A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 608 - Chapter 608 Chapter 449 Thunderous Roar_1

Chapter 608: Chapter 449 Thunderous Roar_1 Chapter 608: Chapter 449 Thunderous Roar_1 Standing on the platform, Duanmu Huai’s eyes fixed on the distant city with a cold gaze. This time, Duanmu spared no effort in dealing with Herman — in addition to a 64-meter high Emperor-class Titan, Duanmu Huai had also equipped an armoured company. This included three Poison Sword Heavy Attack Tanks, fifteen Riemann Siege Tanks, and six Valkyrie Gunships.

To be honest, using these against a nation with a medieval level of civilisation was basically overkill; it was like hunting mosquitos with an anti-aircraft gun, or using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken.

In fact, if considering warfare alone, just a few Riemann Tanks or a single Night Raven Black Star would be enough.

However, for Duanmu Huai, the purpose of this battle was more than just achieving a simple victory.

Although due to insufficient intelligence, Duanmu Huai did not know why the Church of AL attacked him, the moment the Church of AL targeted the Tribunal, the nature of this war became a holy war.

Originally, Duanmu Huai’s plan was to deal with the fate of these Indigenous Gods after dealing with the Creator God, but since the other side initiated conflict, changing the order was not a problem.

In fact, the reason Duanmu was making such a big fuss was the same as when he used orbital bombardment against the Namekians on Pandora Planet.

To establish power.

In many online novels, protagonists often play weak before showing their true strength, concealing their trump cards until the end, leading the enemy to think their victory is just due to good luck, then overturning the game due to carelessness.

Of course, purely from a tactical perspective, this may be correct. But the nature of a holy war is different.

It can be said that from now on, the Tribunal will compete with the Church of AL for the believers on this continent — to be blunt, it is a direct snatching of believers!

Under these circumstances, it is essential to show all believers the incomparable strength and irresistible majesty of the Tribunal. A strategy of playing weak is absolutely wrong. It is mandatory to be strong, stronger, and even stronger, to push the Church of AL into a corner and have them tremble in fear.

That’s why Duanmu Huai built this Emperor-class Titan and released it.

He wants to tell the believers on this continent, I am this awesome! Even if your Goddess Alice comes, she should kneel before me and sing songs of conquest!

Duanmu Huai didn’t believe that the Church of AL had anything that could compare with an Emperor-class Titan. Once the Church of AL lost momentum, the number of believers would naturally decrease. Plus, the Tribunal offered discounts, even free medical treatment — it was clear whom the believers would choose without asking.

Most of the time, believers choose gods in hope of having a strong backing. If they find that their backing isn’t so great, it’s just a matter of time before they change their faiths.

Of course, another reason was to give Maria some experience. As a mechanical engineer, she couldn’t just stay in the rear reading books; she needed to observe the performance of these machines in actual combat and then determine the plan of improvement. So Duanmu simply formed an armoured troop and gave it to Maria to command.

Just as Duanmu Huai’s Tribunal army was advancing, the soldiers of Herman’s Fourth Legion also discovered these enormous structures of steel. They were terrified and didn’t know what to do. Soon, the commander sought advice from the general, and they received orders from the general.

Charge the enemy! Annihilate them!

Charge???

Looking at the order in front of them, some officers didn’t even believe their own eyes. They were to confront these enormous steel monsters with bare hands? Not to mention the giant that was as tall as a mountain, how were they supposed to charge?

Was this a suicide mission?!

However, military orders were hard to defy. Soon, the entire Fourth Legion received the order and, led by the Herman knights, headed directly towards the approaching armoured troops. Of course, they had a bit of consideration in their hearts — there were tens of thousands of them, and although the other side looked terrifying, they were limited in number. Under these circumstances, it wasn’t impossible to fight, was it?

Perhaps?

But at the same time as they were acting, the armoured troops in the front had already begun to move.

“Boom———-!!”

The first to fire was the centrally located Poison Sword Super Heavy Tank. Along with the thunderous roar, an Earthquake Shell roared out — these shells were not ordinary shells, they were not filled with explosives like gunpowder, but with fragments of the stars destroyed by the extinct order.

Simply put, the fragments of these Earthquake Shells were the remains that exploded when the stars were completely destroyed by the Extinction Order — the explosion and shockwaves from the destruction of a star preserved therein, and after multiple procedures, were loaded into the shell.

When it exploded, this force would be reproduced on the battlefield.

Just like now.

“——————!!!”

The whistling shell crossed the battlefield and bombarded directly into the front line of the Fourth Legion. Immediately after, a scene like Hell broke out — the earth began to tremble, and a huge earthquake erupted without warning in the center of the battlefield, covering more than half of the Fourth Legion. The howling shockwave swept the battlefield, tearing everything it encountered into pieces.

As for the soldiers who were far away and not affected by the blast, they were not better off. The eruption of the earthquake made the ground under their feet act like a wind-blown trampoline. In an instant, these soldiers felt as if they had been thrown high into the sky and then heavily fallen to the ground. Moreover, the trembling of the earth made the ground soft, and the constant vibrations made it impossible for these soldiers to stabilise their footing, let alone fight.

Then the Riemannian Tanks fired.

One after another, high-explosive shells flew into the crowd. Due to the shaking of the earth and the shockwaves, these soldiers swayed from side to side, unable even to stabilise their bodies, let alone raise their shields to resist the attack — of course, the shields were also useless anyway.

Soon, with the sparks of the explosion blossoming within the Fourth Legion, those soldiers who could not stabilize their footing were blown into bloody fragments.

In just a brief encounter, the Fourth Legion had suffered heavy losses. Although they outnumbered the enemy with fifty thousand men, they found themselves completely at a loss in the current battle.

Yet, for the soldiers of the Fourth Legion, this was only the beginning. As Riemann’s artillery fire roared, the Valkyrie Artillery Ships circling in the sky rapidly swooped downwards, bringing endless disaster and destruction like hawks of death. Hell Strike missiles exploded one by one, multiple rocket nests unceasingly spewing flames. Laser beams rained from the sky, leaving a trail of scorched earth on the battlefield.

At this point, the Fourth Legion had descended into utter chaos. They had never encountered an enemy like this, nor had they ever experienced such a battle — the deafening roar of each artillery blast drowned out all speech, and there was a constant risk of a nearby soldier being blown sky-high, leaving behind a mangled corpse.

However, Herman’s men were fierce and valiant, and even under these circumstances, the Fourth Legion did not collapse. They desperately tried to evade enemy fire, regroup, and survive this deadly barrage as much as possible.

“General! We can no longer continue to resist!”

When the messenger soldier reappeared in front of Nero, he was also covered in blood.

“We’re not capable of resisting their attack! Please issue the order to retreat!”

“Retreat?”

Hearing this, Nero immediately stood up.

“What a joke, as soldiers of Herman’s glory, now is the time for you to die for your country! Convey my commands, charge! Charge! Charge again! Even in death, you must die on the way to the charge! No retreat is allowed! Is that clear?”

“What…?”

Hearing this, the messenger soldier went pale, and Nero left the city walls without a backward glance after giving his command. Witnessing his departure, Deputy Creme let out a sigh and turned to the messenger soldier.

“Give my order, all units retreat immediately. Surrender is allowed. Preserve as much of our forces as possible!”

“But…”

“I’ll deal with the general.”

“Okay.”

The messenger soldier saluted Creme and then quickly turned to leave. Creme silently shook his head before leaving.

As Creme descended from the city walls, she saw Nero rushing towards her. Upon seeing Creme, Nero spoke hastily.

“Ah, just in time, Creme. I need you to reinforce the south gate immediately. You must not allow those monsters to get close, understand?”

“Major Nero? What is this…”

Watching Nero rush about, Creme frowned, but Nero just snorted.

“It doesn’t concern you what I do, just go guard the south gate now!”

“…Yes.”

Hearing this, Creme could only pay her respects silently before walking away with her subordinates.

Creme reached the south gate to find the situation completely chaotic. Upon receiving the command, remnants of the Fourth Legion retreated instantly. Creme didn’t hesitate, she immediately opened the gates to let the retreating soldiers of the Fourth Legion enter the city.

“Deputy Creme, what should we do now?”

As she dealt with the defeated soldiers entering the city, the messenger soldier looked worriedly at Creme. Meanwhile, Creme gazed at the approaching Steel Giants in the distance and let out a sigh.

“We surrender.”

“Surrender? But General Nero…”

“Major Nero is probably not here anymore.”

Creme shook her head.

“We can’t seriously intend to fight to the death, as he says, can we? What about the people of this city?”

“……”

“We cannot win.”

Creme lifted her head again. Her eyes were more resolute.

“Therefore, I order you to surrender.”

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