Chapter 229: Chapter 108: Bad News Chapter 229: Chapter 108: Bad News After the Monster Leader was killed in battle, the hoard lost its command, but the fight still lasted for an hour.
Only after the soldiers desperately killed several A-level Monsters did the Monster Tide finally retreat.
But for this, the Southwest Military District paid a terribly heavy price.
On the ground, the bodies piled up like mountains, everywhere were the corpses of monsters and soldiers.
The soldiers were still hunting down the remaining monsters.
Commander Qiu stood before the battlefield, looking at the tragic scene, and raised his right hand in a military salute.
In the midst of the battlefield, soldier after soldier also saluted, honoring their fallen brothers.
Xu Mo stood behind Commander Qiu, also raising his hand, paying tribute to the warriors who had forged the defensive line with their blood.
The living servicemen began to clear the battlefield, collecting the bodies of their comrades.
“Leave the monsters’ corpses to sell as well, all as compensation money,” Commander Qiu ordered.
The corpses of these monsters could be sold, especially those of the giant beasts, which fetched a high price, as certain big companies would buy them at premium rates.
Compensation money could only be carved out from here.
Xu Mo felt a sense of desolation hearing Commander Qiu’s words.
The compensation for the fallen soldiers actually had to be scraped from the bodies of the monsters.
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He certainly understood that, after a battle like this, the Southwest Military District was greatly weakened, with terrible losses.
War burns through money, and it burns through people.
Commander Qiu turned around and walked toward the command center, with Xu Mo following behind.
“Check how the city is doing,” Commander Qiu said, as a soldier switched over to the city’s live broadcast.
The city’s breach wasn’t as extensive, and once the armed forces were fully mobilized, they gradually repelled the monsters, and began repairing the breaches, fixing the energy shield, and hunting the monsters inside the city.
Seeing this, Commander Qiu’s expression was complicated, both relieved and somewhat sorrowful.
They had held on for quite some time without the arrival of reinforcement forces.
The government could have coordinated some sort of support from within.
It seems that neutrality doesn’t work either.
Instructor Han and others walked towards them, saluting, “Commander, the protective net is starting to be repaired, and the Monster Tide is retreating.”
The crisis had been averted.
“Hmm,” Commander Qiu nodded and then turned to Xu Mo, “Leave your Mecha here, let the engineering department handle the repairs, there’s no spare to replace it for now.”
A black-colored Mecha of the Black Death God’s level was very expensive.
The Southwest Military District had also lost many high-grade Mechas during the battle; recovering their strength would take some time.
“Repairs will do,” Xu Mo said.
Instructor Han and others looked at Xu Mo, wondering who this guy was.
Previously, Xu Mo had used the Commander as bait, telling them to divide and flank from both sides simultaneously, attracting the Monster Leader’s attention, making the monsters extend their tentacles for defense, and earning him a momentary chance.
Without the tentacle’s protection, he had pierced into the underbelly of the beast and sliced open its body.
This move shocked them to the core; a slight deviation would have meant the Commander’s life was in his hands.
Too bold.
“Come out,” Commander Qiu said to Xu Mo.
Xu Mo stepped out of the Mecha, and when the crowd saw him, they were momentarily stunned, then someone cursed, “You little rascal, you’ve got a lot of nerve.”
“How could you dare?” another person said dejectedly.
“But well done,” others began speaking up.
Instructor Han walked up to Xu Mo, stood at attention, and saluted.
The rest stopped as well, stood at attention, their postures straight, and saluted towards Xu Mo; for a moment, the space was exceptionally quiet.
A silent thank-you, but the highest form of respect.
If Xu Mo hadn’t killed that Monster Leader, they might well have been done for today.
Not just one person, but the entire army.
In some sense, Xu Mo had saved the Southwest Army.
“I’m not used to all this attention,” Xu Mo said with a smile.
Then people started to lower their hands, throwing playful punches towards Xu Mo’s chest, this youngster.
“Go rest,” Commander Qiu said.
Xu Mo nodded and walked towards the inside of the command center.
He was indeed quite tired and wondered how his teacher and the others were.
After a while, Xu Mo received the news that his teacher was fine, and Sister Butterfly and the rest were unharmed.
Only then did he let go of his tension.
Xu Mo rested for a few hours, and by the time he awoke, it was already the evening.
He politely declined the Military District’s invitation to stay, put on his A-level Armor, and flew back home.
After a disaster, Steel Dome City became unusually quiet, with people afraid to leave their homes.
All city surveillance was activated, and armed forces began hunting down the monsters.
Xu Mo occasionally saw traces of monsters in the city, which he would kill in passing.
In the skies, patrol aircraft were everywhere as were many armed teams, searching for traces of monsters.
When Xu Mo returned to his residence, it was already night.
Everyone was waiting for him.
“Teacher,” Xu Mo walked forward and called out to the elder.
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“How is the Southwest Military District?” the elder asked with concern.
“The battle was fierce, the losses huge, but it’s all safe now,” Xu Mo replied.
“Cough cough,” the elder coughed, nodding his head relievedly, appearing somewhat weary.
Xu Mo had the illusion that the teacher seemed to have aged a lot.
“Teacher, are you injured?” Xu Mo asked.
“It’s nothing serious, I’m just getting older, and I can’t keep up with the energy demands of intense combat,” the elder shook his head, looking very tired: “Rest well today.”
“Teacher, you should rest soon too.” Elsa spoke up.
“I know, I know, you’ve said it so many times.” The elder smiled wryly and shook his head, then turned and walked towards his room, his elderly figure seeming somewhat stooped.
“The teacher is really getting old.” Xu Mo felt somewhat sad looking at that figure.
At such an age, he still went onto the battlefield, and furthermore, he charged out.
The contrast between the valor he displayed on the battlefield and the old man at this moment was stark, as if they were two different people.
“Everyone is tired today, let’s rest early.” Xu Mo told the crowd.
The people nodded and left one by one, except Ye Qingdie, who remained.
“In today’s battle, the war machines that charged out with the Old Dean were all destroyed.
Only the Old Dean held on.
He is extremely exhausted, but he kept waiting for you to return,” Ye Qingdie stepped forward and said to Xu Mo.
Although she knew Xu Mo was in the Southwest Military District and was safe, the elder still felt uneasy without seeing Xu Mo return.
Xu Mo felt rather heavy-hearted, the mecha from the Southwest Military District had all been destroyed.
The elder came back from a battle to the death, and one could imagine how poor his mental state was at this moment.
Xu Mo knew that the Old Dean truly treated him as his own descendant, not just a student.
“How is Noah Academy?” Xu Mo asked.
“A lot of people have been sacrificed,” Ye Qingdie replied with a heavy tone.
The war broke out suddenly, monsters surged in, and many died in battle.
Among them, there were teachers, as well as students.
“Xu Mo.” Suddenly, Ye Qingdie called out.
“Hmm?” Xu Mo looked at Ye Qingdie, who stood before him, her hands on his shoulders, looking at his now resolute and handsome face.
She smiled brightly and said, “You’ve grown so much taller, and you’ve matured.”
When she first saw Xu Mo, he was still naive, like a pretty boy.
Now, he had grown up.
“In the past, seeing you play the hero, I felt proud and honored for you,” Ye Qingdie looked at Xu Mo and said, “But now, for some reason, I feel a bit scared.”
Although she was smiling, her voice carried a sense of melancholy.
Today, she had also been worried about Xu Mo the whole time, worried that he wouldn’t make it back.
In the face of the disaster when monsters attacked the city, individuals seemed very insignificant.
“Sister Butterfly.”
Xu Mo felt deeply touched as well; these two years felt like a dream.
They indeed had changed a lot.
Reaching out, he brushed aside the hair that covered Ye Qingdie’s forehead, and Xu Mo said with a smile, “We’ve made it out of the Underworld, what’s there to be afraid of?
Now, things are much better than before.”
“Mhm.” Ye Qingdie nodded, stepped forward, and hugged Xu Mo lightly.
“Uh…” Xu Mo stiffened his body and said in a low voice, “Sister Butterfly, I’ve already grown up.”
Ye Qingdie’s face turned slightly red; she could feel it.
She kicked Xu Mo and then turned away.
Xu Mo showed an innocent expression.
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The next day.
After a night of cleaning up, many of the monsters that invaded the city were eliminated.
But the Steel Dome City Government still warned the public not to go out, as the armed forces of Steel Dome City would continue to mop up the monsters that invaded the city.
All major media broadcast the event live.
All the screens in Steel Dome City were displaying scenes of the extermination of the monsters and the latest news, as well as footage of the armed forces fighting monsters from the previous day.
“Yesterday, Steel Dome City experienced the most serious monster tide in a century.
All parts of the city and the sky above were hit by the onslaught, and the armed forces of Steel Dome City moved together, displaying unprecedented unity.”
“This time, aside from the Extraordinary Academy, some private armed forces also played an important role.
In the moment of crisis, no one could ensure their own safety alone; they also stood up, and in addition, gene companies also played a huge role this time.
They are currently collecting the monster corpses, researching the types of monsters and their weaknesses.”
“Of the four Military Districts, three managed to defend against the monsters’ onslaught, only the Southwest Military District’s breach was opened, monsters invaded the city, causing considerable damage.
Thankfully, the invasion was ultimately held back.”
Inside the courtyard where Xu Mo and his group were.
A group of people were having breakfast.
“Teacher, please eat more.” Elsa prepared quite a lot of food for the elder.
“You’re going to stuff me to death, old man,” Dean Lin said to Elsa with a chuckle.
“Xu Mo, you eat more too,” Elsa told Xu Mo.
“Mhm.” Xu Mo nodded with a smile.
After breakfast, the elder lay down on the chair to rest, cursing under his breath, “Lin Xi, ask Lin Qingze what’s going on, he hasn’t given me a report yet.”
“Okay.” Lin Xi nodded and dialed Lin Qingze’s number.
But nobody answered for a while.
Lin Xi called several times in succession, and after a moment, the communicator connected.
However, the next moment, her face changed, turning somewhat pale.
Lin Xi put her arm down, her mind going blank.
“Lin Xi,” the Old Dean called out.
“Sister Xi, what’s wrong?” Xu Mo also sensed something was amiss.
Lin Xi turned to the Old Dean and Xu Mo, “Dean Lin, there was an incident last night!”