Chapter 289

“Sniper!”

“Officers! Protect the officers quickly!”

“The enemy is targeting our command personnel!”

When the position of the third officer was submerged by a large area of purple lightning, the guards outside the boarding tower guessed what the people inside the tower intended to do. The soldiers with shields immediately began to converge towards the officers.

Although they couldn’t figure out how the people inside managed to launch the fragile lightning ore over 300 meters, in this situation, setting up pneumatic shields was the safest defensive measure.

These tactical shields, which require continuous airflow from the bottom to reduce weight for single-person mobility, have three layers of 50mm thick composite shield surfaces. Their protective capability rivals that of power armor’s outer shell.

While the effect might be slightly weaker when held and moved, once set up in a row, they’re sturdy enough to withstand medium-caliber fire for a short time, serving as temporary fortifications on the battlefield. So as long as the shields were placed correctly, blocking the trajectory of the flying lightning ore…

“Bang!” “Zzzt~”

As long as the shields were placed properly, the targets became more obvious.

…

After firing another nail as a marker, electrocuting the officer and five or six surrounding soldiers, looking at the rapidly erected temporary fortifications below, even though he was blocked and couldn’t escape now, Leon on top of the tower almost burst out laughing.

Originally, he had to carefully find his target, aim for a while before shooting, and to prevent the sniper rifle from being damaged by counter-fire, he even had to change positions after every two shots, making his efficiency rather low.

But with the opponent’s self-“marking”, not only did it save time finding people, he didn’t even need to aim. He just needed to shoot roughly in the right direction, allowing the puppies in the Mirror World to locate the position, then simply throw the lightning ore into the center of the fortification.

“No! Don’t group together!”

“Spread out! Quickly spread out!”

“This won’t work; we need to retreat!”

As the frequency of purple electric arcs suddenly increased, several quick-thinking officers immediately realized the situation and ordered the surrounding soldiers to disperse, but it was already too late. Leon had already taken the opportunity to note down the approximate positions of over a dozen officers.

“Bang!” “Zzzt~”

“Bang!” “Zzzt~”

The dull sound of the sniper rifle and the high-pitched screech of the exploding electric arcs alternated harmoniously and steadily. The soldiers rushing into the tower lasted for about two minutes, while the officers outside barely made it past 30 seconds before being one by one electrocuted.

With the command system gone, the soldiers soon fell into chaos, and the originally tight encirclement began to loosen…

It was time to go out!

Looking at the no longer tightly sealed encirclement outside, Leon, who had descended to the lower level, took a deep breath. After firing several nails at the ambush team and firepower points to let the puppies interfere with the most troublesome fire suppression, he directly put away his sniper rifle and rushed out through the main door, sprinting towards the direction where the soul flames were the thinnest! “He’s out! Someone came out!”

“It’s not our men! Quickly! Covering fire!”

“Shoot! What are the ambush team doing?”

Faced with the sudden emergence of the enemy, some experienced soldiers immediately opened fire. But due to the collapse of the command system and the intermittent interference from the puppies, the firepower points were in chaos and couldn’t form an effective attack quickly.

Relying on the Holy Spirit Pendant’s mental shield, after enduring around eighty to ninety shots, Leon had already crossed the most dangerous blank zone and plunged headfirst into the temporary fortifications formed by pneumatic shields.

Feeling the sudden decrease in gunfire upon entering the fortifications, Leon couldn’t help but take a small sigh of relief.

Unlike the “civilian” versions used by the Public Security Bureau, military firearms have larger calibers and greater power. Just being subjected to dense salvos for six to seven seconds drained him of eight-tenths of his stamina.

It was correct not to recklessly charge out relying on his indestructible body. With his combat level of 5 points of taint value, he could probably withstand about 130-140 shots before the Holy Spirit Pendant’s shield would be completely broken.

In that case, even if he didn’t die, he’d be riddled with bullets from the dense nails and wouldn’t be able to move until his body repaired itself, becoming nothing more than a living target that can’t die.

But now that he successfully broke into the enemy’s fortifications, avoiding subsequent dense salvos, he had the possibility to continue advancing with the infinite endurance provided by the War Diagonal while holding the shield.

Time to speed up!

Taking a deep breath of the gray smoke filled with a strong sulfur smell, Leon felt a burning-like severe pain in his lungs, but his nearly depleted stamina instantly refilled.

After reconfirming the direction, Leon, whose physical condition returned to its peak, continued charging forward despite the significantly reduced gunfire, supported by the Holy Spirit Pendant’s shield. In the midst of the chaotic shouting and gunshots, he directly pierced through the temporary fortifications and broke out of the encirclement formed by the first batch of over four hundred guards.

“God… He escaped?!”

“How is he still alive? Is he wearing some new type of armor?”

No mistake in the content found at 69 Book Bar!

“Don’t chase yet! There might be others in the tower!”

Faced with Leon breaking through the formation, the soldiers who lost their command couldn’t organize an effective pursuit in time. After firing a few rounds of meaningless blanks behind him, they followed the orders given by the unconscious officers and continued to besiege the boarding tower, preventing more people from coming out.

However, Leon, who successfully broke through the encirclement, hadn’t had time to rejoice when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, sensing that he seemed to be stared at by some extremely dangerous predator.

…

“Sss~”

A low and sinister hissing sound rang out.

Accompanied by this eerie tone, like a large amount of airflow passing through the throat, a mysterious giant python shadow appeared in Leon’s field of vision. Its base color was an extremely dark pitch-black, yet it was covered with countless bright white spots. It directly unleashed a bite towards the shield he had raised.

At the same time, a little snake that was thousands of times smaller than the giant python silently appeared on Leon’s chest, quietly wrapping around the Holy Spirit Pendant. It grinned at the terrified toad on it, and its snake mouth grew bigger and bigger…

“Plop!”

A sound akin to a bursting bubble echoed in Leon’s mind.

Leon felt a slight dizziness in his head. The mental shield that had been protecting him completely melted away, leaving him fully exposed. The shiny Holy Spirit Pendant on his chest also dimmed entirely under the black snake’s coiling.

“Shit! A Scale Gold Religion Snake Spirit?!”

Amidst the Black Goat’s alarmed cries, Leon endured the dizziness and reached out to try to pull off the little black snake gnawing on the pendant.

However, his hand grabbed nothing. Passing straight through the intangible black snake, the little black snake then wrapped around his arm, its sharp fangs like two black long nails deeply embedding themselves into the artery of Leon’s wrist.

(End of chapter)