Chapter 494 Flameheart's Victory!
Flameheart Base has completely taken control of the battlefield.
In front of the gate, layers of shields built with metal and earth elemental abilities were stacked on top of each other, reaching the same height as the watchtower. From the air, they looked like a giant circular cage sealing off the entire battlefield!
The shield was covered with a dense mass of wriggling vines, which crawled and coiled around the surface of the shield, making the entire cage completely airtight.
The vines darted across the battlefield, each one carrying a chilling killing intent, plunging down fiercely into the remaining superhumans and zombies!
"Ah—!" A superhuman who was trying to break through screamed as vines pierced through his shoulder blades and limbs, pinning him to the ground.
He struggled, but could only watch helplessly as blood flooded the scorched earth beneath him.
Another zombie frantically sprayed golden blades towards Flameheart, but its legs were entangled by vines that suddenly rose from the ground, causing it to lose its balance.
The moment he fell to the ground, another vine shot out like a sharp arrow, piercing his forehead.
The zombie's mouth froze, then it went limp and fell silent...
As the vines passed, enemies fell one after another—some suffocated by their necks, some pinned to the ground, some pierced through the heart...
Battlefield resistance is rapidly collapsing, and the remaining troops are in complete disarray.
Chi Yanzhou looked around and saw that many Flameheart ability users were pale and trembling. He immediately shouted, "Those who have exhausted their abilities, step back and recover! Leave this to us!"
Lu Xici quickly repeated, "Those who can't hold on should help each other retreat! This is an order!"
Chi Yanzhou's gaze swept over Lu Xici and his group, his voice deep and serious: "Not just them—Brother Ci, A Xu, Lao Gu... all of you are the same, if you can't hold on, go down and rest!"
"We're fine!" they said in unison, their voices hoarse but resolute.
He Zhuo wiped the sweat from his forehead, grinned, and showed off his white teeth: "Brother Yan, you're underestimating me, aren't you? This little bit of exertion is nothing."
Although Gu Qi's face was pale, his back remained ramrod straight: "I can handle it!"
Looking at the stubborn faces of the crowd, Chi Yanzhou said, "Alright! Let's bomb them again!"
In an instant, all sorts of supernatural abilities bombarded the area below the city wall without restraint, blooming brilliantly in the night sky like fireworks, trapping the remaining enemies firmly in the encirclement.
Wen Qing released her hand from Lu Nange's back and whispered, "Nan Nan..."
"Thank you... Sister Wen Qing." Lu Nange took out a crystal core from her spatial storage and handed it to Wen Qing: "Restore it first!"
Wen Qing took the crystal core, sat down on the chair that Lu Nange had taken out, closed his eyes and focused on absorbing the energy.
A pale green light shimmered around her, quickly replenishing her depleted strength.
Lu Nange looked up at Gangzi, who was circling in the air, and called out, "Gangzi! Come back and watch over Sister Wenqing!"
The macaw let out a clear cry, shrunk to the size of an ordinary parrot, and lightly landed on the wall behind Wen Qing.
It turned its head alertly, its wings fluttering slightly, standing guard beside Wen Qing like a loyal protector.
Lu Nange then strode towards the direction where Chi Yanzhou and his group were.
Thanks to the daytime preparations, in addition to the original towering watchtowers, a stepped structure was built along the entire perimeter of the wall to facilitate combat.
These staggered steps, extending from the base to the top of the wall, provide the warriors of Flameheart with a perfect combat platform...
Under the orders of Chi Yanzhou and Lu Xici, the Flameheart ability users standing at the top of the steps began to take turns in an orderly manner.
Everyone unleashed their strongest attacks, and once their powers were exhausted, they immediately retreated to recover, with another group quickly filling in.
This efficient rotation tactic allows Flameheart to maintain strong firepower suppression at all times...
"Zhizhi, gather up the vines!" Lu Nange shouted, her voice particularly clear in the night wind.
"Chirp chirp chirp..."
The little tree-man's branches trembled slightly, and the vines that had been wrapped around the shield quickly retracted, revealing the trapped enemies below.
Inside the shield, the few remaining superhumans were covered in wounds, and the zombies were missing limbs, frantically rushing around in panic within the shield's enclosure...
Lu Nange pulled out a megaphone: "Brother, Wanwan, all fire-type ability users in Yanxin—fireballs! Throw them at me!"
In an instant, all the fire-type ability users in Flameheart raised their hands in unison, and blazing fireballs danced in their palms as they hurled one after another at the cage below.
The fireball struck the inside of the shield, and the explosive flames spread instantly, turning the entire cage into a sea of fire.
Lu Nange waved her hands lightly, and a gust of wind whistled out.
The wind fanned the flames, causing them to surge several times over, with tongues of fire licking everything inside the shield.
A piercing scream came from the sea of fire, but was quickly swallowed up by the roar of the flames...
Flames soared into the sky, turning the night sky blood red and reflecting the resolute faces of every Flameheart warrior.
Grandpa Chi and his elders climbed the high wall. The elders, who had experienced countless storms, couldn't help but hold their breath the moment they saw the scene before them.
Behind them, the spontaneously organized survivors climbed the wall one after another.
Among them were elderly people with full heads of white hair, women holding children, and young people carrying crude weapons...
Everyone was panting, but when they saw the full picture of the battlefield, they all fell into a shocked silence.
Enormous golden and earthen shields were stacked one on top of another in front of the Flameheart Base gate, forming a breathtaking cage of fire.
A raging fire burned wildly within, its flames licking the night sky and casting flickering light on everyone's faces.
The scorching heatwave hit them, yet strangely, it stirred an indescribable excitement in everyone's hearts—the ecstasy of surviving a catastrophe, and the pride of protecting their homeland.
"Are we too late?" A girl carrying a bow and arrows lowered her arms dejectedly, her fingers unconsciously stroking the bowstring.
The middle-aged man next to her patted her shoulder, his voice choked with emotion: "No, child, we've come at the right time..."
He looked around at the excited crowd: "We have witnessed a moment of victory!"
"It feels like it's over..." a woman murmured to herself, raising her hand to wipe the tears from the corner of her eyes.
The child in her arms curiously peeked out, staring wide-eyed at the distant firelight.
"Does this mean we've won?" someone in the crowd asked in a low voice.
At that moment, on the watchtower in front of the Flameheart Gate, He Zhuo looked at the flames soaring into the sky and turned to look at his companions beside him.
"Yan-ge, Mei-bao, we won, right?"
Lu Nange, holding Lu Beiye's hand, nodded simultaneously with Chi Yanzhou: "Yes, we won!"
Those three words were like a fuse; He Zhuo jumped up and shouted with all his might, "We won!"
He Zhuo's shouts infected the Flameheart ability users beside him.
A superhuman, his voice hoarse, shouted, "We won!"
Then, a second, a third... and more and more people joined in.
At first, there were only sporadic shouts, but they quickly coalesced into a deafening roar.
"We won!"
"We won!"
"Long live Flameheart!"
Cheers echoed like waves throughout the base, one wave higher than the next.
Some people hugged and wept, while others raised their arms and shouted. Even the younger children, though not fully understanding what was happening, joined the adults in their joy.
The cheers mingled with the distant, fading crackling of flames, a triumphant anthem for the victors on this apocalyptic night.
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