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Chapter 250: Self-destruction attack, empowering explosives, fighting to the death!

After the High Priest Lieyang gave the order, a group of low-level servants walked out from the periphery of the cultists.

They are only in the early to middle stages of the first level, and their compatibility with the scorching sun energy is very low. It is difficult for them to break through to the second level in this lifetime, and they are considered cheap consumables in the cult.

It is only necessary to sacrifice a part of the lower-level savages in order to forcibly promote those with better qualifications to first-level servants.

These people are often also the most loyal believers. The scorching sun has given them the opportunity to evolve, and they are willing to give up everything they have to realize the coming of the God of the scorching sun.

Many undercover missions and secret development of believers were completed by them.

Now, launching a bomb attack also depends on their fearless charge.

At this moment, twenty low-level Fiery Sun servants emerged in a row, and several second-level priests took a batch of 100-kilogram explosives from the logistics personnel.

It is called explosives, but it is actually traditional black powder.

The Cult of the Fiery Sun does not have a complete industrial system and cannot produce more powerful chemical drugs, such as standard explosives TNT or RDX.

Traditional black powder only requires one saltpeter, two sulfur, three charcoal, and a little sugar to achieve good results.

Apart from potassium nitrate, which is difficult to obtain, sulfur and charcoal are very cheap raw materials.

But it is obviously impossible to rely on the power of black powder to blow up the structure of the underground shelter ruins.

Fortunately, what the Cult of the Fiery Sun lacks the least is the increase in the power of explosions.

The energy of the scorching sun is constantly surging in their bodies, and they are worried about finding a suitable release outlet. Transferring it into the explosives can not only ease the contradictions in their bodies, but also enhance the power of the explosives in their hands, killing two birds with one stone.

After energy is injected and energized, the burning speed of the explosives inside the explosive pack is increased, and the raw materials can also undergo a full chemical reaction.

The power is enough to rival that of standard TNT explosives.

The twenty low-level Sun servants each carried ten kilograms of explosives, totaling as much as two hundred kilograms.

The power of the concentrated explosion is enough to blow up a reinforced concrete wall more than five meters thick. Ancient relics like underground shelters that have experienced thousands of years can easily be directly blown up and collapsed, burying these Templar Knights.

As the action began, the high priest slowly raised his hand and pointed at the scorching sun in the sky.

A shining point of light gathered from the tips of his fingers and slowly overflowed with an increasingly dazzling light.

This is the method of a third-level Fiery Sun God Envoy. He borrows the power of the Fiery Sun God to walk among the people and exterminate heretics.

As a former reserve envoy of God, the High Priest naturally understood this ability long ago, and his strength was far greater than that of an ordinary late-stage second-level warrior.

The power from the gods also makes the high priest far more powerful than his peers. For example, Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army, who is also at level 29, and Lang Ao, the leader of the wolf clan, find it difficult to match the high priest.

As for Bishop Zhang Hui of the Oasis Church, there is still a possibility of a one-for-one exchange if he fights to the death, but this place is close to the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone, and the high priest has an absolute geographical advantage.

At the peak moment of the scorching sun infusion, he is almost comparable to a third-level king.

Although he is now in his twilight years, he can destroy his former enemy, the Knights Templar from the Holy Spring Church, with just a few tricks.

As the energy of the Fiery Sun Curse at the fingertips transformed into countless fine threads and merged into the bodies of twenty low-level Fiery Sun servants, a thin line as bright as daylight appeared in the palm of their left or right hand.

These pure sun energies then began to spread towards the arms.

The high priest standing on top of the ruins spoke slowly:
"This is the blessing of the God of the Blazing Sun. With it, you can dispel the darkness beneath the earth and see everything clearly. Follow the guidance of this divine power, and it will point you in the direction of your enemies."

"The divine power will reach your brain in five minutes. It will then communicate with the scorching sun energy within you, completing the ignition and sacrifice. This will be your last chance. Otherwise, the explosives will be released along with the divine power and explode."

"But before that, you can also take the initiative to detonate. As long as you find traces of the enemy, don't hesitate."

"After completing the ritual, the divine power will absorb your souls and preserve them. When the Blazing Sun Divine Realm descends, it will guide you and your souls back to the Divine Kingdom!"

"The God of the Blazing Sun is watching over His most loyal believers. Let us, along with the Blazing Sun, witness your determination!"

After saying this, the twenty people carrying explosive packs on their feet faced the bright red sun in the east with excited expressions, raised their hands high, and put the tips of their left and right thumbs together to form a circle.

Place the scorching sun in the palm of your hand.

With tears in their eyes, they spoke in unison:
"Praise the sun!"

With each chant, the twenty first-level servants who were infused with the power of the scorching sun felt their blood surge, and their momentum continued to rise under the sunlight.

The aura emitted jumped three levels in a row, and many members were directly promoted to the late first level, and their strength suddenly increased greatly.

Everyone's face was flushed and their spirits were high.

Then, following the orders of several second-level priests, they entered the sewers through the nearby collapsed gaps, searching for the entrance to the shelter at the bottom.

The divine power in the palm of his hand also emitted a blazing light in the darkness, dispelling the darkness and allowing the group of fanatics to still bathe in the scorching sunlight.

Guided by the divine power within their bodies, they, who had fallen into madness, soon found the traces of the Knights Templar.

On the surface, after watching this group of believers enter the underground webway, the remaining priests and servants quickly left the place to avoid being affected by the subsequent explosion.

But the high priest did not sit back and wait for the enemy to be caught in a trap.

After fighting the Templars for so many years, he understood his enemy better than his enemy did.

These guys will definitely not surrender so easily. The life-and-death relationship between the two is bound to lead to a fierce battle.

But before that, he needed to ensure that no news of the battle here would leak out, especially information about the Cult of the Fiery Sun.

Even though the Holy Spring Cult is becoming increasingly corrupt and the major holy cities are no longer cooperating as they did in the past, as long as the Fiery Sun Cult reappears, the independent holy cities will undoubtedly find a suitable reason to reunite.

Use the crackdown on the Fiery Sun Cult to resolve its own internal problems.

This kind of situation is naturally what the high priest does not want to see. He is no longer the hot-headed and young boy he used to be.

While completing revenge, we need to give more consideration to the future fate of the Fiery Sun Cult.

Ensure that this move does not affect the grand strategy of the revival of the Divine Religion.

So while retreating, he continued to give orders:
"Six mid-level priests, four of whom are accompanied by their early-level priests, twelve in total, guarding the four directions of the ruins of the ancient Zhengzhou City to prevent the enemy from escaping."

"The rest of the first-order servants, spread out and continue searching for traces of the enemy."

"The remaining two mid-level priests and the six early-level priests will stay here with me and prepare for the final battle with the enemy Knight Commander!"

Everyone nodded and dispersed.

This time, the high priest brought a total of twenty-four priests, including those in the station, a total of twenty-five, while the opposing Templar brigade only had twelve second-level ones.

The strength ratio between the two sides is more than two to one.

In order to kill his mortal enemy, the Knight Commander, the High Priest did not hesitate to mobilize all the strength he had cultivated over the years, just to resolve some of the regrets in his heart before his soul returned to the kingdom of God.

A hundred meters away from the explosion site, the High Priest stared at the distant ruins with a flickering gaze. Even from a hundred meters away, he could clearly sense the vigorous vitality emanating from the Knight Commander's body, awakening the extinguished divine fire within him.

The power of the scorching sun was eager to burn the Knight Commander, just like a lost and dying man in the desert who saw the illusion of an oasis in the distance.

For this purpose, the scorching sun divine fire condensed by divine power began to inject purer energy into the high priest's decaying body, urging him to burn the target and complete the sacrifice.

At this moment, the knights in the deep underground shelter also instinctively sensed that danger was coming.

An unusual wave of heat energy was approaching the dark place where they were.

After recounting his past grudges, the Knight Commander slowly stood up and recovered.

His gaze turned towards the roof not far away, through the concrete slabs and loess, facing the high priest on the surface.

Both parties feel each other's presence.

On one side is the urgent desire for vitality, which ignites the flames of revenge; on the other side is the deep hatred for the curse of the scorching sun, which brings an instinctive sense of danger.

The next moment, the Knight Commander no longer hesitated and gave the order directly:

"The other two captains, take the six apprentice knights and escort the remaining thirty apprentices away. Break out from two directions. The remaining three apprentice knights, stay with me and hold back the main force of the Fiery Sun Cultists!"

After receiving the order, everyone took action.

Among the nine apprentice knights, the three oldest, almost a thousand old knights, immediately walked behind the Knight Commander and consciously stayed behind to cover their retreat.

They also participated in the siege of the Fiery Sun Cult and killed countless cultists of the Fiery Sun Cult. They have rich experience in fighting against cultists.

In addition, he is already in his twilight years. Even with the Holy Spring to prolong his life, his condition will gradually decline. It is better for him to stay and make use of his remaining energy.

Although the Knights Templar were the armed force of the church, they also adhered to the creed of chivalry.

Those who fear death will not choose to become a member of the Knights Templar, nor will they be able to pass the knighthood examination.

The two captains who then led the breakout, as well as the remaining six members, each took a portion of the high-level concentrated holy spring water in their own immortal holy armor and injected it into the holy armor of the four companions who remained.

In this way, the consumption in the previous encounter can be made up, and the four knights in the Knight Commander's Station can fight the cultists to the death in their prime.

After quickly completing everything, everyone evacuated and disappeared into the darkness in the southeast direction.

The Knight Commander pulled out a grenade launcher from his waist. This was a heavy firepower specially equipped for the Knights Templar. It was a 35mm standard howitzer, carrying armor-piercing or high-explosive ammunition. It could penetrate 20mm armor or cause effective damage within a radius of five meters.

Each person is equipped with 20 rounds of ammunition. If the logistics are sufficient, each apprentice will carry 100 rounds. Such firepower is enough to deal with most situations in the wasteland.

After all, apart from the first-rate forces, there are very few local second-rate forces or wanderers that have sufficient heavy firepower.

When suppressing or attacking stronger opponents, the Knights will have special heavy Holy Spring mechas equipped with 60mm rapid-fire cannons and large-caliber rockets.

At the same time, the Knight will also carry 120mm individual portable missiles. In short, the long-range firepower will not be too bad.

It’s a pity that this operation was originally the lowest level of suppression and recovery mission, otherwise he would not have brought fifty knight apprentices here to gain experience.

What they originally had to face were just some second-rate local family forces, the strongest of which was only in the middle stage of the second level.

Even if there are wanderers involved, they don't need to make too much preparation due to their excellent equipment and powerful firepower.

So when they set out, except for the Knight Commander and two other Knight Captains, who brought their own exclusive grenade launchers and twenty spare bullets, the other trainee knights did not fill out the application.

Unfortunately, what everyone is facing now is the once top forces, the now declining Fiery Sun Sect.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

As a sect that produced many third-level divine envoys in the past, the foundation of the Lieyang Divine Sect is much stronger than that of the first-class force Wangcheng. Six thousand years ago during the turbulent era of the old calendar, the other party was already active before the Battle of Shenli.

The worship of the scorching sun was already quite popular in the dark ages of ignorance.

As long as the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone exists and the Fiery Sun's self-ignition curse exists, this belief that stems from the fear of death will naturally continue.

What the Knight Commander has to do now is to put an end to the grudges and hatreds of this generation.

At the same time, the inheritance of the Lieyang Sect must also be cut off.

Otherwise, the Holy Spring Sect in the future will still have to face a terrifying force with a third-level inheritance.

When the enemy comes to eliminate him, the Knight Commander is also prepared to die with the enemy.

Being able to complete unfinished tasks from years ago in old age and put a perfect end to your life is also a perfect ending.

I hope that this achievement will be commemorated by the Immortal Saint himself, and that my soul will return to the Kingdom of God and meet the Lord of the Holy Spring.

"May the Holy Spring bless you! May the Saint bless you!"

As the Knight Commander pulled out his grenade launcher, the other three also raised their shields, turned off all light sources on their bodies, and formed a line of defense around the Knight Commander.

At the same time, use the heat source sensing of the Undead Holy Armor to scan for unknown dangers ahead.

The Cult of the Fiery Sun is fond of using self-destruction, especially when breaking through underground strongholds or defense lines, so engaging them in close combat in the dark would be very disadvantageous.

This kind of experience, which only veterans knew, was already very clear to the four people who stayed behind, so they made preparations immediately.

Soon, the only sound left in the airtight dark shelter was the rustling of footsteps.

That was the sound of insects and mice nearby, which were the main source of food for the deserters, and exploring shelters and ruins was also one of their main activities.

This is how Lin Feng was discovered.

Now, under the city of Zhengzhou, a deserted refuge has become a home for insects and rats, and a fierce battle is about to break out.

All I heard was a rapid rustling sound.

The next moment, a late-stage first-level cultist rushed out from the darkness with a bomb in his arms, looking excited.

His crazed face was already covered with glowing divine power veins, like a walking source of light. At the same time, the scorching sun energy surged, seeping out from the gaps in his veins all over his body.

It seemed as if the whole person would explode into pieces in the next second.

And as the knight commander raised his gun and fired.

The howitzer hit the enemy's head accurately.

Just hear a bang!
The fanatical believer, who was a first-level servant, exploded all over, and along with the ignited explosive pack, he turned into a ball of yellow and white fire a hundred meters away!

Directly blow up the space within a radius of ten meters.

The passage leading into the shelter collapsed, revealing the sewer and the ground above.

Amidst the smoke and dust, several more cultists launched self-destructive charges one after another from other directions towards the dark area where the Knight Commander and his four companions were!
(End of this chapter)