Doctor, I'm really strong!

Rifle grenades, rocket launchers, and heavy machine guns are simply too cruel for urban warfare bunkers.

In reality, small-caliber assault rifles are powerful enough to penetrate ordinary brick and stone structures even without armor-piercing rounds. If armor-piercing rounds are used, even load-bearing walls cannot withstand the impact, and anything higher would be a "you and the cover disappear together" scenario.

Unless it's a defensive fortification with sandbags and two or more layers, or a permanent fortification, let alone the Shilekou River, even a regular heavy machine gun with armor-piercing rounds could send you to your death. When collecting your body, you'd have to use a spoon and a lunchbox to put it away.

The situation within the city quickly spiraled out of control, forcing the Ukrainian army to retreat and be gradually compressed.

They were originally part of a quasi-regular army unit that filled in the gaps, and many of them weren't even considered militia before, with very little training time.

Coupled with the Ukrainian army's fine tradition of drawing salaries without working, the workers' pickets were about the same as them in terms of combat quality. At this point, the competition was about who was more fearless and who could persevere longer.

Elite troops do exist, such as the private armies of nobles, which are quite elite. However, they are limited in number and are targeted during the war. Loitering missiles and 107mm rockets are the first targets of these attacks, and now they are basically reduced to less than one in ten. As the nobles' talismans and their most prized possessions, they are even less likely to be thrown away when they are so rare.

When it comes time to break through, we'll still need these people to save our lives.

Yes, these people have already started thinking about breaking out. As for St. Peter, nothing is more important than his life!

Many quick-thinking individuals realized that simply leaving St. Petersburg was not enough; the workers' armed uprising was clearly a prelude to the Community's impending military intervention. The Ursus Empire was no longer an option; packing up and moving on to other countries was the only way forward.

With the lower ranks lacking morale and the higher-ups thinking about fleeing, the Ukrainian army's fighting capacity is questionable.

That's like pouring boiling water into the ocean; all you get is water.

St. Peter's uprising was like a signal; from north to south, from east to west, cities throughout the Ursus Empire were in turmoil, with countless workers wielding weapons they had hidden somewhere before, brandishing their blades at their former powerful foes.

Then they discovered that nobles were no different; a bullet could still leave a bloody hole in them.

Of course, there are also elite mages who are putting up a stubborn resistance. Don't forget that Originium Arts is still a noble skill in other countries. Almost every noble with some ability will study Originium Arts. Unless they have absolutely no talent, they will be mages to some extent.

But their fate is often tragic. They will be targeted by various long guns and short guns. If all else fails, loitering munitions and cruise missiles in the sky, as well as the community air force on standby in the air, can easily crush their conscious minds at any time.

You idiot, times have changed.

Ursus Empire, Community border.

Accompanied by several howls similar to those of wolves, a group of people emerged from the snow.

"Hey Razer, long time no see."

"You too, Franka, how was the operation?"

Not long ago, Franka, as a liaison officer, secretly entered the territory of the Ursus Empire to contact the surrendered Ursus soldiers. The one who came to meet her this time was Razer.

"Of course, this place is practically useless now. Even if the Ukrainian officers above want to fight back, their soldiers below won't listen to them. They'll be killed by their own soldiers without us even having to lift a finger."

"It seems the plan was very successful. Now, pass on the highest instructions: the team is coming."

"You only made me wait a little over two months, that's fast." Franka's expression then changed, and she asked seriously, "How are we going to coordinate with the main force next?"

"The general offensive will be launched at 3:30 pm tomorrow. All the uprising troops will tie a white cloth to their left arm. Once the position is completely under control, fire three red signal flares into the air."

"Roger that!"

October 27, 1107, 2:30 AM

"Hurrah!"

The Uprising at St. Jungleburg was launched on schedule, and all government agencies were paralyzed by the workers' pickets' swift attack. Because this was the capital of the Ursus Empire, the community's investment in this area was exceptionally large.

More than twenty gunships hovered in the sky, their 155mm cannons and 20mm machine guns relentlessly strafing the enemy on the ground. Loitering munitions after loitering munitions reduced the enemy's barely assembled forces to ashes, and the entire Saint-Germain Castle was thrown into chaos in a very short time.

The only areas not covered by the barrage of comments, besides the slums and civilian areas, were the royal palace. The community was still planning to arrest Nikolai and put him on trial, so naturally they wanted to capture him alive if possible.

The Ursus Empire's palace is arguably the most heavily fortified place in Saint-Strong Castle, equipped with powerful Originium weapons. Even the Community's missiles cannot penetrate its defenses. Nuclear weapons could be used, but that would mean the entire Saint-Strong Castle would be destroyed along with it, which would be a huge loss.

So the simplest way is to just send out a land-based warship, get it to within 500 meters of the palace, and bombard it with cannons.

Li Yunlong expressed his approval.

"This is the Aurora. We are on our way to the palace. Please make way."

The capture of the Aurora was no problem at all, after all, the Commonwealth knew this landship better than the Uzbek army, and it was now charging toward the Ursus Empire's palace at top speed.

If close-range artillery fire is ineffective, then just go all out and ram it. Imagine a thing weighing tens of thousands of tons bumping into you at 80 kilometers per hour – that would be absolutely explosive.

No matter how strong the Originium Shield is, it is not a 360-degree defense without blind spots.

"what is that?"

"They're the enemy!"

"Stop them from getting any closer!"

Midway through the voyage, a group of dangerous individuals attacked the Aurora; they were the Emperor's personal guards.

With the enhancement of the demon fragments, these people's combat power is far too terrifying for infantry. The workers' scouts on the Aurora can only ensure that the landship moves and fires at a minimum. They simply cannot use her like well-trained landship soldiers.

Imagine how long you practice driving on the road. This is a land-based vessel, which is even more complex than a warship. Expecting a group of militiamen whose previous training was barely enough to navigate the Shilka River to operate a land-based vessel with the combat capabilities of professionals is like asking soldiers from an armored unit to take over the Nimitz aircraft carrier and operate it perfectly. That's asking too much.

In just one encounter, the workers' militia on the deck suffered heavy casualties. The individual combat power of the guards was terrifying. They didn't even need to activate their domains; their bare hands and swords were enough to achieve the effect of being able to defeat a thousand men.

After all, this is the capital of the Ursus Empire. Where there is an emperor, the treatment of the capital is bound to be the highest.

"This is the Aurora. We are under attack by our internal guards. Requesting backup! Requesting backup!"

"Received, we're on our way!"

"Ordinary people are useless; we need heavily armed troops, the more the better!"

"Die, monster!"

Regardless of how much the Emperor's Guards have contributed to the peace of Terra, those who appear here have only one identity—enemies of the people.

Even with five guards, seizing the Aurora won't be easy.

Or perhaps they thought it would be easy, since five bodyguards could already do a lot of things, but it was different here because the people they were facing were not the soldiers they had in mind.

Standard Ukrainian soldiers are nothing more than gray livestock; they will collapse on their own once the number of casualties reaches a certain level.

Although the workers' pickets they faced were not as strong as the regular Ukrainian army, they were fearless and had the determination to perish with the enemy. They dared to attack from any angle. One of the guards was seriously injured when a picket member, who was only half a body and holding a cluster grenade, was blown up by the grenade.

The community's grenades were all standard Soviet-style, more for the same price. Coupled with the Terrans' formidable physical strength, the power of a bundle of cluster grenades could overturn the US military's Abrams on Earth. The fact that the internal guard was only seriously injured is quite a remarkable achievement.

"Sukabul! The attack is too ineffective. Call in loitering missiles directly."

"Don't be ridiculous! We're on a land-based ship right now. If a loitering munition comes down, no matter what happens to the internal security forces, the Aurora will be severely damaged. How will we complete our mission then?"

"Never mind that, let's go full throttle and charge towards the palace!"

"The cockpit is well-defended; they won't be able to get in anytime soon."

That's true, but the internal security personnel are also intelligent humans. They quickly collected a large number of grenades from the bodies of the workers' militia members, and then, following the example of that militia member, used powerful cluster grenades to blow open the cockpit.

"This is the First Internal Security Team. We have completed our cleanup mission."

As he spoke, the guard began operating the control panel, preparing to send the Aurora to ram into the other workers' pickets.

"Boarding changed, retreat."

Chapter 339: Ursus, Complete Liberation

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For the emperor's inner guards, this was nothing more than an easy and pleasant operation, except that the resistance from the ants was a little too fierce.

"Target locked!"

"Initiate the attack!"

However, as soon as the five Imperial Guards left the Aurora, the Community attack aircraft in the sky immediately launched an attack on them, and the barrage of bullets turned the area within a hundred meters around the guards into a sea of ​​fire.

"Sukabul, come down here if you dare!"

The Imperial Guards were going crazy. They couldn't do anything about the planes in the sky, and their area of ​​effect couldn't even cover an altitude of one or two thousand meters. Meanwhile, a large number of workers' pickets were gathering around them, quickly forming a semi-encircling defensive circle that prevented the Imperial Guards from returning to the palace.

"Transform! Unleash the maximum energy of the demonic fragments! There are no civilians left in this war!"

The moment the voice changed, the guard was shot in the head.

To be precise, he was blown to the head by a battle axe.

Immediately afterwards, a huge figure descended from the sky. One of the guards was instantly killed by a dimensional attack, his head becoming part of his chest cavity. Another guard was slapped to the ground. The guard next to him tried to fight back, but was grabbed by the head and lifted up. The seriously injured guard survived by chance, but he was too terrified to take any action.

"The quality of the interior defense has deteriorated."

Patriot looked at the guard who had been seriously injured by the workers' picket team members' self-destruction during the boarding. Covered in exclusive heavy power armor, he looked like a mobile Gundam.

At the same time, a rain of shields began to fall from the sky as Patriots personally led reinforcements to arrive.

Patriot and Helag were well aware of the strength of Saint-Germain's defenses, so on their advice, Liu Jiuli decided to have Patriot personally lead a team to reinforce the comrades at Saint-Germain.

These fully armed shield guards were more than capable of bullying the inner guards.

After obtaining the Punishing Virus, the secret of the Emperor's Inner Guard was also revealed. To put it simply, it was about using Originium to counteract the effects of the Punishing Virus and achieve a very strange and stable state. At this point, by injecting one's mental energy into it, one could manipulate this power to a certain extent. Although there was a risk of backlash, this risk was completely tolerable compared to the combat power of the Inner Guard.

Ursus, who is greedy for power, can't help but want to use any power he comes across.

Since that's the case, let them reap what they sow.

As long as the emperor's inner guards appear on the battlefield, they are enemies and must be killed without mercy; moreover, such enemies are easy to deal with.

The special bullets designed specifically for the Inner Guards are actually nanoscale Punishing Virus suppressors. This technology was obtained from Rosetta's original construct. Once injected into the Inner Guards, it can disrupt the balance between the Punishing Virus and Originium, and then these people will turn into shiny Originium crystals.

The power gained through unconventional means comes at a price, especially when one's true nature is known to others.

"Regain control of the Aurora."

"Yes, sir! Wait a minute, commander, the Aurora hasn't changed course; it's heading towards the Imperial Palace."

"Have our people regained control of the Aurora?"

"No, there are no of our people up there."

"what happened?"

Yes, there is no one on the Aurora now. The patrol members who were on the deck have been killed. The comrades in other areas know that they cannot hold off the internal guards, so they have temporarily evacuated the Aurora.

However, the Aurora, whose course had already been altered by the guards, continued to proceed according to its original destination.

At this moment, on the Aurora, the control panel was modifying the previous heading data in a strange way, and symbols were flashing on the screen from time to time.

"Forward...forward...forward..."

Upon discovering that the Aurora had not changed course, the workers' picket team that had surrounded it immediately dispersed to clear out any remaining enemy forces in the vicinity, ensuring that the Aurora's path forward remained unobstructed.

At this point, the battlefield environment was completely under the control of the workers' picket team. Once the Aurora broke through the Originium shield defense of the palace, the rest of the battle would just be a matter of cleaning up the trash.