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Chapter 321 Falling into a trap
At 11 a.m., an adjutant entered the command room and reported, "Reporting to the two division commanders and General Li Chenglong, our two divisions, totaling 1 men, are fully prepared. Please give instructions!" Zhao Li and Wu Feng, already fully dressed, said in unison to Li Chenglong, "General, please give the order." Li Chenglong solemnly saluted all the members in the command room and then said, "All soldiers on the western front of Feiyun Base, follow behind me and march towards the zombie army, towards hope!"
After speaking, he took the lead and walked out. At this moment, more than 20,000 soldiers on the front line also stood up. Except for the artillery regiment, all the other soldiers drew their swords, ready to fight the zombies to the death. Li Chenglong's idea was that this battle must be fought fiercely, and it would be best if zombies from other lines could come to support them, reducing the pressure on other directions. Whether this plan could be successfully implemented depended on him.
Six Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter jets, having received Li Chenglong's support order, had already arrived over the Flying Cloud Base. They swiftly swept across the western front, launched all their missiles, and then departed. This was because the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter jets were extremely valuable, and the zombies now possessed air-to-air capabilities; losing even one would be a significant loss.
While the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters were bombarding the zombies, all the artillery regiments of the two divisions fired all their shells, emptying their ammunition. At this time, Li Chenglong and all the advanced superhumans of the two divisions had formed an arrowhead of several hundred people, with close-combat superhumans standing on the outer perimeter and long-range superhumans protecting the inner circle, leading the soldiers behind them to advance westward.
At the same time, the information support unit advancing alongside the 1st Division of the Dawn Army also promptly notified the support unit of the Huian Base that the western front of the Feiyun Base had begun combat, so that they could also begin to take action in order to achieve the effect of a pincer attack.
The bombing had already attracted the attention of Protector Qian, who was stationed there. After reminding his men to be wary of further airstrikes, he led his trusted men to the front of the zombie army. By this time, Li Chenglong had already led his soldiers two kilometers forward. Along the way, he slashed left and right, killing all the zombie soldiers, whether they were level five or six, or even high-level zombies of level nine or ten, with a single sword strike.
With Li Chenglong, the god of death, present, Zhao Li and Wu Feng felt much more relaxed. The troops behind them, led by these high-level superhumans responsible for the charge, easily broke through the zombie army's defenses like a hot knife through butter. Meanwhile, Protector Qian, watching from afar, witnessed this scene. Especially after recognizing Li Chenglong as the leader, he immediately said to an 11th-level superhuman zombie behind him, "Notify the other protectors that it's time to use that thing the aliens gave us."
The level 11 supernatural protector was none other than Qin Wan, the female zombie who had relayed a message to Li Chenglong a few months ago. When Li Chenglong last saw her, she had only just reached level 10, but now she had reached level 11 and become a capable assistant to Protector Qian. Qin Wan bowed slightly and vanished instantly. Protector Qian looked at Li Chenglong in the distance and smiled faintly: "It will take some time before they arrive, so I'll first check out your strength."
As he spoke, Protector Qian gradually walked towards Li Chenglong, his purple supernatural power emanating from him. The dense purple power, like smoke, slowly rose into the air, resembling a purple cloud. Li Chenglong had already noticed his presence, but he was busy leading his soldiers forward and hadn't had time to pay attention. As Protector Qian approached, the zombies near Li Chenglong's troops gradually retreated, leaving a large space.
Protector Qian approached Li Chenglong at a distance of 15 meters. Li Chenglong observed that he was about 180 cm tall, with a well-proportioned build and delicate features, looking like a recent college graduate. However, beneath this harmless appearance, Li Chenglong saw his level 12 four-elemental attribute ability.
Protector Qian stared at Li Chenglong for over ten seconds, nodded, and without a word, began to fight. Li Chenglong remained in combat readiness, and upon seeing him charge, he drew his sword to meet him. Protector Qian's weapons were two jet-black battle axes, each less than two feet long, held in each hand, with different patterns engraved on the two axes.
Facing the all-out attack from the start by Protector Qian, Li Chenglong naturally wouldn't be careless. He mobilized all his supernatural abilities and began to fight. To be honest, in terms of weapons alone, Li Chenglong's sword was definitely not as practical as Protector Qian's double axes. However, the Dragon Emperor Sword was a bound weapon that kept growing as his level increased. Although it was indeed somewhat inferior in practicality, its power was much stronger.
The two initially relied solely on their hand-to-hand combat abilities, without using any special skills. Li Chenglong was quite surprised by Qian Hufa's fighting prowess. Putting aside his supernatural abilities, his fighting skills alone were no less than his own. It's worth noting that Li Chenglong had already spent nearly ten years in the military before the apocalypse, even winning first place in a military competition. After the apocalypse, he had experienced numerous battles, constantly honing his offensive techniques. Yet, Qian Hufa seemed completely at ease, handling Li Chenglong's deadly attacks with remarkable ease.
Since he couldn't defeat his opponent through mere hand-to-hand combat, Li Chenglong immediately activated the Dragon and Phoenix Bloodline, causing his attributes to surge dramatically. The situation instantly changed; with just one strike, Protector Qian was sent flying by Li Chenglong, rolling on the ground more than a dozen times, smashing and killing more than a dozen level 6 zombies before finally coming to a stop.
Protector Qian grabbed a zombie corpse that was covering him, and the corpse was immediately engulfed in purple flames, turning into ashes in less than 10 seconds and being blown away by the wind. His clothes, however, remained completely unaffected by the purple flames. Li Chenglong narrowed his eyes; it seemed Protector Qian's control over his supernatural abilities was quite formidable.
Protector Qian stood up, dusted himself off, took a few steps forward, and uttered his first words after fighting Li Chenglong: "You're very strong. Although I was prepared, I didn't expect your outburst to be so powerful. But I regret to inform you that you've fallen for my trap! Hahahaha!"
At this moment, Li Chenglong finally realized the problem. He was about to activate his spatial teleportation to leave when, as if by sudden appearance, the other seven powerful zombies had already surrounded him. To his surprise, his spatial teleportation was no longer working. Protector Qian shouted, "Attack!" The eight protectors immediately spread out, forming a Bagua formation. Li Chenglong quickly transformed into his Holy Dragon Armor form and flew upwards, but four more powerful figures appeared in the sky and struck him down to the ground with a single blow.
Protector Kun laughed and said, "It seems that Little wasn't lying to us. This perception-blocking device is really useful." As he spoke, he took out a 10-centimeter square box from his waist and proudly showed it to Li Chenglong. Protector Li said, "Today, all four marshals and eight protectors are here to eliminate you. With your abilities, you absolutely cannot escape the energy array we've set up together."
This was the most critical moment. Li Chenglong turned to Zhao Li and Wu Feng and shouted, "Retreat quickly! Today's situation is my fault for being careless. Retreat quickly and preserve our strength!" Zhao Li and Wu Feng wanted to say something, but seeing the resolute look in Li Chenglong's eyes, they nodded and began to lead their troops in a rapid retreat. The four marshals and eight protectors did not pursue them. For them, eliminating Li Chenglong today had already achieved the greatest objective of this operation.
The original objective of this operation was Li Chenglong. A month ago, Little found the zombie emperor Zhao Wuji and provided him with a device that could block all senses. After studying the situation, Zhao Wuji and his subordinates decided to first send a large army to surround the Feiyun base, which was the weakest point in the defenses and the easiest to besiege. At this time, Li Chenglong would definitely arrive first. After that, no matter which line he attacked, the priority was to delay him. Then, the others would quickly use the sense-blocking device to approach, set up an energy array, and take down the greatest threat, Li Chenglong, in one fell swoop.
Li Chenglong, wielding the Holy Dragon Armor and imbued with the blood of a level three dragon and phoenix, relentlessly attacked the energy array, but no matter what methods he used, he could not break through the encirclement. The Eastern Marshal of the Zombies said, "Quickly finish this battle! Begin! Activate the Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Fire Array!" Immediately, all the marshals and guardians unleashed their maximum energy, converging it through the array and transforming it into endless flames that burned towards Li Chenglong.
Although Li Chenglong had activated the orange flame form of his Holy Dragon Armor, he still couldn't withstand the combined attack of the twelve early and mid-level level 12 zombies. The Holy Dragon Armor itself began to melt under the flames. However, he didn't give up hope and continued fighting, trying to find a weak point to break through. Ten minutes later, thirty minutes later, exhausted, Li Chenglong looked at the melting Dragon Emperor Sword and couldn't help but despair.
As the flames encroached, the Holy Dragon Armor gradually disappeared, and Li Chenglong's body began to burn, on the verge of turning to ashes. However, at that very moment, the G-Crystal within his body suddenly emitted a white light, and Li Chenglong's body gradually vanished. The Western Marshal sensed that there was no longer any energy reaction in the formation and laughed, saying, "It seems our greatest enemy has turned to ashes. I can no longer sense his energy, hahaha."
The Northern Marshal gradually withdrew his energy, panting slightly as he said, "But he really is terrifying. If we had held out for another ten minutes or so, we probably would have run out of energy." The Southern Marshal glanced at the vanished flames and said calmly, "We have consumed too much energy. If other human ability users arrive at this time, there might be problems. Li Chenglong has been eliminated, and our objective has been achieved. Tell the entire army to retreat and rest, and prepare for a full-scale attack on a chosen day."