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# Chapter 561: The Sea of Fire That Burned All Night!
Just as Sanemi Shinazugawa was being subjected to a powerful attack.
Other Soldiers belonging to the First Division, Second Brigade of the First Main Battle Legion of the Army Headquarters on the Battlefield also suffered similar Sneak Attacks.
These five hundred Disciples of Imperial Fist Temple, under Zhu Tian's Order, disguised themselves as ordinary Soldiers. Then, in groups of two, they targeted one Black-Clothed Swordsman each.
Given their relatively small numbers and the advantage of striking from the shadows against exposed targets, the best Tactics was for multiple people to Sneak Attack a single person.
In fact, Zhu Tian's Tactics indeed worked.
Some people who had not Awakened Observation Haki, and were not Zoan-type Devil Fruit Users.
With the attackers prepared and the defenders caught unawares, they were either pierced through the back of the head by sharp, elongated Fingernails, or were first severed at the Arm or legs by a pincer Attack before dying amidst dense, sharp strands of hair.
In less than a minute, over sixty Army Soldiers were killed, and over a hundred Army Soldiers suffered light or heavy injuries.
This result of the battle instantly boosted the Morale of Angulo City's side.
Everyone praised the performance of the Imperial Fist Temple Disciples, and more Courage and Hope surged in their Hearts. Perhaps, they could win this time?
"Damn it!"
Major General Miles stomped on the Corpse of the attacker he had just cut down, while glaring angrily at another figure that quickly disappeared among the white-armored Soldiers.
Although the Disciples of Imperial Fist Temple had mastered Martial Arts similar to Life Return and Six Powers, the possibility of them injuring Officers like him, who had a firm grasp of Armament Haki and Observation Haki, was simply too small.
But they had made thorough Plans long ago. As long as they found an Opponent they couldn't defeat quickly, or even couldn't defeat at all.
They would retreat after a single strike, decisively using the Formation of the ordinary Soldiers to disappear back into the crowd, and then cooperate with their other companions to target the next objective.
As for the sacrifice of how many Soldiers this would cause, that was not something they needed to consider.
This directly led to more Casualties among the Army Soldiers of the First Division, while the Imperial Fist Temple Disciples only Paid the price of a dozen or so people.
Even more striking was that the ordinary white-armored Soldiers didn't seem to care at all about being used as Human Shields. They would even actively rush forward, using their Blood and Meat to buy time and opportunity for the Imperial Fist Temple Disciples to retreat.
Because they saw Hope.
The Hope of Victory and the Hope of Revenge!
However, Angulo City's side wasn't having an easy time either. The Cannon Fire from two hundred Main Battle Tanks in the distance had already completely obliterated the City Wall and the Zone behind the Military Formation.
They didn't use Jet Bullets with high penetration and high impact, but instead chose Sky Origin Shells, which had a larger Explosion range!
The so-called Sky Origin Shell is a High-Explosive Cannonball loaded with Gunpowder developed by the Uzui Family. This Gunpowder has a higher mass-energy conversion rate than ordinary Gunpowder, so the same mass produces greater Explosion Power.
For example, a Pill-sized amount can have the Power comparable to a High-Explosive Grenade.
Furthermore, the City Walls on The Empire's side were built using rammed earth. Although the low-temperature environment of the Northern Snow Region made the City Walls harder than those in the south, they still couldn't withstand the Attack of Main Battle Tanks combined with Sky Origin Shells.
Therefore, Governor Lamson and General Browning had already left the City Wall before it completely collapsed.
And the Cavalry Unit, which charged towards the Tank Group from the left and right flanks under the latter's Order, fell one after another on their charging path like harvested Wheat before the Heavy Machine Guns mounted on the Tanks.
This was a Gap of who knows how many Eras.
It must be said that The Empire's Technology Tree was severely skewed in this regard.
They clearly had automatic Firearms, Heavy Howitzers, and various Black Technology, yet most of their Army was equipped with Cold Weaponry, wearing armor and wielding spears. They didn't even know what Tanks were.
This was actually due to the Holy Emperor from six hundred years ago, when Firearms and Artillery didn't exist, so he neglected their popularization and reminder in this Era.
"Are those the so-called Imperial Fist Temple Disciples? They seem somewhat interesting..."
Charlotte Oven, the current Commander of the First Division of the First Main Battle Legion, stood on the scorching Lava Ground, narrowing his eyes as he watched the swift figures that were constantly causing Casualties among his subordinate Soldiers.
In terms of the popularization of Life Return, that Imperial Fist Temple indeed did better than the World Government, and used it more effectively. Basically, every Disciple had the level of a Headquarters Lieutenant Commander.
"Unfortunately, the people of this World don't seem to understand that the true factor determining the outcome of Combat is the Strength of the upper-level Combat Power!"
Charlotte Oven's face revealed a cold smile filled with Killing Intent.
Immediately, he continued to urge the Power of the Paramecia Heat-Heat Fruit within his Body.
He caused the temperature of his Body and the Naginata in his hand to rise even higher, and his Aura became even brighter. Then, without using any Special Moves or minor techniques, he took large strides and began to run.
And he ran wherever there were many people.
His heavy Footsteps echoed on the Ground with a pounding Commotion. His entire being seemed to transform into a Fireball over five meters tall, with a killing range reaching two to three hundred meters.
Wherever he went, Accumulated Snow melted, Cold Wind dissipated, and the Earth burned.
The so-called Military Formation was completely meaningless. Soldiers wearing white iron armor constantly experienced spontaneous combustion, turning into one screaming human torch after another.
Under High Temperature, all beings are ordinary!
It didn't matter if you were a General, a grunt, or a Disciple of Imperial Fist Temple, as long as you were touched by the scorching red, distorted Air, your fate was to be burned by fierce flames!
At this point, this Large Army of nearly a hundred thousand could no longer suppress the Fear in their Hearts and began to visibly rout in large numbers.
"Ahhh, run, run, that's a Monster, a Monster!"
"How do we deal with something like that?"
"It's impossible, we can't win!"
Zhu Tian's Expression among the crowd was extremely grim, because he was now also feeling afraid. Looking at the huge figure charging recklessly and stirring up Seas of Fire everywhere, he stood there for a long time without daring to Intercept.
Because Zhu Tian knew that once exposed, he would likely die here.
It wasn't that he was completely afraid of death; as a Martial Artist, he had always been quite combative. But the key was that he couldn't think of any way to Resist the Opponent. Going up to fight would just be meaningless suicide.
After all, no matter how good his Martial Arts were, even if he transformed into his Second Form, it was still just a pure physical Body. How could it withstand such terrifying High Temperature?
"This north will most likely not be defended. Instead of dying here, it's better to transmit the Situation here back to the Imperial Capital and then make Plans..."
Zhu Tian made a Decision in his Heart. He immediately followed the Routed Soldiers and quickly disappeared from the Battlefield, directly abandoning the five hundred Disciples he had brought.
Although he often used 'liberate souls' as a catchphrase when killing people, and sincerely believed it was a good thing for the people being killed.
But he didn't want his own Soul to be liberated from his Body so early.
Otherwise, what would happen to all those people who needed him to liberate their souls?
How pitiful!
Also, Zhu Tian felt that he needed an Imperial Arms. It seemed impossible to fight these Invaders from Another World with just Martial Arts!
The next day.
The Large Army of over a hundred thousand outside Angulo City turned to ash and smoke in the Sea of Fire that burned all night.
(End of Chapter)
Just as Sanemi Shinazugawa was being subjected to a powerful attack.
Other Soldiers belonging to the First Division, Second Brigade of the First Main Battle Legion of the Army Headquarters on the Battlefield also suffered similar Sneak Attacks.
These five hundred Disciples of Imperial Fist Temple, under Zhu Tian's Order, disguised themselves as ordinary Soldiers. Then, in groups of two, they targeted one Black-Clothed Swordsman each.
Given their relatively small numbers and the advantage of striking from the shadows against exposed targets, the best Tactics was for multiple people to Sneak Attack a single person.
In fact, Zhu Tian's Tactics indeed worked.
Some people who had not Awakened Observation Haki, and were not Zoan-type Devil Fruit Users.
With the attackers prepared and the defenders caught unawares, they were either pierced through the back of the head by sharp, elongated Fingernails, or were first severed at the Arm or legs by a pincer Attack before dying amidst dense, sharp strands of hair.
In less than a minute, over sixty Army Soldiers were killed, and over a hundred Army Soldiers suffered light or heavy injuries.
This result of the battle instantly boosted the Morale of Angulo City's side.
Everyone praised the performance of the Imperial Fist Temple Disciples, and more Courage and Hope surged in their Hearts. Perhaps, they could win this time?
"Damn it!"
Major General Miles stomped on the Corpse of the attacker he had just cut down, while glaring angrily at another figure that quickly disappeared among the white-armored Soldiers.
Although the Disciples of Imperial Fist Temple had mastered Martial Arts similar to Life Return and Six Powers, the possibility of them injuring Officers like him, who had a firm grasp of Armament Haki and Observation Haki, was simply too small.
But they had made thorough Plans long ago. As long as they found an Opponent they couldn't defeat quickly, or even couldn't defeat at all.
They would retreat after a single strike, decisively using the Formation of the ordinary Soldiers to disappear back into the crowd, and then cooperate with their other companions to target the next objective.
As for the sacrifice of how many Soldiers this would cause, that was not something they needed to consider.
This directly led to more Casualties among the Army Soldiers of the First Division, while the Imperial Fist Temple Disciples only Paid the price of a dozen or so people.
Even more striking was that the ordinary white-armored Soldiers didn't seem to care at all about being used as Human Shields. They would even actively rush forward, using their Blood and Meat to buy time and opportunity for the Imperial Fist Temple Disciples to retreat.
Because they saw Hope.
The Hope of Victory and the Hope of Revenge!
However, Angulo City's side wasn't having an easy time either. The Cannon Fire from two hundred Main Battle Tanks in the distance had already completely obliterated the City Wall and the Zone behind the Military Formation.
They didn't use Jet Bullets with high penetration and high impact, but instead chose Sky Origin Shells, which had a larger Explosion range!
The so-called Sky Origin Shell is a High-Explosive Cannonball loaded with Gunpowder developed by the Uzui Family. This Gunpowder has a higher mass-energy conversion rate than ordinary Gunpowder, so the same mass produces greater Explosion Power.
For example, a Pill-sized amount can have the Power comparable to a High-Explosive Grenade.
Furthermore, the City Walls on The Empire's side were built using rammed earth. Although the low-temperature environment of the Northern Snow Region made the City Walls harder than those in the south, they still couldn't withstand the Attack of Main Battle Tanks combined with Sky Origin Shells.
Therefore, Governor Lamson and General Browning had already left the City Wall before it completely collapsed.
And the Cavalry Unit, which charged towards the Tank Group from the left and right flanks under the latter's Order, fell one after another on their charging path like harvested Wheat before the Heavy Machine Guns mounted on the Tanks.
This was a Gap of who knows how many Eras.
It must be said that The Empire's Technology Tree was severely skewed in this regard.
They clearly had automatic Firearms, Heavy Howitzers, and various Black Technology, yet most of their Army was equipped with Cold Weaponry, wearing armor and wielding spears. They didn't even know what Tanks were.
This was actually due to the Holy Emperor from six hundred years ago, when Firearms and Artillery didn't exist, so he neglected their popularization and reminder in this Era.
"Are those the so-called Imperial Fist Temple Disciples? They seem somewhat interesting..."
Charlotte Oven, the current Commander of the First Division of the First Main Battle Legion, stood on the scorching Lava Ground, narrowing his eyes as he watched the swift figures that were constantly causing Casualties among his subordinate Soldiers.
In terms of the popularization of Life Return, that Imperial Fist Temple indeed did better than the World Government, and used it more effectively. Basically, every Disciple had the level of a Headquarters Lieutenant Commander.
"Unfortunately, the people of this World don't seem to understand that the true factor determining the outcome of Combat is the Strength of the upper-level Combat Power!"
Charlotte Oven's face revealed a cold smile filled with Killing Intent.
Immediately, he continued to urge the Power of the Paramecia Heat-Heat Fruit within his Body.
He caused the temperature of his Body and the Naginata in his hand to rise even higher, and his Aura became even brighter. Then, without using any Special Moves or minor techniques, he took large strides and began to run.
And he ran wherever there were many people.
His heavy Footsteps echoed on the Ground with a pounding Commotion. His entire being seemed to transform into a Fireball over five meters tall, with a killing range reaching two to three hundred meters.
Wherever he went, Accumulated Snow melted, Cold Wind dissipated, and the Earth burned.
The so-called Military Formation was completely meaningless. Soldiers wearing white iron armor constantly experienced spontaneous combustion, turning into one screaming human torch after another.
Under High Temperature, all beings are ordinary!
It didn't matter if you were a General, a grunt, or a Disciple of Imperial Fist Temple, as long as you were touched by the scorching red, distorted Air, your fate was to be burned by fierce flames!
At this point, this Large Army of nearly a hundred thousand could no longer suppress the Fear in their Hearts and began to visibly rout in large numbers.
"Ahhh, run, run, that's a Monster, a Monster!"
"How do we deal with something like that?"
"It's impossible, we can't win!"
Zhu Tian's Expression among the crowd was extremely grim, because he was now also feeling afraid. Looking at the huge figure charging recklessly and stirring up Seas of Fire everywhere, he stood there for a long time without daring to Intercept.
Because Zhu Tian knew that once exposed, he would likely die here.
It wasn't that he was completely afraid of death; as a Martial Artist, he had always been quite combative. But the key was that he couldn't think of any way to Resist the Opponent. Going up to fight would just be meaningless suicide.
After all, no matter how good his Martial Arts were, even if he transformed into his Second Form, it was still just a pure physical Body. How could it withstand such terrifying High Temperature?
"This north will most likely not be defended. Instead of dying here, it's better to transmit the Situation here back to the Imperial Capital and then make Plans..."
Zhu Tian made a Decision in his Heart. He immediately followed the Routed Soldiers and quickly disappeared from the Battlefield, directly abandoning the five hundred Disciples he had brought.
Although he often used 'liberate souls' as a catchphrase when killing people, and sincerely believed it was a good thing for the people being killed.
But he didn't want his own Soul to be liberated from his Body so early.
Otherwise, what would happen to all those people who needed him to liberate their souls?
How pitiful!
Also, Zhu Tian felt that he needed an Imperial Arms. It seemed impossible to fight these Invaders from Another World with just Martial Arts!
The next day.
The Large Army of over a hundred thousand outside Angulo City turned to ash and smoke in the Sea of Fire that burned all night.
(End of Chapter)
