Age of Calamity in Swallowed Star

Chapter 103: An Inch of Fortress for an Inch of Blood (Part 1)!

While the Mountain City Fortress was bustling with martial artist recruitment.

A fierce battle was erupting thousands of miles away on the edge of the southwestern rainforest.

On the battlefield, a mix of blood and fire, the fight between humans and monsters has always been a matter of life and death.

Jiehe Fortress.

As one of the twelve large fortresses under the Southwest Fortress, its strategic location is particularly important.

Once this fortress is breached.

Countless monsters from the depths of the rainforest will be able to drive straight in, attack the southwest region, and then threaten the rear of Great Xia.

Therefore.

The gain or loss of Jiehe Fortress is related to the safety of half the country.

Da da da!!!

Boom boom boom!!!

...

Facing the tide of beasts head-on, the entire Jiehe Fortress is like a war behemoth awakening, baring its fangs and claws at the successive waves of monsters.

Heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, mountain guns, heavy artillery, rapid-fire cannons, rockets, armor-piercing shells... countless heavy firepower intertwined into a dazzling barrage, frantically pouring into the tide of beasts.

Awoo... Oooo!!

Roar!!

Awoo!!

...

Amidst the ferocious roars, countless monsters were instantly reduced to ashes.

On the ground, dense black pits appeared one after another.

Despite this, the tide of beasts was still approaching at an alarming rate.

Not far away, a vast river, several hundred meters wide, surrounded the entire fortress like a silk ribbon.

This wave of beasts, composed of countless reptiles, arthropods, and fish-type monsters, was vast and mighty, numbering over a billion.

Boom boom!!

Bombers and fighter jets, fully loaded with ammunition, took off from Jiehe Fortress and swooped down into the tide of beasts.

The bomb bay doors of the bombers opened wide.

One high-explosive bomb after another was continuously dropped into the tide of beasts, causing bursts of explosions.

At the same time, huge gun barrels extended from the bellies of the fighter jets.

"Rumble rumble—"

"Rumble rumble—"

"..."

Endless scorching flames spewed from each gun barrel, directly covering the beast tide below.

The high-temperature flames, reaching thousands of degrees, instantly burned a large number of monsters to death or injury.

The warplanes soared away.

The enveloping high-temperature flames quickly spread, causing considerable damage to the tide of beasts.

However.

These losses were nothing more than a drop in the bucket for the enormous tide of beasts, which already numbered over a billion.

At the same time.

Within the tide of beasts, some huge Beast General-level monsters crouched low and lurked within.

Taking advantage of the warplane formation diving down, they suddenly soared from the beast swarm and pounced towards them.

In the sky, clusters of dazzling fire erupted.

In just one bombing run, thirty to forty warplanes were destroyed by the monsters.

However, the bombing operation continued.

Inside the Jiehe Fortress command center.

A group of staff officers watched this scene, their faces ashen.

Several kilometers away from the direct path of the beast tide's charge.

A massive steel and concrete fortress stood in the mountains, forcibly blocking the path of these monsters.

The mottled city walls were imprinted with the traces of war, and black gun barrels protruded from the walls, aiming at the beast tide and unleashing a barrage of "rumbling" fire.

At this moment.

Hundreds of figures were densely gathered on the black city walls, which were dozens of feet high.

Most of them were War General-level martial artists, with a few high-level warriors.

Looking at this endless, seemingly inexhaustible tide of beasts, everyone's face was bitter.

"News from the Jingji Garrison."

A burly War General ran quickly, shouting loudly: "Jiangnan Fortress's First War God, Gun King Wu Zhinan, is approaching and will arrive in half an hour at most."

"In addition, the Dark Night Mercenary Group's Dragon King, Chen Xuan, and the four War Gods, Huang Shaoying and Mu Bingyao, are also on their way, and are expected to arrive within an hour and a half!"

"Finally here."

"We're saved!"

"More War Gods are coming to support us!"

...

The tense martial artists cheered excitedly, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

At the very front of these figures.

Two War God martial artists from the Jingji Garrison support force stood tall.

Above their heads, thousands of streams of light descended from the sky, smashing heavily into the tide of beasts.

Mushroom clouds rose one after another on the horizon.

The sky was trembling.

The earth was cracking.

Facing the deafening roar, the two of them did not flinch or evade, but quietly watched the successive waves of monsters in the distance, their expressions as usual.

"Bo Xishan, do you think we can hold out until Huang Shaoying and the others arrive?" The older middle-aged War God asked.

The other War God, Ye Jiancheng, nodded lightly, with a hint of gratification on his face:

"Probably no problem. Based on the ferocity of these beast tides and our firepower configuration, this city can hold out for another half a day!"

"In half a day, Huang Shaoying should be able to run from Mountain City Fortress to here, unless... he's crawling."

"Hahaha..."

Saying that, the two War Gods looked at each other and burst into hearty laughter.

The two War Gods' demeanor of talking and laughing in the face of the endless tide of beasts deeply infected the martial artists behind them.

For a moment, everyone's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

He glanced at his companion and continued, "I heard that Ma Qingfeng and Jia Yi went to Mountain City to hold the Blazing Plains Medal awarding ceremony for War God Lin Ye."

"That's the 'Blazing Plains Medal,' only four have appeared in Great Xia's history!"

"He's undoubtedly deserving... I just saw on the Martial Artist Forum that Lin Ye injured a beast with one punch, and subdued Hong's three personal guards by using psychic power."

"Moreover, he actually represented Great Xia's War Gods and took the initiative to challenge Hong, and finally fought to a draw... This strength is simply invincible!"

"Do you think he should be called Peak War God, or Invincible War God?"

"..."

Bo Xishan shook his head, looking at the battlefield filled with smoke in the distance, a thoughtful expression on his face:

"Do you think a Peak War God like Lin Ye can break through this tide of beasts and kill their leader?"

"Absolutely no problem!"

Speaking of Lin Ye, a fanatical worship appeared on Ye Jiancheng's face.

Since the advent of the Cataclysm, Hong has been a mountain pressing on the heads of all martial artists.

No one can cross it.

In fact, no one even dares to challenge him.

But now, Lin Ye has appeared!

As Great Xia's youngest War God, he has fearlessly challenged the world's number one powerhouse!

"An eighteen-year-old Peak War God, subduing City 042 and being awarded the Blazing Plains Medal, smashing a beast with one punch, actively challenging Hong... This kind of genius martial artist is the hope of our entire Great Xia, hahaha!"

"Yes, with such a genius, our Great Xia will not be destroyed by a mere tide of beasts!"

"Report, three minutes ago, the two major positions of Niu Shou Mountain and Lan He Mountain were breached by the tide of beasts, Regiment Commander Luo and his six thousand soldiers... all sacrificed!"

"..."

Bo Xishan and Ye Jiancheng were silent.

After a while.

Another piece of information was sent.

"The south wall of Jiehe Fortress is under siege by a group of high-level Beast Generals, War General Wu and Regiment Commander Zhou have already led people up..."

After speaking, the intelligence officer fell silent.

"..."

"Let's go, the two of us will take the lead and go out for a stroll to kill the beast tide's offensive spirit!!"

Hearing these two pieces of news, War God Ye Jiancheng spoke calmly.

As if fighting monsters was just a walk, commonplace.

The surrounding War Generals, warriors, and martial artists all showed admiration and yearning.

They knew very well in their hearts.

Every War God of Great Xia is a super expert who has emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and their state of mind has long been as firm as steel.

"I think it's feasible!"

Hearing Ye Jiancheng's words, Bo Xishan nodded lightly, looking at the increasingly close and ferocious tide of beasts.

"Even if we are not as terrifying as War God Lin Ye, we are also War Gods!"

"We will let Jiehe Fortress see the strength of the War Gods!!"

Now that Great Xia already has more outstanding successors.

Their group of older generation martial artists can also go all out.

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