Chapter 579: Combat, Graveyard, Unicorn Rhino's Shock

Rat-a-tat-tat——

The outskirts of Potion Lake had become a bloody graveyard.

The Pioneering Group and Unicorn Rhino's soldiers were locked in a desperate life-and-death struggle here.

"Haha, kill these bastards!" Habaar tossed the crushed corpse he was holding to the ground.

A wisp of grayish aura from the body merged into Habaar, rapidly healing his wounds. Though his mechanical armor was battered and stained with blood, Habaar's body showed no signs of injury whatsoever.

On the contrary, Habaar felt his body had never been stronger than at this moment.

As the main DPS of the Pioneering Group, Habaar charged at the front lines of the battle, becoming the primary target of Unicorn Rhino's forces. Combined with his massive build, he easily absorbed all the enemy's firepower.

Gray shields materialized around his body, spinning around Habaar, providing him with 500% defense and regeneration effects while reflecting 70% of all incoming attacks.

Every second, several or even a dozen enemies died from the reflection effect. As they perished, part of their life force was plundered, rapidly healing Habaar's wounds.

As long as no one could kill Habaar in one shot, his life force was practically inexhaustible.

And ironically, the weapons powerful enough to take Habaar down had all been eliminated by the Alpha first, resulting in Habaar's terrifying, god-of-war-like battle record.

"Damn it, is that guy a demon? How is he unkillable?!"

A Dire Wolf Rider had just emptied his assault rifle's potion-infused ammo, his eyes filled with shock and terror.

He pulled out a potion grenade from his waist, about to throw it.

The grenade contained a freezing potion capable of instantly creating a -120°C cryogenic effect.

But...

With a gunshot, a bullet hole appeared in his forehead, and he dropped dead instantly.

"Habaar, move left immediately. Detected traces of Corrosion Obliteration Cannon fire."

The Alpha's voice rang in Habaar's ears.

Without a moment's hesitation, Habaar immediately sprinted full speed to the left.

Under his heavy armor, the Dire Wolf Riders were like nothing before a charging bull, directly knocked to the ground.

The Pioneering Group swiftly coordinated their evasion as well.

With the powerful defense and movement speed bonuses from their mechanical armor, everyone moved quickly and decisively.

In the blink of an eye, they had left the area.

Several shells shining with a strange light landed right where Habaar had been standing, purple mist completely engulfing an area of several dozen meters.

But the next moment, several cruise missiles flew with trails of flame toward a nearby region.

Then came the sound of several explosions.

The crisis from the Corrosion Obliteration Cannon was temporarily resolved.

Inside the command vehicle, the Alpha stared at the command screen before him.

The grenade contained a freezing potion capable of instantly creating a -120°C low-temperature effect.

"Corrosion Obliteration Cannon launch vehicle detected on the left flank, seven kilometers away..."

"Enemy reinforcements have appeared from Lakeside City. They're three meters tall, dark green all over, suspected melee units..."

One piece of information after another sounded within the command vehicle.

And in the Alpha's field of vision,

all this intelligence transformed into war chess pieces on the virtual chessboard before him.

"Launch Vehicle 2, take out the Corrosion Obliteration Cannon... 'Mammoth' Squad, engage the green giants, hold their advance... Rock, Hyena, Habaar, finish off the current enemies as fast as possible..."

Command after command issued from the Alpha's mouth.

On the virtual chessboard, corresponding changes appeared with each command.

"What's the reconnaissance status of the other two cities?"

"No activity from the other two cities yet. Recon squads 3 and 4 are scouting within a hundred-kilometer radius in those directions..."

The Alpha felt slightly relieved.

'Ghost's' electronic warfare tactics were proving quite effective.

Unfortunately, the Energy Barrier in Lakeside City seemed to have anti-jamming capabilities, and the fog blanketing the city was also quite troublesome to deal with.

Otherwise, things would be much simpler.

Just then, several violent explosions appeared on the screen.

"Commander, all launch vehicles on the left flank have been destroyed."

On the virtual chessboard, the Pioneering Group had already completed the encirclement of Potion Lake.

"Now it all depends on the Leader."

When Habaar, Rock, and the others finished annihilating the remaining Dire Wolf Riders, everyone, under the Alpha's command, surged toward the bridge connecting Potion Lake to the island city, launching the final assault on the green giants guarding the bridge.

The bridge connecting to the island city was also a Civilization Building, equipped with an automatic retractable function.

Sensing the enemy beginning to mass near the mechanical bridge, inside the Unicorn Rhino Tower, Unicorn Rhino's face had turned incredibly ugly.

"Damn it, retract the lake-crossing bridge immediately, hurry!"

"Why does this guy have so many people?! This shouldn't be possible!"

No matter how he tried, Unicorn Rhino couldn't figure out the reason.

Although [The False Civilization] had a long cooldown time, its effect was undeniably powerful.

Once activated, it gave the player no chance to react at all. At the very first moment war was initiated, it dragged the player into one's own world.

It simply didn't care about reason at all.

No matter how powerful a single player was, falling alone into another's world gave them absolutely zero chance of turning things around.

It was precisely with [The False Civilization] that Unicorn Rhino, who had just recently advanced to Bronze Rank, was sought out by Artus, the Elder of 'Snake Kiss,' and successfully joined the 'Snake Kiss' organization.

Since then, he had access to development resources far beyond others. With Artus's help, he had even completed consecutive organizational tasks and redeemed many precious items.

The Energy Network and Energy Barrier were all items Unicorn Rhino had redeemed from within the 'Snake Kiss' organization.

These were the systematic tools Unicorn Rhino had specifically built around [The False Civilization].

That was also why, almost every few months, he could obtain a super-high-rated Civilization Treasure Chest.

He had only entered the Wasteland game for three years and had already reached his current ranking.

It was all thanks to this systematic setup.

But now, Unicorn Rhino couldn't understand where he had gone wrong at all.

Even if Yu Yuan possessed some kind of spatial item, this combat force of several hundred men, combined with long-range strike launch devices and mechanical armored vehicles...

This was no hasty defense at all—this was a premeditated invasion war!

[The False Civilization's] effect had perfectly become a case of inviting a wolf into one's home.

It had even saved the other side a huge invasion cost.

"Tower Lord, the enemy's attack is too strong. We've already lost over eight hundred combat troops, leaving only the last hundred or so slaves..."

"Additionally, City Lords Duren and Laiye have received our special distress signal and are on their way here..."

Unicorn Rhino listened to his subordinate's report.

A vicious glint flashed in his eyes.

He walked to the control console. With his operation, three retractable refrigeration walls descended from the ceiling, with rows of potion bottles on the cooling racks.

"Feed all these Berserk potions to the slaves. Let them realize their final value!"

"Yes!"

Unicorn Rhino looked down at the mechanical bridge that had fully retracted. The island city had truly become an isolated island in the middle of the lake.

"Now let's see how your people get over here. I admit you're impressive, but once my other two cities' forces arrive, it'll be your death sentence."

Just then, Unicorn Rhino suddenly sensed a probing gaze.

Following the line of sight, he noticed an area on the periphery of the island city that the Energy Barrier of Lakeside City couldn't cover.

A figure stood there. The black shadows around that figure seemed alive, slowly undulating.

"He is..." Unicorn Rhino's pupils constricted.

But the other party seemed to sense his gaze as well. A smile interwoven with arrogance and contempt curled at the corner of his mouth.

He raised his right hand to his neck, slowly drawing his palm across like a blade...