CHAPTER 1648: CHAPTER 1642: WAR MANIAC

Boom!

Before the clash between the Level 8 New Human and the Level 8 zombie could even be seen, the air exploded under high pressure, with a waterfall-like white smoke obscuring everything, as if the shock wave of a nuclear explosion had followed. The soldiers felt the ground underneath their feet tremble, the earth tearing apart. At this moment, the defense wall could not withstand such devastation either, and a large section of the eastern defense wall instantaneously collapsed. This collapse triggered a chain reaction, with cracks "popping" all the way to Ghost Head’s feet, and the officer, realizing the peril, immediately shouted, "Retreat!"

With a roar carrying some anger, all the soldiers responded, jumping down to the ground at their lifetime’s fastest speed; no one dared to hesitate.

"Jump quickly!"

He shouted to Brother Shi, but he didn’t need the reminder, as Brother Shi had already run to the edge of the wall, jumping down with all the strength in his knees!

Bang!

With a dull thud, Ghost Head grimaced as he smashed hard onto the ground from dozens of meters up. Even as a Level 2 New Human, it was tough to bear, nearly suffocating him as he struggled for breath. Just as he was prepping to catch his breath, he heard the voice of a square-faced soldier nearby: "Run fast!"

Upon hearing this, Ghost Head quickly turned to look behind him, the massive defense wall had begun to collapse, huge blocks of cement encased in H-steel were crashing down towards his head!

Seeing this, Ghost Head disregarded the intense pain in his body, hurriedly climbing from the ground to sprint forward.

"Faster!"

Brother Shi, who reacted quickly, was waving his hand at Ghost Head while running. With a thundering "boom," the fragments of the collapsed defense wall hit the ground, throwing up clouds of dust, prompting the two to instinctively leap forward, narrowly escaping the bloody disaster.

Wh~hah

"Oh f*ck!"

Assured of his safety, Ghost Head breathed heavily. Between his legs, just a centimeter from his crotch, a steel pin was thrust straight into the ground; if he were a step slower, his manhood would be gone!

But before he could catch his breath completely, an officer jogging past them waved his hand and shouted, "Everyone get moving, converge on the Eleventh District and activate the mechs at max speed!"

As the officer’s words fell, the surrounding soldiers responded continually, not daring to rest, sprinting despite their injuries. Time waits for no one, the first to fall behind would be the first to die!

With Brother Shi’s help, Ghost Head stood up with difficulty. About four to five hundred meters ahead, they saw a square where mechs were parked. Each mech stood over five meters tall, with such a bulky appearance that it looked incredibly powerful! This was a war fanatic’s T300! A mech exclusively for Sanctuary City, with combat power only second to Cloud Gorge Base!

The two looked at the busy comrades around them, somewhat at a loss. According to the officer, the next step was to operate the mechs for the upcoming battle, but why were all the other soldiers running towards the mechs? Could everyone operate one?

"Um... I can’t operate..."

This thing, forget Ghost Head, even the nepotistic Brother Shi, who had a high-level New Human brother, had never handled one, let alone knew how to operate it?

If they couldn’t operate it, what were they supposed to do?

Just as Ghost Head finished, his butt was fiercely kicked once, he turned, seeing the square-faced soldier.

"What’s wrong?"

He asked the other with confusion, but the square-faced soldier didn’t answer, merely winked and shook his head, the meaning was clear, Ghost Head instantly understood the intention.

Mechs were limited, and seeing the shiny, rugged steel structure inside a mech, it was obvious that being inside a mech was far safer than being outside. One might say this is seizing a mech rather than operating it!

"Quick!"

Realizing this, the three dared not delay, desperately running forward, yet they were still a step too late. By the time they arrived, all the mechs in the square had people seated inside them. Each mech could hold five people: two gunner positions, the main piloting seat controlling movement and melee, a battlefield observer seat, and a logistics aide seat.

Five people became one unit within a mech, bringing out stronger combat prowess in battle! Although some mechs had only three or four people, Ghost Head, Brother Shi, and the square-faced soldier couldn’t bear to give up, anxiously wandering for a while, only to find all originally vacant spots inside mechs already filled, forcing them to abandon the plan.

"F*ck, too late!"

With each fully manned mech sealing its hatches, the towering steel bodies started to gleam with blue light flowing over them, and the unmistakable noise of the thresher engines starting resonated, prompting Ghost Head to curse under his breath. At this moment, another officer was moving around the mechs with a loudspeaker, shouting, "Everyone else, within five minutes, take high ground and prepare for the upcoming battle!"

Hearing this, both Brother Shi and Ghost Head turned to the square-faced soldier, who, being a veteran, without giving it much thought, pointed to the nearest building and said, "Up there."

"Alright."

The three swiftly moved, heading to the top floor of the building. On the stairwell, Brother Shi glanced at the collapsed defense wall, the suspended dust blurring the view, suddenty realizing something, hurriedly asked the square-faced soldier, "Hey, the wall is down, we’re all here, can the Level 7 or 8 New Humans outside hold them back?"

"They can’t." The square-faced soldier, perhaps without listening carefully, just casually replied with this one sentence.

"This... won’t the zombie horde rush in soon? Are we supposed to fight them in the city?" Ghost Head was also somewhat worried, fighting a zombie horde in alleyways was extremely bad—occupied high ground wouldn’t provide much safety.

Yet before Ghost Head’s words had finished, without a reply from the square-faced soldier, as if to answer his query, a huge commotion arose from the center of Sanctuary City!

Whirr~

The sound was deep and dull, akin to a giant machine suddenly activating at that moment!

The three hurried their steps, reaching the stairwell and looking towards the center of Sanctuary City, witnessing a spectacular scene!

A massive, sturdy blue and red beam of light shot into the sky, as if someone aimed a laser cannon at the sky for firing, but clearly, it wasn’t.

That beam shot up through the clouds, its purity undiminished until it vanished from sight. This wasn’t the view of a laser cannon powering up. After ten-odd seconds, the robust beam began to split, turning into over a hundred beams like softened dry noodles cascading down, precisely connecting with the energy links behind the defense wall, forming an orange semi-circular translucent dome, shielding the entire Sanctuary City!