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OPI Chapter 242: Countdown to Annihilation
🕑 Added 2024-10-04 02:05:04 +0000 UTCOn the snow-covered battlefield, all kinds of screams, roars, and cries echoed out. The names of various sword techniques and physical arts mixed with the flames, lightning, and cutting blades of air, as silhouettes moved at high speed across the field.
The crack of gunfire continued to resound, accompanied by the sharp whistling of shells and the deafening roar of explosions. Everything resonated in the ears of the combatants.
Blood permeated the air, killing intent was palpable, and corpses littered the ground.
The main army of the World Government, the Empire's Beast Unit, and a small group of disciples from the Imperial Fist Temple were engaged in a massacre, exchanging bullets and blows amidst a hail of fire.
It was impossible to distinguish one from the other. Everything had become total chaos.
Screams of agony and pain could be heard everywhere.
In the rearguard on the side of the Empire troops.
Commander Najasho, who was observing the battlefield through his binoculars, was stunned to see the outcome of Izou's battle with a World Government official. "How is this possible? Lieutenant General Izou couldn't withstand a single blow from the opponent before dying!"
At that moment, a swarm of missiles fired from the south, leaving bright trails in their wake and striking enemy lines.
"General Bulat's fire support has finally arrived!"
...
One hour ago.
The first units of the troops led by General Bulat had reached a position about fifty kilometers from the fortress defended by Najasho.
Through dozens of Marg hawks, Bulat had a clear understanding of the situation and developments on the northern front.
To ensure that the front did not collapse before the arrival of the main troops, Bulat immediately ordered the deployment of a special unit in the forward forces to provide powerful fire support to Najasho as quickly as possible.
At the foot of a hill, where the terrain was relatively flat, three hundred sturdy soldiers, dressed in dark green military uniforms, quickly formed a square formation with precision.
They obeyed the orders of a woman standing outside the formation, with a small white dog at her side. They quickly manipulated a peculiar green mechanical equipment hanging from their bodies.
The equipment on their backs transformed into two green metal boxes, one on each side. As they waited for the woman's firing orders, the metal boxes opened, revealing sixteen black miniature rockets inside.
"Attention! In one minute, each row will shoot in sequence at the target." The woman announced.
Silence dominated the atmosphere as time passed.
"Fire!" Seryu gave the order with a loud shout.
At that instant, the first row of soldiers fired a volley of black rockets.
Then the second and third rows followed the same process, launching their rockets.
Thirty seconds later, silence fell again, except for the smoke that permeated the air, testimony to the recent discharge.
"Mission completed, disable the Weapon System, collect the target detector."
"Form lines!"
"Withdrawal!"
...
On the battlefield to the north, more and more people began to notice the trails of fire coming from the south.
Onigumo narrowed his eyes. He knew that kind of weapon well. They had faced something similar when they conquered the Titan World.
The next second, Onigumo stepped onto the frozen ground and turned into an afterimage, rushing into the sky accompanied by sonic booms and air waves.
As it ascended, its roar echoed throughout the battlefield. "All major generals and lieutenant generals, attack together and intercept them!"
"Yes!" Several voices responded.
Seven figures flew into the skies, fearlessly defying the hundreds of oncoming rockets.
The massive attack was impressive, covering the sky with overwhelming force. The soldiers of the Imperial Army, under the command of Najasho, watched with excitement and expectation, anticipating a series of explosions in the enemy lines.
“Eight Swords Style. Komachi Spider Web!”
With a mighty shout, Onigumo brandished all eight swords, unleashing a series of brilliant slashes that intertwined, forming a net that covered the skies.
[Boom! Boom! Boom!]
A dense shower of rockets, flew like a rain of fiery arrows, crashing into the net of sword slashes.
At that instant, the rockets exploded in the air with a deafening roar.
Meanwhile, at other positions, army officers deployed their flying cutting techniques.
With perfect coordination, these officers unleashed their powerful sword techniques to intercept as many rockets as possible.
Surprisingly, only seven people were able to cope with the barrage of nearly a thousand rockets.
From below, troops of the Imperial Army watched in disbelief.
“This has to be a joke!” Najasho exclaimed.
Meanwhile, from the ranks of Onigumo's division, more officers emerged to join the defense against the bombardment.
Ten minutes later, the battlefield fell into a sudden silence. Only the icy wind continued to blow relentlessly. All the rockets had been destroyed, and the seven fighters in the air were in varying states of fatigue.
Onigumo remained unperturbed, breathing calmly.
"Retreat!"
Onigumo saw that there were no more rockets flying, and immediately issued an order to return. After returning to the ground, he said in a deep voice to the officers who surrounded him.
"We have basically figured out the enemy's details, and the attack just now also shows that their main force has arrived at a relatively close position."
"So I decided to launch a general attack today and personally take down the fortress."
"It just so happens that we also need a sheltered place to live."
Just as he finished speaking, the Den-Den Mushi in his cloak began to ring. Onigumo took it out with an annoyed expression and answered.
"What's the matter?"
"Lieutenant General Onigumo, orders from the Other Worlds Strategic Committee headquarters. In less than an hour, you will receive an experimental specimen from the Academy of Sciences. It is to be deployed against the enemy fortress and then retrieved without incident."
Onigumo frowned, looking at the Den-Den Mushi with displeasure.
"Do you think this is child's play? If enemy troops arrive while we are at it, what will happen to the opportunity to attack?"
"It is an order from Headquarters, approved by the Academy of Sciences. Please comply with it." Coulson answered on the other end of the line, his tone impassive.
"Tch! Understood!" Onigumo hung up the Den-Den Mushi with obvious displeasure. Then, he looked at his officers and ordered in a cold voice: "You heard it too, pass the order to suspend the offensive and wait for an hour!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Immediately, they began an organized retreat towards the trenches. The enemy forces also retreated, leaving a hundred soldiers to cover their escape.
The battlefield fell silent once again.
After more than 40 minutes, two black military trucks, escorted by fifty army soldiers riding heavy motorcycles, arrived at Onigumo camp.
Four researchers in thick winter clothes got off the truck in front.
"I am Vinsmoke Judge, a senior researcher at the Materials Research Institute. Next, please cooperate with our experiments and data collection."
...
As the ceasefire continued, the soldiers of the Imperial army began to relax. At that moment, a colossal figure five meters tall emerged from the enemy's front, immediately catching the soldiers' attention and wary gazes.
He was a man with long blue-grey hair and a thick beard. He wore a black and white fur coat, and on his temples he wore an ornament with black horns.
His expression was as cold as ice, devoid of any emotion.
This raised the alarm of the Imperial Army soldiers, who quickly pointed their automatic rifles at him.
However, the giant continued to advance silently, making the tension in the atmosphere unbearable.
“Who is that giant? Why are there so many giants on the other side?” Najasho asked, frowning.
[Beep!]
Suddenly, a blinding golden flash appeared in the distance, causing Najasho and the other commanders on the fortress walls to instinctively close their eyes.
[Swoosh!]
The flash turned into a ray of light that crossed the battlefield in an instant and landed in the ranks of the imperial army.
A second later, with a deafening explosion, a fireball rose into the sky.
When the flames dissipated, the ground that was once frozen tundra was now a two-meter-deep crater, filled with molten rock and magma.
After firing the beam and causing the explosion, the cyborg closed its mouth and jumped high in the direction of the fortress, causing the Imperial Army soldiers to desperately open fire.
Automatic rifles unleashed a storm of bullets into the air.
But to their dismay, the bullets that hit the cyborg bounced off without causing the slightest scratch.
[Beep!]
[Zap!]
Meanwhile, just before falling to the ground, the cyborg opened its mouth again and fired another beam of light towards the trenches.
[Boom!]
Another fireball rose from the ground, consuming the lives of many soldiers.
[Bang!]
The cyborg's colossal body landed heavily, causing the charred ground and magma to jump from the impact, frightening the nearby soldiers, who backed away in terror.
The cyborg raised both arms and extended his hands to his flanks.
[Beep!]
[Zap! Zap!]
Two golden rays shot out from his palms, heading towards the imperial soldiers.
[Boom! Boom!]
“Stop, you damn giant!”
Suddenly, a man over two meters tall, covered in thick black fur like a bear, advanced furiously towards the cyborg. Behind him followed seven other warriors with strange shapes, they were the remaining members of the Beast Unit.
But just as the bear man was about to lunge at him, the cyborg's body disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"What the devil?!"
[Puff!]
In the next instant, a black thorn shot out of the Bearman’s chest, soaked in blood. The man looked down, stunned, unable to believe his eyes.
Behind him, the cyborg's left arm had unfurled a long black spine, while his right arm carried a black shield that blocked a jet of purple venom launched by a snake warrior.
The cyborg's eyes glowed with a cold blue glow.
