The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 267 Fleeting Love in War
Faced with this series of resounding questions, many Black Hawk officers present were stunned.

They couldn't help but start to think about where the Black Hawk Empire should go in the face of the chaos in the world today.
Seeing that his words seemed to have some effect, the young general continued:

"Gentlemen, if we can use the undead to replace the existing workforce, we will only need to sacrifice a few more necromancers to free up millions of workers!"

“They don’t need to stay in the factory and endure the dirty and harsh conditions, to suffer the same repetitive mechanical labor day after day. As the finest citizens of the empire, they should draw their swords and conquer more land for the empire!”

"And the Demon Engine too. If we can significantly boost the Demon Engine, our current dependence on oil resources will decrease dramatically!"

"Although we have been avoiding this issue, I have to say that Transylvania's oil fields are simply insufficient to support our current consumption. The poor production capacity of these oil fields has seriously hampered the Black Hawk Empire's industry!"

"The Black Hawk Empire cannot afford to sink into this state. To win this war, we must stop at nothing. Only by being more savage than savage can we defeat our evil adversary!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the group of young officers present all stood up, raised one hand, and shouted in unison, "Long live victory!"

Seeing this, many of the old-school officers were moved.

They are indeed unwilling to abandon their bottom line.

But if the enemy has already abandoned their bottom line, can they still choose to stick to their original bottom line and win the war?
At this moment, for the sake of the great future of the Black Hawk Empire, it seems that temporarily abandoning their bottom line is not an undesirable choice.

Some generals even felt a sense of self-satisfaction, thinking:
They are only sacrificing their own honor, but they are doing so for the well-being of their descendants!

In the future, the descendants of the Black Hawk Empire will surely understand their actions, and all of this will come to an end when they seize world domination.

But is that really the case?
None of the people present gave this question a serious consideration, or rather, they deliberately avoided it.

Because they really don't want to think about whether there will be a chance to pick up their moral bottom line again once it's lost.
"Forget it, forget it. You can leave this idea to His Majesty the Emperor. Let the great Emperor personally decide on this plan!"

General Franz sighed, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think about something in his mind:

Should he resign?

He firmly believed that his bottom line was correct. For example, he always opposed the Black Hawk Empire's reliance on the three types of mages: Abyss, Necromancer, and Ancient God as battle mages.

The power behind these three spells represents endless calamities. Historically, all the mages who used these spells met with a bad end.

If the Black Hawk Empire truly uses these three forces as its pillars, he simply cannot believe what the final empire will become.

However, faced with the current situation, he felt that he was truly old.

Andrei was unaware of what was happening in the capital of the Black Hawk Empire, and even less aware of the alarming rate at which the world was corrupting.

At this very moment, he is leading his troops in a fierce assault on the enemy's defensive line.

Brother Haonan: [Gentlemen, the first airborne team has arrived above the target area. We are ready to launch the airborne assault at any time!]

Loyal and filial piety combined with a braised egg: [Get ready, the veteran driver is about to set off!]

As soon as the message was sent, Brother Haonan received a lot of replies.

At this moment, a group of players were ready. As long as Brother Haonan jumped off the bomber and safely respawned on the ground using the military flag, they would launch a surprise attack in the center as quickly as possible.

Of course, all of this is on the premise that their parachuting experts can jump accurately and not accidentally land on enemy territory.

The current Mosquito bomber can reach speeds of 600 kilometers per hour, which is not like the speed of a normal bomber.

Prior to this, players had always parachuted from the slow biplanes in Battlefield 1, so they were somewhat unaccustomed to the sudden increase in speed.

But it didn't matter. After roughly estimating the location, Brother Haonan immediately chose to parachute without hesitation.

Besides him, another player in a different seat also chose to parachute, leaving only the pilot in control of the plane to continue flying.

Because the lone aircraft was flying at such a high speed, the Black Hawk Empire's air defense forces did not have time to react.

When their anti-aircraft artillery was in position and began to adjust the anti-aircraft guns to aim at the aircraft in the sky, they found that the aircraft had circled around and then returned.

"What the hell is this thing? Have the Cambrian Empire's aircraft technology developed to this extent?"

One of the more discerning officers looked at the bombers speeding through the sky, his eyes filled with lingering shock.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, he knew exactly what a bomber capable of such speed meant: it meant that the Cambrian Empire's aircraft were developing at an astonishing pace!

This kind of development is simply not in line with normal research and development patterns. It's as if they had already developed the weapon in advance, but had just never used it before.

But without a doubt, this is impossible!

The Black Hawk Empire has always paid close attention to the Cambrian Empire's military research and development. If the Cambrians develop any special weapons, they will definitely receive the relevant intelligence immediately.

Unless a group of people in the Cambrian Empire were isolated in the mountains and focused solely on research, they could never have developed a weapon that surprised the Black Hawk Empire.

But at that moment, they had no time to think too much, because the plane had already swooped down overhead and dropped bombs.

The Mosquito bomber chosen by this player was equipped with a six-pound cannon and 4000 pounds of bombs. When the 4000 pounds of bombs were dropped on this air defense position, the Black Hawk soldiers were a little stunned.

This was the first time they had ever seen a bomb of such a size. Just by listening to the whistling sound it made when it landed, they could tell how terrifying it was.

Although the Black Hawk Empire's airships have an amazing carrying capacity, previously, because they rarely needed to attack enemy fortress targets, their airships mostly carried large quantities of small bombs.

This ensures that their airships can carpet bomb the enemy, fully covering a large area.

As for attacking fortress targets...

The Black Hawk Empire's preferred tactic is to send out armored paratroopers, dropping two squads of Dread Knights onto the top of the enemy's fortress in one go, and then having these power armor soldiers cut down the enemy's defenses.

In the confined environment of the fortress, ordinary enemies are completely helpless against the Dread Knights, and even when ambushed, most of the enemy's power armor soldiers are unable to react in time.

They can't wear their power armor forever; many enemies don't even have time to put it on before the Dread Knights are already upon them.

When the bomb exploded, a small mushroom cloud instantly rose from the site, and a huge shockwave swept across the area.

The 88mm anti-aircraft gun, on which the Black Hawk Army had placed high hopes, was instantly twisted into a mangled mess by the explosion of this bomb, and the two surrounding anti-aircraft guns were also affected.

"Haha, this is exactly the feeling I wanted!"

Players piloting the Mosquito bomber are feeling incredibly exhilarated, as the speed difference between the Mosquito and previous bombers is simply too great.

Suddenly, he felt like he had transformed into a bird soaring freely in the sky, easily performing all sorts of difficult maneuvers.

A fearless mech suddenly appeared out of nowhere, seemingly wanting to fire into the air.

However, the player only slightly adjusted the angle and fired a series of shots with the six-pounder cannon in front while diving.

Bang bang bang!
A barrage of machine gun fire quickly hit the Dauntless mech, blasting the thin metal can open on the spot.

However, at the same time, a verdant magic circle suddenly appeared on the top of the Mosquito bomber.

It seems that the hidden Black Hawk Empire Abyss Mages have already made their move.

There was no time to find out where the enemy mage was hiding. The bomber quickly swerved to the side, skillfully dodging the barrage of spells.

This bomber is good in every other way, but its own defense is not very good. Because this bomber is made entirely of wood, it is particularly light and has a terrifying speed.

Therefore, if that plane were to be doused with that sulfurous rain, it would undoubtedly be destroyed on the spot!

Several consecutive sulfur rain spells were unleashed atop the bomber, but each time, the bomber narrowly avoided the spells by making a sharp turn.

The abyss mages hidden in the shadows were furious. At this moment, they were truly annoyed by the enemy's nimble movements.

"What the hell is this thing? What blessing did the Cambrian Empire bestow upon it to make it fly so fast?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Who knows what kind of monstrous nonsense their sect has come up with this time?"

Compared to ordinary soldiers, these battle mages, while studying magic, naturally also have a deeper understanding of the Cambrian Empire's belief system.

Therefore, they were also aware that many religions in the Cambrian Empire possessed miraculous abilities.

Who knows, these air force units might have been blessed by the enemy's cult. Maybe their planes even have some kind of war shrine or something?
However, they had previously installed a war shrine modeled after the Cambrian Empire's on their airship, but it didn't seem to have much effect.

The light emanating from that thing could indeed drive the army into a state of near-madness and bloodlust.

However, correspondingly, an army in this state finds it difficult to execute complex tactical operations; they can only become mindless beasts charging forward.

Furthermore, the Cambrian Empire captured the large airship, which led the Black Hawk Empire to quickly cease its research into the War Shrine.

At the very least, according to their current publicly stated research sequence, research on this has indeed ceased.

But the emperor of the Black Hawk Empire also has his own research team. Has His Majesty been conducting research behind the scenes?

I do not know.

Just when the player thought that his bomber could bomb continuously and that no one could lock onto him, a sudden anti-aircraft shell instantly shattered the bomber's fuselage.

The Mosquito bomber, made entirely of wood, immediately burst into flames and plummeted straight toward the ground, where it crashed and exploded with a bang.

"What the hell? Is this cheating? Where did that shell come from?"

The player was completely bewildered, but when he checked the death replay, he discovered that the shell had actually come from three kilometers away!
Good heavens, to be able to calculate the lead of a shell fired from three kilometers away so accurately, are you kidding me?
He suddenly couldn't help but wonder if the NPCs in this game were cheat codes.

Meanwhile, at the anti-aircraft gun emplacement where the hit had just been achieved, an officer looked at the battle mage beside him and asked with a hint of curiosity:
"What happened? What did you do? What kind of magic is this that can achieve such a precise hit in an instant?"

He didn't understand what strange thing had just happened, he only knew that the mage casually waved his staff, causing the anti-aircraft gun in front of him to be covered with a green light, and then the shell hit its mark in an incredible way.

Without this spell, he believed that his artillerymen had simply gotten lucky.

However, considering this spell, the accuracy of the hit becomes quite intriguing.

"Vicious Shot, this is a very obscure spell I learned in the academy..."

The abyss mage shrugged, recalled his past experiences in the library, and gave a rough explanation:
"I'm not entirely sure about the exact principles behind this spell, but it can significantly increase the hit rate of artillery or rifles."

"However, this only improves the hit rate of one shot, and it will immediately lead to a significant drop in the hit rate of artillery throughout the day."

"Perhaps that's why this spell has been left to gather dust in the library instead of being popularized in the academy?"

He said it with some uncertainty.

If he hadn't happened to find this thing, and if he hadn't had a strong learning ability, giving him enough free time to learn the new spells he discovered, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to use this move just now.

After hearing his words, the artilleryman was somewhat skeptical. After leveling the anti-aircraft gun, he fired another shot at a large tree not far away.

Sure enough, the big tree was less than 100 meters away, with no obstructions around it, making it look like a target.

However, under these circumstances, the artillery shell that the soldiers had just fired went astray by several meters!

Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that the shell had been attracted by a magnet!
"Interesting. I think this spell could be popularized to some extent. I will report this battle example to my superiors!"

Upon seeing this, the officer smiled and slowly said.

Considering their original combat style, this spell does not seem particularly effective.

The Black Hawk Empire never values ​​the accuracy of a single gun or cannon; what they value is strong firepower suppression and wide-area fire coverage.

That's why this kind of magic seems to be forgotten; after firing one shot, you can't hit anything else for a whole day.

However, if this spell is applied to anti-aircraft guns, it can indeed have an incredible effect when facing extremely fast flying units like those before.

Of course, if it were only used to deal with the old airships, this spell would also be unnecessary.

Small airships without shields can be destroyed with a single shot from an 88mm anti-aircraft gun, while large airships with shields require concentrated firepower to deal with; a single hit is of little use.

Ultimately, it's because the airships were too easy to hit in the past, so they didn't have to deal with this kind of problem at all, and other artillery didn't need to deliberately pursue this kind of individual precision.

Although the player's bomber was destroyed, the two players who parachuted landed successfully.

At this moment, the configurations of these two players are quite peculiar. One player chose the configuration of a catgirl psionicist, while the other player chose the configuration of a horse girl and a machine gun sentry.

Don't ask why Ma Niang was able to parachute from the plane. When Andrei saw this scene in the chat area, he also wanted to ask the same question.

Perhaps it's because the horse girl's main attribute is still infantry, so even as a demi-human, she can successfully complete the parachute jump?
"Quickly, quickly, let's find a safe place and quickly set up a respawn point!"

Holding the flag, Brother Haonan shouted to the horse girl he was riding, "It's not safe to simply carry the flag with you when you revive."

Once they are both killed by the enemy, this respawn point will be useless, and they will need to find a hidden place to respawn.

At this very moment, they landed right in the trench where a fierce battle was taking place. Just moments before, a large group of Black Hawk soldiers had successfully stormed up and engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the Cambrian soldiers remaining in the trench.

"Charge! Don't stop! Get to that bunker up ahead, it's safer there!"

With a casual spell, Brother Haonan killed a Black Hawk soldier hiding around the corner of the trench, and then shouted to his companions.

Just then, several more players spawned next to Brother Hao Nan, who was holding the flag.

However, these players all seem to be complete newbies, lacking both good equipment and extensive combat experience.

For example, they suddenly rushed over the corner of the trench, ignoring the fact that the minimap showed that there were still several enemy soldiers lying in ambush on the other side!

Hao Nan was originally planning to quickly eliminate those enemies one by one with magic, but upon seeing this scene, he couldn't help but cover his head.

The newbie fries are being pushed upwards with all their might, what should I do?
Sure enough, just as the few newbie players rushed up from around the corner, before they could even raise their guns to fight, a Black Hawk soldier lying on the ground fired a whole magazine of bullets from his light machine gun.

A burst of light machine gun fire felled all three players who had just rushed over.

The remaining two players thought their chance had come and were about to rush in while the enemy was reloading when the soldier next to the light machine gunner picked up his submachine gun and took them both out.

Hao Nan: [I'm seriously fed up. Can't we get some experienced veterans to help? No newbies, please!]

"Brothers, I'm begging you, please deliver it a little slower!"

While using magic to take down the two Black Hawk soldiers, Brother Haonan loudly complained in the chat area, saying that he really hated this kind of useless teammate.

"You stay here around the corner, I'll scout ahead with the machine gun!" Just then, a teammate said, then told Hao Nan to get off his horse, and then rushed forward with the machine gun.

As soon as he charged forward, a bullet was fired, striking his chest armor with a clang. It was located some distance away, and it seemed that a Black Hawk sniper had already noticed the commotion.

Upon seeing this trench, which resembled a straight tube, He Ludan immediately realized that they must have run into a communication trench.

Otherwise, apart from communication trenches which are relatively straight for quick evacuation, what other trenches would be made into such straight tubes?
When the shells come in, the flying shrapnel can sweep dozens of meters away. Is this because they're afraid the Black Hawk artillery won't kill people easily enough?

However, these straight trenches did make it easier for the "egg-shaped" (a type of trench) to suppress enemy fire.

Under Ma Niang's arm strength, the 300-round machine gun began to fire with astonishing firepower from a great distance, and a flying metal chain swept back and forth in the trench in an instant.

Any Black Hawk soldiers who tried to charge this way were immediately taken down, while the others quickly hid in the ravines on either side of the trench, fearing that they might also be caught in the deadly machine gun fire.

The sniper appeared to be lying on the ground. He seemed to want to fire again, but before he could fire a second shot, the machine gun fire riddled him with bullets.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Brother Haonan released a spell to kill two people within range. Immediately afterwards, he quickly rushed across the trench and turned into a bunker on the side.

Upon entering the bunker, Brother Haonan saw several soldiers engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat.

It appears that a Black Hawk team had previously crossed from the other side of the trench to the second trench and was attempting to capture the bunker.

Two Black Hawk soldiers were pinning down a particularly tall Cambrian soldier, one of whom had plunged his bayonet deep into the soldier's chest.

Just then, another Cambrian soldier rushed forward with a wooden stick, seemingly trying to knock down a Black Hawk soldier.

But the third Black Hawk soldier casually knocked him to the ground with the butt of his rifle and then stomped on his chest.

"Hahaha, with your skill level, go back and train for two years before you talk! Even if you get serfs to pick up guns, they'll never become warriors!"

The Black Hawk soldier scoffed contemptuously, then pulled out a dagger, seemingly intending to slowly sever the Cambrian soldier's neck.

But just then, a slightly affected Cambrian voice suddenly came from his side:

"Don't be afraid, brother, I'm here to help you!"

Before he could even raise his head, two loud bangs suddenly rang out, and the semi-automatic rifle in Hao Nan's hand accurately pierced through the chest of the Black Hawk soldier.

To his utter surprise, an enemy appeared on his flank. The Black Hawk veteran paid a fatal price for his carelessness.

At the same time, two other Black Hawk soldiers rushed over, and these two were carrying bloodstained bayonets.

boom!boom!
With another double shot, Brother Haonan took down a soldier who was charging at him. Then, he suddenly stretched out a hand and unleashed a burst of scorching psionic flames.

The blue psionic flames immediately turned the Black Hawk soldier into a ball of fire, and the pain of his soul being burned caused him to let out a shrill scream.

He lay on the ground, struggling in agony, seemingly begging the enemy for a quick death, but the Cambrian soldier who had just gotten up simply watched it all with indifference.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at his companion who had saved him with a hint of gratitude, but after just one glance, his gaze was fixed on him.

"You...uh...you..."

He stammered, his mouth agape, unsure of what to say, a blush creeping onto his cheeks.

Unfortunately, because of the dust, his dusty face made it impossible to tell that he was blushing.

“Uh, hello, miss, my name is Anton… Anton Pavlov…”

He tried to introduce himself somewhat stiffly, while a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

He never expected to encounter such a lovely female soldier here, and the side of her helmet revealed two pairs of fluffy cat ears, and there seemed to be a tail swaying behind her.

So who is she? The legendary cat demon?

"Don't just stand there, run with me! Let's take back the lost ground!"

Hao Nan completely ignored the NPC. He casually stuck the flag into a nearby box, selected the confirmed respawn point, and the flag was fixed in place, or rather, it lost its original effect.

At the same time, this bunker officially became a respawn point on this front.

Hearing what the catgirl in front of him said, Anton's mind went blank, and he subconsciously followed her out.

But then he realized that the girl was running too fast, and his legs couldn't keep up at all!

"Wait...wait for me!"

He shouted, trying to get the catgirl in front of him to slow down.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that an enemy was charging towards him from the side with a bayonet, seemingly intending to jump down from the trench and stab his comrade who was charging forward.

Without a second thought, he quickly picked up his rifle and fired the bullet as fast as he could.

The Black Hawk soldier's attention was entirely focused on the catgirl psionicist who was holding a rifle and carrying a scepter on her back, but he didn't expect that there was a Cambrian soldier following behind her!
When the bullet pierced his chest, a look of astonishment appeared on his face, but he collapsed to the ground with a thud and never got up again.

"Kid, your aim isn't bad! Much better than those terrible teammates from before!"

Upon seeing this, Brother Haonan casually praised the NPC while simultaneously continuing his angry rant in the chat area.

Look, even the NPCs are better at teaming up with him than the players. What were those teammates who rushed in at the beginning?

This compliment made Anton blush even more.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a beautiful girl, especially her fluffy tail, which always made him want to touch it.

However, he was well aware that it was impolite to touch someone's tail for no reason, although he didn't understand how this cat demon had joined the battlefield.

"It's nothing... Miss, it's nothing. I should be thanking you for saving me earlier!"

As Anton spoke, he raised his gun again and fired at an enemy soldier who had peeked out in the distance.

His shot missed, but Brother Hao Nan's Boiling Blood spell struck the enemy, making it appear as if the enemy had fallen instantly from the blow.

While somewhat puzzled, wondering when his marksmanship had improved so much, Anton tried to start a conversation by asking:

"By the way, miss, I don't know your name..."

However, Brother Haonan had no interest in paying attention to the NPC behind him. Halfway through his question, Anton noticed that Miss Catgirl had run away again.

There was nothing he could do but keep running alongside them, feeling that they were charging forward with incredible ferocity.

Just then, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the trench behind him, which startled him.

When he turned around, he saw a centaur in heavy armor running towards him. Judging from her figure and flowing hair, she seemed to be a female soldier as well.

"Alright, the respawn point is set up, let's continue fighting!"

"No problem, hurry up and grab the kills!"

After exchanging a few words that I couldn't quite understand, the two ran ahead at an astonishing speed.

Especially when the catgirl skillfully sat on the horsegirl's back, the duo instantly transformed into cavalrymen, moving at an unimaginable speed.

Anton stared in astonishment at the pair of cavalrymen racing wildly through the trenches; it was the first time he had ever seen such a wild running style.

Putting aside the question of whether cavalry could actually maneuver effectively in such a confined space as trenches.

If a horse's hoof accidentally trips in a hole, wouldn't it lose its front hoof and break it on the spot?

However, judging from the ease with which this pair moved, the other side clearly didn't care about such a small problem.

The two players ignored the inexperienced NPCs who wanted to follow them. They rushed to the area where the Black Hawk soldiers were concentrated as quickly as possible and began to harvest their heads.

The respawn point has been completed, and players are constantly spawning from it. This means that the Black Hawk soldiers fighting in this area are all scarce resources!
Despite their current apparent advantage and the Cambrian soldiers' retreat, at this rate, they will soon be wiped out by the players.

Therefore, the two who arrived first and set up the respawn point planned to use their mobility to get as many kills as possible as quickly as possible before dying.

Otherwise, if they go through all that trouble only to end up not getting the lion's share of the credit, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
The machine gun sentry's heavy firepower swept back and forth at the enemy. With the horse girl's health and the machine gun sentry's own defense, it was practically a mobile machine gun bunker!

The catgirl psychic sat behind the horse girl, secretly casting spells and occasionally pulling out a rifle to fire a few shots at the surrounding enemies; the two seemed like a pair of killing gods.

Such an exaggerated combination naturally attracted the attention of the Black Hawk soldiers, and they immediately rushed over.

"Have we rushed a little too far ahead? Should we back off?"

Brother Haonan glanced at the growing number of enemies around him and couldn't help but ask.

At this moment, the psionicist's crisis level has reached a very high point; casting another spell would require summoning a warp demon.

If it were just for fun, he wouldn't mind pushing his crisis level to the limit and summoning a subspace demon on the spot, but right now he's focused on racking up points as quickly as possible.

If he summons a warp demon and then resurrects, he won't be able to farm points anymore, at least not as efficiently as he is now.

It's important to understand that enemies killed by warp demons are considered to have been killed by wild monsters, not by their own summons or by themselves.

After all, the sudden appearance of warp demons was merely a byproduct of the psionicist's loss of control; it wasn't some special summoning technique.

"Don't panic, watch me!"

Ma Niang continued to fire the machine gun at the surrounding area. The machine gun was heating up at an alarming rate and soon reached the point of overheating.

As soon as it got too hot, she didn't hesitate at all, immediately switched to the melee baton provided to the machine gun sentry and charged forward.

The stick was nothing special; the killing effect of that spirit-infused rod was only so-so.

But when this stick falls into the hands of a heavily armored cavalryman, the effect is completely different.

The Black Hawk soldiers who had just rushed up watched in horror as the centaurs swung their clubs and began randomly striking the crowd.

The flying sticks, coupled with the occasional hoofbeats of horses trampling people, caused several Black Hawk soldiers who charged forward with bayonets to be instantly defeated and killed.

Meanwhile, Hao Nan, having successfully cooled down his crisis value, started killing people in secret again.

The inexplicable deaths of Black Hawk soldiers further terrified the others.

"Wow, that was a really satisfying kill!"

Seeing the crisis value rapidly increasing in his account, Brother Hao Nan said excitedly, but at that moment, a combat engineer who came around from behind swung a deadly entrenching tool.

Because his attention was entirely focused on the dense enemy forces in front of him, he did not notice that combat engineers had circled around from outside the trenches.

But by the time the entrenching tool struck him hard, it was already too late.

The already fragile psionicist, coupled with the catgirl whose physique was even more fragile than that of an ordinary soldier, resulted in this entrenching tool instantly taking him down.

The sharp blade of the shovel cleaved his neck, almost severing his entire head.

Anton, who had just run over with his bayonet in hand, was instantly enraged upon seeing this scene.

"Do not!!!"

He let out a painful roar, and then, like a wounded beast, charged forward with his bayonet in hand.

However, his roar just now reminded the experienced combat engineer that as soon as he pulled back his entrenching tool, he swung it back and smashed it into Anton's face.

Anton should be thankful that the blade of the shovel didn't strike his face; otherwise, not only would his nose have been broken, but his head would have been split vertically in two on the spot.

Suffering such a severe blow, he felt excruciating pain and instantly shed a large amount of tears, his vision becoming blurred. However, he still managed to thrust the bayonet out and then slam it into the combat engineer's breastplate.

With a snap, the inferior bayonet produced by the Cambrian Empire broke on the spot, failing to penetrate the opponent's breastplate.

After all, he was just an ordinary soldier, and did not have the bayonet charge effect like the players; the bayonet thrust out could not cause instant death damage.

But just then, upon discovering that his comrade had been killed, Holstein quickly retreated. Sometime later, he deactivated his machine gunner's outfit and switched to standard cavalry mode, then plunged his saber into the combat engineer's neck.

Having just chopped off the combat engineer's head with a single blow, He Ludan immediately re-equipped himself as a machine gun sentry and continued to suppress the onrushing enemies with his machine gun.

But just then, he suddenly noticed that the NPC soldiers behind him were crying for their fallen comrades.

"No...no no no no no!!!"

With tears in his eyes, Anton grasped the still-warm little hand of the corpse on the ground, overwhelmed with grief.

Although he didn't know where this beautiful catgirl came from, he knew that she had saved his life.

That fleeting glimpse had already made him fall in love with this woman; it was the first time he had ever felt such a flutter in his heart.

Unfortunately, from the moment they met until they parted, they didn't spend more than five minutes together. And the next time they met, his first love was already a cold corpse on the ground.

"Why? Why did this war break out? Why did the Black Hawk Empire invade us?"

He wept in despair, thinking that if it weren't for this war, perhaps the two of them would have met in a different way, and perhaps they would have had a chance to grow old together.

At least that's what he thought in his heart.

Seeing the NPC's expressive movements, He Ludan thought he had triggered some kind of Easter egg, and his eyes lit up.

Could this be a special Easter egg possessed by the demi-human soldiers?

With a small chance, you can charm other soldiers and see their pained expressions when they die.
Thinking of this, He Lu Dan put away the overheated machine gun. Seeing that no more Black Hawk soldiers were rushing towards them, he stepped forward, patted Anton on the shoulder, and said:

"There's nothing we can do, this is war. Please accept my condolences."

"In order to drive out the evil invaders, each of us may fall on this battlefield; this is our destiny."

Upon hearing this, Anton wiped away his tears and nodded emphatically.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up his dropped rifle again, then picked up the submachine gun hanging on the combat engineer's body, and looked firmly into the distance.

Since the dead cannot be brought back to life, he would kill more invaders and make them pay for his first love!
(End of this chapter)