From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

"grown ups…"

"Help them, but don't help too much. Ursus's affairs don't require you to risk your lives."

The noise outside the camp should have been sent back by the shield guards on duty. Such a quick and obvious signal directly shows that the army that came to encircle the Integration Movement is huge. There is no way to sneak away and they can only fight head-on.

Si Ye still needed this attack to force Talulah to make one last move, so he signaled the Sarkaz mercenaries to hold back a little to prevent these killers from snatching the protagonist's position.

Whoosh!

A mortar shell hit the outskirts of the camp, causing a loud bang and raising a circle of dark brown earth waves, allowing the infected people who were awakened by the rapid knocking sounds to quickly understand the current situation.

"Don't panic, don't get confused, follow me out to meet the enemy."

Talulah used her Originium skills to ignite the blade, bringing a ray of light to the darkest moment before dawn. She shouted loudly, soothing the emotions of the infected.

But more artillery shells fell, rekindling the emotions that Tallulah had finally calmed down. Although many infected warriors had gathered around her with simple weapons, the subconscious escape of more infected people plunged the camp into chaos.

Boom!

A long spear shot out from the camp and rammed into the crowd of people that had just appeared in the distance, causing the mortar attack to come to a standstill.

"March!"

The Patriot appeared in front of the camp. The well-trained shield guards had completed the initial assembly behind him and began to counterattack against the crossbows to buy time for others in the camp.

"Miss."

The snow monsters also completed their assembly. As the warlock response force, they began to quickly organize a counterattack to share the pressure for the shield guards.

Normally, when the shield guards and snow monsters take action, the infected warriors of the integration movement only need to support them from the side, and most of the time they can end the battle.

But this time, the initial artillery attack was like an appetizer. When the shield guards and snow monsters appeared in front, a patrol team also rushed out from the side of the camp. Talulah could only lead the infected warriors to fight back.

Talulah took the lead, her sword emitting roiling flames. The frozen soil turned into mud under her Originium skills, and the patrol team was ruthlessly devoured by the flames. However, unlike the past, this time the patrol team did not collapse at the first touch. Instead, they entangled with the infected warriors even more fiercely.

The blades were bleeding and the crossbow arrows were piercing the bodies. The infected people didn't even have a piece of armor that could block them for a moment, so they could only fight with the patrol team for their lives.

Some infected warriors were able to carry out their will and fight to the death under Tallulah's orders, but some infected warriors hesitated because of the fierceness of the battle. In that moment of hesitation, the patrol's crossbows had already taken their lives.

Shouts and cries of killing were heard again from the other side of the camp. Talulah was shocked. The people around her were all the soldiers of the entire Reunion Movement. The infected people in the camp might be cowardly or really had no fighting power. Once the patrol team rushed into the camp, it would be a massacre that was unbearable to watch.

But the scene that Tallulah feared did not appear. The mercenaries led by Hedley rushed out from that side and defeated the picket team that launched a surprise attack.

In the Ursus military and police system, the Infected Patrol is just a temporary emergency force established to deal with the infected, and naturally cannot be called elite.

So when the patrol team faced the elite mercenaries led by Hedley, they didn't even have the ability to fight back. It was because Si Ye didn't let them use too much force, otherwise they would have counterattacked by now.

But before Tallulah could breathe a sigh of relief, she discovered that the shield guards and snow monsters who were the main battlefield had been caught in a tough battle. Compared to the pickets on the tundra, which they were only dealing with, the patriots had a direct collision with the subsequent Ursus army after tearing through the initial picket line of defense.

"It's that Wendigo! Guerrillas on the tundra, concentrate your fire!"

The first second after discovering the Patriot's identity, the company commander made the most correct decision. He concentrated the mortars that were originally intended to drive away the infected, and began to bombard the Patriots and Shield Guards in an all-round way, blocking the Patriots' advance.

The Patriot is very powerful, and a casual blow from him is enough to destroy a hill. The Shield Guard is indeed elite, and his heavy armor can withstand almost any attack.

But this does not mean that they can remain in combat mode under the continuous bombardment of dozens of mortars. The heavy armor limits the agility of the shield guards. Under the threat of military punishment, the pickets who were treated as cannon fodder used their lives to slow down the shield guards. Then, mortars rained down from the sky.

boom!

The Patriot swung his halberd and tore the Ursus soldiers in front of him into pieces. It was a race against time to see whether he would destroy all the Ursus mortar teams first, or whether the mortar teams would destroy the shield guards' line first.

The Yeti team launched crazy attacks behind the shield guards, but the Ursus army warlocks also deliberately targeted them, making their attacks ineffective. Compared with the shield guards, the Yeti team was too fragile. Once they rashly stepped out of the shield guards' defense line, they would most likely be seriously injured or even killed.

Another batch of shells were launched into the air, and the whistling sound was like a countdown to death. The equipment of many shield guards had been damaged. Perhaps after a few more times, some of them would fall completely.

Frost Star has already decided to take a risk. She only needs to help the Patriot stop the enemy's fire suppression for a few seconds. With the Patriot's destructive power, she will definitely be able to destroy the entire mortar position in one fell swoop.

A large amount of black ice crystals condensed beside Frost Star, and the huge coldness was so strong that even the snow monster could not resist it.

"Large-scale Originium technique! Counter-counter!"

A huge black ice crystal smashed into the ground, and the ice crystals produced by the explosion turned the nearby Ursus soldiers into sieves, and also caused the mortar that had been staring at the Patriot to stop for a moment.

But at the same time, a large number of arrows and shells passed through the defense line formed by the shield guards and hit Frost Star directly.

"Yelena."

Black ripples appeared on the Patriot's body. Without the explosive firepower suppressing his movements, the Patriot took a step forward and launched a charge.

The mortar team behind the Ursus army had no time to move. The Patriot crashed into the position like a black meteorite. After swinging its halberd several times, the shattered ground swallowed up the entire mortar team.

The artillery fire raised up smoke and dust and dispersed, but Frost Star, who was covered by artillery fire and arrows, was unharmed. A layer of faint blue light was covering her, blocking all attacks.

"Big sis! You're okay!"

When the snow monsters saw that Froststar was fine, they didn't care that they were still fighting. They immediately repelled the opponents in front of them and gathered together.

Frost Star looked at the faint light emanating from her body, and then she turned her gaze to Si Ye on the other side of the camp.

"Hi~"

Si Ye waved at her without any nervousness, and sensing the chaotic camp behind him, he knew it was almost time.

...

Chapter 98 Black Snake Hatching

The Patriots destroyed the artillery positions, and without suppression, the Shield Guards and Snow Monsters began to fight back.

Although the Ursus army was still fighting stubbornly, without the suppression of mortars, the patriots easily broke through the defense line they reconstructed.

"Retreat, retreat."

Seeing that the patrol teams recruited to carry out the surprise attack were stopped and the main attack force had suffered heavy losses, it was obviously impossible to continue capturing the infected. The commander of this army decisively issued an order to retreat.

It doesn’t matter how many cannon fodders the patrol team dies, but the artillerymen and sorcerers who are chopped up by the patriots like melons are all his assets. If too many of them die, he will lose his position.

Although Ursus was still an empire on the surface, after the young new emperor Fyodor ascended the throne, the royalists who promoted reforms and the conservative aristocrats secretly split the entire Ursus into two halves.

As a military aristocrat, once the strength of his troops is severely damaged, his position in the aristocratic faction will be lost, and other colleagues will tear his status and wealth apart like hyenas.

Seeing that the enemy was about to retreat, the patriots organized an additional charge, not to kill the enemy, but to completely break up the enemy's organization. So after leaving behind a pile of corpses, the Ursus army retreated.

"…call…"

The army retreated, and without the threat of court-martial, the remaining pickets scattered and no longer fought desperately. Tallulah, exhausted, breathed a sigh of relief and almost sat down in the mud.

"Come here, help get the wounded back."

Tallulah shouted several times, and people gradually came out of the chaotic camp and cooperated with the remaining infected warriors to carry the injured who had fallen to the ground back.

Compared to death, injury is a more terrifying problem for the infected in the tundra. Although the Integration Movement has some medical supplies seized when attacking mines to liberate the infected.

But the limit of the entire integration movement in treating injuries is to clean the wound and perform a simple bandage. The Terrans can survive only because of their tough and durable physique.

This battle was too brutal for the Reunion Movement. Most of the few warriors died in the battle. Some shield guards fell after resisting the artillery fire. All the snow monsters were injured. There was even a stampede in the camp due to the panic.

While Talulah was still worrying about how to appease the people of the Reunion Movement, she saw the Sarkaz mercenaries led by Si Ye dragging back two groups of infected people from outside the camp.

One group of infected people were covered in wounds and blood, and from the looks of it, they were only half dead.

Seeing the miserable state of the infected, Tallulah immediately rushed to Si Ye and demanded, "What did you do to them?"

"Don't talk nonsense. This has nothing to do with me. They are in this state because of their own fault."

Si Ye spread his hands. These infected people were found from the repelled Ursus army. They were most likely the infected people who sneaked away during the migration yesterday. The injuries on their bodies were probably left by the army when they were tortured.

"It's your own fault?"

Before Tallulah could say anything, she heard the chatter of the infected people behind her.

"That's old Bourne, isn't he? He disappeared yesterday."

"Humph! It's him! He even stole one of my clothes!"

...

If it was an infected person who sneaked away during the migration yesterday, then Talulah really couldn't refute Si Ye's statement that it was all his own fault.

The words she was going to use to refute the doubt got stuck in her throat, causing Tallulah's face to turn red.

"Then what did these people do to deserve this?"

After a long silence, Talulah finally released the anger in her heart and looked at another group of infected people who were dragged back from outside the camp by the Sarkaz mercenaries.

These infected people were excited and struggled frantically, but they were unable to resist the violence of the mercenaries, and their bodies were covered with wounds as they were dragged on the ground.

"Leader! Tallulah! Save us, these Sarkaz are trying to kill me!"

Tallulah wanted to step forward to stop the Sarkaz, but seven or eight bulging packages were thrown in front of her.

Si Ye made a gesture of invitation to Tallulah: "Take a look."

Having a bad premonition in her heart, Tallulah unpacked the packages, revealing a large amount of food and supplies. Those canned goods were the ones that Tallulah had requested from Si Ye last night, and asked for them to be strictly guarded.

"They took advantage of the chaos in the camp, grabbed some food, and tried to escape. I caught them, didn't I? Is that too much?"

"..."

Putting down the package in her hand, Tallulah looked at those people silently, as if something was brewing.

"Leader, don't listen to these Sarkaz nonsense. We...we are just protecting the supplies, Leader!"

Seeing that the power to deal with themselves seemed to have been handed over to Tallulah, these people began to beg for mercy from Tallulah in every possible way.

"We didn't mean to escape, we were just too scared. Give us another chance, Leader! Tallulah!"

"... "

Tallulah grasped the sword at her waist several times, then released it several times, her eyes constantly changing. From Si Ye's perspective, she looked like she was schizophrenic.

In the end, the gloom in her eyes was overcome by Tallulah's determination. She let go of her sword and gave an order.

"Kick them all out and never allow them to come back."

When Talulah made this decision, the whole camp was talking about it. The infected people who were captured spoke well of the Sarkaz mercenaries with gratitude and wanted them to be released. Unfortunately, Talulah's words were of no use to the Sarkaz mercenaries.

"Trying to escape with supplies during a battle is treason, Tallulah. Are you just going to dismiss it and just drive them away?"

Si Ye looked at the infected people struggling desperately on the ground. Although poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people, these unruly people on the Ursus tundra were inexplicably more powerful than the Sarkaz in the Kazdel wasteland.

"W, if this situation occurs in a Sarkaz settlement or team, how would it usually be handled?"

W, who was fiddling with the Ursus mortar, didn't expect to be asked this question suddenly, but he answered subconsciously: