Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The giant turtle saw the shell coming closer and closer at it. It twisted its body with all its might, wanting to avoid being bombarded by the shell. However, due to its huge body and the tricky angle, it was difficult for it to twist quickly to dodge the shell.
Boom!
With a loud boom, the shell hit the ore field on the turtle’s right foot before everyone’s eager eyes!
The giant turtle raised its head and let out a furious roar. Its eyes became more vicious due to the pain, and its two flippers began to flail wildly. Provoked by the pain, the viciousness in its eyes grew, and its two flippers were flailing wildly.
Bang!
When the ore field landed on the ground, the ground shook, and the dust and smoke rose tens of centimeters high.
“Knocked down! It has really been knocked down!”
“Unbelievable! That skillful operation; he’s actually an advanced gunner!”
“To see an advanced gunner operate a cannon in my lifetime, I can die without regrets!”
When the gunners in the cannon zone saw the scene before them, they looked toward Wang Yuan, who was in front of the cannon, and could not help but exclaim.
At this moment, Luo En was steering the mobile city to avoid the fierce attacks by the giant turtle after it went berserk. When the other city lords saw that the ore field had been taken down by Luo En, they all revealed looks of surprise. Then, their eyes stared greedily at the ore field on the ground some distance away.
“City Lord! That… That is an ore field! We should seize the opportunity while Luo Yang Mobile City is being held back by the giant turtle!”
“That’s right, that’s right, City Lord. We’re the closest to it. Such a huge ore field should have at least tens of tonnes of iron ore! If we go late, it’ll be gone!”
At this moment, in the Red Brilliance City, a man was speaking anxiously to a figure in front sitting on a chair.
“No, the City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City isn’t that simple. Since they were able to take down that ore field, they should have already thought of everything that would happen next. It’s better for us not to get involved in this. Just wait and see what happens.” The figure sitting on the chair turned round and calmly analyzed.
The three medium mobile cities combined were unable to cause any damage to the giant turtle, but Luo Yang Mobile City was able to repel the giant turtle and even take down the ore field on the giant turtle with just the strength of one city. How could it be so simple? Would the City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City not have thought about what would happen after he took down the ore field?
The City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City must have already made his plans. Thus, he chose to wait and observe the situation and not be involved in it. Even if the temptation was huge and it seemed so easy within reach.
The man had no choice. Although the ore field was huge and would be of great help to their mobile city, since the City Lord had spoken, he could only obey.
Similar scenes were playing out in the other mobile cities. However, the other city lords could not resist the temptation. They looked at the ore field and scrambled to steer their mobile cities toward it.
Luo En, who was steering the mobile city to avoid the giant turtle’s attacks, saw so many mobile cities scrambling forward. He smiled and muttered, “Heh, naive!”
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
When the large mobile cities were approaching the ore field, thousands of small bugs suddenly flew out from within the ore field.
These were mutated bugs called blood-sucking bugs. They had sharp teeth and slender legs. They were usually parasitic on large living creatures and lived by sucking blood. Not only that, when they sucked blood, they would also inject their own eggs into the body of the living creature whose blood was being sucked, using it as a tool to reproduce their kind.
The living creature injected with the eggs would be in great pain because the eggs would feed on the blood of the host.
Hence, this kind of creature was extremely terrifying in this world. People would often avoid them at all costs; if careless, one could be infested by these parasites.
Actually, Luo En had already guessed from the start that there were blood-sucking bugs in the giant turtle. The other city lords had thought so too. However, after such a long battle, they had gradually forgotten about the existence of the blood-sucking bugs because these blood-sucking bugs would come out in full force only when their hosts were attacked.
Thus, when they had fought for so long without seeing the blood-sucking bugs, they gradually let down their guard.
However, Luo En had not forgotten this. Hence, he was constantly keeping a lookout for anything unusual about the giant turtle. This was also the reason why he was indifferent when he saw so many mobile cities scrambling to grab the ore field.
Sure enough, thousands of blood-sucking bugs charged into the various large mobile cities.
“These… these are blood-sucking bugs! Run!”
The residents of the mobile cities screamed.
“Fire! Fire!”
Someone shouted from time to time.
The cities were in chaos!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A salvo of shells were fired at the blood-sucking bugs, which were charging over in the air at great speed.
The blood-sucking bugs flapped their wings rapidly and dodged the shells with ease. Then, they swooped down on the crowds below.
In an instant, everyone was fleeing. Some died while others were injured. Some were bitten by the blood-sucking bugs and injected with their eggs. They immediately became insane and were shrieking from time to time. There were even those who were pounced upon by hundreds of blood-sucking bugs. They wailed as they were sucked into skin and bones in the blink of an eye.
Soon, new blood-sucking bugs would emerge through the skin of the corpses and continue to charge at the crowds.
Calls for help, wails, and cries resounded everywhere!
In the various large mobile cities, everyone hurriedly ran into the control room. At this moment, only the control room could give them a sense of security.
“Quick! Close the door! Don’t let them in!” After everyone had entered the control room, the City Lord immediately ordered for the door to be shut.
“But there are still our people outside! What should we do with them?” said the people at the side, one after another.
“We can’t care so much now. We can only leave them to fend for themselves. Shut the door!”
Everyone had no choice but to listen to the City Lord’s order and press the door access switch.
Bang!
After the door had shut tightly, the control room became the only safe haven in the entire mobile city.
“Save me! Let me in!”
From time to time, someone outside would cry out as they pounded on the door of the control room.
Soon, there were poignant screams, followed by silence outside the door.
When the people in the control room heard the screams, tears gradually flowed from their eyes. They clenched their fists in anger, but there was nothing they could do.
The ones who died outside were their family, friends, and loved ones. One moment ago, they were still chatting and laughing with each other, and the next, they were separated forever. Such a great disparity in circumstances, they simply could not accept.
“Go! Let’s get out of here!”
When he saw the blood-sucking bugs leave the mobile city after losing sight of their targets, the City Lord in the control room gritted his teeth and said.
They were no longer in the mood to snatch the ore field. All they wanted was to get out of this distressing place. Very soon, all the large mobile cities departed from the place with a loud boom.
Because the Red Brilliance City was quite a distance away, it did not suffer any attack.
“Our great City Lord is indeed brilliant!”
Everyone in the city flattered him.
“Let’s go too!” The City Lord of the Red Brilliance City ordered immediately when he saw the various large mobile cities start to flee.
“Yes, City Lord!”
The people below immediately made the preparations. Then the engine system was activated and the mobile city sped away into the distance.
At this moment, Luo En saw that the blood-sucking bugs had been lured out, and the corners of his lips revealed a smile; his tactics had worked. Then, he steered the mobile city and avoided yet another attack from the giant turtle.
“Speed up!” Luo En ordered the moment he dodged.
When the men below heard the order, they immediately throttled the engine system to its maximum.
With a loud boom, the mobile city advanced toward the ore field at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
Under Luo En’s control, a pair of mechanical arms extended from the mobile city and grabbed at the ore field below.
In a short while, the ore field was captured into the mobile city.
When the giant turtle saw that the ant before its eyes had not only mocked it, but had also grabbed something from it, it immediately let out a furious roar and swung a flipper toward Luo Yang Mobile City at a speed so fast that the naked eye could not have seen it coming.
The giant turtle’s attack was swift but Luo Yang Mobile City was even faster. In the control room, Luo En steered the mobile city and dodged the giant turtle’s attack with ease. Then, he sped off into the distance and gradually disappeared from the giant turtle’s sight.
The giant turtle roared on the spot, slapping the ground furiously to vent its anger. Then, it turned round and left.. The mutated bats in the air also re-entered the giant turtle’s shell and disappeared into the distance with the giant turtle…