Apocalypse Gachapon - Chapter 1596: You are not going anywhere

The rear camp was not too far from the front lines, so when Achinas led his troops to surround it, the Cloud Peak members had not yet left.

Of course, they had no intention of leaving either.

Achinas sat atop his war beast, the Swiftwind White Fox, gazing gloomily at the small town before him.

There were no guards, the gates stood wide open, and a few youths and women stood at the entrance. Watching their massive army of over 100,000, their expressions didn’t change in the slightest.

Holander and Rustig walked behind Achinas. Like Donis, they were among the strongest warriors of the human alliance.

Hearing that Donis had been trapped inside, both had eagerly rushed over, curious to see just what kind of formidable force in this rear camp town could have detained three Eight-Star evolved and their entire teams!

It wasn’t that they underestimated the enemy—even after three consecutive defeats, they knew they still held an overwhelming advantage.

Not only did they have over ten Eight-Star evolved here, but the 100,000 evolved they brought were more than enough to flatten this small town instantly.

Their arrival also made Achinas reconsider his initial plan of mobilizing the entire army—this force was more than sufficient.

Achinas was methodical. Over a hundred stone-throwers were wheeled out from the formation at his command.

These stone-throwers resembled the catapults of the cold-weapon era, with the difference that they were wheel-based weapons, mostly produced from level 6 or 7 wheels. Though ungraded themselves, the stones they launched had devastating power against solid defensive structures like fortified walls.

It was said such weapons were rare in the China but relatively common in the Europe, where many wheels produced them.

The sight of a hundred stone-throwers firing in unison was spectacular. The town was never a sturdy fixed camp—just a crude wall originally built by the previous occupying squad, later refurbished by the alliance after taking over. While it looked decent, it was far less stable than the specially treated walls of large strongholds. Within minutes, the town’s surrounding walls were completely demolished.

Yet the Cloud Peak team inside remained eerily silent.

Achinas and his two companions exchanged glances, sensing something strange.

After a pause, the alliance decided to charge into the town.

With such absolute superiority, there was no reason to hesitate just because the enemy was silent.

Still, for caution’s sake, Achinas ordered the ranged troops to bombard the town first.

As for the lives of Pei Jia and the others, they weren’t a concern. If they died, their legacies, especially Donis’s, would belong to Achinas and the rest.

Twenty minutes of relentless skill attacks nearly leveled the town, leaving vast ruins in their wake.

However, it was clear Achinas had shown restraint—the warehouse area remained untouched.

“Charge in. Kill anyone who isn’t one of us.”

Achinas didn’t need prisoners. He only wanted to make it clear that his alliance was inviolable.

The 100,000-strong force stormed into the small town from all directions, while Achinas and his elite guards stayed outside.

“Perhaps we should’ve done this from the start,” Holander remarked, rubbing the centimeter-thick calluses on his knuckles as he observed the town.

He didn’t pity Donis but regretted that even though the ranged attacks had deliberately avoided the warehouse, the troops entering the town would inevitably damage or loot some supplies. For him, even the slightest loss was unacceptable.

“Take half of Donis’s team,” Achinas said bluntly, still watching the town.

Though the warehouse contained ten blue-grade equipment belonging to him, most of the materials and scrolls were Holander’s.

“Rustig gets 20%. Agreed?”

Rustig shrugged. “Your call.”

Holander chuckled. Having gotten what he wanted, he dropped the subject and pointed at the town. “I’ll wager a green-grade equipment—our men will finish this in under ten minutes.”

Achinas and Rustig laughed, refusing the bet. The outcome was obvious.

But before their smiles faded, a deafening explosion erupted from the town, followed by a series of smaller blasts.

From their vantage point, the three saw their soldiers’ limbs torn apart and sent flying. Torrents of blood stained the pristine northern ground.

What was happening?!

This was the question flashing through every witness’s mind.

They were certain it wasn’t explosives—but if not, what could it be?

After the explosions, a blade light swept through their ranks. Every evolved and war beast in its path was bisected. Rough estimates put the death toll at several thousand in that single strike!

With the alliance’s forces densely packed, all charging toward the warehouse at the center, and combined with the earlier mysterious explosions, a tenth of their 100,000 troops were wiped out in an instant.

The alliance was stunned. The sudden bloodbath left them dazed.

“Immediately—” Achinas’s eyes burned with fury as he prepared to issue orders to stabilize the situation. But intense energy fluctuations in the sky forced his gaze upward.

First, he saw two giant white birds descend through the icy mist, spewing frost breath. Every lifeform touched by it instantly froze into statues.

Next came an undead creature, trailing black mist as it glided over the alliance troops. Those touched by the mist collapsed, screaming, their bodies reduced to bones within moments.

Most shocking of all was the appearance of a fiery dragon. Without a sound, it flapped its massive wings, descending like death itself. Each breath of dragonfire ignited swathes of alliance evolveds, leaving nothing but ashes in its wake—a sight that made even the bravest tremble.

Skill lights flared, and battle cries unmistakably not from the alliance rose from the center. Their Eastern enemies had launched a countercharge!

“Hold them back! Stand your ground!” Achinas roared, his handsome face twisted with rage. Turning to his companions, he said, “We’ll handle these level 8 creatures. Send orders—all troops must attack! Annihilate them!”

Before his words faded, a rumbling came from underground. The frozen earth split apart as a colossal worm burst forth, accompanied by three figures.

“You’re not going anywhere,” Ye Zhongming said amidst the flying debris, swinging the Undead Sand Moon Blade toward Achinas!