Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 787 Defend
"Watch out, they're charging again!"

The soldiers at the front shouted loudly to warn their comrades who were holding the line and fighting alongside them.

Hundreds of meters away, on the soft, damp grass, hundreds more black lizard warriors emerged, wielding crystal spears and shields... Using tunnels dug underground, they avoided the concentrated fire of long-range artillery, bypassed the first line of defense set up by the human army at the city gate, and charged straight into the rear, launching a surprise attack on the artillery positions.

The two magic-powered machine guns in the vicinity had completely fallen silent half an hour ago due to a lack of ammunition. The logistics team, which was supposed to deliver supplies at dawn, had not yet been seen.

Benny even suspected that the entire rear of the human base might have been attacked by the enemy, which was why logistical support and reinforcements were neglected.

However, even without the firepower support of the magic machine guns, they still need to rely on themselves to resist the enemy and hold this line to ensure the safety of the artillery position.

The demon lizardmen, crawling on the ground to avoid bullets, gradually approached.

Several snipers armed with sniper-type magic guns fired first—with the aid of high-powered scopes, they could almost effortlessly pick out the obvious enemy targets in their line of sight one by one, and every bullet could accurately hit vital points.

Immediately afterwards, sporadic gunfire began to ring out at the front of the trench, clearly caused by some enemies attempting to bypass the defenses and break through from the flanks of the trench. Benny wasn't worried about anything going wrong... Once these guys reached the ground and fully exposed themselves to the human soldiers' sight, their deaths were basically imminent.

He casually leaned out and fired a few shots, but kept his attention focused on the left front... that badly damaged trench line, which was littered with the corpses of many demon lizardmen. Almost all the soldiers who were fighting there had been killed because the enemy had accidentally dug through the tunnel and appeared directly inside the trench, forcing the soldiers to fix bayonets and fight them in close combat, catching them off guard.

Since they've already made their first appearance there, there's bound to be more to come.

After several days of bloody tug-of-war, the defending army in front of the artillery positions had long since lost its complete defensive structure... Most of the soldiers were scattered in small groups or squads, guarding their respective sections of trenches.

As long as the magic-powered cannons behind them are still firing, it means that their defenses have not yet been breached by the enemy.

……

Experience and intuition certainly did not disappoint Benny.

More than a dozen black lizard soldiers suddenly jumped out of the trench they had been keeping a close watch on, but instead of charging straight at the human defenses, they carefully crawled on the ground and, using the piled-up corpses of their own kind, slowly moved toward another nearby trench.

Clearly, they also knew that the trenches dug by humans were interconnected by longitudinal trenches. If they could successfully capture one section, they would have the opportunity to use the trenches as cover to fight their way to the rear of the defensive line.

Unfortunately, their sneaky behavior was completely exposed to Benny's sight and gun barrel.

He raised his spear, held his breath, aimed at the fastest-moving target, and pulled the trigger. The next second... the enemy's head exploded in a cloud of blood, and his brains splattered as he collapsed to the ground, motionless.

After Benny fired a warning shot, the other soldiers also noticed the enemy's intentions and immediately followed suit, firing and killing the slow-moving men lying on the ground one by one.

The long-silent sky above was suddenly filled with the sound of wind breaking... Several winged beings, seemingly having narrowly escaped the beam weapons and covered in wounds, stumbled and flew over, only to be hit by anti-aircraft fire from the artillery positions. They could only panic and land headfirst on the ground.

"Watch out for these winged beings, they still look capable of fighting!" Benny shouted, waving to the soldiers around him. "Go and help the others take them out, don't give the enemy a chance to breathe." The clusters of red light from the winged beings are the greatest threat to human soldiers, so when encountering lone targets, taking advantage of their injuries to kill them is the wisest strategy.

Because of this delay, when Benny came to his senses... he was shocked to find that several of the Black Lizard soldiers had already jumped into the trenches not far away.

not good!

Benny's heart sank slightly. He decisively put away his gun, stood up, and jogged towards the passageway connecting that section of the trench.

After running only a hundred meters or so, I could clearly hear several gunshots and angry, hoarse shouts from ahead.

That wasn't the familiar sound of a repeating magic gun, but rather the sound of a revolver issued to soldiers for close combat—this type of short gun was rarely used, mainly because soldiers rarely had the opportunity to fight the enemy at close range. In addition, the revolver had a slow rate of fire and short range, and the honeycomb magazine could only hold a pitiful five bullets, making it significantly less powerful than the long guns they were used to.

In the narrow, vertical passage, several Northern Army soldiers lay scattered about. Two of them had been impaled by black crystal spears and were pinned to the trench wall. Several others lay face down, covered in blood, and appeared to be lifeless.

Benny didn't have time to think. He raised his hand and fired a burst of bullets at the enemy standing with his back to him, knocking him down. He then dodged back to the corner of the tunnel to change to a new magazine before continuing to advance.

As he walked, he subconsciously reached out and touched every fallen soldier he passed, gently pressing his fingers on their carotid artery, hoping to find a comrade who could still be saved.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned...

Until they reached the end of the passageway, they pushed aside the corpse of a demonic lizardman whose head had been smashed open, and found the soldier who was crushed under its body. Although he had a deep knife wound on his shoulder that exposed bone, and his left leg below the knee had been severed by a black crystal blade, his eyes were still open... and his eyeballs slowly moved as Benny arrived.

"My God! You're still alive!" Benny bent down and used a belt to tighten the wound on his severed limb to stop the bleeding. "You guys did a great job... You actually managed to kill several enemies who broke into the trenches in close combat!"

The young wounded soldier tried to smile, but suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood, which made Benny's nose sting with tears.

"Sir... could you give me one... one extraordinary pill? I've already used up my quota, it hurts so much... cough cough!"

Benny touched his pouch, took out a metal box containing short-acting stimulants, and twisted out a pill to put into the wounded soldier's mouth.

At this time, reducing the other person's pain is the most important thing, and there is no need to worry about whether there is an overdose.

"and many more!"

Suddenly, a soldier ran out from the other end of the trench, wearing the same second lieutenant rank insignia on his chest as Benny. He seemed to have also heard the commotion and come to provide support alone.

"Don't give him any stimulants or painkillers. The child is conscious and there's clearly still hope..."

(End of this chapter)