- 118: 81. Seeing Jiegu again
- 118: 81. Seeing Jiegu again
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10 minutester, at the entrance of Staircase 16.
Dozens of Imperial Soldiers fled chaotically from the staircase interior.
They were the members of the reconnaissance squad and thebat squad led by Sergeant Alvin Stafford.
The entities chasing them were not Frost Skeleton Mages, but Tomb Walking Dead covered in rotting flesh, and skeletal soldiers with empty eye sockets.
An endless Undead Army swarmed out from the staircase interior, treading on the heels of the Empire’s soldiers, and crossed into the first underground level of the tomb hall.
The phenomenon happening at the entrance of Staircase 16 was not an isted case.
All staircase entrances, except the first and second blocked by the river, were flooded with a huge number of undead forces.
“Dadada…”
The ripping sound of gunfire rang out.
The water-cooled light machine guns waiting at the staircase entrance spouted tongues of me, facing the approaching undead with a flood of bullets.
The flesh of the Tomb Walking Dead split apart, ripped to shreds by the sharp barrage of bullets.
The stench of rotten meat and filthy blood sshed everywhere, instantly filling the tomb hall of the first underground level with a putrid smell.
The Undead Army surged forward, stepping on the corpses of the Tomb Walking Dead.
At this moment, the undead creatures fully demonstrated the advantage of “Constant Morale”.
No matter how the machine guns roared, the Undead Army would never stop their advance.
The moment the living and the dead made contact, the battlefield situation skipped the probing stage and went directly into the most intense phase.
Squadmanders bellowed orders.
“Fire! Fire!… Quick, change the gun barrels! Reload the ammunition chain!”
“Bombunchers prioritize attacking Skeleton Archers, their arrows are poisoned!”
“methrower troops press forward! Alternate me jets! Prevent overheating of the methrower!”
The methrower operators, dressed in heat-resistant suits, looked bloated and moved slowly, constantly bearing the tremendous recoil of the me jets.
They strode forward under the force of the fire jets and were pushed forward byrades standing behind them.
The unique liquid me had excellent adhesion, no low-level undead troops could shake off its corrosion if touched by the me.
It could be said that as long as the Undead Army was trapped inside the staircase, the fierce mes could purify everything.
It could effectively damage the Undead Construct and Sutured Creatures, much more efficient than machine gun bullets loaded with Biochemical Nectar and Bee Syrup Bombs.
With the me dragon leading, the on-site situation instantly went under control of the Empire’s Army.
Mars’ reconnaissance team had just escaped from the staircase and could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Nnd Lee flung open the breathing mask, wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead, still feeling a lingering fear thinking back to the scene inside the staircase.
The Frost Skeleton Mage retreated when the giant stone coffin appeared, seemingly only aiming to prevent the reconnaissance team from entering the first underground level.
Once the Frost Skeleton Mage had left, arge group of Skeleton Hounds fled into the staircase, followed by a dense crowd of Walking Dead and Skeleton Soldiers.
The explosive capacity of giant coffins was indeed extraordinary.
The staircase was instantly crammed with the undead, yet more undead continued to squeeze into the corridor from the metal gate.
Fortunately, thebat team which came for the rescue brought Biochemical Army dogs and sessfully slowing down the Skeleton Hounds.
Otherwise, thebat team would surely fall into a dangerous situation of being besieged by the undead while trying to save people.
“Mars, Jarvis!”
Alvin Stafford’s guards came over and ryed themander’s instructions: “You both,e with me. Someone wants to see you.”
Sergeant Mars was slightly startled, “Someone wants to see us?… Oh, I see.
Mike, you takemand of the team. Jarvis and I will go see the chief officer.” “Alright, Captain.” Sergeant Mike Adams nodded.
Mars gestured to Nnd Lee, and the two of them ran off with the guard.
They pushed through the crowd, avoided ammunition-toting trolleys, and struggled through the crowded camp.
“Boom!”
A sudden explosion resounded throughout the field, making people’s scalp tingle and their eardrums ache.
Nnd Lee turned around and looked in the direction of the sound, witnessing a shocking scene.
In the staircase that had been sealed off by methrowers, several Metallic Skeletons suddenly appeared marching together.
Metallic Skeletons resisted the spray of mes with their metal covered bodies, with greater burning resistance than other undead troops.
While they held on for only a few seconds, they sessfully escorted the Suicide Skeleton Soldiers to the ground level!
The moment the Suicide Skeleton Soldiers appeared, the Empire’s side had no time to switch off the methrowers!
“Boom! Boom!”
The fire exploded repeatedly, and the smoke engulfed the sky.
Nnd Lee stood in the camp, feeling the gusts of wind brushing past him.
No need to mention the methrower operators closest to the staircase entrance, all of them were blown up into the air by the violent explosion.
The fire attack was broken, smoke filled the staircase entrance, and the Undead Army disregarded the remaining fire, rushing out of the staircase.
Nnd Lee watched all this with a grave expression.
The Undead Cult was truly cunning.
They stealthily mixed Suicide Skeleton Soldiers into the crowd, breaking the Empire’s defense line in one fell swoop…
It has to be said that the low-rank undead troops, the Suicide Skeleton Soldiers, indeed work wonders when breaking through a firepower blockade.
Ultimately, the range of the methrowers was just too short.
If the range were long enough, the Suicide Skeleton Soldiers would never have been able to explode in front of the me-throwing soldiers, let alone break through the Empire’s Army Defense Line.
But it’s toote to say that now.
On the first underground level, nine giant stone coffins were spewing soldiers at full power, as if to bulldoze the Imperial Army.
Grave 717 hadpletely revolted.
“Snap out of it, Mars, Jarvis, follow me!” the guard leading the way shouted over the gunshots.
Nnd Lee came to his senses and followed him through the noisy camp.
The three of them passed through the great gate of the tomb, boarded a waiting steam lotive, and ten minutester, entered the camp of another hidden army in the ruins.
Only then did Nnd Lee and Mars learn that there was not only Lieutenant Sterling Parker’s army at Grave 717, but also the Vidas Army hidden nearby.
However, the Vidas Army was not here to support Lieutenant Sterling Parker; they had another purpose here.
“The warrant officer of the Vidas Army wants to see you. Mars, you go in first.
Jarvis, you go in after Marses out.”
The guard led the two to the door, gave a few instructions, and then turned and
left.
Corporal Mars caught his breath, straightened his uniform, nodded at Nnd Lee, and took the lead in stepping into the meeting tent in front of him.
Nnd Lee waited at the door for about five minutes before seeing Corporal Marse out with a look of distress on his face.
“Jarvis, you go in.” Corporal Mars moved to the side with a worried face, not mentioning a word about the meeting. Apparently, he was given a gag order.
Nnd Lee took a deep breath, calmed himself, lifted the curtain, and walked into the tent, passing around the screen.
A conference table appeared before his eyes.
At this table, he saw Captain Murphy sitting in the main seat. A few lieutenants
and second lieutenants he had never met before were seated on either side of the conference table.
As soon as Nnd Lee entered the tent, he was stared at by several sharp gazes.
The unknown warrant officers stared at Nnd Lee, sizing him up as if scrutinizing him.
They were expressionless, with tense lines, sharp sideburns, stern and serious expressions, tall and stalwart. They resembled huge bears seated on chairs.
Despite these formidable officers, Nnd Lee remained calm andposed, his back straight.
No matter how they scrutinized him with their eyes, he didn’t even furrow his brows.
“Private Second ss Nnd Lee reporting in!”
Captain Murphy sat at the end of the conference table, the position of the host. She held a thin cigarette with her fingertips and lit the cigarette in a crystal ashtray.
10 silent and oppressive seconds passed in the meeting ce.
When Captain Murphy finished her cigarette and stuck the cigarette butt in the ashtray, she finally broke the silence:
“This is the Nnd Lee Jarvis, whom I mentioned to you.
At that time, it wasn’t just me at the scene. Lieutenant Sterling Parker, who is under Major Bale, was also present. Both Lieutenant Parker and I can attest to the abilities of Nnd Lee Jarvis.”
Under the gaze of the military extraordinaries, Nnd Lee nodded slightly, epting the praise from Captain Murphy, and responded with a standard answer:N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.
“To go through fire and water for the Empire is an honor bestowed upon me by the Empire.”
Capain Murphy looked at the lieutenant next to the conference table:
“So, Lieutenant Slyke Thompson, what do you think of my proposal? Let Nnd Lee Jarvis apany your elite squad, and let him disrupt the magic barrier of the Necromancer’s Watchtower. This is quicker and more discreet than you using a methrower. With his participation, your sess rate of raiding the Necromancer’s Watchtower is almost 100%, and the possibility of alerting the Undead Cult is almost zero.”
Necromancer’s Watchtower? Where’s the Necromancer’s Watchtower?
Nnd Lee mumbled in his heart.
He remained calm andposed, locking his thoughts firmly in his mind without showing them.
The lieutenant called Slyke was hairy, with a full beard and fluffy hair, like a male lion.
He stared at the handsome and young Nnd Lee and asked Captain Murphy:
“Chief, are you sure that rigid Lieutenant Sterling Parker also recognizes the ability of this private second ss? I’m not doubting you. It’s just, Major Bale and his officers are all very stubborn and rigid. It’s hard for me to imagine that the guys who only know how to use methrowers to deal with magic shields would ept the fact that ‘modifying Undead Runes can also destroy shields’. ”
Although the other officers did not explicitly say so, their eyes revealed their doubts about Nnd Lee.
Clearly, when it came to the issue that ordinary people could modify Undead Runes and not make mistakes, the officers remained skeptical.
Even with Captain Murphy’s guarantee and Lieutenant Parker’s testimony, many officers still couldn’t fully believe in Nnd Lee’s capabilities.
“I understand what’s holding us back from reaching an agreement. Seeing is believing.”
Captain Murphy lowered his right arm, picked up a ck metal box from the ground, and opened it on the conference table.
“Jarvis, remove the magic shield in the box to prove your ability.”
Nnd Lee took the rune staff from the guard, walked to the conference table, and looked into the box.
His eyes were calm, but his heart skipped a beat.
The item in the box was the evil magic wand named Bone-mending Wand.
Either due to an operational error or some other reason, this wand activated its self-protection function.
It wrapped itself in a small magic shield to prevent outsiders from touching it.
Seeing the Bone-mending Wand again, Nnd Lee couldn’t help but sigh. So far, the Bone-mending Wand should be the most powerful magical item he has ever seen.
Don’t forget, the “Martyr’s Ten Commandments”, known as the “Death Spell UP Pool”, was deconstructed from the Bone-mending Wand.
Theoretically, the Empire’s army should have taken the Bone-mending Wand for destruction.
Nnd Lee didn’t expect to see this wand again.
It was definitely false to say that he wasn’t tempted, but under the surveince of the military big shots, there was no way he could keep it for himself..