After the resistance army surged into the factory, the rebels were basically doomed.
Ding Meng did not rush in with them. He knew the result when he heard the cries and screams coming from inside the building. The rebels did not even have the courage to fight back. Many of them were scared out of their wits and tried to escape.
However, there was no way they could escape. The resistance army that rushed in from the back door quickly killed all the deserters. In Ding Meng's telekinesis vision, many people were trampled to death. However, he didn't have a good impression of the rebel army, so he naturally wouldn't sympathize with them. After all, they didn't even let the refugees go, so they deserved to die.
Zhang Jian drove the Aurora Demon Blade and did not say much to Ding Meng. His commanding ability was quite good. The moment he entered the factory, he gave out orders on the communication channel. He instructed which teams to clear the supplies, which teams to take up positions on the rooftop, which teams to clean up the corpses, which teams to set up a defensive line … His commands were orderly. After all, now was not the time to celebrate victory. The real battle was about to begin.
Ding Meng flew to the empty space on the rooftop of the turret. He could overlook the entire situation from there.
The reinforcements of the rebels came faster than expected. A black line appeared on the horizon. The black line gradually thickened and turned into a black curtain.
Of course, it was not a real curtain, but a huge army made up of countless soldiers, robots, and tanks in black armor. The front row of multi-purpose tanks was especially large. These tanks looked a bit like digging robots, but their four mechanical arms raised a huge black alloy explosion-proof shield. Just by looking at the thickness of the shield, one could tell that it was three meters thick. Obviously, it was much harder than the alloy shields used in the exchange of fire. There were more than a hundred of these shields, and on the ground, they were like a steel wall that slowly advanced towards the factory.
Ding Meng noticed that the faces of the soldiers around him were pale. He could not help but ask, "What's the situation?"
Zhang Jian's tone was very serious. "This is their elite unit — the Black Armor Unit."
The Black Armor Unit was not the combat power of the Dawn Army. In the year that the Dawn Army was split up, the rebel army had gotten their hands on the equipment and equipped the Black Armor Unit. Simply put, the Black Armor Unit was made of a very hard metal material. Normal long-range weapons could not do much damage to it. This made the Black Armor Unit very powerful, and hence the name Black Armor Unit.
The Black Armor Troops were usually not dispatched easily. Once they were dispatched, it would be a major incident. The other main forces of the resistance army were basically wiped out by the Black Armor Troops. Now that this force had appeared here, it was obvious that they wanted to devour the resistance army.
Only now did Zhang Jian realize that the factory's supplies were bait. The rebel soldiers stationed here were there to sacrifice themselves, to make it impossible for them to escape once they entered the factory. Otherwise, how could they have occupied the factory so easily?
The Black Armored Troops probably knew that the factory had fallen, so they simply regrouped and formed a torrent of steel to attack the factory.
"If the enemy's commander had any brains, he wouldn't have bombed this building," Zhang Jian said quietly.
Ding Meng could understand what he meant. There was only one reason why both sides were fighting so fiercely, and that was for the supplies.
Right now, a large amount of resources were stored inside the factory. If the factory was destroyed, the resources would also be gone. No one would be able to take advantage of the situation. Instead, both sides would suffer losses. The result of both sides suffering losses might not even happen. Zhang Jian's side was destined to be destroyed.
Sure enough, under Ding Meng's perception, the hands of the soldiers in charge of guarding the various floors were trembling slightly as they held onto their weapons. Their faces were somewhat pale. Clearly, everyone had fought with this valiant force before and knew how powerful it was.
However, in the face of such a powerful enemy, Zhang Jian quietly spoke into the comms channel, "Brothers, sisters, we are originally the army of Dawn. When Dawn was first established, our ancestors were there to protect the people of Immortal Weaver Planet. Although we have become the resistance army today, Dawn's original intention is still there. If we surrender now, our wives and children will be played with and trampled on by this group of rebels. Our children will most likely be sold to the black market and sent to work as coolies. They will suffer for the rest of their lives and eventually die a tragic death. Are you willing to see such a scene?"
The voice that answered him shook the entire building again, "No!
No!
No! "
Zhang Jian's face was filled with excitement as he roared, "Well then, brothers and sisters, let us fight side by side. Even if we are burned to ashes today, we will not be traitors or cowards. The result of begging for mercy will be even more tragic. Let's go —"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the firing points in the building opened fire in unison. All kinds of energy bullets rained down on the rebel army's heads.
Unfortunately, the seemingly ferocious firepower hit the black armored shields in the front row like raindrops falling on stone slabs. There was no damage at all. All it did was slightly slow down the movement of the tanks.
On the other hand, the rebel army at the back used their energy cannons to counterattack. The entire building was riddled with holes and smoke billowed.
To be honest, the rebel army's firepower was even more powerful than the resistance army's. However, they did not use shockwave bombs. Instead, they used a large-scale bombardment that would make it impossible for the rebels to raise their heads from behind the windows.
"Fire!" Zhang Jian said fiercely.
As soon as the order was given, the four soldiers operating the cannons immediately adjusted their muzzles and quickly rained down a net of red 'rain of fire'.
The effect of the particle laser cannons was indeed different. When they hit the shields, they exploded and a large part of the shields immediately caved in. It was just like the rebel army's attack earlier. Wherever the cannons concentrated their firepower, there would be a gap. Using this gap, the other soldiers would focus their firepower on that gap.
"You can't go on like this!" Ding Meng said.
Zhang Jian knew this very well. If he continued to fight like this, he would only be risking his life. The rebel army was less than two hundred meters away from the factory.
"If worst comes to worst, we'll just fight it out with them!" Zhang Jian had already pulled out his energy blade.
"Stay here and don't move. Protect the supplies!" After saying this, Ding Meng jumped off the rooftop. Crystal flames spurted out from the soles of his feet and shot into the air.
Ding Meng naturally became the center of attention the moment he flew out. At least a thousand laser beams, bullets, and artillery shells were all aimed at him. This time, Ding Meng did not dare to be careless. After all, he was facing such a large army alone. He activated his defensive system and the Diamond Starfusing Art at the same time. In the blink of an eye, he gathered all these attacks into a super light pupil that was as big as a factory. It was like a small man-made sun.
Moreover, Ding Meng did not smelt it this time. Instead, he threw the super large bomb at the rebel army's front row.
"Boom!" An earth-shattering sound rang out, and a ring of blue ripples spread out in the desert. Everywhere the ripples passed, not even a blade of grass remained. Many people didn't even have the time to shout before they were vaporized. As for those war chariots, they were also sent flying and disintegrated in the air with crackling sounds.
After the smoke and dust settled, a deep crater with a diameter of fifty meters appeared on the ground. The inside of the crater was pitch black. No matter what it was, it was now a wasteland.
The rebel army's morale soared. Everyone stuck their rifles out of the windows and started firing again.
However, everyone had still underestimated the Black Armor Unit. Although Ding Meng's destructive attack had killed over a hundred people and caused the enemy's front line to be blown off their feet, the rebel army's overall formation had not been messed up. The gap quickly closed up after a few seconds, and they were still slowly pushing forward.
Most importantly, the ground troops were no longer firing into the air. They were treating Ding Meng as if he did not exist.
Little Rascal said in surprise, "That's not right. Could the commander of this unit have noticed it too?"
She was referring to this flaw in the First Prototype. Yao Manrou's special armor was, in the end, more focused on defense. Its outstanding defense was built on the foundation of sacrificing its offensive capabilities. This was her point of view. The more others focused their fire on you, the more powerful you were. However, as long as they did not attack you, you were basically no threat.
The commander of the black-armored troops had undoubtedly thought of this point. He decisively ordered them to stop attacking Ding Meng.
Most importantly, the rear of the black-armored troops was completely empty. There was no armor or command tank. Everyone was dressed in the same uniform. There was no way to find the person giving the orders.
Little Rascal said, "This guy is really smart."
Xiao Ai sneered, "He's just a little smart. How can there be no one commanding such a large scale attack?"
Little Rascal quickly reacted. Although you're mixed in with the normal soldiers, you're definitely talking on the internal comms channel. As long as you're giving orders, we'll be able to find you.
Ten seconds later, Xiao Ai decisively said, "Coordinates 10,213, A10. That's him."
The First Prototype immediately locked onto the target on the screen. At the center of the vast army, there was a black-armored soldier with empty hands. He wasn't holding a weapon, but was waving his hands steadily. If this person wasn't the commander, who was?
Ding Meng didn't hesitate. He charged toward the ground at full speed, his body at the back and his fist at the front. This time, his fist was completely red. This was the result of Flame Energy Rushing Fist and Overlord's Mountain Crumbling Punch.
The current Ding Meng was no longer the Ding Meng of Black Gold Base. When the Flame Energy Rushing Fist landed, it didn't hit the person, but the ground.
BOOM!!!
A large part of the ground caved in, and twenty to thirty soldiers immediately sank into it. The crater was quickly set ablaze, and these people were instantly set ablaze.
At the same time, the Overlord's Mountain Crumbling Punch created a circular shockwave that spread out in all directions. Another forty to fifty soldiers were sent flying, their limbs flailing wildly in the air. Of course, when they fell to the ground, they became corpses. Every one of them had died in a gruesome manner. Their eyes, mouths, noses, ears, and other parts of their bodies were all bleeding. They had all been shaken to death by the Overlord's Mountain Crumbling Punch.