The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 231: Produced by the Tribunal, it's guaranteed to be a masterpiece!

"Quickly! Enemy attack!"

"Don't just stand there, grab your guns and charge out!"

In a street, a block temporarily used as barracks suddenly became noisy, with officers shouting urgently at sleepy soldiers hiding inside.

Suddenly, Andrei rode up on a horse. Having temporarily transformed himself into a cavalry unit by purchasing a warhorse, he kept firing his musket into the sky.

boom! boom! boom!
The continuous gunfire was more effective than the officers' shouts; it served as the best warning to the soldiers.

Upon hearing the gunshot, many half-asleep soldiers were instantly jolted awake. They quickly grabbed the guns lying in the corner, slung their ammunition belts over their shoulders, and ran out. Many soldiers didn't even have time to put on their clothes properly.

As soon as they ran out, they saw General Vorontsov riding a warhorse and firing a musket into the sky. They couldn't figure out what their division commander was doing.
"Imperial warriors, wake up! There's something fishy about those prisoners!"

"There are demons mixed in with these prisoners! Kill them quickly!"

"Remember, if you see any prisoners with signs of mutation, shoot them immediately. Even if they are not carrying a weapon, you must stay at a distance and check them!"

Andrei looked at the group of sleepy-eyed soldiers in front of him and said in a hurried tone.

Although the prisoners hadn't caused any major disturbance yet, Andrei was just about to go to sleep when he suddenly noticed that a large number of them had turned into red dots.

He didn't believe in anything else, but he absolutely believed in the enemy markings indicated by the system.

Since these guys have turned red, it means they must have become hostile units, there's no doubt about that.

Andrei didn't know why these prisoners, who were perfectly fine, would suddenly become hostile units for no reason.
However, he knew that if his soldiers didn't act quickly, these guys would definitely cause more trouble!

Besides Andrei, his guards were also dispatched. Some of these soldiers went to inform the soldiers who were resting in other places, while others went to the front to carry out a blocking action.

Andrei considered that these Altranian soldiers might have been corrupted by Tzeentch, which is why he had all his soldiers keep a close eye on whether the enemy was showing signs of mutation.

Because, apart from that, he really couldn't imagine why these guys would suddenly rebel.

It's impossible that after they surrendered, they felt they had made a bad decision, or that the guns in the hands of the Cambrian soldiers weren't intimidating enough, so they decided to stage a rebellion with their bare hands.
If that's the case, then it will be easy for Andrei to suppress these guys' resistance.

Simply move the two machine guns over, and all the problems will be solved.

After notifying this camp, Andrei immediately rode to the other camps to notify them one by one.

With so many prisoners of war, Andrei wasn't sure if all of them had rebelled, but the fact that they had suddenly risen up in large numbers meant that something serious had happened to them.

So he doesn't care about anything else now, he just calls up as many soldiers as he can.

Han Xin believed that the more soldiers the better. Although he was not Han Xin, he didn't mind having more soldiers under his command. At worst, he would let these guys sleep a little less.

After informing all the soldiers and getting them up, Andrei quickly rode back to his headquarters.

The headquarters has telephones, radios, and walkie-talkies, allowing him to quickly relay his orders to the entire army. The headquarters is also much safer.

Just as Andrei arrived at the headquarters, he happened to run into the bishop of the Winter Church who had come looking for him.

Upon seeing this living saint who was adept at buffing the troops, Andrei's eyes lit up. He quickly grabbed the old man's shoulder and urged him to speak:

"Your Excellency, act quickly, we don't have much time left!"

“Those damned Alteras have suddenly started a rebellion. There must be something wrong with them. I’m worried they might be bewitched by the devil!”

"Therefore, please immediately cast a blessing upon the soldiers. I need to ensure that the soldiers are not affected by demons and that they can maintain mental stability!"

When dealing with something chaotic, you can never be too careful.

Although compared to other Chaos Gods, Tzeentch's corrupting power is not as strong. He does not allow desires to control people's minds like Slaanesh, nor does he spread plagues on a large scale like Nurgle.

However, Tzeentch's corrupting power is very subtle and insidious. You never know when a person's inner vulnerabilities will be penetrated, and then they will be corrupted by this chaotic power.

In such situations, it is very useful to give soldiers a buff that helps them resist erosion.

Otherwise, who knows when our soldiers might be infiltrated by demons and unknowingly become the enemy?

Thinking about this, Andre suddenly understood why the Inquisition in the Warhammer world was so obsessed, always killing anyone who saw a demon to silence them.

Because they couldn't guarantee that these people wouldn't be corrupted by the power of chaos, once they had seen the demons, they were essentially establishing a connection with the warp, making them more susceptible to being bewitched by the demons.

Therefore, the probability of these people joining Chaos in the future will become extremely high, and the court cannot monitor them 24 hours a day.

To be on the safe side, killing to silence witnesses became the simplest and most brutal option!

After hearing Andrei's explanation, the bishop did not hesitate at all, immediately raised his staff, and began to apply buffs to the surrounding soldiers.

However, when Andrei saw the buff that appeared on the very few players who remained here, he couldn't keep his composure.

He had initially thought the buff the bishop would apply would be something like mental fortitude or mechanical mind, but he had to admit that the cold-blooded lady was ultimately too Khorne.

So from Andrei's perspective, the buff the bishop applied to the soldiers was actually:
[Battle Spirit: Makes soldiers more engrossed in battle, and their strength and agility are slightly increased for each enemy killed.]

Okay, okay, this is how you play, right?
Andrei stared in disbelief at the bishop standing beside him.

The bishop noticed Andrei's gaze, seemingly understanding that Andrei had grasped the blessing he had bestowed, and smiled, saying:
"General Vorontsov, I know what you're worried about. Although this blessing doesn't directly protect the mind, it does provide some mental protection!"

"Generally speaking, demons especially like to use all kinds of words and illusions to bewitch people, but as long as soldiers are so engrossed in fighting that they can't extricate themselves, they will naturally ignore these things."

"The more focused the soldiers are, the less likely they are to be influenced by demons!"

Ok!

Andrei nodded, silently praying that his soldiers wouldn't all turn into berserkers.

Damn it, there are no legitimate living saints on his side, no emperors who can bestow blessings that can both resist chaos and make soldiers loyal.

However, since we don't have the Emperor, we can make do with Khorne's Blessing for now, since Khorne is quite similar to the Emperor in many ways.

A burst of intense gunfire erupted as machine guns, pre-positioned at street corners around the factory where prisoners of war were being held, began firing into the street.

Large numbers of Altera soldiers, whose bodies had undergone severe mutations and were in many ways inhuman, suddenly burst out of the factory like zombies.

Upon seeing these men, not a single Cambrian soldier hesitated. Already fired up, they ruthlessly operated their machine guns and unleashed a fierce barrage of fire on the charging crowd.

The Altrians, who had originally planned to launch a surprise attack, seemed not to have anticipated the presence of machine guns. As a result, when the machine gun fire swept over them, many of them were immediately knocked down.

But then, the machine gunner hiding at the street corner was inexplicably killed by the enemy in front of him.

"Be careful, they have spellcasters who can cast curses!"

A veteran who had previously encountered Black Hawk Empire battle mages on the battlefield sternly warned the surrounding soldiers that the machine gunner's head had inexplicably exploded, accompanied by flashes of light, which was definitely some kind of magic!
A sharpshooter, hidden in the shadows, carefully surveyed the entire battlefield with his rifle, trying to find the enemy's spellcaster.

But before he could find where the enemy mage was hiding, he was already targeted by the enemy.

With a loud bang, as if flames had exploded inside his skull, the marksman's head also shattered.

Under the suppression of the enemy mages, the guard squad that Andrei sent here was no match for the charging group.

Without machine gun fire, they couldn't have stopped such a dense crowd.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of mutated Altera soldiers rushed out and began running in all directions of the city.

Beep——!
An officer blew his whistle, summoning the soldiers to assemble immediately.

The entire city suddenly descended into chaos. They never expected that the enemy's prisoners would launch a night attack, nor did they expect that these prisoners would possess such abilities!

If they had known it would turn out like this, they should have tied all these guys up in the first place instead of just disarming them!

When Andrei realized something was wrong, he immediately gave the players a mission, and now some players are already on their way from the other side.

Besides these players, many more who had died on the battlefield simply chose the respawn point on the other side of the riverbank, and respawned directly near Andrei.

"Warriors, I have some bad news for you: we have been attacked by demon cultists!"

At the entrance of the headquarters, Andrei looked at the players who had just gathered and quickly said to them:

"Head to the factory area immediately and block it off at all costs. We cannot let these guys get through!"

"If necessary, I allow you to use any means necessary to eliminate them!"

As soon as Andrei finished speaking, the group of players rushed towards that direction in unison, their movements appearing quite swift.

Some players even bought a warhorse, transformed into cavalrymen, and charged forward with lances.

Just as the players had run away, Andrei suddenly noticed a small squad of ordinary soldiers escorting a group of Altera officers toward him from the other side.

The squad leader, from a distance, waved to Andrei and said:

"General, I brought all their officers out, including that lieutenant general!"

"There's been a riot at the factory. Some soldiers seem to have been corrupted by demons. They say they were hiding in the warehouse behind the factory, and only came out after things calmed down!"

Upon hearing this sound, Andrei quickly looked at the mini-map, his eyes instantly narrowing.

Without any hesitation, he suddenly raised his gun and fired in the other direction, hitting Lieutenant General Meginin, who was in the middle of the group, in the head.

"Damn it! Stay away from them, they're demons in disguise!"

Seeing his soldiers, Andrei roared at them while firing repeatedly, quickly taking down the officers with bursts of fire.

On his minimap, these guys are all units shown as red dots, and without a doubt, they are all enemies!
So Andrei didn't care about anything else and just fired first!
While capturing an enemy lieutenant general alive would certainly be a great achievement, who knows if these guys have any special abilities?
What if he casts a spell from afar and kills himself first? Andrei would then have to lose a lot of influence points and reload the game, which would be very bad.

Sure enough, Andrei knew these guys were up to no good!

Logically speaking, these guys should be dead beyond any doubt after being shot in the head with a rifle.

But as they were blown apart by their own heads, their corpses suddenly split open and turned into one after another Tzeentch Blue Fear Demons!

The leader, Lieutenant General Mejinin, even transformed into a pink fear monster!
While the surrounding soldiers were still stunned, the demons struck first, unleashing a barrage of psionic flames at them.

"Ahhh!"

Amidst screams, more than half of these unsuspecting soldiers were killed or wounded on the spot, and even those remaining soldiers who took up arms to resist were too late.

Their bullets struck the demons, only to be instantly blocked by a psionic barrier. Just as they were about to engage in close combat, the demons' blades pierced their bodies first.

While Tzeentch is not particularly good at close combat, it depends on who he's compared to.

Compared to other factions of demons, especially those of the Khorne and Slaanesh factions, they are indeed not very good at close combat.

However, compared to the ordinary mortal soldiers around them, these demons have a huge advantage!
The remaining soldiers retreated in panic, firing their guns as they went, but they were helpless against these demons.

Fortunately, the demons didn't focus their attention on the surrounding soldiers, which saved their lives.

What made Andrei feel quite uncomfortable was that these demons on the opposite street were clearly coming for him!

He could already see pairs of malevolent little eyes staring at him, and blue demons waving their limbs, throwing blue psionic flames at him.

Andrei quickly dodged to the side, avoiding several small blue fireballs.

It was also thanks to the fact that these psionic flames did not have the diffusivity of ordinary flames that this thing did not burn its own headquarters until these demons injected more psionic energy.

Therefore, Andrei was not worried about his headquarters being destroyed by this thing, but he was more worried about the attack effect of this thing!

The psionic flames have a penetrating effect on physical objects, so much so that the sturdy walls surrounding his headquarters couldn't stop them at all.

A guard was leaning against the wall, intending to use it as cover, but before he could even peek out to fire, he was hit by a sudden psionic flame and burned to ashes.

Andrei looked at the bishop behind him and quickly urged him to speak:

"Your Excellency, please bestow your divine power upon me to help me destroy these demons! I desperately need the power of the Cold-Blooded Lady!"

But upon hearing this, the bishop said somewhat awkwardly:
"I'm sorry, General Vorontsov, I'm afraid I can't do that!"

"The blessings I receive are different from those of other living saints. My blessings are all for the benefit of soldiers. They can only be applied to others and cannot be used for direct attacks."

"So in a sense, apart from reinforcing the soldiers around me or escaping quickly, I don't have any direct offensive capabilities!"

Wang Defa? !

Andrei stared intently at the bishop in front of him, feeling that the man's condition was truly absurd.

He seriously doubted that this person was not a living saint of the cold-blooded lady at all, or at least not a living saint of Khorne!
He never knew when Khorne would stop focusing on offense and only focus on support.

However, from another perspective, Khorne disdains the use of magic; his blessings are all meant to make warriors kill more fiercely and become more ruthless.

From this perspective, Andrei always felt that the circumstances of other living saints might be somewhat different from what he had imagined.

He suddenly suspected that these living saints might not be the chosen ones of Khorne that he had imagined; they might be something else, perhaps not part of the chosen ones system.

"In that case, Bishop, you'd better pray for yourself!"

As Andrei spoke, he took a step to the side, narrowly avoiding a psionic fireball that was thrown at him.

Thanks to his precognitive abilities, which allowed him to sense deadly dangers in advance, these slow-moving and less dense psionic fireballs posed almost no threat to him.

But this can't go on forever, and Andrei can't guarantee that those demons don't have other means.

Therefore, it's best to strike first!

Andrei quickly redeemed a Tank Hunter suit, and before anyone noticed, a long box suddenly appeared in a corner of the headquarters.

He ran over as fast as he could, kicked the box open, and then, as if by magic, put on the equipment inside.

Upon seeing the large spear that Andrei suddenly produced, the bishop hiding in the corner, not even having time to be surprised by the speed at which Andrei changed his clothes, pointed at the spear and asked:
"General Vorontsov, what is this?"

"Anti-tank...anti-armor rifle, 13.2mm caliber. Generally speaking, this thing is enough to penetrate 25mm thick enemy armor, and it should be quite effective against demons!"

As Andrei spoke, he suddenly flashed past the entrance of the command building at top speed and hit one of the Blue Fear Demons in the team with a single shot.

The magical barrier in front of the demon was shattered on the spot by the armor-piercing bullet, and then the bullet was shot directly into the gaping maw in its abdomen.

With a scream, the demon was pierced through from front to back, and even half of its tongue flew out. In the blink of an eye, it burst into blue psionic flames and then split into two yellow sulfur demons.

Andrei didn't stop. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he fired another shot at the other demon, taking it down as well. After killing two demons with two shots, Andrei moved while occasionally peeking out of windows or doorways, firing at the demons with all his might.

The staff officers in the headquarters, as well as the bishop standing not far behind Andrei, were all stunned by what they saw.

One of the staff officers couldn't help but ask Andrei:

"Um, General, I have a question. Where did this thing come from?"

Andrei said without turning his head:

"I left it at headquarters beforehand, is there a problem?"

The staff officer scratched his head, thinking for a long time, but couldn't recall when such a strange crate had ever been in the headquarters.

However, considering that this thing was placed in the corner, it was indeed quite inconspicuous, so perhaps he hadn't noticed it before.

Before the staff officer could ask any further questions, Andrei began to speak on his own:

"Originally, this was just to be prepared for any eventuality. After all, the Black Hawk Empire's armored forces often launch flanking maneuvers and decapitation strikes. You never know when their mechs might drive up to our command post!"

"But I never expected that this thing would be used against these demons instead of the Black Hawk Empire's armored forces!"

At this point, Andrei couldn't help but become wary.

He felt he needed to be more careful in the future and advised players to be cautious when controlling the Psionicist class.

As expected, the Tzeentch faction's technology wasn't as effective as I'd imagined.

Psionicists are indeed very powerful in combat, but if these guys get out of control, the demons they summon can be quite troublesome.

At the very least, he has to prevent players from getting out of control in the enemy ranks, otherwise they might accidentally summon demons in the enemy ranks, and they would be too easily corrupted.

On the contrary, the players themselves seem to be immune to the corruption of demons. It is unknown whether this is because the composition of the players is somewhat special and they are essentially different from humans, or for some other reason.
In Andrei's opinion, if these guys are going to get out of control, it's best if they do so within the players' own teams.

Otherwise, with these demons constantly emerging, it would be too troublesome; the chaos pollution is much more difficult to deal with than I imagined.

Just as Andrei was thinking this, a group of players suddenly rushed over from behind the demons, brandishing bayonets and launching a desperate charge against them.

These demons never expected that a mortal soldier would dare to launch an attack against them!
When they heard footsteps and turned around, the demons all showed expressions of surprise.

"Damn it, it's Krieg!"

"This is impossible! How could Krieg be here?"

Despite the demon's deep doubts, the player's bayonet was no joke.

With a scream, the demon's body was pierced by the player's bayonet, and then it vanished on the spot in the form of psionic flames.

Clearly, the player's bayonet instant-kill ability played a huge role, killing the demon on the spot with a single stab and preventing the demon from performing any splitting attacks.

Unfortunately, the player's bayonet doesn't seem to harm the demon's soul.

After all, some demons had been killed by players with bayonets before. If players could kill the demons' souls with their bayonets, other demons would surely notice.

For demons, the death of their physical bodies is not terrible, but the destruction of their souls is.

In a sense, demons and players are actually very similar in nature. They are just using a temporary shell created in the real universe to move around. Even if they die, it is only the shell that dies, not the player.

So for demons, having a means to harm their souls is like a player playing a game at home, and suddenly an enemy jumps out of the game pod and stabs them to death with a bayonet!
That's terrifying!

A deafening explosion suddenly came from afar, seemingly caused by enemy forces corrupted by chaos detonating a shell on the other side, or destroying a heavy artillery piece.

But that's the end for these guys!
The fact that these guys inexplicably stole a siege cannon was due to the player's lack of preparation.

As more and more players return from the battlefield across the river, it becomes increasingly difficult for these demon-corrupted Alteran soldiers.

They had no weapons, and although their bodies had undergone some mutations due to the influence of chaotic forces, they did not gain much improvement in combat power.

Their vitality may have been enhanced to some extent, but Tzeentch's flesh mutation did not significantly enhance their vitality, and might even have affected their lives to some extent.

Therefore, when faced with machine gun fire, these guys are still just mortals.

Even if some Altranian soldiers were lucky enough to awaken as psionicists, it would be difficult for them to use their psionic spells continuously.

Not to mention that there are also psionicists in the players' teams who are fighting against them!
During the battle, another player's psionicist triggered the 1% chance of going out of control, instantly opening a warp gate.

But for the players, this sudden opening of the warp gate in their party was like a random monster spawn pool suddenly appearing.

Before the demons inside could rush out, heavily armored sentries blocked the entrance and opened fire with machine guns. Some players even lay down behind the machine gun sentries and fired with the AT guns at their feet.

The unfortunate demon was completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened, and was inexplicably blown apart by a sudden bullet.

Their souls looked at the players on the other side of the warp portal and couldn't help but want to curse.

They were peacefully wandering around the chaotic demon realm of Tzeentch, living their own little lives, without provoking anyone. How did they suddenly get beaten up by a group of humans for no reason?

Damn it, where did these humans come from?
They were supposed to invade the human empire, so why did the human empire push back into the warp?

As more and more players continue to arrive, the space for these Alteran soldiers is being drastically compressed.

An Otranian soldier with normal appearance ran towards the Cambrian soldiers ahead, raising his hands and calling for help.

They screamed in terror, as if terrified by the demon.

"Sir, should we take them in?"

A Cambrian soldier, seeing the prisoners' disheveled state, felt a pang of pity and asked the player next to him who was the squad leader.

To his surprise, the squad leader showed no mercy, picked up his submachine gun, and fired a burst into the soldier's chest, riddling him with bullets.

"Kill! Kill them all, leave no one alive!"

While reloading, the player gave the order without hesitation, then looked at the soldier.

"What, you think we should spare his life?"

Before the soldier could answer, the player angrily shouted:
"What the hell? Where does your sympathy come from? What do perfectly good soldiers need sympathy for?"

"Never forget, these enemies were initially just normal prisoners of war, but they inexplicably rioted and killed many of our people!"

"Can you guarantee that the guy who looks perfectly fine won't suddenly turn into a demon and kill us? Why are you being so overly compassionate? Isn't that just plain stupid?"

After being sprayed like that, the Cambrian soldier dared not speak.

However, he scratched his head, unsure of what "overflowing with saintly compassion" meant.

He had never heard of any place with a Holy Mother, nor of any of the four goddesses worshipped in the Cambrian Empire, who were given the title of Holy Mother.

However, he also realized that since there was no guarantee that these enemies wouldn't turn into demons, and no guarantee that they wouldn't continue to attack people, then let's kill them all!

Since these prisoners of war have already used demonic power to launch a riot, killing them all would be justifiable.

After all, on the battlefield, who can care whether someone has been corrupted by a demon?

If any special forces unit makes a fuss about this, then just bring them over and make them identify who has been corrupted by the devil!

The player snorted and couldn't help but give a mental thumbs up.

What he likes most about this game is the reactions of the NPCs. Every NPC is portrayed as very vivid and lifelike, and there is no lag when interacting with them.

Although sometimes the AI's language recognition ability for these NPCs is not strong, and they often fail to recognize their internet slang.

However, it must be said that these NPCs have performed quite well on a daily basis; you can even chat with them.

Moreover, when he criticizes people here, the NPCs, because of their superior status, find it difficult to refute him, and they get to enjoy criticizing him!

After some commotion, the uprising launched by the Altrianian soldiers was finally quelled.

Looking at the strange corpses scattered all over the ground, Andrei frowned slightly, unable to help but feel a little worried.

He suddenly began to wonder: Has this world not been invaded by chaotic forces?

If this world has never been invaded by the forces of chaos, then these strange beliefs and the unusual behaviors in many places are somewhat inexplicable.

For example, the four goddesses of the Cambrian Empire—Andrei didn't believe that coincidences could be this extreme.

These four goddesses are too similar to the Four Chaos Gods; they're practically like the Four Chaos Gods in disguise.

But apart from that, he didn't really feel much chaotic pollution in this world. He didn't see any crazy cultists or mutated flesh and blood creatures.

Compared to the planets in the Warhammer world that have been corrupted by chaos to a certain extent, this world is unbelievably peaceful.

After some thought, Andrei decided to put the problem aside for the time being.

When he turned back, he asked Yelena for more information about the Goddess of Spring, hoping to find some clues.

He is very worried about Yelena, mainly because the Goddess of Spring seems to correspond to Nurgle, which is really scary.

He certainly didn't want his childhood sweetheart to one day inexplicably turn into a horde of maggots like the Death Guard; just thinking about that scene gave him nightmares.

"By the way, is there anything that can suppress the chaos effect?"

Just then, Andrei suddenly remembered something and quickly started rummaging through the messy items in his system.

He suddenly realized that he should find something that could suppress the power of chaos, whether it was something untouchable or something else, he had to have something like that.

Otherwise, the psionicists on his side would truly be as dangerous as bombs when using them!
He now understood why the human empire discriminated against psykers so much; after all, nobody wanted to live with a bunch of bombs.

Who knows if these guys will use psionic magic and suddenly explode, tearing open a warp portal?

If things go wrong, these psionicists might summon demons on the spot, leading to widespread destruction.

If you put yourself in someone else's shoes, if you were an ordinary citizen of the Empire, you would really want to kill the psionicists as soon as possible!
This thing is terrifying! It goes out of control all the time, just like a terrorist carrying a bomb!
After searching for a while, Andrei actually found something interesting and couldn't help but laugh.

[Skull Emblem: A silver skull emblem, produced by the Inquisition, containing a small amount of specially treated, untouchable ashes that can effectively suppress psionicists!]

[Effect: After equipping this item, psionic spells no longer have the risk of going out of control, the rate at which danger points increase is reduced by 70%, and the radius of psionic spell range is reduced by 50%!]

Upon seeing this, Andrei's eyes lit up instantly.

This thing is great! This thing is really amazing!

Sure enough, anything produced by the Inquisition is bound to be of high quality. He knew that the Inquisition of the Human Empire was hiding a whole bunch of good stuff!
He took a look and realized that this item should come from the Demon Tribunal, specifically for judges who need to deal with demonic events. Each gray mark costs 50 influence points to sell.

This price is not expensive at all.

In other words, a player can obtain one of these badges by simply killing an enemy infantryman.

With this item, although the combat power of psionic players will decrease significantly, and they will become even more close-range fighters instead of only being proficient in close combat, the risks for psionic players will also decrease.

As long as psionicists don't experience spells going out of control for no apparent reason, they will be fine unless they intentionally overload their crisis value.

As for the claim that they deliberately overloaded the crisis value?
Then there's nothing Andrei can do. Players are always eager to stir up trouble, so they'll definitely be happy to do this kind of thing.

If all else fails, he can secretly use his permissions to restrict players, at least to prevent these guys from actively overloading themselves when there are many ordinary people nearby.

Andrei immediately added this item to the players' redeemable equipment, and it was free to choose, just like other regular equipment.

There was no other way; this thing was just too important for psionicists, and Andrei didn't want to charge extra for it.

Of course, the main reason is that this item is basically a one-time exchange.

One player only needs to exchange for one of these badges; there's no need to exchange for multiple. And given his current influence value, it would be enough to exchange for one of these badges for every player.

To prevent rampant psionic chaos, Andrei decided to make concessions in this regard, so that players would not use the item because of it.

After dealing with the enemies on this side, the player runs to the other side to eliminate the demons and other mortals controlled by the demons.

Under the onslaught of infantry and the suppression of heavy artillery, the guys on the other side of the river couldn't cause any trouble at all.

Once demons try to gather, they will soon be hit by heavy artillery fire, and when they are scattered, demons are really no match for players.

Players are not afraid of demonic corruption, can kill demons with melee attacks, and can carry a variety of powerful equipment.

The fact that a regular rifle can't kill a demon doesn't mean that a player's AT rifle can't either, nor does it mean that a player can't kill a demon with cluster grenades.

The fierce fighting had ceased by the first half of the night, but sporadic fighting continued until the next morning.

The next day, early in the morning, Andrei suddenly received an urgent transfer order from the rear.

"No way, I've only been here for less than a month, how come I'm being transferred back already?"

Andrei frowned slightly when he saw the transfer order.

He also wants to continue farming influence points and getting more good equipment in Alterac Valley.

Compared to the Black Hawk Empire, these guys' armies are much easier to deal with. Their biggest weakness is the lack of heavy equipment, and their individual advantages are difficult for players to demonstrate.

For Andrei, defeating these guys was incredibly easy, like going from nightmare difficulty to easy difficulty in an instant.

However, after reading the detailed explanation at the end of the transfer order, Andrei understood why he had been transferred back.

Located southeast of Petrograd, the strategically important gateway town of Chudovo fell to the Black Hawk Empire's fierce offensive in previous battles.

Unable to cross the Luga River, the enemy bypassed it and traveled a long distance to attack Chudovo on the other side, directly threatening Petrograd's second line of defense.

Currently, the Black Hawk Empire's Northern Army Group has more than two armored corps launching a fierce offensive along this side.

Even the Central Army Group mobilized an armored army group and launched a fierce offensive northwards.

Andrei's mission was to assist other troops in holding the second line of defense and preventing the enemy from capturing Schlüsselburg.

Once this area is captured by the enemy, Petrograd will only have the Murmansk railway as a means of transporting supplies.

(End of this chapter)