A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 634

Chapter 634: Chapter 471: Dead End _1 Chapter 634: Chapter 471: Dead End _1 The secret passage Hera used to leave the palace was still in its original state, however……

“This thing is watertight!”

Looking at the red barrier in front of him, Duanmu Huai sighed. Clearly, the barrier not only covered the core of the castle but also penetrated underground. In terms of just the barrier's function, it was pretty good.

However, for people like Duanmu Huai, this was somewhat troublesome.

“What should we do……”

Upon seeing the barrier, Hera was completely at a loss.

“No choice, let me handle it.”

Duanmu Huai reached out his hand, warming up his body and then walked towards the barrier. Seeing his actions, Hera was greatly surprised.

“Judge?”

“Just watch!”

Duanmu Huai responded casually, and then he clenched his fists. Quickly, the Black Flame burst forth, enveloping Duanmu Huai's body. Then, Duanmu Huai roared and thrust his hands straight into the red barrier before them, and then… forcefully pulled to both sides!

The next moment, in front of everyone, a gap was forcibly ripped in the vibrant red barrier!!

Witnessing this scene, everyone was dumbstruck until Duanmu Huai's voice echoed out.

“Hurry up, what are you waiting for?”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's urging, everyone hurriedly passed through the gap into the barrier. After everyone had entered, Duanmu Huai walked in, letting go of his hands – and behind him, the red barrier closed up once more.

“Judge, are you alright?”

Hera asked worriedly to Duanmu Huai who was heading towards them. After all, she had seen the soldiers whose bodies were melted by the barrier and now Duanmu Huai had just torn this terrifying barrier apart with his bare hands… This was far beyond her expectations.

“It's nothing, just a minor inconvenience.”

Duanmu Huai gave her a wave with his palm.

“Let's go, we have many more issues that need resolving.”

Meanwhile, at the royal court, a completely different scene was unfolding.

“Damn it, damn it, damn it!!”

Stith smashed his wine glass on the floor in frustration, his face pale-green, making the maids next to him hastily retreat a few steps back.

“Why? Why can't they repel these bastards!? Why?!!”

Watching the images projected before his eyes, Stith's face turned purple.

He had sacrificed so much, even going as far as to kill the entire Royal City population, turning their corpses into flesh-and-blood puppets, surely enough to crush these damnable rebels!

But the truth was, his flesh-and-blood puppets were virtually meaningless against their iron.

In the beginning, the Rebel Army sustained heavy losses against the flesh-and-blood puppets. However, they quickly adjusted their strategy from a tank-protected and infantry-led approach to tanks pushing forward, assisted by mages and infantry, steadily advancing towards the castle.

Stith's much-vaunted Human Sea Tactics were rendered useless.

The Rebels had a simple solution against Stith's overwhelming flesh-and-blood puppet army. First, there was a round of ground-razing air raids from the Valkyrie Artillery Ships followed by the Iron Titans blasting a road with their Plasma Cannons. Then came a series of bombardments from tank clusters with Magicians using wide-range attack magic uninterrupted.

The leftover escaped puppets were left to the remaining soldiers.

Although the flesh-and-blood puppets didn't have feelings or feel pain, they couldn't withstand a group of soldiers. Killing a few stragglers was not a problem.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!

Stith was driven to near madness by this vision.

The flesh-and-blood puppet army undoubtedly had the upper hand over ordinary soldiers, but against steel, they had no advantage. Steel was more ruthless and more powerful than the puppets. And why… why were they so easily defeated?!!

Stith would never have thought that to confront this kind of battle, no one else might have had much experience, but for Duanmu Huai, this was all too familiar. As soon as he learned about the characteristics of these flesh-and-blood puppets from Ann, he immediately adjusted his tactics – treating this flesh-and-blood puppet army the same as the Green Orcs or bug swarm.

Although a cheaper and inferior version.

In Duanmu Huai's view, this army was even better than the Star Realm Army.

The reason was simple: they excelled in close combat!

If the shooting level of the Star Realm Army was 5, their close combat level was 3.

The soldiers in the current United Army had a shooting level of 0, and a close combat level of 5……
The latter was much more important in this era.

In fact, Duanmu Huai could understand why the Human Empire preferred close combat. One reason was the nature of the Evil God, the other was – the ammunition and energy would eventually run out, but as long as one holds a knife, one could keep fighting until one falls.

And the extraordinary stamina and endurance of the Star Warriors made the latter more useful to them.

As for firearms… Well, if the speed is fast enough, and the armor is robust enough, by the time one gets close to the enemy, they can only await their death.

Like in many zombie games, what use is it for the protagonist to use pistols or shotguns?

Wouldn't it be more practical to carry a machete or spear?

It would prevent the situation of running out of bullets and awaiting death.

To counter firepower, one could respond with greater firepower.

If the enemy deployed a Gatling gun, couldn't one respond with a cannon? Or simply throw a missile over?

However, when facing the enemy who relied on numbers to win, mere force was not enough. One must consider sustainability, and in this regard, close combat weapons were more reliable.

Of course, if Stith was a great tactician, he might have utilized some military tactics or secret strategies. In reality, Stith's knowledge in this area was like a pitiful newbie to strategy games, his only solution was to group his units, and send an attack command – A simple box formation and attack.

So when this strategy proves ineffective, Stith starts to panic.

“No, it shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be!”

In his original expectations, he imagined that his flesh-and-blood puppet army would charge straight in, break through the enemy's defenses, swiftly kill the enemy's resistance and seize their weapons and equipment. However, the reality was that his puppet army couldn't even touch the edge of the enemy line, most of them dying on the way. Those that managed to break through the blockade due to luck or other reasons were dealt by magic or the soldiers.

“It shouldn't be like this!!”

As he watched waves of his Flesh-and-blood Puppets on the screen rushing in, losing most of their numbers to explosions and flames, charging at the enemy's Steel War Car and being crushed to pieces like waves against a dam. Meanwhile, the enemy continued to advance towards the Palace, showing no signs of stopping….

At this moment, Stith felt frigid, his body weak. He was, after all, a bureaucrat, not a military commander.

Stith had always believed that possessing great power would allow him to destroy everything without the need for elaborate strategies.

But now he realized he was wrong.

Because the prerequisite for this to happen was… indeed, to possess great power.

Unfortunately, it seems he did not.

“It's all over, surrender. We have no hope left.”

Upon seeing this, Queen Mother Pamela, standing next to him, closed her eyes and sighed faintly.

At this moment, her heart was already dead.

She knew what she had done. As the second wife of the deceased king, Pamela was lonely and unloved back then. Therefore, when Stith showered her with sweet words, Pamela quickly fell for him. She then promoted this man from a local bureaucrat to a position of the Emperor's prime minister.

She might have been aware that he was using her, but… perhaps, for her, those memories were truly unforgettable.

But now, Stith was not pretending anymore.

When he unleashed the Flesh-and-blood Puppets to control the Royal City and began to slaughter the citizens indiscriminately, Pamela had tried to stop him. But unfortunately, by that time, her status as the Queen Mother was of no use to Stith anymore.

“Shut up!!”

Upon hearing Pamela's words, Stith, summoning energy from somewhere, rose up and slapped Pamela hard, knocking the dignified Queen Mother to the ground.

“You old woman, stop spouting nonsense! Do you think you're still the Queen Mother? Let me tell you, you're nothing now! You're just an old hag! I used to have some interest in you, but now being with you makes me want to throw up! Who am I? I'm the descendant of the great Holy Demon Sect, destined to rule the world! An old woman like you is not worthy of standing next to me!!”

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly spoke up.

“Oh, sorry, maybe we came at a bad time.”

“Huh?”

Hearing this sudden voice, Stith was stunned. He turned his head and noticed that a group of people had appeared in the royal court. At the front was a tall man in terrifying armor, standing next to him was a woman with blonde hair and green eyes….

“Hera! You dare to return! Give me the key immediately!”

Upon seeing Hera, Stith roared and lunged at her.

“Give me the key! Give me the key! With that key, I can…”

However, before Stith could finish his words, he was met with an Iron Fist from Duanmu Huai directly to his cheek. With a scream, Stith was sent flying, skidding a long way on the ground before finally stopping.

“Ah… Ah… Ah…”

Quivering while clutching his shattered cheekbone, Stith writhed on the ground in pain. As he wailed, a shadow appeared in front of him. When Stith lifted his head, he found Hera standing there, quietly watching him.

But the timid girl, who was always nervous around him, was now looking at him with cold and serious eyes – even emitting an unmistakable aura of authority.

“Stith, it's all over.”

Subsequently, looking at the collapsed prime minister at her feet, Hera answered calmly.

Chapter end

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