Chapter 60 Chapter 60: Oh My Goodness, Mr. Yang!
Chapter 60: Oh My Goodness, Mr. Yang!
"Once the gate to the forbidden zone is opened, the monsters from the other side will likely swarm in... All the Silvermane Guards can do is try to hold back the enemy, buying you as much time as possible."
"Once you break through the front lines... we won't be able to help you anymore. What exactly lies within the northern rift zone can only be discovered by you all yourselves."
"So, Lady Bronya, and everyone... have you made up your minds?"
Standing beneath a massive and magnificent steel gate, Gepard at the forefront, along with a group of fully armed Silvermane Guards, turned to look at Bronya, along with Seele, March 7th, Stelle, and Dan Heng—five people in total.
This iron gate was the final fortress between Belobog and the rift zone. It had rarely been truly opened in decades because the limited number of Silvermane Guards were simply not suited for close-quarters combat against endless rift monsters, and most of those who entered the rift zone never returned.
Even those few orders for external operations and rift zone exploration had been personally issued by Cocolia.
And why had the team been reduced to just five again? Because countless experiences had proven that more people were not necessarily better for rift zone exploration. Moreover, the outside was swarming with rift creatures, and an overly large team would inevitably become their primary target.
A team of five wasn't too many, but it was completely sufficient.
Bronya first turned to look at the four behind her. Seeing them almost simultaneously nod their heads, she turned back to Gepard: "This is the only way to solve the current predicament and save Belobog now. For this, I will not hesitate in the slightest."
As a Silvermane Guard who had fought on the front lines for years, Bronya certainly understood how difficult it was to deal with hordes of rift monsters... But at this moment, she could only place her hopes in herself and also in her companions behind her.
"I understand. Hold your weapons tight; this will definitely be a fierce battle."
Gepard gently placed his palm on his chest, expressing his highest respect to everyone, then shouted loudly to the surrounding guards: "Everyone, load your weapons, prepare for battle! The survival of Belobog depends on tonight; we must hold out until dawn!"
"—YES!!!"
Nearly a thousand Silvermane Guards in the camp almost simultaneously let out a deafening roar. Most of them didn't even understand why the monsters were attacking the city or why Bronya and the others had to venture deep into the rift zone to seek a chance of survival... But following orders was their duty, and protecting this city called Belobog was also their duty.
They only knew that if the defensive line was breached, their homeland behind them would become a devastated ruin and cease to exist, so they absolutely could not retreat half a step.
"On my command—open the gate!"
Rumble—
The heavy iron gate, a full half-meter thick, slowly opened under the operation of mechanical gears. But that deafening sound would naturally be heard by the rift monsters outside the city walls.
This sound wasn't just the Silvermane Guards' bugle call to battle; it also became the command and target for the monsters' all-out assault.
"Guardian Gepard, the first wave of rift creatures will reach the city gate in approximately one minute. Rough estimate... over five hundred!"
The scout on the city wall immediately assessed the current battle situation. The densely packed monsters were almost the most he had ever seen in his life... and this was only the first wave of attack.
Come to think of it, since the Stellaron intended to completely destroy Belobog, why would it hold back at such a time?
This was largely thanks to Belobog's geographical advantage of being situated among mountains. If not for that, probably tens of thousands of rift monsters would have swarmed in from all directions simultaneously.
"Silvermane Guards firepower team, prepare! When the enemy enters within a hundred meters range, immediately commence artillery suppression! Amber Combat Group, all members exit the city and follow me into the frontline fortifications to set up defenses!"
Even though the enemy's situation vastly outnumbered theirs, Gepard's command remained as calm and composed as ever, guiding the entire guard camp to become orderly.
Actually, closing the gate and firmly defending the city walls was the tactic that could minimize losses. But if they wanted to clear a path for Bronya and the others to the greatest extent possible, they had to adopt this more aggressive approach.
One by one, Silvermane Guards armed with firearms quickly rushed into the defensive fortifications outside the city walls that had been prepared for centuries. Bronya and Seele's group naturally followed Gepard among them, doing their best to push forward.
After experiencing the first round of artillery bombardment, only less than half of the rift monsters charging at the forefront remained, fearlessly braving the hail of bullets to charge towards the front lines.
When first stepping onto such a grand and dangerous battlefield, most people would at least be momentarily stunned. But Seele rushed to the very front without hesitation, even throwing a challenging glance at Bronya.
"Keep up, Upperworlder. Don't you dare hold me back!"
Under everyone's astonished gazes, Seele charged straight through the hail of bullets right up to those hundred-plus monsters. Her entire body flickered among them in a way barely visible to the naked eye; almost every attack effortlessly took the life of a rift monster.
You have to understand, those things might not even die immediately if hit head-on by artillery shells!
"Oh my goodness, Mr. Yang... is she even human? I feel like she's gotten many times stronger than before..."
March 7th's mouth was almost shaped into an 'O'. It wasn't entirely due to shock at such strength; it was just that she had become so much stronger in just a few days... Was Mr. Kevin's special training really that effective?
Should she sign up for one too?
"What are you standing there dumbfounded for? Hurry up and follow!"
Fortunately, Stelle promptly slapped March 7th on the forehead. Only then did she realize Dan Heng and Bronya had already run more than ten meters ahead. She hurriedly followed along with Stelle.
With Seele holding her ground at the forefront clearing the way, the group quickly broke through the encirclement of rift monsters under the Silvermane Guards' covering fire and began advancing towards the deeper snowfields—
"The Silvermane Guards can only help you this far, everyone."
Watching the distant figures gradually recede into the distance, Gepard on the front lines could only silently place his blessings in his heart.
You must succeed, and above all... you must come back alive...
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