Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

Chapter 107 A Tricky Enemy and a Surprise Attack

As the war raged on, the entire city of Shrek was engulfed in flames, and the situation became increasingly tense.

Undeniably, thanks to Shrek City's high standards for recruiting soldiers and its ample resources for training, Shrek City's garrison is composed of elite troops. Their cultivation levels are generally no lower than Soul Masters, and their equipment is also of excellent quality. If we only consider their individual strength on paper, they are much stronger than ordinary Federation soldiers, and they can fight against any army.

However, they underestimated the Federation's determination this time. In order to attack Shrek City, the Federation directly mobilized a total of 120,000 elite troops from the Central Legion and the Western Legion. Shrek City, with only 10,000 troops who have not been on the battlefield for many years, wanted to fight against the two elite Federation Legions, the Central Legion and the Western Legion. This was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

As the battle continued, the situation became increasingly intense. Although neither side's higher-ranking members (at least Soul Douluo level) had intervened and maintained basic restraint, the fighting continued to escalate, resulting in casualties on both sides, with blood staining the ground beneath their feet.

The Federation army's artillery fire has been relentlessly bombarding the walls of Shrek City since the start of the fighting, while the city's defense forces are still putting up a tenacious counterattack.

Overall, Shrek City undoubtedly suffered the heaviest casualties.

The large soul power shield on the Shrek City wall had long been shattered by the constant bombardment of the Federation forces.

That once dazzling, indestructible protective shield that represented Shrek City's defenses is now like a tattered fishing net riddled with holes, hardly serving any practical purpose anymore.

Only cracks, like hideous scars, covered the surface of the protective shield, maintaining its last shred of dignity.

Even the walls of Shrek City, which have stood for thousands of years, have been blasted open with many breaches.

Huge stones fell from the city walls, crashing to the ground with dull thuds. Ground troops, in coordination with the Soul Guidance Vehicles, had entered Shrek City and begun mopping up the remaining city defense forces.

One after another, the soul-guided battle vehicles were like steel behemoths, crushing over the rubble and rampaging through the streets, raising clouds of dust.

However, when they entered Shrek City, they encountered unprecedentedly fierce resistance. At this time, in addition to the remnants of the Shrek City defense force and Shrek students, there were also some die-hard followers of the Shrek faction who remained in Shrek City.

Although these people have varying levels of cultivation, they are actually the most troublesome for these federal soldiers.

They are also the group that gives the Federation the most headaches and leaves them the most helpless.

In the twenty thousand years since Shrek Academy was founded, thanks to the spread and appeal of the titles "Shrek Glory" and "Holy Land of Soul Masters," Shrek has inevitably gained a number of die-hard followers across the continent.

They come from all walks of life, with different professions and ages. Some were once students of Shrek Academy, or their ancestors were students of Shrek Academy, or they are Soul Master families who have lived and passed down their traditions in Shrek City for generations. They either obstruct or attack the Federation army.

Although the Federation had placed Shrek alumni in various regions under surveillance after the meeting, some still arrived at Shrek Academy ahead of time to provide support.

But they all have one thing in common: they have a deep belief in Shrek Academy's "justice" and "honor".

Faced with the Federation's military might, they would never choose to retreat as advised by the Federation military; their only concern was their fervor and trust in Shrek Academy.

Although they may never have been on the battlefield in their entire lives, and are not proficient in combat skills and tactical coordination.

However, it is undeniable that, thanks to their familiarity with Shrek City and their fearless fighting style, coupled with the fact that these Soul Masters were generally above the fifth ring and below the seventh ring, far surpassing the cultivation levels of the Federation soldiers, the Federation army's advance was indeed slowed down even though neither side's high-end combat forces had entered the fray.

Inside the Federal Command, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense. On the massive tactical sand table, the blue dots representing our side were beginning to slow their advance, while the red areas representing the enemy's resistance were proving exceptionally tenacious.

Most of the staff officers had furrowed brows, and the debate was incessant.

Although both legions possess exceptional combat strength and a large number of personnel, they are unlikely to achieve a swift victory against such a large number of Soul Masters at the Soul King level or above, given the limited number of their mid-level officers.

If we send troops in a direct assault, the casualties will be too great, which is not worthwhile.

However, if their own high-ranking officers were to take direct action, it might trigger direct intervention from Shrek Academy's top leaders.

Could it be that the only option is to directly use large-scale destructive soul tools to bombard the entire area?

What the Federation leadership needs is a Shrek City that can still function after the war, a Shrek City belonging to the Federation. Its core value lies in its accumulated knowledge, soul tool technology, and symbolic significance over thousands of years. The Federation does not need a Shrek City that has been bombed to the point of being nothing but ruins; such a Shrek City is worthless.

A sense of helplessness and anxiety spread through the tent.

Just then, Xu Ziqian's calm voice broke the deadlock: "Since conventional methods are obstructed, let our research department handle it."

His tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable confidence, as if he had anticipated this situation and prepared a trump card for it.

The order has been issued.

A moment later, in the sky above Shrek City, which was reddened by the fire of cannons, came the strange roar of engines.

That wasn't the sharp whistle of a soul-guided fighter jet, but rather the deep, powerful hum unique to large soul-guided transport aircraft.

Several massive, jet-black soul-guided transport aircraft, adorned with the silver emblem of the "Federal Soul Guidance Technology Research Institute," pierced through the smoke and hovered above the battlefield like giant steel birds.

The hatch was wide open; there was no parachute, no ropes.

With a heavy metallic clang, dark figures—no, more like humanoid steel fortresses—leaped directly from the sky!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The ground trembled violently, and smoke and dust billowed into the sky.

As the smoke cleared, the Federation soldiers and Shrek's resistance fighters finally saw the true nature of these Federation "reinforcements."

. twenty four

They—or rather, they?

Each person was encased in an extremely thick, angular, and gleaming full-body armor.

The armor features rugged lines and multiple layers of composite armor plates covering the joints. The overall design is devoid of superfluous decorations, instead presenting an inhuman and extremely oppressive industrial aesthetic.

They wore chainsaw swords engraved with soul guidance circuits at their waists, with a simple yet wild design. Their helmets were made of a single piece of polished dark metal, with only two circular soul guidance observation devices that emitted an ominous red light embedded in the eye area, staring at the enemy in front of them like wild beasts.

The heavy, amplified breathing sounds, filtered by the system, emanated rhythmically from the helmet's ventilation openings, the only proof of life within this steel shell.

Behind them, a sizable square power backpack hummed and whirred, continuously providing these behemoths with surging soul energy.

What they held in their hands was the "Storm-I" portable rapid-fire soul-guided cannon, the latest development of the research department. Its caliber was extremely impressive. This weapon, which required an ordinary federal soldier to carry on his shoulder, was now a rather "small" conventional weapon in the hands of these steel giants.

This unit, known within the Federal Research Department as "Iron Wall" or "Iron Warriors," is a secret security force exclusively belonging to the Federal Research Department, created by Xu Ziqian.

They are the product of the combination of "biological soul guidance fusion technology" and "exoskeleton strength amplification technology" in the Federal Research Department. This technology abandoned the traditional technology's direction of amplifying the soul master's martial soul ability, and instead focused on comprehensively improving the warrior's physical qualities and reaction ability, ultimately creating this group of killing weapons purely for urban street fighting and positional assault.