Chapter 588 - Rescue (2/2)
Gu Yue waved her Elemental Staff like it was a soul cannon, unleas.h.i.+ng wave after wave of powerful elemental attacks. The mightiest were her azure fireb.a.l.l.s. On the other hand, her wind blades reached the furthest of her attacks, and her icicles possessed the most penetrating power. While her elemental attacks were a perfect defense against the cannon sh.e.l.ls, some soul beams slipped through occasionally. When that happened, Ye Xinglan and Yue Zhengyu were ready to intercept.
“On to the left!” Tang Wulin shouted. The three on the top instantly turned to the left, signaling to the others that this carriage was cleared.
“Let's help them rescue civilians,” said the captain of the Imperial Star Luo Academy team. They quickly added their manpower to Tang Wulin's team and transported wounded people to a safer location.
Meanwhile, the battle in the air grew more and more intense. Red and white streaks collided repeatedly high in the sky. A myriad of colors bloomed each time these two peak-level experts clashed. As for the rest of the battlefield, the situation was quite dire.
It was clear that the enemies were highly prepared. They possessed great firepower and powerful mechas. Not only was there a red-grade mecha, but there were also eight black-grade mechas, over thirty purple-grade mechas, and over a hundred yellow-grade mechas. This strike force possessed ferocious strength.
The mecha squadron from the Star Luo Empire was strong, but they could not compare with the enemy in both quant.i.ty and quality. The best they could do currently was block a portion of the barrage of soul cannons. Thankfully, the diplomatic members of the Douluo delegation had seven soul masters, each with at least seven soul rings, who could contribute to the defensive.
Even so, those could not even hold a candle to Wu Zhangkong equipped with his Sky Ice battle armor. In the sky, he weaved in and out of combat, wielding a gigantic Skyfrost Sword to intercept numerous attacks heading toward his students.
The current situation didn't afford them the leeway to launch a counterattack. All of their manpower was busy defending the civilians still left in the train. The bombardment they faced filled the surrounding area with ma.s.sive energy fluctuations.
A single cannon sh.e.l.l finally penetrated their defensive line and hit a carriage a distance away from Tang Wulin's group. It exploded, debris flying everywhere and flames swallowing it whole. The surrounding carriages shook from the resulting blastwave.
By now, Tang Wulin's team had managed to rescue tens of people.
“Wulin, I don't think we can hold on much longer. You need to come out quickly!” Gu Yue shouted to them from the roof of the carriage.
Several of the mechas from the Star Luo Empire's squadron had been destroyed. This put their side at a further disadvantage, and they were slowly being pushed further and further back.
Although the enemy's hawklike red-grade mecha was weaker than Elder Cai, it possessed tremendous speed that made up for the gap between them. Using that speed, it launched precise attacks that denied Elder Cai the room to divert attention to other fronts of battle. She couldn't afford to bring this battle, one between two peak-level experts, anywhere near the ground lest she risk ma.s.sive collateral damage.
Tang Wulin brought out another two civilians from the train carriage. With those two people rescued, there were five carriages left to go through. If they turned tail and fled now, their survival would be guaranteed considering their strength. However, all the people still stuck in the train would die!
Tang Wulin glanced at the sky, then shouted, “Everybody, prepare to retreat!” As he spoke, he rummaged through his coat pocket and fiddled with something. Then despite his own orders for retreat, he rushed back into the train.
Soon, enemy mechas rushed toward the defensive line. The enemies had long since completely suppressed the delegation's side with ranged attacks. Now some were enjoying superiority in numbers by engaging in close combat.
Before such overwhelming military might, Wu Zhangkong made a grim face and said, “Retreat with the wounded first!” Following that, his battle armor shone bright, the rays of light enveloping him like a swirling blizzard. His giant Skyfrost Sword flared with blue radiance and drew in icy blue specks of light from the surroundings.
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