boyutpedia Chapter 397 A Fierce Battle Lasting 6 Hours
Chapter 397 A Fierce Battle Lasting 6 Hours
As Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo led four to five hundred level 10 or higher ability users from the 1st Army of the Dawn Army into the enemy lines, the Rocket Force's artillery fire completely subsided, entering a phase of maintenance and recharging. The Air Force's 2nd Regiment, having completed its first round of bombing missions, also returned to its airbase to reload its ammunition.
The low- to mid-level superhumans and ordinary soldiers still in the fortifications had no combat missions. They were all carrying superpowered rifles, energy rifles, or crystal rifles, and were finishing off some aliens who had been wounded by high-level superhumans but were not completely dead.
Li Chenglong was wielding the Emperor Sword to fight against the combat mechs when he heard a message from Zhao Liying through his earpiece. She said that enemies had appeared simultaneously in the east, north, and west of Dawn City. Although their numbers were not as large as those in the south, judging from the pictures transmitted back by the reconnaissance plane, the enemy's strength was definitely not bad.
Without hesitation, Li Chenglong said, "Immediately notify the 3rd and 4th Divisions of the 2nd Army of the Dawn Army stationed in the east and west, and tell them to hold their ground. The same goes for the city defense forces in the north. We don't need the Rocket Force here anymore, so they will immediately go to support the defense forces on these three routes. The same goes for the Air Force."
Li Chenglong had just finished his call with Zhao Liying when Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, and Qi Guoan relayed their messages from headquarters. They said they would each go to a battlefield to personally participate in the battle. Li Chenglong knew this was the most appropriate course of action under the circumstances. After instructing them to be careful, he ended the communication.
He called Yunlan and Li Xue over and said, "Now the enemy has appeared in all four directions of our Dawn City, and the situation is not optimistic. Yunlan, go to the east of Dawn City, and Li Xue, go to the west of Dawn City to help those two divisions fight. Be careful and pay attention to safety. After the 1st Army and I have eliminated the enemy here, we will immediately split into two groups to support you."
Yunlan and Li Xue exchanged a glance, gave Li Chenglong some instructions, and then quickly left the battlefield to provide support to the east and west of Dawn City. However, there was still a major problem: the north gate of Dawn City was only guarded by the city defense army. The city defense army, which belonged to the Dawn City Defense Department, consisted of 5 regiments totaling 1 men, but their combat strength was far weaker than that of the Dawn Army.
Although Zhao Liying's contact indicated that the enemy was least numerous at the North Gate, relying solely on the city defense forces would certainly be insufficient. Left with no other option, Li Chenglong contacted Yang Liu while fighting: "Yang Liu, it's an emergency. I originally planned for you two to come with me tonight to raid the enemy base, but now enemies have appeared all around Dawn City. I need your special forces team, along with Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling, both Level 11 Awakened, to go to the North Gate to help the city defense forces hold it. Contact those two; I'm currently engaged in battle."
After receiving Li Chenglong's call, Yang Liu, initially somewhat dejected, immediately rushed out of her dormitory and to the special forces compound, blowing the emergency assembly whistle. In less than a minute, she and 40 other special forces members had assembled. Yang Liu said, "Comrades, the situation is urgent. We'll talk on the way. Let's go!"
As they spoke, they boarded a modified bus and sped out of the special forces compound, heading towards the north gate of Shuguang City. On the way, she contacted Zhao Liying, who said that she would set off with Han Xiaoling and meet up with the special forces at the north gate of Shuguang City.
To eliminate the enemy as quickly as possible, Li Chenglong repeatedly used Dragon Fist Burst, Galaxy Explosion, and Dragon Emperor Dimension, but due to the sheer number of enemies, including robots and land-based mechs, the damage inflicted was not significant. However, each time he used Dragon Fist, he still destroyed five or six land-based mechs, while Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo often needed to work together to destroy just one.
These land-based mechs are five or six meters tall and weigh, Li Chenglong estimates, twenty or thirty tons. They are made entirely of alien alloy materials and equipped with missiles, lightsabers, beam cannons, and other weapons. This is why Li Chenglong required that those who participated in the initial battle be at least level 10; if low- or mid-level ability users were to participate, the casualties would certainly be heavy.
With Yunlan and Li Xue's departure, although nearly 500 level 10 or higher ability users joined the force, the situation gradually shifted in favor of the alien ground attack troops. This was understandable, though. Li Chenglong was indeed very powerful, but the enemy had already destroyed several advanced civilizations on planets and possessed an army with the latest alien technology. While Dawn City was also equipped with various equipment manufactured by Li Chenglong through the space factory, the enemy still had the upper hand in both quantity and individual soldier quality.
After more than an hour of fighting, all the human superhumans except Li Chenglong were exhausted, and many level 10 superhumans had died heroically. Seeing this, Li Chenglong said to Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo, who were closest to him, "Quickly lead the soldiers to retreat. If I use my spirit form to summon, don't get accidentally injured."
Upon hearing this, the two men said, "Captain, be careful," and then took out their signal guns and fired two signal flares. Seeing the flares, the superhumans, who were locked in a fierce battle, quickly disengaged from their opponents and began to retreat in an orderly fashion. Li Chenglong concluded, "You all recover quickly. After I finish using my spirit summoning, the entire Dawn Army's 1st Division will charge and completely annihilate them."
After setting everything up, Li Chenglong took out several bottles of supernatural honey, flame fruit wine, and crystal recovery potions, mixed them together, and drank them all down. He immediately felt as if he had drunk a pound of strong liquor, the burning sensation spreading from his stomach throughout his body. Li Chenglong shouted, "Holy Dragon Blood, Level Three Burst! Dragon Spirit, let's go!"
"Alright!" Long Ling responded, then transformed into a golden dragon and flew out from Li Chenglong's body. "Holy Dragon Armor, Combine and Upgrade! Sublime All-Round Type!" At this moment, the Holy Dragon Armor All-Round Type, which was originally almost pure red, had more obvious golden patterns on its edges. Moreover, it not only had golden patterns but also a ring of purple patterns. The armor as a whole had also slightly increased in size, exuding incomparably powerful strength.
Transformed into his Ascended All-Powerful form, Li Chenglong gradually flew from the ground into the air, his Emperor Sword gleaming with dazzling golden light. The golden dragon above his head tumbled and rolled. At this moment, the aliens, sensing danger, aimed their weapons at Li Chenglong in the air. However, both their projectiles and beam weapons exploded or were absorbed by him within 10 meters.
Li Chenglong slowly swung the Emperor Sword, and the golden dragon in the sky above his head danced with the movement of the sword. The energy was finally fully gathered, and he opened his eyes: "Emperor Holy Dragon Slash!" He then swung the sword down fiercely, and the golden dragon charged towards the enemies who were still attacking them.
A deafening explosion erupted in the area, a massive mushroom cloud rising from the ground, and sharp energy waves spread outwards in waves. Even Li Chenglong in the air was thrown back four or five hundred meters by the energy waves before finally coming to a stop. The Holy Dragon Armor that was just now in its sublimated all-powerful form had now reverted to its ordinary red all-powerful form.
Li Chenglong, panting heavily, said, "Long Ling, thank you." Long Ling said inside him, "This time was too dangerous. Using the third-level armor form without using G crystals, and using spirit summoning while in the state of third-level Holy Dragon Blood, is still too much for you in your current state."
Li Chenglong said with a wry smile, "There's nothing I can do. The enemy is just too strong. Although I'm confident I can defeat them in my normal state, it would require a huge sacrifice, which is not something I want to see."
Five minutes later, the bugle call resounded across the positions of the 1st Army of the Dawn Army. Whether it was Army Commander Wu Gang, Deputy Army Commander Zheng Aiguo, or ordinary soldiers in each squad, they all shouted and charged forward. There were not many enemies left, and with the addition of advanced ability users who had recovered, the battle south of Dawn City was completely over in less than thirty minutes.
Li Chenglong immediately ordered: "Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo, you lead most of the advanced superhumans and the 1st Division to support the East Gate. I will go with the 2nd Division to support the West Gate. Once the battles at these two locations are over, we will attack from both sides and head north to completely annihilate them."
The battle unfolded as Li Chenglong had planned. The aliens sent many more reinforcements, but thanks to the valiant efforts of all the soldiers, who were in high spirits, Dawn City and the Dawn Army ultimately achieved victory.
At 2 PM, the six-hour battle finally drew to a close. Standing atop a relatively intact land-based mech, Li Chenglong shouted after killing the last Dane alien, "We've won!"
"Victory!" "We've won!" All the soldiers present shouted excitedly, and many even hugged each other, shedding tears of joy. The fierce battlefield had turned into a sea of cheers.