Dawn of the Super Seminary

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It is now the sixteenth day of the first month of the Chinese calendar.

In Cobb County, north of Atlanta, only ruins remain.

Many of the high-rise buildings there were destroyed by artillery shells, and the whole city was filled with ruins and billowing smoke.

The once prosperous town has now been completely destroyed by war.

Countless collapsed houses and trees that had not yet been burned seemed to tell the story of the terrible disaster that had struck this place.

The acrid smell of gunpowder and burning firewood mixed together, polluting the air in the city.

In particular, the northeast and southwest directions of this small town are where a large number of destroyed mechanical weapons have been gathered.

Countless tanks and armored vehicles, like the trees, emitted thick black smoke, filling the small town with an unpleasant burning smell.

Yes, yesterday evening, Mu Xingchen led the US military to attack the Mofei Legion stationed in this Kob County.

Together with General Connor, who was holding the southwestern position, they launched a general offensive against Murphy.

Despite the fact that the Morpheus army outnumbered them and had demon squads to assist them.

But Mu Xingchen and General Connor's combined forces consisted of nearly two armored divisions of mechanized weaponry.

Most importantly, General Connor also possesses long-range missile systems, which can severely strike the Murphy army defending the city.

Although there may be ground-to-air firepower capable of intercepting it, this is, after all, a surprise attack from two sides.

Even though Mo Fei and his group possessed unconventional abilities and advanced mechanical weaponry, they were still overwhelmed and disorganized.

Because in that battle, both Mu Xingchen and Connor used all their firepower.

They were acting as if they were going to fight Mo Fei to the death.

That's why Cobb was destroyed in this way.

Oh, actually, you can't say that. This county town was originally attacked by the Taotie.

Their fighting with Mo Fei was at most limited to a secondary bombing of some of the city's outskirts.

The houses and buildings in the center of the city were not destroyed by them.

Or perhaps it wasn't entirely destroyed by them. [Could it be that, while being overwhelmed by attacks on both sides, Admiral Connor seized the opportunity to launch long-range missile strikes, damaging some buildings within the city?]

The raid began at 7 p.m., and the troops marched for three hours to reach the vicinity of Kob.

During this time, Mu Xingchen also encountered a small group of Mo Fei Army soldiers who came to harass their eighth wave.

The result, of course, was that they were completely annihilated by the American troops under Mu Xingchen's command, and annihilated quickly at that.

After all, those Mo Fei soldiers were there to harass the enemy, and they weren't equipped with many mechanical weapons.

Naturally, they were no match for Mu Xingchen's army, which had launched a full-scale attack.

But the worst thing was that they encountered the enemy halfway and their time to launch the general offensive was delayed.

Their attack exposed their midnight raid on Cobb.

This gave Mo Fei and his men, who were holding out in the city, some time to react.

Although this is indeed bad news, everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

Although Mo Fei knew in advance that Mu Xingchen and Connor were going to attack him from both sides at the same time.

However, the two units he sent out to harass the enemy were completely wiped out by the US army.

This weakened Mo Fei's army, reducing their force of over 40,000 to only 30,000 during the decisive battle at night.

Even so, the battle was extremely fierce.

Whether it was Mu Xingchen's American army of less than 6,000 men or Connor's American army of only 10,000 men.

Facing an army of more than twice their size, they were almost completely wiped out.

Fortunately, Mo Fei's side didn't fare well either; his 30,000-strong army was reduced to less than 2,000 human soldiers.

As for the demon squadrons, they were all wiped out.

Most of them are pseudo-first-generation demons; only a few truly reach the level of a first-generation demon.

Even a true demon is nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter before Qi Lin's divine sniping and Leng's blazing sword.

Moreover, there are 800 Chinese soldiers equipped with Flame-class armor-piercing rounds that can easily kill mutated demons.

So those seemingly impressive demon squads are nothing but chickens and dogs in front of real super soldiers.

Those guys can only scare ordinary people. Even if some can shoot fireballs, they still don't pose a significant threat to well-equipped armies and super soldiers. [Mainly referring to the military]

The pseudo-first-generation mutated demons can be killed by ordinary bullets. The true first-generation demons are better off, but can still be killed by high-powered bullets or armor-piercing rounds. Only the second generation can be completely immune to ordinary bullets.

If the third generation are true gods, then the second generation are demigods. As for the first generation, they are just super-genetic life forms. Apart from being stronger than ordinary people, the first generation is really nothing special.

Regardless of the circumstances, they won this battle where fewer people attacked more.

They won, and they lost.

Because the sacrifices made in this decisive battle were simply too great.

Both soldiers and mechanized forces suffered far too many losses.

Mu Xingchen is doing alright, since he has a wind barrier that can protect him from enemy artillery fire.

Therefore, his armored forces did not suffer serious losses; they simply ran out of shells.

On the other hand, General Connor's mechanized forces had almost four-fifths destroyed by the enemy!

Saying they suffered heavy casualties is an understatement!

In addition to damage to mechanized weapons, many U.S. soldiers also lost their lives.

Even with super soldiers like Mu Xingchen and Qi Lin present, the 6,000-meter Nationalist army was reduced to only about 1,000 men.

Of the eight hundred soldiers belonging to China, most of them were killed, and now only a little over three hundred remain.

As for General Connor's side, that armored division of 10,000 men was reduced to less than 700! [Originally more than 10,000, but many were lost due to enemy harassment along the way.]

Without the help of super soldiers, the ordinary American soldiers suffered heavy losses against the mutated demons and enemy artillery.

But they still managed to defeat an enemy force that outnumbered them by more than twice their size thanks to their indomitable will!

The main problem was that Mo Fei's mechanized units lacked ammunition; otherwise, with fewer attackers and more defenders, this battle would have been impossible to win.

Even after this battle, the combined number of survivors from their two armored divisions was only 1,700.

Even if you include the Chinese soldiers under Mu Xingchen's command, there are only two thousand survivors in total.

Many of them were injured; not all two thousand people were physically healthy.

This decisive battle was indeed extremely fierce.

In just one night, tens of thousands of lives were lost in the small town of Kob.

Whether they were American soldiers or Chinese soldiers, they would never be able to go home again, never see their loved ones again...

Fortunately, the battle, which lasted for more than nine hours, finally came to an end at dawn.

It is 7:15 AM Eastern Time.

General Connor has already joined forces with Mu Xingchen's army from the southwest to the northeast.

Both sides gathered the captured Mofei soldiers together in one place.

Of course, the total number of enemy soldiers captured was also close to two thousand.

They're almost equal to the remaining number of US troops.

But what they had over the US army was that many of the US army's two thousand men were wounded.

Strictly speaking, the combined number of US and Chinese troops still capable of fighting is only about 1,200.

None of the prisoners were injured; they surrendered voluntarily by laying down their weapons.

At this moment, the Mofi soldiers who had voluntarily become prisoners of war were surrounded by American troops in a wide square awaiting trial.

However, these surrendered prisoners were all ordinary human soldiers, not genetically modified mutated demons.

It's not that Mo Fei's demon squadron was wiped out to the point that not a single demon remained.

Could it be that cunning fellow who, seeing the unfavorable situation halfway through the battle, simply led a squad of personal guards and fled?

They abandoned the human soldiers used as cannon fodder to cover their retreat.

It was precisely because of this approach that the human commanders of the Mo Fei army surrendered with their troops.

After all, their commander-in-chief (leader) had run away, so there was no point in them continuing to fight to the death.

At this point, surrendering and begging for one's life is the most important thing.

Meanwhile, in Marietta Square, Mu Xingchen, covered in blood, was "discussing" with James the fate of the enemy prisoners. [The blood was from killing mutated demons.]

Moreover, the two did not get along well and seemed to be arguing.

"Impossible. You should have heard of my rules. I don't accept prisoners, especially not scum who have betrayed human civilization."

Mu Xingchen had a half-smoked cigarette dangling from his lips, his face etched with exhaustion. [The cigarette from his portable military rations]

There is no doubt that he played a significant role in dealing with those demon squads.

Although those first-generation and pseudo-first-generation mutated demons were like soft tofu and rotten watermelons in front of his dark alloy longsword.

But he was really tired after killing hundreds of small monsters all by himself.

Keep in mind that he was targeting Mo Fei's most elite special forces battalion with swords.

Although those mutated demons cannot fly, their claws are extremely sharp, and they wear armor, so it still takes some effort to kill them.

In addition, he also shielded his mechanized units from a large area of ​​artillery fire before engaging the enemy in close combat.

The consumption was considerable.

[Those flying, fireball-throwing red-skinned demons were mainly dealt with by Qi Lin and Leng Sha. Mu Xingchen didn't reveal his ability to transform into an angel because dealing with these weaklings didn't require him to be serious, let alone use his full strength.]

"Our soldiers suffered too many casualties and are too exhausted to clean up the battlefield. We can temporarily take these prisoners and try them after we've extracted all their remaining value from them."

James remains steadfast in his principle of "making use of waste" and refuses to budge.

He wasn't overflowing with saintly compassion and wanted to forgive the enemy on behalf of the soldiers who died in battle.

He simply wanted to use these prisoners to finish up the post-war work.

The purpose was to collect corpses and burn them to prevent the spread of plague, as Atlanta is located in a subtropical region with a mild climate.

"The number of enemy prisoners is about the same as ours, and almost half of ours are seriously wounded and unable to fight. Apart from them and the soldiers responsible for taking care of them, we only have about a thousand combat-ready men."

"If it's just about cleaning up the battlefield, we don't need prisoners to help us at all. Let the soldiers rest for a day, and we can clean up the battlefield tomorrow. There's no need for us to risk gambling on whether they will rebel."

As he spoke, Mu Xingchen took the cigarette out of his mouth and flicked off the ash.

In fact, he had quit smoking many years ago, and he didn't smoke even during the year he was fighting evil abroad.

He was just too tired from killing demons, and seeing the massive casualties of his own army made him feel extremely depressed.

That's why I started smoking again.

He wanted to use nicotine to stimulate the brain to release dopamine to relieve his tense nerves.

After all, far too many people sacrificed their lives in this decisive battle. [This mainly refers to the Chinese soldiers he knew well.]

At that moment, Leng, also covered in blood, was not far from Mu Xingchen. [Leng was now appearing as an angel in silver armor.]

Of course, Qi Lin was also there, but compared to Leng and Mu Xingchen, two super warriors who mainly fought in close combat, she was almost completely free of blood.

It was just covered in some dust kicked up by artillery shells.

They had both put in a lot of effort fighting the demon squadron, so the two women did not participate in Mu Xingchen and James's "discussion".

Especially Qilin, she was in a very bad mood right now.

Many Chinese soldiers were killed by mutated demons while trying to protect her, the sniper.

At that time, Mu Xingchen was busy fighting off the Claw Demons of the Saber Special Forces Battalion, Leng was busy defending against the Red-skinned Demons that could shoot fireballs in the air, and Qi Lin was just providing support below, but there were too many enemies, and some inevitably slipped through and attacked her.

This also included Lieutenant An Kangkang, Chen Guanhong, Zheng Guang, and other junior officers in the Huaxia Army.

With such heavy casualties occurring all at once, Qi Lin must be feeling incredibly depressed.

Fortunately, Leng, who has a strong mentality, was there to comfort her.

She wasn't exactly having a mental breakdown or anything, she was just a bit listless.

"Does Commander Mu really have to do things his own way?"

Clearly, James was a little unhappy that Mu Xingchen kept contradicting him.

After all, his army had suffered too many casualties, and he was their commander-in-chief and the first to launch the decisive battle.

It can be said that they bear an enormous and inescapable responsibility!

Now that "he" insists on killing all the surrendered prisoners, he is naturally unhappy.

"What? Major General James, are you questioning my decision?"

Mu Xingchen realized that James's words had a hidden meaning.

So he squinted and gave the guy who dared to disobey his orders a disapproving look.

I don't even feel like smoking anymore.

"..."

Seeing the sharp (unpleasant) look in the other person's eyes, James pursed his lips and remained silent.

But you could still tell from his face that he was dissatisfied with the head commander who did things his own way.

Just then, Ryan walked quickly over from the side.

"Commander Mu, a captured enemy officer wishes to see you."

Ryan was busy interrogating the prisoners with Colonel Ineson in the square.

He was unaware that his superior had argued with their commander-in-chief.

Moreover, the enemy officer's original words were that he wanted to see their supreme commander.

It wasn't a specific request to see Mu Xingchen.

Brigadier General Ryan felt that neither General Connor nor his superior James represented the Supreme Commander on the battlefield.

That's why he came specifically to tell the global defense commander jointly appointed by the alliance about the situation.

"Why do you want to see me?"

Seeing that someone had disrupted his unpleasantness with James, Mu Xingchen also planned to take this opportunity to put the matter behind him.

He then put the nearly empty cigarette back into his mouth and took another puff.