Chapter 75: Chapter 75, 3 Warnings
Mondok knew what the right course of action was, he just didn’t dare to take it.
There was no other reason, simply the fear of death.
Hesitant and wavering, but as he floundered, Gu Hang’s steps were so firm, and they were getting closer and closer.
He knew this, and as time passed, he began to realize that he couldn’t hesitate any longer.
At this point, making a choice, even the wrong one, wouldn’t be worse than doing nothing at all.
He really didn’t dare to face the governor’s dignity and the threat of the Star Realm warriors in person; but he couldn’t surrender to the governor either, that option was no longer available; he was also unwilling to give up the current situation and retreat back into the inner city, which would amount to a complete loss of face. A general who abandoned his troops would never again earn their loyalty, and then the governor might actually be able to take command of the troops by asserting his moral high ground.
In the end, he came up with a compromise.
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Gu Hang finally met with resistance.
To be honest, he was disappointed.
The reaction was too slow.
Even though, in the current scene, this was one of the many possibilities he had anticipated. The soldiers might be at a loss because of the governor’s status, because of the suddenness, because they had never opened fire. This was also why Gu Hang chose to set out when the sun was about to rise and many were still asleep, and why he didn’t let anyone shoot at the previous checkpoints.
But now that it had happened, he still lamented his opponent’s indecisiveness.
If Gu Hang himself had been in the opponent’s position, he would have already made a decisive order: pull up the heavy artillery, pull up the tanks, never mind accidental injuries or the consequences after firing, just blast the hell out of them first.
That Mondok, didn’t he realize that he wouldn’t survive?
He was still hedging his bets, unaware of what there was to be cautious about.
Of course, if the enemy really did that, Gu Hang wasn’t afraid either. Since he dared to come, he naturally had means to break the situation.
Heavy artillery wouldn’t kill the Star Realm warriors, wouldn’t kill the Battle Nuns, and wouldn’t kill him either.
To be more precise, they couldn’t hit him.
But since that didn’t happen, there was no need to discuss it further.
And at the moment, Gu Hang cared even less about this slight impediment.
About a company of soldiers, led by several officers, blocked the road ahead tightly. They had obviously arrived in a hurry; there was no time to set up a roadblock, so they just used their bodies to block the way, and hadn’t even started shooting yet.
But there was an officer at the front, with a megaphone, shouting:
“Stop advancing! After three warnings we will open fire! The governor must come forward alone!”
Hearing the warning, Gu Hang could also see the soldiers blocking the way; their guns had already been raised, hands on the triggers, ready to fire at any moment.
Three warnings?
Gu Hang’s lips curled into a cold smile.
“Those up ahead, are definitely rebels,” Gu Hang said softly.
The officer opposite was about to issue a second warning, but at that moment, a bomb burst his body apart.
A large-caliber bullet, made of diamond, completely destroyed most of the officer’s torso. The bomb, with extreme penetrative power, continued unabated and killed another soldier before exploding among the crowd.
The characteristics of a standard bomb include, besides a large-caliber bullet with strong penetration, an internal explosive fuse and a micro shaped charge. When it detonates, the combined power of the impact and shrapnel is even more ferocious than that of a typical hand grenade or rifle grenade.
In the hands of the Star Realm warriors, the grenade gun is an overwhelmingly powerful weapon against ordinary armies. It can be used as a rapid-firing small-caliber grenade launcher against light infantry or as an armor-piercing shell against armored units. Piercing through the armor, the bomb then explodes inside the vehicle, killing the targets within.
Seven Star Realm warriors opened fire simultaneously. The firepower of the grenade guns blanketed about a hundred soldiers acting as a human wall on the road, and almost instantly, completely obliterated them.
Even if there were two tanks among those soldiers, that was equally meaningless.
If they were the main battle tanks of the Star Realm Army, like the Lion King Tank, the grenade guns would indeed be less effective. However, the two tanks present were just local products manufactured by some military industries of Rage Owl Star, not the main battle tanks of the terrestrial forces in the Star Realm Army. Although their armor looked thick, their design, technological content, and the materials themselves were not up to standard and couldn’t withstand the diamond-constructed bullets of the bombs.
The bomb pierced through the armor and exploded inside the tank.
A hole in the tank might not seem too bad, but the people inside were certainly not able to survive.
During this process, as some of the hundred or so soldiers started to react, they pulled their triggers and fired at the Star Realm warriors.
But by the time they were almost wiped out, the number of bullets that made it their way probably didn’t exceed twenty, and most went astray. Those few that did hit couldn’t even leave a scratch on the Star Realm warriors’ powered armor.
A Star Realm warrior at the forefront spoke up, “What gave these mortals the courage to think they could block us, without any cover, without any fortifications, and with outdated equipment, daring to hold their position in a dense formation on an open road?”
Gu Hang knew the speaker was Schneider. This bald-headed warrior when not wearing a helmet, was a more elite fighter than the veterans. And Gu Hang could tell, this fellow was also at odds with the battle group commander, Matins.
But right now, Gu Hang didn’t have the time to pay attention to these matters or to the words Schneider had just said.
He had more important things to do.
Spiritual Energy surged, Telekinesis amplifying the vibration of the air caused by his voice speaking, sending his words to the ears of many soldiers who had just witnessed the one-sided, devastating slaughter:
“I am the Governor-General of the Empire, I am the ruler of the Coalition; anyone who dares to obstruct me will be considered a traitor! I order all soldiers to obey commands, stand by on the spot, and await the outcome!”
“I am the Governor-General of the Empire… all soldiers, obey commands, stand by on the spot, and await the outcome!”
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This sentence, as if forming waves in the air, echoed continuously.
Meanwhile, the speed of Gu Hang and his companions suddenly increased.
When the Star Realm warriors and the Battle Nuns moved at full speed, their velocity was comparable to that of armored vehicles, with an explosive power more intense than that of sprint champions and stamina stronger than marathon champions.
And of course, Gu Hang wasn’t going to chase them on foot. His Telekinesis took effect again, an invisible force lifting his body, allowing him to half float, closely following the advanced soldiers, ensuring he remained within their protection.
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Releasing two chapters together at noon, does it feel better?
Previously, I was publishing them in two separate updates, one at noon and another in the afternoon, which seemed a bit disjointed.