Chapter 18 - Chapter 18: 13. Fight to the End (2 in 1) _2 (1/2)
who would be heartless enough to rob an imperial man of his chance to continue fighting?
even if this man is a sin soldier, as long as he proves himself, he is worthy of respect.
the soldiers no longer discuss leaving the sin soldier behind.
noland lee’s actions have ignited their desire to fight and their competitive spirit.
they want to prove their worth through their actions, proving that they are better than any sin soldier.
the intense cries of battle grow louder, covering up the sound of footsteps in the skeleton ocean, echoing in the icy, lonely tomb stairway, composing a dramatic opera of life and death without an audience.
time flows away, second by second, just like blood seeps from noland lee’s body, drop by drop.
noland lee feels his body growing cold, his will fading, and he longs to gulp down water—this is a delusion caused by severe blood loss, signifying that death is nearing.
his blood drips and flows, staining each stepstone red, laying out his path to death.
is he about to die?
a bitter smile forms on noland lee’s face, hidden beneath the breathing mask.
damn it, what bad luck to start a traversal like this…
the deconstruction core system, this thing is definitely not suitable for a battle.
its correct use should be for research, cracking, translation, scientific examinations and so forth.
taking such a system geared towards theoretical research to the battlefield indeed gives off the vibe of a man “regretting his choice of occupation all his life”…
noland lee is now on the verge of unconsciousness, only being able to rigidly wave around his engineering hammer.
just as he feels his life about to slip away, a loud whistle comes from above, from the stairway entrance where the reconnaissance squad is.
noland lee turns to look back, and his heart lightens. he realized that he has unknowingly retreated to the tomb ground-level area.
“whistle~~”
the soldier standing at the stairway entrance who blew the whistle yells down to the reconnaissance squad below:
“soldiers, take note! we have the bee syrup bombs ready! you must quickly exit the stairway; we will cover your retreat!”
noland lee forces out the last of his strength, running up with the soldiers in the squad. under the cover of a barrage, he steps into the tomb ground-level area.
finally… saved…
as he steps beyond the door of the stairway, noland lee’s body slumps, and he falls to the ground, devoid of any strength.
the corporal and soldier beside him share the same fate, with only corporal mars managing to remain standing.
three bombs, shaped like beehives, fly over their heads and drop into the staircase.
the fuses of the bombs rapidly ignite, and bright sparks billow out smoke.
after the ‘bang’, the three bombs explode simultaneously. smoke billows out, and countless black dots fly out from the exploding bombs, rushing towards the skeleton warriors.