu, we've discovered the basement," Wasp reported.

Wuhe followed the wasp to the basement entrance. The basement was cluttered and the environment was complicated, but faint breathing sounds could be heard, and there was more than one.

"How do you describe special training in this situation?"

"Clear your firepower; it's not advisable to waste cannon fodder."

Cannon fodder are still human beings, and although they are often spent on scouting, they are always more valuable than a few hand grenades.

"Then what are you still hesitating about?" Wuhe glared at him.

The wasp hesitated and said, "It might be... a human."

Even so, no one wanted to go down. The dead soldiers and cannon fodder were enough to show how dangerous Majui County was, and the guys inside were equally unwilling to come out.

Wuhe scoffed, "I just happen to have a few grenades on me, and there just happens to be breathing sounds in the basement. What a coincidence! It's just their fate to suffer this calamity."

Deng Deng Deng!
Several fragmentation grenades rolled into the basement.

boom!
Flames and shockwaves swept across the area, shards of debris flew everywhere, and faint screams and wails could be heard. Wasp's face paled as his guess was confirmed: the humans inside were most likely slaves kept by the vampires to provide blood.

"Alright, you just want me to bear the guilt. It's nothing serious. Go back to your post."

"Yes."

The wasp left with its head down, somewhat ashamed.

……

Dawn arrived quietly.

The blood moon disappeared, and dark clouds continued to blanket the earth as always.

Jiang He woke up on the sofa. In the dark world, a D-level source power user had not yet stopped sleeping and eating, and might even have a greater appetite due to increased physical exertion.

Not far away, a blonde female officer poured a glass of water and handed it to her.

Jiang He silently gave it a bad review, then took it and drank it all in one gulp.

On November 2nd, in the 100th year of the Night Calendar, if it weren't for the pervasive smell of gunpowder, the brief tranquility of the early morning would have given many soldiers the illusion of being in peacetime.

Boxes of military rations were distributed according to military rank.

Bullets, bandages, tools, etc., were redistributed equally.

Jiang He opened the military ration box. The lieutenant colonel's ration was of excellent quality. The energy bars tasted like fresh fruit, the chocolate was moderately sweet, and the aluminum can contained real pork. The fuel block was heated by a flame, so he could have a hot meal.

Seeing that Jiang He had finished eating, Xin Xin was itching to try it herself.

"Sir, I believe now is the perfect time."

"Not necessarily," Jiang He replied calmly.

The 3D images from the rhythm detection system show that tanks and heavy artillery opposite the Third Bridge have raised their muzzles.

On the riverbank, a series of blazing fires lit up simultaneously.

Boom boom boom!
The buildings on the south bank were bombarded by artillery fire, and each suffered varying degrees of damage. Mushroom-like plumes of smoke billowed up, and the shouts of battle coming from the opposite bank were like a bucket of cold water being poured over them.

"Good morning, Lieutenant Colonel Dijiang. This is the base vehicle. The upcoming attack is of the main offensive level. We can request fire support if necessary. We have two main battle tanks and some mortars."

"If you take good care of yourself, you'll be doing me a huge favor."

Before the shaking of Building A had stopped, the second round of bombing came. A shell fell into the fourth-floor apartment. Jiang He rubbed his forehead, and then his whole body was filled with lightning. His speed was greatly enhanced in an instant. He took a step and immediately arrived in front of the blonde female officer.

Secret Technique: Lightning Speed.

boom!
The impact, accompanied by flames, propelled debris and violently destroyed everything in the room.

For a fleeting moment, Xin Xin thought the young man would embrace her. Although bearing a direct descendant with the "space blink" gene was one of her superiors' orders, she had to admit that his inexplicably unremarkable face was as beautiful as the most exquisite gem in the world, always captivating.

boom!
Jiang He kicked Xin Xin more than ten meters away, almost sending her flying off the fourth floor. Then he turned around, clenched his fist, and his body became extremely solid, displaying an indestructible steel-like luster.

The explosion felt like a gentle breeze, and the rhythmic force of the punch made the impact as calm as still water.

"How about it."

"Several ribs are probably broken."

(End of this chapter)