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

Chapter 108 The Iron Warriors Advance the Front

Every member of this unit was a federal soldier who had made outstanding contributions to the Federation on the battlefield. In fact, within the Federation's officer corps, the lowest-ranking member of this unit was a captain.

They came from different regions and different units. They didn't know each other before participating in this project, and they had never even crossed paths before. But when faced with the invitation to the transformation program, everyone accepted the transformation completely voluntarily.

If there's one thing they have in common, it's that they are all severely disabled veterans.

Xie Jiayun told Xu Ziqian about this. In the Federation, every year a batch of soldiers from the various military legions retire, and a considerable number of them are soldiers who retire due to injury or disability.

They were disabled due to various reasons, such as illness or battlefield injuries, but in short, they were no longer suitable for military service.

Although the Federation will arrange their lives for the rest of their lives after they retire, ensuring their survival.

But for these seasoned federal veterans, this was hardly a happy life.

Years of military service and battlefield life have long since disconnected them from a stable and ordinary life. Faced with these lives that ordinary people take for granted, they feel like a group of spirit beasts that have just broken into the city from the jungle, feeling unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

But they could never go back to that familiar military camp; they had lost their fangs and limbs.

For the rest of his life, he would have to spend it in a federal military sanatorium, living out the rest of his days in a daze.

Inside the sanatorium of the Federal Military Medical Department, Xie Jiayun had witnessed more than once their attempts to maintain their meager dignity through suicide.

These lifelong, strong-willed veterans were unwilling to live like this. Their unique military spirit would not allow them to depend on others for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation in the future, nor would they want to spend their entire lives in hospital beds and wheelchairs, dying without dignity.

For them, if that were the outcome of their future, they would rather end their own lives right now.

As soldiers, they yearn to stand up again, to run again, and to return to the barracks and battlefield to train and fight alongside their comrades.

Therefore, upon receiving the invitation from the Research Department's "Iron Wall Project," their sense of military dignity led them to join without hesitation and voluntarily undergo experimental modifications.

Xu Ziqian and the Federal Research Department did not disappoint them. After a series of experiments and modifications, although they were modified by scientific and technological means, they could never advance their soul power level or use battle armor in their lifetime. They could only fight while wearing these heavy armors.

Their arrival instantly changed the atmosphere of the battlefield.

The federal soldiers were initially shocked, then erupted in cheers, as if they saw a glimmer of hope for breaking the deadlock.

Meanwhile, the Shrek resistance fighters on the other side felt an unprecedented killing intent and chill emanating from these steel warriors.

Their cold, metallic shells, the emotionless red light in their eyes, and their heavy, earth-shaking steps all exuded an inhuman terror.

"Advance." The cold command was transmitted to the minds of every soldier through the built-in communicator.

There were no shouts, no pre-battle mobilization, only the uniform, heavy, and unsettling sound of footsteps.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

These steel giants all began their charge simultaneously!

To everyone's surprise, their seemingly cumbersome armor did not become a burden for them.

After the experimental modifications, they all possessed the physical attributes and speed of a Soul Emperor. Power backpacks spewed out strong air currents and soul power light, and huge metal feet stomped down heavily, crushing bricks with each step, yet their speed was astonishing!

Their movements are concise, efficient, and precise, completely lacking the elegance and grace of a Soul Master's battles. They are simply the most direct assaults, parries, aiming, and shooting techniques honed on the battlefield!

A Shrek Soul King, who was hiding in a second-floor window and attempting to unleash his fourth soul skill, had just gathered his soul power when a thick beam of light carrying high-frequency shockwaves shot out from the cannon muzzle of one of the "Iron Warriors" below!

The beam of light pierced through the wall instantly and hit the Soul King precisely.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, but half of the Soul Master's body, along with the Soul Skill he had condensed, was silently decomposed and annihilated in that high-frequency vibration!

At another barricade, several resistance fighters, using cover, stubbornly fired at them with new-type soul-guided rifles.

The bullets struck the armor of the "Iron Warrior," making crisp clanging sounds and leaving only shallow white marks. The Iron Giant didn't pause, striding forward, its massive metal arm sweeping across!

The heavy soul-guided cannon crashed down like a battering ram, instantly crushing the makeshift barricades and the resistance fighters behind them into dust!

In the battle against these rebels, they ignored stray bullets and the harassment of low-level soul skills.

The armor is made of a combination of high-quality forged metal and a small amount of rare alloys; ordinary swords and blades cannot even leave scratches on it.

It won't go down.

Only powerful offensive soul skills at the Soul King level or above can cause slight and noticeable dents and damage to their armor, but that's all.

The rapid-fire soul-guided cannons in their hands were incredibly powerful, with an extremely fast rate of fire and astonishing accuracy. Each burst of fire was like a call to arms by the Grim Reaper, precisely eliminating every exposed point of resistance.

What's even more terrifying is their "perception".

Wherever the red light on the helmet swept, thermal signals, soul power fluctuations, and structural weaknesses of buildings—all battlefield information seemed to be analyzed and processed instantly.

Their extensive battlefield experience allows them to anticipate ambushes, accurately strike targets behind cover, and navigate complex ruins with ease.

The originally deadlocked street fighting instantly turned into a one-sided crushing victory for the federal military with their arrival.

The Shrek resistance fighters' geographical advantage of being familiar with the urban environment was rendered meaningless in the face of these steel monsters.

Every fearless charge they launched turned into a futile sacrifice in the face of overwhelming firepower and defense.

The Federation's advance accelerated dramatically with their cooperation with ground forces, and the points of resistance were eliminated one by one.

However, the Federation's attack progressed far beyond this. In the sky, fixed-position soul-guided cannons and long-range soul-guided rays had already passed through the outer city of Shrek Academy and shot directly into the interior of Shrek Academy, flying directly towards the academy.

Faced with these incoming soul-guided cannonballs, many teachers and students of Shrek Academy took action to block them, and even Wei Heng, the personal disciple of the Pavilion Master, had arrived at the front line.

Streaks of light rose from all parts of Shrek Academy, and the inner court teachers and students, as well as the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, summoned their battle armor and rushed towards the incoming fixed-position soul-guided cannons, attempting to destroy them.

Among these soul-guided projectiles, a considerable number were specially supplied by the Research Department and meticulously manufactured by the Logistics Department, possessing formidable power.

Although every disciple of Shrek Academy is a rare genius on the continent, a dragon among men, they are no match for the relentless bombardment of these soul-guided cannons.

In an instant, they were also left in a sorry state by the bombing.

Fortunately, the Shrek elders also did their best to block all the attacks. Luckily, under the protection of the elders and seniors, although they were in a sorry state, there were not many casualties.

Meanwhile, the Federation military has advanced into Shrek's inner city, and their war chariots are now very close to Shrek Academy.

However, they also knew that while the ground troops might still have a fighting chance against the inner disciples, they were not very effective against the elders of the Sea God Pavilion in terms of strength and mobility.

Therefore, to avoid unnecessary casualties, commanders at all levels received orders for ground troops to temporarily surround the enemy without attacking.

They set up positions on the spot and launched wave after wave of long-range attacks in coordination with the soul-guided cannon positions behind them, attempting to deplete the soul power and physical strength of the Shrek elders.

Furthermore, at this time, the senior officers also arrived at the front line, responsible for guarding against and blocking the breakout attempts and attacks on the battleground by the Shrek executives.

As they expected, faced with the continuous bombardment and the offensive tactics of exhaustion, even the most powerful elders of Shrek Academy could not help but make mistakes. Gradually, Shrek Academy suffered casualties.

As an elder of the Sea God Pavilion, Feng Wuyu felt a pang of pain in his heart upon seeing this scene. For Shrek Academy, these Shrek teachers and elite disciples of the inner court were different from the students of the outer court. They were Shrek's true loyalists and the hope for Shrek's future, and none of them could be lost.

Shrek Academy's high-level combat strength may be able to fight the opponent, or even have a slight advantage, but on the battlefield, facing the opponent's fighting style, Shrek Academy has no chance of winning and will eventually be exhausted.

This cannot continue! This war must be stopped as soon as possible!

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