Chapter 744
Chapter 744 - 730: Grinding Disc
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This was not a very tall mountain range, and although there were some ravines and dead-end roads, they were not insurmountable obstacles for life to climb up.
But now, every step down was a pool of flesh and blood.
The people from Aus covered each other as they advanced slowly and firmly.
Most of the vehicles were rendered useless on the barely passable mountain paths, but some high-level Tamers still managed to forcibly bring armored vehicles up. However, the real shields were the Heavy Armor Warriors up front.
The explosions were endless. In their own territory, the people from Aus encountered fatal snipes from the Vortex Stone Mechanism Guns made by their own side.
When activated, the guns modified by the high-level craftsmen were controlled by equally high-level gunners. They easily bypassed the large shields in front and turned the followers behind into a pool of flesh and blood.
The screams were continuous, and death followed like a shadow. Attackers fell in swathes.
Even more lethal was the fifth-tier sniper’s heavy cannon.
The armoured vehicle that had been forced forward was instantly penetrated, and a Tamer with a seemingly not-low rank was instantly killed on the spot.
At this moment, a man from Aus blocked the front. He suddenly leaped and jumped onto the trench in front, raising both hands and smashing a heavy object into the ground.
With a loud bang, shockwaves visibly spread out.
The strong man forced his way through the barrier, and a small piece of the hill was dug up by the shockwave.
However, he only suffered some minor injuries... A fifth-tier or above Destroyer, who is essentially a one-man war machine.
"Coal Slag" Scara, the Deputy Director of the Security Department, personally fought in the battle... This was the level of a warrior who dared to use the "Vortex Stone Weapon" as a melee weapon.
However, taking the lead in this situation was not a good thing.
Indeed, he knocked away the barrier in front of him, but most of the people were hiding behind cover or in the trenches, with Vortex Stone reinforcements as well...
"Get out of my way, damn it!"
Before Scara could catch his breath, the attack quickly followed.
Three Eastern Country melee fighters of fourth-tier or above directly surrounded him, and he was instantly at a disadvantage.
Furious, he cursed non-stop, but couldn’t help it... The number of high-level professionals on the other side seemed to be a bit too many.
Past martial valor was of no use now. In the face of an even larger and denser group of high-level professionals, both sides could only fight a close-quartered battle to the death.
"...I’ll be back!"
In the end, he was taken back by his men at the cost of three injuries.
The maliciously dug trenches twisted and turned, even the Scholars could not find any regular pattern to them... because there was none.
Each precious Divine Bone was inlaid in the trenches, deliberately dividing the terrain, making the mountain roads steeper and the direct path an impossible winding route.
If there was a design, its only goal was to not let the people climbing up walk properly, forcing them to traverse several kilometers of winding roads instead.
The trenches and winding roads were full of machine guns in the bunkers and trenches, forcing the climbers to face a rain of bullets as they assaulted the hill.
The crucial Divine Bones and Vortex Stone walls made any attempt to forcibly break through laughable... or rather, not being able to pay the expensive price of battle damage.
The most frustrating part was that the attackers, limited by the terrain and forced to use small caliber and light firepower, couldn’t showcase the advantage of their Vortex Stone weapons at all.
However, the ground and underground maze-like trenches dug up by the labor force of the professionals forced the invaders into the trenches and into the brutal tunnel warfare.
The small caves and seemingly shallow trenches were like bottomless pits. Once they entered, they disappeared.
Were there any casualties? Of course. The people from the Eastern Country also suffered deaths, injuries, and relentless retreats.
But for every territory or pit network not lost, the Aus people had to pay more than ten times the battle loss.
"Why are our casualties so high?!"
"Their battle-professional ratio is too high, and they have firepower to cover them. What’s even worse is that after we entered those trenches, the Vortex Stone weapons were basically useless. Forced close combat puts us at a huge disadvantage...."
The response from the battlefield was swift, but this was still the cruel reality - a carefully planned flesh grinder waiting for human lives to fill it.
The brutal battle on the first day ended quite quickly... When only one-third of the first batch of Aus troops that charged up returned, having advanced about 200 meters into the mountainous area, even the most impulsive commander would instantly calm down.
They were forced to regroup, discussing tactics and logistical support overnight.
But, was it any use...
Accompanying the sound of explosions was the shaking of the entire mountain.
Eastern Country warriors under the shelter, some drinking water and eating biscuits, some wiping their weapons, some even betting.
"...How long will it last this time? I bet three hours."
"Three hours? You think too highly of them... Latest news, A3 Special Task Team has robbed them of another batch of ammunition, the independent battalion’s Sky Knights are blocking several key nodes. I reckon, at most fifteen minutes."
"I’ll bet two rice balls, at most 10 minutes. They’ve sent all their Sky Knights out for reconnaissance, and our Sky Knights will finish them off in one attack."
The warriors in the trenches under the shelter were unusually calm, as if this was no longer a battlefield.
After all, this was already the third day of full-scale warfare... Both sides had been fighting tooth and nail in this mountain area for nearly half a week!
The Vortex Stone heavy artillery usable by the Security Department was indeed powerful, capable of blowing up a small hill with a single shot. If they were allowed to keep firing, the mountain would be flattened.
But now each of their cannons was called in from the rear... Who knows how many times they would be intercepted along the way? The Security Department had deployed a Deputy Minister level person to personally escort them, just to bring these two here.
But according to previous experience... It would be good enough if this cannon could survive three hours.
At this time, it was just a matter of squatting behind the Divine Bone barrier. If the Aus people came up, they could have the position, and they would retreat.
As long as their cannon was gone, they could fight back later.
After fighting for so long, the militia had turned into veterans, and the veterans had become seasoned fighters. They would adapt flexibly to the battlefield situation and make temporary adjustments.
In most cases, if the Aus attacked, they would choose to retreat and let them enter their trenches and camps.
The winding tunnels were designed for forced close-quarter combat. At that time, the advantages of the Aus people’s organization would be wiped out, while the individual strength of the Eastern Country people would be exceptionally evident.
There were casualties on both sides, but the battle damage ratio for one side was already unbearable to watch.
No one expected this battle to turn out like this... At least for the Aus side, they never expected it to be this difficult and deadly.
"They’re just a bunch of scattered soldiers! Just some worthless gold miners, and you guys are still playing like this!"
Hod company’s CEO Marvin Hodder was furious, blasting his executives and mercenaries.
The special commissioner from the headquarters was still here, and he still had the face of his subsidiary company. Now, he was fighting against a group of obvious unorganized and scattered soldiers, yet his people were still performing like this.
But the anger of the BOSS did not affect the mood of several department heads.
They just watched coldly, waiting for this doomed, unlucky fellow’s final madness.
Headquarters’ envoy had already contacted them, regardless of the outcome of this battle, CEO Marvin would already be the former CEO... Who knows what will happen to this world later, in this moment to fight for your "predecessor" career? Save it.
"Why don’t you try it yourself?!" Someone muttered softly, causing a chuckle among the others.
A commander who can’t bring victory or benefits naturally doesn’t get respect. Marvin’s face instantly turned cold, but he couldn’t utter a word.
But is this all that the Aus, who have occupied this world for so long, can do?
— End of Chapter 744 —