Chapter 48: Shadow Rising 3
I don't know why everyone in the shadows thinks this winter has been particularly long, except for thunder.
He had spent most of his time in his study after returning from the Plains of the Fallen, and Carlo had told him that the characters on the fragment resembled tortoiseshell inscriptions from the old East.
Of course, Lei will not travel thousands of miles to find out the truth, at least time does not allow it, but he does not give up, more than 100 thick archaeological books are about to be turned over and there is no clue.
As the days passed, the wind and snow gradually decreased, and the Shadow's pre-war preparations were nearing completion.
On a sunny morning, Lei stood in a formal suit on the city, and the open space outside the city was lined up in a neat line.
At this moment, Lei was full of spirits in his heart, and saluted to the standard standing below.
"Every one of you here is my brother! If it weren't for the situation, I would be reluctant to start a war, because it means that someone will sacrifice and shed blood, and every inch of land under our feet will be bought back with the blood of our lives, and we must do everything we can to protect it! Whoever wants to take it from us is our enemy, and even if there is only one soldier left in the shadow, we must maintain our dignity! The journey of the shadow is your glory! As I said, all land stained with my brother's blood is the territory of the Shadows, and I will swear this promise with my life! No matter where you are, you have the whole Shadow behind you to fight with you! Tell me! Are you confident that you will win this battle?!"
Ray made a pre-war declaration with great vigour.
"The Shadow Wins! The Shadow Wins......"
The deafening shout responded to Lei's inquiry, and at this moment, the blood-boiling warriors were so excited that they burst into tears, even if they were in the flaming hell ahead, they would not hesitate to rush forward.
Lei Hao was full of emotion, turned into a green dragon, and rose to the sky, and the dragon roar almost overwhelmed everyone's cheers.
"Let's go!" After falling to the ground, Lei waved his hand, jumped on Xiaobai's back, and headed east.
"Look, this is a real man! Liana looked at Lei's back and said to Ding Ran, who was standing beside her.
"Cut, the boss is just going to be cool, you don't want to abandon me and him, okay?" Ding Ran asked her in a joking tone.
"I'm going to beat you up for any more nonsense! Don't you notice that he's gotten a lot stronger this time, and I feel like I'm no match for him now. ”
Liana has always carried the aura of genius and the frustration after meeting Thunder has deepened, and she is like a toddler in front of him.
Ding Ran felt the change in her mood, put one hand on her shoulder, comforted her, and said, "Don't be discouraged, I don't think there is a second pervert like him in this world, and you are not as inferior as you imagined, at least I have been beaten by you no less than 30 times in the past two months, I know that you are making rapid progress, just a little slower than him." ”
"Wrong! no less than 31 times!" he said, unscrewing his claws and throwing him out of the air.
Liana didn't use Zeni, and Ding Ran flipped a few times in the air and floated down on the back seat of the moving car.
An Zifeng kept his eyes closed and ignored Ding Ran who fell beside him.
"Ouch, brother, you don't care about me like this?" Ding Ran said as he rubbed his shoulders with a pretended moan.
"What do you care about? It's not like you can't beat her, the last time I talked to you, I knew that now you can at least have a draw with her. An Zifeng said with his eyes still closed.
"You don't understand this, brother, after someone as strong as her was beaten by me, I was in trouble, and I endured this little pain in order to make her happy. Ding Ran became serious, took out the cigarette and gave it to An Zifeng.
An Zifeng hesitated and took the spot, he was still very resistant to the cigarette, but when he saw that this deflated man was serious, he should accompany him for a while.
"Won't you feel tired like this?" An Zifeng couldn't help but ask him.
"How can I be tired, seeing her happy I feel that everything is worth it. Ding Ran looked at him incredulously, "I suspect that you have little tendon in your head, otherwise Diona would have been dealt with a long time ago." ”
"What nonsense are you talking about!" An Zifeng was excited, and the cigarette in his hand was pinched into two sections.
Ding Ran glanced at him, puffed out a cigarette and said, "Let me ask you, if you are not lucky enough to die in this war, who are you most reluctant to do?"
An Zifeng was silent, he was a little uncomfortable, snatched the cigarette from Ding Ran's hand and took a puff, this was the first time he skillfully inhaled the smoke into his lungs for a long time before spitting it out.
"I can't bear the boss, no, no, no, I can't bear everyone in the shadows. An Zifeng was a little messy, he had never made such an assumption, and he didn't know how to answer.
"You don't like men, right, as far as I know, many people like this..."Looking at An Zifeng's murderous eyes, Ding Ran immediately changed the topic, "I'm sorry, I'm joking, you know what I'm asking, but you don't dare to face your answer, did you think of her first?"
An Zifeng was seen through his inner thoughts at a glance, and his face turned red in an instant.
His lack of speech meant that he had acquiesced.
"I've died twice, and I know what it means to cherish. Life is too fragile, no one can guarantee which will come first, no matter who encounters the accident first, you will suffer for a lifetime, don't let yourself have regrets for the rest of your life. ”
Ding Ran preached, and patted An Zifeng on the shoulder at the end.
Ding Ranyan, who put down the hippie smile, looked wise and foolish, and what she said was not unreasonable.
An Zifeng sighed and asked, "Alas, then what do you say I should do?"
Hearing him ask like this, Ding Ran immediately became enthusiastic, put his arm around An Zifeng's shoulder, and said, "Hey, you idiot is finally enlightened, I can't listen to my mistakes, I'm an expert in this regard." You just go up and kiss her like this and tell her that you like her, you almost can't let a girl in your family take the initiative to show love to you, right?
"It's very much in line with your style, but I'm not that cheeky, she, she doesn't like me to do that. An Zifeng glanced at him and refused directly.
"Okay, you don't have the advantage of me, I'll plan for you, don't worry, second, your happiness is my responsibility, it's really not good, let's discuss it with the boss, don't look at his little words, he has a set of things to please girls, just look at Christina's fanatics. ”
Ding Ran returned to his usual style, and his speech was also flowing.
"If the boss hears you say this, the two of them are probably going to beat you up, so you better be reliable and don't have any more bad ideas. An Zifeng was in a good mood, and actually tolerated bad things about Lei, if he had been angry before.
Although this deflated man is not in shape, he is very good at brainwashing and bringing joy to people.
As the Shadows' team marched mightily towards Saig City, Cheng Gong sat on a simple raft and closed his eyes to recuperate.
This unknown freshwater lake blocked his path, and it would take at least a few days to get around, and it was a great danger to cross the lake, and no one knew what monsters would emerge from under the water and swallow people in one gulp.
Cheng Gong didn't know anything about his past, and the situation was similar to Lei's.
He was originally a small soldier in the wilderness removal team, and after the disaster came, the pattern in the east was not as messy as elsewhere, and the army still maintained the safety of civilians.
After a single injury, he was sent to Dr. Ann for a series of examinations, and finally broke away from his original mechanics and began a hellish of intense training.
For the next two years, he and two teammates who had never spoken a word carried out their respective missions to suppress assassinations, and became a living killing machine.
Dr. Ann took special care of him, was a mentor and a friend, and was the most trusted person, so he entrusted him with an important task in his last life.
The raft moves without wind, and the mental traction of the bow is easy to navigate.
The water in front of him suddenly fluctuated and turned up huge waves, and a giant crocodile strung out of the water and opened its bloody mouth to bite him, the thick body was several times larger than the wood he was riding, and Cheng Gong's thin body was probably not enough to stuff his teeth.
Cheng Gong opened his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his black eyes, and the ice field was silently launched, and the water within twenty meters condensed into ice, freezing the giant crocodile and unable to move.
His telekinesis exploded, and everything in the ice realm was crushed by a powerful force field.
The lake returned to calm, and he closed his eyes again, urging the boat forward, and the scene that had never seemed to happen a few seconds earlier.
Five days later, thirty kilometers from Saig City, the Shadow Forces stopped to rest.
The difference between this battle and the previous ones was that it was impossible to disperse the battle in the face of forces several times their size.
Everyone didn't know where Lei got his courage, and asked him anxiously if he had any plans, but he always said mysteriously, 'everything is under control' and prevaricated.
Lei didn't seem to be in a hurry, and during the two days when the troops were resting, he and An Zifeng surveyed the surrounding terrain, and only on the eve of the battle did they call the leaders to assign tasks.
By daybreak, the large army was already three kilometers away from Saige City, and three thunderous heavy artillery vehicles were ready.
With a wave of his hand, three shells were fired at the same time, and three lines of fire disappeared from view in the deafening sound of artillery.
The guards of Seg City were still dozing and a violent shaking woke them up, and the hapless ones were engulfed in the blast of the explosion before they could understand what was happening.
Explosions rang out one after another, and dozens of shells were driven into the five-meter-thick city wall, but none of them missed the target.
In the shadows, everyone's potential can be maximized, and a well-trained artillery officer is much more powerful than a fifth-order warrior in a difficult battle.
The walls of the city of several hundred meters were completely destroyed in an instant, and the troops of Saige City were not even assembled at this time.
Cross came to the front with a group of people, grabbed one of the guards, and roared, "What's going on?!"
"I don't know, we didn't find any traces of the enemy, so we ......"
"What!?" Cross felt a chill rise in his heart as he dropped the bloodied guard, looking at the shattered walls.
The range of the heavy artillery in Seg City was only one kilometer, and the power could not penetrate the walls of the reinforced concrete and rock structure.
Although his vision could not be strengthened, it was several times stronger than that of ordinary people, and a faint smoke floated from the depths of the dense forest in the distance.
That's the position of the artillery emplacement, at least 3 kilometers apart!
Cross really can't think of anyone who would dare to challenge the Murphy family, except for that madman - Ray!
Aiden Murphy arrived with his troops.
Cross stepped forward to stop the advancing car and said, "Uncle, wait a minute, the enemy may set a trap, we must not act recklessly." ”
"Cross pay attention to your behavior, and if you don't get out of the way, I will convict you of delaying the warplane!
A cold light flashed in Kroos' eyes, and his two fists clenched and clicked, and after two seconds of stalemate, he obediently flashed to the side.
Aiden sneered and led the team out of the city to fight.
Ray smiled as he looked at the enemy charging towards his position.
A rough estimate is that the troops in Saige City are only a few thousand people, and they should be the vanguard in terms of equipment.
The arrogant Aiden led his troops into the ambush circle of the Shadows, and a round of artillery knocked him to the ground, and dozens of armored vehicles were reduced to scrap metal, only to find that the back road had been blocked by heavy troops when he tried to direct the retreat.
"Protect me!!!
When he broke through the encirclement, there were less than 100 people around him, and looking at the crowd of subordinates with panicked and tired faces, he knew that he was finished, even if he repelled the enemy's command mistakes in the future, the lightest punishment would be expelled from the family.
As soon as they rested for a while, a team appeared on the high slope and surrounded them, and after looking at it, they found that it was Saige's troops.
Just when everyone thought they were saved and cheered, the sudden heavy machine gun sent half of the people to hell.
"Oh yes, I'm Aiden Murphy! Who let you shoot! Go back and I'll make you regret what you did!" Aiden shouted hysterically.
"It's me, dear Uncle Aiden. Cross sneered and pushed through the crowd to Aiden.
Aiden's pupils slowly dilated, and cold sweat slipped down his face, he had always been-for-tat with Cross, and he wanted to kill the other party, but he didn't expect him to dare to attack in public.
"Old fellow, because of your insistence, the Murphy family has suffered heavy losses, and you still have the face to play prestige here?" Cross, who had no scruples, walked up to Aiden and patted him lightly on the cheek.
For the mediocre Aiden Cross will not pay attention to it at all, and he wants to return all the humiliation and pain he has suffered to Aiden twice.
Aiden, who was one rank apart in ability, didn't even qualify for anger, and he knew he was done with Kross' cold and emotionless eyes.
"How about trading all my wealth and status for a life?" Aiden wiped the sweat stains from his face, forced his composure, and threw him in exchange for the last of his life chips.
Cross crossed his hand and touched his chin, and after listening to him, he raised one hand and shook it a few times, and said, "Finally, when this opportunity comes, do you think I will give up? ”
When it comes to wealth and status, Cross has absolute confidence, because he is one of the best in the younger generation of the entire Murphy family, and there are only a few people who can stand out from the crowd.
Fierce fighting was still going on on on the main battlefield, and no one heard the thick gunfire characteristic of Macglenn in the distance.
Aiden Murphy didn't even have the courage to fight, and perhaps he knew that if he fell alive at the hands of Cross, the torture he faced would definitely make his life worse than death.
Cross didn't expect that he, who had always been greedy for life and afraid of death, would be so decisive this time, and before he could stop it, he would shoot himself in the head.
Looking at Aiden's corpse on the ground, Cross caught fire namelessly, and the three quicksand giant fists hammered the corpse violently until it turned into meat sauce before stopping, and when the giant fist turned into quicksand and disappeared, Aiden's body was taken away without even a trace of existence.
The main force of Saige City had reached the front line, and tens of thousands of troops overwhelmed the momentum of the Shadows and retreated in an orderly manner under the command of Ray.
The fighting has temporarily subsided, and the remnants of the vanguard that have been rescued from the city of Seg are less than a thousand people.
No one had ever dared to challenge the majesty of the Murphy family head-on, and what Shadow had done today almost made the head of the clan so angry that he vomited blood, losing thousands of elite troops at his own doorstep, and his own brother was killed in battle.