DipNovel Chapter 148 The Dragon's Might Descends! One Man with One Gun Saves Several Compatriots!
Chapter 148 The Dragon's Might Descends! One Man with One Gun Saves Several Compatriots!
"Huff... huff..."
Li Han staggered through the pile of flesh, his gold-rimmed glasses long gone, his usually well-maintained slicked-back hair now a mess.
He rushed to Lu Sheng's side, not even bothering to catch his breath, and pointed at the pitch-black sea, his pupils contracting violently.
"Major Lu...Major Lu!"
"No! This is wrong!"
Lu Sheng glanced down at him, his hand still wiping the dragon claw: "Speak clearly."
Li Han swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing his wildly pounding heart. His voice became shrill with extreme fear: "Just now... when you were killing those heavily armored monsters, my eyes saw..."
With trembling fingers, he poked his eyeball: "In the sea, five kilometers away, there are several black lights."
"Black?" Lu Sheng paused, his eyelids lifting slightly.
"Yes! That kind of black... although it's not as pure as the color on your body, it still exudes an aura of death!" Li Han spoke very quickly, afraid that if he spoke too slowly, Lu Sheng would treat it as nonsense. "They stayed there without moving. Just now, the moment those heavily armored monsters were all dead, those orbs of light... disappeared."
Li Han looked up abruptly, his face filled with horror: "They're organized! First they send cannon fodder to their deaths to test firing positions, then they send elite monsters to probe high-end combat power! This isn't the instinct of wild beasts, it's tactics!"
"They're watching us!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan and Zhang Yi, who had just walked over, suddenly stopped in their tracks, their faces turning deathly pale.
The thing I feared most still happened.
It's not the sheer number of monsters that's scary, it's the monsters with culture.
Once the zombie horde has a unified command and understands tactical coordination and troop deployment, the nature of this battle will change completely.
This is not a natural disaster.
This is a life-or-death war between two species.
"understood."
Lu Sheng nodded, his eyes gleaming with golden light. His face showed no sign of panic, but rather the interest of a hunter who had discovered a cunning fox.
"It seems this time they're not just giving away experience points, they're also giving away a big gift package."
He turned to look at Chen Yan, his voice calm: "General Chen, do you remember the floating corpse tide at Purple Gold Mountain? This time, there have probably been leader-level floating corpses among them!"
That was just an appetizer.
"The real battle is just beginning."
Chen Yan took a deep breath, nodded heavily, and turned to the communications soldier, yelling, "All personnel on high alert! Take turns resting, and ensure ammunition resupply immediately! Turn on all the searchlights!"
The sea breeze grew stronger, carrying with it a damp, fishy smell.
The port, which had been bustling with excitement due to the great victory, quickly fell silent. Soldiers huddled in their trenches, clutching their rifles, the aroma of braised pork still lingering in their mouths, their eyes fixed on the dark, churning sea.
An atmosphere of "oppression" quietly spread through the air, so heavy that it was hard to breathe.
late at night.
A thick layer of white fog rose from the sea without warning.
The fog arrived extremely quickly, engulfing the sea surface in just a few minutes and spreading wildly along the seawall towards the shore, instantly reducing visibility to less than fifty meters.
The entire port was shrouded in a deathly, pale silence.
"Everyone on alert! Listen for sounds and pinpoint their location!!" Zhang Yi roared.
Just then.
From the depths of the thick fog, a cacophony of sounds could be faintly heard.
It wasn't the iconic roar of the floating corpse.
But...
The cries of humans.
"Help... Don't shoot..."
"I won't leave... I won't leave..."
"Mom...I'm scared..."
The sound was shrill and desperate, carried by the damp, cold sea breeze into the ears of every soldier, sending chills down their spines and making their hearts clench.
As the fog churned, thousands of ragged, staggering figures gradually emerged from the white mist.
That's a person.
A living, breathing person.
There were several thousand survivors, men and women, young and old.
Their hands were bound behind their backs with rough wire, and ropes were around their necks, making them look like a herd of livestock being driven toward the defensive line.
Behind them, countless grotesque-looking corpses floated close together.
The floating corpses hunched over, their bodies completely tucked behind the refugees, their sharp bone claws pressed against the refugees' backs or carotid arteries.
Some of the floating corpses even rested their chins on the shoulders of the refugees, their deathly gray eyes peering through the gaps in the refugees' hair, staring maliciously at the soldiers on the defensive line.
If the refugees dare to stop, or if shots are fired from ahead, the claws will instantly pierce their bodies.
"These...these beasts!!"
Standing on the command platform, Zhang Yi's eyes widened in fury the moment he saw the scene through his binoculars. He nearly shattered his steel teeth, and blood trickled down his chin.
"Despicable! Absolutely despicable!!"
Zhou Hai slammed his fist into the sandbag, his eyes red-rimmed.
These damned bastards have actually learned to use hostages!
"Help me! Please don't shoot! I'm a student at Hanwu City No. 3 Middle School!"
"Don't shoot... I don't want to die..."
The refugees cried out, pushed and shoved by the floating corpses behind them, as they approached the defensive line step by step.
Three hundred meters.
Two hundred meters.
One hundred meters!
The soldiers on the defensive line had their fingers on the triggers, but they couldn't press them down.
Those were their compatriots, and perhaps even their long-lost relatives or neighbors.
Just minutes ago, they were proud of protecting these people; now, they're pointing their guns at them?
"Commander! What do we do?! Should we attack or not?!"
A machine gunner turned around, tears streaming down his face, and roared, "I can't do it!!"
Zhang Yi's hand, gripping the walkie-talkie, was bulging with veins, his nails digging deep into his palm.
beat?
Those were the lives of thousands of innocent people. If that bullet were fired, Zhang Yi would be a sinner for all time, and he would live in nightmares for the rest of his life.
Do not hit?
Once the horde of zombies infiltrates the defensive line and uses these refugees to break through the formation, tens of thousands of people behind them, including these soldiers, will all die!
This is an unsolvable deadlock.
It is the ultimate test of human nature.
Just then, a sharp screech came from the horde of corpses.
The floating corpses hiding behind the refugees seemed to sense the humans' hesitation. A bloodthirsty red light flashed in their eyes, and their shoving became even more violent. Some of them couldn't hold back any longer and opened their foul-smelling mouths to bite down on the refugees' shoulders.
"ah!!"
The screams intensified instantly, and the blood stimulated the horde of corpses, causing the commotion to become even more violent.
The defensive line is about to collapse, not because of firepower, but because of psychological defenses.
Zhang Yi closed his eyes in anguish, and two streams of hot tears rolled down his cheeks.
He took a deep breath, opened his mouth with trembling hands, and prepared to give that cruel order.
"Everyone..."
"Wait a minute."
A cold voice abruptly interrupted him.
Lu Sheng appeared at the forefront of the defense line at some unknown time.
He stared blankly at the approaching refugees, his eyes showing no emotion, neither pity nor hesitation.
"Zhang Yi, if you had shouted that, thousands of people would have died, and your brothers behind you would have died too."
Lu Sheng turned his head and gave him a cold glance: "Is this the result you wanted to see?"
"Then...what else can we do?!" Zhang Yi roared in despair, his voice hoarse. "What can I do?! I can't just watch the position fall!"
"Watch."
Lu Sheng uttered two words.
next second.
"boom!"
The ground beneath his feet instantly shattered, sending debris flying everywhere.
Instead of rushing into the crowd and wreaking havoc as everyone expected, Lu Sheng soared into the sky like a roc spreading its wings!
He flew directly over the heads of those thousands of refugees!
While suspended in mid-air, Lu Sheng's eyes burst forth with golden light, and his chest trembled.
"roar----!!!"
A dragon's roar originating from ancient bloodlines, mixed with a tangible dragon's might, erupted from him!
A terrifying pressure, as if the sky were collapsing and the earth were sinking, instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.
This is not just about being loud; it's an absolute crushing force from a life-level perspective!
The low-level floating corpses that had been hiding behind the refugees with their faces contorted in rage suddenly stiffened under the absolute suppression of the superior beings. Their hands, which had been gripping the refugees, involuntarily loosened, and instinctive fear flashed in their eyes. Their movements paused briefly.
It was this moment of stillness!
"Clang!"
The Dragon Devouring Spear appeared out of thin air, leaving a golden spear beam that stretched for more than ten meters in the sky.
Lu Sheng landed like a meteor falling to earth, precisely at the very back of the refugee group—among the floating corpses of the elites responsible for overseeing the battle!
"die!!"
The spear swept across, its golden light like a wheel.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
Dozens of hideous heads shot into the sky, black blood gushing out like a fountain.
Those floating corpses that were holding refugees hostage were beheaded instantly before they even had a chance to react!
"A bunch of idiots! What are you all standing there for? Run to either side!!"
Lu Sheng landed, his spear thudded, shattering the ground, and he let out a roar.
Overwhelmed by the dragon's might and witnessing the monsters being killed behind them, the refugees finally reacted. Their survival instincts unleashed astonishing power, and they screamed as they scattered and fled to the open spaces on both sides, revealing the horde of zombies that had been hidden behind them.
Zhang Yi suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the suddenly cleared firing line, and roared with ecstatic joy, "Fire!! Give them a good blast!!"
"Da da da da—!!"
The pent-up anger erupted instantly.
Without the cover of their human shields, the horde of zombies behind them was instantly exposed to a dense barrage of fire, and were riddled with bullets and gore, with limbs flying everywhere.
Lu Sheng stood at the forefront of the zombie horde, one man and one gun, like an unbreakable reef, firmly blocking all the monsters that tried to counterattack.
however.
Just when the situation had reversed and everyone thought victory was in the bag.
"Sizzle—sizzle—"
A piercing busy tone came from the walkie-talkie in Zhang Yi's hand.
Followed by.
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching scream came from the walkie-talkie; it was the voice of the sentry on the back mountain!
"ah--!!"
"Behind us! They're behind us!!"
"Something's climbing up the cliff!! It's...it's a floating corpse..."
"Snap!"
The sound of bones cracking was clearly audible, followed by a chilling chewing sound.
Lu Sheng suddenly turned around and looked towards the cliff, his pupils slightly contracting.
That was the exact location where he had previously discovered the Dragon Blood Vine.
Feint to the east while attacking in the west.
The floating corpses and refugees in front are just a decoy; the real killing move is there!
P.S.: Today's update (rounded up, 5 chapters, 10,000 words). Anyone reading? My inbox is a bit slow 0.0, please urge me to update, please give me some free gifts, I'm begging you.