The battlefield was being cleared and counted, and it didn't take long for a simple list to be delivered to Zero. Among the people he brought this time, the capable ones were only injured but not killed, and the Brotherhood's private army was reduced by 80%, and there were less than a hundred people left. As for the Dark Side's killer troops, they were all wiped out and died in the command center. Zero went to see it himself, and judging from the wounds of the corpses and the cracks in the objects in the command center, it should have been attacked by a vacuum slash similar to Zoro.

Importantly, the whereabouts of Zephyr, the leader of the Dark Side, are unknown.

As for the Papal Hall, nearly 1,000 soldiers were killed in the battle, and more than 30 mechs and chariots were damaged. In terms of the number of troops stationed at this military base, the Papal Office is also a concept of heavy losses. Now, the surrendered soldiers and officers had been concentrated on one side of the square, guarded by a few capable men and the remaining Brotherhood private troops.

After Zero left the Command Army Center, he came to these people. When they saw Zero, the first few officers were a little nervous, and the soldiers were more at a loss. Zero nodded to Richard and Caydon, who were in charge of the guards, and the two stepped back, leaving room for Zero and the soldiers.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him, Zero raised his voice and said, "Ladies of the Knights, you have also seen it. Your commander-in-chief, Sauron, has been killed, and this war should be over. In this war, enough blood has been shed on this continent. Think about it, the guns of the army should be pointed at the enemy, not at their own people. You have only become a weapon for the selfish desires of some, and now that the person who wielded the weapon is dead, it is time for you to restore the honor and responsibility that you should have as a soldier. ”

"As far as I know, His Royal Highness Pope Paul is a benevolent monarch, and I believe that under his leadership, the Knights of the Holy Seal will be able to get back on track!" Zero looked at the officers and said, "A few of you take a step to speak. ”

Officers, you look at me, I look at you, and finally come forward. Zero looked at them and said, "Like I said, the only enemy I'm going to defeat is Sauron. As for what you've done before, I can no longer pursue it. But for now, I want you to be able to take care of your own people until you are sent back to the Papal Chamber, and handed over to His Highness Paul. ”

"Can you do that?"

When it comes to this, even if they are unwilling, these people know that the general trend has gone. Even Zoro let the young leader of the Poseidon Order in front of him kill him, what did they use to resist. What's more, as Zero just said, Sauron is dead, and Paul will undoubtedly become the new master of this continent. There were few emotional obstacles to choosing to pledge allegiance to Paul, who was always the nominal pope.

Now it's just a matter of moving from a fictitious post to a real government.

So several officers nodded in agreement, and Zero simply delegated command to them, only to temporarily confiscate their guns before returning them to Rome. After dealing with the rest of the Knights, Zero returned to the command building, where the corpses had been removed from the command center, and they would be cremated with the rest of the corpses to avoid the plague if left unattended.

Black Wing was standing on the front platform in the command center, and Zero asked, "Did you find Zephyr?"

"Found it, I'm telling him to come. Blackwing replied.

A moment later, Zephyr walked in. The first thing he said when he saw Zero was, "You'd better come with me, there's something you're interested in knowing." ”

"Oh?" Zero stretched out his hand and said, "Please lead the way." ”

The two left the command center and took the elevator to another level of the underground base. As soon as the elevator doors opened, Zero saw the corpses of several guards, and the walls were splattered with blood. It seems that Zephyr is killing here, stepping over these corpses and coming to the center of this base. Outside a hallway, squatting researchers, all tied up Zephyr with ropes.

Zephyr grabbed a young man, untied the rope from his hand, and said, "Go, open the door." ”

"You're breaking the law, if Lord Sauron knows......"

Zero said lightly: "Zoro is dead, and now I have the final say in this place." ”

The man glanced at him, but didn't say anything, and swiped his identification card into the electronic groove in front of the door. The automatic door opened on both sides, and there was a cold smell coming out of the door, and it seemed that it was also equipped with an air-conditioning system. As soon as he walked in, the acoustic lighting turned on one by one, and Zero saw that in this room, there were more than twenty devices similar to hibernation chambers in a circular shape.

At the center of the hibernation chamber is a prismatic metal object that extends from it and connects the hibernation chambers with cables to provide energy for the equipment. Each of these hibernation chambers was nearly three meters long, and Zero walked up to one of the devices and looked through the porthole of the equipment, and inside was a man with a sullen eye.

But judging by the proportions of his face, this man is almost two meters tall, and he is a very tall and strong person. Looking at the other hibernation chambers, there are half men and half women, and one of them has a very neutral appearance, bald head, and it is impossible to tell whether it is a man or a woman, especially attracting Zero's attention. This man always gives him some strange feelings. When he saw him, Zero couldn't help but kill him.

Zephyr next to him also noticed it, and he said, "When I first saw him before, I suddenly wanted to kill this guy inside. It's strange, who are they?"

Judging by the proportions of these people's faces, their average height is around two meters. The man may be taller, but it's not much different. Among them, the man is handsome and mighty, and the woman is beautiful and moving, and in terms of genes, they all have excellent genes. Even, Zero couldn't find a single flaw in their face, close to perfection.

"They're poor people who have lost their homeland...... Zero sighed, he probably knew who these people were.

If nothing else, they would have been Franklin's compatriots, the Atlanteans of the previous era. Then what to do with them is a nerve-wracking matter. According to the suggestion of the planet's will, Agradis, then Zero will finally destroy them now. The bald-headed, neutral-faced guy is probably the gene pool of the Atlanteans.

If they were obtained, the Atlanteans would be able to thrive in this world once again if Franklin wanted to. And given their peculiar way of reproduction, it won't be long before they grow big enough to threaten humans or other life.

The question Zero now considers is, should he trust Franklin?

After leaving the basement base, Zero first had the bodies of the guards cleaned up, while having the Brotherhood soldiers take over the previous guards' duties, and no one else could be allowed in except him. Then back to the command center, Yeliu and other capable people had arrived, and Zero announced, "Today we will rest on Victoria Island, and tomorrow we will return to Rock City." There, there is still an unfinished war waiting for us. ”

Zoro chose to execute Cinderella today, one of the purposes of which was to divide Zero's troops, and he sent troops to attack the Rock City occupied by Zero. Zero left Su and other strong people over there, but there is no doubt that the strength of Rock City is still weak. Time was of the essence on the battlefield, and if they could delay the arrival of Franklin in time with the Poseidon army, or if they returned to the battlefield, the balance of victory would be tilted in their favor.

On the contrary, it is the last thing Zero wants to see.

Zoro is dead, and as long as the crisis in the Rock City is resolved, the situation in the Western Continent can be said to be settled.

Of course, Zero won't forget the man who gave power to Sauron and the other legions.

It's just that Gaia is his own problem.

When the danger of Rock City is lifted, it will be time to meet this fateful opponent, and it will represent another head-to-head confrontation between Yagrandis and Prosius, but with the two of them as representatives.

It's dusk.

In the scattered sound of cannons, above the city, the troops of the Papal Hall could be seen temporarily retreating. They withdrew to the unbroken part of the Bloodstained Road, where they set up camp. It was the second day of the attack on Rock City, and Su stood at the head of the city, looking at the devastated battlefield below. Shallow craters of various sizes were the result of heavy artillery covering, and more than a third of the fortifications had been razed to the ground, and the remaining two-thirds were badly damaged.

The soldiers needed to make repairs overnight so that they could cope with the artillery attack from the Papal Hall tomorrow.

After yesterday's unsuccessful assault, the opposing commanders changed tactics. Their infantry regiments remained stationary, instead using tanks and heavy artillery to bombard the Rock City on this side. The bombing was carried out three times, each lasting only an hour. But in that fierce artillery fire, even Su can only defend passively, let alone others can launch a surprise attack.

At this moment, the advantages of the ammunition reserves of the Papal Hall were manifested one by one. After the bombardment by tanks and heavy artillery, there was sporadic harassment by griffon knights and missile chariots, which bypassed the main battlefield and attacked the rest of Rock City, and even dropped miniature missiles into the city at one point, causing quite a lot of chaos.

Under this strategy, the defenders of Rock City could only run for their lives, while the powerful people, including Su, did not have a moment to rest. They had to defend themselves against bombardments that threatened parts of the city walls, and in some cases, they had to intercept artillery or missile attacks on their own.

It's only been two days, and even the ninth order of Su can't bear it, let alone other people.

The Trident Capable troops are okay, after all, most of them are Zogna. Led by Froman, the life of the Zognes under the Well of the Cry was far more difficult than the battlefield. As a result, their tenacity and will are very strong, far surpassing the warriors of the original Trident. It also allows them to protect other places outside the main battlefield, so they don't have to be distracted by this.

Soldiers who can be recruited and trained by Rock City and nearby towns will not be able to stand it. Strictly speaking, although they have been on the battlefield once or twice, they are essentially more inhabitants than soldiers. The first day was fine, but today, the repeated bombardment of the Papal Hall has blown the will of these soldiers. From the eyes of the soldiers returning to the city, their eyes were filled with nothing but despair.

If this bombardment continues tomorrow, the remaining two-thirds of the fortifications may be uprooted. Without the necessary obstacles of the fortifications, Rock City is like a stripped maiden, no longer able to resist the attack of the Papal Hall.

It is difficult for Su and others alone to defend such a large city without fortifications.

"Something has to be done?"

That night, in the city's city hall, Su knocked on the table and said, "If we don't do something, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to survive tomorrow!"

Berrion clasped his hands around his chest and said, "The biggest threat to us from the enemy is those heavy weapons, perhaps, we should put a fire in their ammunition warehouse." ”

The proposal was quickly passed, and a raid was planned. Under the cover of night, led by Su, Berrien, Fromman, and the Trident troops formed an assault team to go out of the city overnight. Mr. X, Leah, and Mamilo stayed behind to take charge of the night's defenses.

The assault team bypassed the main battlefield and attacked the camp of the Papal Hall from the other side. Unfortunately, Adam seemed to have anticipated this, so he secured the ammunition warehouse early in the morning. Su and his party were only able to kill a few hundred soldiers, and then quietly retreated before the opponent's mecha and chariot drove over.

It's a little episode that takes place under the cover of night.

By the next day, the bombing had arrived. Today Adam seems to have lost patience, as if to avenge last night's sneak attack. Instead of bombarding with tanks and heavy artillery, missiles and griffon knights as it did yesterday, the Pope Hall gathered all its heavy weapons and bombarded the main battlefield chosen by the Rock City.

Throughout the day, the sound of artillery and explosions did not stop for a moment. Fireballs appeared in every corner of the battlefield, and the remaining two-thirds of the fortifications were being destroyed at an alarming rate, and often the soldiers in the fortifications were blown up along with the fortifications before they could retreat.

During this period, Su took the risk of attacking, but was only able to kill a few soldiers in vain, and was forced back by the enemy's superior firepower, but instead embedded a few pieces of shrapnel in his body. It's just that this kind of injury can't hinder Su's fighting, and at this time, Berrien's role is much greater than Su's. Instead of unleashing the powerful Thunder Fury of the day the battle began, he switched to a less powerful but better electromagnetic pulse field that could be used repeatedly and covered a more square area.

This electromagnetic field swept towards the enemy's convoy and mecha troops, and after spreading out layer upon layer, the repeated impact of high-frequency pulses paralyzed the operating systems of the chariots and mechas, thus disintegrating part of the offensive in the Papal Chamber.

But Berrion was only one after all, and after his tactics worked, the commander of the Papal Chamber quickly adjusted his strategy. The chariot mechs were no longer densely arranged, but scattered, so that Berrien's electromagnetic field was invisibly weakened a lot.

By the end of the morning, there was not much fortification left, and those who were able to do so could only go into battle in person, constantly attacking the opponent's heavy firepower position, so that the fortifications were not completely demolished. In the afternoon, Adam finally sent out his infantry regiment, which was packed like a black wave of soldiers towards Rock City, mixed with mechs and chariots, to provide fire assistance to the infantry regiment and long-range heavy fire suppression.

Viewed from the high walls of Rock City, the wings of the infantry regiment stretched out to form an encirclement, and the focus was on Rock City. It can be seen that this time Adam is pouring out of the nest, intending to make a general attack and make a final decision.

The huge pressure made the defenders of Rock City tremble slightly, Su sighed lowly, and said lightly: "Who will go down with me to play with them." ”

"The old man's fist is already itchy!" Mr. X said in a deep voice.

Mamiro's dark, strong body took a step forward and said, "Count me in." ”

As for Hook, Manshan, and Froman and others, they all roared in response. Su left Berrion and Leah on the city wall, and Leah temporarily took over from Su to command the defenders, and the girl connected several officers of the defenders with a heart chain, using this as a node to form the entire command network. As for Berrien, his mission is simple, where the enemy is too densely crowded, he will place a thunderball in the direction, perhaps releasing a cloud of electricity.

The battle soon began, and the defenders of Rock City were terrified as they watched the tide of enemy troops rush in. Fortunately, Su and other capable people left the city, and looking at the figures of these capable people, these militiamen felt a little more at ease.

Su Yi took the lead, dragging the heavy sword destruction into the black wave, and immediately set off a huge wave. Countless soldiers of the Papal Hall flew away as if they had been hit by an ancient beast. They just hit the force field released by Su, and their flesh cracked and fractured, and even if they didn't die after falling to the ground, they temporarily lost their mobility. Su overcame thorns and thorns, and fought a bloody wave from the tide of enemy troops.

Just as they were in full swing, the enemy forces suddenly separated from both sides, and the mechs and chariots came into Su's sight. After discovering that it was impossible to use soldiers to push the high ranks to death, the Papal Hall switched its strategy and switched to heavy firepower to suppress it. Su Secret Dao came just in time, and killed with a sword.

The first two paladin mechs raised their cannons and bombarded, but their eyes were quiet in the face of the empty barrage of fire. She dragged her heavy sword like a ghost through the dead end of the barrage, and then staggered past the two mechs. Two half-moon-shaped rays of cold light suddenly flashed on the mecha, and then exploded into two fireballs. Su Ze's speed remained the same, and in an instant, he had already pounced on a tank.

She let out a loud cry, and the heavy sword went straight down, revealing only a small half of the blade. Another kick on the hilt of the sword, the heavy sword slashed, and pulled out a piece of brilliance, splitting the tank in two. Su jumped off the ground and grabbed a sword flower. The tank exploded behind her, but flames and debris naturally passed by her side. Su took a breath, hunched his body, like a panther staring at his prey, and rushed towards the mechs in front of him.

Then there were explosions, on Su's sword, whether it was a mecha or a chariot. None of their armor could stop the slashes of the heavy sword, and under the blade of the heavy sword's destruction, they were like papier-mâché. Watching Su explode several mecha chariots in a row from a distance, Adam finally couldn't help it, and temporarily handed over the command to another regimental commander, Xilius, while he strode towards Su.