Becoming an Emperor Starting from the World of The Wandering Earth

Chapter 102 How to Write the Character "Death"

The situation in Ash City is more complicated.

Ash City is located deep in a desert on the continent, where resources are scarce and life is extremely difficult.

But the poorer the place, the more fierce the local customs.

Moreover, it's unclear which archbishop lost his mind, but he secretly colluded with the remaining vampire tribes deep in the wasteland, regularly sending them "blood taxes" in exchange for those monsters "doing a favor" at certain times, or helping to handle some dirty work that couldn't be done openly.

Even worse, these high-ranking members of the Vatican have turned into humanoid vampires, much like the movie villain Karl.

Under normal circumstances, the high-ranking officials of the Vatican rarely use exorcist priests to modify themselves, as the probability of death is too high.

However, under these difficult circumstances, the mindset of the Vatican's leadership is also changing. They are not only cooperating with vampires, but also capturing them and conducting research on them.

They finally succeeded in reducing the mortality rate to 40%.

Although the mortality rate remains high, once the modification is successful, they will immediately have a long lifespan.

Over time, almost all of Ash City's high-ranking officials became humanoid vampires.

Although the decapitation operation was successful, the two bishop-level humanoid vampires survived thanks to their strong vitality, ability to regenerate through blood, and the fact that they possessed powerful life force.

Even so, they did not surrender; instead, they saw it as an opportunity.

The reason Ash City has remained trapped in this place is simply because it is located in a remote area.

However, traveling to other holy cities involves long journeys and is prone to unforeseen events.

For example, if one does not dodge in time or fails to find food, it can easily result in death or injury.

But these incoming tin cans were different; even the most naive among them could see how advanced the technology of the other side was.

If we take it down, wouldn't we be able to expand our power?

Thus, a meticulously planned sneak attack was launched after nightfall.

Dozens of veteran vampires and three bishops, under the perfect cover of night, emerged from all sorts of unbelievable corners and pounced on the Astartes soldiers who had set up watchtowers in the streets and alleys.

Then there is no more then.

The vampire pounced on a seemingly lone Astartes from behind, its claws digging viciously into the gap in the power armor's neck.

Based on their past experience dealing with heavily armored soldiers, this area is usually the most vulnerable.

However, these vampires and bishops, perhaps because they have lived for so long, have forgotten how to write the word "death".

The character for "death" is written as "first shoot the leg to prevent escape."

One shot to the stomach, and you'll have a hole; another shot to the head, and you're done for.

The sneak attack turned into a one-sided massacre.

The sporadic gunshots, explosions, and the vampire's brief, death-defying screams subsided completely in less than half an hour.

When the message came back, Murphy listened to Skynet's report with little expression on his face, only tapping his fingertips lightly on the armrest of the Golden Throne.

"Willingly degrading themselves to associate with vampires—that saves me the trouble of discerning them."

"Skynet, Ash City coordinates locked. One Dragon Meteor test launch, explosive charge—let's use the cloud burst mixed with thermite formula. Let's see how well this new toy cleans up the mess."

"Command confirmed. Dragon Meteor Ballistic Missile, Launch Unit One, Target: Ash City Core Area, Special Warhead Loading—Launch."

Minutes later, thousands of kilometers away on the edge of the wasteland, a blinding trail of flame tore through the dim yellow sky.

Immediately afterwards, a blazing sun shone brightly in the central area of ​​Ash City.

The terrifying heat and shockwave instantly vaporized and melted everything in the city—bricks, metal, flesh and blood, and even the vampires who had miraculously survived the previous battle—wiping them completely off the map, leaving only a huge, charred crater with glassy edges.

The Dragonfall Ballistic Missile is a really good item; Murphy redeemed it from the shop for one million Faith Points.

It includes a complete production line and launch equipment.

With a range of up to 1.2 kilometers, it can be equipped with a variety of warheads. If Murphy hadn't yet acquired a nuclear weapons production line, the effect would be even better if it were equipped with nuclear weapons.

However, the effect is the same when using a mixed thermite formulation.

Wherever their troops went, they were invincible.

Meanwhile, the last three holy cities are quite different.

It is different from the Holy City, Ironthorn City, and Ash City.

Ironwall, Rock City, and Oasis City, the three last holy cities, were among the main strongholds of humanity in the early stages of the Great Collapse and have the deepest historical background.

It was only later, as the front lines of the war against vampires were pushed forward, that humans gradually built several other holy cities in order to more effectively eradicate vampires.

Because it is located on the very edge of the continent, it was the least affected by the war.

The three holy cities are not only extremely close to each other, with the furthest being no more than 800 kilometers away and the closest being only more than 500 kilometers away, but they have also preserved a great deal of technological heritage.

For this reason, these three holy cities regard the other holy cities as poor relatives in the countryside.

The reason I'm unwilling to conquer it is simply because I'm lazy.

The other holy cities were poor and lacked resources.

Moreover, it's four or five thousand kilometers away, so attacking it would be a complete waste of effort.

However, this does not mean that they do not pay attention to other holy cities; occasionally, caravans come here to trade.

As Murphy launched his full-scale military offensive without any attempt to conceal it, the three holy cities also received the news through their own channels.

The atmosphere was heavy inside the Oasis City council chamber.

Next to the exquisite solid wood long table, three monitors are neatly placed.

The screen displayed the faces of Archbishop Samson Adams of Ironwall and Archbishop Adolf Clive of Rockstone, while several high-ranking clergy from Oasis sat around the screen.

This was their seventh emergency meeting in two days since they received news that the main holy city had successively conquered three holy cities and brought them under Mo's rule.

"That's a miracle! It's divine punishment! It's real heavenly soldiers and angels!"

Archbishop Samson of Ironwall was deathly pale; even through the screen, his lips could be seen trembling.

"Half a day! Ironthorn City only lasted half a day! Ash City was wiped out in a single move!"

"Did you see those flames falling from the sky? Is that a power that mortals can wield? What can we use to resist? Those rusty old guns, or those damned guards?"

"Shut up, Samson, stop spreading rumors here."

Adolf Clive of Rock City slammed his fist on the table with a loud thud.

This archbishop, in the prime of his life, was clearly somewhat short-tempered.

"Samson, you coward! That's not God, that's a false god! It's the devil's illusion, manipulating people's hearts!"

"It has long been written in the scriptures that the end times are near, and evil spirits will disguise themselves as saints to deceive all beings! This is the Lord's final test for us!"

"Only by upholding our faith until death can we pass the trials and ascend to heaven! Your wavering now is the greatest blasphemy against the Father."

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