Chapter 27: The Collapse of the Defensive Line (Part 1)

  The collective work was soon completed, and Yan Huo also let out a sigh of relief. Even if Luoyang County couldn't be kept safe, as long as these children could be kept safe, the higher-ups wouldn't pursue responsibility too much.

  The second line of defense on the front line was greatly strengthened after the arrival of reinforcements and firmly held the defensive position.

  "Prepare the Spirit Cannon." Although it had blocked the intermediate ferocious beast's charge in the beast tide, this did not mean that they were safe.

  Lingwei cannon is a powerful long-range killing weapon, the difficulty of manufacturing is not very high, but it consumes a lot of energy. A standard crystal stone can only fire about 100 rounds with a 75mm caliber Lingwei cannon. At least a low-to-medium level beast crystal is needed to barely fire one round. The power of this cannon is also extremely strong, and one shot can kill all low-level beasts within a radius of 30 meters.

  Like the Spirit Cannon, the larger the caliber, the stronger the power, and the more astonishing the energy consumption. To deal with low-level barbarian groups, a 75mm caliber is sufficient, and any larger would be a waste.

  This time, the Raksha County had prepared three hundred of these large cannons on the second line of defense, with two standard crystal stones loaded on each cannon. Calculating it out, if they were to fire all this energy, it would be equivalent to consuming six million spirit coins. This was only the cost of the ammunition, and the Spirit Cannon itself was a third-grade spiritual artifact; one 75mm caliber cannon sold for 40,000 spirit coins, so three hundred cannons would be 1.2 billion.

  It's a bit expensive, but the effect is very good. Three hundred large-caliber guns fired in unison, causing huge losses to the beast group. One simultaneous firing cleared out the beasts within a radius of thousands of meters, killing tens of thousands.

  The entire herd was cut off in the middle by artillery fire, and a gap appeared between the front and back.

  The advantages of human thermal weapons are coming into play, that is, numerous, fierce firepower, and strong sustainability. As long as there are enough crystal stones, it is simply invincible to use them for defense.

  Three hundred large cannons, continuously firing, the firing speed of the Lingwei cannon is one shot per second, which cannot be underestimated. The artillery fire continued to extend forward, effectively killing the beast group.

  At this moment, the mid-level savage beasts in the beast group could no longer sit still. They wildly broke out of the beast group and charged towards the human defense line under intense artillery fire.

  The cannon fire hit these intermediate barbarians, but it could only blast out a few holes. The thickness of the skin and flesh of these barbarians was beyond people's imagination.

  "Adults, it's bad! The intermediate barbaric beast has gone to war and is charging towards the defense line." The command center received the news and immediately reported back.

  "Let's go, we'll intercept them. The firepower here can't kill them." A Grandmaster-level Martial Spirit said as he stood up.

  "Gentlemen, I have received news that the county magistrate is transferring children and pregnant women to Luoxing City. Our mission is to hold out for five days, at least five days. Our task is not easy, but for humanity, for the children of our county, we must do it!" Ma Chao said solemnly.

  "Director Ma, rest assured that Luoyu County is our home. Even if it's just to protect our home, we will do our best." All the powerful beings of the Earth level stood up.

  "For humanity, let's set off!" Ma Chao held up a large long-handled knife and said with a wave of his hand.

  More than 200 Earth-level powerhouses rode their respective transportation spirit tools and flew towards the front line.

  The command post was not far from the blocking defensive line and arrived in just two minutes.

  More than 200 powerful warriors of the Earth level jumped down to the ground simultaneously, all wearing battle clothes and holding various weapons.

  "Bring out the best D-type sniper rifle, let the best sniper use the D-type sniper rifle, and wait for the opportunity to shoot!" Ma Chao ordered urgently. "We must look for opportunities, we will create opportunities for you."

  Type D and below sniper rifles can only wound but not kill these barbarians, while mid-level barbarian bodies are often much larger than humans. Small wounds do not affect their combat effectiveness, and their self-healing ability is beyond human reach.

  "Everyone up!" Ma Chao, clad in silver armor and wielding a large saber, bellowed with an air of killing intent.

  A group of experts, one after another, brought out their own specialties and firmly blocked the intermediate beast's charge on the defensive line.

  "On the artillery position over there, the commander ordered: 'Advance with cannon fire and attack the enemy's rear beast group.'"

  The Lingwei Cannon was moved forward by five kilometers, avoiding the slaughter between the Earth-level strong and mid-tier ferocious beasts on the battlefield, bombarding the beast group in the rear.

  The beast herd suffered heavy casualties, and the fierce beasts angrily roared and launched another charge.

  "Divide and Conquer!" Ma Chao roared, a blade of energy shooting out from the tip of his sword, one powerful slash splitting open a mid-tier intermediate beastman and another mid-tier low-level beastman behind it.

  The remaining Grandmaster Wu Ling, although not as powerful as Ma Chao's cultivation and strength, are absolutely not weak. They possess strong spiritual power, can condense the power of the earth, equip humans with advanced spiritual equipment, and add human inheritance of countless years of secret martial arts, able to exert super-first-class combat power.

  "Gravity Bind!"

  "One Heart One Sword!"

  "A hundred flowers blooming in profusion!"

  "Three-Day Moon Slash!"

  "Fire Dance Spring and Autumn!"

  "Five prisons beheaded!"

  Each of the top-level strongmen has his own unique skill, some are self-created, some are studied, and some rely on the Linggu WuZhuang to exert their ultimate attack.

  Mid-level savage beasts are indeed powerful, but no matter how strong their physical bodies are, they can't compare to the spiritual technology that humans have developed over countless years. The savage beasts that were attacked either died or were seriously injured. And those who were seriously injured were immediately taken out by human snipers using the D-type spirit energy heavy sniper rifle, which has enough power to penetrate any mid-level savage beast's defenses and can even break through high-level savage beasts' defenses. This type of sniper rifle is most notable for its extremely large firepower and strong recoil force. Only professionally trained snipers can control its accuracy.

  The entire defensive line had only six professional snipers, and these six snipers wreaked havoc, with the heavily injured barbarians being shot dead one after another.

  Humans have the upper hand, as long as they can deal with these mid-level beasts, the other low-level beast groups will not be a threat. What's the use of having many in number, human weapons are not vegetarian either.

  The dying counterattack of the intermediate beast is also extremely terrifying. As one by one beast dies, the remaining beasts go berserk. One by one they open their mouths wide and shoot out a formless light wave from their mouths.

  "Hurry up and dodge, this is a Hypersonic Wave, these barbaric beasts are going all out." Ma Chao and several other powerful warriors noticed this and reminded them in time.

  These land-level powerhouses all displayed their divine abilities to dodge, but because they were too close, some powerhouses couldn't dodge in time and had no choice but to activate the defensive shields of their spiritual equipment battle robes.

  Humans have developed three or more defensive war clothes, in addition to passive defense effects, also have active defense functions. Passive defense can weaken the attack power by 70% before the upper limit of the attack exceeds the upper limit of the war clothes defense, while active defense can weaken the attack power by 90%!

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