Ark Journey

There are mines all over Ursus. These cannibalistic places devour the infected and the poor, chew up their flesh and blood, and turn them into nutrient-rich source stones to supply the operation of this huge empire.

Because these mines are located in remote areas, each of them stores a large amount of food to sustain the survival of the garrison.

There are a few other words circled, but they are clearly not as important as food.

After Xue Zhi had roughly read it, Alina said:

"I plan to talk to Tallulah after I settle down. She has a lot on her plate right now. She has a lot of questions after just arriving in a new place."

"Well, Tallulah is the leader of the Reunion Movement, so it is necessary to talk to her."

"Do you think there's anything that needs to be changed?"

"No changes have been made, but I can add some things. I told you before that I can provide enough food for the Reunion Movement to eat for a long time. You can write this down as a backup. Although I advocate self-reliance, I don't want to see you go to ruin."

If you can't do it, then just live simply.

Alina did remember, but she couldn't believe it.

"Provide enough food for thousands of us?"

"Correct."

"Then I'll talk to Tallulah about this then."

After writing a few more words on the paper, Alina, who had nothing left out, stretched and then leaned on Xue Zhi to chat with him about other things.

"I just came back from practice with the Patriots. They said that the scouts found a relatively large mine not far away. They plan to go there tomorrow to get some food. I also want to go and take a look."

"Are you going too?"

Xue Zhi was a little wary. He was a little afraid that Alina would become a bloodthirsty person.

Just like an honest person who gets bullied will give his enemy a big blow, a kind person like Alina may also change a lot when she picks up the sword.

"Sasha and Ino will go too. I'm worried about the two kids. And I'm a doctor too. Going with them will help reduce casualties."

"Is that so? Then I'll go with you."

"That's good. With you here, everyone's lives will be better protected."

The next morning, the Yeti and the Shield Guard were ready to go. Alina, wearing leather armor, was protected in the middle of the team as a doctor.

Faust and Mephistopheles, who had completed their training, followed behind her. They were still a little green as this was their first time on the battlefield.

Chapter 28: Attacking the Mine (Part )

On the way, Xue Zhi took out an enchanted crossbow with quick reload, penetration V, and experience repair effects. He walked in front of Faust with this top-notch weapon.

"I've seen your training, and you have good shooting skills. The crossbow you have may not be able to fully demonstrate your strength. Use this."

Faust glanced at Alina and asked for her opinion. After all, they were both picked up by her.

Alina smiled and said:

"Take it. A good weapon can better protect Ino."

Seeing Alina say this, Faust took the weapon.

"Thank you, brother."

"Ah."

As the sun rose higher, the mine finally appeared in the group's sight.

The mine is not small in scale. In order to defend against the notorious guerrillas, it is surrounded by tall and solid walls on the outside. Many shooting holes are evenly distributed on the walls. Outside and on the walls, you can see many guards patrolling constantly.

From Xue Zhi's observation, one side of the mine's wall was at least five meters high, and even hundreds of meters long. Its outer wall was completely flat, with no place to climb. The walls, which were probably constructed of reinforced concrete, made the mine look like a fortress.

"What a big deal! How many defenders are there? A regiment?"

The main force hid behind a hill covered with trees, and a few people were on the top of the hill, peering around and conducting reconnaissance.

In front of me was a large open space, at least three kilometers long.

"There's nothing but open space ahead. It's too far away, and it's hard to rush."

"We have to charge even if it's not easy. How about you, King Slayer, go over and see if you can kill all the guards on the outer wall?"

This time the King Slayer also followed. She estimated the distance and shook her head.

"It's too far. I can't do it. I'll die if I rush in alone. And even if I can rush in, there are too many guards on the city wall."

"Alright, we have to charge again. How is Daddy's preparation going?"

One person looked back, then turned around and said:

"Don't worry about Daddy's strength. He can definitely smash a hole in this wall."

"That's right. Let's go back first. If we go alone, we will probably die."

"Ah."

Later, a halberd with a red glow was thrown out from the woods, and it smashed into the wall with a force of thousands of pounds.

The thick section of wall that was hit collapsed, and the gate next to it also slowly fell down in a cloud of thick smoke and dust.

Seeing the steel bars exposed from the collapsed wall, Xue Zhi sighed.

"My goodness, this level of fortifications can be destroyed with one strike. The Wendigo is so terrifying."

The dots of red light faded around the Patriot, and he walked to the front with his shield.

"What you gave me is very useful. Now, let's charge."

"Ah."

Alina, gripping the hilt of the sword at her waist, felt her heart beating faster. It was also her first time facing a battlefield with so many people.

"Xue Zhi, be careful."

"Do not worry about me."

In front of the hill, several mortar shells fell on the location that had just been bombarded by the "Patriot missile". The light of the explosion connected into a piece on their side of the city wall, and even many people who were not swallowed by the explosion were blown off the city wall by the shock wave.

The Ursus defenders who barely managed to stand on the remaining violently shaking city walls shouted while dodging the shells:

"Enemy attack!"

A black wave emerged from the forest not far away, led by an extremely tall general.

Noticing this particularly recognizable unit, some defenders shouted in despair:

"It's those infected! It's the Wendigo!"

"We will die today..."

Before he could finish his words, the collapsed soldier dropped his weapon and knelt on the ground. His superior stabbed him through the heart with a sword and threw him off the wall.

However, most of the defenders still had some courage. As the distance was still far, they did not use handheld crossbows, but instead took out large crossbows and several Originium cannons.

This is a weapon specially equipped to fight against guerrillas, or in other words, against patriots.

"Engineers block the gap, and the rest of the people move over here! Only the minimum defense force will remain! Don't worry about multi-line attacks! They don't have many people, so we can only focus our forces to attack one place! Let the drones take off!"

The surviving officer, who had fought the guerrillas several times, shouted orders to his soldiers, and he was indeed right.

Another officer was pleased with the soldiers who had drawn their weapons. He pointed at the approaching black wave and shouted:

"Alright, aim carefully! Get close before you hit!"

But the next second, a huge and sharp explosion was heard, but the location of the explosion was on the city wall. The violently expanding white light, along with those large weapons and a section of the city wall, completely disappeared.

Xue Zhi, who was following behind several shield guards, put down her hand and said to herself:

"These things are a bit threatening, let's knock them down first. It's too early to use the mortar, we should save it for dealing with these things."

The sudden attack caused the remaining defenders to fall into a brief panic, as their intelligence on the Reunion Movement did not mention the existence of such a powerful magician.

Taking advantage of these few seconds, the Reunion Movement's troops have increased their speed.

The shield guard troops entered the charging state under the leadership of the patriots, making the ground beneath their feet tremble.

The officer who survived the third wave of long-range attacks wiped the dust off his face and shouted:

"Reorganize the formation! Engineers! Repair the city walls! Transport weapons from other places here as soon as possible!"

The soldiers who were lying on the ground under the attack quickly got up, but they could not fully control their bodies, and they staggered around like drunks.

The attack just now damaged the organs in their ears that maintain balance.

On the edge of the damaged city wall, the engineers who were skilled in earthworks were unable to control the bricks and stones at this moment.

Under his feet, drops of lavender liquid like running water rapidly seeped into the ruins.

"Sir! The Originium Technique cannot be used!"

"What!?"

The explosion of the Primordial Core will produce a wave of curse pollution. This debuff of the mysterious era will increase the cost of casting spells and cause spells to fail.

Seeing the Reunion Movement troops approaching, several officers looked at each other and gave the order together:

"Go forward and fight the enemy!"

The interior of the mine has been dug up with holes everywhere, and their large army's numerical advantage cannot be brought into play inside. It is easy for them to become a tactic of adding fuel to the fire and be divided and defeated by guerrillas with stronger individual strength. It is a better option to fight the enemy outside.

The destroyed gates and several sections of the city wall made it easier for the troops to get outside.

At this moment, the Ursus mortarmen behind the city wall finally adjusted the shooting angle and loaded the shells. With a few screams, the opposite side's counterattack began.

Chapter 29: Attacking the Mine (Part )

While the mortars were still in the sky, a large number of suicide drones carrying explosives were finally about to fly in front of the Integration Movement.

"Raise your shields and disperse."

"No need, leave these to me."

Xue Zhi stopped the Patriot's order, his eyes lit up, and several ice shields appeared in the air, detonating the shells at the highest point.

Ahead, a thick chain of lightning swept across the entire approaching drone fleet, and the powerful active energy contained in it instantly detonated all the explosives.

For a moment, black smoke filled with Originium particles filled the road ahead, but the strong wind that followed blew the black smoke away directly in the middle.

The patriot praised without looking back:

"Powerful Originium technique."

The officers were almost frustrated that all the long-range attacks here were ineffective, but they could only rely on luck to dodge the mortars that were fired from the opposite side from time to time.

"Damn it! Where did such a powerful magician appear from among those infected people?!"

However, there was no point in complaining, as the integration movement, which was not hindered by anything, had already approached the range of 500 meters.

Unable to do anything else, several officers jumped off the city wall and drew their swords!

"Prepare to fight the enemy!"

Even if the team is not fully assembled, the Reunion Movement will not give them time.

The target was within reach, and arrows rained down from the city walls. The shield guards did not dodge or evade. Their heavy armor made them not afraid of these individual soldiers with bows and crossbows even without shields.

A shield guard beside Xue Zhi wanted to put up a shield for him when he saw that he had no defense above his head, but a gust of wind blew all the arrows off course.

"I don't need it either. Warlocks can always find spells to counter archers."

"it is good."

Suddenly, the archers on the city wall began to fall one after another.

At the rear of the entire attacking force, Faust and several snipers, protected by several shield guards, half-knelt on the ground and conducted precise shooting. Faust, who was on the battlefield for the first time, performed amazingly. The top-of-the-line weapons plus his superb skills reduced the firepower on the city wall for a while.

He could even shoot arrows through those shooting holes!

The city wall was right in front of her, and Xue Zhi, who had already switched to a melee weapon, suddenly remembered something.

[I wonder if Ursus has the merit of being the first to reach the summit? ]

Fu Sang unsheathed his rifle and Xue Zhi flashed directly to the top of the city wall. What greeted him was the tip of the spear stabbing at his face, but he was too thick-skinned to care.

The rune shield that appeared on her face blocked the stabbing spear, and Xue Zhi swung her sword to release the dimensional slash that she had been accumulating for a long time.

A light blue sword energy flew out, cutting through the bodies of several people before slicing off a corner of the city wall.