A Post-Apocalyptic Journey to Another World

The entire area within a radius of several hundred kilometers of Pingyuan City was in complete chaos. News of the army's escape spread like wildfire throughout the city, and nearly half of Pingyuan City's population fled the city in an instant. More than ten million people completely exceeded the capacity of the transportation system, which had already been damaged for a year during the war.

Almost all highways and railways were paralyzed. Even in a megacity like Plains City, where traffic jams are common on ordinary days, the situation was even worse. Everyone was trapped on the roads, which quickly led to violence: stampedes, looting, and people killing each other before the orc army even arrived. The troops and police, also stranded on the road, were helpless.

Zhang Xi, the mastermind behind all this, who flapped his wings and then left without a trace, was completely unaware of the chaos. His intention was to use the angry crowd to prevent the army and police from withdrawing. He knew it would cause chaos, but he never expected it to escalate to this extent. It's fair to say that he changed the fate of over 30 million people in Pingyuan City!

As the assault team advanced, the cavern grew increasingly spacious. Soon, they were less than two hundred meters from the orc army's portal, and the gray werewolves within had been almost entirely wiped out. Xue Gang and Zhang Xi went ahead to observe the enemy situation. Upon their return, both men wore grave expressions. Orc soldiers continued to emerge from the portal. A cursory observation revealed that this vast underground space contained at least a thousand golden-maned lion-men, gray werewolves, and three to four hundred orcs—a stark disparity in strength.

Zhang Xi pointed to a depression about thirty meters in front of the cave entrance and said to Xue Gang, "We'd better split into three groups. One group will rush there to provide fire support, one group will stay at the cave entrance, and the other two groups will provide suppressive fire to cover the assault group's attack on the teleportation portal!"

In less than a minute, the commando team of over a hundred men split into three groups. Zhang Xi led his group and quickly rushed out of the cave. The nearest golden-maned lion-man suddenly noticed a group of strange humans wearing steel frames rushing in and didn't react for a moment. Zhang Xi seized the opportunity and shouted as he ran, "Gas!"

The forty-man commando team simultaneously raised their right arms, and with a series of muffled thuds, they used up all the gas and smoke grenades they had on them. Nearly a hundred gas and smoke grenades created a corridor of poisonous gas and smoke between the portal and the cavern!

The assault team, clad in full-face helmets, were completely unaffected. Using the corridor as cover, they advanced swiftly, engaging in no fighting whatsoever. When they encountered orcs, they simply pushed them aside. Time was of the essence; ensuring Zhang Xi and his team reached the portal was victory. Simultaneously, rear support fire erupted. The sudden attack stunned the unprepared orcs, many falling to the ground, snot running down their faces. In a single exchange, nearly a hundred golden-maned lion-men perished!

Zhang Xi's advance was blocked when he was only fifty meters from the teleportation portal. A small squad of orcs, averaging over two meters tall, with rough, green skin like rock, stood in their way. The orcs were blinded and tearing from the gas, but they were also enraged. Unable to see clearly, they charged into the smoke, colliding with the assault team!

This may be the first time that humans have gained the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat with orcs. Using individual exoskeleton systems, the assault team's basic strength was on par with the orcs. However, the advantage of their weapons and equipment immediately became apparent. They killed all nine mid-level bronze orc warriors at the cost of only one death and six minor injuries!

The golden-maned lion-men and gray werewolves on both sides kept trying to rush into the smoke, but they were all blocked by the dense fire net. After the initial panic, the orcs gradually calmed down. They separated some of their forces to attack the fire support team, and Xue Gang had to change his firepower. Zhang Xi and his team suddenly faced much greater pressure. As several shaman priests completed their spells, a gust of wind blew by, and the smoke quickly dissipated.

The assault team, emerging from the smoke, quickly became the target of the orcs' concentrated attack. At that moment, several missiles landed among the orc shamans who had just been casting spells. As several orc shamans were blasted into the sky, Zhang Xi visibly breathed a sigh of relief. In terms of the threat to the assault team, the orc shamans in the distance were far greater than the half-orcs in front of him, whose average strength was only bronze.

At this moment, two more missiles, trailing blue flames, flew towards the portal. One of them flew directly into the portal and disappeared without a trace, while the other exploded at the edge of the portal. However, after the flames from the explosion dissipated, the portal was completely undamaged!

This was exactly what Zhang Xi had expected. Without destroying the nodes set up by the shaman, the portal could not be destroyed!

As the humans were about to reach the assault team, the orcs disregarded casualties and charged at the assault team. Some of them were knocked down by the rear cover fire, while more rushed to the front of the assault team. Just as the assault team was about to be overwhelmed by the golden-maned lionmen, the five warriors on the outside looked at each other and pressed the red button on their arms in unison. The "Demon Tears" that had been implanted in the individual soldier exoskeleton system were instantly injected into their bodies.

The drug took effect almost instantly. The veins on the five soldiers bulged, their dark blue veins turning bright red. Heat emanated from their bodies, steam rising from their pores. Their eyes were bloodshot, almost blinding them. Most ordinary people would have lost their minds under the drug's influence, but they were the most elite soldiers, the very blood and flesh of the First Division! They remembered their mission.

Five men crashed head-on into a wall of flesh formed by dozens of golden-maned lion-men, like several heavy trucks colliding, the ground seemingly shaking. The golden-maned lion-men's charge was abruptly stopped. One warrior, using the giant bayonet attached to his left arm from his individual exoskeleton system, pierced the head of a golden-maned lion-manman with a single blow. Grabbing the corpse with his right hand, he swung it around like a wooden stake, smashing down five or six orcs in one swing. The warrior dropped the corpse, looked up, and roared, "Awooo!" His eyes were bloodshot, and drops of bloody tears streamed from his eyes. Anyone who used this drug became a crazed, bloodthirsty monster, resembling a demon, and would shed bloody tears from their eyes. This was why Gao Longzhi called this stimulant "Demon Tears."

The drugs remaining in their bodies continuously decomposed and recombined themselves at a microscopic level, enhancing their strength. This brought immense pain, while a strange pleasure brought by the increased power tormented these warriors along with the excruciating pain! The next 10 minutes were the moment when their bodies were at their strongest and weakest in their entire lives.

The other soldiers in the assault looked at their five comrades. Some of them had shared life-and-death experiences with each other, and many shed silent tears, but their actions were without the slightest hesitation. Everyone understood that since they had come, they had no intention of leaving alive! In their eyes, their lives had already been sacrificed the moment they decided to launch the assault. Now, there was only one goal: to reach the portal!

Meanwhile, more than ten soldiers from the rear cover group rushed out. Judging from their condition, they had also been hit by the Demon's Tears. The fire support group finally switched fire again to cover Zhang Xi and the others. The assault team finally arrived at a point thirty meters in front of the huge teleportation portal.

Facing the portal at such close range, this colossal spatial rift was completely surrounded by obsidian, inlaid with hundreds of magic crystals, with a deep blue flowing vortex in the center, like a giant eye reaching to the heavens. Everyone was shocked by it. However, despite the shock, the warriors did not forget their mission. Without the slightest hesitation, everyone rushed forward quickly. Victory was in sight!

Just then, Zhang Xi sensed two immense forces rapidly approaching—Gold-level! Zhang Xi's heart sank. Then, two enormous, dark green figures simultaneously stepped out of the teleportation portal—two more! Four Gold-level beings! A chill ran through Zhang Xi!

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