Chapter 144: Stunned on the Spot

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Stunned on the Spot

Mo Xuan wasn’t usually this talkative, but when he did speak, his words cut straight to the bone.

The commanders’ faces turned livid. The hot-tempered Alderick stepped forward, glaring furiously at Mo Xuan.

"How dare you say we don’t value their lives? We were at the front, fighting and dying, and they just ran off. What does that make us?"

"And when have we ever used them as stepping stones?"

"You’re going to explain yourself, right here, right now," Alderick demanded, his handsome face contorted with rage as he confronted Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan glanced at him, then let out a soft chuckle. "Isn’t that exactly what you’re doing right now?"

Lin Jingjing had no time for these people. Her gaze shifted to the giant mutant beasts in the distance.

They were already upon them. The giant mutant beasts raised their massive arms high, then slammed them down, pulverizing the surrounding buildings.

Chunks of iron, concrete slabs, steel rebar, mechanical doors... everything rained down from above. Anyone too slow to get away was crushed into a bloody pulp.

In an instant, the area became a living hell.

Many of those who couldn’t materialize their spiritual power died in an instant. Lin Jingjing’s spiritual power couldn’t reach everyone; anyone nearby without protection was killed.

Beisang stood on high ground, enveloped in a protective shield just like the one around Lin Jingjing’s team.

Her lips pressed into a thin line as she watched the scene unfold, her hands trembling slightly.

In that moment, she understood why Lin Jingjing had been so insistent on having the soldiers who couldn’t materialize their spiritual power retreat first.

The enemies they faced now were beyond their capabilities. Even if their physical abilities were several times stronger than an ordinary person’s, they were still incredibly fragile before such powerful foes.

The other Army Commanders fell silent, each standing in place, beginning to reflect on their own actions.

Meanwhile, Lin Jingjing and her three companions had already raised their weapons and begun to fight the giant mutant beasts.

"Holy shit, why are those idiots just standing there like morons?" Gu Kaiwen glanced over and saw the Army Commanders standing dumbfounded in the distance.

"The only way they could have become Army Commanders is if they pulled some strings. I refuse to believe otherwise," Mo Xuan said. His tongue was notoriously sharp, which was why he usually kept his mouth shut.

But now, he really couldn’t resist a snide remark.

"Just look at them, standing there like idiots. Tch." Mo Xuan said with utter disdain. To avoid a charging mutant beast, he dropped into a sudden slide, narrowly dodging the attack.

Lin Jingjing dodged and fired the cannon she had materialized with her spiritual power. When she saw that no one was coming to help, she grew furious.

"Dammit, you’d think this was our problem alone!" Feng He raged. She was being run ragged by these mutant beasts, and those so-called leaders were just standing there in a daze.

How is this fair? How is this right?

It wasn’t just the team who was furious; the netizens watching the live stream were also enraged.

The comment section was flooded with condemnations of the Army Commanders.

[Seriously, what are they doing just standing there? Have they never seen a battle before?]

[I’m starting to wonder how they even got their positions. Haven’t they ever seen a hellscape like this?]

[Don’t tell me that handsome kid was right. Are all their achievements built on the lives of people with weaker spiritual power?]

[What’s the point of having strong spiritual power if you just stand there? They’re less useful than the cooks!]

[I can’t see a future for the Empire. Are the lives of us nobodies really that disposable?]

[To think these generals have less sense than a few rookies. Sigh...]

[What a bunch of idiots. They’re just standing there. I used to watch videos of them and think they were so cool, totally composed on the battlefield. Now I see they’re nothing special.]

[I’m switching who I’m rooting for! From now on, I’m a fan of these five!]

Shi Feng slowly regained consciousness. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was a massive creature bearing down on him.

His jaw dropped and his eyes went wide.

The behemoth noticed him, too. It lifted its foot and brought it stomping down toward Shi Feng.

The people nearby saw the massive foot and scrambled back in a panic.

But their escape was slow, the ground littered with debris. Just as the foot was about to come down, Shi Feng flicked out a long, silver whip.

The whip split into multiple strands, instantly yanking everyone from under the foot and pulling them behind the barrier where he stood.

BOOM—

The stomp left a massive footprint in the ground.

"Shit, where did this thing come from?" Shi Feng asked, clutching his stomach as he got to his feet. He stared at the giant creature before him.

"What happened while I was out?" Shi Feng looked around, but he couldn’t see Lin Jingjing or the others. He clutched the silver whip in his hand and yelled.

His voice was so loud that the people next to him were left speechless.

After shouting, Shi Feng turned to them. "Do you know where Lin Jingjing and the others went?"

Hearing her name, the survivors grew excited.

"They’re up front, fighting the mutant beasts!"

"Fighting these giant things?" Shi Feng asked, astonished.

They nodded.

Shi Feng was silent for a moment, then gave a thumbs-up.

"That’s my team for you," Shi Feng said. He raised a hand to wipe his forehead, then suddenly noticed the silver whip he was holding. He jumped.

"Why is there suddenly a whip in my hand? It’s not like I have a habit of using one!"

Everyone else just stared at him, speechless. How could this guy be so clueless?

"You don’t know?" one of the women asked. "You just saved us with that whip."

Shi Feng looked down at the whip in his hand and muttered, "I don’t remember having any kind of niche weapon..."

As he muttered, the whip in his hand suddenly transformed into a pistol.

Shi Feng stared at it, speechless.

’It can transform?’

"Find a safe place to hide. Better yet, get back to the mainland. Staying here is a death sentence." After giving them this warning, Shi Feng gripped the pistol and headed for the front line.

Watching Shi Feng’s retreating back, the survivors were deeply moved.

"Let’s go. We have to make it back alive."

Shi Feng spotted their figures at the forefront, swarmed by mutant beasts. They looked completely battered.

Their clothes were in tatters, completely unrecognizable.

"Sister Lin!"

"Mo Xuan!"

They were the first two he saw. They stood together, battered and covered in wounds. The injuries looked serious.

Lin Jingjing heard the voice first. She whipped her head around and saw Shi Feng standing not far away.

"You’re awake!"

"Yeah."

Just then, two quadrupedal mutant beasts burst out, charging straight for Shi Feng.

Their speed was so great it caught everyone off guard. The eyes of the other two widened in shock when they saw it.

"Shi Feng, look out—"