Chapter 142: Reinforcements Arrive

Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Reinforcements Arrive

"But we can’t win," Lin Jingjing said, her voice tinged with grievance.

She buried her face in Feng He’s shoulder, a vulnerable expression on her face.

"It’s not about winning or losing. It’s about having no regrets," Feng He said comfortingly as she raised a hand to stroke Lin Jingjing’s cheek.

While comforting her, Feng He watched the ferocious, snarling mutant beasts, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Then, she spoke softly, "These mutant beasts will all die."

"All of them." Feng He’s voice seemed to carry a strange sort of charm.

One by one, the mutant beasts that had been clinging to the protective shield slowly began to fall off.

A few men nearby stared with wide eyes. "What’s going on?"

"Why did the mutant beasts suddenly collapse?"

One of the bolder men walked over and prodded them with his weapon, discovering that the mutant beasts had all passed out.

"They’re unconscious!"

Hearing this, others immediately rushed over to see for themselves.

A military medic heard the commotion and hurried over from the back, shouting, "Capture them, quickly! We need to take them back for research!"

As soon as they heard the beasts were needed for research, some people sprang into action, gathering up the unconscious creatures.

The few who had witnessed the whole thing turned their gazes to Feng He, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"Is your mouth really that powerful?" Gu Kaiwen asked in astonishment. "You knocked them out with just a few words?"

"A word spell?" Mo Xuan asked thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

’Being able to curse someone to death just by speaking... not bad at all.’

"No." Feng He shook her head. Having studied under An Ni for so long, she had come to understand a great deal.

"I did it with my spiritual power."

Spiritual power...

’Damn, is it really that strong?’

"Feng He, you’ve got to cover me from now on," Gu Kaiwen said hurriedly.

"Stop messing around," Feng He said, a hint of impatience in her voice. "This is a dangerous situation."

’I don’t know how long Sister Lin’s spiritual power can last.’ Feng He was worried that Sister Lin’s spiritual power would slowly collapse again.

"Retract the spiritual power you’re using on them," Feng He said.

Watching people being torn apart and devoured by the mutant beasts like ants, the group realized just how insignificant their own power was.

So, Lin Jingjing shouldn’t waste her spiritual power on them, lest she end up getting hurt herself.

"It’s okay. My spiritual power is quite... long-lasting," Lin Jingjing said, shaking her head. In any case, she hadn’t felt any strain so far.

She was just shrouded in all the negative emotions.

"Did it evolve again?" Mo Xuan asked.

"I think so."

As they were discussing whether to give up, General Zhang arrived with a large contingent of troops.

The reinforcements immediately joined the battle upon arrival. The mutant beasts were supposed to be in their dormant period, and they had been looking forward to a friendly competition, never expecting a situation like this.

Moreover, they all knew where these mutant beasts had come from, and the fury in their hearts only grew.

’Those people are no better than animals!’

’Worse than animals, even.’

"Kill them! Kill them all for me!" General Zhang waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him charged forward.

Members of several other army corps were among them, and they rushed forward to engage the mutant beasts in fierce combat.

The people who came as reinforcements this time had relatively strong spiritual power. They were all S-Class or higher and could manifest their spiritual power physically.

After they joined the battlefield, many people on the brink of death were pulled back from the edge.

The eyes of the hopeless soldiers lit up. "We’re saved."

"We’re not going to die?"

Some broke down completely, sobbing, "I want to go home."

Some cried tears of joy, while others wailed uncontrollably.

"Good work," General Zhang said, approaching the group with praise. "You’re all promising young lads."

"Keep up the good work. I’ll see to it you get promotions after this is over," General Zhang said with a smile.

The group just smiled without responding. ’Promotions?’

’We’ve never actually seen that happen before.’

General Zhang might have sensed their reluctance to engage with the topic, so he didn’t press the matter and changed the subject.

"Are you all okay?"

He asked the group, but his gaze fell on Lin Jingjing.

Her face was still pale, but she seemed to be in good spirits.

"We’re fine," Feng He answered for them.

She was a doctor; she knew their mental states.

"Alright, that’s good." General Zhang nodded.

Then he turned and charged out. To become a general, one had to have some real power.

His power was not to be underestimated. He released a wave of pressure toward the mutant beasts, and some of the weaker ones were instantly suppressed.

Seeing General Zhang take action, the once-discouraged soldiers were instantly invigorated.

"Charge!"

"Kill!"

The Army Commanders from the major corps joined in. Their combat strength was exceptional, and with their charge, a large number of mutant beasts fell in an instant.

Seeing their leaders in action, the soldiers fought even harder.

Lin Jingjing also breathed a sigh of relief and then dropped the protective shield in front of her. "Let’s go help, too."

"By the way, how is Shi Feng?"

"He’s lying over there. He should wake up soon," Feng He replied.

After speaking, she picked up a laser gun from the hands of a nearby corpse and glanced at it—the energy was almost full.

Feng He looked down at the young soldier. His eyes were wide open, staring lifelessly at the dark sky, his face frozen in an expression of fear.

"Rest in peace." Feng He knelt and closed the soldier’s eyes.

Just as most of the mutant beasts were dealt with, the entire base was rocked by a violent tremor.

The shaking made the whole base sway. Just then, several giant mutant beasts rose up from below.

Their heads were covered by large black sacks, revealing only a pair of crimson eyes. They roared in fury.

"ROAR—"

The sound was so loud it almost burst everyone’s eardrums.

The buildings here were destroyed by these massive mutant beasts.

"Damn, those bastards are trying to destroy the whole base!" Gu Kaiwen said, staring up at the black-hooded mutant beast in utter shock.

"Well, I’ll be. How are we supposed to fight that?" a voice suddenly said from the side. Hearing the accent, the group turned to look.

Standing beside them was a girl wearing a black face mask. She had two large cannons propped on her shoulders, her gaze fixed on the giant mutant beast.

Perhaps their stares were too intense, because the girl noticed and asked, "What’re y’all lookin’ at?"

"Looking at a beautiful woman," Lin Jingjing replied with a smile.

"What kinda beauty am I?" the girl chuckled back.

"I don’t know how those folks managed it, makin’ somethin’ so big."

Feng He also looked at the suddenly-appeared giant mutant beasts and began to analyze, "These are man-made. They probably captured people, conducted all sorts of research on them, and then applied the final results to human subjects."