Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 440 "Soldiers"

Rabbi got on the bus and saw Radish in the back seat.

“Beep…”

"I wonder how things are going with Mechanical Heart," Rabi nodded and said.

Normally, the fact that Mechanical Heart dares to harbor thoughts of profiting from the conflict indicates that they have a certain level of confidence and certainty in winning this battle.

On the one hand, the Mechanical Heart is currently weak, and even if others know they are up to something, they can't imagine how outrageous they would go. This is a great advantage.

On the other hand, it's natural that Grealley and his men had made ample preparations.

Even without the rabbi's assistance, they must have had a fairly complete plan.

As Zheng Fan stepped on the gas, the toaster suddenly arched its back—yes, it really arched its back. A very cartoonish, poised-to-go movement, before it suddenly surged forward.

The golden hue of the toast cart makes it look like a golden breeze sweeping across the streets of Xinmu City.

The southern three city walls appeared before our eyes in an instant.

The two armies were completely locked in battle, and apart from the fact that neither side had the objective to use larger-scale weapons of mass destruction, they had almost exhausted all their resources.

The garrison troops were under immense pressure.

With the help of their defensive setup on the southern three city walls and the advantage of playing at home, they managed to maintain a stalemate for the time being, but this was not a long-term solution.

The garrison soldier Meloni glanced nervously at the situation below from the city wall, then quickly pulled his head back down.

Just then, a riot broke out on the city wall.

Melloni immediately exclaimed, "The enemy has attacked!?"

"Enemy troops have occupied our rear positions and are climbing up the city walls!"

"How did they do that?!"

"Wait, it's not Durason's army, it's... they say they are the Mechanical Heart!"

Before long, Meloni met Grealley, and judging from the surrounding situation, apart from the soldiers still fighting the Durason troops outside, those in the rear had been wiped out by the Mechanical Heart...

"How could this be..." Melloni looked at the person in front of him, whom he had once despised, and couldn't believe that one day he would become the other's prisoner.

“You’ve worked hard, Mr. Melloni. We’ll take over the defense of the city from now on. For the sake of our new city of Xinmou.” Grealley said to Melloni calmly, without any expression.

Melloni's expression changed: "You want New Mou City too? That's impossible."

“In fact, we’ve already taken over, haven’t we?” Grealley glanced at him and began directing the others in the Mechanical Heart to take over the work.

Melloni had no rebuttal.

He was completely here, and the southern three city walls, including the rear positions, had been captured directly, which was practically the same as a successful occupation. The biggest problem was still holding out against the fierce attacks of the Durrison army.

“You can’t hold out!” Melloni swallowed hard. “If we can’t even hold out, what do you have to fight against Durazon’s army? Grealley, perhaps we can cooperate…”

“Let’s not talk about that, Mr. Melloni,” Grealley said. “The only thing we can’t compromise on is with the Kabbalah royal family and parliament.”

"As for this city, we will defend it."

The mechanical heart moved too quickly, and the Durason army did not immediately notice that Shinmu City had quietly changed hands.

However, after losing reinforcements, the garrison in Xinmu City suffered repeated defeats. With casualties already reaching a certain level and the order to retreat delayed, their resolve began to waver.

The garrison troops, who had been loosely organized for so long, could hardly withstand the pressure they were under now; it was quite an achievement that they had managed to hold on until now.

Kep, riding in a tank at the front lines, frowned again and glanced at the time: "Still taking longer than expected... Should we wait a little longer?"

He was like a player trying to break a speedrun record, but after a run he found that every tick on the timer was red, and none of his results were what he expected, or even far from them.

One wrong step leads to another, and the feeling of being restrained by an invisible force makes him feel extremely uncomfortable.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided that he couldn't wait any longer.

The garrison troops are clearly on the verge of collapse; we can take them in one fell swoop!
"Mobilize the troops!" he ordered.

A Durazon doll's chest transformed into a megaphone, blasting a sound that reverberated throughout the battlefield. Durazon's army, both men and dolls, immediately launched their charge.

As expected, the soldiers stationed in the city were terrified when they saw the enemy troops surging forward like a tide, and fled in panic.

Just then, another horn sound, though not as loud as the one played by the puppet, was blew out, but it was melodious and long! While the Durason army and the garrison soldiers were puzzled, a cannon suddenly went off in the city that they had overlooked, and in the chaos, it plunged into the Durason army without being intercepted.

The remains of dolls and fragments of humans were scattered everywhere.

"An ambush!?" Cape's expression changed drastically.

Who is it? It's definitely not the garrison, otherwise, wouldn't this be pointless?

Who is it?

He got the answer quickly.

On the southern three walls of Shinmu Castle, the flags of Shinmu Castle and the Kabala royal family were lowered, and replaced by brand new flags...

One by one, figures appeared on the city wall, emerging from the surrounding streets and alleys, along with a large number of puppets, each with an outline carved on its chest near its heart, their otherwise simple and unadorned appearance unable to conceal the exquisite detail of that heart.

"A mechanical heart!?" Kep's eyes widened.

When did they get so many people? Although these puppet models are not as advanced as those of the Kabbalah royal family and warlords, there are so many of them!
Apart from the dolls, all other weapons and equipment are the same – plentiful and plentiful!

"Sir, our rear positions outside the city have also been attacked!" The subordinate brought the bad news with a horrified expression.

If the two sides were to fight head-on, Kep would certainly not be afraid of them, but now they have suffered considerable losses in the battle with the Xinmu City army, and they have clearly fallen into a trap!
The Mechanical Heart replaced the terrain advantage of the Shinmu City army and, with a much stronger force, surrounded the weakened Durason army!

Now surrounded on all sides, Cape's face hardened: "It's not over yet! Their strength is still inferior to ours, don't be intimidated by their morale!"

The objective difference in strength will not change because of this extra military force; the stronger force is still the army of Durrison!
The Mechanical Heart, of course, did not intend to give them a chance to react. Having accumulated so much power in Xinmu City, they were determined to win this battle!
"How did you do that?!" Melloni, who had already been captured, was very puzzled.

Even if his soldiers are useless, they shouldn't be so disorganized as to be infiltrated by the Mechanical Heart to this extent, right? So many puppets, so many weapons and equipment, even if most of them are outdated relics, they can't just be taken away like that, can they?
"Shinmu City has abundant supplies, including the doll manufacturing factory that was closed for a while due to the White Clothes incident; we've simply restarted it. As for the parts, we've accumulated them to this size through continuous transportation. And many of them are still newly assembled, which is why we need to help you so that you can slow down Durason's pace even further..."

Melloni stared blankly at Grealley.

It sounds easy, but what kind of organization and discipline, and how much perseverance, is needed to carry out each step so quietly in the tense situation of Xinmu City?
Seemingly noticing Melloni's confusion, Grealley finally turned to look at him and said, "For ideals and happiness."

"Ooooooo!"

A strange horn blared, and at the height of the battle between the Mechanical Heart and the Durason Army outside, a huge loaf of toast fell from the sky!

Snap!

The Durasun Army, which had been flattened as soon as it came off the bus, was run over several times before it stopped and the door was opened.

Rabbi got out of the passenger seat, holding an umbrella.

But there were no radishes.

Because the radish had already arrived on its own.

A soldier from Durrison was sweating profusely because of the situation around him. After he and his puppet destroyed several puppets of the Mechanical Heart, he hadn't even had time to catch his breath when he suddenly felt something walk past him from behind.

He turned around abruptly but saw nothing.

The moment I breathed a sigh of relief, I looked ahead again and found that my doll had turned into a pile of scrap metal.

Soldier:!?

His body trembled, his pupils dilated, and he captured the tall figure that was not far from him, standing out even amidst the chaos, on his retina.

The worn-out black military uniform seemed to convey a sense of lament about the current situation, while the ruddy complexion on his face suggested a general surveying everything under his command.

Dead silence, terror—it is a mechanical doll born for war!
“Beep…”

A red halo suddenly spread outwards from its center, causing all the Durason dolls enveloped in it to shudder, their facial indicator lights flickering, followed by eerie twitches before freezing in place.

Centered on this military-uniformed doll, a corner of the battlefield fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

The soldier's breathing quickened. He didn't know what was happening, but he vaguely sensed that something terrible was about to occur...

Swish...

In his field of vision, several frozen Durarson dolls suddenly sprang to life, stiffly turning their heads to look at him.

"Beep beep..." A unified, synchronized sound rang out.

The soldiers found their general.

(End of this chapter)