Chapter 187 Psychic Marksman <TOC> Chapter 189 Nocturnal Conflict
Translator: SumTLMan
The fierce recoil of the 20mm anti-materiel sniper rifle required a massive muzzle brake to mitigate, causing a strong gust of air to sweep the nearby ground with each shot, raising dust.
Firing a single shot would reveal one’s position.
Almost as soon as Li Mu issued the command, the anti-tank missile positioned above fired.
Guided by the laser, the heavy missile followed the direction of the laser guidance, spiraling through the air at high speed.
Seconds later, the missile accurately flew into the window of a building a kilometer away, resulting in a violent explosion.
A cheer erupted from the position.
The tide-like onslaught of Bloodthirsty Beasts continued to pour in relentlessly, but Li Mu seemed like a steadfast nail, firmly nailed to the position.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the Bloodthirsty Beasts’ assault suddenly halted. The beasts charging the defense line no longer appeared ferocious but rather resembled beaten dogs, fleeing in panic and disarray.
Several machine gun rounds whistled past, turning the fleeing Bloodthirsty Beasts into a puddle of mud on the ground.
The next moment, a power armor covered in viscous blood appeared in front of the position, followed by infantry fighting vehicles and tanks slowly emerging on the field.
The armored units that had arrogantly charged into Pagwa City now looked utterly disheveled, their external armor almost entirely damaged, covered in copious amounts of blood and the limbs of Bloodthirsty Beasts.
Behind the formation, infantry fighting vehicles and power armors held the rear, continuously firing at the encircling Bloodthirsty Beasts.
“Stop! Stop!”
Li Mu raised his greatsword and shouted loudly.
The entire armored unit tried to pass directly through the defensive line, leaving the infantry who had saved them from peril on the field.
Seeing that the entire unit showed no intention of stopping, Li Mu carried the greatsword and walked toward the remaining tank. With all eyes on him, he wedged the blade between the tank’s tracks.
The already cracked greatsword shattered, with fragments lodged between the tracks. The tank’s tracks emitted a piercing metallic friction sound and came to a complete halt.
The entire tank stopped after rotating half a circle.
“Are you looking for death?”
Captain Puls opened the hatch of the tank, looking at Li Mu with disbelief in his eyes. His face was flushed red, and his eyes seemed demonic.
He never expected these lowly infantrymen to be so audacious.
Li Mu directly jumped onto the tank’s body and grabbed the captain’s collar.
“I think you’re the one looking for death. My brothers and I risked our lives to rescue you from the encirclement, yet you’re thinking about abandoning your comrades and running away alone!”
His roar reassured the somewhat fearful infantrymen and their eyes became resolute once again.
“You lowly mules, how could your lives possibly be worth more than these precious weapons and equipment!”
Captain Puls’ chest heaved violently. Such a disastrous loss needed someone to take the blame, and the security officer in front of him, who couldn’t distinguish between priorities, seemed like a good choice.
However, just as this thought crossed his mind, he heard a crack. His line of sight abruptly shifted by 180 degrees, and he saw the scene behind him.
In his confusion, Captain Puls could see everyone looking at him with horror in their eyes.
“Ah, ah…”
Captain Puls tried to say something with a choked voice, but his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness.
Li Mu pulled Captain Puls’ lifeless body out of the tank and threw it on the ground like a piece of garbage. It landed among the corpses of the Bloodthirsty Beasts.
The soldiers didn’t expect Li Mu to act so swiftly and ruthlessly. By the time they came to their senses, Captain Puls was already dead.
The power armors and infantry fighting vehicles immediately aimed their muzzles at Li Mu.
“If you want to stay here forever with this piece of trash, torn apart as food for the Bloodthirsty Beasts, then go ahead and shoot!” Li Mu said in a low voice.
The soldiers in the front row formed a human wall around the tank, pointing their guns at the power armors and infantry fighting vehicles.
During the brief battle, Li Mu’s charisma had completely won them over. They knew that with Li Mu’s strength, he could have easily broken through on his own. The reason he chose to fight alongside the armored units was precisely for these ordinary soldiers of the first platoon.
The titled cultists behind the Bloodthirsty Beasts had not yet given up, and the infantry combat vehicles at the rear of the convoy were firing fiercely, holding back the oncoming beasts.
If this dragged on, the armored forces that had barely escaped would be surrounded once more.
“You killed Captain Puls. How can we explain this? Even if we don’t die at the hands of the Bloodthirsty Beasts, we’ll be executed by the Santanu family’s security team when we return!”
A voice came from a battered power armor suit.
“When did I kill Captain Puls? He clearly died under the claws of the Bloodthirsty Beasts. The loyal Captain Puls made a judgment error, causing the team to suffer significant losses. Overwhelmed with guilt, he constantly charged to the front lines, repeatedly driving the tank forward, attempting to clear an evacuation route for everyone.
Under his leadership, everyone worked together with utter determination, finally opening an escape route. But unexpectedly, at the last moment, a despicable Bloodthirsty Beast hid among the corpses, suddenly leaping out and dragging our beloved Captain Puls off the tank. Despite our best efforts, we still couldn’t retrieve his body.”
Li Mu looked down at Captain Puls’ body and gestured to the soldiers.
“Give me a few grenades.”
The slightly stunned soldiers handed Li Mu the remaining grenades.
Li Mu jumped off the tank, wrapped the grenades around Captain Puls’ body in a bundle, pulled the pin, and threw it with all his might.
The heavy corpse flew more than two hundred meters, landing among a group of Bloodthirsty Beasts.
The frenzied Bloodthirsty Beasts immediately pounced on the body and tore it apart. The next moment, the bundled grenades on the corpse exploded, knocking down swathes of Bloodthirsty Beasts with shrapnel and shockwaves.
“Isn’t that the truth?”
Li Mu said, blowing the dust off his hands.
After a moment of silence, the power armor suit responded.
“Indeed, that’s what happened.”
Having the heroically sacrificed Captain Puls as a scapegoat was a good thing for everyone.
“Organize a defense here, wait for platoons two and three to return, and then we’ll withdraw together.”
Li Mu issued the order without hesitation, determined to establish his authority among the provincial forces. The armored forces were leaderless after Captain Puls’ death.
Everyone instinctively chose to follow Li Mu’s command, redeploying defenses and repelling the Bloodthirsty Beasts’ assault. Platoons two and three, who had been sent to hold off the armed cultists, were also orderly converging on the position.
The remaining infantry combat vehicles had enough space for everyone.
Chapter 187 Psychic Marksman <TOC> Chapter 189 Nocturnal Conflict