227: Hold firm and await reinforcements

"Quick! Contact my brother immediately! Tell him to bring the cavalry squadron over right now!" Seeing Zhu Lingyun and his group holding their ground inside the building, Wang Liu felt an ominous premonition rise in his heart; it was very likely that the other side had already called for reinforcements.

As a peak First-Tier Evolver himself, it was nearly impossible for him to forcefully take down those tough nuts inside, especially since the opposition had several Second-Tier Evolvers.

His brother, Wang Tian, was not only the captain of the 1st Cavalry Squadron, but besides being a Second-Tier Evolver himself, he also had two other Second-Tier Evolvers under his command. More importantly, their squadron was equipped with RPG rocket launchers! If pushed to the limit, they could just use rockets to flatten that dilapidated building!

"Yes! Brother Six!" A lackey quickly pulled out an old walkie-talkie and began to call.

Inside the house, the atmosphere was tense but not chaotic.

"Captain! Brigade Commander Luo has replied! He has already dispatched a helicopter formation to come and extract us! He told us to hold on!" Wang Kai finished the brief communication and said in an excited, lowered voice. This news undoubtedly gave everyone a shot in the arm.

"Good! Everyone, stay calm!" Zhu Lingyun gripped the greatsword burning with black flames in his hand, his sharp gaze sweeping across the doors and windows. "Rely on the building's structure and defend every entrance and exit! As long as we don't go out, they won't be able to break in within a short time! Wait for the military helicopters!"

In the following time, both sides fell into an eerie stalemate. To protect Zheng Wanrou and her father, Zhu Lingyun and his group held their ground in the easily defensible building, patiently waiting for aerial support. Meanwhile, Wang Liu and his men, knowing their strength was insufficient to crush the opposition and that a forced attack would incur too heavy a loss, could only anxiously lay siege, waiting for the arrival of his brother, Wang Tian.

Not long after, the dull and rhythmic sound of horse hooves came from the ground, like beating war drums, approaching from afar!

A unit of over thirty armored cavalrymen came galloping from the other end of the town like a torrent of steel! These cavalrymen, both men and horses, were covered in uniform, specially made light armor that shimmered with a cold metallic gleam. Their right hands gripped three-meter-long sharp lances, and their left hands held black metal round shields. The momentum of their charge was astonishing!

The lead officer rode a rather sturdy, pure black First-Tier mutant horse. This horse was half a head taller than the ordinary warhorses in the unit, with smooth, explosive muscle lines. The rider on horseback wore superior chainmail, had a fierce expression, and held a cold, gleaming steel spear. It was none other than the captain of the 1st Cavalry Squadron—Wang Tian!

Behind the cavalry unit, three military jeeps and several modified civilian vehicles followed closely, kicking up clouds of dust. Before the vehicles had even come to a complete stop, over a hundred infantrymen carrying various rifles, dressed in mixed attire but with fierce gazes, jumped out. They quickly trotted into battle formation. Although their uniforms were not unified, their movements exuded a rugged aura, surrounding the small house completely.

"Wang Liu! What's going on? Why such a huge display?" Wang Tian nimbly dismounted, tucked his helmet under his arm, and revealed a face that was somewhat similar to Wang Liu's, yet much more lean and vicious.

"Brother! You've finally come!" Wang Liu rushed over as if he had seen a savior, scrambling and crawling, and began to distort the truth and embellish the story with tears and snot: "I don't know where this bunch of bastards popped out from inside, but they snatched the woman I had my eyes on and even injured several of our brothers! They are incredibly arrogant! They don't put our West Suburb Base in their eyes at all!"

"Damn it! It's another mess caused by you not being able to control what's in your pants!" Wang Tian slapped Wang Liu's boar-like head with a look of disappointment, producing a dull "thud" sound.

Wang Liu grimaced in pain, but immediately put on an extremely lecherous smile, leaned in, and whispered: "Brother, it really isn't my fault this time! There's a top-tier babe inside, looks just like a college student. Hiss—that face, that figure, tsk tsk... she's more alluring than those two 'captured wives' of yours combined! If we get our hands on her..." In his mind, Yang Yiyu's beautiful, refined face and slender figure appeared again, and he was almost drooling.

Upon hearing this, a lecherous glint flashed in Wang Tian's eyes as well. He licked his somewhat chapped lips, suppressed the heat in his heart, and snorted coldly: "Enough! You can't even handle a small matter like this! I'll deal with you later!"

Wang Tian turned around and sternly ordered his subordinates: "Listen up! When we start, keep all the women inside, do not hurt them! As for the men... leave none of them, kill them all! Be clean and efficient, don't leave any survivors!"

Inside the house, Yang Yiyu's Azure Water Spirit Beast transformed into a bird, clearly feeding back the situation outside. "Brother Zhu, this is bad! They have brought many reinforcements, and they even have... they have rocket launchers!" Yang Yiyu's voice carried a hint of panic.

"Damn it! These scumbags really want our lives!" A fierce look flashed in Zhu Lingyun's eyes; he knew they could no longer wait passively. Dark energy surged around his body, and a set of menacing magic armor covered in dark runes instantly encased him. The black flames on the greatsword in his hand surged, making him look like a Magic Swordsman from the abyss!

"Zhao Dun! You stay here and protect Miss Wanrou and her father! Everyone else, follow me and kill our way out! Let them see that our Demon Hunting Squad is not to be trifled with!"

"Understood! Captain, be careful!" Zhao Dun nodded heavily, and the light shield in his hand bloomed with a soft yet resilient glow, shielding Zheng Wanrou and her father behind him.

"Xueli! Let's go!" Zhu Lingyun looked at Li Xueli.

"Good! I'll take the lead!" Li Xueli did not hesitate. Before her words had faded, she slammed open a window on the third floor and leapt down! At the same time, a huge ice-blue magic circle suddenly lit up in mid-air, and accompanied by a deafening roar, the Polar Ice Bear—massive, over six meters tall, and radiating extreme cold—descended with a crash!

The moment the Polar Ice Bear landed, it let out a violent roar containing a mental shock! The invisible sound wave swept out like a tsunami, causing Wang Tian and his men's eardrums to ache and making them dizzy, causing their formation to fall into a moment of chaos!

"Form up! Don't panic! Rifle squad, open fire!" Wang Tian was a Second-Tier expert after all; he resisted the discomfort and shouted loudly. Earth-yellow energy surged around his body, covering the surface of his light armor with a thick layer of rock-like energy crystals—he was an Earth-element Evolver! Knowing that warhorses were easy targets in front of the terrifying Polar Ice Bear, he abandoned his horse, gripped his three-meter steel spear with both hands, and fearlessly charged towards the terrifying Polar Ice Bear!

At the same time, the rest of the Demon Hunting Squad, like tigers descending the mountain, charged out from various windows and doors!

Zhu Lingyun, clad in magic armor, took the lead, aiming straight for Wang Tian! A Second-Tier cavalry squad leader immediately detached from the cavalry unit, spurred his horse, and intercepted Zhu Lingyun with his spear!

"Clang!" Zhu Lingyun's magic flame greatsword slashed down with a shriek that tore through the air! The Second-Tier cavalryman blocked with his shield, and a deep dent was instantly carved into the shield's surface. The attached black flames hissed, scorching the shield red. The cavalryman felt a massive force, his entire arm went numb, and with a scream, he hurriedly threw the scorching shield to the ground. Surprisingly, after the seemingly ordinary shield hit the ground, the dent on its surface began to slowly self-repair!

The two quickly became entangled in a fierce struggle, swords clashing with spears, weapons colliding, and for a time, it was hard to determine the winner.

On the other side, Wang Kai, with his skin completely petrified and muscles bulging, was like a human tank, wielding a specially made alloy great axe, spinning like the wind. He was fearless against the pouring rifle bullets; the bullets hitting his petrified skin only sparked and left white marks. He roared as he charged into the infantry formation, carrying an unstoppable momentum!

Niu Jinshui, riding his Rampaging Water Buffalo, charged into the cavalry unit like a heavy battering ram. The water buffalo had thick skin and sharp horns, and it rampaged, instantly disrupting the cavalry's formation.

Wang Sheng of the Sword of Hope, his whole body shining with holy light and wearing silver-white plate armor, charged into the formation. He was intercepted by another Second-Tier cavalry squad leader, and their two long spears collided fiercely.

Relying on the speed of his Gale Warhorse, Ma Tianfeng was like a battlefield phantom, roaming the edges of the battlefield. Every time he swung his long saber, a soldier or cavalryman would inevitably be injured and fall from their horse.

Yan Xin, standing on the rooftop, became the most lethal Sniper. Her gaze was calm, and every time her flame longbow hummed, a precise flame arrow was fired. However, she did not take lives; the arrows often accurately pierced the opponent's wrist or ankle, causing them to lose their combat effectiveness. She knew very well that most of these low-level soldiers were just following orders and were not heinous villains; their previous actions of rescuing civilians also showed that they were not completely devoid of humanity.

Just then, an infantryman quietly shouldered an RPG, aiming at the building where Zheng Wanrou's family was located, intending to blow it up!

"You're courting death!" Yan Xin's phoenix eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the bowstring was instantly pulled to a full moon. A flame armor-piercing arrow, condensed with highly compressed fire elements, shot out like a red meteor!

"Boom!" The rocket had not flown even ten meters from the tube before it was shot and exploded in mid-air! A huge fireball bloomed in the sky, and the shockwave sent that infantryman and several people around him flying!