134. Brave Cow, Fearless of Difficulties
Corpses fell one by one; the pain-insensitive monsters burned silently like campfires, their eyes reflecting the figures of the invaders until death.
The flames flickered continuously in the raging wind and blizzard, shining brightly.
Like the Vermilion Bird of legend dancing wildly.
For convenience, the helicopter dropped white phosphorus bombs into the crowd. Pale fireworks burst continuously in the air, with scorching white powder intertwined with snowflakes, falling on the bodies of the Biochemists and civilians of the Green Base, clinging to their flesh, and burning incessantly.
The toxic air spread, causing people to become increasingly dazed. Only the pain of corroding their very marrow made them collapse in despair, embracing the snowstorm. The Tianhuan warriors didn't even bother wasting a bullet, enjoying the sight of their deaths.
"Snowstorm and fireworks dance with the sword, how carefree, no chance to meet in this world."
Faced with this grand slaughter, a warrior even recited a haiku on the spot:
"Mogami River."
The frontline warriors were thrilled by the battle; the killing spiked their adrenaline, and the long-cultivated endorphins had turned them into destructive machines addicted to slaughter and devastation. After the fourth round of slashing, they were ordered to form squads and enter the street-fighting phase, operating freely while searching for traces of Li Aozi and his men.
However, Kanou Asahi wasn't optimistic. According to the reconnaissance by the ninja unit, the biological signals underground had already disappeared.
It seemed the first round of bombing had achieved its effect.
But would Li Aozi be wiped out so easily?
Kanou Asahi didn't think so. The man who caused a scene at the Kowloon gathering and still walked away unscathed would not be such an easy target, even with Tianhuan's elite troops at his disposal. There was no room for naive optimism.
Even if Li Aozi wasn't eliminated, wiping out the Green Base, this annoying organization, in passing would still be a decent achievement.
But Kanou Asahi knew the young officers wouldn't let him stop there. Determined, they saw this as their chance to capture Li Aozi, bring him to trial in Kyoto, and hang him as a way to bring the military back into the political center.
Alive, they must see the person; dead, they must see the corpse.
Instead of directly confronting Li Aozi's mysterious army, Kanou chose a safer approach—to annihilate them underground and slowly search the area beneath the corpses of the Green Base.
After all, Tianhuan had long since mastered the data on the Green Base, but Li Aozi's side remained an unknown.
Minimizing risk and uncontrollable factors was key to winning.
The warriors charged into the Green Base, and without military discipline, their suppressed beast-like nature immediately erupted. They fired wantonly at the elderly and children, watching them be shredded into pulp bit by bit. Their organs were scattered by metal, brains splattered like paste, and bones shattered, nailed to the walls.
Go to hell?
The warriors arrogantly beheaded the living, opened their visors, and grinned widely, their tranquilizers failing to suppress their joy.
This was hell.
"Run! Go on, run! I don't like hitting sitting ducks. Come on, resist me! It's more fun when you fight back!"
A warrior dragged a child from a closet, cut his Achilles tendons, and shot at him as he crawled away. If he crawled too slowly, he was hit by bullets.
Among the older [Biochemists], there were still a few Gamma-tier individuals. After a few rounds from the mobile armors, they were half-dead, then punched to the ground. Several Beta-tier warriors rushed up, injected them with massive doses of anesthetics, and dragged them onto the prisoner transport.
Awaiting them would be the Hojo Group's research team.
The rampant brutality continued as the elderly Biochemists who had spent their lives planting trees were pushed into the greenhouse garden. They were handed flamethrowers, while gasoline was poured over their families and students.
"Burn them, or we burn them."
The warriors joked, some even poking the hostages' stomachs and buttocks with their fire-boosting powder-coated katanas. A slight activation of Qi would turn them into torches.
"No!"
The elderly Biochemist shut his eyes in pain, torn between his faith and his loved ones.
"Please, don't do this..."
The Tianhuan forces gave him no choice. When the Biochemist refused to cooperate, they infused Qi and ignited a woman.
"Ah, ahhhh——————!"
The volatile gasoline consumed her in an instant. The scorching orange flames melted her skin as she screamed in agony, her body bound. She could only stretch her neck, screaming hoarsely with her scorched throat.
"No, Aina! My child… Stop, please stop!"
The Biochemist knelt in anguish, seeing the Tianhuan warriors preparing to douse the baby in the cradle with gasoline, and broke down:
"My granddaughter, spare her!"
"I already told you," the warriors said smugly, pointing at the green trees. "Burn them, or burn them."
"Do you really have to force me? We've done nothing wrong!"
"How is that not wrong?" A female ninja emerged from the shadows, leaning lazily against the wall with her arms crossed. "Your buildings are blocking the way."
"Is that all?"
The old Biochemist was stunned.
"That's all," the ninja said matter-of-factly. "Let me tell you, we won't just burn your trees. Everyone here will die until we find Li Ao—"
Boom!
A violent explosion suddenly erupted. Before the warriors could react, a rocket landed among them.
Bang!
The blast and shrapnel scattered, instantly blowing several warriors into pieces, leaving them lifeless.
"That startled me. Release the ninjutsu!"
The ninja reacted swiftly, retreating immediately and rapidly forming hand seals:
"Divine Dragon, create smoke! Mist Formation—rise!"
Thick smoke burst forth, concealing their figures. The female ninja cautiously and quickly left the battlefield. However, just as she broke through the smoke, a blade entwined with ominous energy slashed at her neck.
"Ugh!"
The ninja couldn't dodge in time and was instantly cut across the neck. The fierce energy spread along her throat, freezing her body.
The blade slashed down again, and the ninja dared not engage further. With only her uniform and no armor, as a scout unit, she couldn't match the Qi and strength of a [Warrior].
Moreover, the weapon had some special damage. The recent attack's malevolent energy invaded her body, making her uncomfortable and hindering her movements.
The warrior's blade did not stop. He seemed to have some special sighting equipment, allowing him to see through the smoke and locate her.
"Oh, a level 15 ninja. Want to try a challenge?"
The warrior said, immediately unleashing a relentless sword screen.
"Anyway, let's go!"
So fast!
She raised her kunai, parrying and blocking, but her years of training seemed childish against the warrior's exquisite swordsmanship.
Too slow—The warrior's blade ruthlessly tore open her thigh muscle.
Misjudged—The blade sliced along the palm lines, creating wounds.
Failed to block—The warrior punched her abdomen, using the [Warrior]'s strength advantage, turned, and slashed, effortlessly slicing a piece of flesh from her left arm.
She looked down, clutching her neck, and jumped back to create distance, spotting a young man dressed like a street thug with a grenade launcher at his feet.
What about the sighting equipment?
Why didn't he have armor?
Could this guy have come in alone?
"Such contempt!" the female ninja murmured.
He held a katana in one hand, his eyes blazing with Qi. Seeing his previous strike didn't kill, he didn't hesitate and pulled out a submachine gun, firing a burst at her.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
The female ninja dodged swiftly, evading the bullets and sneered:
"Using civilian weapons against me, how ridicu—"
Before she could finish, her keen senses were overwhelmed by two powerful auras.
"—Gamma? No, just top-level Beta. Could it be Li Aozi!"
In just that brief moment of distraction, the street thug suddenly charged, throwing a flashbang to corner her. However, the flashbang didn't explode—the pin was still attached.
Damn, tricked!
The ninja's expression changed. In a corner, the [Assassin]'s advantage over the [Warrior] was gone.
She threw two shurikens; he dodged one and deflected the other with his long sword. Stomping the ground, a faint ghostly, demon-like shadow appeared behind him, and his blade swirled with ominous energy as he swung it down at her again!
Clang!
The female ninja raised her kunai to block, but his weapon, as if possessed by a demon, shattered her kunai instantly. With a vicious strike, the street thug slashed her carotid artery, the blade slicing deeply into her flesh and cutting the artery cleanly.
The female ninja collapsed to the ground, clutching her neck wound, but couldn't stop her Qi and life force from slowly draining away. She looked at the street thug before her—defeat was defeat, no excuses needed.
She simply closed her eyes and, in a last moment of helplessness, pleaded:
"Ugh... Kill me."
At least make it quick.
The warrior ignored her request, instead tearing open her armor and searching her hastily.
"Hell yeah!" he exclaimed excitedly. "It's an accessory item, +4 Charisma. Li Aozi will love it."
"Damn simp!"
The female ninja cursed, blood loss making her slump to the ground, almost fainting from anger.
"Always stealing the scene."
Caramel Snail glanced at the fallen ninja, his expression dark as he slowly approached her.
"Bastard, what do you want to do to me!"
The female ninja's face changed dramatically, filled with terror:
"I'm already dying, and you still want to do that—"
The next moment, she saw Caramel Snail kick her to the ground, then turn around, his rear facing her face.
Squat.
Stand.
Squat.
Stand.
"Unbearable!"
The female ninja couldn't endure this humiliating mockery; she instantly lost consciousness, her eyes rolling back as she died.
"That felt good!" Caramel Snail adjusted his pants, "Squat taunts really are the most offensive."