Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 819: Under the Curtain of Night

When he heard the engines of the airship, Alan immediately said in a low voice, "Get down and hide."

The cave had a few natural stalagmites as pillars, enough to be used as temporary masks. Laura picked up Talikova like a kitten and flew to one stalagmite, while Belmore pushed Hubble to the other. Allen leapt to the edge of the cave and carefully stuck to the cold ground. He only stuck out his eyes and looked outside. At this moment, the sky outside the cave was already completely dark, but the night in the mountains did not seem to be pitch black. On the contrary, the night was illuminated by countless pillars of light.

High up in the mountains, Catu combat airships flew by like shuttles. They threw down pillars of light that constantly streaked across the ground, illuminating every corner of the mountains. Alan did his utmost to see that the direction of the wilderness was occupied by a dark cloud, which was made up of many flying ships. Inside, there were several large motherships. The ship's hull flickered with light, and from afar, it looked like lightning flashing in a dark cloud.

In the depths of the dark clouds, when Alan focused his attention on that direction, he suddenly felt a palpitating sensation. His heart was beating faster, his throat was dry, and his hair was gently standing on end. However, Alan's Origin Energy had actually disappeared a little, and even his aura had weakened a lot.

"What's going on?" Belmond was keenly aware of the changes in his body.

Allen smiled bitterly. "It's the Catus' fleet. Of course, there's no shortage of the Grai Giants. What's more deadly is that they seem to have a big fellow."

"Big fellow?"

'"A terrifying expert. I only touched the edge of his aura and felt like I was going to be swallowed up. I wonder if it's the Prison Flame Giant or …" Alan revealed a strange expression. "Could it be that I hate the Giant Crocea?"

He didn't know that he had guessed correctly.

"Why are the Catus here?" Belmond frowned and said, "Could it be that they are going to attack Blackrock Stronghold?"

The closest stronghold was Black Rock Stronghold. Apart from it, Belmond could not think of any other targets to attack. Allen looked outside again. The dark clouds that were entrenched on the wilderness did not move, but combat airships were constantly leaving at the edges. They formed a loose fleet and indeed moved in the direction of the Blackrock Stronghold. However, there was also a small squadron that entered the mountains.

At this moment, the sound of a giant beast howling resounded in the sky. Alan looked up and saw that a pillar of light was sprinkling down fiercely. He quickly retracted his gaze and carefully scanned the corner. The sky outside the cave was blocked by a large flying ship. The hull of the ship was very large, not like a battleship, but rather like a transport flying ship. Just as he thought of this, he saw the bottom of the hull slowly open, the lift deck tilted towards the ground, and then the Catu warriors flew out from within. They shouted loudly and charged into the void, smashing into the ground from high up and down in a free fall posture.

It was indeed a transport airship.

The distance between the flying ship and the ground was less than a hundred meters. The Catus, who were thick and thick, jumped down, but they could not be smashed to death. The flying ship slowly slid across the sky, sprinkling countless Catu warriors into the mountains like sowing seeds. Dull sounds of collisions could be heard continuously from outside. When the Catu warriors smashed into the ground, they would usually shake their heads and get up. There were also a few unlucky people who knocked into the corner of the mountain, causing their heads to bleed and even suffer serious injuries. However, those were very few, and even more warriors had only suffered minor injuries that did not hinder them. They climbed up where they were, and then began to flood the mountains like tides.

Seeing this, Alan pulled back and whispered, "Looks like we should go."

It was obvious that Alan's decision was correct. After they left the cave quietly under the cover of the night, a few minutes later, intense gunshots suddenly sounded less than a hundred meters away from the cave. From the sound of gunshots, it didn't sound like a beam of light weapon. The heavy accent was more like the rumbling of a physical machine gun. The sound of gunfire attracted a portion of the nearby Gaztu warriors, and these berserk warriors immediately rushed towards the source of the sound. But in the entire mountain army, this was just a handful of people, like a wave like the sea. The other warriors continued to advance as planned, and the blind dangerous species quickly turned into corpses on their trajectories.

Flames continued to flash across a hill.

Those blazing, bright flames were fire snakes fired by physical machine guns. They spat out flame whips that swept back and forth, and they were even more obvious in the dark night. As for the strips of light, they were the weapons of light beams that passed through the mountains. These weapons were basically owned by the Catus, and they were also fired with Origin Energy. Often, a Catu warrior would have to rest for a while after firing a dozen shots, but the Catu outnumbered them. The archers took turns to attack, and the beam of Origin Energy almost suppressed the bombardment of the hilltop position.

On the ground that occupied the commanding heights, it was Les and Donne's group. They had originally found Allen's hiding place according to the traces left behind by Laura, and wanted to surprise Allen. Unexpectedly, the outsider fleet suddenly arrived. Several transport airships entered the mountains and scattered the Catus like seeds. Rice's group was quite large, and they quickly exposed their targets, suffering from the attacks of the Catus.

Fire clouds and destructive beams of Origin Energy continuously lit up the battlefield. Rice was standing amidst the rain of bullets. He held an assault rifle in both hands and was frantically pouring his firepower down the battlefield, suppressing the attack of a small group of Catus. An expert like him would have been more efficient in close combat. However, there were too many enemies. Duo De Lai Si had no choice but to restrain his madness and regain the caution he had forgotten. He used guns and ammunition to represent the consumption of Origin Energy. After all, no one knew how long this battle would last.

His two second lieutenants and seven or eight sergeants formed a resilient line of defense, occupying one side of the mountain, forcefully stopping the waves of attacks from the Catus on the battlefield. On the other side, Donne and his men were also fighting, while Maria flashed among the Catus. Bald women often retreated back to their positions to rest after charging for a while. Occasionally, Donne would personally take action. The reformed colonel's attack was extremely powerful, and his fists were like a saturated bombardment of heavy artillery, causing the Catus to tumble.

However, the situation was still unfavorable to Rice and the others. In the end, it was because there were too many enemies. Even if they could kill a thousand people, or even thousands of people. However, judging from the formation of the enemy fleet, there were at least 100,000 people in this army. Even with Rice, a man with the strength of a general, it was impossible for him to eat such a large army. When they ran out of ammunition, they would have to fight close to each other, and at that time, they would die in battle. When all of his subordinates died, then Les and Donne were not far from death.

They didn't want to die, so Rice shouted at Dawn after finishing a magazine, "Baldy, let's go! We can't hold on any longer."

Donne rarely scolded back, only asking, "What about the young master of the noble family?"

"Nonsense, we can't protect ourselves anymore. Why do we care so much?" Rice roared, "If you don't leave, I'll retreat. Damn it, what are these bastards doing? They're coming out so suddenly … Eh!"

Rice suddenly jumped up and let out a loud roar, causing all the Origin Energy in his body to surge. The dense blood energy immediately penetrated through his body, enveloping almost the entire mountain front. At this moment, an extremely pitch black ball of light appeared in the sky. This dark ball of light silently descended, and the surface of the ball of light continuously surged. Then, a series of black beams of light shot out like cannons. The beams of light flew and twisted, like a swarm of bloodthirsty sharks pouncing on their prey, rushing towards the position where Rice and the others were.

Black beams of light continuously struck Rice's blood energy shield. The two different types of Origin Energy cancelled each other out. The blood shield was like a piece of jelly that was constantly being struck by the black beams of light. However, a round of shots was finally blocked by Rice. Rice roared and squatted down to the limit before exerting his strength. Suddenly, his entire body shot into the sky like a cannonball, instantly shooting towards the curtain of night.

Dawn looked and saw a tall figure floating under the curtain of night. It was a giant with a black aura rolling all over its body.

Dark Titan!

Rice pounced on the Dark Titan. The two of them were very different in size, but the power of their explosions was on par with each other. Suddenly, under the curtain of night, several huge streaks of blood-red lightning flashed. These streaks of lightning were like the claws of a giant beast, creating a scar in the sky. Where the blood light passed, it condensed and did not disperse. Rolling flames of energy continuously sprayed out from within, as if blood was spewing out from the sky. Suddenly, another black cloud exploded, colliding with the bloodstains, immediately triggering a series of explosions.

A moment later, Rice landed again and waved his hand, causing the dozen or so Catu warriors who could pounce on the high ground to suddenly shine with a bloody light. Their bodies all paused for a moment before splitting apart.

At this moment, a thunderous roar resounded in the night, and a black shadow quickly disappeared into the distance. The Titan of Darkness was repelled by Rice, but large amounts of blood splattered down the giant's path. The giant's blood was pitch-black like oil. When it landed on the rocks, vegetation, and even the Cato warriors, it suddenly ignited without fire. As a result, a flaming corridor appeared in the mountains of the night. The corridor pointed in the direction where the Dark Titan had left.

The flames shone on Rice's body. Only half of his battle uniform was left, and there were faint yet tenacious black flames burning on his body. It was only after Rice's Origin Energy rushed over that he extinguished the remaining flames. He looked at Dawn and ordered his men to retreat, but instead of retreating, he rushed towards the Catu warriors and began to kill them. It wasn't that Rice cherished his subordinates, but at this moment, minimizing the number of deaths was equivalent to increasing his chances of survival.

Rice's assassination halted the Catus' attack, and Donne took the opportunity to withdraw his troops. The bald colonel suddenly raised his hand in the direction of Rice after the men left the position. His shoulder suddenly bulged, and a launcher actually rose. There were three pocket missiles painted scarlet in the launcher, and Dawn shouted, "Get back here if you don't want to die!"

And fired missiles.

The pocket missile drew a faint flame and flew away. When Rice heard this, he flew back and brushed past the missile. A moment later, an earth-shattering explosion sounded from behind him. A fireball shot up, destroying and razing the entire mountain. The heat wave from the explosion swept away hundreds of Catu warriors, leaving more people behind.