Ark Journey

The man named Romanov scratched his hair and pointed at his blood-stained pants and said:

"Well, actually that person saved me and healed my leg."

"this......"

For a moment those people didn't know how to answer.

Back on the battlefield, the yetis have surrounded the military camp and are currently dividing into three groups to attack the enemies who are still resisting inside.

Alina and Xue Zhi's clones found the right time to start treating the wounded. They also saved the enemy, but they had to put them in shackles.

The battle was going well, and Alina was already starting to worry about what was going to happen next.

“Hopefully what we’re doing now will be of some use.”

We certainly cannot kill all of these people, but letting them go is not an option either. A lot can be gained from poor intelligence.

"Maybe? But it doesn't matter if it's useless. If it doesn't work, I'll put these people in a small dark room, and then fly them to a place where no one knows and release them after a while."

"If that doesn't work, this is the only thing we can do."

Alina sighed and pulled her hand away to avoid the bite of a wounded man.

Xue Zhi controlled Alina's sword and hit the man hard on the head.

"You should be left to bleed to death."

If the clone had not been incorporeal, he would have kicked it long ago.

Chapter 39: Take Action

Most of the Ursus soldiers were relatively restrained when they saw Alina treating them. Most of them didn't know what expression to use. A few of them grinned but didn't make any movements with their hands. Only a very small number of them rushed forward.

Maybe his good friend was killed. Xue Zhi expressed his understanding, but understanding is one thing and as long as his bottom line is touched - attacking the medical team, then he will not hold back.

The Yeti's bombing lasted for a while. The people stationed in the military camp seemed unable to bear the increasingly cold temperature, so they abandoned their positions on the front line.

Froststar put down his staff and waved his hand.

"keep going!"

While they were advancing smoothly here, a small accident occurred at the position where the Sarkaz troops were attacking. The defenders and engineers pushed out several strange-looking artillery pieces from somewhere and caught the Sarkaz off guard.

Xue Zhi suspected that it was newly modified because he saw welding marks on the surface that had not been wiped clean.

Together with the mudstone, they reinforced a defensive earth wall. Xue Zhi treated the injured Sarkaz and said:

"What a talent! We should never underestimate heroes in the world."

Noticing the rapidly healing wounds of his men and the incredibly strong earth wall in front of him, Mudrock's mind drifted elsewhere as he listened to the hearty laughter of the earth elves.

"You are from Kazdel, and you are good at Originium techniques related to soil. Could it be that you and I are from the same race?"

The disguised mudrock sounded very unpleasant, and Xue Zhi felt it was a pity because Uchida Maaya's voice was obviously very good.

"Not really. I am good at many spells, and I don't have the necessary horns of the Sarkaz."

As she spoke, various concrete elements appeared around Xue Zhi's body.

The sound of continuous artillery bombardment suddenly disappeared.

Mudstone peeked over and saw that the ferocious artillery had been frozen by the ice.

"Oh."

She sounded disappointed.

After finishing the treatment, Xue Zhi said to the Sarkaz who were moving their bodies:

"If possible, spare the lives of those people, but the premise is to save your own lives. It's not easy for someone to come up with something like this on the battlefield. It would be a pity to lose their lives after having fought this far."

Unlike their previous employers, the Sarkaz felt that Xue Zhi cared about their lives. Perhaps it was because of Kazdel's origin?

This also makes them willing to devote their full efforts to Xue Zhi's ideas.

"Don't worry, little snow monster, we will pay more attention."

"Ah."

The battles in various places have become stalemate. Those who have managed to hold on until now are all diehards. Thanks to Ursus' propaganda to the infected, those people will not surrender easily. They have now retreated to the military camp, resisting with the help of the large amount of weapons and resources stored inside.

Now is Xue Zhi's chance to take action.

After capturing all the engineers on the support level, Xue Zhi had returned to the central command tower, where the people had been transferred to a nearby factory building.

"How's the mobile city going?"

Those people pulled up a lot of surveillance images on the big screen, some of which were places Xue Zhi had just visited.

"We checked everything. This mobile city has only been on the market for less than two months. It is currently on its first voyage, and the fuel supply is almost full. There are also many spare parts stored in the warehouse. We also found a map and a plan from the superior. She is going to collect Originium from several mines for refining and transporting supplies."

"That's good. These are all cheap for us now."

Hearing the good news, Xue Zhi nodded.

【It seems that good things really happened. 】

Without paying too much attention to the situation here, Xue Zhi spread her mental power and focused a lot of attention on the three clones on the battlefield.

Xue Zhi's clones, who had just provided only spells and medical support, each carried a simple long sword and walked to the front of the battle formation.

"I will be the main attacker next, and you guys follow my steps."

Looking at Xue Zhi's changes, Alina realized something.

“Have all other places been resolved?”

"It's not a solved problem. I just arrested those who intended to destroy the mobile city and those who escaped. There is still a lot of work to be done later."

"That's it."

Before attacking, each clone released a drone with a large speaker.

After they flew high into the sky, they began to play the audio that they had recorded in advance.

"Put down your weapons and surrender right here. The Integration Movement will treat the prisoners well."

"Think about your families. After you surrender, we will guarantee your lives and ensure that you will be sent back to Ursus after a certain period of time."

"Your wife, children, parents and relatives are all waiting for you to return. Your life should not be wasted in a place like this."

Psychological warfare mode, activated!

However, this thing is not very useful. After all, in Ursus, the conflicts between the infected and normal people were magnified by the grandfathers above, with the intention of covering up other more acute conflicts.

Moreover, some of the infected people are not good people. The torture of oripathy has made them lose their rationality as human beings.

While the drone above was shouting, Xue Zhi, seeing that nothing had happened inside, was the first to rush into the military camp with a sword in hand.

All the oncoming attacks were deflected by invisible forces. Xue Zhi, realizing that most of the people inside could not be won over, became ruthless. Rather than letting these diehards become a problem for the young integration movement, it would be better to take all the sins on himself. He didn't care anyway.

Besides, who can say anything about the casualties on the battlefield? This is not killing prisoners.

Xue Zhi is a rough person and this is all he can think of.

So, if you show your head, you will be killed in seconds, and if you don’t show your head and are seen by him with his mental power, you will also be killed in seconds.

The huge bloody ice cone pierced through the houses of the military camp, and the people hiding inside had already been shattered into pieces.

The brutal killings made some people determined to resist to the end, but they also made some slightly more vulnerable people lay down their weapons and choose to surrender.

Passing the houses that held out white flags, Xue Zhi reinforced them with protective cores and then blocked the doors and windows. All is fair in war, so one must be on guard.

On the other side, Xue Zhi, who was charging with the Sarkaz, felt a long-lost feeling.

Beside him, a Sarkaz warrior shouted:

“Hey, snow monster boy, it’s really exciting to fight with you! Seeing how gracefully you draw your sword, you must have killed a lot of people in Kazdel, right?”

Xue Zhi didn't know how those mercenaries could see elegance in his movements.

"almost."

"Then after the battle, you must tell us in detail what has become of Kazdel."

Before he finished speaking, an arrow shot straight at the man's forehead. Fortunately, several small ice shields floating beside him immediately blocked it.

"'Sarkaz foul language'!"

Hearing the familiar shouting and cursing, Xue Zhi laughed.

"Okay, when the battle is over, I will tell you about Kazdel's situation."

Chapter 40: The End

By dusk, there were no more people still resisting. Some of them lay on the ground, while others were gathered together dejectedly.

Dried bloodstains covered the entire military camp, and the strange smells produced by the use of various spells mixed with the smell of the corpses' blood formed a very unpleasant odor.

Xue Zhi's clone scanned with his mental power and found no living target, so he put away his sword.

“There’s no one left to deal with.”

Alina, who was standing with her sword leaning on it, relaxed. Her body, covered in blood and dust, swayed a few times.

"it's over?"

"Well, it's over. But there's still a lot of things to take care of."

Looking at the surrendered Ursus soldiers and Reunion soldiers, Xue Zhi clapped her hands to attract their attention.

"Everyone, there is still some work to do before we rest."

After hearing this, the snow monsters perked up again, and hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at Xue Zhi.

Xue Zhi pointed at the scarred military camp and said:

"Clean up this place. The engineers on the mobile city still need a place to stay. This barracks is just the right size for them. We need their knowledge and can't just leave them alone."

Frost Star, who understood the importance of this matter, was the first to stand up from the ground.

"Let's get moving. There will always be time to rest later."

"Yes."

When things started moving again here, Xue Zhi also sent a message to Tallulah who was outside.

A drone was hovering over the mobile city, providing relay communications, and one of Xue Zhi's clones was also flying towards the edge of the city wall.

"The battle is over, let those people enter the city."

Tallulah, who had her hand on the sword all day, finally relaxed after receiving the news. She did not participate in the battle because as the leader, she had to stay down and act as a reassurance and guardian for everyone.

In the central control tower, several operators checking the mobile city discovered new files.

Xue Zhi asked after seeing this.

"This mobile city is not fully loaded?"

"Yes. According to the personnel list we found, the city is fully staffed with soldiers, but only about 30% of the engineers are on duty. Most locations only have a few people to ensure that nothing goes wrong. There are even two dormitory buildings that are empty."

Hearing the news, Xue Zhi touched her chin and laughed.

"That's great. Can these two buildings accommodate the remaining members of the Reunion Movement?"

"Yes, those two dormitory buildings are planned to be for newcomers to live in. The environment is not that good. They are all multi-person rooms, which are enough to accommodate all of us."

"Okay, tell me where they are and I'll lead them in that direction later."

"Yes."

At the location where the earth bridge connected the earth and the mobile city, Xue Zhi's clone came here and connected the three bridges together.

Inside the mobile city, the internal guards and patriots who had put down their work and rushed over were standing on both sides as Xue Zhi requested to ensure that people would not run around.

Chaotic energy, unexploded explosives, there are still many dangers on the battlefield that have not been eliminated.

Xue Zhi, who was floating on the edge of the earth bridge, shouted loudly:

"We are now entering the moving city. Maintain order. After you step off the bridge, follow the ice flowers on the ground. There are two buildings at the end. You will stay there tonight."

A large number of members of the Integration Movement stepped onto the earthen bridge. They were relatively orderly, but some of them had heavy bags and the bridge was a bit steep, so they were bound to fall backwards. At this time, Xue Zhi would step in to straighten them up.

"Be careful and don't worry. We are about to enter the city and it would be a shame if something unexpected happened."