The battlefield was deathly silent.
Upon witnessing this scene, the soldiers' spirits sank.
"General Gan has also been defeated?"
"How is this possible?!"
"He's a superhuman! How could this happen?"
"This only proves that the other side is stronger."
The few officers who survived to this day were all horrified. This scene was too astonishing. Gan Po, an extraordinary veteran, was actually killed by the enemy in such a situation!
They never expected this to happen.
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
In an instant, the morale of the mechanical army plummeted, and the Iron Beast Army seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. On the plain, countless powered armors surged into the mechanical army's ranks like a tidal wave.
...
The command post on the mountain.
Upon hearing the news, all the officers present changed their expressions drastically.
Even Hua Shanlong was only briefly surprised before he came to his senses.
He looked at the reporter with a grim expression: "Ganpo is dead?"
"Reporting to the Grandmaster, we were instantly killed by the enemy's extraordinary attack, our morale at the front has plummeted, and the Iron Beast Army has launched a counterattack. We have suffered countless casualties!"
Hua Shanlong braced his hands on the table, his heart sinking to the bottom.
"Grandmaster, could it be a third-stage Master?"
"How is that possible? In all these decades of fighting, have you ever seen the Iron Beast Army have a Master?"
"I don't believe it... I don't believe it!"
"Old Gan! Old Gan, ahh..."
Among the officers were Ganpo's comrades-in-arms and compatriots who, upon hearing of his death, were filled with rage and tears streamed down their faces.
"I'm going to avenge you!"
"Old Lu! Old Lu, calm down!"
"The Grandmaster hasn't given the order yet! What are you panicking for!"
The officer quickly hugged him.
This old Lu is Ganpo's comrade-in-arms. They climbed their way up from the lowest ranks of soldiers to where they are now, stepping over the corpses of the enemy, and supporting each other to this day.
Unexpectedly, Ganpo was so pathetic.
Hua Shanlong's face darkened: "Shut up, all of you!"
Everyone looked at him, and in an instant, those who were making a fuss stopped, and those who were trying to persuade him stopped trying.
As everyone saw, Hua Shanlong walked to the corner of the room and picked up a black telephone.
Everyone fell silent, not daring to say another word.
Although the phone was just placed in a corner, every military master would carry it with him at all times.
The purpose was for this day.
If an insurmountable crisis arises, it must be reported to the Vatican via that phone.
Ganpo was already a powerful second-stage transcendent.
The officers present, including Hua Shanlong, were all in Phase Two.
Regardless of whether the enemy was at the third stage, the fact that he could instantly kill Ganpo already proves his strength.
Even Hua Shanlong is probably no match for him.
Hua Shanlong believed that commanders should not go to the front lines.
He could easily put on armor and go to the front lines to fight the enemy.
But if that happens, the entire army could collapse.
Hua Shanlong must consider the overall situation.
The phone rang twice before being answered, but no one spoke.
Hua Shanlong said, "Reporting to the Holy See, on the south bank of the river, at Battlefield No. 3, Hua Shanlong's headquarters encountered a suspected third-stage transcendent being. Ganpo has already been killed in battle, and countless others have been killed or wounded on the front lines. The disadvantage is irreversible. We request reinforcements."
As soon as he finished speaking...
The call ended.
Hua Shanlong hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the officers: "Try to buy some time. Within half a day, a powerful figure from the Holy See will arrive!"
The officers responded in unison, filed out of the command post, and prepared to go to the front lines.
They are all strong in the second stage; only in this way can they buy time.
...
Ed stood with his hands behind his back, hovering in mid-air, impervious to rays, bullets, or cannon fire.
A shield of azure light surrounded him, blocking his path.
Ed was even able to command some of his subordinates in battle with ease through brain-computer interface.
On this battlefield, there are not many clones of Zero, but each one is already an officer and commander on the scene.
And he, Ed, is the original form.
The company's cloning technology incorporates brain-computer communication, but headquarters granted access to all of them.
Even he, Zero Unit, could only command the Zero clones to become his brothers through brain-computer communication.
But that's enough.
Ed was among the first humans from the Old World to emerge from the cryogenic chambers.
Under the company's tutelage, he awoke from a centuries-long slumber, was injected with T-grade biological cells, and underwent various modifications, becoming a 'new human'.
This is the company's goal.
There was a reason why Ed was chosen as Zero.
He was already a rare second-stage transcendent being centuries ago.
Before taking that final step, Ed was well aware of how much effort the company had put in for him and how much budget they had allocated.
Now, he has been deployed to the battlefield as one of the first new humans.
This immense power made Ed extremely arrogant.
As Unit Zero, he knew that the company's enemy was the Mechanicus, located at the southern end of the Central River.
These pathetic wastelanders, delusional enough to dream of restoring the glory of China.
Ed wanted to tell them that it was impossible!
He laughed heartily and charged into the enemy ranks, single-handedly fighting against hundreds of thousands of mechanized soldiers.
One man charged into the enemy ranks and slaughtered his way through the enemy lines.
With the 'singularity' characteristic 'life force', he can manipulate the spiritual energy within his body and the energy outside that has not yet been absorbed with ease.
A massive energy shield formed in front of him.
Just a direct collision would be enough to severely injure those weaker mechanical soldiers on the spot.
Ed's fingers twitched slightly.
They were enjoying the feeling of this brutal killing.
He was like a dancer on the battlefield, moving from east to west and from south to north, leaving no survivors in his wake!
Blood splattered across the scorched earth, turning it black and red.
Unlike clones, mechanical warriors do not lack morale; they mechanically complete orders.
They are flesh and blood too.
But because of their loyalty and faith in the Papacy, the warriors continued to advance relentlessly, determined to keep the enemy at bay and prevent them from advancing any further.
Spiritual pressure surged forth!
In an instant, from behind the army, more than a dozen spiritual pressures covered the entire area and pressed in!
Ed looked up.
More than a dozen Phase Two Extraordinary beings made an appearance at the scene.
They were all military commanders, the strongmen under Hua Shanlong's command!
The combined spiritual pressure they exerted was so overwhelming that it blotted out the sky and was terrifying!
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